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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
4
The Lititz Record R and Buch announces subscription at 1.50 a year and notes it is entered at Lititz Pennsylvania post office as second class matter.
An essay notes Americans increasingly know how to play at ball games golf and driving on the pikes. It contrasts overworked business people with a public that enjoys picnics automobiles and bridge clubs. It praises leisure but urges wiser, less costly recreation nationwide.
The article laments active vacationers who must fill every minute with sport and social activity. It contrasts them with calmly philosophical travelers who enjoy simple rest, scenery, and books. It suggests American society has lost serenity and complacency, chasing constant stimulation.
Neighborhood events include the Women's Missionary Society meeting at the Lutheran church and the Mt Zion Mission Band outing at Ephrata Park led by Miss Gussie Weller. Numerous visitors and relatives from Washington D C New York City Pittsburgh and Lancaster shared visits with local families over the weekend.
Families from Lititz and neighboring towns spent Sunday visiting relatives. Residents traveled to Reading, Rothsville, Elizabethtown, and other local communities, visiting kin including Knoll, Zell, Brubaker, and Eshleman households while others vacationed in Atlantic City and Richmond.
Brownstown notes report a joint picnic of the U K and Tamauel Evangelical Sunday School at Rocky Springs Park by trolley. Foundry picnic at Sandy Beach Park near here. Funeral for Lemon M Wolf of Saranac Lake N Y held in Evangelical church with interment in Brownstown cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Hoover returned from a week in Altoona with her son Harry Hoover and family. Attendees included Max and Bernice Keller of Altoona and H Arlington Gerhart with daughter M Phoebe of Mannheim. The Wealand brothers joined Charles Stamm on a trip to Ohio and Canada. Mt Airy picnic attendance noted. Several families attended Hershey business men’s picnic and a Sunday dinner at the Weist home.
J Russell visited the EB Zartman family on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Samuel W Elser and son Earl were guests of Mr and Mrs Samuel K Keller at Lexington on Sunday. Elser Gerhart of Lititz entertained at the former's parents' place. Mrs J W Gerhart and daughter accompanied Mrs Elser Gerhart to Landisville to her parents Mr and Mrs David Harnish. Miss Margaret A Gerhart is spending a few days at Lititz.
Halfville and nearby towns note guests visiting from Lakewood Lititz and White Horse. Families including the Shreiner Hitnier and Druckenbrod clans hosted visitors over the weekend with extended family stays and local picnics at Mt. Airy and Silver Springs.
Rothsville prepares for the 1927-1928 session with school openings on August 22 and 25. A Union Sunday School picnic is planned for August 20 at Myers Grove with Lititz Concert Band to perform. Local ground is broken for a double dwelling near the Swan Hotel by O Brian Miller. Residents travel and study abroad with multiple family updates. The Rothsville Fire Company schedules a grand carnival August 27 and September 4 featuring Streaker's City Band and Star Band performances.
The Moore family gathering was held Sunday in the dye house formerly used by Conestoga Hosiery Co. An elaborate feast fed 114 attendees. Named present were Levi and Minnie Moore Irvin and family, Samuel and Caroline Smith, Stanley Moore and daughter Helen, J W Moore and daughters Ruth and Helen, J L Balmer and children Robert and Reba, all from local townships and nearby areas.
A long list of Moore and allied families from Gordonville Bareville New Holland and surrounding towns gathered for a reunion. Officers were elected for the next year with a plan to hold the park gathering in Ephrata Park. Local details name many relatives and their residence locations.
About a hundred Kemper family members attended the 19th annual reunion at Lititz Springs Park. Last year’s gathering was canceled due to grounds damage from August rain. Officers elected: President Lemon F. Kemper, Ephrata. Vice President Mrs. Clara Hinsey, Akron. Secretary Mrs. Ralph Worley, Lititz. Treasurer H. H. Mayer, Ephrata. A memorial bouquet honored the dead. program included hymns, solos, duets, recitations, and a memorial address by A. L. Hecker. Next year’s reunion set for the second Saturday in August at Lititz.
The Bomberger family held its sixth annual reunion at Lititz Springs Park on Wednesday. Dr Seiffert and Prof H H Beck spoke on Bomberger history. Hiram P Boyer berger delivered the president's address amid vocal and instrumental music.
The Lancaster Automobile Club works to improve highway safety by removing blind intersections blocked by tall corn stalks. At a board meeting, officials discussed eliminating view obstructions to protect motorists and pedestrians in the region.
The club authorized reimbursements to farmers for cutting corn to prevent視driver hazards at intersections. Motorists and farmers are urged to report corn obstructions to Club headquarters at 12 South Prince Street, Lancaster. The club will investigate and negotiate with field owners to obtain the necessary cuts once authorized.
A Pennsylvnia Public Services Information Committee note explains that lighting can alter a room’s perceived warmth or coolness. By adjusting electric lamps with mobile lighting gear a home can feel cool in summer and warm in winter, avoiding costly redecorating.
The text explains how warm and cool lighting can affect perceived temperature, noting flame tint lights and blue or green tints. It asserts lighting cannot replace refrigeration but can influence comfort in homes, dining rooms, porches, theatres, and other venues to attract people indoors in summer.
A wheat of text notes how city names shift with political power Across Europe and Asia changes include Osso to Oslo Saint Petersburg to Petrograd then Leningrad then others Mustapha Kemal to Constantinople and a broader risk of global reprinting. The piece critiques rapid name changes amid modern trends.
A columnist warns against renaming cities to suit dictators and political slogans. The piece casts doubt on changing Rome to Mussolini and Madrid to Rivera, arguing such moves would confuse travelers and harm business. It urges Constantinople’s Chamber of Commerce to avoid Ottoman branding that echoes a cigarette slogan.
State highway surveyors began examining the Cornwall to Schaefferstown route for a new base and oil penetration surface. The road will keep regulation width, little widening or grading needed, with a contract hoped by September 20.
Reading Railroad Club of Reading scheduled events for Saturday include a meeting, with further notices of an Elser event and an Oberlin Missionary Society gathering in Akron.
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