| Deutsches Haus
Monatsblatt March
Deutsche Gesellschaft estab. 1847 -- Deutsches Haus inc. 1928
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Admission is $5 per person. Board member Janice Daughdrill asks that families make their reservations for the Easter party no later than Saturday, March 16th by sending their checks, payable to the Deutsches Haus, to her at 4919 Cernay Street, New Orleans, LA 70129, or you can drop them off to the Haus steward. Call Janice at 254-1964 if you have any questions.
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| Oktoberfest Committee Bill Gunn (Chair) Buddy Hill (Associate Chair) Jim Copeland Richard Kuntz Keith Oldendorf Tom Shinn Joe Stephany, Jr. James Tregler Hubert Vahrenhorst |
Haus Committee George Lesage (Haus Chair) Eddie DeLagrange, Jr. (Security) Tom Dell Charles Flubacher Hans Heinemann Andy Hollis Joe Kueck Jules Lauritzen James Tregler |
75th Anniversary Committee Richard Kuntz Phyllis Lesage Bill Gunn Charles Hadley Tom Shinn Gerhard Sigle Hubert Vahrenhorst |
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Finance Committee Margaret Ingram (Chair) Janice Daughdrill Alden Hagardorn Gerhard Sigl |
Membership Committee Brigitte Gunn (Chair) |
Public Relations/Advertising Committee Chris Albright |
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Building Consultants Committee Charles Hadley (Chair) Andrew Dell Jeff Graf Joe Stephany, Jr. Hubert Vahrenhorst |
Entertainment Committee Keith Oldendorf (Chair) Phyllis Lesage (Décor Chair) Margo Mitchell Claus Sadlier Anna Whitely (Hospitality/Phone Chair) |
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Special Appointments Richard Kuntz (Haus Attorney, Insurance Coordinator,
Historian-Archivist, Parliamentarian) |
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Any member interested in serving on a committee, please contact that committee head or leave your name, number and what committee you are interested in with the Haus Steward. |
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Vom Historiker des Hauses OUR PAST PRESIDENTS Summing up Haus progress at the quarterly membership meeting held on 18 November 1930, Sigmund Odenheimer reported that $39,000.00 had been expended for the acquisition of the real estate and existing building improvements. An additional $10,000.00 had been committed for the erection of a new addition to house the bowling alley. Active membership had blossomed to 350 and President Odenheimer proposed a goal of 500 for the next year. Membership dues and receipts from entertainment were structured to pay the operational expenses of the Haus with funds from stock purchases allotted and dedicated to retire the real estate debt. Bruno Prager, 2nd vice president, reminded the members that the successful merger of the Deutsches Gessellschaft, Harugari and the Turnverein societies by giving up their identities and pooling their assets did jointly contribute to the ultimate consolidation of the many diverse German organizations in the city, thereby establishing for the first time a unified German Community Center. Much had been accomplished in just two years and a promising future was in the offing.
Colonel Richard A. Kuntz, AUS (Ret)
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| Congratulations
The Monatsblatt staff would like to congratulate Gerhard Sigle for his election to the board of directors. Gerhard is a long-time member of the Haus as well as a past board member and brings much wisdom and experience to the board. We appreciate Gerhard's willingness to serve once again on the Haus board. The staff apologizes for its error in not including Gerhard's name in the original announcement of the 2002 board of directors.
