Liedekranz Life-June-July 2014 - Dayton Liederkranz

June/Early July 2014
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P r e s i d e n t ’ s
M e s s a g e
UPCOMING EVENTS
K Ƶƌ^ĞŵŝŶŶƵĂůD ĞĞƟŶŐŝƐŽŶ:ƵůLJϭϳ ͕ ϮϬϭϰĂƚ
ϳ ͗ ϬϬƉŵ͘ /ƵƌŐĞLJŽƵƚŽĂƩ ĞŶĚƚŽƐĞĞǁ ŚĂƚLJŽƵƌ
club has accomplished during the first half of
the year and see what is going on during the
ůĂƐƚŚĂůĨ͘ /ǁ ŽƵůĚůŝŬĞƚŽĚƌĂǁ LJŽƵƌĂƩ ĞŶƟŽŶƚŽ
ƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ >dŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĐŚĂŶŐĞƵŶĚĞƌĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞŚĞĂĚͲ
ŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁ ƐůĞƩ Ğƌ͘ >ĞƚLJŽƵƌǀ ŽŝĐĞďĞŚĞĂƌĚĂŶĚǀ ŽƚĞŽŶ
these issues.
/Ŷ:ƵŶĞ͕ ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůďĞƚƌĂǀ ĞůŝŶŐƚŽ>ŽƵŝƐǀ ŝůůĞƚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶŽƵƌ
District Sängerfest. We will be joined on the bus by the Eintracht Chorus. Ida and Trudy will make sure that you will have
as much fun on the bus as during the concert. In Louisville we
hope to sample some of the good bourbon that Kentucky is
famous for.
Summer is upon us. On June 21, we will have a "Fun Night" at
ƚŚĞ >dĨĞĂƚƵƌŝŶŐŝŶŐŽ͘ WůĞĂƐĞƐĞĞƚŚĞĂƩ ĂĐŚĞĚŇLJĞƌĨŽƌŵŽƌĞ
ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘
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31 May—Spring Concert and Rouladen
Dinner, 5:30 pm; Maibaum dedication at
4:30 pm
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6-8 June—District Sängerfest, Louisville,
KY
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21 June—Outdoor Fun Event
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17 July—Semi-Annual Meeting
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19 July—Summer Evening Outside Event
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8-10 August—GermanFest Picnic
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15 August—Thank You Dinner
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13 September—Tanz Cafe
F a m i l y
F u n
N i g h t
Come to the club on June 21 from 3:00-6:00
p.m. for some good family fun, Bingo-style!
That also means our GermanFest Picnic is not far away. This
There will be several rounds played, and the
year's dates are August 8-10. Mark your calendar and be sure
pot size will depend on how many people
ƚŽĂƩ ĞŶĚǁ ŝƚŚLJŽƵƌĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ͘ dŚĞǁ ĞĞŬďĞĨŽƌĞǁ ŝůů
ĂƩ ĞŶĚ͕ ƐŽƉůĞĂƐĞŝŶǀ ŝƚĞĂůůŽĨLJŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůLJ
ďĞĂďƵƐLJƟŵĞŝŶƚŚĞ >dŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͘ ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŽũŽŝŶƵƐŝŶƉƌĞͲ members and friends to join the fun! An asparing potato salad, all 2,200 pounds! We need every one of
sortment of food and drinks will be available ,
you to help in some capacity and not to decline if you are asked too, so you won’t be hungry or thirsty while
to help.
LJŽƵ͛ ƌĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐĨŽƌďŝŐƉĂLJŽī Ɛ͊ WůĞĂƐĞƐĞĞƚŚĞĂƩ ĂĐŚĞĚŇLJĞƌĨŽƌŵŽƌĞĚĞͲ
tails on this fun event.
Uli
A t t e n t i o n
G B U M e m b e r s
P i c n i c
H e l p e r s
We are looking for helpers for the / ďƌĂĐĞůĞƚĂŶĚďĞĞƌƟĐŬĞƚ
booths. Since there are going to be two gates to enter this year,
ǁ Ğǁ ŝůůŶĞĞĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůǁ ŽƌŬĞƌƐƚŽ/ ĂŶĚǁ ƌŝƐƚͲ
dŚŝƐŝƐĂŶŝŶǀ ŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽĂůůƌĞƟƌĞĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ' h band everyone entering. There will be bracelets
or have a GBU policy. Your District 815 needs you. You are welfor the children also. We know how children love
ĐŽŵĞƚŽũŽŝŶƐƵƐĨŽƌŽƵƌŵŽŶƚŚůLJŵĞĞƟŶŐƐ͘ ŶũŽLJƚŚĞĨĞůůŽǁ ƐŚŝƉ
bracelets. /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞƌĞǁ ŝůůďĞƚǁ ŽďĞĞƌ
with us, play bingo, have a hearty lunch, be together for a few
booths
to
ID
those
who failed to be “banded” at the gates. We
hours. We meet only once a month. I am sure all of us of Gerǁ ŝůůŶĞĞĚǁ ŽƌŬĞƌƐƚŽƐĞůůďĞĞƌƟĐŬĞƚƐĂƚďŽƚŚďŽŽƚŚƐ͕ ĂůƐŽ͘ If you
man ancestry are interested in keeping German culture and
heritage alive for a while longer, as the Greater Beneficial Union are interested, you can contact Margie Wirth by phone at 2544110 and e-mail at marjorie.wirth@sbcglobal.net. The hours
likes to do. Join our group; we need new members and new
needing to be filled are 5:00-10:30 Friday, August 8, 12:00-10:30
ideas.
