NewsFebruary 25, 1994
WORLD WAR II TOPIC OF AAUW MEETING
World War II and its aftermath will be evoked Saturday at a luncheon meeting of the Cape Girardeau branch of the American Association of University Women. Retired Army Col. H.H. Gerecke will speak about "Ministering to the Nuremburg War Criminals," basing his remarks on the experiences of his father, a Lutheran pastor, who was chaplain to the top Nazis on trial for World War II atrocities. The trials were held from 1945 to 1949...
Judith Ann Crow
World War II and its aftermath will be evoked Saturday at a luncheon meeting of the Cape Girardeau branch of the American Association of University Women.
Retired Army Col. H.H. Gerecke will speak about "Ministering to the Nuremburg War Criminals," basing his remarks on the experiences of his father, a Lutheran pastor, who was chaplain to the top Nazis on trial for World War II atrocities. The trials were held from 1945 to 1949.
After his retirement, the younger Gerecke served as Cape Girardeau's chief of police from 1974 to 1981.
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Lee Davis (334-8720) and Mary Fox (651-8307) will be hostesses. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Mr. B's Steak and Deli on Route K.
Joan Gones of Gordonville, branch president, will conduct a brief business session.
AAUW membership is open to any graduate of a four-year college or university. Visitors are welcome.
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