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Jean Pierre Scher, Jr. (married to Janet Dougherty) was born in Evanston in 1934. In the mid 1950's, Jean Pierre visited the family farm in Schieren while on active duty with the U. S. Army. He was stationed at the Fulda Gap in West Germany. On the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, Jean Pierre took Janet to visit his Luxembourg family. They were given keys to the church and the bells were rung in celebration of their anniversary. To show their affection for this Dougherty girl who had the good sense to marry a Luxembourg boy, the Scher family gave to Janet a 17th century crucifix and monks rosary that had been in their family for generations. In 1984, Richard J. Witry, a member of Section 15, went to Luxembourg on business. Unaware that he had any living Luxembourg relatives, he travelled to Ettelbruck to visit the Patton Museum and met Jean Pierre's first cousin, Leon Scher. Upon introduction, Leon Scher announced to Witry that his mother, Anna, was first cousin to Witry's father, Joseph Witry, Sr. Jean Pierre Scher and Janet reside in Evanston. They have four children, Jenny, Patty, Pauline and Jean Pierre IV. Jean Pierre is retired from the Monarch Ashphalt Company. In the 1950's, Section 8 joined the effort to purchase Deckert's Hall for the benefit of the L.B. A. As did all of the Sections, Section 8 contributed its financial resources to purchase stock in the organization. In addition, it began holding its Section meetings at the Gardens, commencing in late 1954. When the Grand Lodge stopped issuing insurance benefits in the mid-60's, membership in Section 8 began to decline. During this period, President Nick Hoffmann held meetings in his home on Touhy Avenue in Skokie and served up great helpings of food and beverage to encourage attendance. Card games after meetings were always welcomed by Section members. As membership waned, meetings were attended by a few members - Richard Hoffmann, Bill Hellman, Gene Ross, Joe Murphy, Sr. and beginning in the 1975, Bruce Hoffmann. However, beginning in 1979, the fortunes of Section 8 took a favorable turn. John Murphy, Glenn Murphy and their friends joined Section 8. John R. Murphy (married to Theresa Wojnarwicz) was born on February 8,1950, the eldest son of Joseph and Patricia Murphy. His mother is the daughter of the late Nick Hoffmann, former President of Section 8. John is the present President of Section 8, having succeeded his brother Glenn in 1985. If ever there were a Section 8 member who was steeped in the traditions of Section 8, it was John Murphy. As a child, he spent much of his free time on his grandfather's farm in Skokie delivering vegetables to the Luxembourg Gardens in Morton Grove and helping his Uncle Pete clean up the grove after the Schobermesse and Kirmes festivals. On several occasions he would be required to operate the coat check room for the L.B.A.'s New Year's Eve parties. When it was time for the Section's Annual Turkey Raffle, Nick would give him an empty crate and send him out back to catch a live goose, turkey or pig for the raffle. During his summer vacations, John would work his grandpa's farm unloading flowers delivered by the Schwind, Jans, Clesen and Pinkowski greenhouses. While there, he met other L.B.A. members who came to visit with his grandfather - men like Steve Heinz, Sr., Joe Witry, Sr., Harry Trausch, Peter Fuerstch, Fred Pesche, Sr., and Fred Pesche, Jr. After returning from the military in 1973, John began attending the Section 8 Turkey Raffle. Attendance at the raffle declined, until in 1978, only fifty people attended. At the December 1978 meeting there was considerable discussion devoted to discontinuing the turkey raffle. At the urging of Bruce Hoffmann, several young men - Al Lange, Fred Schneider, Joe Provost, Mike Tinetti and the Murphy brothers joined the Section and became involved in running its events. The first event sponsored by the newly invigorated Section was a candlelight bowl held in June 1979, which was an unqualified success. Their next effort was aimed at reviving the Kirmes picnic which had lain dormant since the mid-fifties. The Section voted to have its first Kirmes picnic on September 10, 1979 at the St. Paul's Woods in Morton Grove. The picnic committee consisted of Dan Murphy, Cliff Murphy, Rich Hoffmann, Bruce Hoffmann, Glenn Murphy and John Murphy. Although it was a gloomy and 102
chilly day, about one hundred people braved the elements. The Section had not expected to make any money but nonetheless earned a tidy profit. The success of the picnic brought renewed enthusiasm and confidence from the older members who had been holding Section 8 together for so many years. Bill Hellman, Rich Hoffmann, Tony Peiffer, Gene Ross and Joe Murphy gave the younger group the support needed for the next event, the Turkey Raffle. For that event, a committee consisting of John Murphy, Fred Schneider, Bill Hellman, Cliff Murphy, Rich Hoffmann, Bruce Hoffmann and Glenn Murphy, as chairman, was established and was given authority to do whatever was necessary to revitalize this annual tradition. The committee felt that in order to draw more people to the event, the Section had to give more prizes for less money. The previous format was completely revised except for the live animal raffle. The Turkey Raffle of November 1979 drew over 350 people to the Legion Hall in Morton Grove and it became necessary to turn people away at the door. To this day, the Annual Turkey Raffle plays before a full house featuring live music, twenty five cent beers and the traditional "Live Turkey Raffle". Glenn Murphy (married to Melanie Lach) was born January 13, 1955, the second son of Joe and Sausage wheel at the Kirmes Picnic. Fred Schneider is on the left and Gene Ross is on the right. Patricia Murphy. In 1979, Glenn established his business, Murf's Landscaping and Snowplowing, Inc. He and Melanie live in Morton Grove with their four daughters, Christie, Kelly, Kathleen and Kimberly. In 1979, Glenn joined Section 8. In 1980, he was elected President of the Section, succeeding his uncle, Rich Hoffmann. As the younger crowd assumed the leadership positions in the Section, attendance at meetings increased. Rich Hoffmann's home became too small for the monthly meetings and it was decided to meet at the Morton Grove Legion Hall. In 1982 the following were elected officers: President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Financial Secretary Marshall 103 Glenn Murphy Rich Hoffmann John Murphy Fred Schneider Cliff Murphy Peter Hoffmann
