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The Germania Club in Hamilton celebrated its 145th
anniversary on October 17th. The club was founded as
and by the Male Chorus Germania. In 1935 ladies were added to
the Male Chorus and a mixed choir was formed, and that is the
Germania Choir we mostly know today. The Choir sang the national
anthems of Canada, Germany and Austria to open the event. As
tradition we honoured those members who passed on during the
year and the choir sang Abide with me, as an honour.
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| The Germania Choir at its
145th Anniversary |
After introduction of the board members and their spouses, emcee
and former President George Fischer called on the choir to
perform selections for the anniversary, we then had a tasty
rouladen dinner prepared by the club’s chef Jennifer.
After the dinner the Germania Club recognized members for their
years of service starting at 10 years with a silver pin. Several
members were honoured with a gold pin for 25 years of
membership. Highlights of the anniversary night were recognition
of 6 members who achieved 50 years of membership, these members
received a certificate and a gold club pin with a diamond.
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| 25-year membership with the
Germania Club Hamilton |
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| 50-year membership with the
Germania Club Hamilton |
 Special recognition was given to our longest term member Jackob
Schnitzer. Jack joined the Germania Club back in 1949, but told
us that he actually was with the club already in 1947.
Ernst Friedel from the German Canadian Congress (DKK) attended
the anniversary as a special guest to award Jackob the coveted
Heritage Award from the DKK.
 At the end of the function President David Simon spoke of the
founding of the club and its past. The present and the future
depend on the members and their families. David suggested that
if the club were to prosper in the future, the children of the
present members would need to take interest in their heritage
and culture.
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