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VOL. XXXIX LITITZ, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30,1915 NO. ]6
INTERESTING THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN
TOWN AND VICINITY.
Items of Minor Mention, So to Speak
but of Interest to the Average Reader
at Home and Abroad.
A happy and prosperous New Year to
you all.
Mr. and Mrs. Hasting Rhoads received
a welcome Christmas g i f t the f o rm of
a bouncing baby girl.
D. W. Withers shipped five carloads
of his 1913 packing of leaf tobacco to a
New York firm this week.
L e t t e r s addressed to Mr. John Gal-lagher,
E. L. Rauck, Mr. H. L. Ray re-main
uncalled for in the Lititz P. O.
Mrs. Sophia Stoner celebrated her
eighty-first birthday anniversary last
Wednesday. For one of her advanced
age, Mrs. Stoner displays excellent
ability.
Mrs. John Madlem, who was taken to
t h e Lancaster General hospital on Tues-day
of last week and operated upon the
following day for internal trouble, is
g e t t i n g along very well, although she is
still at the hospital.
At the Moravian Sunday-school on
Sunday t h e various classes handed in
their collections for the year for the
support of Rev. R. F. Bishop, mission-ary
at Bluefields, Nicarauqua. The
total amounted to the handsome sum of
$359.
La grippe, which has gripped so many
of our citizens, continues to be preva-lent,
and with these weather conditions
t h e r e are poor prospects of it abating
f o r the present. Persons should use all
known precaution to prevent the dis-ease.
B. B. Stauffer, who quit farming and
moved here last April, was always so
accustomed to work that he never is
more content than when he has some-t
h i n g to do. Recently he made it a busi-ness
to clean seed oats among farmers
and cleaned j u s t 1860 bushels.
Although we are having plenty of wet
weather, it is a bit too cold to dampen
t h e tobacco so t h a t thefarmers can take
i t down and begin stripping. The farm-ers,
most of whom have sold ther crop,
a r e atiXious to get it stripped and deliv-ered,
so as to receive their money.
Mrs. S. W. Foltz and Mrs. J . F. Buch
l a s t week were the happy recipients of
half a dozen Hawaiian pine apples each
f r om their son and daughter respective-ly,
who reside in t h a t far-off island in
t h e Pacific ocean. The f r u i t is unusual-ly
large and delicious when fully ripe.
The Retail Merchants Association
elected t h e following officers f o r the en-suing
year on Wednesday afternoon:
Pres., S. M. Huber; vice pres., Theo.
Wolle; treas,, Harry Dissinger; secre-tary,
Robert P f a u t z ; executive commit-tee,
H. R. Wertsch, J . B. Hernley and
Benj. Leaman, J r.
Last week we announced t h a t we will
begin the publication of the new serial
story "Broadway Jones" this week.
Owing t o the congested s t a t e of affairs
on the railroads, we failed to receive
t h e plates for the story however, and
t h e r e f o r e are unable to begin this great
story this week. We hope that the
Same will arrive in time for our next
week's publication.
Monroe Longenecker, residing near
Denver, who first learned to till the soil
on the old homestead west of this place,
sold his three acres of Havana tobacco
to Wellington Pfautz, the buyer for
Root & Baker, on Tuesday. It was a
mighty fine crop, somehow Mr. Longe-necker's
tobacco is always top notch,
and he received 16 and 4 cents a pound
f o r it.
Tonight's the night. There's going to
be plenty of amusement in the Linden
Hall gymnasium when the Lititz High
School alumni association presents "The
Deacon's Tribulations." The advance
sale of seats assures a large audience,
but there are still some choice seats to
be had. If you want to laugh attend
t h i s event this evening. The specialties
between the acts are said to be worth
going miles to see.
The annual Habecker family reunion
and turkey dinner was again observed
on Christmas this year at the home of
Mrs. Hettie Habecker on South Broad
s t r e e t . The following were present:
Mrs. S. W. Buch, Kissel Hill; Mr. and
Mrs. H a r r y Hershey and children, Lan-caster;
Mrs. Henry Stephen, Lincoln;
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lutz, Chester; Misses
Laura Kline and Sue Furlow, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Bechtel, Mr, H. A. Beck,
Lititz.