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Tirolnacht
We would like to thank the members who showed up for
Tirolnacht. The Austrian students all had a very enjoyable time and thoroughly enjoyed the
music by Shannon. Charles Hadley even led the students in a dance train that chugged and
cha cha'd throughout the many rooms of the Deutsches Haus. I'd like to thank Dominic Verdi
for his help in the kitchen and Michon Shinn, Margaret Ingram and Margo Mitchell for their
help on the serving line. - Tom Shinn, President |
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DEUTSCHE SPIELE THE GERMAN GAME BOHNANZA Manufacturer: Rio Grande Games Review by: Greg J. Schloesser |
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| Flashback: 1997. When I first read brief descriptions of Bohnanza when it was first introduced at several of the gaming conventions, I laughed it off. I mean, really ... a card game about bean farming? Sounds like it would compete with the likes of Old Maid or Fish, games which I happily left behind a long, long time ago. Well, the raves for this game kept pouring in. One could not read any gaming reports or tap into games newsgroups without hearing someone say how neat this little game was. So I ordered a copy and somewhat hesitantly gave it a try. My first opportunity to play was on a two week vacation to Italy with my wife and then ten year old daughter. Well, to put it mildly, I was pleasantly surprised. During the course of the vacation, we played Bohnanza seven times. Even my wife, who at the time had a notorious reputation for not enjoying games, was quickly won over. Further, the game is so well balanced, that in our seven playings, even my young daughter won two matches! Back to the present. I’ve now played Bohnanza well over 60 times and still, to this day, thoroughly enjoy the experience. In my book, the game is truly a gem that has raised the bar as far as card games are concerned. Who would have ever thought that bean farming could be so much fun? The basic idea in Bohnanza is that you are a bean farmer planting two fields of beans. No field can contain more than one type of bean. With eight different types of beans in the deck, each in various quantities, the game is fraught with frantic trading as players attempt to collect sets of the two types of beans they are cultivating. Adding to the fun is the delightful artwork on the cards. There are humorous drawings of the eight types of beans involved the game.The game mechanics require players to plant one or two beans each turn, then follow this planting with the trading of cards with their opponents. Since the order of cards in your hand must remain unaltered and each of your two bean fields can contain only one type of bean, this forces players to engage in some lively trading in order to prevent the premature harvesting of a field. With the inability to mix beans of different types in a field, trading can … and does … become frantic as players try to deal off cards which would force them to prematurely harvest beans already planted in one of their fields in order to make room for a bean which is at the top of their hand. As mentioned, the eight beans come in various quantities. The more you are able to collect of one type, the greater the dollar value you will ultimately receive when you harvest them. Beans which are scarce produce greater financial yields that beans which are plentiful. When a player harvests beans, he receives coins as his financial reward. The game ends when the deck has been cycled through three times. However, the deck grows progressively smaller in the second and third rounds as players now have cards in their fields, cards in their hands, and cards acting as coins. Thus, rounds two and three tend to be extremely swift. A full game tends to last about 45 minutes with 4 or 5 players. The player with the most coins at the game’s conclusion is the most skillful farmer and emerges victorious. For a card game with simple rules, the game does pose lots of interesting choices for the players and has a wonderful, highly interactive trading element. The game requires careful planning, skillful and clever trading and a watchful eye in order to be successful. It is a game which keeps everyone involved throughout and is a very lively and entertaining experience. Highly recommended for fun-loving gamers everywhere
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 Karelia Schmitz collects an artifact from the tomb of Tutanchamun. Her
fellow archaeologists are her father (Charlie), mom(Kris) and sister (Elsa). |
 Bill Von Lubbe, Stewart Eastman and Lenny Leo expand their civilizations in a game of Die Siedler von Catan. |
 The Schmitz family enjoys a night at the races with a game of RoyalTurf. |
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Out of Bavaria The Munich-based band "Out of Bavaria" is coming back to New Orleans. Back by popular demand, the group will bring their special brand of music to the Haus on Wednesday, April 3. Admission is free. Dinners of wurst, sauerkraut and bread will be available for $5. For more information, call the Haus at 522-8014. |
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It’s a Small World at the Deutsches Haus Lisa Hollis Imagine two young ladies who grew up in the same neighborhood, attended the same high school, one of whom worked briefly in the same department with the other’s husband, all the while not knowing each other, only to meet and become dear friends more than 40 years later! At the Deutsches Haus, we have just such a coincidence in Joan Hughes and Gay Meaker. Joan and Gay both attended Eleanor McMain High School but were a few grades apart. Gay was a secretary in the geology department at Tulane University when Joan’s husband Harold was a graduate student. For years, the two ladies lived in the same area, shopped at the same grocery store, but never became acquainted. About four years ago, Joan and Gay volunteered, along with their husbands, to help
prepare the Monatsblatt for mailing, and the two have been close friends ever since. Both
enjoy the Haus very much, and Gay recalls attending a cousin’s wedding reception at
the Haus in the 1940s when the Heidelburg Halle was still a bowling alley. Gay also
recalls teaching longtime Haus member and volunteer Bob Zimmer in high school. She says
that she and Joan "are really good friends and hope to become even better friends . .
