Deutsche Gesellschaft estab. 1847 -- Deutsches Haus inc. 1928

Haus Barbeque Saturday Evening July 26^th

      Join us for our annual summer barbeque on Saturday evening July 26^th featuring charbroiled hamburgers ($3.00) and assorted German sausages ($2.75) on buns, and shrimp kabobs ($3.00), grilled slowly in the pit over an open flame, with fries ($1.50), homemade coleslaw ($1.50), and delicious, definitely-not-low-cal, desserts ($1.50) made by the Ladies Auxiliary to tempt the palate.

     Entertainment will be provided by Rocky and His Hot Fox-Trot Swing Band, and there will be plenty of good German beer, lots of dancing and, as always, much fun and conviviality.

Doors open at 5:00 PM. Food will be served at 6:00 PM and the music starts at 7:00 PM and continues until 11:00 PM. $5.00 per person at the door. Members and children under 12 are free.

     Mark your calendar and join us for an evening of good food, good beer, good music, good fellowship

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The Deutsches Haus was incorporated as a Louisiana non-profit corporation on 7^th November 1928 and its charter has not been amended since that date. To gain all the benefits of a charitable and benevolent entity under the Federal Law, it is mandatory that the Haus Charter be amended to conform to the stringent requirements of the revised Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Once this is achieved, the Haus will enjoy significant benefits in that it will be exempt from the annual filing and paying of income taxes on the revenues it derives from all of the Oktoberfest and other festivals and fund raisers. Taxes saved can then be pumped into a myriad of projects and capital improvements.

Additionally, all donations to the Haus in the future will provide the donor with a deduction on his/her individual income tax return, thereby reducing the amount of taxes paid by the donor.

At the September Quarterly Meeting on Friday the 19^th at 8:00 PM, several proposed amendments will be submitted to you, our members, for your approval. You are urged to attend and to participate in this historic event. Voting for these altered Charter provisions is an appropriate way to mark our 75-year history and will provide a substantial financial benefit to the Haus and all its members which will ensure many more years of solvency and vigor. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend.

Colonel Richard A. Kuntz, AUS (Ret)
 

75^th Anniversary Deutsches Haus Cookbook

Our two master cooks, Brigitte Gunn and Ursula Jackson, have agreed to be coeditors of our 75^th Anniversary Cookbook. Not only do they represent the cooking of different regions of Germany but they each have a somewhat different philosophy of cooking, which will add depth and interest to the recipes we will include.  We also want your favorite family recipes, traditional, updated and new, along with any anecdotal material about the source of the recipe(s) including family history, relationship to Deutsches Haus and the “Old Country,” and Louisiana/New Orleans, including the use of indigenous Louisiana foods and spices. All recipes will be credited to the contributors in the cookbook. If you want to share recipes and cooking techniques, such as grilling, roasting, etc. or help to test and critique recipes, please contact Brigitte at 504-394-3600 or Email her at wgunn2@bellsouth.net or call Ursula at 504-341-4809. We must get started immediately to put out an interesting and attractive product by the end of this year.

 Stewart Eastman is our official photographer and taster. Colonel Richard Kuntz has agreed to provide us with historical information about the Haus and German influence on life in New Orleans. We have also been considering making the cookbook available on CD-ROM. This is a huge undertaking and we need all the help we can get. I guarantee that you will learn a lot about German cooking of all kinds when you work with these two remarkable women. We have begun the process of seeking price quotes from many proprietary cookbook publishers and would welcome suggestions from our membership and friends, of whom some are old hands at publishing specialized materials. Email Barbara Fineberg at fineberg@bellsouth.net, if you have any ideas or caveats.

German Heritage Festival Association Summer Activities

On Wednesday July 16^th at 7:30 PM, GHFA will hold its annual Christmas in July in conjunction with its monthly meeting. Unique ornaments and decorations crafted with a German theme will be offered at $1.00 and up. Don’t miss this opportunity to do your Christmas shopping early and with originality!

On Sunday, July 20^th at 11:00 AM, GHFA is sponsoring an open buffet champagne brunch at Begue’s in the Royal Sonesta Hotel. The deadline for reservations is July 16^th and the cost is $35.00, including parking until 2:00 PM. You can send your check to Deutsches Haus c/o Keith Oldendorf or it can be left with the Haus Steward. The brunch at Begue’s is an elegant gourmet experience. Everyone is welcome.

