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CHURCHES OBSERVE CHRISTMAS
MUSIC BIG FUTURE
OF CHRISTMKSTIDE
Special Programs WjJJ Be Given
I Tomorrow, Christmas Day,
and Dec. 27
Special music will
mark the Yuletlde ob
servance in many of
the churches and Sun
day schools of the city
to-morrow at all of
the services. Cantatas
* fCW and programs eom
# s .Dm posed of solos, duets.
, - l jlß'' quartets, carols and
' wmfiß many recitations will
If. be given by many of
the choirs of the
Among those that
n "~H have prepared exer-
I ? clses are the Market
Square Presbyterian, the Grace Meth
odist Sunday School. St. John's Re
formed, Pine Street Presbyterian, Sec
ond Reformed. Bethlehem Lutheran,
Trinity Lutheran and Camp Hill and
many others.
Some of the congregations. Includ
ing those of the Calvary Presbyterian,
Curtin Heights Methodist, Sixth Street
United Brethren, Zion Lutheran and
St. Paul's Episcopal Churches, will
have their Christmas celebrations on
Christmas Day either at the morning
or evening services.
It is planned to have this as a ban
ner year by the ministers of all the
churches and every one will preach at
(least one sermon on the birth of
Christ and its significance to the world.
Many of the members, tdo. will make
special efforts to have tfce day the best
one that the city haa In
some of the churches collection of
food and clothing will fie made for the
needy families whoUrlll not have any
Christmas cheer uness some person
remembers them jjvthls'way. .
Some of the music *tliat will be sung
To-morrow was composed In the six
teenth and sevetfteenth centuries by
rioted musicians at»d. many of tho pro-
Krams have some of the simplest and
sweetest melodies in'their mld3t.
Next Sunday, December 17, Mrs.
Wilbur F. Harris will slhg Bach's
Christmas song, "My Heart Ever
Faithful," at the morning service In
the Market Bquare Presbyterian
Church, and the choir, with G. Doug
las Andrews as solost. will Bing "like
Silver Laknps," by Barnby. The choir
will sing the cantata, "Story of Beth
lehem," by John E. Wort, at the even
ing service*
A chorus 1 of thirty voices will sing
the cantata. "The First Christmas," at I
the St. John's Reformed Church to
morrow evening at 7.30 oVloek. The!
text is by Miss Edith Sanford TillotsOn j
and the music by Ira Bishop Wilson.
Those taking part are: Miss Pearle |
Sower*, pianist; Mrs. Charles Hoke, so-|
prano; Mrs. 11. W. Keltel, contralto: •
Clarence ■ Ze*ger, baritone; Jacob
Smith atrd 6sjarles Hoke, bass;., G, N.
Jackson, Mrs. HokecMrs. Keltel,
Sirs. Jacob Smith and Mt*."H. j. l*orn
walt. ladteß". qflnjftet.
The chblr of the 1 Zion Lutheran
Church hair prepared an ?l*borute pro
gram for the-. 3taerclg4s Christmas
morning at 6 o'clock, A,/ Chorus of
girls will sing thoSSrols.''
"The Heavenly story" is the subject
of thep rogram or the Sunday school
of the Sixth Street United Brethren
Church and will be presented Christ
mas night.
Sffftie of the programs that will bd
presented in the churches to-morrow
follow: •*: .
At )|yli«t Square
4.30 P. M. —anjiual Christmas
carol servjee wtriChe' tendered by the
choir under the* .Jiradirsliip of Mrs.
Wilbur F. Harris ,^nd Miss Ruth O.
• 'onkllng. ofganlst. The choir will be
assisted by Mrs. E. J. Decevee, soprano,
Dr. Ruth A., Deeter. contrato. Miss
Seaman, contralto, and Dr. John C.
Reed, violinist. Prelude. "Offertory ort
Christmas Carols," Gullmant; Chant
Pastoral. Dubois;. violin and organ,
"Adoration," Borowski; carol, "All My
Heart This Night Rejoices," Gow; "The
First Noel," traditional: hymn, "While
Shepherds Watdhed Their Flocks by
Night." Handel; carols, "I,et All Men
Sing God's Praises." 1600, Bohemian;
"The Virgin and Child," Macpherson:
carols. "When I View the Mother."
