SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MAY 23, 1914. RECEPTIONS, PARTIES, WEDDINGS, ANNIVERSARIES HIM OF RUNKEL HJf IT HERSHEY Big Annual Gathering Will Be Held at Park, on Tuesday, August 11 ANNIVERSARY OF U. B. CHURCH James Murray Resigns as Manager of Hershey Baseball Team By Special Correspondence Hershey, Pa.. May 23. —The Rev. D. E. Long, of Annvllle, transacted busi ness here. —The annual reunion of the Runlcel family will be held in the park on August 11. The Rev. J. McClellan Runkel, of Newport, Perry county, will deliver the principal address and the Port Royal quartet and the Runkle quartet of Lebanon, will sing.—Wil liam M. Likins, of Fniontown, national superintendent of the "Three Million League" will speak in the park theater on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.— Howard Romig has secured a position with the Hershey Store Company. — The Rev. N. L. Linebaugli, pastor of the United Brethren Church, will preach in the Palmyra Second United Brethren Church on Sunday, the occa sion being tho anniversary of the church.—Hershey Park season will open on May 30, with the usual extra attractions. The park presents a beau tiful appearance.—Allison Garman at tended the funeral of his uncle, Jona than Hartman, at Myerstown, on Wed nesday.—About thirty people from this place attended the anniversary services at Fishburn's Church Tues day evening.—On account of ill health, Jaines Murray resigned as manager of the local baseball team. Dr. H. G. Mumma and Professor O. H. Butter wick will look after the interests of the team for the balance of the sea son.—The Rev. George S. Rentz, pas tor of Derry Presbyterian Church, will preach in tho Calvary Presbyterian Church at Harrisburg to-morrow. The Rev. George C. Smiley, of Lemoyne, will preach here.—Ezra D. Hershey, treasurer of the Hershey Chocolate Company, was ill a few days suffering! with the grip.—Miss Katherine Moy er, superintendent of the Pottstown Hospital, was the guest of her brother, John H. Moyer, at Derry Church. — Mrs. C. M. Bentley, matron of the Y. W. C. A., spent a few days in Philadel phia.—Mrs. C. T. Myers and children, of Pittsburgh, are spending several weeks as guests of John Conrad.— „Ir. and Mrs. Calvin D. Lingle visited friends at Linglestown.—Mrs. W. F. Jt. Murrie and children are spending two weeks with relatives at Cumber land, Md. —Mrs. Mary Davidson, of Shippensburg, is tho guest of the Rev. George Rentz. —The Rev. N. L. Line baugh spent a few days at York with his parents. Newville School Board Elects Borough Teachers By Special Correspondence Newvilie, Pa., May 23.—Mrs. Em met Woodburn and daughter Eliza beth, spent a few days at Harrisburg. —Russel Swigert, a student at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Swigert.—Miss Annie Walk er is visiting friends in Coatesville and Parkesburg.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaner and Hoyt Bower, of Harris burg, spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Rebecca Bower. —Miss Edna Martin has returned from a visit to Mechanicsburg.—Mr. and Mrs. John Brehm, of Gettysburg, spent Sunday with the former's mother, Mrs. Jennie Brehm. —Miss Alta Ensminger visited relatives in Harrisburg over the week end.—Mrs. Marion Sharpe, of Ham mondon, N- J., is visiting her aunts, the Misses Randall in East Main street.—William Graham and sister, | Mary, of Lemoyne, Pa., spent Tuesday among friends here.—Miss Sara Len ney spent Saturday at Harrisburg.—G. W. Swigert left on Thursday on an extended trip to the West. lie will visit his son, Willis, at Leeton, Mo., then his two daughters, residing in St, Paul, Minn.—Mrs. Charles Stewart and I Mrs. Ed. Hemminger, of Carlisle, spent, Wednesday among relatives here.— Editor John W. Strohm and Ralph H. J Lehman will sing at the Church of i God, Plainfleld, on Sunday evening.— i The young ladies' Bible class of St. | Paul's Lutheran Church will hold a bake at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Get-1 ter this afternoon.