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Awaiting them on the first day of their arrival was an official reception hosted by H.R.H. Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Jean at the Royal Palace. It was a happy encore, for just a few days previous the Royal Family had been in Chicago as guests of the Luxembourg Community of Chicago. On Tuesday, May 14th, a special High Mass was celebrated at the Luxembourg Cathedral, at which two American priests, Fathers Wilmes and Brousius, officiated. The moving experience was highlighted by the touching words of Father Bodson, the hearty welcome of Bishop Lommel, and then the magnificent church choir of the Luxembourg Cathedral. The ceremony was closed with the Luxembourg and American National Anthems, at which point it was reported that there wasn't a dry eye in the church. There were various side trips that took the group to the Rhine, the Ardennes and a friendly reception by the cities of Wiltz and Ettelbruck. The Memorial Day observance at Hamm Military Cemetery was a "must" for every American in Luxembourg, for these marble crosses symbolize, even today, the close ties between the new and old world. When the sound of "Taps" echoed through the stillness of Hamm Cemetery, it brought back memories of anxious moments in America during the "Battle of the Bulge", when the fate of Luxembourg hung in the balance, and hearts were heavy at the somber news from the old homeland. The Spring Procession in Echternach has always been a solemn occassion. Thanks to the generosity of Bishop Lommel, the group had an excellent vantage point from which to view the procession. Many of the Americans took part in the Octave procession and were proud to march side by side with their comrades from the American Luxembourg Society. From arrival until departure, on June 10, 1963, the touring Americans were treated more like conquering heroes than ordinary folk returning home, some obtaining their first glimpse of the land of their forefathers. At the Grand Lodge convention held May 5, 1963, Grand President Leo Eschette spoke of the glittering reception which had been held two days earlier for the Grand Duchess. He also spoke of the renewed challenges which lay before the L.B.A. in the future. In his speech, he decried the fact that fewer and fewer members were involving themselves in the affairs of their sections. The challenge lay in initiating new members. The problems of the declining membership were evident in the dwindling number of sections. At its height, the L.B.A. was comprised of 25 sections. They were, and their year of formation: Section Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Location Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago Hawthorne, IL Aurora, IL Evanston, IL Chicago West Pullman, Chicago Granville, IA Random Lake, WI Milwaukee, WI Year 1887 1896 1897 1900 1900 1900 1900 1902 1902 1902 1903 1904 1904 Section Number Location Year 14 Remsen, IA 1905 15 Niles Center, IL 1905 16 Escanaba, MI 1905 17 Chicago 1905 18 Lemont, IL 1905 19 Vandegrift, PA 1905 20 Debuque, IA 1906 21 Gross Point, IL 1907 22 Hospers, IA 1907 23 Portland, OR 1907 24 New York, NY 1907 25 Tessville, IL 1907 The only sections to make lasting contributions to the L.B.A. were 1,2, 3,4,5,7, 8,9, 14, 15, 21 and 25. Sections 6, 10, 16, 18 and 19 were dissolved before too long and Section 22, 23 and 24 withered on the vine as they were too far from Chicago. Sections 13 and 20 were quietly dissolved 36
for much the same reason — distance. It was generally agreed that in order for a section to succeed it had to be near the Grand Lodge. The exception seemed to be those good Luxembourgers in Remsen, Iowa, for Section 14 was alive and well into the '60's, having hosted the 1949 L.B.A. convention. In 1965, Al Roder was President, George Delperdang, Treasurer, and Ray Alesch was Secretary. Notification by Grand Secretary Nilles to Section 15 of the changes in the Constitution oftheL.B.A. circa 1925.