Barnby, Miss Middaugh;" Tryste Noel,"
Hullard, Mrs. Decevee, Mrs. Harris,
Dr. Deeter and Miss Seaman; offertory,
"Chanson," Tschalkowsky, Dr. Reed;
oaroll. "A Joyful Christmas Song,"
Geraert; hymn, "Calm on the Listen
ing Ear of Night," old carol: carol.
"A Cradle Song of the Blessed Virgin,"
Barnby-Gow. with violin obligato by
Dr. Reed; carol, "Holy Night, Silent
Night," old (jrerman, Mrs. Harris;
postlude, "And the Glory of the Lord,"
Handel. -5
10.30 Morning Service Prelude,
"The Manger," Gullmant; "Noel,"
Holmes; offertory, "Pastoral" (from
Christmas oratorio). Saint-Saens; choir
"O Holy Night." Adams: solo by Mrs.
Heefner; "While by My Sheep," seven
teenth century; male chorus, "A Child
This Day is Born." old carol;; post
lude. "Tollltc Hostias." Saint-Saens.
At Pine Street
Morning—Organ number and carols
Ht 10.10; organ, "The Shepherds In the
Fields," Otto Mailing; carols, "Adeste
Fldeles." old Latin, "The First Norl,"
traditional, "Holy Night. Peaceful
Night." German folk song; anthem,
"Hark, What Mean Those Holy Voices,"
C. W. Henricli; offertory, "The Wise
men of Ihe East," Otto Mailing; an
them, "Calm on the Lipt'ning Ear of
Night," Flaxlngton Harkor; postlude,
Christmas offertory'lft F, Grison.
Evening—Postlude, "Slarclr of "the
Magi," Dubois; anthem, "O. Lktio
Town of Bethlehem," C. B. HaWl<Sy;
arithem. "Angels from the Realms of
Glory," TT. R. Shellep; offertory. "Noel
Eccosais." Gullmant: solo, "Glory to
Cod," Augusto Rotoli. Mrs. Coxr post
lude. Grand Chorus In E Flat, Gull
mant.
The music at the morning service
will be rendered by the ..following
double quartet: .Sopranos. Mrs. Roy G.
Cox. Miss Catherine Hufker;'altos. Mrs.
11. L. Hertzler, .Mrs. Robert W. Bress-
W: tenors, M. D. H<jlH»nbjßugh, Ralph
Steever; bassos. George Sutton and
George M. Klineline. ' Evening music
by regular fiuartfet. Frjfhk A. McCar
rell, organist and choirmaster. ■ ' "
At' Seoonft Reformed
Prelude. Christmas Carols in g
Minor; duet, soprano and contralto,
Guilmant: "Christmas," Shelley Mj-S-
Oeorge Glede and Miss Ethel Hewjr;
anthem, "Sing. O Heavens," Simper;
postlude. Tocatto In D. Dubois.
Evening—Prelude. "Chorus Dangeh,"
Clark; anthem. "The Little Town of
Betlehem:" baritone solo, Afhmale,
Louis Munnellr rthntraHo solo, ''Halle
lujah Child Jesus£f Relbner, Miss
Ethel Henry: anthetp, ;"6 Zion, That
Telletli of Good Tilings!',' postlude,
"Christmas Mafch."- iJufclc-Mehkell.
Organist, 3 Mi*. N. Canan.
At Trioitjr 'Lutheran, Camp Uitl
To-morrow-Morning— -CI ) '.'Away Ifi
the Manger," "What Child is
This?*' solof'VKiaht of Nlghte,"-Boards
ley van d<v'Wa&r. Miss Erapcis Wil
son: anthems-Birthday or the Kin*,"
Weidburgh; "TO* Sirs. StolegfUita;
Hymns 210, 21 address. ''The
At 7.30 P. "Holy
Spirit;" solo. .O' ftmle Town of Beth
lehem," Spi'oas, Miss Andersno; an
•* - ft*
SATURDAY EVENING,
them, "Nazareth;" carol, "Silent
Night;" address, "The Confession of
John."
