Witmer Family Holds Reunion Here
About 800 Witmer clan members gathered at Springs Park for the seventh annual reunion. The event drew many from Lititz and nearby areas and plans were made to hold next year’s reunion on the third Thursday in August. Also noted were attendees from Rothsville and Neffsville among others. Newgard-Gantz Reunion The seventh annual Newgard-Gantz family reunion was at Lititz Springs Park with about 100 from Lancaster and nearby counties. Officers elected included N G Newgard as president and H G Newgard as president. Program featured Moyer brothers quartet and Rev W R Sammel. Next meeting set for Lititz on the third Saturday in August. Weaver Family Jonathan R. Weaver of Millersville R D 1 was elected president at the third annual Weaver reunion at John M. Sullenberger’s home. Officers reelected include Myer Weaver as vice president and Elam M. Weaver as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witmer
Springs Park
William, Doupie
Ember Witmer
Gladys
Evelyn Enek
J. L. Hertz
Harry C. Landis
Margie
Anna
Ruth Landis
Litite
R. D
E. B. Witmer
Rothsville
E. H. Witmer
Elizabeth Gish
Adam Witmer
A. H. Hoffer
Neffsville
Hottenstein
Abram Stauffer
Nari Stauffer
Fast Petersburg
Newgard-Gantz
Lititz Springs
Lancaster
N. G. Newgard
Palmyra
Nathan Greiner
Elizabethtown
Jacob G. Dommy
James Gantz
York
Wilson Gantz
Lititz
Martha Longene
Dorothy Jean Light
Blue Galilee
Moyer Brothers Quartet
Benediction
Rey
Jacob Hitz
Manheim
Kathryn Gantz
Jonathan R. Weaver
Millersville
Weaver
John M. Sullenberger
Myer ‘Weaver
Akron
Elam M. Weaver
S. Clyde Weaver
East Petersburg
John D. Sullenberger
Lancaster R. D
M. G. Weaver
New Holland
Verna Weaver
Perkasie
Singers Here Saturday At The Square
The Rohrerstown Band gave a fine concert at the Square on Saturday evening. Next Saturday the Peerless Novelty Entertainers come to Lititz with a varied program including piano and accordion solos. The "Al Jolson" singer and plantation singers promise a larger crowd than last time. Horton Optician offers eye care with hours from 9 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rohrerstown
Lititz
al Jolson
Numerous York area visitors and local gatherings noted
Rev and Mrs Albright and son Raymond hosted by the Shaf fers. Several relatives from Elizabeth New Jersey New Bedford Pa and York visit Lititz and nearby towns. Travelers include Dr and Mrs Yoder in Atlantic City and Miss Hensel in Irvington NJ. The W C I U meets Monday at 7 30 and the Moravian Sewing Society hosts a corn supper Tuesday at Springs Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Sammel
New Bedford
Ocean Grove
N. J
M. H.yoder
Atlantic City
Elizabeth Kling
Augustis Steiner
Lebanon
A. Virginia Grosh
Frank Ford
Rosedale
Arthur Campbell
Wrightsville
Howard Richardson
Paxtang
R. EB. Worley
Raymond
Carlisle
Jean Reedy
Philadelphia
Herman Fisher
Amos Yerger
N. G. Verger
Carrie Yerger
Yerger
Carsonia Park
Reading
Harley Tiunsicker
Blooming Glen
Orrin Smucker
Oreville
Ohio
C. KE. Marble
Rath and
Helen
Lititz
John Hershey
W. A. Mackie and Son
St. Francisville
Joseph Herr
Geo. Grunenberger
L. N. Moyer
Mt. Gretna
Filling
Mary
Harrisburg
Wm. Leitzinger
Grace
Sylvia George
Schuylkill Haven
Jacob Eichelberger
Aurora
Harry Wike
Robert Owen
New Street
Baltimore
Elmer Reidenbach
Mary Reidenbach
Jonas Hornley
Scottdale
Agnes Hensel
Irvington
George Butter
Chambersburg
Miles H. Orth
TE. 8. Young
Ladies’ Sewing Society
Moravian Church
Springs Park
Dorothy Habecker
Tacie Ziegler
Millerstown
Elizabeth Walters
Lititz Schools Open On Tuesday Sept 3 1929 Start
The Lititz Public schools begin the 1929 30 term on Tuesday morning September 2 nearly all county schools start by September 7 Vaccination certificates and records required for new pupils The staff includes Supervising Principal M C Demmy and a large list of teachers with assignments at Lititz and Rothsville schools
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
