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AUQUASAT CLUB.
In September, 1907, the Auquasat Club, a social organization of young men of Catasauqua and vicinity, was organized with quarters on the second floor of the building now occuiped by Deemer & Litzenberger, electrical contractors.
Shortly after, on account of a fire which destroyed all their possessions, they secured their present quarters which consist of two handsomely furnished club rooms, together with an elegant ball room on the second floor of the P. O. S. of A. Building, No. 119 Bridge Street.
The elub enjoys a membership of thirty resident and twenty non-resident members, who are all prominent young men in this community and other com- munities.
Frequent social affairs are held which afford a great deal of pleasure to the members and their friends.
THE CHAROTIN CLUB.
The Charotin Club was organized in 1907 with a membership of about eighty congenial people fond of social pleasures. They leased the rooms in the third
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story of the Post Office Building, where every winter since, frequent gatherings have been held.
This club has been very successfully managed and has added materially to the attractive social life of the town. Visitors to Catasauqua have carried away very pleasant recollections of courtesies extended them by the members of this elub, and the organization has become one of the institutions of the town. The present officers of the elub are: James Sydney Stillman, President; Paul E. Miller, Secretary ; II. J. Weidinger, Treasurer.
THE LYCEUM CLUB.
In the spring of 1909, certain young men of town, desirous of organizing themselves into a body for the purpose of intellectual betterment, held a pre- liminary meeting April 13, 1909; the result of which was the formation of the Lyceum Club. Through energetic eo-operation thirty-three young men were in- duced to enroll as members and on May 1 of the same year the Lyceum was constituted, and secured as their quarters the two large rooms over the jewelry store of J. C. Beitel & Son, Front and Bridge Streets. The first officers of the Club were : John Frederick, President ; John Edgar. Vice-President; Stuart Hauser, Secretary ; and John S. Matehette, Treasurer.
It was on January 1, 1912, that the organization moved to more commodious quarters in the Edgar building, on Front Street, where they have remained up to this time. Programs are rendered in the rooms and inelude debates, addresses, discussions in conjunction with musical numbers and social features.
The present officers are : Robert E. MeKeever, President ; Charles Hopkins, Vice-President ; Edward Sandbrook, Secretary ; and Ralph F. Faust, Treasurer. Of the original thirty-three members there remain six who are still active in the affairs of the Club, and the present membership is forty.
BRYDEN GUN CLUB.
The Bryden Gun Club was organized April 29th, 1909, for the purpose of providing reereation and enjoyment of the manly sport of Trap Shooting, a sport that has quality which must be experieneed to be appreciated.
The Club has a membership of fifty-seven energetic men, all true sportsmen.
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Through their own efforts and labor they constructed and furnished their own Club-Honse, which is free from all enenmbrance.
The Bryden Gun Club has taken a place among the leaders of successful Gun Clubs in the East and their Annual Registered Tournaments are looked forward to with pleasure as they have the reputation for conducting their Tourna- ments in a most satisfactory and businesslike manner, and their hospitality and good fellowship is known and commented on far and wide.
The grounds are situated in an ideal location for target shooting, having nothing but a elear sky for a back ground. Several good records have been made there, among which might be mentioned a Pennsylvania State Record made by Neaf Apgar, who broke 422 Taregts out of 425, and had a straight run of 236 unfinished; J. Mowell Hawkins, 216 straight unfinished; John Englert, 141 straight unfinished ; Allen S. IFeil, 100 straight unfinished.
The officers of the Club are as follows : Granville Brown, President ; George Silfies, Vice-President; Harry Steyert, Treasurer; Edgar C. Jones, Secretary ; Webster Hepner, Captain ; J. B. MeClister and John Haines, Trustees.
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.
The Catasauqua Camp No. 250 Woodmen of the World was instituted June 30, 1910, by the district deputy, Frank E. Leonard, assisted by the degree team of Alpha Camp No. 232, Fullerton, Pa. The Charter membership numbered fifty-five.
Besides striving for the mutual protection of their members in sickness or distress, and helpfulness to the bereaved in ease of death, the Order covenants to erect monuments to the memory of their deceased brethren. Thus far two shafts have been ereeted by them in Fairview Cemetery.
