of
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, pages 279-280
THE MUSCATINE MAENNERCHOR. one of the most popular musical organizations in this city at the present time, was organized September 6, 1895, by Henry Heinz, with the following original membership: Henry Klaffenbach, Otto Klaffenbach, John Kleinfelder, John W. Hahn, Henry Fack, August Unkel, Andreas Muenz, John Wiegand, J. L. Umschied, J. L. Leonhard, George Boch, Conrad Lange, F. Koeckeritz, John Hahnkamp, Barney Schmidt, Carl Melching, Herman Gremmel, Henry Heinz, Nicholas Achter, John T. Nester, F. H. Sievers, Charles Tappe, J. H. Eversmeyer, Henry W. Zeidler, George Volger, Gustav Weis, George J. Schmidt, J. G. Gunzenhauser, Hans Mohnsen, Frank Chayka, Alexander Grossheim, Henry Wassermann, N. H. Hine, George Wagner, H. Eigenmann, Frederick Gunzenhauser, W. H. Othmer, A. Kiesenwetter, F. Hautsch, William Oeter, Fred Petersen, William Reiher, Nick Bast, Gustav Oeter, Henry Geiss, John Bloom, Joseph Opelt, J. H. Schroeder, George Wittich, Joseph Schaab, Christian Klopp, Joseph Missel, Carl Gebhardt, Adam Hess, J. J. Williams. The original officers were: J. G. Gunzenhauser, president; Henry Heinz, vice president; Herman Gremmel, secretary; Henry Klaffenbach, treasurer; James Schaab, librarian; Professor F. Grade, director. Since August 5, 1897, the Muscatine Maennerchor has been a member of the "Saenger Bund of the Northwest" and has participated in the following song festivals of the said Bund: Davenport, 1898; Burlington, 1900; Peoria, 1902; Milwaukee, 1904; St. Paul, 1906; La Crosse, 1908; Omaha, 1910; and expects to take part in the great Saengerfest at St. Paul in 1912. The present officers are: John T. Nester, president; John W. Hahn, vice president; Henry Heinz, secretary; Carl Hess, treasurer; William Oeter, librarian; Professor F. Grade, director; Professor Joseph Schaab, assistant director. Total membership, 75.
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