lies , ▁N urs es , ▁and ▁Al lied ▁Prof essions . ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁posts ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer . ▁He ▁therefore ▁became ▁the ▁chief ▁official ▁of ▁the ▁organization , ▁which ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁" G erman ▁Association ▁of ▁Order lies ▁and ▁N urs es " ▁( De utsch er ▁Ver band ▁der ▁K ran ken pf le ger ▁und ▁- pf le ger innen ). ▁During ▁subsequent ▁general ▁meet ings ▁( 1 9 0 9 ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁in ▁N ure m berg , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁in ▁Wür zburg ), ▁Stre iter ▁was ▁repeatedly ▁re conf ir med ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁chairman . ▁The ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁also ▁increased ▁stead ily ▁throughout ▁this ▁time : ▁while ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁it ▁counted ▁only ▁ 8 7 9 ▁members , ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁it ▁had ▁already ▁grown ▁to ▁strength ▁of ▁ 1 , 4 0 9 ▁members . ▁ ▁Polit ically , ▁Stre iter ' s ▁association ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁against ▁social ism ▁and ▁commun ism , ▁though ▁he ▁just ified ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁labour ▁strik es ▁as ▁a ▁b arg aining ▁t actic ▁provided ▁that ▁" the ▁people ' s ▁well - be ing ▁is ▁not ▁end anger ed ". ▁The ▁" St re iter - Ver band ," ▁as ▁the ▁association ▁was ▁called ▁ow ing ▁to ▁Stre iter ' s