The Catasauqua Camp now numbers 202 members. The Supreme Council throughout the United States and Canada now numbers 900,000 loyal devotees, and there is a surplus fund in the treasury of over $28,000,000.
DEGREE OF POCAHONTAS.
The Catasauqua Council No. 212, Degree of Pocahontas, Improved Order of Red Men, was organized on the sleep of the 25th Sun, Plant Moon, G. S. D. 422,
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or April 25th, 1913, by Past Sachem, William S. Dilcher, with fifty-four charter members.
This Order has grown rapidly inasmuch as it has enjoyed fully the confidence of the commity. Its cherished principles are Freedom, Friendship and Charity.
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.
Catasauqua Lodge, No. 1362, Loyal Order of Moose, was instituted by M. M. Shea, National Director, on June 29, 1913. The charter was granted by the Court of Lehigh County on January 19, 1914. During the formation of the Lodge and up until May 1, 1914, the place of meeting was in Odd Fellows' Hall on Front Street. On the above date, the organization bought the Fatzinger property, No. 754. Front Street. for seven thousand dollars and equipped it for Lodge purposes. Since its formation it has had two deaths and paid $346.28 in benefits.
On May 1, 1914, one hundred seventy-five members were installed by J. J. Blackman. This speaks well for so young an organization and surely indieates a bright future for it. The present officers are: Josiah Steckel. Past Die. ; George Kemmerer, Dic .; E. A. Hassler, Vice-Dic .; E. J. Rodger, Tres .; E. J. Lynch, See .; Edward Fenstermaker, O. G .; Ed. Bartz, S. G .; M. Smith, Prelate; W. F. Kessler, Serg .- at-Arms; R. O. Heilman, Frank Fatzinger and P. V. Snyder, Trustees.
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
In his solicitude for the general welfare of the people, especially the uplift of the youth of the community, Father Thomas strongly urged and liberally supported a temperance movement during the early days of the Borongh. The temperance association was divided into the "George Crane Division" for adults, and the "Crystal Fount Seetion" for boys. The original Fire Hall, located on Second Street, where the Crane stables are, was the place of meeting. Men and boys of a certain age who did not belong to the association were obliged to give reason why they did not join. It seems the general moral tone of the Borough was so elevated that it did not require the special censorship of the temperance society. The association of pioneer days gradually disbanded.
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During the eighties Oliver Williams saw the need of a temperance senti- ment. He organized quite a society which met for some time in the building on Front Street, opposite the Eagle Hotel and now used as an express office and as the Lehigh Valley freight station. During the opening years of the new century, B. F. Hammond, Esq., father of the Rev. B. F. Hammond, conducted a temper. ance movement in Schneller's Hall on Front Street above Bridge.
Although these efforts proved sporadic, and gradually faded from view, the great cause of morals for which they stood and strove is growing as a nation- wide sentiment and is destined by divine direction to mould and hold the hearts and lives of men true to a clean, noble and prosperous citizenship.
SOCIETIES CONNECTED WITH ST. ANDREW'S CATHOLIC CHURCHI.
The oldest society under the direction of St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church is Society St. Andrew's Branch No. 157 of the First Catholie Slovak Union. It was organized November 25, 1894, and has a membership of ninety- eight.
Society St. Martoon's Branch No. 470 of the First Catholic Slovak Union was organized November 6, 1904, at Cementon, Pa. This branch has at the present time fifty-five members.
The Pennsylvania Catholic Slovak Union Society, St. Michael Branch No. 132, was organized on September 25, 1905. There are thirty-one members at present in this organization.
The Pennsylvania Catholic Slovak Union then established the Society St. Matthew's Braneh No. 52, at Northampton, Pa. This Society has grown to fifty-six members.
Society St. Anthony's Branch No. 72 of the First Catholie Slovak Union SOKOL was organized September 25, 1910. A powerful factor in the prosperity of this branch has been the military drill given the members. So earnest have they been in basic principles of military tacties, that today they ean present for exhibition a fine body of drilled men.
The boys of St. Andrew's banded themselves together under the guidance of the Junior of the First Catholic Slovak Union. On June 11, 1911, they be- came the Society St. Joseph Branch No. 165. The growth has been very fine,
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reaching one hundred sixty-five. The strength and promise of the younger society augurs well for the future of the older societies of St. Andrew's Roman Catholic ('hureh.
