) _ Mitchell Sharp, seated at piano above, acting Prime Minister while Prime Minister Trudeau was in Munich, Germany, was guest speaker at the Germania Club’s 20th anniversary. Standing from left: club president Fred Krause, Gus McFarlane, MP for Hamilton Mountain; Lois Hopkins, Erna Krause, MP Len Hopkins, club vice-president Manfred Kirschling, and Eva Kirschling. Mr. Sharp played several German folk selections and everyone joined in for a sing-song. At left, the club’s first president, Martin Bauernschmitt, shows off an elaborate gingerbread house. Mr. Bauernschmitt, a baker by trade, is believed to have created the house.
At right, for the club’s 20th anniversary, these distinguished people gathered. From left: MPP Sean Conway, unknown, MP Len Hopkins, club president Fred Krause, unknown, and Pembroke Mayor Henry Brown.