Deutsche Geselligkeit

FOUNDED: 17 January 1935

TERMINATED; 31 Dec. 2019

PURPOSE:   To provide assistance to the less fortunate and to work for and assist others.

OFFICERS:

DEUTSCHE GESELLIGKEIT was organized in 1935 by a group of German men meeting at the home of Max Rohn.  Shortly thereafter, at the second meeting, it was decided to hold monthly meetings at Lehmann’s Hall.  A Constitution and the By-laws were adopted at the meeting and these have remained practically unchanged up to the present.

At the meeting held on 1 May 1935, it was decided to file papers for incorporation; DEUTSCHE GESELLIGKEIT was officially charted on 4 June 1935.

The annual functions and affairs for which the club is so well known were originated during that first year of incorporation.

DEUTSCHE GESELLIGKEIT, INC., as a charitable organization, has enjoyed a tax-exempt status since 1938.

In 1942 the club name was changed to Square Fellowcraft, Inc.; however, in 1957 the name was again changed back to the original.

This organization has held to its basic principle of helping the less fortunate within its circles.  The DEUTSCHE GESELLIGKEIT, INC. is not an exclusive organization in that it selects its members from certain groups — it welcomes worthy applicants of German heritage.

Having had remarkable success during its nearly eighty-five years of existence, it is unfortunate DEUTSCHE GESELLIGKEIT’S star will no longer shine with its radiant brilliancy as a member of our organization and of the German-American community.