▁staff ▁organized ▁on ▁Christian ▁principles . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁found ing ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁of ▁the ▁" Union ▁of ▁Order lies , ▁N urs es , ▁and ▁Al lied ▁Prof essions ▁of ▁Germany " ▁( Ge werk vere ins ▁der ▁K ran ken pf le ger , ▁- P f le ger innen ▁und ▁verw and ter ▁Beruf e ▁Deutsch lands ), ▁Stre iter ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁association ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁Stre iter ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁publication ▁" Der ▁K ran ken pf le ger " ▁( The ▁Order ly ). ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Stre iter ▁participated ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁trade ▁union ▁con gress ▁" General ▁Association ▁of ▁Christian ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁of ▁Germany " ▁( G es amt verband es ▁der ▁christ lichen ▁Ge werk schaften ▁Deutsch lands ) ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Association . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Stre iter ▁was ▁employed ▁full - time ▁in ▁the ▁union ▁movement : ▁at ▁the ▁general ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁to ▁succeed ▁Carl ▁H int sch es ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Order