Saturday, August 9, and 12:00-5:30 Sunday, August 10.
&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞĐĂůůChris van Breukelen at 885Margie Wirth
4784, our new president, Gerri Ebert at 291-0068, or Richard
Haber at 429-0619.
Hope to hear from you soon!
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G e n e a l o g y
G r o u p
N e w s
The Dayton Liederkranz -dƵƌŶĞƌ; >dͿŽĂƌĚŚĂƐƌĞĐĞŝǀ ĞĚĂƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĨŽƌĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞůĞĐƟŽŶĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ^ĞŵŝŶŶƵĂůD ĞĞƟŶŐŽŶ:ƵůLJ
ϭϳ ͕ ϮϬϭϰ͘ dŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŝƐƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵŝƚLJďLJĞdžƚĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞƌŵŽĨŽĸ ĐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂŶĚs ŝĐĞ-President by
one year, through 2015. Beginning in 2016, the President and Vice President will be elected for three year terms.
ůƐŽƚŽĐůĂƌŝĨLJƌƟĐůĞs ͕ ^ĞĐƟŽŶϰŽĨƚŚĞ >dŽŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶďLJĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞǁ ŽƌĚmailed to sent.
This entails changes to the:
B Y - L A W S
^ĞĐƟŽŶϭ. The Board consists of:
ƌƟĐůĞ//͕ ^ĞĐƟŽŶϭ͘ - THE BOARD OF THE SOCIETY
dŚĞK ĸ ĐĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJƚŽďĞĞůĞĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞǀ ŽƟŶŐŵĞŵďĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞ' ĞŶĞƌĂůD ĞĞƟŶŐŚĞůĚŝŶ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJ͕ĨŽƌƚŚƌĞĞ
year terms are:
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Membership Secretary
Treasurer
WƌŽƉŽƐĂůϭ͗ ůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĂŶĚs ŝĐĞWƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͗
Change is italicized and underlined
B. On July 17, 2014, the President and Vice President will be elected through December 31, 2015. The President
and Vice President will be elected in 2016, and thenceforth, will be elected to three year terms. The Secretary,
Membership Secretary and Hospitality and House Liaisons will be elected in January 2015 for three year
terms, and thenceforth, will be elected to three year terms.
Proposal 2: Replacing Mailed with Sent:
Change is italicized and underlined
DAYTON LIEDERKRANZ-TURNER
K E ^d/dh d/K E ƌƟĐůĞs
REVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
^ĞĐƟŽŶϰ͘
Revised: mailed is deleted and replaced by sent
Upon Board approval, a copy of the proposal will be sent to each member/family member at least thirty (30) days prior
ƚŽƚŚĞĚĂƚĞƐĞƚĨŽƌĂŐĞŶĞƌĂůŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉŵĞĞƟŶŐƚŽƌĞƐŽůǀ ĞƚŚĞŝƐƐƵĞ͘
Uli Gaertner, President DLT
G e n e a l o g y
G r o u p
N e w s
dŚĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶďLJ ĂŶĂWĂůŵĞƌŽŶ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ͕D ĂLJϮϰ͕ ǁ ĂƐŽƵƌůĂƐƚŵĞĞƟŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ' ' ' ƵŶƟů^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͘
The highlight of the summer for the GGG is the GermanFest Picnic, August 8,9,10, and at the Picnic, our Genealogy Center. I will
ďĞĐŽŶƚĂĐƟŶŐŵĂŶLJŽĨLJŽƵĨŽƌĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘ K ƵƌŐƌŽƵƉǁ ŝůůĂŐĂŝŶďĞůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĂŝƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶĞĚs ŝƐŝƚŽƌĞŶƚĞƌĂƚĂƌŝůůŽŶWĂƌŬ͘
I wish all of you a wonderful fun-filled summer. See you at the Liederkranz in September!
Louise Gaertner
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M e m b e r s h i p
C o r n e r
WŝĐŶŝĐWůĂŶŶŝŶŐD ĞĞƟŶŐƐ
dŚĞŶĞdžƚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŵĞĞƟŶŐĨŽƌŽƵƌϯ ϭst Annual GermanFest Picnic, August 8, 9, & 10, will be at 7pm on May 28, in the Ratskeller.