GEORGE W. FULLER POST, G. A. R.
The Lieutenant George W. Fuller Post, G. A. R., was organized August 19. 1867, as Post 74, and disbanded June 30, 1871. It was reorganized April 15, 1872, and disbanded August 12, 1876. It was again reorganized as the present Post No. 378 September 15, 1883, with twenty-three charter members as follows :
Edwin Gilbert, Frank H. Wilson, James Tait, Jr., JJoseph Wray, Frank Seott, James Dyatt, John Matchette, Francis Erdell, Charles King. Joseph H. Schwab. Abram Miller, Conrad Klipple, John Patrick, Charles Laramy, Edmund Randall, Joseph Matchette, W. H. Bartholoemw, Charles E. Sheckler, George Henry, Andrew Johnson, F. M. Eagle.
By Edwin S. Osborne,
Dept. Commander.
Tho. J. Stewart,
Adjt. General.
The total number of names enrolled sinee its organization is two hundred sixty-five. In the course of time the old soldier has been mustered out of the services of earth until the present enrollment totals only forty-six names. The Post owns twenty Springfield rifles and some fifty-five pictures of battle scenes. and a case of army relies presented to the Post by the late Joseph Hunt. The Post also owns a small library composed of valuable volumes, besides an array of flags and standards. The present Post commander is Francis Erdell; Senior Viee-Commander, Joseph Schwab; Junior Viee-Commander, George Henry ; Ad- jutant, W. R. Houser, Sergeant Major, David Davis: Quartermaster, Martin Graver; Quartermaster Sergeant, Thomas Quinn; Officer of the Day, James R. Henry; Chaplain, Joseph Matchette; Officer of the Guard, Henry Savitz; Trustees : Joseph Matehette, David Davis and Thomas Quinn.
No organization, or body of men, in the country has ever stood out more prominently for patriotism, the love of home, life and liberty than "Our Boys in Blue." Their pageantry on Memorial Day, the thirtieth of May of each year
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rekindled the flame of love of liberty and "The Union forever" and fanned it into a brighter glow in the hearts of their countrymen than the rhetoric of the strongest orators the country ever produced. A grateful people marched to the strains of their martial bands to the silent mounds of their fallen comrades and aided with liberal hand to decorate the same with nature's spring offerings and the stars and stripes. And although the last man of that noble band shall soon countermarch to his final resting place, the patriotic impulse of the nation will continue the time honored custom so that the soldiers' graves shall be adorned with flowers and flags as long as the nation stands.
THE SOLDIERS' MONUMENT.
Patriotism is a po- etie sentiment which touches the chords of that which is sacred and tender. ITistorie places, mementos of friendship and tokens of regard are clothed with this sentiment and invite contemplation. The world appreciates and glorifies the actions of those who have loved their country better than their homes, their families, than even their SOLDIERS' MONUMENT own lives. Their example inspires us with appreciation for the great inheritance that is ours because of their loyalty, devotion and self-sacrifice.
At the close of the Great Civil War, the patriotie sentiments of this com- munity and environs found an expression of appreciation of the services rendered by the volunteers of the town by the ereetion of a costly monument on the circular
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plot reserved in the cemetery. Upon this monument are inscribed the names. rank and regiment of each soldier who went forth to battle that the Union might be preserved ; also the names of the prominent battles in which they were en- gaged. The names of one hundred fifty-seven men are inscribed. twenty-six of whom were killed or died in the service.
With suitable and prophetie sacred inscriptions, capped by an overspreading American eagle and draping folds of the Union flag, the beautiful Italian marble shaft was dedicated with imposing ceremonies and a civil and military parade on October 3, 1866. Major A. R. Calhoun was the orator and delivered an in- spiring address. The Rev. C. Earle, D. D., Secretary of the Monument Asso- ciation, delivered the historical oration in which he declared that the nams of no civilian appeared any where on the shaft, due to the decision that "no man's name should be inseribed on the monument unless he had been sworn into the services of the United States, and had been under the enemy's fire." Hence it is what it purports to be, "A Soldiers' Monument." Space was reserved for the burial of veterans around the monument but the idea was abandoned subse- quently. The one aim of all concerned was that the graceful figure should stand out in bold relief against the azure blue o'er head without any thing around it to detract from its grace and glory.