At St. Paul's M. K.—At the morn
ing service of the St. Paul's Metho
dist Episcopal church, Vine and Front
streets, to-morrow morning at 10.30
o'clook, the Rev. Robert W. Hunyan,
pastor, will preach on. "Mary, the
Mother of Jesus." The Rev. Mr.
Runyan will try to answer the ques
tion as to whether is is right to pray
to the saints. .
Next Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock a children's rally servlco will
be held at St. Paul's church with thg
idea of bringing the young people con
verted at the Stough campaign into
closer connection with the church.
In the evening a rally will bo.toeld lor
the older folks who "hit tfrij trail"
during the big Union revival Which Is
now about at an end.
Communion services will be held
next Sunday, Dec. 27, when the con
verts will be received into full fellow
ship of the Methodist church. Re
vival services will be held beginning
December 27 to "follow-up" the work
of the evangelistic campaign.
A short session of. the Sunday school
will be held to-morrow afternoon at
1.30 o'clock. The congregation will
worship at the taberancle in the after
noon and evening.
Stevens Church to Care
For oor of Allison Hill
Members of Stevens Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Sunday School will ob
serve '"Christmas giving" day to-mor
row afternoon. Every class In the Sun
day school will make a donation. .
Early next week a committee Will
distribute the food and provisions to
the poor and needy and in the Hill
district. In addition to this special
day it will be the flrst afternoon ses
sion of the Sunday school since the
Stough campaign started.
In a card sent to all members Al. K.
Thomas, superintendent of the Stevens
Sunday school, urges an attendance of
800 alid announces special rally day
services as well as the Christmas offer
ings. Last year this Sunday school
donated two tons of groceries and pro
visions. /
The Sunday school services will start
promptly at 2 o'clock.
LUTHERAN
Memorial—The Kev. L. C. Manges,
D. D. 10.30, "The Passing of Moses
and the Coming of Christ"; men's
prayer meeting, 10; Sunday school, 2;
Junior Luther League, B. 30; Senior
Luthen League.
Coly Communion—The Rev.' John
Henry Miller. 10.45, "Advent Joys";
7.30, "The Lord Added to the Church";
Sunday school, 9.30; Luther League,
6.30.
I Redeemer—The Rev. E. Victor Ro
land. 10.30, "The Witness atld. Con-i
I fesslon of John"; 7.30, "The True Fo-!
j cus of Christmas"; Sunday school, I
9.30; Junior C. E., 2; Senior C. E., j
16.30. . i
! St. Matthew's—The Rev. E. E. Sny
jder. "The False Witness," 11; (Thrist
mos sermon, 7.30; Sunday school, 10;
C. E.. 6.30.
Messiah— I The Rev. Ilenry W. A.
Hanson. "What Christmas Has Done
for the World," 10.30; "The Christmas
Story," 7.30r-Sunday school, 2; Inter
mediate C. E., 6.30.
Augsburg—Tho Rev. Amoß Maxwell
Stamets. "Going to Bethlehem," 10.30;
"The Quest of the Magi," 7.30; Sun
day school, 2; C. E-, 6.30.
Bethlehem The Rev. J. Bradley
Markward, D. D.—"The Meaning of
tho Incarnation," 10.30; "The Value
of the Christmas Idea," 7.30; special
Christmas music morning and even
ing, augmented choir; Sunday school,
1.45; C. E. prayer meeting, 6.30.
St. Paul's, New Cumberland—The i
Rev. A.-G. Wolf. Preaching, 10.30;
Sunday school, 9.30: C. E., C.
ZJon, Enola—The Rev. M. S. Sharp.
Preaching, 10.30 and 7.30; Sunday
school, 9.30; C. E., 6.45.
Zion —The Rev. S. Winfield Herman.
