sentences:  According to a 1942 record kept by the "Deutscher Sängerbund" (German Singers’ Association), it was founded as a men's singing club in 1888.In its early days, the conductor was usually the local schoolteacher.In 1925, another singing club was founded, the "Arbeiter Gesang- und Unterstützungsverein" (“Workers’ Singing and Support Club”), whereupon the original singing club became known as the "bürgerlicher Gesangverein" (“civic singing club”).