Saturday, New Year's day, will be
another general holiday in town as f ar
as the industries are concerned. The
banks will also be closed and the post
office will be open at the usual holiday
hours. The members of the Retail Mer-chants
Association will have their stores
open all day, however, owing to it being
t h e regular sale day at the Warwick
house, which always brings many buyers
to town. The day is one of f ew on which
t h e rural route mail carriers are given
a vacation.
MANY ATTENDED ODD FELLOW BANQUET
Delightful Social Event Held in the Lin-den
Hall Auditorium on Tuesday Eve-ning
The second annual turkey banquet of
Lititz Lodge No. 1050 I. O. O. F. was
held in the Linden Hall auditorium on
Tuesday evening, with an attendance of
about 175 persons, including the mem
bers, their wives and sweethearts. It
proved a most enjoyable occasion and
the memory of it will no doubt linger
long with those who participated. Among
tnose present were numerous members
f r om out of town. At a stated time
the gathering entered the auditorium
proper to the sprightly time of a march
played by Hackman's orchestra, which
supplied cheering music f o r t h e evening.
The auditorium presented a beautiful
sight, with all the tables arranged as
only a bevy of p r e t t y waitresses can ar-range
it. The walls of the room were
decorated with the national colors, odd
fellow pennants and other emblems all
arranged with telling effect.
Caterer Dussinger and his assistants
had prepared a sumptuous repast f o r the
assembly, with King Turkey leading off.
and the diners came supplied with
hearty appetites and therefore did
ample justice to the menu, as served by
the ladies.. Following the eats George
L. Hepp presided as toastmaster, which
position he filled most entertainingly,
and responses were made by Messrs.
H. B. Workman, P. B. Furlow, L. N.
Moyer, C. G. Spickler, G. Graybill
Diehm, S. C. Hassler, Harry Bender,
W. M. Amer and R. J. Kofroth, and
Mrs. Emma Heiserman. The audience
rendered numerous popular songs dur-ing
the evening and an Odd Fellow
chorus supplied a f ew selections. At a
late hour the event came to a fitting
close with the unanimous opinion t h a t it
was a grand success and t h a t it should
be repeated next year. The menu fol-lows
:
Turkey
Filling Fried Sweet Potatoes
Cranberry Sauce
Peas Celery
Olives
Pretzels Salted Peanuts
F r u i t
l e e Cream Calte Coffee
CONVENTION OF IDEAL SALESMEN
Second Annual Gathering Being Held
Here This Week. Many Representa-tives
Present
The second annual convention of the
representatives of t h e town's leading in-dustry,
the Ideal Cocoa and Chocolate
Co., is being held here this week. Ses-sions
are being held in t h e Springs hotel
since Tuesday and will conclude to-day.
Most of the leading salesmen of the con-cern
are here and the meetings are prov-ing
of much interest and profit to all
concerned. The whys and wherefore of
t h e chocolate business are being discuss-ed
f r om all angles and-plans being form-ulated
for greater efforts during the
coming year. All sections of the United
States are represented. It is a known
f a c t among the confectionery world that
the Ideal representatives are among the
foremost in the country and when a
number of men of this calibre get to-gether
much good results. The party
took a t r ip through the plant on Wed-nesday
so as to become b e t t e r acquaint-ed
with the manufacturing conditions of
the famous product which they sell.
This evening a banquet will be held.
Those who are in attendance from
out of-town a r e : Miss Elizabeth Grosh,
C. L. Powers, Pittsburgh; I. N. Dickson,
Henry Saviers1, Chicago, 111.; C. D. Full-er,
Boston, Mass.; C. M. Ford, W. B.
Nesbit, New York; H. S. Jarvis, Phila-delphia;
B. J . Williams, Glyndon, Md.;
W. A. Lochman, A. D. Heffelfinger,
Reading.