On Saturday August 9^th at 6:00 PM, the annual Goulasch Party will be held at Deutsches Haus. The cost will be $15.00 per person which includes goulasch and noodles, cole slaw, bread, beer and soft drinks (2 drink tickets each) and multiple desserts.  Join GHFA in savoring this creation of Günter Karl Preuss, our Grand Marshall and Master Chef. Reservations can be made and payments made to the Haus Steward or at the GHFA meeting in July.

Note: GHFA has already made arrangements for its Annual German Christmas, Eine Deutsches Weihnacht, to be held at Broussard’s Restaurant on 819 Rue Conti in the French Quarter on Sunday, December 14^th at 6:30 PM.  There will be an open cocktail and appetizer bar, and a choice of Trout Berliner or Beef roll braised with dumplings and mixed vegetable pass red cabbage topped off with Runtopf on vanilla ice cream, coffee, and stollen. The cost is $75.00, which can be paid in 3 $25.00 installments. Keith Oldendorf will explain further at the GFHA meetings leading up to the Christmas Party and further information will be provided in Monatsblatt. Seating is limited.

Welcome Future Member of Deutsches Haus 

Our Future Lies with You!

Baby Rebecca, Granddaughter

of Bill and Brigitte Gunn

Submit Photos of Your Children & Grandchildren

Your children are the future of Deutsches Haus and we would like to feature their pictures each month. If you have animated shots of the baby or child of your heart interacting with others or pets, interacting with the environment, or enjoying the activities at Deutsches Haus, please leave with the James Copeland, Haus Steward, or Anna Whitely and we’ll do our best to work them in in future issues.

Reminders

Friday Social featuring the Ira Milan Polka Band Friday,
August 22nd at 7:30 PM. Light refreshments available.

Quarterly Membership Meeting Friday September 19th at 8:00 PM to amend the original Charter of Deutsches Haus to ensure the non-profit status of the Haus.

Damenchor Activities

Juanita Landau, Damenchor secretary, has again been elected as Archivist for the Nord-Amerikanischer Saengerbund. She traveled to a meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, and to another in San Antonio to finalize plans for Sangertag. She and Eva Sadlier, Vice President of Damenchor, were delegates to Sangertag May 15 - 18, 2003, in San Antonio, Texas. The Damenchor has received our musik books, and members are practicing for NASB in Peoria, Illinois in May, 2004.

Believe It or Not, It’s Sausage and Pretzel Time Again

Bratwurst, Weißwurst and Knackwurst are on for sale for $3.25 a pound each, tax included. If you are interested in purchasing pretzels for special events, please leave your name and phone number and the number of boxes you will need with the Haus Steward or Email your order to deutscheshaus@cox.net. A box  includes 64 large pretzels per box at $40 per box, tax included. We need your order before we order the pretzels for Oktoberfest in early September. Because storage space is limited, we require 25% pre-payment for the pretzels

We need your E-mail address.  Please send an E-mail to e-mail: deutscheshaus@cox.net       

Popular Ira Milan Polka Band Featured at August 22^nd Social

Join us for an evening of dancing, beer, and light refreshment with the ever popular Ira Milan Polka Band at our monthly Friday night Social. Mark your calendar and join us for a hot time in the old town tonight!

Ein herzliches Willkommen! zu unseren neuen Mitglieder.

(Welcome To Our New Members)

In March

Active : Robert DuRocher
Gary Henry Groff MD
Dominic R. Verdi
Harry T. Widmann

March 12, 2003 Board meeting,
Associates:
 Active: Frank Fink
Anthony J. Gendusa III
Anne G. Smith

April 9, 2003 Board meeting,
Associates: Carol Rice
Richard D. Rice
Active: Anne L. Farmer
Frank John Ehret Jr.

May 14, 2003 Board meeting,
Associates: Lisa C. Farris
Kerry J. Wichterich Sr.

June 11, 2003 Board meeting,
Associates: Albert A. Buuck
Glen A. Keller
Albert A. Buuck
Glen A. Keller

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 deutscheshaus@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.

Deutsches Haus opens at 4 p.m. Wed., Thurs., Fri.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are after noon and in the Haus.

Haus Steward: James Copeland

Monatsblatt

Issued monthly & bi-monthly
 by Deutsches Haus

Claus Sadlier, Editor Emeritus
Barbara Fineberg, Executive Editor
fineberg@bellsouth.net
Tommy Mertz, Assistant Editor
Laura Querens, Contributing Editor
Col. Richard A. Kuntz, AUS (Ret), Contributor
Stewart Eastman, Photographer
Thomas C. Mertz, Webmeister, Mailing List
Anna Whitely, Mailing Coordinator

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