Max Frederick Reihmann
Max Frederick Reihmann (born in Germany, May 1, 1861) was for many years the proprietor of a sheet metal-working shop in Camden.
He studied plumbing and sheet metal-work in the German vocational schools. In 1888, at the age of twenty-seven, he brought his wife and children to America, landing in Philadelphia, where he found employment and lived for about a year. In 1889 the family moved to Camden, though he continued to work in Philadelphia for some years.
In 1900 he bought out the shop of Ernest Meuller at Merchantville but remained only a year, after which he purchased the store and residence of William Reed in Camden and founded his sheet metal-working shop.
Reihmann retired from active participation in the business in 1913, and management passed to his three sons — Max Jr., Frederick, and Paul — who consolidated as Max Reihmann's Sons for three years from 1917 to 1920. In 1920 Max Jr. went into business for himself, and the following year Paul bought out Frederick's interest and became sole proprietor. In retirement Reihmann divided his time between Camden and West Palm Beach, Florida.
He was a member of Mozart Lodge, No. 121, Free and Accepted Masons; the Foresters of America; and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He married in Germany in 1880 to Hermina Schultz, and they had six children: Frieda (born May 6, 1882), Max Jr. (born July 20, 1883), Helen (born January 1, 1885), Hannah (born April 20, 1887), Frederick (born June 12, 1891), and Paul (born February 10, 1896).
His sons Paul and Max Jr. continued in the roofing business after his retirement. Max Reihmann Jr. was active in the 1920s fund-raising drive that culminated in the building of the Walt Whitman Hotel at Broadway and Cooper Street, and with the Lions Club in Camden during the 1930s.
Paul Reihmann
Paul Reihmann, the present proprietor of the Reihmann sheet metal-working shop, was born February 10, 1896, and was educated in Camden, attending the public schools and learning the sheet metal trade from his father. In 1915 he went to West Palm Beach, Florida, and was employed there for two years, after which he returned to the family business, which he now conducts. He is a director of the River Avenue Building & Loan Association and also of the Buyahome Building & Loan Association.
Fraternally, he is affiliated with Mozart Lodge, No. 121, Free and Accepted Masons; Rabboni Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Cyrene Commandery, No. 7, Knights Templar; Excelsior Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Crescent Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; the Camden Shrine Club; the Eastern Square Club; Camden Lodge, No. 293, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Camden Lodge 111, Loyal Order of Moose; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Camden; the Farragut Sportsman's Association; and the State Association of Merchants and Manufacturers.
He married, at West Palm Beach, February 10, 1917, Myrtle Segerstrom, and they have two children: Dorothy (born November 8, 1917) and Paul, Jr. (born July 29, 1921).
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20th Street
Twentieth Street runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden, from Harrison Avenue to Bank Street, established by the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory. In 1954, fourteen homes with South 20th Street addresses were added when McGuire Gardens public housing was built; they were demolished and redeveloped in the 1990s.
6th Street
Sixth Street runs with few interruptions from the Delaware River to Morgan Street, virtually the length of the city, from North Camden south almost all the way to Gloucester City.
Mozart Mason Lodge Picnics at Pine Hill
The Past Masters' Circle of Mozart Lodge of Masons held its annual outing yesterday at Pioneer's Grove, Pine Hill. The circle has been in existence 40 years. A banquet was served in the grove. Sports were a feature.
Cemetery Chapels Gain in Use for Weddings
A June 1932 Camden Courier-Post report on a Camden Lions Club meeting at the Hotel Walt Whitman, where speaker James O'Neill of Lakeview Memorial Park described the growing use of cemetery chapels for weddings. The club also announced the election of Dr. Thomas Lewis, I. D. Gindhart, Max Reihmann, and Harold Leach as directors.