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Table of Contents I. Forward . . «
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Luxembourg Brotherhood of America G
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Message from The Grand Duke Septemb
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Albert J. Smith Mayor Mr. Stephen N
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Stephen N. Heinz 14th Grand Preside
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Luxembourg Brotherhood of America T
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given the constitutional committee,
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ing officer and Nick Conner from Du
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Face Page of Insurance Charter, 190
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The 12th Annual L.B.A. Convention w
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Henry Dieschbourg 8th Grand Preside
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Officers, Luxembourg Youth Organiza
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Section 1 1st Row: Michael Grein, H
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Section 5 — Town of Lake, Chicago
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Section 11 1st Row: John Ries, Geor
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Section 17 Seated: Frank Wiard, Joh
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The Luxembourg Bowling League, circ
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AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR LUXEMBOURG R
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Harry Trausch — 12th Grand Presid
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1951 Biennial Convention L.B.A., Sk
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Consul of Luxembourg Joseph J. Witr
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Six hundred people awaited the Gran
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for much the same reason — distan
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Bishop Leon Lommel with Hon. Richar
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Receiving line at Northwest Builder
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In 1978, Bishop of Luxembourg, Jean
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Grand Secretary Don Hansen, Grand T
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Their Royal Highnesses, Grand Duke
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In 1880 there were 7,000 foreign bo
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Page 73 and 74: Page One of the 1916 Schobermesse P
Page 75 and 76: The war in Europe and occupation by
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Page 99 and 100: McCarthy, Duffy, Neidhart & Snakard
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Page 121 and 122: 1983 Section Outing to Arlington Pa
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Page 135 and 136: charter members, eighteen identifie
Page 137 and 138: Anton Krier, Sr. Family, circa 1900
Page 139 and 140: George Busscher, Sr. (married to Ma
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Page 145 and 146: "Doc" Sintzel to his friends and ne
Page 147 and 148: In 1940, Pat was elected President
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In 1963, in celebration of Luxembou
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Organization as well as the Clerk o
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In 1950, and 1951, Henry N. Weber w
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Some of the most stalwart Section b
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Upon receiving his discharge in 196
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membership. In late 1969, George E.
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Dick and Patti Witry 'with Mary Ann
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of this essay, the contributions of
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Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lohrmann Chicag
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Ml H II m Theresa W. Murphy Prospec
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murphy Morton G
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According to the records of Section
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Schobermesse Award to Mike Loutsch,
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In the January 1933 meeting, Michae
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then proceeded to the Michael Leide
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Section 21 members planting the flo
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Name Section Aloysius H. (Al) Ammon
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Appendix 1 Officers of the Grand Lo
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Peter P. Kranz Eugene Huss John Mar
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Eichen, Mike Eischen, Gus Eischen,
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Mersch, Harold J. Mersch, John Mers
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Watgen, Nick J. Wattgen, John Weber
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Year Member Installed Damit, J. P.
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Member Lulling, John Luke, Ed Maas,
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Year Member Installed Trahan, Benja
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Name Biessmann, John Brod, Ambrose
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Name Heisler, Martin Hensel, Willia
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Name M Matchen, George Matchen, Joh
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Name T Tax, Edward Joseph Thilges,
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Members of Section 21 Luxembourg Br
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Year Name 1908 George Leider 1909 A
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Peter Puetz John Tilges Gustav Ever
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