John Beck Academy and its early teaching era
The article chronicles John Beck who led Lititz Academy beginning January 2 1815 with twenty two German background boys. It notes the school’s growth producing over 2 000 pupils from across the U S Canada and the West Indies and outlines Beck’s broader impact on education and athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beck
Andrew Benade
Iititz
H. H. Beck
Amer
Berk
Professor Beck
Abraham Beck
Orange Street
Cedar Street
David Helman
Social Guests Flood Lititz Area Homes This Week
A steady stream of visiting families and relatives gathered at homes in Lititz and nearby areas during the week and weekend. Notable attendees included the Buchers Zartmans Beckers Seppis and Haldemans among others, with Sunday dinners and calls across several households.
Social Visits Across Lititz and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs I W Singer visited Mrs Rosa Singer of Lititz Saturday evening. Several families spent Sunday at various homes including Water Street Mission attendees and gatherings with the Ruhl, Beckly, Diehm, Hoover, Smith, Bruckhart, Hershey, Fahnestock, Carpen ter, Merkey, Heath, Heisey, Nestieroth, Gale Bach, Hellinger, Brubaker, and Graybill households in Manheim Rexmont Myerstown and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
I. W. Singer
Rosa Singer
Lititz
J. B. Koehler
Eli Yocum
Water Street Mission
Aaron Ruhl
David Ruhl
Loncon
Raymond Galebach
Howard Beckly
Near Iona
Emanuel Diehm
Earhart Taller
Walldeck
Christ Hoover
Allen
Irvin Smith
Abram Bruckhart
Meno Bruck
James Boye
Jacob Hershey
Ephriam Hersh
Clarence Fahnestock
Manheim R D
Ephriam Carpen
Samuel Merkey
Ter and Sons
Rexmont
Norman Heath
Rufus Heisey and Son
William Garhart
C. L. Nestieroth
Henry Hellinger
Myerstown
Myx
Joe Graybill
J. C. Brubaker
Elmer Hess
Ella Graybill
Delphians Discuss Plays At Friday Meeting
The Lititzdelphian Chapter hosted Mrs Wm Moody as hostess. Members reviewed American Drama 1860 to 1900 with talks on Progress Toward Genuine American Drama and Clyde Fitch topics. The next meeting is April 6 at Mrs Sarah Jenlins home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Moody
Lancaster County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Tris Club
E. McMullen
Florence Gibbes
Mary Huehbener
Clyde Fitch
Belasco
Thomas
W. H. Muth
BE. Buch
Anna Miller
Sarah Jenlins
Frey Fackler Wedding at Chester Parsonage
Miss Margaret Frey daughter of Mr and Mrs John Frey of Elizabethtown wed Im Fackler son of Mr and Mrs W W Fackler of Salunga in a Chester Methodist church parsonage ceremony officiated by Rev Richard Jones on Saturday at 4 80 oclock. Attendants included Miss Sarah Sturgis maid of honor and Miss Esther Trey plus Miss Sue Fackler bridesmaids with Charles Gondrum as best man. The couple will reside in Salunga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Frey
John Frey
Elizabethtown
Im Fackler
W. W. Fackler
Salunga
Methodist Church of
Bowman and Bond Obtain New York Marriage Licence
Send Bowman Mildred Bowman of Lititz daughter of Harry B and Kien King Showers and John Bond a New York cashier obtained a marriage licence in New York Saturday morning. They planned a ceremony later that day at Seventy ninth Street Congregational church by Rev. T Taylor. Bowman's first husband died in 1927. Bond was born in Tucson Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Bowman
Lititz
Harry B
Kien King Showers
John Bond
New York
Seventy-ninth Street Congregational Church
T. Taylor
Bowman
Bond
Tucson
Arizona
Rotary Members Attend High School Basketball Game
Nearly all Lititz Rotary Club members attended the Tuite High-Reading High basketball game Tuesday night after the luncheon at General Sutter. John G. Hershey was admitted as a new member under casualty insurance. Next Tuesday’s program features Norman M. Wood, Coatesville speaker for the State Game Commission, with visitors John K Farmer and Charles J M Talley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lititz
John G. Hershey
Casulty Insurance
Norman M. Wood
Coatesville
State Game Commission
Local Briefs: Bermuda trip, patent grant, PTA meeting
Mr and Mrs Albert C Pierson and Mrs Donald P Brown sail from New York for Bermuda to join Senator Pierson. Hershey R Graybill of town granted a patent on a die press with rights assigned to Animal Tran Co. Lititz PTA March meeting cancelled. next in April. Miss Jeanne Eberly sprained her left arm roller skating at home on Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert C. Pierson
South Broad Street
Donald P. Brown
William P. Brown
Lanva
New York
Bermuda
J. Pierson
Washington
Hershey
Lititz
Parent-Teachers Association
Jeanne Eberly
Hiram Eberly
Second Avenue
Longeneckers Host Son from Nutley This Weekend
C Robert Longenecker son of Mr and Mrs John F Longenecker working in Nutley New Jersey visited his parents over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Robert Longenecker
John F. Longenecker
Nutley, N. J
Engagement Announced for Herma Rickert to Brownie Losensky
Mr and Mrs David J Rickert of Brunnerville announce the engagement of their daughter Herma E Rickert to Brownie J Losensky son of Mr and Mrs John B Losensky of Litita RD The couple declared at a St Patrick s party held at the Rickert home Saturday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Rickert
Brunnerville
Herma E. Rickert
Brownie J. Losensky
John B. Losensky
Litita
R. D
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Beck Academy
Mitton Getz
Millway
Jennie Enck
Walter Strohm
June
Joseph Shirk
Arthur Leed
Jacob Shirk
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Lancaster
Adam Shelly
Near Lebanon
John Wilton
Shenk
Helen Fields
Dell Harrison
Manheim
Landis Greider
Eadie Brown
Joseph Bell
Middale
John Rhoads
Amos Martin
Near the Zion Home
Channes Mishler
Bessie Stark
Elam Stark
Henry Messe
John Hilton
Lillie Zouk
Wilson Spangler
David Hilton
Pim
Jean Greider
Martha Greider
Henry Meage
Dorothy Bitnner
Roy Schaeffer
John Flory
Mix
Elum Stark
Samuel Keller
Huber Fetter
Arlene
Morris Garpenter
Lexington
Phares Zartman
Ira Bucher
Monroe Zartman
Karl Becker
Harrisburg
Miss Raphae
Reading
Philip Seppi
Brickerville
Harvey Kline
William Seibert
Bron
Abram Metzler
Elam Shelley
Chris‘ Zook
Irwin Strohm
Newton, Zartman
Willow Grove
Kermit Singer
Morris Carpenter
Charles Bear
John Singer
Roy Singer
Campbellstown
Amanda Keith
Jean Zallman
Delphians
Fackler—Frey
John Kfarmer
Lancaster Club
Charles JM. Talley
Souderton Club
Lisi
John W. Getir
Spacht’s
Jamestown
Djer
Alfred H. Smith CO
Fifth Ave
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