10.30, "Jesus Christ. Our Lord"; 7.30,
! "The Unfolding of a Soul"; men's hour,
10; Sunday school, 1.45; Senior Cate
chetical class, 6.30.
Christ —The Rev. Thomas Reisch,
Ph. D. Morning service, 10.30, "The
Mystery of Christmas"; Sundav school,
1.30.
METHODIST
Fifth street, the Rev. 11. It. Hart, pas
tor. Sunday School at 1.30 j>. in. All
others services at the tabernacle.
Grace —The Rev. J. D. Fox, I). D.
Class meeting, 9.30; Christmas sermon,
; 10.30; Christmas exercises by the Sun
day school, 1.45, program being pre
pared by J. Horace McFarland and
Mrs. Charles E. Covert; Epworth
League Christmas exercises, 6.45; spe
cial Christmas music by the choir,
7.30.
Curtin Heights—The Rev. A. S. Wil
liams 10, Sunday school; 11, Christ-:
mas sermon. "The Incarnation Joy"; i
7.30, services at tabernacle.
Coxestown —The Rev. A. S. Harries.!
Preaching. 10.30 and 7.30; Sunday
school. 9.30.
Asbury—The Rev. Trving H. Car
penter. 11, "The Path of the Righte
ous"; 7.45, "The Advent of the King";
Sunday school, 2; league, 7.
Ridge Avenue—The Rev. John H.
Daugherty. 11, "The Christmas Mes
sage"; 7.30, congregation will worship
in tabernacle; Sunday school, 10.
Bethel—'The Rev. U. G. keeper.
10.30, "A Tiifie For Rejoicing"; 7.30,
special Christmas music by the choir;
Sunday school, 1; C. E., 6.30.
Harris Zlon—Th«t. ReV. R. H. Hill.
10.45, "Racing": 7,48, "3'lie Armor of
God"; Sunday school, 1.30; V. fc. E.,
6.30.
BAPTIST
BHrst—The Rev. W. S. Booth. Sun
day school, 1; all other services at
Stosgh tabernacle.
Seronci —Tho Rev. Albert J. Greene.
10.3D, "The Utility of Heavenly Vis
Sunday school, 12: B. Y, P. U., 6."30.
St- Paul's—The Rev. E. Luther Cun
ntnghan. 10.30, "The Fulness of
Time": 7.30, "Does God Hear the Sin-i
ner's Prayer?"; Sunday school, 12.30;
13. Y. P. XT., 6.30.
Tabernacle—lo.3o, preaching by
the Rev. Calvin A. Hare. Subject,
"Paul's Version in the Storm": Bible
school immediately following; evening
sorvice at the Stough tabernacle.
CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Cathedral. Stale Street—Low mass,
7 a. m.; children's mass, 9; high moss,
.10.20; Sunday school, 2.30; vespers
fthd benediction, 7.30. Monsignor M.
M. Hassett, pastor.
St. Lawrence, Walnut, corner Fifth
street—Low mass, 8 a. m.; high mass,
10; Sunday school, 2.30 p. m.; vespers
and benediction, 7.30. The Rev. P. D.
Huegel, rector.
St. Francis, Market, near Fifteenth
street—Low mass. 8 a. m.; high mass.
10; Sunday school. 2.20 p. m.; vespers
and benediction, 7.30. The Rev. D. J.
Carey, rector.
Sacred Heart—Low mass, 8 a. m.;
.high mass, 10; Sunday school, 2 p. m.;
ivespers and benediction, 7.30. William
Dal ley. rector.
St. Mary's, Maolay, near Fifth street
—Low mass, 8 a. m.; high mass, 8 and
10.30; Sunday school, 2 p. m.; vespers
and benediction, 7.30. The Rev. John
O'Donnell, rector.
Sylva*n Heights Home Fo»r Orphan
Girls—Low mass and benediction, 7
a. in. (
ST.BREW RECTOR
BUCK 111 HIS PULPIT
Rev. James F. Bullitt, 111 Since
Early in November, Has Re
gained Strength
.fSt. AuUi«wj». Protestfant Kplscop&l
Church, Nineteenth ajjil Market streets,
will have Its rector, the Rev. James F.
