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VISITING
AUTHOR-ARTICLE
JANUARY
2011
AMERICAN
AID SOCIETY
SCHLACHTFEST
Forwarded by
American Aid Society, Chicago
Our annual Schlachtfest on Sunday, November
7, 2010, was a huge success. The weather
was absolutely beautiful. It was also
the day the clock was moved back an hour and some guests had forgotten to do that and showed up as early as 10:30 AM. Almost all of our guests were pretty prompt and were well ahead of our 1
O'clock serving time. We began with the singing of the national
anthem at 1:05, sung by Ingrid Lisauskas (U.S. and German anthems) and with the dinner prayer
given to us by Father Ron.
The Jugendgruppe then began with the serving
of the appetizers of Leberwurst, Schwartelmagen, Grieben, Krautsalat, and bread. During this part of the afternoon, the PHENIX provided the dinner music. The Jugendgruppe did all the
serving and cleaning the tables.
They did it like professionals with
a smile and pleasing manners. After the
appetizers, the main meal of Gulasch, Sarma,
Bratwurst and all the trimmings were
quickly served. The important thing for
all our guests was that everything was served hot. Thanks to our kitchen
staff. Throughout this part of the afternoon, the Kindergruppe
sold raffles for the beautiful baskets
and other prizes made by some of the mothers from the Kindergruppe. Some
of the boys from the
Jugendgruppe had to help the
winners carry the baskets to the tables
since most basket were quite heavy. Each
basket was worth between $50 to $100.
Almost all of the items were donated. Mr.
Franz Dochnal made a
Kuckuck clock. The
Schlachtfest raffle always is a big hit with our guests.
After the main meal, the tables were cleared
for coffee and dessert. The ladies of our
organization baked and donated a great variety
of the most delicious cookies. They tasted out of this world. A
much deserved "Thank You"
for all your effort in making the dessert. They were immensely enjoyed by
all. During the dessert time. Vice President
Sigfried Henz introduced
President Stein who proceeded to greet all the guests, introduced
all the presidents from the various
organization, especially Erich Himmel from the German Day
Association and Prince Joseph
I and Princess Debbie. Reinhardt
Richter from the
Rheinischer Verein, Armin
Homann from Deutschland Echo and Helga Blaumueller from the
Eintracht. Prince Joseph presented President and Mrs. Stein with his special Karnival metals of "Peace in the
German Community".
Finally, a sincere "thanks" to all our workers
that helped the day before and during
the Fest, the Jugendgruppe for serving, the Kindergruppe for putting
together the
raffles, and all our guests for supporting the organization throughout
the year. It was a great afternoon
spent with friends.
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