Negro Returned to Jail
On Thursday afternoon of last week
'Squire C. N. Derr gave a hearing to
George Marshall, the negro who serious-ly
stabbed Wallace Williams, another
negro, in their shack a t the Lime Rock
stone quarries on Monday, December 13.
Williams, who had been in t h e Lancas-t
e r General Hospital for about a week,
had recovered sufficiently t o appear at
the hearing, and he and several of the
other colored men working a t Lime Rock
gave their testimony, which was to the
effect t h a t Marshall had demanded mon-ey
f r om one of his fellow workmen, and
when it was refused him he grabbed the
negro and threw him to the floor. At
this point Williams requested Marshall
to let the other fellow alone, which so
enraged Marshall t h a t he attacked the
other fellow with a knife. Marshall had
very little to say at the hearing, but ad-mitted
t h a t he had been drinking. In
default of bail 'Squire Derr committed
him to jail f o r trial at court. Marshall
did not seem to care, and before leaving
the 'Squire's office wished Justice Derr
a merry Christmas and a happy New
Year. From all appearances Marshall
was the ruffian of the bunch of negroes
a t Lime Rock. Those who testified
against him seemed to be good, sensible
fellows.
RECEIVED LAST SUMMONS
NUMEROUS PERSONS CALLED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND.
Death of Walter M. Sheaffer
Walter M. Sheaffer died at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace S.
Sheaffer, on New street, this borough,
on Sunday morning a t 9 o'clock, aged 20
years. Death was caused by typhoid
fever with which the young man had
been suffering for three weeks. De-ceased
was born a t Rothsville and moved
here with his parents about three years
ago. He was employed in t h e lithograph
factory. The young man was a member
of Lititz Castle No. 19 A. O. K. of
Mystic Chain. Besides the parents, one
brother Amon, and two sisters, Eliza-beth
and Carrie, wife of Milton Becker,
all of this place, survive. The funeral
was held on Wednesday morning, with
services at the house and in the Roths-ville
Lutheran church. Interment was
in the adjoining cemetery. Revs. Geo.
D. Clarke and S. G. Haas officiated.
Jacob F. Garner Dead
The grim reaper death claimed an-other
veteran of the Civil War on Mon-day,
when Jacob F. Garner died a t the
Park View Hotel, this borough, where
he was a boarder. Death occurred about
11.45 A. M. and was caused by consump-tion
and grippe. Mr. Garner was in the
seventy-fourth year of his age, and was
born at Rothsville, being a son of the
late Samuel and Catharine Garner. For
a number of years he was a cigar packer.
For the past 15 years Mr. Garner and
and wife resided in Lititz. His wife
died 8 months ago. Mr. Garner served
one year in the civil war as a member
of Company A, 203 regiment, Pennsyl-vania
Volunteers. In the latter years
of his life he had much trouble with his
eyes, and for the past year or more was
afflicted with almost total blindness.
One daughter, Annie, wife of Oscar
Howard, of this place survives, as does
a step-son, Clayton Alexander, of Read-ing,
a brother, John Garner, of Roths-ville,
and one sister, Mrs. Catherine
Leicey, of Ephrata. The funeral will
be held this afternoon, with .services, at
the home of his daughter on Market
s t r e e t at 1 o'clock, followed by services
in the Zion Brethren church at Roths-ville.
Interment will be in the adjoin-ing
cemetery. Rev. S. G. Haas will of-ficiate.
Mrs. Anna. Becker
Mrs. Anna Becker, widow of the late
Levi Becker, died at the Church of the
Brethren Home, near Neffsville, on Sat-urday
morning at 7 o'clock, aged 84
years, 8 months and 10 days. Death
was due to a complication of diseases,
superinduced by the infirmities of old
age. Mrs. Becker had been bedfast a
week prior to her death but was ailing
for some time. She was a daughter of
the late Daniel Bruckart and was born
in Penn township. Following her mar-riage
to Mr. Becker the couple resided
on a f a rm in Warwick township until 30
years ago, when Mr. Becker preceded
her in death. Mrs. Becker then moved
to Lititz where she resided until August,
1914, when she and her daughter Lizzie
went to the Church of the Brethren
Home to reside. She was a member of
the Church of the Brethren for many
years. The following children survive:
Jeremiah, of Murrell; Harriet, wife of
Noah Hess, of Rothsville; Sabilla, wife
of Menno Burkholder, of Lititz, and
Lizzie, who resided with her mother.