. we have simpatico!" |
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| Thanks to the Fasching Committee The Haus would like to express appreciation to the members of the Fasching committee: Juanita Hill, Bill Gunn, Brigitte & Jules Lauritzen, Janice Daughdrill, James Tregler and Mary Venoy, and Buddy Hill, Fasching Chair. The members and their guests enjoyed another memorable event thanks to their hard work. |
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| Saturday speckled trout dinner Saturday April 6th They've been catching them and freezing them. Menu: "DH Trout Dinner" 504-522-8014 |
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This is a member of the Haus; on any given night she can be seen at the Haus. She is a member of several clubs and always happy to see you. Answer: Anna Whitely Thanks Miss Anna for the picture. If you have a picture for "Who is this?" please let
the Monatsblatt staff know. |
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Thank You
- Thank You - Thank You Without her help it would have been very difficult to get last months Monatsblatt out on time. Thank You Christy |
Deutsches Haus Dues If any member, associate member or student member who has paid their 2002 dues and has not received their membership card for year 2002, please contact the Deutsches Haus with their name and phone number. A new card will be issued and sent at that time. |
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| Thanks to the
following for their significant donations to the Haus: Jerry Miller |
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| Quarterly
Membership Meeting |
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Haus Easter Party
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| Deutsches Haus Fish Fry April 6th
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Monatsblatt Submissions Invited The Monatsblatt staff would like to offer an invitation to all of our readers to submit articles for upcoming issues. Just drop it off at the Haus attention Monatsblatt, e-Mail to deutscheshaus@home.com or contact a staff member. Photos are welcome and will be returned. |
The Haus Calendar Haus members, especially club officers, are invited to submit items for the calendar by writing them in the calendar kept by the Haus steward behind the bar, by giving them to a member of the Monatsblatt staff, or by e-mailing it to monatsblatt@cox.net. Please note that the Monatsblatt staff is always eager to promote events but we do need your information in order to do so, particularly if a date is changed or rescheduled. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND OUR DEADLINES FOR ADS & ANNOUNCEMENTS WHEN SUBMITTING ITEMS FOR THE CALENDAR |
Unser Kalender für den Monat March Deutsches Haus opens at 4 p.m. Wed, Thurs, Fri.Unless otherwise noted, all events are after noon and in the Haus. |
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| Fri | 1 | 7:30 | Damenchor Rehearsal and Meeting |
| 8:30 | Sängerchor Rehearsal and Meeting | ||
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| Sun | 3 | 2:00 |
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| Wed | 6 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 7:00 | Crescent City Homebrewers meeting | ||
| Thu | 7 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 8:15 | Schlaraffia - Sippung | ||
| Fri | 8 | 6:30 | Spiel Am Haus (Gaming at the Haus) |
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| Sat | 9 | 9:00 am | Deutsches Haus Work Party |
| Wed | 13 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 7:00 | Board of Directors Meeting | ||
| Thu | 14 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 7:00 | NOLHAM (New Orleans Living History Of The American Military Troupe, Inc.) | ||
| 8:15 | Schlaraffia - Sippung | ||
| Fri | 15 | 7:30 | Damenchor Rehearsal |
| 8:30 | Sängerchor Rehearsal | ||
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| 9:00 | Deadline for Ads and Articles for Monatsblatt | ||
| Wed | 20 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 7:30 | German Heritage Festival Association meeting | ||
| Thu | 21 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 8:15 | Schlaraffia - Sippung | ||
| 6:00 | Monatsblatt preparation for mailing | ||
| Fri | 22 | 8:00 | Membership Meeting, followed by Social Ira Milan Polka Band will perform |
| Sun | 24 | 3:00 | Haus Easter Party |
| Wed | 27 | 5:45 | German classes |
| Thu | 28 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 8:15 | Schlaraffia - Sippung | ||
| Fri | 29 | 4:00 | Haus Closed - Good Friday |
| Deutsches Haus
Monatsblatt 200 South Galvez Street
Directors Janice Daughdrill, William "Bill" Gunn, Charles Hadley, Hans-George Heinemann, Ursula Jackson, Anna Whitely, Col. Richard A. Kuntz, AUS (Ret.), George Lesage, Claus Sadlier, Gerhard Sigle Haus Steward: James Copeland |
Monatsblatt Issued monthly except July by Deutsches Haus Claus Sadlier, Executive Editor Tommy Mertz, Editor Lisa Hollis, Contributor / Copy Editor April Robinson, Contributor / Copy Editor Margo Mitchell, Copy Editor Col. Richard A. Kuntz, AUS (Ret), Contributor Greg J. Schloesser, Contributor Stuart Eastman, Photographer Thomas C. Mertz, Webmeister, Mailing List Anna Whitely, Mailing Coordinator
APRIL DEADLINES: For ads: March 15 |
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The Easter Bunny
Visits the Deutsches Haus
