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of the Salem Park Commission, trustee of the Salem YMCA, trustee of Salem Hospital, member | of the Salem Park Commission, trustee of the Salem YMCA, trustee of Salem Hospital, member | ||
of Salem Rotary Club | of Salem Rotary Club. He was also vice-president of the Salem Savings Bank. | ||
He helped set up Pioneer Village for the Tercentenary celebration of the state in 1939. | He helped set up Pioneer Village for the Tercentenary celebration of the state in 1939. | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 26 October 2020
Christian Lantz (1867-1955) was considered the father of the playground system in America.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Lantz came to Salem and was general secretary at the
Salem YMCA from 1900-1935.
As well as setting up playgrounds in Salem he was active in many civic organizations. He was a member
of the Salem Park Commission, trustee of the Salem YMCA, trustee of Salem Hospital, member
of Salem Rotary Club. He was also vice-president of the Salem Savings Bank.
He helped set up Pioneer Village for the Tercentenary celebration of the state in 1939.
In 1955 the Salem YMCA broke ground on a new swimming pool named in his honor.
He also help found the Salem Philharmonic and was chairman of the Fire Relief Committee. He was drafted
by the Nation Red Cross in 1917 to set up rehab work in Halifax, Nova Scotia following an explosion of a
munitions ship.
See Also
Vertical File in Salem Collection - YMCA
Christian Lantz and Salem YMCA Springfield College digital collections
"Lantz' role in history of "Y" recalled; Secretary Half-century shaped policies of Association that nears its centennial" Salem Evening News, Oct. 23, 1958, p. 8?