Two brothers, John and Benjamin Bruck-art,
of near Manheim, also survive.
The funeral was held on Wednesday
with services at the Brethren Home and
in t h e Middle Creek meeting house. In-terment
was in the adjoining cemetery.
Revs. I. W. Taylor and Ralph Schlosser
officiated at the Brethren Home and
Revs. J. W. G. Hershey and Cyrus
Gibbel officiated a t the meeting house.
Death of Andrew Shultz
Andrew Shultz, a well-known and
highly-respected resident of Brunner-ville,
died on Wednesday morning at 1
o'clock of general debility, a f t e r being
bedfast since Christmas. When a young
man he learned the trade of housepaint-ing
and paperhanging, which business
he conducted at Brunnerville for many
years, until about ten years ago, when
failing health forced him to retire. For
some years he conducted the village
restaurant. His age was 68 years, 4
months and 6 days. The widow and son
Clayton, at home and daughter Alice,
wife of Reuben L. Keith, of Brunner-ville,
survive, as do also the following
brothers and sisters: John, of Lebanon;
Israel, of near Schoeneck; Jacob, resid-ing
a t the Lititz and Lexington tollgate;
Samuel, of Brunnerville; Mrs. Addison
Mohn, of near Lancaster; Mrs. Barton
Lorah, of Lincoln; Mrs. Simon Hart-r
a n f t , of Brunnerville; Mrs. Peter Eck-
( C O N T I N U E D ON P A G E 4)
Borough's First Community Tree
Photograph by Reidenbach
Those on the above picture, reading f r om l e f t to right, are John Ely, Samuel
S t t f f y , Chief Burgess Milford Marks and Harvey Seaber. These men showed
their pride in the town by erecting the trees.
COMMUNITY TREE PLEASES ALL
Gentlemen Who Erected and Decorated
It Showed Excellent Taste
This borough's first community Christ-mas
tree, or cluster of trees, is a grand
success. Despite the snow, rain, sleet
and high winds which prevailed several
days, the t r e e s still remain intact, and
adorn the Roebuck memorial fountain on
the square. The lights were turned on
for the first time last Thursday evening,
but the decorations of the trees and sur-roundings
were not completed. All day
Friday Chief Burgess Milford Marks,
John Ely, Samuel Steffy, Harvey Sea-ber
and the electricians worked diligent-ly
and by Christmas eve everything was
completed very satisfactorily.
Many persons gathered about the
fountain in the evening, and young and
old seemed to be thrilled with the beauty
of the scene as the many illuminated
lights, some of them colored, shed their
light on the spectacle. On Christmas
eve following the services in the Mora-vian
church a number of singers congre-gated
about the fountain and rendered
Christmas carols. The decorations on
the trees can surely be called a work of
a r t , and the men who gave so much of
their time in preparing the t r e e s deserve
to be congratulated for the taste dis-played,
A large cross decorated with
many colored lights was erected at the
top of the cluster of trees, which were
also covered with lights and the usual
decorations of balls and the like.
Streamers of laurel and electric lights
as well as many flowers furnished by the
young ladies added beauty to the scene.
To really appreciate the enchantment
of the decorations one must g e t right in
amongst the trees. Words fail to de-scribe
the beauty and the spirit which
immediately possesses you. The lights
will be kept burning each evening for
the remainder of this week. A few of
the decorations were blown off by the
high winds but they did not mar the
beauty to any extent, and the rain and
snow which fell and a f t e r w a r d s stuck to
the trees, only embellished the scene.
May we have another community tree
next Christmas.
Mr. Bopp Superintendent of New Choc-olate
Factory
Mr. Dietrich Bopp, who recently re-signed
his position with t h e Ideal Choc-olate
f a c t o r y a t this place, a f t e r sixteen
years of f a i t h f u l service, has been ap-pointed
superintendent of the W. H.