Bullitt, at service to-morrow morning
for the tlrst tliue since enrly In No
vember. The Rev. Mr. Bullitt ha* re
covered almost completely from his re
cent Illness and' will be able to re
",V n »« charge of hie parish with the
Christmas season.
While the Rev. Mr. Bullitt expects to
be at service to-morrow morning he
probably will not be presMit in the
evening, and tlie evening Service will
be conducted by the Rev. Rollln A.
Sawyer, rector of St. Stephen s Church.
St. Andrew's choir, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Willis CSelst Newbold, will
sing hymn, No. 36. "Dies Irae," to-mor
row morning as the ofTertory. This
hymn wss sung in the same way last
Sunday morning.
EPISCOPAL
St. Stephen's—The Rev. Rollin A.
Sawyer. 8, holy communion; JO, Sun
day school; 11,- morning prayer and
sermon by the Rev. Floyd Appleton;
4; evening prayer and address.
1 St. Paul's—B, holy communion; 11,
morning service and sermon, last of a
special course of Advent sermons by
the Rev. R. A." Sawyer, rector of St.
Stephen s Church; 2.30, Sunday school;
7.30, evening service and sermon, the
rector will preach on St. Thomas.
REFORMED
St. Matthew!s, Enola—The Rev. W.
R. llartzcll. Preaching, 7.30; Sunday
school, 9.45. .
Fourth The Rev. Homer Skyles
May. 19.45, "The Church, the
Strength of Jts Spiritual Life": 7.30,
"Thou Shall Call His Name Jesus";
Sunday school, 9.30; H. C. E., 6:30.
Salem—The Rev. Ellis N. Kremer.!
Preaching, 10.30 and 7.30; Sunday!
school, 1.30.
Seconrl—The Rev. Harry Nelson
Preaching, 10.30 and 7.50;
Sunday school, 1.45; Bible class, 1.50;
T. P. S. C. E., 6.30.
St. Andrew's, Penbrook—The Rev.
W. R. Hartzell. 10.30, "A Birthday
Greeting"; Sunday school. 9.30.
St. John's—The Rev. G. w. Hart
man. 11, "The Saviour's Birth"; 7.30,
a chorus of thirty voices will render
the cantata. "The First Christmas";
Sunday school, 9.46.
PRESBYTERIAN
Calvary—The Rev. Frank P. Mac
kenzie. "What the Shepherds Saw."
10.15; "No Room for Christ," 7.30;
Sunday school, 9; C. E., 6.30.
Covenant—The Rev. Harvey Klaer.
11, "The Prince of Peace and a World
of War"; Sunday school, 10.
Olivet —The Rev. W. O. Tates. 10.30,
"The Blessedness of Giving"; no even
ing service; Sunday school, 9.15.
EPISCOPAL
Mount Calvary, Camp Hill The
Rev. O. H. Brldgman. Evening ser
vice, 7.30; Sunday school, 2.30.
St. Paul's—The Rev. Floyd Apple
ton. Holy communion, 8; morning
prayer and sermon, 11; Sunday school,
2.30; evening prayer and sermon, 7.30.
St. Augustine's—Archdeacon E. L.
Henderson. Morning prayer, litany
and sermon, 11; Sunday school, 12.30;
evening prayer and sermon, 7.30.
I'SWED BRETHREN
First —The Rev. J. T. Spangler. Sun
day school, 9.30; services both morn
ing and evening at the tabernacle.
Sixth Street Church—The Rev. P.
H. Baisbaugh. Praise service, 9.45;
worship, 10.30 and 7.30; Junior C. E..
5.45; Senior C. E., 6.30; Sunday
school, 1.
Otterbein —The Rev. S. E. Rupp.
Preaching, 10.30 and 7.30; Sunday
school. 1.30.
St, Paul's, Wormleysburg—The Rev.
G. B. Renshaw. Preaching, 10.45 and
7.30; Sunday school, 9.30; Sr. C. E,,
6.30; Jr. C. E„ 5.45.
