Bishop Crosland Resigns Pastoral Charge in Lititz
The Rt Rev E S Crosland D D Moravian pastor of 16 years in Lititz announced he has accepted a call to the Moravian Church at New Dorp Staten Island NY and will leave August 1. His long tenure saw church membership nearly double making Lititz third largest Moravian in America. He was consecrated bishop in 1430 and holds a Doctor of Divinity from Franklin and Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Crosland
D.D
Moravian Church
New Dorp
Staten Island
N. Y
Crosland
E. S. Hagen
Lititz
Bethlehem
Franklin and Marshall College
America
Galvary Moravian Church
Winston- Salem
N. C
Bethania
Winston-Salem
Moravian Theological Seminary
Peony Show Planned For June By Local Group
A peony show was outlined for mid June by local growers at last Thursday night’s meeting. A second gathering is set for tonight at 8 in the League rooms with all interested invited. The event will be held at General Sutter Hotel with exact date announced later. Dr L N Moyer heads the organizing group with Clarence G Brubaker as secretary.
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General Sutter
L. N. Moyer
Clarence G. Brubaker
Births Notice From Lancaster Area Families
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Steffy announce the birth of a son at 9 44 A M Friday in Lancaster General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Groff of East Petersburg announce the birth of a daughter Thursday at their home. Mr. and Mrs. John Weidman west of town announce the arrival of a daughter on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Wonder announce the birth of a son at Lancaster General Hospital on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Steffy
Lancaster General Hospital
Harvey Groff
E. Petersburg
John Weidman
Monroe Wonder
Social events and services list from Lancaster hotels
Entertain Ai Hotel Mrs H H Beck entertained the wives of the F and M College faculty at General Sutter Hotel on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday night the P I Om peron Sorority Kappa Chapter Lancaster had a bridge dinner at the Hotel. Sacred Heart Academy Alumni of Lancaster will have a dance at the Hotel on Saturday night. Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted hours 9 am to 8 pm closed Mon. Horton Optician Lincoln.
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H. H. Beck
F. & M. College
General Sutter
P. I. Omperon
Kappa Chapter
Lancaster
Sacred Heart Academy
Horton
Optician
Lincoln
Mother in God’s garden a rare radiant flower
Poem celebrates a mother as a pure radiant flower, praising forgiveness, soft eyes, sweet lips, and gentle touch. It compares a mother to a unique bloom in God’s garden, naming her as the quintessential flower, the mother.
Moravian and Church Groups Plan Mothers Day Activities
Local churches in Lititz observe Mothers Day with services and programs. Moravian Church features a 10 30 a m sermon by Rev E S Hagen D D and an evening address by Harry Trodahl of Daggett Mich. United Brethren presents a pageant Mothers of America with about fifty characters. St Pauls Lutheran Sunday School and Reformed Church also host Mother s Day programs and special offerings.
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Moravian Sunday School
P. F. Snyder
Elmer Clausen
Second Avenue
Ushers’ Association
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
James Dissinger
East Pensylvania Synod
Zion Lutheran Church
Harrisburg
P. B. Furlow
Alma Noir
Pollyanna
King’s Daughters
Dorcas
F. B. Buch
Joseph Grosh
Wm. A. Damast
Charlotte Lee Damast
Baltimore
Clarence Grosh
Lancaster
J. W. Brubaker
Town
J. A. Stultz
Marietta
Monroe Gable
Owl Hill
Ralph Kauffman
Reading Railroad
Lititz
Hagen
D.D
Bethlehem
Moravian College and Theological Seminary
Harry Trodahl
Daggett, Mich
Theological Seminary
United Brethren Church
Mothers of America
Kathryn Gibbes
Eugene Showers
Roy Myers
America
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church of
Lititz Aid Expenditures Reach 235 In April
Lititz Community Chest reports $235 spent in April for direct relief, excluding cloth ing, nurse calls, or out of town aid. Groceries supported 19 families at 142.98, coal 6% tons for 10 families at 58.52, milk 481 quarts to 14 families at 34.48, plus 25 garments. Nurse provided 222 visits, 6 investigations, one ambulance call, and two baby clinics. County welfare records show $6,377 spent countywide in Q1, with Lititz among top recipients at 1,083.99.
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Lititz
Senior Choirs Chicken and Waffles Supper at St Pauls
The Senior Choir of St Pauls Lutheran Church hosted a Tuesday evening chicken and waffle supper. Music and games followed the meal with almost fifty attendees enjoying the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Local social notes and brief notices from Lititz area events
A collage of social visits and family gatherings in Lititz and nearby towns. Residents include Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Royer, Miss Dorothy Habecker, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Trainer, Mrs. Margaret Quinn, Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Maurer, Lloyd Hertzier, and others visiting relatives. Local meetings, church services, and a primary election tally are noted, plus a hospital transfer, a firemen banquet, and an open house announcement. An advertisement for Harris department store offers $5 to $10 suits and boys suits.
