Zirkel (ca. 1917 Chicago area)
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Zirkel (ca. 1917 Chicago area)
 BonnieLOK
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Posted: 15 Aug 2008 2:09PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Zirkel, Rau, Longbottom
I recently found a large photograph with the inscription
Ladies Night Banquet and Dance given by the Zirkel November 21, 1917 (photograph by Spandau & Coultry at 117 N. Dearborn St. Chicago)
From the looks of the canvas photograph, it was a Mason event that my great grandfather Herman Rau attended with my great grandma (although I cannot locate them because of the huge number of people in the picture).
Does anyone know what "By the Zirkel" means? Since Herman was born in German and Zirkel is a German word, I am assuming this is an old German organization????Does anyone have history of it?
Ladies Night Banquet and Dance given by the Zirkel November 21, 1917 (photograph by Spandau & Coultry at 117 N. Dearborn St. Chicago)
From the looks of the canvas photograph, it was a Mason event that my great grandfather Herman Rau attended with my great grandma (although I cannot locate them because of the huge number of people in the picture).
Does anyone know what "By the Zirkel" means? Since Herman was born in German and Zirkel is a German word, I am assuming this is an old German organization????Does anyone have history of it?