In 1871, General Charles Albright, a member of Congress, introduced a special Act by which four siege guns and twenty-four cannon balls were donated to the Lieutenant George W. Fuller Post, No. 74, G. A. R., for the adornment of the first soldiers' monument erected in Pennsylvania. After the reorganization of the Fuller Post, No. 378 G. A. R .. in 1884. the Secretary of War, Robert Lincoln, ordered the Commandant of the Watervliet Arsenal at West Troy. N. Y., to issue to said Post four 64-pounder cannon ; two of the English model of 1812. weighing 5,514 and 5,498 pounds, respectively, and two U. S. guns of the 1819 and 1829 models, weighing 5.014 and 5.000 pounds, respectively. These were placed at the four corners of the monument.
The following names, with the rank and organization in which serving, and . accredited to Catasauqua, are inseribed upon the shaft :
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FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
OFFICERS :
Major Arnold C. Lewis
Sergeant Morgan Richards
Captain Joseph Matchette
Sergeant John J. Davis
Lieutenant William R. Thomas
Corporal Robert E. Williams
Lieutenant Robert Wilson
Corporal William MeMonegal
Lieutenant Edward Cramsie
Corporal Hugh Lyons
Lieutenant James MeQuillen
Corporal John Patrick
Orderly Sergeant Isaae Davis
Corporal John Moore
Sergeant Daniel Davis
Corporal John H. Price
Musician Andrew Sinley
PRIVATES :
Wallace Brown John Blair
James McLanghlin Jolın McQuillen John MeFadden
David Bachman
John Brown
John Reed
John Cannon
Solomon J. Rowe
Daniel Dwyer
David McCandless Daniel Desmond
Samuel Zellner
Hugh Dougherty
Alexander Doneghue
Philip Hill
Michael Rohfritzs
George Hasson
John Richards Patrick Reilly Jolın Son
Jeremiah Keefe John Kilpatrick John Leo Thomas Mooney John McMurtrie James McCraeken
Patrick Sullivan William Thompson
Franklin Wards
FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
OFFICERS :
Captain Henry S. Harte
Captain Edwin Gilbert
Lieutenant George W. Fuller
Corporal Josephi H. Schwab
Lieutenant Win. H. Bartholomew Corporal G. H. Longenhagen Corporal Martin O'Brien
Lieutenant Augustus Eagle Lieutenant Harry H. Bush Lieutenant Thomas F. Lambert
Corporal Josiah H. Walk Corporal James E. Patterson
Lieutenant James W. Fuller Corporal Robert Cunningham
Orderly Sergeant James Tait Sergeant William H. Glaee
Sergeant W. F. Longenhagen Sergeant John L. Jones
Corporal Augustus F. Eberhart Corporal Charles L. Nolf, Jr.
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Sergeant John W. Heberling Sergeant Richard HI. Schwab Sergeant Joseph J. Lilly Sergeant Albert HI. HcIFose
Corporal Spencer Tettermer Corporal James Ritter Corporal W. H. VanDyke
Musician David A. Tombler, Jr.
PRIVATES :
David Andrews
Michael O'Brien
Abram Bander
John Whorley
Godfrey Betz
John P. Weaver
Stephen Beers
F. H. Wilson
Hiram A. Beitelman
Gotlieb Schrum
William Christ
Nicholas Smith
William Ehrich
Robert M. Sheats
Orlando Fuller
Griffith Reinhart
Frederick Fisher
William Offhonse
Rainey Grader Addison R. Geho
Daniel Newhart
Joseph Geiger
Charles H. Michel
Joseph Gross
Ambrose Dietrich
Joseph Hunsicker
George Moll
W. H. Moll
William Herman Isaac Jacoby William Jordan John Kane
Alfred Lynn
Jenkin Richards
Ed. Matthew
George Kerchner
Uriah Meyers
Nicholas Kuhn
William Mensch
William Kuntz
Benjamin Missimer
Renben H .Keim
Charles Leffler
Aaron Laub
Emanuel Leffler
Philip King Charles King Frank Leffler J. K. Longenhagen Joel Laudenslager John Lueky
William Henry
G. Assenheimer John Weiss
OTHER VOLUNTEERS.
