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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
4
Fragment from Lititz Pennsylvania note mentions a second glans mater entered at the Post Office with unclear context leaving readers with an ambiguous archival phrase.
The piece discusses graduation as a pivotal life milestone and critiques costly attire, urging simple, inexpensive gowns and strong study effort. It then reflects on Memorial Day 1922, honoring veterans from the Civil War to recent conflicts, emphasizing reverence and national unity. It ends with notes on new dress silks at Pfantz Bros and a large California fruit sale.
Aged Mrs. Lydia Minnich has regained health and walks daily through the village. Local cement work is underway at several homes by J. Geib and B. Kauffman with assistance from A. Shultz P. W. Flory and M. S. Sheaffer. Norman Steeley suspects night prowlers at his hen house. he fired his rifle with no result. Relatives attended the Greiner funeral Sunday. Sunday guests included Bernetha Hilton, David Miller, John Bryson and family, and Mrs. Levi Eckert. Brunnerville Sunday School plans a straw berry festival for church fund on June 10. C. M. Imhoff moved to Lititz May 22. Charles Kochel will occupy his former place.
Akron news item lists Loveteast event at Brethren church on Saturday May 27 at 7 29 p m. Communion at G U E church Sunday 10 a m led by Rev S A Heisey. On May 20 at 8 a m Heisey joined Rev S A Heisey married Miss Lillian Roether of Akron at his residence on 8th street Gay Hall of Neffsville. A noon dinner followed at the bride’s home. Commencement at G A B church for Teacher Training class with diplomas to Martha Buch Elizabeth Heisey Testella Adams Grace Adams Jillian Hull Minnie Leib Irene Spangler Maud Daniels. Thirteen local men took a two day auto trip to Maryland fisheries. Mr and Mrs Frank Adams hosted a dinner Sunday for newlywed Mr and Mrs Aaron Adams of Ephrata. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Aaron Adams and family, Mrs Harriet Adams, Mr and Mrs Amos Martin and others. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor and child of Downingtown and Mr and Mrs Grace Weidler’s family. Elmer Zwally of Reading visited his father Carpenter Zwally. Mr and Mrs Wm Martin and children of Ephrata and Mr and Mrs Samuel Schatzberger visited the Mohler home. Samuel Weitkamp, once a patient at Lancaster General, has returned home greatly improved.
Lancaster and Bareville residents together with Dussinger families spent Saturday evening with J. K. Pfautz. Beard and family visited Mohler Good near Bareville on Sunday. Almenara Gerhart joined Eli Zartman and Henry Risser parties as guests of Clay Oberlin on Sunday. Ina Galehach and Pennville locals spent Sunday with the Keller family.
Harry Kauffman tears down his old barn to erect a new structure on the same site. In nearby visits, Mrs. George McCauly and her son of Manheim visited her sister Mrs. David Rickert. Rothsville residents Mr and Mrs H Shaar Ida and Amanda Kraft joined Norman Kline and family for a Sunday visit. Emma and Jennie Enck visited Elizabeth Dombach at Brickerville on Saturday. Martin Musser and Marie Kreider visited Harry Brubaker, and many village folks attended communion at Brickerville Reformed church on Sunday.
Mrs Clara Weidman and daughter Catherine visited friends in Lebanon. The Good Cheer Circle of Kings Daughters sent two baby robes for the Miley twins. The Lexington Union Sunday School reports fifty one pupils enrolled and similar visitor count from Lititz. A family reunion May 21 at the David Frankfort home near Lexington included many relatives and their children listed in attendance.
The 22nd Lancaster County Young Peoples Branch W C T U convention met at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Welcomes came from Mrs M M Sanders and Miss Ruth Wentworth, with Rev W R Sammel delivering the ministerium address. Committees reported. devotions by Mrs Anna Ferguson. Miss Ethel Ulrich on piano. Lititz won the county rally cry and Manheim the county rally cry. A reading by Amanda Landes closed the session.
George Reynolds aged 17 of Lime Rock was hurt when a motorcycle with a sidecar carrying his mother was struck by an automobile driven by Samuel D Harnish of Denver Sunday night. He suffered a fractured leg and ankle and was admitted to Lancaster General Hospital. Mrs Reynolds escaped with only slight shock. Mrs Reynolds had visited her son John, a patient in the hospital, earlier that day.
Sunday afternoon the first game of the Brownstown and Rothsville series will be played at Rothsville. Brownstown holds a 4-1 streak while Rothsville has won its first four games. The match is expected to be evenly matched with a 2 30 start. Saturday Rothsville hosts Maytown at 3 30 p m as Maytown performs well this season.
To the Linden Hall Alumnae of Lititz and Vicinity Dear Alumnae The Alumnae Luncheon will be served in the gymnasium at 4 p m on Alumnae Day Thursday June 18 Tickets $1 00 Notify Miss Mary Reidenbach Lititz by June 8 if attending Business meeting 3 p m in Mary Dixon Chapel Official invitation to commencement exercises Louise de Schweinitz Pres Gen A A
On Monday evening at 8 o'clock May 29 Captain Groff and Mr Milton Ranek will speak in the chapel of St Pauls Lutheran Lititz in the interest of the General Hospital Lancaster All men and women of Lititz are urged to attend After this meeting the Lititz Auxiliary of the General Hospital will meet
Mr John Buek left for Dover Ohio last Thursday. Mrs Beckie Lessig of Ashland Pa is visiting cousin Mrs J Frank Buek. Edward Diehm of Spring City and Mrs Paul Smith of Lebanon spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs William Smith. Addison Showers and family along Harrisburg pike were guests of Mr and Mrs N D Sturgis. Allen Ditzler and wife Isaac Adair Mr and Mrs A B Warner with their slaughter Dr Miriam Warner and a gentleman friend motored from Philadelphia to visit Lititz friends. They returned home covering 51 miles via Harrisburg Hershey Park and Cornwall. Mr and Mrs George Miller of Harrisburg visited Mr and Mrs John Heiserman. Mrs Miller had not been here in 30 years and her husband’s first trip. Mr Miller enjoyed a hike in the country with Mr Heiserman.
Arrangements are complete for Decoration Day observances in Rothsville on Saturday afternoon May 27 by Washington Camp No 559 P O S of A. The program begins with a parade from the Hall to the New Zion cemetery then to the Lutheran cemetery where Gabriel Mayer of Lebanon National President of the Patriotic Order Sons of America will speak on Americans' Responsibilities. Afterward the parade returns to the hall for dismissal. A grand festival follows in the Swan Hotel lot with Lititz Concert Band providing music. A baseball game between Rothsville and Maytown occurs immediately after the parade.
The Luther League of St Pauls Lutheran church Penryn will hold a special service Sunday evening May 28 at 730 in the church. The sixteen member Eph rata Men s Chorus will be the feature. The program includes hymns prayers readings recitations and solos with Mrs Frank Diehm Ellsworth Shenk Mrs Leon Himmelberger and Mary Biemesderfer among those presenting items. Pretty White Shoes for Decoration Day at Plauta Bros.
Lawn Fete sponsored by Lititz Branch of Linden Hall Alumnae will take place on the Pfautz lawn Saturday afternoon and evening with cakes candies and ice cream for sale.
A brief notice from B. F. LutZ discusses weekend beef selection with a special price for chuck roast on Saturday at 18c per pound. It seeks a good calf for next week and experience sheep for lawn trimming tasks.
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