M. C. Demmy
Warwick Township
Rothsville
M. C., Demmy
Melvin Brubaker
Amy L. Book
Anna K. Miller
Anne Eddy
Commercial
J. 5. Street
Elizabeth Garber
Mildred Deurdorff
E. Margaret Stocker
Nelda Spatz
Helen F. Quinn
Herman Toplowsky
Clyde Arbogast
Ilomer Hackman
Rhoda Kereney
Marhery Enck
Emma Myers
Hazel Bentzel
Grace Hassler
Lillian Frantz
Margie Arntz
Frances McGinnis
Laura Rudy
Agnes Hensel
Violet Harker
L. V. Keenan
Poultry Tour Ends With Visit To New James Way House
About 100 members of the Agricultural Extension Association toured six poultry plants in the county ending at Carl Risser’s plant here. They studied a new type of chicken house called the New James way, measuring 48 by 20 feet with a 400 bird capacity and semicircular insulated covering to maintain even temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Agricultural Extension Association
Carl Risser
New James Way
Surprise birthday cards reach Mrs Emme Brackbill
Mrs Emme Brackbill of Pasadena California recounts a birthday surprise on August 12 from Lititz friends who sent 47 cards and gifts. She expresses deep appreciation in a letter, noting the kindness felt like their presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emme Brackbill
Pasadena
Calif
Kintergarten Nursery School Opens September 10
Kintergarten and Nursery School set to open September 10 at 4 North Broad Street. Miss Helen Vereer and Mrs William Lockhart lead two sessions for ages three to five and a half, 9:00-11:11 A.M. and 1:15-3:36 P.M. Enrollment now open. contact Miss Yerger 188 or Mrs Lockhart 149R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kintergarten
Helen Vereer
William Lockhart
North Broad Street
Yerger
Lockhart
Will Teach Again After Serving at Longeneckers
Lloyd Miller, who had been helping in Longenecker's restaurant, will teach again this fall and winter. He has obtained a position at Little Creek, Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Miller
Longenecker
Little Creek
Maryland
Hay Stack Fire Destroys Farm Hay Stack Near Lititz
A large hay stack on HE. J. Piersons farm southeast of Lititz burned yesterday afternoon. Lititz Fire Company arrived about 2 45 PM and confined the blaze to the stack with wire, preventing spread to the barn. Weak wind from the north aided firefighters. Cause undetermined at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE. J. Pierson
Lititz
Reunions for Bomberger and Butzer Clans at Springs Park
The Bomberger family reunion is today at Springs Park with officers named from Lebanon to Lititz and Iowa. Also scheduled are the Butzer clan reunion at Springs Park on Saturday, plus the seventh annual Weidman reunion near Lincoln and the Geib clan reunion at Spring Creek Church of the Brethren near Hershey on September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Creek Church
Birthday Party for Miss Arlene Demmy
Miss Arlene Demmy celebrated her eleventh birthday on Wednesday with twenty one young guests. Pink decorations set the scene for games and refreshments as the Hitle family hosted the cheerful afternoon. Guests included Sylvia George Ruth Hackman Lila Peacock Esther Zartman Doris Furlow Bobby Herr Betty Herr Dorothy Evans Mildred Young Teresa Klunk Peggy Snyder Helen Bender Ruth Smith Irene Maharg Julia Haines Margaret Longenecker Sylvia Longenecker Rodman Hunter Ruth Spickler Nancy Habecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlene Demmy
Eer Sylvia George
Ruth Hackman
Lila Peacock
Esther Zartman
Doris Furlow
Bobby Herr
Betty Herr
Dorothy Evans
Mildred Young
Teresa Klunk
Peggy Snyder
Helen Bender
Ruth Smith
Irene Maharg
Julia Haines
Margaret Longenecker
Sylvia Longsnecker
Rodman Hunter
Ruth Spickler
Nancy Habecker
Traveling Buch Family Returns From Honolulu Stop