K Ƶƌ:ƵŶĞŵĞĞƟŶŐǁ ŝůůďĞŽŶ:ƵŶĞϮϱth͕ ĂůƐŽĂƚϳ ƉŵŝŶƚŚĞZĂƚƐŬĞůůĞƌ͘ t ĞĂƌĞŐĞƫ ŶŐĐůŽƐĞƌĞĂĐŚĚĂLJƚŽƚŚĞďŝŐĞǀ ĞŶƚĂŶĚƐŽǁ Ğ
ŶĞĞĚƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĂůůƚŚĞŬĞLJƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ƉůĂŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚĂĐƟŽŶƐĂƌĞŝŶƉůĂĐĞ͘ t ĞŶĞĞĚĂƐŵĂŶLJ >dĨŽůŬƐŝŶǀ Žůǀ ĞĚĂƐǁ ĞĐĂŶŐĞƚ͘
Jobs Available
Most new members indicate their willingness to assist the club in one or more ways. We currently have numerous JOB OPENINGS ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŽŽŬŝŶŐĂŶĚŬŝƚĐŚĞŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͕ ĂŶĚŶƵŵ ĞƌŽƵƐŶŶƵĂů' Ğƌŵ ĂŶ&ĞƐƚWŝĐŶŝĐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͘ dŚĞPicnic HELP WANTED
slots include:
&ŽŽĚ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞs ŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ͕ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƌĂŌs ĞŶĚŽƌŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ WƌĞƚnjĞůĂŶĚD ĞŶƵ^Ğƌǀ ŝĐĞŽŽƌĚŝͲ
ŶĂƚŽƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐŽƚŚĞƌǀ ŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌĂĐƟǀ ŝƟĞƐ͕ ƐŽŵĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌƚĞĞŶĂŐĞƌƐ;ǁ ĂŝƚĞƌͬ ǁ ĂŝƚƌĞƐƐĞƐĨŽƌŵĞŶƵƐĞƌǀ ŝĐĞͿĂƐǁ ĞůůĂƐ
adults. Several of these jobs are CRITICAL to the event—ǁ ĞĐĂŶ͛ ƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶǁ ŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵ͊
ŽŵĞƚŽĂWŝĐŶŝĐŵĞĞƟŶŐ͕ ĐĂůůŽƌĞŵĂŝůŵĞĨŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽƌƚŽŐĞƚŽŶďŽĂƌĚǁ ŝƚŚĂĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJĞǀ ĞŶƚ͘
More
Contact John Koerner at 429-9251 or jabkoerner@aol.com
S c h n i t z e l
D i n n e r
T h a n k s
I just came across a note of thanks from Trudy Campbell and Carol Sagasser to all who helped at the Schnitzel
ŝŶŶĞƌĂǁ ŚŝůĞďĂĐŬĂŶĚƌĞĂůŝnjĞĚ/ŚĂĚŝŶĂĚǀ ĞƌƚĞŶƚůLJůĞŌŝƚŽƵƚŽĨĂƉƌĞǀ ŝŽƵƐŶĞǁ ƐůĞƩ Ğƌ͘ /ĂƉŽůŽŐŝnjĞ͕ ůĂĚŝĞƐ͘ Here are your thanks:
As in years before, the 2014 Schnitzel Dinner and Dance was again a big success. Thanks to all the volunteers
who put in so many hours to make this happen. We could not have done this without you!
Sincerely,
Trudy Campbell and Carol Sagasser
O t h e r
C l u b
K a r l ’ s
N e w s
K o r n e r
In honor of Spring and Summer, Carl gives us a few words on
the subjects of weddings and warm weather:
June
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Memory is what tells a man his wedding anniversary was yesterday!
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July
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13 June—Eintracht Biergarten and Dinner
14 June—Eintracht Flea Market Yard Sale
27 June—Eintracht Biergarten and Dinner
11 July—Eintracht Biergarten and Dinner
12 July—Eintracht Flea Market Yard Sale
18 July—Eintracht Biergarten and Smoked Pork Chop Dinner
1, 8. 15, 22 August—Edelweiss Bier Garten Events
16 August—Eintracht Flea Market Yard Sale
30-31 August—Edelweiss Oktoberfest
27-28 September—Eintracht DAI Oktoberfest
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The best way to get rid of kitchen odors: “Eat Out”
As soon as you find a product that you really like, they
stop making it!
Why: Why doesn’t Tarzan have a
beard?
ĞĂĚůŝŶĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŶĞdžƚŶĞǁ ƐůĞƩ Ğƌ͗ July 10, 2014
Brian Shaw
cookiemon110@yahoo.com
252-0941
FAMILY FUN NIGHT!!!
WHEN: JUNE 21ST, DOORS OPEN FROM 3:00 PM – 6:00PM
WHERE: RATHSKELLER/BASEMENT
COST: CARDS $6 PER ROUND (3 GAMES PER ROUND) (POTS WILL DEPEND ON HOW MANY
PLAYERS ATTEND, SO BRING FAMILY AND FRIENDS)
FIVE ROUNDS (15 GAMES WILL BE PLAYED)
FOOD AND DRINK: FOOD FROM THE GRILL WILL BE AVALIBLE (HOT DOGS, BRATS,
METTS, HAMBURGERS) AS WELL AS SODA, JUICE BOXES, BEER, WINE, AND SODA