The Waterloo Paper
January 11, 1915

New Year’s Wake

A New Year’s wake was given by Miss Josephine Scharfenberger to her 
friends.  As the old year made its exit into history and the New Year took 
its place, the young folks enjoyed themselves playing games and doing 
Sylvester eve tricks.  An excellent luncheon was served and after wishing 
each other A Happy New Year, the guests departed hoping to assemble 
again for the same purpose next year.

Annual Church Meeting

At the regular meeting of the St. Paul’s Evangelical Church which was held
on New Years day, William E. Eilbracht and Louis A. Weihl were elected 
as trustees for the ensuing three years.

Andrew Lutz, August Landmann and Michael Reitz were selected to examine 
the books of the treasurer, Louis A. Weihl.

Nine new members were taken up as follows, William Haltenhof, Philip Kraft, 
Philip A. Kraft, Chalres Lenhardt, Charles Nobbe, William Nobbe, Fred Nobbe, 
Louis Osterhage and Adam Wetzel.

At this meeting it was also decided by the members that permission be granted 
to let the Frauenverein fulfill their long desired wish of building an alcove to the 
church.  A building committee consisting of Alois J. Koenigsmark, Charles 
Liebheit and George W. Ziebold were selected together with the trustees to aid 
the Frauenverein in selecting a suitable plan and proceed to get things in shape 
to get an early start in the spring.

It was also decided that hereafter the church is to take up at half past nine 
o’clock in the morning the whole year around.  Also that no funeral services are 
to be held in the church earlier than three o’clock in the afternoon on Sundays, 
this is done so that it will not interfere with the Sunday school.