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Some of the Members of the Golden Jubilee Committee, 1952.
Standing: Charles Jans, Sr., PatMcGinley, Frank Peiffer, Felix Breden, James Molitor, Nick Molitor,
Steve Heinz, Sr.
Sitting: Nick Hoffmann, Lawrence E/sen, Peter Fuertsch, Bill MisKelly, Tony Hamen.
The Committee, who made the arrangements for this celebration, read like a Who's Who of
Section 8 members. Among the committee members for this event were: Felix Breden, Lawrence
Elsen, Nick Hoffmann, Charles Lemke, Arthur Lemke, Art Miller, Steve Heinz, Sr., Peter
Fuertsch, Alan Dupre, Clem Strieker, Eugene Martin, Forest Davies, Frank Doyle, John
Moliter, Herb Eiden, Frank Weber, Al Leider, Frank. Peiffer, Ben DuPre, Harold Silberzahn,
Lawrence Conrad, Thomas Martin, Joe Flinn, Ed Bell, Charles Rohrer, Ben Trahn, Matt
Weiland, Charles Jans, Sr., Robert Risch, Nick Wilwers, Nick Linden, William A. Olinger, Ed
Votava, Joe Alten, John Marsch, Max Finke, Sam Ingraham and Felix Schaul. These are just
some of the men who contributed to this event. Others, not named, were also involved. Their
contributions were just as important as those made by the foregoing.
Among those mentioned were Felix Schaul and Nick Hoffmann. Felix was born in
Heiderscheid, Luxembourg on October 17,1884, the son of Nicholas and Marie Majerus Schaul.
In 1902, he immigrated to the United States and found his way to Evanston. He joined Section 8
in 1906. Circa 1938, he was elected Grand Marshall of the L.B.A., a post he held for thirty-four years.
In 1910, Felix married Margaret Krack Kleuls at St. Nicholas Church in Evanston. By 1911,
Felix owned and operated his own greenhouses at 6011 North Damen Avenue. He retired from
the greenhouse business in 1950, and passed away in 1972. Felix and Margaret had three children,
Elsie, May and John. Elsie is married to Section 3 President, Ed Lohrmann.
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