4 ( , * '**■ \ * I Q apeda.ny V . J LUCY MARSH SOPRANO Lucy Marsh, who will sing- in public recital at the Technical High School auditorium, Thursday even ing', March 18, like all great artists, uses, exclusively, Would she chance to use othej" than the world's Best Piano to accompany her perfect voice? She is a mu sician and she knows. WHY NOT LET HER CHOICE BE YOUR CHOICE J. H. Troup Music House Chickering Representatives Troup Building 15 South Market Sq. Complete Stock of Lucy Marsh Victor Records STIEFF PIANO STORE IS TO BE REBUILT [Continued from First l*as;e. ] throughout am! will include iron structural work. It will be three stories high with a deep finished basement on a lot 96 by 27 feet. On the exterior, the first floor front will be finished in Tennessee marble and plate glass. The upper stories will be finished in pressed brick with large plate glass windows. Bronze corner trimmings will add a touch of beauty to the whole. On the interior the first floor will be finished in water colors and ma ■ We Are Exclusively Eyesight Specialists It M apeelnllr.e on examining nnd maklnK the proper irluaaea. m Come to iin nnil nr will relieve you of Jour lnmlinlirx | I and eje-atraln, na lvell# 4 arc doing for I of our pntrona. We iiiaki> ( ]l I ic««d cIUNNen In sold lill-%1/ JL cd fraineH nx low MM ... • Kyea Uxninlued Free. No drop* used* RUBIN & RUBIN K.ve*lßl>t Speelallata 3UO Market Street, Seeonil Floor B| Open Wed. nnd Snt. ICvenluga B Hell I'bone -O'JOW. —I / MARY C. GLASS Announces SPRING ©PEKING Gf New aid Clic Millinery Creations THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY March 18th, 19th and 20th 1306 MARKET STREET Open Evenings Bell Phone TIOR Go to the EP WORTH LEAGUE Mass Meeting Tonight Church at 8 O'cloc Dr. Dan B. Brummitt, of Chicago, Editor of the Epworth Herald, is the speaker. The Stevens Memorial Male ChOrus an Mr. Earl Rhodes will sing. Take your "Make Christ> King" song-book along. : You will find a cordial welcomt WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBtJRG TELEGRAPH MARCH 17, 1915. hogany. The flooring will be of fin ! islied rock maple. Here will be the ■ offices of the house, the salesmen's desks and room for piano display. On the second floor will be playei and upright piano parlors, the music roil department and the ladles' rest | room. The third floor will contain grand and upright display parlors |and a small repair shop. | The building will be equipped with' an Otis elevator of the latest type. The elevator will be built in a solid en- I closure and will carry both passen | gers and freight. An open staircase will lead from the basement to the lop of the building. The house will be equipped with a prlvatfe branch telephone .exchange system, making it possible to reach any department In a moment from the outside world. The basement will be beautifully finished and will contain rooms for storage of books and papers of im portance. With the erection of the new build ing Mr. Bass plans to increase his force all along the line. A stock of about 150 pianos will be carried by the house at all times, which will make one of the largest, If not the largest, displays of high grade pianos only in this part of the State. The Stlcff line of upright, grands and players will be carried exclusively. Plans for the new building wore approved by Fred P. Stieff, Jr., of the Stieff home ofllce at Baltimore, and by S. P. Walker, general manager of the Stieff Company, during a recent visit to this city. Everything is now in readiness for Builder Frank Mor rett to go ahead with the work, and it will be begun the first of April. The building Is to be completed September 1. The Stieff house is one of the lead ing piano firms in Central Pennsylva nia, having had a remarkable growth during the past nine years under Mr. Bass' managership. The territory over which Mr. Bass has jurisdiction includes all of Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, and his salesmen do a tremendous business at the present fime. both in this city and in the field territory. Mr. Bass is one of the lead ing members of the Harrisburg Ro tary Club and Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bass will announce a special sale of surplus stock within a short time. MISS MABEL LAIIS TELLS ENGAGEMENT Will Marry the Rev. Alonzo S. Fite, Pastor Hummelstown Methodist Church Miss .Mabel Landis, of Hummels town, gave a little party last evening to announce her engagenient to