| Deutsches Haus
Monatsblatt December
Deutsche Gesellschaft estab. 1847 -- Deutsches Haus inc. 1928
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MargaretFest a Great Success by Madelyn Garrity The fundraiser held to help defray open-heart, surgical expenses for Margaret Ingram - Deutsches Haus Board Member, Deutsches Haus Member and Ladies Auxiliary Officer - was held Friday, November 8, 2002 and was a wonderful success. The event was organized by Virginia Riedl, Patricia Heinemann and Janice Daughdrill and took place at the Deutsches Haus. Festive music was provided by Ira Milan and his band. Melodious tones were heard from the Saengerchor and Damenchor while plates of red beans, rice and salad prepared by Ursula Jackson, Pat Heinemann and Madelyn Garrity, respectively, were consumed by the crowd. Many thanks to all of our prize and cash donors for the raffle, as well as the silent auction. Thanks, also, to the Ladies Auxiliary for baking their cakes and donating their time to sell the goodies. And, final thanks go to the many individuals who volunteered their time and energy the night of the event to work for this worthy cause. Winners of the Silent Auction were: Raffle Ticket Winners: Grand Prize 19" Sylvania Color TV was won by Mrs. Janice Daughdrill Other raffle winners were: JoAnn Aitken, Sal Alphonse, Gilbert Buras, Ruth Burns, David Campbell, Stewart Eastman, Rick Elstroll, Helmut Ermlich, Jr., Lauren Godail, John Grandolfo, Sr., Connie Hahn, Ursula Jackson, Lenny Kahrs, Traci Miller, Winnie Rodick, and Beatrice Smith. Congratulations to all our winners! |
| Monatsblatt Notice: The Monatsblatt editorial staff is looking ahead to the next year with some important changes to come. Beginning with January's issue, the Monatsblatt will be published bi-monthly instead of monthly. This should allow us to provide you a richer variety of articles, news items and photos, along with a two-month calendar for planning ahead. Changes and updates will be reflected on the Deutsches Haus Website (www.deutscheshaus.org) and through our weekly "e-bulletins." If you would like to receive it, please e-mail us at deutscheshaus@cox.net. The Monatsblatt staff is especially excited about celebrating the Haus’ upcoming 75th anniversary in November 2003 and we’re planning special coverage of the events, including a look back at our history. Happy holidays to everyone and we look forward to bringing you more "news of the Haus" next year.
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| Vom Historiker des Hauses
Our 75th Anniversary
Celebration
Everyone likes a birthday party, especially the celebrant, and next year each of you is most cordially invited to a gala event. Beginning January 2003, the Deutsches Haus Board of Directors will schedule not just one but a series of events to celebrate the history and 75th birthday of the Germany Community Center in New Orleans in honor of November 7, 1928. Every true birthday party needs decorations to lend joy and excitement in creating a wonderful festive affair, which necessarily involves each of you as guest of honor. Your presence is not only expected but your participation is required. For the Haus to retell all party goers of its rich and colorful history, it will select from its own extensive archives cherished memorabilia of its past for display. However, you are invited to present your personal involvement of those family members in Haus activities through times past with photographs, letters, programs of such events as Volkfest, Saengerfest, visits of distinguished guest or visits of our maritime city by vessels of the homeland. Without delay, search your family albums, attics, closets, secret hiding places or saved newspaper articles for use in displaying our pride in our common heritage. |
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Ein herzliches Willkommmen unseren neuen Mitgliedern! (Welcome To Our New Members)
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November's "Who is this?" Here is another childhood picture of a member of the Haus. Do you know who it is? Let us know you answer.If you were at Oktoberfest you saw him there
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"Lasst uns froh und munter sein" Mit den Saengerchor The singing societies of the Deutsches Haus will sing at the Haus Christmas Party on Sunday, December 8th at 6:00 p.m. |