Charles Miller, 14th U. S. Infantry Michael J. Hooker, 1st Pa. Reserves Joseph Shelly, 1st Pa. Reserves Stephen Shierer, 1st Pa. Reserves Samuel Roberts. 6th P.a. Cavalry, Rush's Laneers
Charles Boyle, 6th Pa. Cavalry. Rush's Lancers
Thomas Smith, 202d Pa. Volunteers William Paul, 188th Pa. Volunteers John Keefer, 16th Pa. Cavahy John Graham, U. S. Navy
John O'Brien
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John Scholle, 3rd Pa. Reserves Peter Mack, 8th Pa. Cavalry James R. Henry, 8th Pa. Cavalry W. H. Berlin, 8th Pa. Cavalry John Case, 58th Pa. Volunteers John Saurwine, 58th Pa. Volunteers George Henry, 54th Pa. Volunteers Samuel Kiefer, 6th N. J. Cavalry
Abram Miller, 6th N. J. Cavalry Robert Newhart, 6th N. J. Cavalry William Newhart, 14th U. S. Infantry John Bigley, 14th U. S. Infantry Herbert James, 12th U. S. Infantry Joe Davies, 53 Pa. Valunteers James Hutchison, 53 Pa. Volunteers James MeClelland, 53 Pa. Volunteers
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VOLUNTEERS.
Roy Applegate William Bnekland Frank Bartholomew Edward Eagle Stanley Fitzhugh
. Edward Kane Harry Lambert David MeMahon William Paul George Storm William HI. Smith John L. Sehick
John Scott Henry Steinbecker Panl Tildon John W. Thomas John T. Thomas Ralph Weaver Adrian Weaver Charles Wetherhold
Henry Weible Charles Williams Philip Walters David Yates
BATTLES OF THE 46 TH REGIMENT.
Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862.
Middletown, Va., May 25, 1862.
Winchester, Va., May 26, 1862. Cedar Mountain, Va., August 27, 1862. Sulphur Springs, Va., August 27, 1862.
Sonth Mountain, Md., September 14, 1862.
Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862.
Chancellorsville, Va., May 1, 2, 3, 1863.
Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 2, 3, 1863. Resaea, Ga., May 15, 1864. C'assville, Ga., May 19, 1864. Dallas, Ga., May 25, 1864. Pine Knob, Ga., June 9, 1864. Kulp's Farm, Ga., June 22, 1864. Pine Tree Creek, Ga., July 26, 1864. Atlanta, Ga., September 6, 1864. Cypress Swamp, Ga., December 8, 1864. Savannah, Ga., December 21, 1864. Chesterfield, C. H., S. Car., March 2, 1865.
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Averysboro, N. Car., March 14, 1865.
Berryville, Va .. September 5, 1864. Coon Run, N. Car .. April 10, 1865. Raleigh, N. Car., April 26, 1865.
BATTLES OF THE, 47TH REGIMENT.
St. John's Bluff, Fla., October 8, 1862.
Pocataligo, S. Car., October 22, 1862.
Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864. Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864. Cane River, La., April 25, 1864. Manasses Plains, La., May 16, 1864.
Berryville, Va., September 5, 1864.
Opequan Creek. Va., September 19, 1864.
Fisher's Hill, Va., September 22, 1864.
Cedar Creek, Va., October 19, 1864.
THE PIONEER BAND.
A Brass Band was organized in Catasauqua during 1843. John Thomas was the leader : and the last surviving member of that band was the late Samuel Thomas. It would be interesting to see the shapes and sizes of the instruments used in those early days. After an existence of nine years the band was dis-
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solved, mostly because its principal players moved out of town.
In 1865, the Catasauqua Band was organized, and taught by Prof. Vest Moyer. The leaders were Orange Fuller and Attilio Benvenuti; Secretary, Henry W. Ehrie. The members of this band were:
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Henry C. Eekensberger, Fred W. Becker, James C. Beitel, William Koons, Frank Romig. Henry Rothrock, John Stuart, John Hill, Franklin Bower, Albert Breisch, Frank Seem, William Stuart, Hiram Beitelman, Frank Roth, John Thomas, Walter Biery, Robert A. Miller, Benjamin Bachman, Uriah Kurtz, Jacob Sigley, Charles Hill, David Tombler, Edward Seyfried, James Young, James Betz, Daniel Milson, Pres., Jonathan Price, Treasurer.