the Rev. Alonzo S. Kite, pastor of the Hummelstown Methodist Church. Green and white prevailed in the decorations, with hearts, plants and flowers carrying out the color scheme in combination with St. Patrick's Day suggestions. The table centerpiece was a basket of Irish potatoes, sur rounded by Hags of the Emerald Isle, and a green snake held the betrothal announcement. In attendance were the Misses Mary Hoffer, Violet Cassel, Marjorle Nissiey, Irene Gerber, lola Fasnacht, Anno Jack, Mary Bolton, Esther Brinser, Mabel Landis and Zelma iAndls, of Hummelstown; Miss Elizabeth Broth ers and Mrs. Erdsman, of Harrisburg; • the Rev. Alonzo S. Flte, Philadelphia, and Leon R. Jumper, of Hershey. The bride elect is an active church worker and has a wide circle of friends. The Rev. Mr. Fite, a native of Philadelphia, is a senior at Dickin son College. Mrs. John Clarence Lee Charms Large Audience The Authors Club should receive the hearty thanks of hundreds of people who attended the free lecture given last evening at the Technical high school by Mrs. John Clarence. Lee, of Philadelphia, for their delightful en tertainment. The club lias been studying Russia this year and as a diversion in the regular program invited Mrs. Lee to speak on her recent trip through Rus sia and Siberia, sharing the pleasure with their friends. Mrs. Lee, who possesses a charming personality, charmed her audience from the start and held attention for more than an hour by tales of travel I and adventure cleverly and wittily told. Mrs. Lee is the author of that most interesting book, "Across Siberia Alone," published by the John Lane Company. Seven young girls attired in white acted as ushers. They were the Misses Florence Rinkenbach, Mary Alma Al len, Elizabeth Leakway, Gertrude Wil son, Margaret Boas, Lillian Miller and Elizabeth Royal. SHOWER FOR MISS BOWERS Miss Sara Bowers, was guest at a pre-nuptial shower last evening given by Miss Julia Schlayer, at 2037 Green street. The guests, all members of a Bethle hem Lutheran Sunday school class, in cluded: the Misses Emma Schriver, Catharine Blumenstine, Susanne Burd, Sue Long, Helen Koons. Mary Hay, Mary Koons, Ethel Dletzler, Grace Wilbar. Jesse McMorris, Catharine Phillips, Martha Buchner, Maud Sher wood, Lillian Schlayer, Arma Schlayer, Miss Alberta Gingrich, of York, Mrs. Paul Froehlich, of Washington. D. C.; Mrs. A. H. Wieland, Mrs. Herbert Reed. MARRIED AT HAGERSTOWN* llagerstown, Md.. March 17—Miss Cora B. Koltrider, and Jerome Wike, both of Harrisburg, were married .Monday afternoon at the parsonage of the First Baptist church In this city by the Rev. E. K. Thomas, pastor. ARMBESGES-LKAS BRIDAL The marriage of Miss Nellie Martha Leas and Riley A. Armbesgcs, both of Hanoversdale, Pa., took place at the parsonage of the Penbrook Church of God. Saturday evening, March 13, with the pastor, the Rev. Jay C. Forncrook. officiating. Hill Association Favors Governor's Measures Letters have been sent by .1 P F.raselmann, president of the Allison Hill Men's Christian Association, to Governor Brumbaugh, Senator Hciille inan and the Dauphin County Members of the House, advising them of the ac lion taken at the meti'y meeting of the association, Sunday afternoon. At this meeting it was unanimously resolved to endorse the stand the Gov ernor has taken in the matter of local option, the child labor law and the workmen's compensation act. In order to add the weight of the association to the local option mass meeting at the Fourth Reformed .J! 1 ". next Sunday afternoon, there will be no men's meeting at Lenney's Theater. TO PROTECT THE BABIES Thousands of Mothers Keep Their Children Well and Strong Using Father John's Medicine Mothers should know that the safe medicine for their children is Father John's Medicine because it does not contain alcohol or dangerous drugs in any form. Wise mothers take care to keep their children well and strong so that they can resist the diseases of childhood. Father John's Medicine gives new strength and flesh because It is pure, wholesomo and nourishing. FATfiLM Hm a gbntlo healing effect open the throat and bronchial tubea. That la Why It CURES BRONCHITIS Hear Maud Powell Play on Her Famous Old Violin Maud Powell, one of the real great violinists of the world, who will play in Harrisburg in Easter week, pos sesses an interesting old violin which players and lovers of old instruments will be glad to learn about. It is a genuine Johannes Baptiste Guadagnlnl, and