—The Rev. G. N. | Lauffer will preach the annual mcmor-1 Jal sermon to the G. A. It. veterans to-morrow evening in Zion Lutheran Church. —At a meeting of the school board held on Monday evening, May IS, the following teachers were elect ed; Principal, Professor James Rltter; assistant, Miss Annie Ritter; gram mar, Miss Helen Scouller; interme diate, Mis Flora Elliott; secondary, Miss Grace Hursh; primary, Miss Bes sie Klink: South Ward primary, Miss Carrie Stewart. Junior Mechanics' Reunion at Duncannon in June By Special Correspondence Duncannon, Pa., May 23. Mrs. Marietta Miiliken, of Philadelphia, is spending some time in town. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parsons, of Harrisburg, are visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Leah Parsons. —Chalmer Clugston and family have returned from a visit to Harrisburg and Philadelphia.—At a meeting of the borough school board held on Tuesday evening Professor J. L. L. Bucke was elected assistant principal of the schools.—The annual ! reunion of the Junior Order United | American Mechanics of Perry county [ will he held here June 15.—Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Alexander visited friends at Millersburg on Monday. John DeHaven, a student at Bueknell Uni versity, spent Sunday with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. William DeHaven. MUSICAIJR FOII HUH.DING FUND Montnndou, l"n„ Mnv a;i. _ Members of the Baptist Church have prepared an Interesting program for the musicale to bo held this evening for the benefit of the building fund. Evangelist Camp-"' bell, who conducted revlal services in the Methodist Church for several weeks, left on Monday for Harrisburg. —D. H. Riegel attended the funeral of a relative In Northumberland, on Wed nesday. Mrs. Frank Knapp, of Paris, Me., is here to spend the summer with her father, W. T. Smythe. Edith and Max Reitz have returned home after spending several days in Sunbury with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs H J Dawson. Miss Jessie Slear is spending the week at Shamokin Dam. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mitten and daughter, Gladys, are visiting their parents, at Athens. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Harner Mrs. Brice Snyder and Mrs. Thomas Staggert attended the funeral .if Hes sle Weary, in Lewlsburg. Mrs Levi Holler and son. , Franklin, $55 per month; all other teachers, SSO per month each. Appointments of teachers were made as follows; Prin cipal and lirst assistant in the high school, vacant; second and third as sistants in the high school. Amy C. Book and Jennie F. Mohring; l'ranklin school, F. S. Klinger, Kate Hoffman, Laura Groff, Abbie Gehman, Sadie Mohler and Edna Killian; Washington building, Nellie Book, Carrie Graybill, Florence Miller, lonian Reddig and Maine Wolbert. The failure of the board to reappoint Dr. H, E. Gehman, who has been the principal of the schools for more than twenty years, is duo to an advance in his salary, which he asked for.—The Catholic order of the Redemptorist Fathers has secured an option on the Clare Point farm, be longing to the Thomas Wilson estate, the farm being a tract of eighty-one acres, bordering Ephrata borough on the north, on which there are a large mansion building and a number of other dwellings. Surveys are being made and preparations are in progress for this order to occupy the place.— On Memorial Day, May 30, Ephrata's park will be formally opened for the season. The aged veterans of the Civil War of Ephrata and vicinity will be taken to the park early in the aft ernoon by automobile and will be the guests of honor. The Denver band will give a concert and the Rev. A. S. Meek and the Rev. S. G. Zerfass will deliver addresses. Two games of baseball will be played on the park diamond, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, the contesting teams being the Myerstown and Ephrata baseball clubs.