The Pioneer Band as organized July 11, 1873, in Laubach's Hall, now the upper floor of the Child's Grocery Store. Jacob Berkemeyer was conductor. Anthony B. Buek served as conductor on various occasions. Conrad Horst conducted from 1890 to 1893, and C. F. Roth from 1893 to 1907. After Mr. Roth came John Walker, from 1907 to 1909; Clyde Walp 1909 to 1913; and the present conduetor is Ignatz Suppan.
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THE PRESENT PIONEER BAND
The band was chartered as the Pioneer Cornet Band of Catasauqua. Pa., September 2, 1881.
The Band played a whole week's engagement in Philadelphia during the great centennial of 1876. Probably their most important engagement was with the Americus Club of Allentown, when rigged like the Club members in gray overcoats and silk hats, they marehed through the streets of Harrisburg on the oceasion of the inauguration of Governor Pattison.
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The present membership consists of twenty-eight men, who rehearse Monday and Thursday evenings of each week in Kostenbader's Hall. Their officials are: President, John Steitz; Vice-President, Elmer Newhard; Treasurer, James Miller; Leader, Clem Suppan ; Assistant Leader, Clayton Steitz; Trustees, John Steitz, U. E. Snyder, and Isaac Sell.
The oldest Band musician in Catasauqua to-day is C. F. Roth, who was a member of the Band from July 11, 1873, to August 12, 1909.
THE CATASAUQUA CHORAL SOCIETY.
When Mrs. Wells became organist in the First Presbyterian Church, in 1870, a Choral Society was formed and the first attempt to render classical musie in Catasauqua was made. James Prescott succeeded Mrs. Wells in 1876 and developed the society to such a degree that people from all over the Lehigh Valley journeyed to Catasauqua to hear concerts that were worth while. The Borough still enjoys a lofty distinction for good taste and great skill in the rendition of high-class music. The only noticeable feature to-day is the fact that many places once proudly held by the Welsh and Irish are now meekly occupied by the Germans.
The late Clement A. Marks, Mus. D., of Allentown, trained a large chorus of men and women in the closing years of the last century and gave two fine concerts.
In connection with a series of public meetings held in different churches in town during the fall of 1912, Ralph C. Solt developed a large choir of musical people to a high degree of perfection. The rendition of a number of classical selections was pronounced fine and inspiring.
During the opening months of 1914 a large Catasauqua Choral Society was organized with Harry E. Graffin as president; Robert Ritter, vice-president ; Robert E. MeKeever, secretary, and Bertha Hopkins, treasurer. The director of the Society is Matthew F. Webber. One hundred sixty-one names are enrolled in the list of members. They rendered their maiden concerts in the High School Auditorium on the evenings of April 21st and 22nd. Their efforts were greatly appreciated by large audiences composed of people from all over the Lehigh Valley.
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CHAPTER VI .- BANKS.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF CATASAUQUA.
The Bank of Catasauqua was incorporated by an act of the Pennsylvania Legislature, approved by Governor James Pollock on May 5, 1857. The incor- porators mentioned in the act were: William Miller, David Thomas, John D. Stiles, Henry King, John Williams, Eli J. Saeger, Benjamin Rupp, Solomon Vogel, Owen Frederick. John Hudders, James S. Rees, Jonas Biery, Franklin B. Martin, Samuel Sieger, and David A. Tombler. The first meeting of the Board of Directors was held September 9, 1857. Those present were: Eli J. Saeger, John L. Hoffman, Chas. Aug. Luckenbach, J. P. Seholl, David A. Tom- bler, David Thomas, Joshua Hunt, William Miller, Jonas Biery, James W. Fuller, 1st, Robert Oberly, Samuel Laubach, and Jacob Fatzinger. The Board was sworn in by Chauncey D. Fuller, Esq. Eli J. Saeger was elected President. At a meeting held on September 14 of the same year, a committee of two, Messrs. Saeger and Hunt, was appointed to "report a suitable person for Cashier." As the banking business of the Iron Company, the leading industry of Catasauqua at that time, was transacted at Easton, it was natural that the committee should look to that town for a eashier, and, on September 17, the committee reported in favor of M. H. Horn, Jr., of Easton, and he became the first cashier. He remained manager of the bank in the position of Cashier and President until his death in 1890.
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