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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
4
The piece notes rapid adoption of automobiles since fifteen years ago when horse owners derided cars. Now families travel widely by auto in minutes rather than miles, with large picnics and trips reflecting progress in education, recreation, and social life.
The Moravians of Lititz led last Sunday's Union Sunday School services with Lititz superintendent Geo Hepp in charge. This Sunday Evangelicals, led by Walter Buch, will take the helm. Numerous local residents, families, and groups attended park outings and social visits across Reading, Hershey Park, and surrounding towns, including picnics and reunions at Ephrata and Dornsife.
Harvest Home services will be held at the Church of the Brethren on West Main street this Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev. J A Smith, pastor of Grace U E church Allentown, preached at Grace U E on Sunday evening. The Ladies and Men's Bible Classes were noted in the report.
The report lists the G. U. E. Sunday School monthly gathering at the Roger home on Tuesday evening. A surprise for Mrs. Jacob Albright at Conestoga Valley Park followed by a sumptuous 4 PM supper. Lawn party for Pauline Kilhefner with attendees including Minetta Schreck and Violet Harlinger. Various visits and gatherings are noted among local residents and families, including Atlantic City trip and W. C. T. U. meeting at Mrs. Alice Weller’s home.
Clay Cullings notes the new school opened Monday morning with 27 pupils enrolled under teacher Miss Mary Keller. Community activity included many attending the Fireman's Carnival at Ephrata Saturday. Sickness affected Miss Pauline Palm. Visits featured J. W. Gerhart's call on Akron residents and the Gerhart family hosting guests from Manheim Lititz and Ephrata.
Henry Rudy sold a truckload of cantaloupes to ready buyers. Ellis Wolf and Jacob Keller have new jobs at Motive Power Co in Harrisburg. A holiday Monday bank shutdown. Raymond Getz to join Lancaster County National Bank Sept 1. Brownstown nine beat Gap 10 to 3 and will host 7th Warders before Labor Day trip to E town. San Telmo cigar factory began operations with S H Wolf foreman. Reading visitor George Hallacher visited Kissel Hill acquaintances. Rev Wm K Fleck of Camden preached at Kissel Hill August 20 in a large welcome. The service drew the century old Salem Lutheran church’s largest audience and underscored national unrest themes.
A correspondence argues citizens must follow duly organized authority and reject socialist teachings. It stresses native-born citizens should set an example of respect for law, uphold the 18th Amendment, and keep the nation aligned with constitutional ideals and the enduring principle that government is by and for the people.
The Bomberger clan held its first annual reunion in Springs Park with 500 members attending. Highlights included historical papers by C. Martin Bomberger and addresses by Rev. Morris Bomberger Spayd and Prof. Spangler. Two oldest attendees, Mrs. Maria Bomberger and Mr. David Huber, were honored with a Bible and a cane.
About 150 people attended the sixth McQuate family reunion at Springs Park. Rev S G Zerfass wrote the family history tracing roots to Peter McQuate from Ireland circa 1780. Officers were elected and the next reunion set for Lititz on June 28 1923. Reuben Kinnner at 87 was the oldest member present. Also noted was the Fasnacht family reunion held in July at Springs.
Mr and Mrs Walter C Lotte and daughter Miss Eleanore Lotte sailed from New York last Wednesday at noon aboard the Paris for Le Havre to visit the Passion Play. They will travel to Basel Oberammergau and Lyons before Genoa and aim to return in November. The journey includes studies of European dye works and a farewell message accompanied their departure. Prof and Mrs Frueauff joined Lotte family at Lititz for commencement day.
A large group of English snakes was discovered in Dorsetshire. The cluster contained 34 reptiles, noted by local observers.
Public sale on September 21 1922 at 2 PM offers a 97 acre and 105 perches farm along Brickerville Lititz road in Elizabeth Township Lancaster County with a 2 1/2 story frame house a bank barn tobacco sheds wells running water meadow timber and various outbuildings. Personal property includes tobacco lathe chairs rockers desk clock bedding and tools. Executors Hiram Buckwalter and B F Kopp of Gideon Schmuck deceased announce sale with auctioneer I N Rebman and attorney M G Sheaffer.
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