in her opinion is the fiddle for this country and the fiddle for her work. It is in perfect preservation, and it does not seem to be affected by the p.tinosphere,of either steam-heated trains or of zero weather. Mine. Powell has used it almost con stantly since 1908 and proclaims It a most admirable concert instrument. Before she got it it had been in Cali fornia in a trunk for over seventy years. It has a remarkably strong tone, capable of every possible degree of shading, and its responsive qualities are absolutely perfect throughout its every string, position and register. Maud Powell will appear in joint recital with Evan Williams, America's greatest concert tenor, in Chestnut Street Auditorium, Thursday evening, April 8, Harrisburg W.C.T.U. Holds Meeting at Riverside The Harrisburg W. C. T. U. will hold a meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock in the Methodist Church at Riverside. Members take an "A" car on Second streot and get off at the end of the trolley line. Mrs. S. O. Goho. secretary of the union, has sent a short, terse letter from the union to the local members of the House of Representatives and Senator Beidleman, asking them to vote for the Governor's local option bill. Social, economical and moral arguments urge their support of the measure. MR. AM) MRS. JAM MS |>. HAYS ENTERTAIN AT THEIR HOME Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hays, of 1731 Regina street, entertained at a • St. Patrick's party last evening. The decorative color scheme was of green and yellow, with Irish emblems. Refreshments were served to Mr. I and Mrs. Charles E. Booscr, Mr. and I Mrs. Charles A. Schell, Mr. and Mrs. | Robert J. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Raysor, Miss Ella Pierce, Miss ! Mary Siple, Miss Emma Bender, Henry | B. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. George K. I Bender and Mr .and Mrs. Jaines D. Hays. Sirs. Sanford De Witt Coe and Miss Dora Wickersham Coe of North Sec ond street are visiting relatives at Lancaster. _ Mrs. C. A. Enierson, Jr., of 1017 North Front street is home after a three weeks' visit in Baltimore. COMPLETE PLANS FOR BIG MASS MEETING [Continued from First Pnge.] ifl B DR. BRUM MITT fifteen hundred, which is expected to attend. The church is one of the most commodious in the city, but at that is expected to be taxed to its capacity, Seating Arrangements The first two rows of seats will be reserved for the cabinet members of the various leagues. Section A, com prising the next eight rows on the east side of the church, will be occupied by members of Stovens Memorial chap ter. Section B, comprising the cor responding eight rows of the center row of seats will be for Epworth Church Leaguers. Vine Street Ep worthians will be seated on the west side of the church in Section C. which will be composed of the first six rows on that side of the auditorium. Sec tion D, which is made up of eleven rows in the immediate ronr of Section C, will be Tor the Grace Church chap ter. Section E, In the center block will comprise the eight rows in tho real' of Section B, and will be occu pied by tho Fifth Street Leaguers. Sec tion F, eight rows in the rear of Sec tion A, on the east side of the audi torium, will be for the Curtin Heights members. Section G, will extend across the auditorium and will be made up of seven seats in the extreme rear of the church. This section will be occu pied by the Ridge Avenue chapter. Expect 1,500 to Attend The committees estimate that at least fifteen hundred people will be present. The balcony of the church will be reserved for out-of-town visi tors and members of other young peo ple's societies. Charles 8011, Jr., presi dent of Grace church league, will pre side at the rally and mass meeting. The song service will be under the di rection of Ross K. Bergstresser, presi dent of the Stevens Memorial League. Charles H. Clark, of Carlisle, the Har ris!)urg district first vlee-president, will offer prayer, followed by a solo by Earl Rhodes. Other music for the evening will be furn'shed by the Stev ens Memorial Methodist male chorus, under the direction of George Swelk ert. The Rev. Dr. Brummitt, who is widely known throughout the country by Methodist young people as being interested in the Epworth movement, was asked to remain in this city for the evening while on his way to the Methodist conference in session at Shamokin. He will speak there to morrow evening. BAPTIZE SIWLL BOY ON HIS