The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-01

On Saturday Sept. 26, 1890, at the beau
tirul residence of John l.. Stoner near
New Berlin, the fourth reunion of the
Lichtenwalter descendants metin annual
session.
The business meeting convened at IL a,
IN. with Mr.. j. B. Licmonwalter of Mill
ford, Ind, in the chair, the choir singing
"Coronation," the Rev. u. +. ShillingeI
of Canal Fulton offering prayer, the
Greentown Orchestra rendering "Whiter
that Snow" The chair in few well
chosen remarks again gladly welcomed
/, friends and kindred TO meet once more fol
| a day of social and friendly greetings.
The executive committee reported that
the date OF The reunion of '91 was changed
| from August to September by request OF
our friends in the west.
VIM. Lichtenwalter of Canton offered @
resolution, seconded by Geo. A. Albright
of Lake, authorizing the chair to appoint
| a committee of three who shall report al
| reunion OF '62 time and place for holding
the reunion Of 1913, contemplating that II
be held at some place near Chicago, Ill.
thus enabling those who wish TO attenc
the Worlds Columbian Exposition 20 at
tend the reunion on the same trip. Albert
A. Lichtenwalter of Elwood, Ill. VIM
Lichtenwalter of Chicago, Ill. and j. l.
Harper of Schreve, o., we're appointed
said committee. Geo. A. Albright, A,
Smith, VIM. Young and Geo. Lichtenwal'
ter were appointed committee on NOM
nations, and on finances Geo. II. Young,
Frank Lichtenwalter and j. c. Lichten-
walter.
The president, secretary and CORE
spending secretary earnestly requested
the committee on nominations to present
other names for these respective offices,
stating that they have served long enough.
just here our friend and host, Mr. j. l..
Stoner demanded that the business take q
recess and allow the physical man to have
a voice in the convention. 1t took no
rhetoric or logic, nor great flights OF ora
tory TO carry this point. In plain good
old Epglish we adjourned for dinner. And
we had dinner. Tongue or pen cannot
describe l.. 1t had to- be eaten to fully APP
preUr4te IL. 1t Is enough to say that wien
rue ladies of the Lchtenwalter reunion
prepare IL dinner no vpicure will offer any
criticism. During the nUou hour the or
chGstra entertained with number of
choice selecIions. When the afternoon
session Convcned the committeeon finance
reported collection S21 85. Committee
OF nomination reported the following:
President, j. b. Lichtenwalter, Milford,
Ind. first vice president, L. w. Lichteu-
walter. Massillon; second vice president,
q. W. Lichtenwaltrr, MassiIlon; record
ing secretary, Frank Brnucher; corres-
ponding secretary, VIM. Lichtenwalter,
1nlaDd; orator, NJ. j. Lichtenwalter, Nc
Donaldsville; historian, M. j. Braucher,
Marchand; treasurer's report shows bal
auce on hand 1890, S33 13; expenditures,
Sl775; amount collected, S2l.S5; balance
OIL hand, 1923,
As historian Frank Braucher briefly ad-
dressed the reunion, reviewing in a gen
eral way the educational tendency of our
ancestors being rather reluctant to ac-
cept an English education. Having set.
tied in Eastern Pennsylvania, being sur
rounded by Dutch, Puritan, English and
German Friends and English Catholic set
tiers they acquired peculiar Pennsylva-
MIA German dialect which many of us can
speak, but free America with her excel
lent schools has nearly annihilated the
dialect of our ancestors and ere long we
shall be known only as Americans. Re
unions are educational meetings and soon
our identity will be lost in the great race
of mankind.
MIR. Levi Stoner said that while our an.
cestors were German, at this day we were
perhaps as distinctly American as any
similar organization. The chair suggested
that God had certainly been with us and
that they should be thankful for the many
friends and kiI dr. I'd, as many people eau
not count their kindred even by the score.
j. L. Stoner, A. Kreighbaum and j. l.,
Harper, committee on time and place re-
ported that the Fifth reunion be held at
the residence of j. M. Lichtenwalter Of
Inland, Ohio, on Saturday about the mid
die of June. Mr.. Lichtenwalter contem-
plating 10 remove from his farm said he
could hardly assure the reunion entertain
ment and no other invitation being of
fered, on motion OF VIM, Lichteuwalter
the report after some discussion was
amended to read at the Stark County Fair
Grounds on the last Thursday Of Septem-
ber '93 and adopted.
Joseph LichtenWalter Of MassilIon and
n. l.. Harper of Canton were appointed
members on the executive committee.
VIM. Lichtenwalter offered the follow
ing resolution.
RESOLVED, By the Lichtenwalter family
reunion association IhRt the thanks and
best wishes Of each and every individual
member as well as of the association itself
are due brother and sister John l.. Stoner
and their sons Levi and Aaron and their
families, and all others who assisted them
in arrangeing for and entertaing SO
Hospitality this largo attendance, and that
a copy signed by the President and Sec
retary be delivered TO Mr.. and Mrs,
Stoucr,
A vote of thanks was also rendered the
choir and orchestra,
The weather was hne and very large
crowd had assembled. Over four hun.
dred ate dinner and quite a number ar.
rived in the afternoon. 1t is estimated
that nearly five hundred were in attend
ance, The following are known to have
been present from other places: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. b. L'chlenwalter, Milford, Ind. ;
Isaac and Isaiah Kinney, Milford, Ind. ;
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Lichtenwalter, Elwood,
Ills. Samuel Lutz, Poe, Ind; Mrs. Mary
E. True, Decatur, Ind; Michael Snyder,
Bremen, Ind; j. L. Harper and daughters
Ida and Clara, Shreve; Mr.. and Mrs.
Enos Harper, Woosterj Mr.. and Mrs. d.
r Braucher, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Ruthrauff, !,
Ravenna; Anna Lichtenwalter, Wooster
Samuel Miller, John and Abraham Lich-
tenwalter, Bucyrus, o.
The secretary was ordered to have the
minutes published in the STARK COUNTY
DEMOCRAT and the Canton Repository.
Adjourned by singing "God Be With You
Till We Meet Again.
j. B. LICHTENwALTER, Pres,
Milford, Ind.
FRANK BRAUCHER, Sec.,
Canton. o.