Miner Chocolate Co. at Springfield,
Mass. This is a new concern in the
chocolate business and recently com-pleted
a model five-story building. The
machinery is now being put in position
and the concern expects to be manufac-turing
a full line of chocolates, cocoas
and liquors by the month of March. Mr.
Bopp l e f t f o r his new position on Thurs-day
and he was accompanied by three
other well-known townsmen, who will
hold responsible positions with t h e Miner
company. They are Walter Spickler,
who will have charge of the moulding
room; Harvey Wendling, who will be
foreman of the pressroom, and Harvey
Rettew, who will be the shipping clerk.
All of these men have had years of ex-perience
in the local chocolate factory
and will undoubtedly fill their new posi-tions
with satisfaction to their employers.
They will assist Mr. Bopp in the erection
of the machinery until the plant is in
running order. On their way to Spring-field
the party will spend a f ew days
seeing the sights of New York city.
The families of Messrs. Bopp, Spickler
and Rettew will follow them to Spring-field
a t a later date. Their many friends
wish them success in their new field of
labor.
ELEMENTS WRECK TRAFFIC
Much Damage Caused by Rain, Snow,
Sleet and High Winds
The elements have wrecked traffic to
the g r e a t e s t extent in years this week.
The first serious disturbance occurred
on Sunday. After threatening weather
during practically all of Christmas rain
began falling about 8 o'clock. Many
persons who were leaving the church
services were caught in the downpour,
which,continued at intervals well into
the night. Then, as the temperature
dropped, the rain turned into snow and
when people arose Sunday morning the
e a r t h was covered with a f ew inches of
the beautiful but what proved to be
most troublesome snow. High winds
prevailed during the night and despite
the f a c t t h a t the snow was heavy it was
d r i f t ed to. such an extent that roads
were closed at places, and the drivers
had to take to the fields. The traction
company was hard hit for the weight of
the snow on the wires and the wind
caused several poles to go down and
wires to snap between here and Lancas-ter.
The first car arrived here from
Lancaster about the noon hour and
f ew cars were able to get through until
late in the evening. The electric cur-rent
had to be turned off to make repairs
and the town was without this means of
light until about 8 o'clock Sunday night.
Telephone wires and some poles were
blown down and communication in this
manner was impossible to numerous
points.
This condition was bad enough but the
worst was yet to come. More rain be-gan
falling and high winds prevailed on
Tuesday night and continued most of
Wednesday. The temperature was at
such a degree t h a t the rairi turned into
an icy mess where it landed. The wires
and poles weakened by the elements on
Sunday could not withstand the addition-al
strain. Although it cannot be learn-ed
how many poles are down between
here and Lancaster someone estimated
that there are over a score. Many of
them are lying across t h e road and trol-ley
track. Most of the damage occur-red
after seven o'clock Wednesday
morning and the trolley that left here
about nine o'clock was only able to get
to Kissel Hill a f t e r over an hour's effort.
Beyond Kissel Hill more trouble was en-countered
and finally the car came back
to Lititz. Several passengers had a
long wait in the cars. The electric cur-rent
again failed and local industries
using motors were at a standstill all of
Wednesday. The town was again in
darkness. The funeral cortege of Mrs.
Anna Becker, which had to go f r om the
Church of the Brethren Home near
Neffsville to the Middle Creek meeting
house, had to be preceded by several
men who cleared the road. Everywhere
poles, wires, large limbs and even trees
are down and more than one road was
blocked for many hours. Many thou-sands
of dollars of damage has been
done and it will take days to fully repair
it.
Will Manufacture Peanut Butter
Leaman & Leed, t h e enterprising young
merchants who conduct the Lititz Springs
grocery, are having a machine installed
in their store which will be used for the
manufacture of peanut butter. They
will make this delicacy in the near fu-t
u r e and prepare it for the trade, and
no doubt it will meet with the approval
of the public. The machine is operated
by an electric motor and is a model of
efficiency. There is also a power coffee
grinder connected with it and this will
be used in the f u t u r e.