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Page 5 and 6: Table of Contents I. Forward . . «
Page 7 and 8: Luxembourg Brotherhood of America G
Page 9 and 10: Message from The Grand Duke Septemb
Page 11 and 12: Albert J. Smith Mayor Mr. Stephen N
Page 13 and 14: Stephen N. Heinz 14th Grand Preside
Page 15 and 16: Luxembourg Brotherhood of America T
Page 17 and 18: given the constitutional committee,
Page 19 and 20: ing officer and Nick Conner from Du
Page 21 and 22: Face Page of Insurance Charter, 190
Page 23 and 24: The 12th Annual L.B.A. Convention w
Page 25: Henry Dieschbourg 8th Grand Preside
Page 28 and 29: Officers, Luxembourg Youth Organiza
Page 30 and 31: Section 1 1st Row: Michael Grein, H
Page 32 and 33: Section 5 — Town of Lake, Chicago
Page 34 and 35: Section 11 1st Row: John Ries, Geor
Page 36 and 37: Section 17 Seated: Frank Wiard, Joh
Page 38 and 39: The Luxembourg Bowling League, circ
Page 40 and 41: AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR LUXEMBOURG R
Page 42 and 43: Harry Trausch — 12th Grand Presid
Page 44 and 45: 1951 Biennial Convention L.B.A., Sk
Page 46 and 47: Consul of Luxembourg Joseph J. Witr
Page 49: Six hundred people awaited the Gran
Page 53 and 54: Bishop Leon Lommel with Hon. Richar
Page 55 and 56: Receiving line at Northwest Builder
Page 57 and 58: In 1978, Bishop of Luxembourg, Jean
Page 59 and 60: Grand Secretary Don Hansen, Grand T
Page 61 and 62: Their Royal Highnesses, Grand Duke
Page 63 and 64: In 1880 there were 7,000 foreign bo
Page 65 and 66: Members of Section 3 at the 55th Bi
Page 67 and 68: Section 3 is, today, the oldest of
Page 69 and 70: For the balance of the summer of 19
Page 71 and 72: Schobermesse Certificate of Merit,
Page 73 and 74: Page One of the 1916 Schobermesse P
Page 75 and 76: The war in Europe and occupation by
Page 77 and 78: Nicholas Nilles, one of the foremos
Page 79 and 80: Members of Section 3's L.Y.O. Softb
Page 81 and 82: During his 50 year term, Mr. Nilles
Page 83 and 84: Members of the 1943 Schobermesse Co
Page 87 and 88: Harry Trausch, second from left, wi
Page 91 and 92: Section 3 gravesites at Memorial Pa
Page 93 and 94: Brummel Brothers, Inc. Insurance Un
Page 95 and 96: DJB Associates 405 N. Wabash Chicag
Page 97 and 98: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hansen Skokie,
Page 99 and 100: McCarthy, Duffy, Neidhart & Snakard
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Section 8 Luxembourg Brotherhood of
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Section 21 Luxembourg Brotherhood o
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Typeset Offset, Inc. 54 West Hubbar
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Western Savings and Loan Associatio
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Section 8 was organized on February
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Charlie Schwind died two years ago.
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Living Charter Members at the time
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William Hellman (married to Rosemar
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chilly day, about one hundred peopl
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Two unidentified revelers at the 19
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1983 Section Outing to Arlington Pa
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George Tim Geminn (married to Jane
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PETER FUERTSCH—the top recruiter;
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Austrian Station 3504 North Elston
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Consul of Luxembourg and Mrs. Steph
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Icelandair Arlington Heights, Illin
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As with most of the sections residi
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charter members, eighteen identifie
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Anton Krier, Sr. Family, circa 1900
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George Busscher, Sr. (married to Ma
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the Haben family as a single family
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The United States can take an ounce
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"Doc" Sintzel to his friends and ne
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In 1940, Pat was elected President
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trained a "perfect" team of horses.
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LUXEMBURGER BROTHERHOOD Trustees: A
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In February, 1936, Illinois Governo
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In 1936, one could purchase a "Leon
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There are several sources from whic
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and "Oakton" 4. Armond King, as wel
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Hall, 6211 Lincoln Avenue, Morton G
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Germany, first with their mother, C
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while playing football at De La Sal
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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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