—Arrangements are be ing made for a big Fourth of July demonstration in Ephrata. Millersburg Church Will Be Greatly Improved By Special Correspondence Millersburg;, Pa., May 23.—United Brethren congregation will decorate and have the interior walls of their church in Market street frescoed. The work will begin in June. The mem bers have rented the new high school auditorium, where they will worship while the church is undergoing im provements.—Millersburg Castle, No. 212, Knights of the Golden Eagles, who will celebrate their silver jubilee anniversary next November, have also secured the high school auditorium for that occasion.—Norman M. Bowman, who had a foot badly injured last week, is improving. Albert Dreisli, who conducted a plumming establish ment in Millersburg the past year, has gone back to his home in Long Island, N. Y.—E. R. Thornton, of the Mil lersburg Fifth Wheel Works, who has been ill nearly all winter, has recov ered sufficiently to allow him to go on a visit to his old home at Bristol. — The body of Mrs. Josephine Lebo, who died at her homo at Halifax, was brought to Millersburg Wednesday and taken to Killinger, where burial was made. Automobiles Average One Per Minute in Selinsgrove By Special Correspondence Selinsgrove, Pa., May 23. Selins grove ministers took a prominent part of the convention of the Sunquehanna Synod of the Lutheran Church, in Jer sey Shore, this week. The Rev. Dr. Frank P. Manhart, dean of the Sus quehanna School of Theology, was made president, and the Rev. Charles Leonard, of Trinity* Lutheran Church, of Selinsgrove, was one of the promi nent speakers at the session. Both clergymen were elected delegates to the general synod of the Lutheran Church, in Akron, Ohio, in 1915. — Isaac G. Seller has returned home af ter having been under medical treat ment for several weeks in the Univer sity Hospital, Philadelphia.—Charles G. Hendricks kept an account of auto mobiles that passed his residence on j Sunday from 1 to 6 o'clock. The num ber exceeded three hundred, an aver age of more than ono a minute.— Franklin J. Schock received a letter from his nephew, Captain Frank Lies ering, who is in Vera Cruz. Captain Liesering in real soldiery manner de clared that "he is delighted With the occupation of Mexico."—Mr. and Mrs. Max Wertz, r f Shamokin, were recent visitors at the home of Mr. Wertz's parents, on the Isle of Que. Memorial Sermon to G. A. R. Post at New Cumberland By Stkecial Correspondence New Cumberland, »Pa., May 23.—8. F. Eisenberger Post, 4t>2, Grand Army of the Republic, and General John W. Geary Camp, Sons of Veterans, will meet at their hall in Bridge street to morrow morning at 10 a. m. and will go to Baughman Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church at 10.30, when the pastor, the Rev. J. V. Adas, will preach the sermon. Special music will be rendered by the choir and men's chorus. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Buttorff and Mrs. Edward G. Rose re turned from their winter home at Lake Helen, Florida. They made the trip by water. —Mr. and Mrs. Holllng er, of Lancaster, visited relatives here this week. Mrs. Sigmund Nebinger and son Fred and Mrs. Victor Grove, of Steelton, spent Wednesday with Mrs. Rachel Matthias at New Market. —Miss Anna Peters, who has been vis iting friends at Easton and Allentown, returned home. —Miss Elsie Rich creek, of York, is .the guest of Miss Esther Fisher.—Herman's cigar fac tory is dosed down for a week.—Miss fiizette Morrison, of Duncannon, was the guest of Charles l-eiby's family in Fourth street this week. TWENTY-TWO GRADUATES OF ANNVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1914 Sitting, left to right; Reno Kiebler, vice-president; Miss Mae Smith, president: secretary Clnnrio felter. Boys, left to right, Austin Brandt, Reno McCauley, Morris Blauch, Ralph Berrv, Earle Berrv Hostetter and John Boger. Girls, left to right. Miss Salrtmo Gingrich, iMiss Elizabeth Gallatin T Miss Elizabeth Kreider, Miss Esther Seabold, Miss Lena Killinger, Miss Maude Bomberger Miss Frt„„ u u Miss Ruth Kelehner and Miss Sarah Bachman. ana Hecher . Personal News Items From Nearby Towns in Central Pennsylvania By Special Correspondence llluomfield. Mrs. J. E. Ma loney, of Philadelphia, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. 