TRAVELERS NEAR AHD FAR
A COLUMN TO KEEP YOU IN TOUCH
WITH OLD AND NEW NAMES
The Whereabouts of Your and Our
Friends as Thev Move To and Fro.
Mrs. Ella Lacy spent several days in
Philadelphia.
Miss Gladys Thome spent several days
in Philadelphia this week.
Mr. Joseph Hess, of Trenton, N. J .,
enjoyed Christmas with Lititz friends.
Mr. Harry Marks, of Columbia, was
t h e guest of his p a r e n t s on Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Butzer, of Read-ing
spent a f ew days in town this week,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Herron spent
Christmas with her parents a t Vineland,
N. J.
Mr. John N. Schmidt is spending ten
days in Baltimore, Md., visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr. Lewis Murr, of Lancaster, came
here to celebrate Christmas with rela-tives
and friends.
Earl and Theodore Grosh of Lancaster
spent Christmas day with Dr. E. E.
Evans and family.
Miss Maggie Potts, who spends most
of her time a t Lancaster, was a visitor
in town last week.
Mr. Herbert Marks, of Pittsburgh'
spent several days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Marks.
Mrs. Susan Reist, an inmate of the
Moravian Home, celebrated her 87th
birthday on the 24th inst.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Badorf, of Eph-r
a t a , spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Badorf.
Miss Mabel Hackman, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs.
Mary Gingrich and family.
Rev. G. Harry Miksch and wife, of
Parke, York county, spent a few days
in town with his mother.
Mr. Harry McCloud, of Philadelphia,
came here to attend the Odd Fellows
banquet on Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoff, of Leba-non,
spent the Yuletide here with his
mother, Mrs. John Wentworth.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Showers of
Manheim spent Christmas here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Fass.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woodington, of
Orwigsburg, were t h e guests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. J . Steiner for several days.
Mr. Howard Hollinger, of West Ches-ter,
spent Christmas here with his par-ents,
Mr. and Mrs. Freemont Hollinger.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Myers of Middle-town
were t h e guests of their daughter
Mrs. Harry Rudy during Christmas
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beck and children,
of Harrisburg, were among Lititz rela-tives
and friends during the Yuletide
season.
Prof. G. Herman Goetz, of Harris-burg,
a former principal of the local
High School, spent a f ew days in town
this week.
Misses Catherine and Rhoda Smith, of
Lebanon, are spending the week with
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Reu-ben
Diehm.
Mr. Daniel Cohick, employed at Naz-areth,
helped make the holidays enjoy-able
to his host of friends by his pres-ence
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Albright of Wil-mington,
Del., spent the Christmastide
in town as guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Heiserman.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fisher spent
Christmas in Philadelphia with their
daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Monroe Reedy.
Mr. Frank Dengate, superintendent
of the Oneida Community, Ltd., trap
factory, enjoyed the Christmas holiday
a t Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Burd Adams and two
children, of Camden, N. J., enjoyed
Christmas here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. H. Kreider.
Mr. Clarence Nethercott, of Empor-ium,
N. Y., and Mr. Hugh Nethercott,
of Philadelphia, spent Christmas here
with their mother and sister.
Miss Gertrude Garber. attended the
funeral of Miss Helen Simpson at Rox-borough,
Philadelphia, on Monday. The
young ladies were schoolmates a t Linden
Hall Seminary.
Mrs. William Stoneback, of Easton,
is spending the week with her parents,
Mr. and and Mrs. C. B. Gochenauer.
Mr. Stoneback spent several days, in-cluding
Christmas, here.
Among the many Philadelphia visitors
here during the Yuletide we noticed the
following: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evans, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fry, Percy Driefus.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Eckert and two
children, of Newark, N. J . , came here
Friday to enjoy Christmas with his ppr-ents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eckert. They
are spending the week here.
Dr. Monroe Bachman, of Des Moines,
Iowa, is spending the week with his
f a t h e r , Mr. A. E. Bachman, at the
Church of the Brethren Home, near
Neffsville, and other relatives here-abouts.
