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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
5
Moravian Church led by Rev. E S Crosland offers Children's Festival at 9 30, sermon at 10 80, Open Air Service in Church Square at 7 80. St Pauls Lutheran with Rev W R S S preaches 9 30 and 10 30. Evangelical Congregation led by Rev H J Kline holds service 9 15 and 10 30 with evening at 6 45.
A long roster lists reunions historians and various church committees, with Rev. J. C. H. Light and Rev. Geo. B. Raezer among pastors. It notes gatherings next year on the second Saturday in August and describes service times for local denominations including United Brethren, Congregational, Dunkard Brethren, Church of the Brethren, Mennonite, Lutheran, and Catholic parishes in the Lititz area.
More than 400 Kreider Kreider Clan members from Lancaster Lebanon and Dauphin Counties gathered at Springs Park for the fourth annual reunion. Daniel K. Kreider conducted the morning devotional in Harrisburg. A Kreider Kreider association meeting and an afternoon program followed with plans to meet again in Lititz next August.
Samuel son of Paul Bushong accidentally shot himself in the arm while hunting ground hogs in Schuylkill County. He was rushed to Reading Hospital where surgeons grafted skin from the leg onto the injured arm after a heavy loss of blood. He is reported to be improving.
A historical note explains how the sky ceiling defines the lowest cloud layer. Gliders rise by catching a rising column of hot air near cumulus formations and can hover just below the ceiling as the air cools into clouds.
The Groff family held their second annual reunion Sunday in the grove on Diller Groff’s Millport farm with about 300 attendees. The program included songs, invocations, readings by Christ Groff and Ruth Fry, a Wislerian report on The Life of Hans Groff, and a business session concluding with benediction. Officers elected: President Rev. L W. Taylor, Vice President J Roland Groff, Secretary John G. Hershey, Assistant Edna Wengert, Treasurer Paul Groff, Historian Mrs Elizabeth Raub, Nominating Committee J Roland Groff Alpheus Groff Owen Hershey.
Nearly 500 Brubaker descendants gathered at Elizabethtown College for the twelfth reunion. Henry Brubaker, 75, of town, was the oldest attendee. Morning program included welcome address by Dean A C Baugher, invocation by Rev John D Brubaker, music, and a sermon by Harry Brubaker. Officers will serve until next June with plans for reorganization and a future program.
The Brubaker family names include Elmer from Mt. Joy and J. Clayton Brubaker as vice presidents with other officers from Lancaster Middletown and Grantham. A committee on arrangements features J. C. Brubaker Lititz Adam Brubaker and Wavery Brubaker Upper Darby and others. The next reunion is set for Lititz Springs Park on the second Saturday in August.
The eighth annual Newgard Gantz family reunion will convene at Springs Park this Saturday. Officials include H G Newgard of Palmy and Nathan Greiner of Elizabeth town as presidents, with James Gantz of York as Third Vice President and Wilson Chitz from Lititz serving as secretary and treasurer.
The eighth Bomberger reunion will be held at the Springs Park annex Thursday. Officers include President Hiram Bomber and numerous Bomberger family members from Lebanon Lititz Annville and An derson Indiana with committees of Argements Reception and Memorial led by Henry H Bomberger and Haydn H Bomberger.
The McCreary Kochel families held their fourth annual reunion at Sandy Beach with about 50 attendees. The program featured songs, recitations, solos, and an address by Rev. George Sieger. Officers elected included Harry McCreary as President and Quay Kochel as Vice President. it was decided not to meet at Sandy Beach next year. Jr. McCreary and Esther McCreary led the entertainment and committee roles.
Eskimo languages are spoken by about 32 000 people across Greenland Canada Alaska and Siberia. The languages share a common stock and use single words with complex structures to convey ideas that would require full sentences in English.
The Amana colony lies 28 miles west of Iowaity with seven villages, governed by a president and an 18 member board. Each village is run by seven or more elders appointed by the board of directors. The property spans 26,000 meres of land and the population is 1,72). Cruden's Great Work notes Alexander Cruden voted his Bil licet Concordance in 7 ist.
Alice May Grosch of Lititz and Charles Reed Gardner of Philadelphia married at Moravian Church with Rt. Rev. J. Crosland officiating. Bride wore white crepe, with maid Nina Grosch as maid of honor, and reception followed at Spruce Street home before a Philadelphia homecoming.
Naomi Burkholder daughter of Mr Mrs Ad am Burkholder of Brunnerville wed Norman Boll son of Rev Joseph Boll Erbdale. The ceremony at 10 am Thursday was by Bishop Noah Landis Neffsville with immediate family. Attendants included Martin Landis Witmer as best man Esther Good Lititz as brides maid ushers Lester Luke Wenger Murrell. Reception followed with sixty guests including Rev Noah Landis and Ella Martha Boll plus many relatives. The couple and guests then toured Washington Niagara Falls and Canada.
The Y P Council of District No 9 Lancaster County Sunday School Association met on the Moravian Chapel lawn with Moravians in charge. Alfred Couple led the program as the Zinzendorf Brotherhood joined. treasurer reported over 17 dollars.
Myth says Elassa renamed Dido founded Carthage as refuge. Virgil portrays Aeneas stopping there after Troy’s fall en route to Italy, where he would start Romulus’s line. Dido loves him, and his departure prompts her suicide as she watches the funeral pyre burn.
Wayne H. Wenger 50 died suddenly from heart disease Friday at his home 281 Cherry Street Ephrata after attending a sale in New Holland. He was a pastor of the United Zion's Children's Church and served Mt. Airy Church for nine years. Survived by wife Leah Noll and children Mrs. Charles Bartsch Ammon Samuel and William plus four grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday at 10 at the home and United Zion's Children's Church Mt. Airy with interment in Mt. Airy cemetery.
Five day old Clarence Martin son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Martin of near Akron died at home Saturday morning at 8 80. Survived by parents eight siblings Ethel William Theodore Christ Henry Bertha George Izzie and grandparents Mr and Mrs Trenry W Martin of Akron and Mr and Mrs Theodore Seidel of New Morland. Private funeral at home Sunday at 1 30 pm with interment in Groffdale cemetery.
Sale register notes two public auctions in Warwick Township near Brunnerville. September 6 sale of Jacob B. Eby real estate totaling 19 acres and 94 perches with buildings, plus household goods and implements. September 27 sale of Frank B. Bentz deceased property including two houses, hall, hotel, foundry, and several on site lots.
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