The Arbeiter Verein

The Arbeiter Verein

Celebrated Its 32d Anniversary Last Wednesday Evening.

The celebration of the 32d anniversary of the organization of the Ann Arbor Arbeiter Unterstuetzungs Verein, was held Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the rooms of the association on S. Main st. It was one of the happiest and most pleasant of the many evening entertainments given by the society. The program for the evening was elaborate and included speeches from two of the officers of the Allgemeiner Bund, of which the local society is a member. It was shortly after 8 o'clock when the music struck up, the north room being filled with attentive listeners. The president of the society, Titus F. Hutzel, opened the exercises by welcoming the guests and giving a short history of the society. In the fall of '66 the late August Weidemann, John Eisele and Frauz Nebel canvassed tha Germans of the city and got 166 names on their list. Today there are 28 of the original members still living. William Reichmann, of Lansing, secretary of the Bund, was then introduced. Mr. Reichmann had a good voice and pleasing presence and fine flow of language. He gave a condensed history of the Bund, which since its existence, has paid out $670,000 to the widows and orphans. He made a good impression and was liberally applanded. Eugene Oasterlin, of this city, treasurer of the Bund, closed the speaking. He made a touching reference to the members who had gone on before to the better land. The balance of the evening was passed by enjoying a fine musical program rendered by local talent under the direction of Prof. Reuben H. Kempf.