Weihnachts feier The Deutsches Haus Christmas Party will be on December 8th at 4:00 PM. The cost is $5 per person. Each family needs to bring a present not over $10 with their child's name on it for Santa to hand out. Entertainment will consist of a magician and a visit from Frosty the Snowman and an elf from the North Pole. A buffet-style holiday feast will follow. Any family interested in attending, please send $5 for each person and child who will attend. Please make checks out to "Deutsches Haus" and write "Christmas Party" on the check. Also, please provide names of all who will attend and annotate who the children are. Mail checks and list of names to "Deutsches Haus", 200 S. Galvez, New Orleans, LA 70119. |
To the President, Board of Directors, and Deutsches Haus Members: We wish to thank all of you for the wonderful support and cooperation given to the MargaretFest Committee during our recent project. We wish to thank the President and Members of the Board for allowing us to use the Deutsches Haus for the Fest and for their fine corporation in helping plan the project. We also wish to thank the Haus Steward for helping set up the Haus and the Heidelberg Hall for our many guest. To those who donated so many prizes, we offer our sincerest thanks. To Ira Milan and the Polka Band for their wonderful polka music that always keeps everyone dancing, and to the Saengerchor and Damenchor for lending their voices to help entertain our guests, it was wonderful having all of you. So, again, we wish to thank all of the Members who participated in the Fest. All of this, again, proves the reasons why the Deutsches Haus was founded, which was to help our fellow Germans. Margaret is a long-standing member of the Deutsches Haus, as well as the Ladies' Auxiliary. She needed our help and the Deutsches Haus responded. We thank you again for all of your help! Janice Daughdrill |
44th Sanctioned Walk 10km & 20 km Mandeville Trailhead Walk, Mandeville December 7th Come enjoy a great day, get exercise and Christmas shop. The Crescent City Volkssport Club, AVA-473, of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting physical fitness through non-competitive amateur sports. We are sanctioned by the American Volkssport Association (AVA), a member of the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV). Participation in this event counts for credit towards IVV Achievements Awards. This event is open to the public and family participation is encouraged; however, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. The event takes place rain or shine; no refunds can be given to no-shows. Distance 10km (6.2 miles) or 20km (12.4 miles) Start Time 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Finish Time: 1:00 p.m. Registration: This will be an "A" Award event For more information please contact: |
| A German Christmas The German Heritage And The Royal Sonesta Hotel Presents our Annual German Christmas Gala Sunday | December 15, 2002 | 6:30 PM Dinner will be prepared by renowned German Chefs of New Orleans and will include specialties of old and new German cuisine. Dinner includes a Cocktail Party, Old World Trio Music Entertainment, and several Gourmet German Courses. Dessert will include authentic German Christmas Cake. Seating is limited — make your reservations soon. Reservations can be made by mail with payment enclosed to GHFA, PO Box 791042, New Orleans LA 70179-1042, For more information, call Juergen Seifert at 504-393-1469. $65 Per PersonPrice Includes: Cocktail Party Multi-Course Dinner Wine Multiple Desserts |
| Holiday Cheer On Sunday, December 15th at 1:00 p.m. the Saengerchor and
Damenchor will again sing German Christmas songs for the residents at St. Anna's Nursing
Home to bring them some holiday cheer. This program has been well received and very much
enjoyed in the past years at St. Anna's. |
| Arbeitstag (Work Party) Just because Oktoberfest is over, it does not mean we don't need your help. We are having our monthly work party on December 7th at 9:00 a.m. Please come out and help us do our routine maintenance and get ready for the Deutsches Haus Christmas Party on December 8th at 4:00 p.m. |
Starting on 12-5-02, Uta will again be having dance lessons. The first lesson will be FREE. Lesson's will also be on 12-19-02. The cost is $5 per lesson. That would be cheap at twice the price! My feet are starting to tap already! |
