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The 12th Annual L.B.A. Convention was held in Chicago under the auspices of Section 3,
whose members served a banquet for the assembled guests. In 1908, Portland, Oregon was
admitted as Section 23 and Section 24 was organized in New York, N.Y. Because these Sections
were quite a distance from Chicago, they disbanded in 1912.
On May 2,1909 the 13th Annual Convention was held
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The membership numbered
1,485. There were no new sections formed at this time.
On May 1 and 2, 1910, the 14th Convention was held in
Dubuque, Iowa. The day started with a parade, followed
by a solemn church service. There was no important business
transacted so the convention adjourned at noon on the
second day.
Tessville, Illinois, now known as Lincolnwood, was
admitted as the 25th and last Section of the L.B.A. at the
15th Annual Convention held in Chicago, May 7-8th,
1911. The following year a convention was scheduled for
Remsen, Iowa, but due to poor transportation, the meeting
was moved to Chicago. Membership numbered 1,642. The
treasury showed a balance of $17,477.84 plus section funds
John Man gen
6th Grand President
amounting to $45,351.30. John M. Manger, Grand Vice-
President of Section 17, succeeded Matthew Huss as Grand-
President upon Huss' death on November 3, 1912.
Plans were made for the Silver Jubilee which was to
be held in Chicago, at the Lincoln Turner Hall on Sheffield Parkway, November 27,1913. At the
May 4th Convention, Henry Geimer, a member of Section 8, was elected as the Seventh Grand
President. Speeches and music were presented at the Jubilee Celebration and a souvenir book
was published, listing the history of the sections, and of the Grand Lodge.
At the 19th Convention, held at Random Lake, Wisconsin,
on May 2, 1915, under the auspices of Section 12,
English was adopted as the official language for future
meetings. Two hundred dollars was voted for war-relief in
the Grand Duchy. At the 20th Annual Convention, held in
Aurora, Illinois, May 7, 1916, particular attention was
given to the hardships endured in Luxembourg because of
the war, and all of the delegates were asked to contribute
toward Luxembourg Relief efforts.
At the 21st Annual Convention, held on May 16, 1917,
in Granville, Iowa under the auspicies of Section 11, it was
decided that the L.B.A. would meet in convention every
other year, rather than yearly, as before. Also, because of
the advent of World War I, the delegates felt compelled
to adopt a resolution reflecting the group's allegiance to
Henry C. Geimer
7th Grand President
America and sent it to President Wilson.
On November 17, 1918, the L.B.A., in conjunction
with many other unaffilitated Luxembourg organizations
in the United States, met in Chicago at a convention entitled
"Convention of the Luxembourg Societies and People of the U.S.A." The purpose of the
convention was to express the group's support for the continued independence of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg and that the Luxembourg government be permitted to send a representative
to the peace conference.
A copy of the resolution was sent to his Excellency, the Prime Minister of the Luxembourg