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Jacob Royer
Terre Hill
R. E. Worley
Dorothy Habecker
Paul Diener
West Reading
Philip Trainer
Philadelphia
Geo. Grunenberger
J. E. Maurer
Boonesboro
E. W. Rickman
Lloyd Hertzier
E. M. Crouthamel
Souderton
Crouthamel
Lizzie Hershey
Florence Gibbel
Huntingdon
J. Harold Mumper
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Gettysburg Seminary
G. W. Sweigart
Olive
Wilson Ebersole
Clarksburg
M. L. Steiner
Donald
Roger Clarke
Jenkintown
Clarence Herr
Liberty St
Society of Farm Women No. 1
General Hospital
Lancaster
Lebanon County
Henry J. Pierson
Town
Fire Company
Martin Miller
Lancaster General Hospital
H. B. Frey
Reading
Kissel Hill History Named for Early Settler Nicholaus Kissel
A historical sketch notes Kissel Hill was settled about 1762 by Nicholaus Kissel and later called New Haven from 1845 to 1850. A Lutheran church built in 1823 remains active, with memorials near the Himmelberger Hotel. The village, locally called Kissel, includes about 45 houses, a school, church, and stores. Henry Buch, Lititz’s oldest resident, lived there for many years.
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Kissel Hill
Himmelberger
New Haven
Lancaster
Lititz
Nicholaus Kissel
Kulp
Kissel
Henry Buch
Park Committee Thanks Donors For Piano and Trees
Lititz Springs Park executives thank Mr and Mrs Walter Miller for a donated piano and a Borough Council grant for park repairs. The Society of Farm Women planted three pin oaks and W C G T U funded 19 American elms, dubbed the Washington Elms. Donations for more trees are invited to treasurer Paul H Bomberger, with the committee selecting varieties and locations.
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Borough Council
Lititz
Springs Park
Walter Miller
Broad Street
Society of Farm Women
Paul H
Bomberger
George Keehn
Fine Reception For 250 New Church Members
About 250 attended a reception for new St. Pauls Lutheran members held Wednesday night in the lower Sunday School room. Carnations were given to each newcomer as red geraniums decorated the room. The program featured Sunday School Orchestra, addresses by Rev J Harold Mumper and Frank J Longenecker, vocal solos, violin quartet, German dialect song, and a hymn. Light refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Fred Spinner
Guy L. Calvert
J. Harold Mumper
Frank J. Longenecker
Church Council
Norman Brubaker
Theodore Dussinger
B. M. Leaman
Athalia
Morris Baker
Carl Foltz
Samuel Aubrecht
Mumper
Schnitzelbank
Ladies’ Aid Society
Minstrels Here Tuesday In Lititz High School Auditorium
The Tennessee Minstrels, fresh from a successful Neffsville program, come to Lititz Tuesday evening in the High School auditorium under the Dorcas Circle of King’s Daughters. Admission is 25c with no reserved seats. The show features a minstrel segment, two skits, a dance, and a musical number. Cast includes Swart, McMichael, Huber, Martin, Brookmyer, Ray, Albright, Baughey, Kratzert, Klaus, Kratzer, McMichael, Nixdorf, Frey, Enck, Krick, H Krick, Keihl, Hinerdeer, Miller, Shenk, Laush, Graver, Forney, Gingrich, Redeau. Early Landis is accompanist and Mae G. Haverstick the coach.
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Tennessee Minstrels
Neffsville
Lititz
Dorcas Circle of
King’s Daughters
Carl S. Swart
J. R. McMichael
Melvin Huber
Harold Martin
R. L. Brook
Rotary Ladies Night At General Sutter Hotel
The Lititz Rotary Club hosted Spring Ladies Night on Tuesday with 27 women attending. Dr. Charles Haff of Northampton delivered a forceful talk on the Contagion of Rotary while the High School Orchestra conducted by Prof. Grim provided music.
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Lititz
General Sutter Hotel
Charles Haff
Northampton
Rotary
Grim
Town Talk: Youth Week Jingle and Local Political Pranks
A note on Youth Week shares a Ben Lutz jingle about becoming a man and doing great work. The piece also recalls a local charm aiding political favors for Musser and Pierson, followed by a borough street sweeper incident where a horse drawn machine vanished and was spotted at Third Avenue.
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Broad
Marion Streets
Springs Garage
Broad Street
Third Avenue
Lodge Attends Service At St Pauls Lutheran Church
Seventy six members of Lititz Lodge No 1050 I C C F attended St Pauls Lutheran Church Sunday evening to hear a special sermon by Rev J Harold Mumper.
