Red Lion Area High School - Lion Yearbook (Red Lion, PA)

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RED LION Centennial 11- 1' ' B80-l980 ' 1 E RED LION HOMECOMlNG IN 1924 The Red Lion chapter of the Lions Club was organiz- ed in January of 1924. According to an article in a special section of the York Gazette and Daily, the organization got started in a big way. Because of the character of the citizenry of Red Lion, little charity work could be done by the organization and this fthe Homecoming Programl was really the first big thing attempted by the club. The Homecoming Program was to be Red Lion's first Early Red Lion Opera House photo. Sign reads Opera House Photo-Plays . big celebration . . . a forerunner of the huge 50th an- niversary celebration in 1930. Nearly 5,000 of the follow- ing progrrms for the event were distributed in Red Lion and mail Unio Church. Bethany Rev. H. represent Boos d to former residents and friends. Thursday Evening - 7:30 O'clock Thanksgiving services, St. John's Reformed ermon by Rev. M. R. Fleming, D.D., pastor of nited Brethren Church, address of welcome, H. Long, D.D., pastor of St. John's Church, ing the borough council. Friday Evening - 7:30 O'clock er night at the Red Lion Opera House. Amos W. Herifiann, Esq., York, presiding. Addresses by former re idents and by local talent under the direction of Charles Gates. Saturday Afternoon - 2:30 O'clock Parade by school children, firemen and other civic ' i organizat dustrial fl Ban ons, prizes to be awarded. fThere were also in- oats and at least 3 bands.l Saturday Evening - 6 O'clock uet by Lions Club to all former residents. T. E. Brooks, ldie president, toastmaster. The and chur range ap Com Sunday Morning isitors are invited to attend the Sunday School h services of their choice. All churches will ar- ropriate programs. Sunday Afternoon - 2 O'clock munity meeting, Adam E. Kohr, Hanover, pre- siding. Address by John Alexander, secretary of the The Walllck House, longtime landmark, 1889. The First One Hundred rears

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rsso-1930 il RED LION IN 1914 The preceding population, annexation and financial statistics show a constant growth pattern. However, a more substantial picture is shown by an article appearing in The York Dispatch on February 12, 1914. Following are excerpts from the full page article entitled, Thrifty Red Lion, A Model Borough . 1. Sixty-five dwelling houses were built during 1913, the building of 102 more definitely planned for next spring. 2. The Red Lion Table Company, capitalized at 350.000, has built a modernly equipped factory in the west end of town. Part of the site on which the plant is located was formerly occupied by a match factory which was destroyed by fire. The factory is to give employment to 100 hands when completely equipped. Directors of the company are George Holtzinger, Pres., C. S. LaMotte, secretary, W. H. Taylor, treasurerg Horace Welty, Michael Hose, George Kohler, B.S. Taylor, George Murphy, and J. Koch. 3. The Red Lion Opera House llater known as the Municipal Buildingi was to open 10 days after the article was written. It was built at a cost of S22,000, including what was defined as luxurious interior appointments. tviwilktp , 6 V RED LION Centennial ti M lf W Seating capacity was 1,100. The first directorate of the Opera House company was H. W. Sheeler, president, Dr. J. W. Hyson, treasurer, J. A. Miller, secretary, Horace Welty, C. E. Smith, D. A. Miller, and Dr. C. N. Trout. 4. The York Railways Co. had just completed a new passenger and freight station located across Charles Street from the new Opera House. 5. The Red Lion Athletic Association owned en- closed grounds complete with a modern grandstand. The holdings were valued at 555,000 This facility was located just east of North Main Street near the end of the 200 block. 6. The 65 homes built in 1913 averaged 52,000 in cost. lt was estimated that 9596 of the citizens of Red Lion owned their homes. 7. Other information included in the article was: there were 2 banks lthe People's State Bank was about to open to make threel, 65 cigar factories employing 900 hands, the Red Lion Furniture Co. that employed about 75 hands, a pretzel baking company employing 40 workmen, three cigar box factories, 20 stores, 3 hotels, several restaurants and bakeries, 3 coal yards, livery stables and 4 churches. Mm C t J. . ' 'ni'-wx wth' 05 1914 York County Farmer's Institute, held in the new Red Lion Opera House. David Horn can be seen near the center of the picture . . . no others could be identified. The First One Hundred Years

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RED LIUN Centennial E nn, n Chairman of Homecoming - T. E. Brooks. World's Sabbath School association, Chicago, Ill. Music by local talent, under direction of Charles N. Gates. The celebration itself was not of significant impor- tance, but it demonstrated the spirit of the young town. Also, due to the celebration, a lot of history and informa- tion about the town was published, including the follow- ing: 1. Population was judged at about 4,000. 2. Employment by the cigar industry was estimated at 2,000 men and women, receiving about 33,000,000 in wages annually. Production of cigars was about 200,000,000 per year. 3. Red Lion had 2 stores in 1880, compared to the 1924 count of 16 general stores, 2 hardware stores, 3 drug stores, 3 ladies and 3 gents clothing stores, 3 chain stores, 5 meat stores, 4 coal dealers, 4 restaurants, 6 automobile dealers, 2 farm implement dealers, 2 ice plants, 4 barber shops, 5 furniture factories, 3 banks, 3 box factories, 3 print shops, 4 plumbing establishments, 2 jewelers, a mill, ice cream factory, laundry, canning fac- tory, lumber yards, stock yards, livery stables, etc. 4. More than 32,000,000 worth of furniture was shipped annually from the 5 furniture factories in town. The first furniture factory fthe Red Lion Furniture Fac- toryi was established in 1907. 5. More than half a million dollars - almost 6 miles - of streets were paved during 1923 and 1924. ln addi- tion, the Charles Street bridge was built for a cost of 318,000 6. Nearly all the residents of Red Lion owned their own home, and most owned one or more automobiles. 7. 73 new buildings were erected in 1924 at a cost of S800,000. 8. Over 5,000 evergreens and shrubs were ordered for the beautification of Fairmount Park, which was then under the lease of Roman Spangler. IN MEMORIAL OF A LEADING CITIZEN The 1930 Golden Jubilee Book featured a memorial of Catherine Meyer, and the 1955 Diamond Jubilee Book memorialized Dr. John Hyson. These tributes were rightfully given, for these two people played extremely important parts in the development of Red Lion. In the memory of many people living today are the accomplishments and personality of another Red Lion leading citizen, Harry L. Haines. Mr. Haines was born the J,-f F A . A ' 4' fn. 4' t . ' X' 'LQ' if 9 i ' I 1 -I r pf-dd Harry L. Haines. The First One Hundred Years