Mr and Mrs Theodore B Buch arrived Tuesday evening from Honolulu Hawaii and are staying with Mr Buchs father J Prank Buch on E Main Street They left San Francisco for the Islands in 1911 and have grown fond of island life They doubt they will return to the States to live Mr Buch a civil engineer for the Bishop Estate They traveled via Seattle stopping in Montana Yellowstone Park Milwaukee Detroit and Columbus and expect to stay about a month Mrs Buch is Ida Foltzs daughter and was born in town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore B. Buch
Honolulu
Hawaii
Mr. Buch
J. Prank Buch
E. Main Street
Buch
San Francisco
Islands
States
Bishop Estate
Seattle
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Milwaukee
Detroit
Columbus
Ida
Samuel Foltz
Town
Moravians Mark Children’s Festival Anniversary
Special Moravian services in Herrnhut celebrate the 202nd anniversary of a children’s revival. An illuminated lawn service featured a trombone choir, with Rev. Henry Heydt delivering the address and Miss Esther Frailey singing. Other events include Lovefeast, Communion, and prayer day for older Moravian men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrnhut
Germany
Henry Heydt
Moravian Church
Lancaster
S.C. Albright
York
Esther Frailey
Montclair
N. J
Howard Young
Clarence Maharg
Lititz
Helen Kleinfelter
Beaver Falls
Victor Wagner
Lowefeast
Bethlehem
Hillside Service Draws Good Attendance at St John’s Church
The seventh Hillside Service by Young People’s Council No 9 was held on the lawn of St. John's Lutheran Church in Brickerville with a large turnout. Miss Irma Gantz led and spoke on The Light of the World, Lloyd Hertzler led singing, and a quartet sang Faith and Loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Council No. 9
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Brickerville
Irma Gantz
Lloyd
Hertzler
Warren Diehm
Robert Girvin
Charles Zartman
Lloyd Hertzler
Howard Minnich
Ella Stauffer
Mennonite Church
Front Street
Lititz
Chester Wertseh
Public Auction at Kissel Hill Store
Public auction of all kinds of merchandise at BE K Singer store Kissel Hill on Saturday night. This may be the last sale with prices slashed to the bone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. K. Singer
Kissel Hill
Rotary Luncheon Speaker Rev C A Neal Discusses Life
The Rotary club heard Rev C A Neal of Chambersburg speak on The Whole of Life at Tuesday’s luncheon. Two visitors attended from Harrisburg and Lancaster. Moat Schloss Bros. Master Tailors announce a Fall Men’s Clothing Sale and display at Pfantz Bros. Store on August 26 and 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
C. A. Neal
Chambersburg
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Moat Schloss Bros. Master Tailors
Pfantz Bros
Local notes in Lititz area entertainments and visits
Brevities report residents and visitors across Lititz Manheim and surrounding towns. Families such as Seaman Rudy and Brook myer traveled to Vineland and Ardmore while councilmen updated traffic signals. Camp Spruce Creek visits, land sales in Warwick Township, picnics at Union Water Works, hospitalizations, and church camp activities fill the community itinerary with several trips to Baltimore Hershey Park and Wildwood N J. The lunar forecast hints cooler weather and the Buch family reunion is planned at Kauffman Park Manheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim
Robert Girvin
Bert Kauffman
Warren Diehm
Spruce Creek
Harvey Wommert
Lititz
Warwick Township
Samuel M. Knight
Lancaster
P.P. Dattisman
Beck Brothers
Union Water Works
W. H. Muth
Bricker
Mt. Gretna
Sarah Bear
Lancaster General Hospital
Harry Levers
Gus Conradi
Ed. Neisser
Oliver Clewell
Mac Jennings
Bethlehem
Alice Morrow
Robert Yerger
Helen
Mary Longenecker
Biglersville
H. E. Grosh
Tre- Union
Hershey Park
Irwin Miller
Spruce Street
Penryn
G. L. Calvert
E. S. Mathers
Baltimore
Joseph Dreifus
Washington, D. C
Percy Dreifus
Haiti
J. F. Hagen
Cornwall
N. J
Water View
Helen Kleinfelter
Warren Gundram
Lebanon
Victor Wagner
Kleinfelter
Beaver Falls
Water Street