11. Bernhelsel —Mrs. S. L. Urosh and daughtei and her sister, Miss Lillian Ht.ges, left on Thursday on a month s trip to wash ington, IX C„ and Keysvllle, Va. the Hev. I. Potter Hayes Is in attendance i at the General Assembly of the 1 resby terian Church, at Chicago, ill. Jr. and Mrs. John Miller, of bunbury, Fa., spent Sunday with her father, bamuel C Clouser. Miss Laura Wolfe has re turned home from a visit at the home of Mrs. E. H. Bryner, at Lancaster, Pa. Green castle. Miss BertUa Warner was a visitor to Chambersburg, Mon day. Miss Nell Elliott was a visitor at Hagerstown. George Soilenberger, of Harrisburg, spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth foollen berger. The W. E. O. Club was en tertained Monday evening at the home of tile Misses Gillan. Misses Mary and Pearl Rhodes were visitors to Hagerstown on Monday. Ellis Easton, Pittsburgh, is spending some time with relatives here. D. Z. Shook has been drawn as a jurcr in the United States District Court, which convenes in \\ 11- liamsport, in June. C. E. Malot and George liodgers, of WiUiamsport, Md„ were visitors here. Harry J. Myers, South Carlisle street, is confined to his house bv illness. Eriends of C. H. Kuthrauff will be grieved to learn that he is seriously 111 at ills home, in East liaitomer street. Mrs. Wradey, Han over, and Mrs. Liza Knode, Hagerstown, were the guests of Mrs. Clara Haller.— Mr. and Mrs. Edward Funk, daughter, Katharine, and son, Upton, were guests in the family of Harry Gluck, on Sun day. Mrs. Elizabeth Straley left Wed nesday for an extended visit with her son, George A. Straley, at Vandegriff, Pa. Mrs. Clara Martin. Mrs. Edwin Stouffer and Miss Nell Martin spent Tuesday in Hagerstown. Max Low man gave a reception Tuesday evening at his home, in honor of the members of the Glee Club. Miss Valour Snlve ly is confined to her home, in East Bal timore street, by illness. Mrs. John Craig was hostess of a picnic to Syra cuse Lodge, on Wednesday afternoon. Union Deposit Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Spangler, of Palmyra, spent Sun day with his sister, Mrs. Henry Miller. —A new roof has been placed upon the house occupied by William Sickle, this week. Mrs. Samuel Landis, of Middle town, is spending some time with Frank Stauffer. To-morrow morning the Rev. O. G. Romig, pastor of the United Brethren Church, will hold services at 1U:30 o'clock. Mrs. Lodge, of Harris burg, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. David Rambler. William Pfeils is having tiles placed on sides and front of his house. Mrs. Jacob Spangler, of Palmyra, who spent some time witli her daughter, Mrs. Henry Miller, re turned home on Sunday. Poultry business is being started at the home of Eli Kaufman, this Spring. Mrs. P. Snavely, of Jonestown, is spending a few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. John M. Baker. Dalmntla. Charles Martz, of Har rlsburg, visited relatives here on Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dreibelbis, of Millersburg, spent u few days with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zeigler. —J. F. Bingeman visited his sick brother, Abraham, on Sunday, at Harrisburg. He died before Mr. Bingaman left for home on Monday. Mrs. Cloyd Fenste maclier, of Paxton, spent .Viondav in town. A. D. Goughler. editor of the Middleburg News, spent Mondav in town. Harry Klinger, of Williams port, visited his mother, Mrs. E T Klinger. Max Byerly, of Elizabetli ville, visited relatives here a few days. He was a United States marine and helped at the capture of Vera Cruz. His time was expired and he came home on the vessel that brought the dead to New York. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kea bach moved their household effects to Sunbury on Tuesday. Miss Nina High, of White Deer, visited at the home of W. 11. High. Frank Bover, of Pillow, called 011 friends in town 011 Wednesday. Konmer.—Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hum mel, of Sunbury, visited the former's mother, Mrs. Lizzie Hummel. Mrs. S. C. Meekly visited her son at the Orphans' Home. Miss Lizzie Howe went to Sunbury this week. Roy Meekly and family visited relatives at Millersburg and Herndon on Sunday.— Mrs. William Gordon and daughter, Martha, went shopping in Sunbury. Samuel Keeler left for Harrisburg. H. H. Faust and daughter, Carrie, of Freeburg, visited friends hero.—George Fragely, of Shamokin, visited his broth er-in-law, W. A. Keeler. Miss Mary Gordon visited in Sunbury. ,l. c. W. Basler and Samuel Bachman, of Free burg, transacted business here. Selin Meekly visited his brother. Em erson Meekly, at the Orphans' Home.—■ Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Richter. of Selins grove, visited W. A. Keeler. Harry E. Sanipsel and Elmer C. Stuck trans ncted business in Sunbury. Misses Jennie and Annie Roush visited rela tives at Shamokin Dam. Northumberland. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Appleby, of Shade Gap, visited their son, Miles Appleby, on Monday.—Frank Lane, of Altoona, was a visitor at the home of his father, M. T. Lane. R. L. Bratton, of Beliewood, was a visitor at the home of his sister, Mrs, Forrest Bratton. O. H. Hassenplug represent ed A ughwlch Lodge, No. 42, at the meeting of the Grand of Odd Fellows, at Harrisburg, this week.—S H. Postlethwaite, of Braddock, was a visitor here last week. Professor H. W. Bollinger was a Lewistown visitor on Saturday. I. H. Wilson visited Huntingdon, on Tuesday. William Lane, J. W. Norton, George Fields, Earl Daniels, Mrs. Porter McCormick, Mrs Samuel Smith. Mrs. H. E. Mattorn and two children, Miss Nora McVey, Mrs David Galbraith and Donald Saylor were at Mt. Union on Monday. Law rence McVey was in Huntingdon, 011 Monday. ShippenNbiirK. Mrs. Ida Andker hrandt and daughter, Janet, spent Sun day in CMianibershurg. James Sharp, ex-burgess of Shippcnsbuig, who was FIPJD RELIC OF OLD STATE Fl DAYS Huge Poster, Printed in Five Col ors, Announces Sixth Annual Exhibition of Society HELD AT PITTSBURGH IN 1856 Was Found in Closet at Manheim in Excellent State of * Preservation Manlieim, Pa., May 23. —While clean ing out an old closet the other day William 8. Shilter, of this place, came across a relic which, If the proper party would see, would net him a neat sum money. It is a huge poster, size 41 by 68 inches, printed in live colors, 111 Pittsburgh, tifty-eight years ago, announcing the sixth annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Ex hibition in the Smoky city. It prou ably lay all these years in this closet, folded over many times, and is in a most excellent state of preservation, being oniy slightly frayed around the edges. Tne mecnanical part is a reve lation for those days and it would put to sharue some of the work turned out aiong ths line nowadays. It was printed 011 white paper and is still as snow-white as on the day it was printed.—John K. Miller tramped 011 a nail the other day wnich penetrated the ball of Ins toot to a deptu of three quarters of an inch, causing a very paintui wound. —Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoffman, Miss Helen Barthold and Kobert Baumgardner figured in a thrilling runaway on Sunday.—Mrs. George K. Fisher, of Reading, spent Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Royer.—Misses Nora Smith and Sara Duncan spent Sunday at Mount Joy.—Mrs. Alanta Eaush, of Lebanon, spent Sunday with Mrs. Lu cetia Engle. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Ezra Ha becker, of Lititz, spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. Morris Meiskey. 81ain Junior Mechanics Will Conduct Memorial Exercises By Special Correspondence Itlalii, May 23.