CHURCH OF GOD
Pleasant View —Ttie Rev. George
W. Harper. Sunday school, 9.45; 10.4 5.
"No Room in the Inn"; Jr. C. E., 3.30;
Sr. C. E., 6.45; 7.30, "What the Com
ing of Christ Has Done For the
World."
Green Street —The Rev. C. H. Grove.
10.30, "Ensnaring the Fowler"; Sun
day school, 2; In the evening the con
gregation will worship at the taber
nacle.
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
llummel Street Christmas exer
cises, 10; preaching by the Rev. A. K.
Hollinger, 11 and 7.30; Christian
Workers, 6.4«.
MISCELLANEOUS
Associated Bible Students —Regular
Sunday services will be held at 3 in
Cameron's Ilall, subject, "Where He
Was Before"; Bereaii study, 2.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Christian Missionary Alliance,
Union Sciuare Hall —The Rev. W. H.
Morrell, pastor. Sunday school, 9.
CATHOLIC CALENDAR
Sunday, December 20—St. Phllogo
nius day.
Monday, December 21—St. Thomas
day.
Tuesday, December 22—St. Ischy
rion day.
Wednesday, December 23—St. Ser
vulus day.
Thursday, December 24—St. Eml
liana day.
Friday, December 25 Christmas
day.
Saturday, December 26 —St. Stephen
day.
AT GRACE M. E. TOMORROW
Morning Organ, prelude on
"Adeste Fldeles," Lorot; anthem.
"Arise, Shine. Thy. Light Is Come,"
Saint-Saens: tenor solo, "Night of
Nights," van de Water, Earl Ithoads;
organ, "For Unto Us a Child is Born,"
Handel.
Evening—Organ, "Bethlehem," Mai
ling; organ offertory, "Christinas
Eve," Mailing; cantata, "The Story of
Christmas," Matthews; organ, Fan
faro in D, Bridge.
Solo quartet, soprano. Mrs. Charles
F. Clippinger; alto. Miss Mary E. Wor-
I ley; tenor, Earl Rhoads; basso, Wll-
I liain S. Hoover; organist, Henry W.
| Stratton.
Messiah Young People to
Give Dinner to 50 Poor
Fifty youngsters of tho poor will be
given a big turkey dinner next Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock in the social
room of Messiah Lutheran Church by
the Intermediate department of the
Messiah Sunday School.
Each of the boys and girls will be
given a Christmas present following an
Informal little entertainment of the
Yuletlde sort. The Rev. Henry W. A.
Hanson, pastor of Messiah, will tell
the children the story of the Christ
child. Special music will be a feature
of the program.
HARRISBURC- TELEGRAPH
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BEFORE another week passes by the world will
celebrate the birth of Christ—Saviour of man
kind. The story of the splendid simplicity of that
♦ birth will be told thousands of times this year. It is
an old, old story; ever new, ever inspiring.
No birthday on the pages of history holds an
importance comparable to the birthday of Christ.
For it marks the birth of a Man—one who loved His *
fellow-men more dearly than He loved life- ; -one who
gave His life that through Him mankind might have
salvation and redemption.
Christmas commemorates the anniversary of the greatest gift to the world—the means for
the redemption of man. The spirit of giving lias lasted through all the years to the present time.
It is an occasion of joy and festivity over all the world. It is a period upon which particular
stress is laid in things religious. We turn aside from the world and worldly things to jjreet the
King—the Saviour of man. But in our festivities and giving, let us not forget that
THIS YEAR THERE IS AN EXCELLENT
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GIVE WORTHILY
As Christians and a Christian nation, let us remember that over
all the world there is need of us, and of our services. Make Christ
mas mean something more than just a lot of personal or selfish
pleasure. Remember and aid the man less fortunate than yourself
—the charitable institutions of the city, the great works of mercy in
other lands, the people who will have no Christmas unless you give
it to them.
Such are the works of the King whose birthday we will celebrate
within the week.
