Celebrating 175: Social Organizations

It was written by C.H. Waltersdorf in his publication, The History of De-Witt County, that where there are Germans there is music and festivity. This was true from the early days to the present. The city had Civic and fraternal organizations from the very beginning. Some such groups were: The Fortschritts Verein (A business Men’s Club) which became the Chamber of Commerce in 1918. In 1920 a…