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Lititz Lodge
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
J. Harold Mumper
Harris Fullworth Be 10c Store Weekend Specials
Lititz Pennsylvania ad lists savings including two Palm Olive Soap cakes at 10 cents, Thermos bottles 69 cents, 100 sheet toilet tissue 10 cents, 81 by 90 bleached sheets 59 cents, all with regular prices noted.
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Harris Fullworth
Lititz
Donation to Missionary Fund Sets Local Church Meeting
The Woman's Missionary Society of St. Paul's Lutheran Church met at Mrs. Paul Herr's home Tuesday night with 14 attendees. Leader Mrs. Charles Bare led the Korea topic, readings were given by several members, and a $50 donation from a friend was reported for the Manikam Missionary Fund.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Paul Herr
Korea
Charles Bare
J. F. Stoner
Sara Clair
Elwood Furlow
L. N. Moyer
Willis Godenaur
Fred Spinner
H. A. Seaber
J. H. Mumper
Manikam Missionary Fund
Moravian Home Association to Hold 24th Annual Meeting
The Moravian Home Association will meet in the Home parlor next Friday at 7.30 pm. The agenda includes a musical and literary program, reports, and the election of two board of managers members.
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Moravian Home Association
Youth Week Off to Very Good Start in Lititz Schools
Youth Week in Lititz starts with Youth's Day in the Churches and continues with a gymnasium exhibition and a fashion show. Contests in vocal music elocution and oratory accompany athletic events for 4th 6th grade girls and boys, illustrating the robust school activities and the promising forecast for a grand finish.
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Lititz
Route of Parade Through Town to Springs Park
Parade forms at the school then travels west on Orange and south on Spruce to Marion. It continues east on Marion and north on Broad to Main then east on Main to Water and north on Water to Front. Afterward prizes are awarded on the Springs Park athletic field.
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Orange
Spruce
Marion
Broad
Main
Water
Springs Park
Lititz School Open House Promises Large Night of Displays
Tonight Open House at Lititz School offers public viewing of Youth Week contest entries and all rooms. Judges will review contests, music and instrumental groups. Parade and track and field events roll in Saturday, with entrants judged before marching.
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Lititz
Rev D P Longsdorf Named Trinity E C Church Pastor
The Rev D P Longsdorf was transferred from an Allentown church to the Lititz charge by the Evangelical Congregational Church Conference stationing committee. The Rev H J Kline, who led the pulpit for three years, is sent to the Annville charge. Longsdorf, well known in the area, previously pastored in Lancaster and Reading.
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Musser
Lancaster
Pierson
Lititz
Mr. Pierson
D. P. Longsdorf
Allentown
Evangelical Congregational Church Conference
H. J. Kline
Annville
Longsdorf
Reading
Recital Held For Miss Zimmerman Pupils At St Pauls Church
Miss Kathryn M Zimmerman presents a 2 percent piano recital in the lower Sunday School room at St Pauls Lutheran Church Monday evening at 8 o'clock featuring Stella Becker Phyllis Breneman Ruth Carpenter Martha Christner Marcel la Engle Harry Fry Doris Furlo Catherine Hammer Ruth Heisley Robert Huber Grace Keller Verna Kreider Nancy Seaman Helen Ruth Wilbur Stark William Stark Violet Witmyer Esther Zartman Norma Zimmerman Ushers Jane Butterbaugh and Dorothy Hornberger invite all patrons and friends to attend.
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Kathryn M. Zimmerman
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Stella Becker
Phyllis Breneman
Ruth Carpenter
Martha Christner
Marcella Engle
Harry Fry
Doris Furlow
Catherine Hammer
Ruth Heisley
Robert Huber
Grace Keller
Verna Kreider
Nancy Seaman
Helen Ruth
Wilbur Stark
William Stark
Violet Witmyer
Esther Zartman
Norma Zimmerman
Jane Butterbaugh
Dorothy Hornberger
Violet Party at Binkley Farm Draws Crowd Hopeful
R. D. 4 resident A Binkley invites the public to his fourth Violet Party on Violet Hill Farm two miles north of town along the Rothsville road. He reports abundant violets and has cleared two acres for parking, hoping a large crowd will attend.
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A. Binkley
Violet Hill
Rothsville Road
Roller Skating Saturday Evening at LUTZ HALL
An old advertisement notes a Saturday evening roller skating event at LUTZ HALL with admission priced at 10 and 20 cents.
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Lutz Hall
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Entertain Ai Hotel
C. V. Pfautz
Harris
Mary Huebener
Federation
Manheim
West Earl
Christiana
Elizabethtown
Ephrata
Mt. Joy
Mountville
New Holland
Paul R. Furlow
Ben Lutz
Ben
Lodge
Home Association
Trinity E. C. Church
Binkley Violet Party
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