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Source:
HISTORY OF LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
And a Genealogical and Biographical Record of its Families
Publ. Lehigh Valley Publishing Company, Ltd.
Allentown, Pa.
1914

CHAPTER XLIX
DIRECTORY OF FAMILY REUNIONS
For the history of these families see volume II.
pp. 1090 -
 
BITNER-WERLEY.
     The first reunion was held at Pleasant Corner, Sept. 8, 1900.  The officers for 1912 were: 
BITTNER-WERLEY
     President, F. D. Bittner
, Allentown;  Vice-President, P. W. Bittner, Pleasant corner, Pa.; Secretary, A. E. Bittner, Allentown; historian, A. J. Bittner, M. D., Allentown, Pa.; treasurer Peter Bittner, Pleasant Corner, Pa.

BORTZ.
   
 The ninth annual reunion of the Bortz family was held at Dorney Park, Friday, Aug. 17, 1912.
Officers:
     President, Edwin H. Bortz, Allentown; Vice-president, Marcus Bortz, Allentown; Secretary, Clinton Bortz of near Schantz's Spring;  treasurer, William Bortz, Wescoesville.

BUCHMAN.
     The Buchman family held their sixth annual reunion at Sand Spring Park, Aug. 14, 1812.
Officers: President, A. J. Buchman, Allentown; vice-president, George A. Buchman, Stewartsville; secretary, George E. Newhard, Allentown; treasurer, Ulysses H. Buchman, Orefield; historian George A. Buchman, Allentown.

BUTZ.
     The second annual reunion was held at Dorney Park, August, 1913.
Officers:  President, Rev. C. A. Butz, Bethlehem, Pa.; vice-presidents, Oscar W. Butz, Allentown; Frank Butz, Allentown; Howard E. Butz, Huntingdon, Pa.; James Leiby Butz, Esq., Newport, Pa.; secretary, Erwin F. Keck Allentown; treasurer, Elmer W. Butz, Breinigsville; historian, Elmer E. Butz.

CARL.
     The fourth annual reunion of the Carl family was held at Macungie, Pa., the last Saturday of July, 1912.
Officers: President, Michael Carl, Macungie; vice-president, George Carl, Emaus; secretary, Morris Carl, Emaus; treasurer,
John Carl Emaus.

CLAUSS.
     The tenth annual reunion of teh Class family was held at Waldheim Park, Jul. 30, 1912.
Officers: President, David Clauss; vice-president, Harold K. Marks; secretary, E. P. Clauss; treasurer, J. D. Clauss; historian, George F. Knett, Allentown.

  DRUCKENMILLER.
     This family held its reunion at Dorney Park, Wednesday, July 30, 1912.
Officers: Rev. G. D. Druckenmiller of Hamburg, Pa., president, S. F. Druckenmiller, of Weatherly, Pa., vice-president; C. A. Truckenmiller of Reading, secretary; J. Myron Shimer, of Philadelphia, historian.

DRIESBACH.
     The first annual reunion of the Driesbach family was held at Central Park, Sep. 3, 1910.  The association publishes a family magazine, of which Rev. Luther D. Lazarus, of Bethlehem, Pa., is the editor.
Officers: President, A. P. Driesbach, Allentown; vice-president, M. L. Driesbach, Allentown; secretary, F. S. Driesbach, Allentown, Pa.; treasurer, C. Wilson Dech Allentown; historian,
Rev. S. A. Bridges Stopp.

FREEMAN.
     The first annual reunion of the Freeman family was held at Central Park, Aug. 10, 1912.
Officers: President, Rev. Joseph Freeman, Allentown; vice-presidents, Amos D. Freeman, Easton; secretary and treasurer,,, Miss Caroline Freeman, Easton. Rev. Charles Freeman, of Hamburg, was appointed historian.

FINK
    
The eighth annual reunion of the Fink family was held Aug. 11, 1912, at the farm of William Fink, in Salisburg township.

GREENWALT.
     The sixth annual reunion of the Greenawalt family was held at Waldheim Park, Aug. 24, 1911.
Officers:
     President, William Frantz, of Center Square, Pa.; vice-president, William Bernhard, of Lynne Valley, and Harry Greenawalt of Los Angeles, Cal.;
     secretary, Mrs. Findley Braaden, Doylestown; corresponding secretary, Miss May A. Frantz, Philadelphia; treasurer, William J. Greenawalt, Allenton

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GEHRIS.

 

GUTH.

 

HANDWERK.

 

HAAS.

 

JACOBS.

 

KERCHINER.
    
The Kerchner family held its fifth annual (1912) union at Waldheim Park. 
Officers: George F. Kerchner, of Lower Macungie, president; Simon Eisenhard, of Vienna, Bucks county, and Dr. Q. D. Amer, of "Allentown, first vice-presidents; and George H. Welty, of Nazareth, vice-president; Kate Faust secretary; and Peter Faust, treasurer.

KNECHT.

 

 

 

KLOTZ.
     The Klotz family held their twelfth annual reunion at Neffsville Park, Aug. 14, 1812. 
Officers: President, Richard Klotz, of Fogelsville; vice-president, Ed. Klotz, of Lowhill; secretary, Phaon S. Klotz, of Walnutport; treasurer, GeorgeKlotz, of Lowhill.

KRAUSE.

 

KISTLER.

 

KUHNS.
     The descendants of Dewalt Kuhns held their seventh annual reunion on the old homestead near Walbert's Station, July 26, 1912.

LAMBERT
    
The Lambert family held its annual reunion for 1912, at Central Park, Aug. 17, 1912.
Officers:  President, Rev. W. A. Lambert, of South Bethlehem; vice-president, Amandes L. Lambert, of Centre Valley; secretary and treasurer, Frank E. Lambert, of Catasauqua.

LICHTENWALNER.
     Officers:  James P. Lichtenwalner, Jr., President; Charles Lichtenwalner, vice-president; John H. Lichtenwalner, secretary; Hiram A. Lichenwalner, treasurer; and the late E. J. Lichtenwalner, Esq., was historian.  In 1914 he was succeded by his sister, Mrs. Elda De Belle.

LUTZ.
     The Lutz family reunion of 1910 was held in the grove on the old Lutz farm, now belonging to Rev. J. O. Oswald, near Kempton,
Officers;

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MILLER.

 

NICHOLAS.

 

NEWHARD.

 

REX.

 

 

  REINHARD.

 

SCHMOYER.

 

SENSINGER.

 

SECHLER.

 

SCHEIRER.

 

SEIPEL.

 

WESCOE.

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WOTRING.

 

WETZEL.

  WILT.

 

WIEDER.

 

WETHERHOLD.

 

 

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