 On July 18, 1959, he and Vilma opened their house as a cultural centre for Esperantists, and in July 1960 they hosted the second congress of the Canadian Esperanto Association ("Kanada Esperanto-Asocio" or KEA) after its reconstitution in 1958.In the years to follow, Vilma taught Esperanto courses there, and the couple founded several local Canadian Esperanto clubs.The Eichholz couple educated their son Alko and their daughters Suna and Brila as native Esperanto speakers.