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A
THE GREAT HOLIDAY JOYOUSLY OB-SERVED
BY YOUNG AND OLD
The Story of the Christ Child Beauti-fully
Told in the Churches and Sun-day-
Schools
Christmas day, 1915, was not a hoped-for
white Christmas and it rained some-what
in the evening, but nevertheless,
it was a most happy occasion for the
residents of Lititz and vicinity. The
day dawned with overcast skies and an
unseasonable temperature, but this did
not mar the festivities of t h e day to any
noticeable extent. On every hand the
Christmas spirit prevailed and during
the entire day, with the exception of
when t h e exercises were in progress in
the various churches and Sunday-schools
and about the noon hour, the streets
were being promenaded with a "Merry
Christmas" wishing throng. Many
former residents came back to the old
home town to help observe the great
holiday in a manner for which Lititz has
gained fame. There were family gath-erings
galore and many festive occasions.
Gifts were freely distributed on every
hand and the f ew needy ones within our
midst were made happy by the thought-ful
and charitable societies and individ-uals.
Much of the interest of the day
centered in the churches and Sunday-schools
where the story of the birth of
the Christ Child was beautifully told by
both young and old. The services were
very largely attended and were excep-tionally
well rendered. A brief sketch
of the observances by the various de-nominations
follows:
MORAVIAN
The Christmas festivities in the Mora-vian
church opened with the customary
lovefeasts on Christmas eve. As usual
two similar services were held and over
800 persons attended. The always im-pressive
service was held and coffee and
cake served, while the children were
presented with lighted wax tapers. One
of the features of the services com-memorating
the Savior's birth by the
Moravians always is the excellent music
and this was evident at all the services.
At the lovefeasts the choir sang the
beautiful anthem, "Silent N i g h t , " in
the church vestibule, which produced a
profound effect.
On Christmas morning Rev. E. S.
Hagen delivered an appropriate sermon
before a large congregation. The offer-ing
lifted was for benevolence. The
choir sang beautifully accompanied by
the orchestra.
The Sunday-school presented a service
entitled " J o y to the W o r l d " in the
chapel in the evening. Prior to the ser-vice
the orchestra gave a recital con-sisting
of several compositions by the
masters. A class of boys dressed as
boy scouts and having drums and flags
gave a p r e t t y exercise representing the
church and country. Alice Grosh and
Paul P f a u t z recited pleasingly and the
I n f a n t department performed their
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THE UNION SERVICE OF PRAYER
Will be Held Jointly by the Churches
of Lititz Next Week
"All Lititz for C h r i s t , " is the motto
of the ministers of town for the union
service of prayer to be held jointly by
all the congregations next week. The
services will open on Sunday with each
pastor occupying his own pulpit and
speaking on ' ' P r a y e r . ' ' Beginning Mon-day
and continuing each evening thru-out
the week at 7.30 o'clock services
will be held in the various churches.
I n t e r e s t in these union services has in-creased
each year since their inaugura-tion
some years ago and last year it
was necessary t o hold overflow meetings
on several occasions.
The local ministerium has made ar-rangements
for the accommodation of
what they have reasons to believe will
be larger attendances than ever before
by holding overflowing meetings each
evening. The schehule of services and
the speakers is as follows:
Monday—St. James' Lutheran church,
overflow service, Mennonite church;
speakers, Revs. George B. Raezer and
Jacob H. Hershey.
Tuesday—Moravian church and Sun-day-
school chapel if necessary; speaker,
Rev. F. A. Weicksel and supply.
Wednesday—Trinity United Evangel-ical
church, overflow service, Sunday-school
room; speakers, Revs. S. G. Haas
and H. R. Gibbel.
Thursday—St. Paul's Lutheran church
and Sunday-school room; speakers, Revs.
P. T. Brocious and F. W. Stengel.
Friday—St. Luke's Reformed church,
overflow service, prayer room in base-ment;
speakers, Revs. Geo. D. Clarke
and J . W. G. Hershey.
Saturday—First United Brethren1
church, overflow, prayer room in base-ment;
speakers, Revs. E. S. Hagen and
G. B. Raezer.