of
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| History of Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume I, 1911, pages 280-281
THE VORWAERTS TURNVEREIN. was organized October 8, 1907, by Henry Heinz, with the following original membership: John Weber, William C. A. Busch, August Kornemann, Henry Heinz, J. H. Mundt, Alexander Grossheim, Charles Eichenauer, H. C. Lange, Oscar Grossheim, A. Linder, Bruno Mohnsen, William Grossklaus, Charles Spieth, L. C. Lenck, Carl Mosqua, John Wiegand, Henry Geiss, George Volger, Gustav Weis, Herman Gremmel, G. H. Weisse, F. C. Hinkel, J. F. Heerd, C. Brunke, John Fiedler, C. J. Rosemond, Nicholas Herr, Rudolph Blass, Charles Giffey, Hans Mohnsen, Frank Chayka, Henry Schaefer, E. Horst, Peter Elfers, J. J. Brown, R. Von Dresky, C. F. Schroeder, Charles Schaefer, Henry Brockhardt, Herman Mahrann, W. C. Fuhlmann, D. Diercke, 0. C. Seidlitz, William Witte, Edward Weikert, F. Ruthenberg, Frank Gottbrecht, August Bernhardt, G. W. Schmidt, Frank Schwertfeger, William Kaiser, Edward Kindler, W. H. Hoffman, Henry Umlandt, Henry Jess, Jacob Schomberg, Jr., S. Lorenzen, A. Von Dresky, Frederick Zimmerman, Frank Binhoff, William A. Kaiser, Jr., Tobias Toben, Frank Hautscb, Jr., Frank Fischer, John T. Nester, Otto Snyder, J. C. Thompson, Henry Thormann, Frank Criner, M. H. Hess, J. A. Endter, L. Reppert, S. C. Stein, H. Wassermann, Edward B. Molis, J. J. Bielefeld, H. C. Klaffenbach, A. Klaffenbach, William Liebbe, Henry M. Zeidler, George Royster, F. L. Bihlmeier, C. J. Parchert, J. J. Fuller, H. J. Hartman, Philip Rohrbach. The original officers were: Henry Heinz, president; John Wiegand, vice president; Herman Mahrann, recording secretary; Jacob Schomberg, financial secretary; Herman Gremmel, treasurer; Edward B. Molis, first athletic instructor; Bruno Mohnsen, assistant. The Vorwaerts Turnverein is in a flourishing condition at the present time, having all necessary apparatus and two classes of excellent young Turners who meet for practice every Tuesday and Friday evening, under the able supervision of Instructor Edward B. Molis. In connection with the Turnverein are two clubs, "The Bears" for older members, and the "Gut Heil" for younger members. The "Vorwaerts" is a member of the "National Turner Bund." The present officers are: Henry Heinz, president; Christian Klopp, vice president; Hans F. Braasch, recording secretary; John Wolfrum, financial secretary; William Diercks, treasurer; John T. Nester, Charles Spieth and John J. Brown, trustees. The present membership is 95.
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