| In Memoriam Professor Alfred F. Goessl On September 28, 2002, Professor Alfred F. Goessl, an Honorary Life Member of the Deutsches Haus, died at his home after a long bout with cancer. Professor Goessl was born in the German-speaking section of Czechoslovakia (Bohemia). At the close of World War II, the entire German population of Czechoslovakia was expelled from the country, and Professor Goessl relocated to Munich. In 1951, he immigrated to New Orleans, where his brother served as brewmaster at the Jackson Brewing Company. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed instructor of German at Loyola University. While at Loyola, Professor Goessl was often heard to say "You cannot learn German sitting in a classroom. You must sing, you must drink, you must enjoy yourself with the language. Then you will learn it!" In keeping with this belief, he reorganized the Loyola Deutscher Verein (German Club), which in turn sponsored regular "Bier Abend" gatherings at Deutsches Haus. On these occasions Professor Goessl provided his students with song sheets containing the words for the most popular German folk, drinking, and student songs. He would lead his students in these songs, and thanks to his vivaciousness, even those who knew no German at all were soon happily singing along. As a result, many of his students developed a love for Deutsches Haus. Today, probably one fourth of the entire Haus membership (including at least three past presidents) can be traced either directly or indirectly to Professor Goessl’s influence. In 1963, Professor Goessl left New Orleans to accept a teaching position in Kansas. After serving at two different universities in that state, in 1969 he and his wife, Professor Ingeborg Goessl, joined the faculty at the University of Missouri in St. Louis where he served as head of the German Department until his retirement in 1985. Even after his departure from New Orleans, however, he maintained regular contact with his former students. On two occasions he and his wife visited New Orleans, and his former students gathered with him at a standing-room-only "Goesslfest" at the Haus. Despite his absence from New Orleans, Deutsches Haus continued to have a special place in his heart. Approximately eighteen months ago this affection was demonstrated when he made a very large, unsolicited donation to the club. With Professor Goessl’s passing, Deutsches Haus has lost a good friend and benefactor. But while he may be gone, he will certainly not be forgotten. His friends and former students are working with the Board of Directors to assure that a suitable memorial to this man, who did so much for our club, will be placed in a prominent position in the Haus. |
January 4, 2002 |
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@cox.net or contact a staff member. Photos are welcome and will be returned. |
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 December 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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| Wed | 4 | 5:45 | German classes |
| Thu | 5 | 5:00 | German classes |
| 7:00 | Dance lessons | ||
| 7:00 | Crescent City Homebrewers meeting | ||
| 8:15 | Schlaraffia Nova Orleana - Sippung | ||
| Fri | 6 | 6:15 | German classes |
| 7:00 | Christmas Tree Trimming | ||
| 7:30 | Damenchor Rehearsal and Meeting | ||
| 8:30 | Sängerchor Rehearsal and Meeting | ||
| Sat | 7 | 9:00 a.m | DH Work Party (Arbeitstag) |
| Sun | 8 | 4:00 | Deutsches Haus Christmas Party |
| Wed | 11 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 7:00 | Board of Directors Meeting | ||
| Thu | 12 | 5:00 | German classes |
| 7:00 | NOLHAM (New Orleans Living History Of The American Military Troupe, Inc.) | ||
| 8:15 | Schlaraffia Nova Orleana - Sippung | ||
| Fri | 13 | 6:15 | German classes |
| 8:00 | Ladies' Auxiliary Meeting | ||
| 9:00 | Deadline for Ads and Articles for Monatsblatt | ||
| Wed | 18 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 7:00 | Edit Monastsblatt | ||
| Thu | 19 | 5:45 | German classes |
| 6:00 | Monatsblatt preparation for mailing | ||
| 7:00 | Dance lessons | ||
| 8:15 | Schlaraffia Nova Orleana - Sippung | ||
| Fri | 20 | 6:15 | German classes |
| 7:30 | Damenchor / Sängerchor Christmas Party | ||
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| Wed | 25 | Closed | Frohe Weihnachten! Merry Christmas (HAUS CLOSED) |
| Thu | 26 | 5:00 | German classes |
| 8:15 | Schlaraffia Nova Orleana - Sippung | ||
| Fri | 27 | 6:15 | German classes |
| Sat | 28 | 5:00 | UMU Baumfest - Schlaraffa |
| Deutsches Haus
Monatsblatt 200 South Galvez Street
Directors Janice Daughdrill, William "Bill" Gunn, Charles Hadley, Hans-Georg Heinemann, Ursula Jackson, Anna Whitely, Col. Richard A. Kuntz, AUS (Ret.), George Lesage, Joe Stephany, Gerhard Sigle Haus Steward: James Copeland |
Monatsblatt Issued monthly except July by Deutsches Haus Claus Sadlier, Editor Emeritus
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