—Next Saturday the Junior Order Union American Me chanics, Blain Council, No. 583, will have charge of the Memorial Day Exercises. The Parade will take place at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and the Blain Cornet Band will furnish the music. The Rev. B. H. Hart, of Har risburg, will deliver the memorial ora tion. Other prominent men will speak. The old soldiers, Sunday schools, secret orders and citizens, are in\ ited to participate. The procession after forming 011 Main street will pro ceed to the cemeteries to decorate all the graves of the dead heroes after which the speaking will be held. —Miss Mary B. Gutshall, is visiting her uncle, Wilson Gutshall, in Harrisburg.—J. A. Snyder, contractor, is building a barn for James Johnson, at Stony Point and he will also repair the schoolhouse there.—C. C. Evans, vis ited the Gettysburg battlelield the past week.—Mrs. W. 1, Stokes and baby Emory, are visiting the former's par ents in Virginia.—Mrs. H. L. Spohn, of Mt. Joy, is the guests of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Henry.—The Rev. John W. Keener, visited his former home at Womelsdorf, this week.—Mrs. William Shearer, of Phil adelphia, visited the family of F. W. Dimm.—Miss Mary Kern, has been af flicted with rheumatism and has been unable to walk for seven weeks. also proprietor of a livery stable, is moving to Carlisle. Harry Wolfe and Allen Bay are putting concrete pave ments around their buildings. Mrs Charles Goodhart is spending some time at her home in Mechanicsburg Davis Sheaffer is ill, suffering from pneumonia. Carl Hollar is having new floors placed In his home. Mrs llay Ditzler and son, Howard, are spending the week in shippensburgh Mrs. Mowery spent Sunday at the home of J. J. Mowery, in Chambersburg Mrs. Jacoby and Mrs. Baker spent Sun day at the home of Mrs. Burkholder near Chambersburg. Mr. and Mrs' Samuel Shyrack, of Philadelphia are spending the week with relatives here -rAdam Andrews, of Alterton, sfient a day in Shippensburg. Ruth Long a teacher in the schools at Oberlin 'ls home for vacation. Messrs. Paul Mowery and Mark Slichter spent Sun day at Mechanicsburg. Miss Burns of Chambersburg, spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Amanda Woods. Endera. Mrs. Philip Deltrich is con fined to her home with illness T J Hoffman was a visitor at Harrisburg' on Wednesday. Arthur Warfel and bride started housekeeping in the United Brethren parsonage. W. H. Bowman, of Berrysburg, erected a fine monument on his family plot in the Fair View Cemetery The United Brethren Sunday school will observe Children's l)ny in June. Robert A. Kndcrs of Harrisburg, had a party of friends 'here on a visit on Tuesday. Miss Lula hnders, of Harrisburg, is the guest of her grandparents for several days | Halifax School Teachers Chosen For Next Term By Special Correspondence Halifax. Pa., May 23. Ticket Agent ! and Mrs. J. s. Gemberling spent Satur day at Sunbury. Master Georne W estfall, of Harrisburg. is spending the MrS r> w 'l! H Sianilparents, Mr. and f v |,B' \ v - Westfall. Mr. and Mrs. William Lodge and grandson spent HnrrSV ° ak Dule - Mr - '"Hi Mrs. H y £ lm p er «nan and daughter, Mary, spent .Sunday at Tower City. At an ?!S neil meeting of the Halifax School Board, on Wednesday evenings Misses StniHi w ichter i' Cai ; rie Sho °P and Marie nilih «M?«Si electe , d t ? a( hery in the bor ough schools. Leslie Shopo ami Nor "he we o ek e wi o th H a,T f ßburs l spent ,javt o£ with tlle former s parents, Air. and Mrs. C. R. Shope. —■ Mr. and Mrs *' s her, Harrisburg, spent 'fiuhir y at r , the home of the latter's IK i_9 " us Koppehheffer. Mr. and llrs. Charles E. Knouff spent 2 w 'th the former's parents Mr i — Mrs H « U R On Knouff . at Matamoras. vifutt'Jv, • B °sar and son, Robert, are nor I if Ji er parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bar ?, a 'lHoffman, at Knterline. Miss ntii • 1 s P cnt Sunday with friends at Harrisburg. ■ — Mrs. RA. Shumaker burs' S