BIRTHDAY Four-year-old Ernest Peck Has a Happy Birthday Celebration One of the interesting features of the birthday party given by Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Peck, of &40 Schuylkill street, for their 4-year-old son. Ernest Peck, last evening was the christening of the small boy by the Rev. George F. Schaum. pastor of the Harris Street Evangelical Church. Among his birth day gifts was a gold watch. Music, games and supper were en- Joyed by the following people: The Rev. O. F. Schaum, Fayetta and Clea tus Derr, Susan Ellenberger, John Ad ams, Teresa and Marjorle Adams, Clara Elizabeth Shirk, Gilbert Bate man, Mrs. Parker Bateman, Mrs. A 1 Shirk, Mrs. Relly Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stout. Mrs. John R. Smith, Mrs. Ellen Trostle, Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Morrison. Miss Minerva Ewing, Miss Maye Geary, Miss Ruth Ellenberger and Mrs, N. Peck. Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Bigham, 335 South Eighteenth street, were in Altoona yesterday attending the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Myers. Miss Grace Elberti, who has been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Welling ton G. Jones. 1325 Derr.v street, has returned to her home at Middletown. AValter Forrey has returned from a week-end visit to his brother, Edwin H. Forrey, at Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Wertz, of Lewis town, who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Amnion, 1730 Regina street, have returned home. Harry Owens, of Lewlstown, is on a pleasure trip to Harrisburg and sur rounding towns. Miss Ruth Brasselmann, South Thir teenth street, was a recent hostess for the members of the Olivet Presby terian Embroidery Club. Mr. and Mrs. Trvin. of Jersey City, are guests of Mrs. Elizabeth Rose, <l3 North Third street. Miss Edna Vaughn and John Hen- Altoona, are guests of Mrs. 3 621 Green street. Miss Mary Johns Hopper, Executive Secretary of the T. W. C. A. for Dele ware. Pennsylvania and Maryland .spent the day at the local association. Mrs. H. Ross Coover of 1623 North Sixth street, Mrs. W. A. Laylon of 429 Harris street, and Mrs. Ed. \. Wal lower of 1741 North Sixth street are visiting in Lancaster. Harry Jr. Hoffman, undertaker 310 North Second, street, is home after a three weeks stay in the Bermuda Is lands. HONOR MRS. KKOWX Mrs. Charles Marsellus of Green and woodbine streets gave an informal tea yesterday afternoon, for Mrs. Arthur Iveown who is removing from this city to Buffalo. Green and white appoint ments with St. Patrick s day favors added to the beauty of the supper. Two Million Unemployed, Says Telephone Chief Two million unemployed men in the United States to-day whose annual earnings should be one and a Quarter billion dollars, is the estimate made by Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, in a letter to the stockhold ers of the corporation, accompanying tho annual report, made public re cently. "All employment is far below nor mal," Mr. Vail writes. "These unem ployed are now living at the expense of their savings, their friends, or the public. If they were employed, nor mal conditions would be restored, the circle of interdependent conditions would be balanced, prosperity would be restored." He sees, however, brighter things in the not far distant future, to bo aided and encouraged by a more reasonable and fair regulation of business. The annual report shows that there are 59,415 holders of the company's stock. Excluding the returns of the connected independent companies, the gross revenue of the Bell system In 1914 was 1226,000,000, or an increase compared with the previous year of $10,000,000. Give Surprise Party For Mrs. William Bird Mr. and Mrs. William Bird of 261 Cumberland street were given a plcas ; ant surprise Monday evening by some of their friends who arranged St. Pat rick's decorations for the house and a buffet supper. In attendance were Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. John Sowers, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yontz, Mr. and Mrs. Ilarry Matson, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Loeser, Mrs. Mack ley, Mrs. Marv Fields, Mrs. J. G. Faster, Sirs. Norri's Morrel, Mrs. John Wagner, Miss Jen nie Roid, Mrs. Nellie Care and chil dren, and Mr. and Mrs. William Bird. Miss Eleanor Neal Clark of Reily street is visiting her aunts, the Misses Clark, at Bloomsburg. Mrs. George E. Etter and Miss