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Theatrics:


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Above and below: Dillman in his solider's costume for the 1908 cantata Belshazzars Feast, a spectacular musical event in the Lititz Springs Park. The show was directed by schoolteacher Calvin S. Loeffler, and was one of the most remarkable performances the park has ever seen. 100 costumed singers and a fifteen-piece orchestra performed on a huge stage built over the spring's basin.  Lititz was no theatrical backwater.

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Above: Dillman as a magus / magician for the 1908 cantata Belshazzar's Feast

Below: More Belshazzar soldiers

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Above and below: After Dillman and Aimee married in 1910, they moved to Reading where Dillman pursued his career in business. He also became actively involved in numerous civic organizations including the Reading Chamber of Commerce, the Reading Rotary Club, and the Reading Chorus. Dillman and Aimee were  members of the First Moravian Church of Reading, where Dillman was choir director for many years and where he presided at many meetings of the Moravian Men's League.

Amy was active with the church's Lady's Aid Society. Dillman and Aimee presented a stained glass window for the the church sanctuary which remains in place in the building today. 

Dillman was also a member of the Masons ( Lodge 62, F. and A. M.)  and the Shriners  (Rajah Temple, Mystic Shrine).  Dillman's final two costumes, here on this page, are presumably associated with Berks County fraternal organizations.



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