"For He gave His life to the world that through Him, the world might he
saved. *'
The lessons and thoughts drawn from the Christmas story will
be the theme in many churches to-morrow. And it is a season when
everyone should be in some church welcoming through presence
and voice the coming of the King. It is a homage that we owe to
our Saviour.
You will be more thoroughly in accord with the spirit of Christ
mas if you
Go To Church To-morrow
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CEDAR TREES NEED
10 BE ELIMINATED
Dr. Surface Suggests That They Be
Used Instead of the Ordinary
Christmas Tree
State Zoologist H. A. Surface says
Pennsylvania people should use cedar
trees, commonly known as red cedar,
for Christmas tree purposes, because
a disease of tlio apple now known as
the "cedar rust" has one of its stages
on the cedar trees, and the destruction
of cedar trees'will result in eliminat
ing or controlling this apple disease.
"The cedar rust causes orango yel
low blotches on the leaves and fruit,
causing sometimes death of the 1
leaves and decay of the fruit," says
lie. It is a very serious and conspicu
ous injury, especially in the southern
and southeastern parts of Pennsylva
nia, and from there southward through
the United States. While it can In part
IH> prevented by spraying: with fungi
cides during the summer time, It is
known that this particular functus gen
erally has what is called an alteration
of hosts. In other words, it lives part
of its life in the form of round halls
on the branches of cedar trees, where
it is cdmmonly called 'cedar apples.'
These produce spores which blow to
the leaves of the apple tree, and there
they develop into orange yellow
blotches now known to fruit growers
as cedar rust. Thoy in turn produce
spores which again float back to the
cedar tree to produce the knots known
as 'cedar apples.' The best means of
controlling this disease is in the de
struction of the red cedar trees. There
is no reason why they should not be
used for Christmas decloratlon pur
poses, and thus aid in the preservation
of more desirable evergreens." .
OUR USELESS BUTTONS.
Masculine dress still reflects the in
fluence of the military uniform. Many
of our useless buttons may be blamed
on military ancestors. It is related
that Frederick William, King of
DECEMBER ry, 1914.
Prussia, was excessively annoyed be
cause his soldiers persisted in wip
ing- their noses on their coat sleeves,
even when on dres« parade. So he
ordered, the military tailors to sew but
tons on the coat sleeves as a means of
discouraging this habit. The buttons
are still with us.
Have you ever wondered as to the
why of the buttons that are fastened
In the middle of the back of the Prince
Albert coat that Deacon Smith wears
on Sundays, or the long-tailed cuta
way that, lawyer Jones dons when
he tries a big. case? Ordinally those
buttons were intended to keep a sword
belt from sagging.—The American
Boy.
INDENTURING THE DEAD.
When a German soldier falls In bat
tle, he Is indentifled by a little metal
disc which he carries. This disc bears
a number, and this number is tele
graphed to Berlin. There the soldier's
name is determined. This system Is
aa effective as everything else connect
ed with the German army. The Bri
tish use an aluminum disc that con
tains, besides marks of lndentification,
the soldier's church affiliation. The
Japenese systpm Is similar, each sol
dier wearing: three discs, one around
his neck, another on his belt and the
third in Ills boot. The Russians wear
a numberod badge which, at the same
time, serves as a charm, being formally
blessed by the priests. The United
States army uses a cloth tab woven
into the shoulder strap of the tunic.
The French use lndentlftcaOon cards
stitched Inside the tunic. The French
use identification cards stitched In
side the tunic. The French once
made use of mental identification
badges, but these proved an lrreslst
ablo attraction to the savages whopi
the French faced in Africa, so the
cards were substituted. Austria still
uses a badge of gun-metal In the
form of a locket with parchment
leaves inside. Of the nations at war,
Turkey alone has no lndentification
badges for her soldiers. Edheni
Pasha once explained this omission:
"A dead man 1H of 110 use to the Sul
tan: why. therefore. trouble with
him?" —The American Boy.
RUDOLPH K. SPICER
Funeral Director and Embalraer
fl3 Walnut St, Bell Pk«M