Katharine Etter of Pine street are spending the week at Baltimore and Sparrows Point, Md. Parent-Teacher Meeting at Camp Curtin School There will be a most interesting meeting of the Parent-Teacher asso ciation of the Camp Curtain school tomorrow evening ac 7.45 o'clock In the school building. Mr J. E. F. Man beck, the president, will preside and the program includes a piano duet by the Misses Elizabeth Brown and Blanche Martin; recita tion, Ruth Cless; violin solo, Ruth Qeisklng: an address on school work by Representative Miles A. Milliron of Armstrong county; a recitation by Ulie Alaugans, followed by a social hour and refreshments. j I I h. . Id *° announce our opening fflPI display of correct and distinc- iwt tive Millinery Models for Spring in m the "French Room" and also in the ' M Ijj) main Millinery Salon on Thursday A? and Friday, March 18th and 19th. ' kl 'Jj W)i JjStf pOR our Spring exhibition of ysjt, 1 wjA wearing apparel we offer the Ml newest models —in Tailored Suits, In > 'JJ Coats, Street Frocks, Waists, etc. — . H , 1J combining smartness with quality *3 ' and individuality with moderate prices. QP|j I Astrich's J GARZA PROMISES TO PROTECT FOREIGNERS In Statement Issued Last Night He Pledges Himself to Take Every Precaution Mexico City, March 17—A long statement in which he pledges him self to take every poosslble precaution to assure the safety of the public in Mexico City, was issued last nlglit by provisional President Roque Gonzales Garza. He announced that martial law would be declared to-day . Business houses here were open yes terday after a complete suspension of operations for 18 days. There is no disorder in the city. Colonel Garza, who was elected provisional president of Mexico by a convention of generals at Mexico City on January as the successor of Eulalio Gutierrez, evidently entered the capi tal with Zapata troops on March 1,1 after Its exacuation by the Carranza Wbi>t we say It is, It is Silverware For Every Day Use You can have as beautiful patterns in the Table Silver you use every day as in the finest Sterling ware. The improvement in designing and manufacturing Silver Plate is remarkable. Recent patterns arc notable for ar tistic merit, and the methods of producing this beautiful ware assure a long period of i usefulness. At Diener's you can secure Silverware for every day use uf which you will be justly proud. The variety of pat terns in a number of well known. guaranteed lines af fords opportunity to select simple or elaborate designs. There is intense satisfaction in purchasing Silverware at an exclusive jewelry store dealing in goods of fine quality only. You never pay more for equal quality at Diener's. Often you pay less. Diener Jeweler | 408 Market Street forces under General Obregon the preceding day. Business in Mexico City was suspended during the closing days of the Obregon occupation be cause of the disorders which foreign merchants declared the Carranza leader had fostered. This statement was denied by the constitutionalist chief in his reply on March It to a note of protest from Secretary of State Bryan. . Washington, March 17—Unofficial advices reaching the State department to-day told of trie return to Mexico City of Roque Gonzales Garza, elected provisional president by a convention of generals. Martial law would be declared, Garza's statement said. Y. W. C. A. VESPER SERVICE The Rev. Harry Xelson Bassler Makes Address and a Male Quartette Sings The Gospel Meeting at the Younp Women's Christian Association next Sunday afternoon will be addressed by Rev. Henry Nelson Bassler, pastor of the Second Reformed church. A male quartette will furnish the special music and Mrs. A. E. Shirey will preside. The service begins at 3:30 o'clock and continues one hour. Since the open ing of the John Y. Boyd Hall the aver age attendance of this Vesper Service has been seventy-five. EYE CARE No. 13 A Series by J. S. Delsingcr At the first intim ation of eye discom fort is the time to have your eyes at tended to. Delay won't help matters one bit. Hundreds have found Belsinger service of wonderful assistance for the care of their eyes. And so will you after you have become acquainted with its scope and care ful expert attention. Examinations and glasses at prices everyone can afford. PKKSCRIPTION OPTICIAJf 205 Locust Street Opposite Orpheuin Bell 9651* ICye» l£xiinilnrd I<eoaea (irouad Exclusive Optical Store
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