Charles Kissinger
Buch
Kauffman’s Park
Well Known Couples Wed During Week
A Lititz wedding Friday afternoon united Margaret Trene Dussinger and Robert J. Hanna at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Dussinger. Rev. W. R. Sammel officiated in a ring ceremony with close family present. The couple plans to reside in Lancaster this winter before building on Second Avenue in Lititz. Hanna works at Stehli Silk Mill. Dussinger is active in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and local teaching circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Dussinger
Spruce Street
Lititz
Margaret Trene Dussinger
Robert J. Hanna
Joseph Hanna
Lancaster
W. R. Sammel
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Anna Dussinger
John Todd
Paradise
Alice Smith
Helen Hanna
Theodore Dussinger
Middle West
Second Avenue
Hanna
Stehli
Manheim
Millersville Teachers College
Young People’s Council
Diehm and Steinmetz Couple Wed in Philadelphia
Miss Mary Elizabeth Steinmetz daughter of Mr and Mrs George R Steinmetz of Ephrata and Mr William M Diehm son of Mr and Mrs Stanley Diehm of Lititz were married Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Philadelphia. Attended by the bride's aunt Mrs C S Shaeffer and the bride's sister Miss Grace Steinmetz the couple will reside in Lancaster in a Shippen Street apartment after a Philadelphia honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Steinmetz
George R. Steinmetz
Ephrata
William M. Diehm
Tanley Diehm
New Street
Lititz
Philadelphia
C. S. Shaeffer
Drexel Hill
Grace Steinmetz
Lancaster
Shippen Street
Hackman PfantzWed in Lititz Moravian Church
Hackman son of Mrs Alice Hackman of Lititz and Miss Thelma Pfantz daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Pfantz of Lititz were married at noon Saturday in the Moravian Church Lititz by Rev E S Crosland The wing ceremony was used Attendants were Luther Ruhl and Miss Helen Longenecker The church was decorated with cut flowers They honeymooned at Mt Gretna and will reside temporarily with the bride s aunt on East Front Street The groom a Lititz High School graduate and former State student
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Hackman
Alice Hackman
H. Orange Street
Lititz
Thelma S. Pfantz
Jacob Pfantz
E. Front Street
E. S. Crosland
Luther Ruhl
Helen Longenecker
Great Lancaster Fair Opens to Record Attendance
The Lancaster Fair drew about 15 000 visitors for its opening day, 5000 more than any prior start in twenty years, with ideal weather and the biggest exhibit display yet. Highlighted were Log Cabin Farms with Jersey cattle and J F Longenecker showcasing Richgold Milk and 10 DeSoto models, plus a DeSoto agent presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Fair
Lititz
J. F. Longenecker
DeSoto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Newgard-Gantz Clan
Horton
Optician
Lincoln
8. C. Albright
Fickes
Kauffman
Harry Shaeffer
C. EB. Hermstaedt
Elizabeth
Mr. Hermstaedt
Elmer Bew
Elmer
Demmy
Bomberger
Hiram Bomberger, Jr
C. M. Bomberger
Jeanette
L. B. Huber
Guy Bomberger
Amos Bomberger
Wm. A. Bomberger
F. E. Bomberger
John S. Bomberger
Samuel H. Bomberger
Paul H. Bomberger
Henry H. Bomberger
Morris B. Spayd
Iowa
Tobias Bomberger
Annville
John 5S. Bomberger
W. A. Bomberger
Hiram Bomberger
George Bomberger
Daniel K. Bomberger
John H. Bomberger
Reuben K. Light
Hagan H. Bomberger
H. Reist Landis
Amos H. Bomberger
Butzer
Clan
DP D. Butzer
Phares Butzer
Brownstown
Chester Strohl
Shillington
Elam Koch
Lexington
Raymond Lease
Weidman Clan
J. N. Hainly
Weidman
H. J. Hillegas
Reformed Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Moravian Sunday School
Poplar Springs
Jerusalem Reformed Sunday School
Church Grove
Ladies Aid Society of
Hillside Service
N. B. Seaman
Henry Seaman
Benjamin Brookmyer
Vineland, N. J
W. B. Rudy
Ardmore
Diehm-Steinmetz
Hackman—Pfantz
Scott
Storf
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