Delaware Sängerbund and Library Assn., Inc. 49 Salem Church Road Newark, Delaware 19713 Founded 1853 Phone: (302) 366-9454 Incorporated 1924 Web Site: http://www.delawaresaengerbund.org

February 2020 Newsletter

The Next General Membership Meeting will be held 8:00PM on

Monday, February 10th, 2020

Calendar of Events:

Freunde, Entering the cold days of winter, we are reminded that many of our cherished members are unable to get around due to infirmities, injuries and or sickness. As fellow members, if you know of members dealing with these problems, take a few moments to extend some words of encouragement by phone or by dropping an old-fashioned note. If you need an address or phone number, you can call me or contact Robin Moxley (Sunshine Committee). So, stay warm, stay healthy and stay connected to each other. Don't forget to get your tickets for Fasching (2/15) and come out enjoy Mardi Gras the German way. Tschüß, Don Sturmfels, DSB President

Date Day Event Time Place

06 FEB THU CULTURE COMMITTEE MEETING 7:00 PM Board Room

10 FEB MON GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 8:00 PM Deutsche Halle

15 FEB SAT FASCHING 7:00 PM Deutsche Halle

16 FEB SUN EVTG SWEETHEART’S DINNER 2:30 PM Deutsche Halle

16 FEB SUN GENEALOGY MEETING 3:15 PM Von Steuben Rm

23 FEB SUN OPERETTA: “EINE NACHT IN VENEDIG” 3:30 PM Library

09 MAR MON GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 8:00 PM Deutsche Halle

14 MAR SAT CORNAMUSA USA 7:00 PM Deutsche Halle

21 MAR SAT DSB STIFTUNGSFEST (Anniversary) 6:30 PM Deutsche Halle

05 APR SUN EVTG KAFFEE KLATSCH TBA TBA

13 APR MON GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 8:00 PM Deutsche Halle

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Upcoming Events:

FASCHING - February 15, 2020 – The Adler’s Band

EVTG SWEETHEART’S DINNER – February 16, 2020

CORNAMUSA USA – March 14, 2020

DSB STIFTUNGSFEST (Anniversary) – March 21, 2020 – Maria, John & Mike Trio

Special Elections:

Due to illness, James Pietschmann had to resign from Membership Secretary. We will be holding a special election during the February 10th General Membership Meeting.

There are currently two names on the ballot: Monica Elischer and Judy Ariganello.

If you are interested in running for Membership Secretary, please contact the Nomination Committee (Brian Schulz and Carl Renner).

Congratulations to our new Board of Directors and thank you to our outgoing officers!

L to R: Rod Meehan (Recording Secretary), Morgan Schulz (Communications Secretary), Dennis Kane (1st VP), Don Sturmfels (President), Vicki Farmer (Membership Secretary), Keith Farmer (Treasurer), Norma Grieb (2nd VP)

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Singers Come out and join the Singers as they rehearse and prepare their spring programs! They will travel to the Cannstatter in Philadelphia on Sunday, March 1 to join other choruses in a Liederabend of song and fellowship. The bus will leave the DSB at 2:00p.m. and return by 9:00p.m. There may be extra bus seats for interested members so check with Dr. Fritts for availability. The Delaware Saengerbund’s 167th Stiftungsfest (Anniversary) will be held on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30p.m. All members are encouraged to join in the celebration of our club as the oldest continuing ethnic club in Delaware. The Singers (Saenger) are preparing a special program and invite you to come and enjoy their voices in song. A quote about songs by a Netsilik Eskimo named Orpingalik offers an interesting perspective: “Songs are thoughts sung out with the breath when people are moved by great forces and ordinary speech no longer suffices”. If you enjoy singing, join the chorus on Wednesday evenings at 7:30p.m.

Ladies of the D.S.B.

The Ladies next meeting will be Monday February 24th,2020 at 7:30 pm in the VSR. New members are always welcome.

For the Ladies... Judy Ariganello, President

Enzian Volkstanzgruppe

Join us on Thursday nights for both Children and Adults’ practice.

Children begin rehearsing at 7:30 PM and Adults begin at 8:30 PM.

Meetings are the first Thursday of the month at 8:00pm in the von Steuben Zimmer.

DSB PROPERTY COMMITTEE

MEETING – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020, 7:30 PM – DSB LIBRARY

WORKDAY – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020 – 8:30 AM

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Germanic Genealogy Group

Meetings of the Genealogy Group take place on Sunday afternoons in the von Steuben Room. They will begin at 3:15 pm. Meetings are open to all members. We invite you to attend our programs this year.

Feb 16th, Sunday 3:15 pm –Our guests will be two UD exchange students from Germany. They are charming and articulate. They will share with us the geography of their homes:

- Jacob Niessner from Damstadt – attends University in Heidelberg - Theodor Weinert from Berlin where he attends University, born in Hamburg

March 15, Sunday 3:15 pm - Lloyd Maier will share efforts to connect with a Genealogy Group in Germany. The idea is to create a relationship where information can be exchanged to the benefit of both groups.

We thank the Board and Hans Nafzinger for a portable Speaker System that will provide both microphone and amplification for computer connections. This will be a great help in our programs.

Culture Committee

Sunday, February 23rd, at 3:30 PM in the Library – “Eine Nacht in Venedig” F is for February and Fasching! To get in the mood, enjoy this Johann Strauss Operetta recorded in 1999 at the Seefestspiele Morbisch in Austria, color, 126 minutes. In German, with English subtitles.

Celebrating 30 years of Reunification of Germany

Deutschland: Bundesländer Germany's 16 Federal States

October 2020 celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Reunification of Germany. Most of Germany's 16 Bundesländer (states) are relatively new creations, formed after 1945, and then reformed with some alterations at the time of the reunification.

The Culture Committee and Genealogy Group want to spend the next several months introducing the Bundesländer to you. Each newsletter will give a brief description of 2-3 of these German states.

We will begin with the three City States. A city-state is an independent city - and sometimes its surrounding land - which has its own government, completely separate from nearby states. They are:

BERLIN - This is the capital city of Germany as well as its largest city. It is the cultural, artistic and political center of the country. It is in the northeastern quadrant of the country.

HAMBURG - This is Germany's second largest city and the country's biggest sea port. The city is in the north of the county on the river Elbe which flows into the North Sea.

BREMEN - This is the second oldest city republic still inexistence. (San Marino in Italy is older) It was first mentioned in 782. It also has a sea port, 2nd only to Hamburg. Bremen is also in the north just a bit southwest of Hamburg on the river Weser which also flows into the North Sea.

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DSB Committee Chairs, please have your newsletter postings submitted for the March 2020 Newsletter by Friday, February 14th, 2020

To have information or a flyer posted in the newsletter, on the Delaware Sängerbund’s Facebook page, or in an email blast,

please contact the Communications Secretary, Morgan Schulz, at dsbcommsec@gmail.com

Thank you!

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Congratulations to Karl Schulz!

Receiving the high honor of Eagle Scout, Karl is the son of Dieter and Carin Schulz. Karl is a member of Troop 283 of St. Margaret of Scotland Roman Catholic Church, and has been in Scouting for over twelve years, starting as a Cub Scout. He has received over sixty-five merit badges, including being certified scuba diving up to sixty feet. For his required Civic Project, he renovated the club house of the Canal Little League complex in Glasgow, DE. The last two summers, Karl served as a camp counselor at Camp Rodney. Last summer, he also attended the World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia attended by over 45,000 Scouts from 152 countries. Karl, everyone is very proud of you!

Love, Oma & Opa

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