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M. DONALDSON
NEW PRESIDENT
Association of Trustees and
Superintendents Honor Him
in Philadelphia
Ry Associated rrcss
Philadelphia. Oct. —At the ses
sion here to-day of the Association of
Trustees and Superintendents of State
and Incorporated Hospitals for the In
sane and Feeble Minded of Pennsyl
vania, these officers were elected:
President, William Donaldson, Har
risburg: vice-president. Dr. H. W.
Mitchell, State Hospital for Insane at
Warren; secretary. Dr. H. I. Klopp, of
Rittj»rsville.
The next conference will be held at
Dixmont, near Pittsburgh. Several
technical addresses were made deal
ing with the treatment and care of the
Insane.
The more than 100 delegates spent
the afternoon visiting institutions for
the treatment of the insane in and
about Philadelphia.
CANDIDATES DROP
THEIR MASKS
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the advice is given to support all of
them. In the same list is to be found
the advertisement of ex-Mayor E. 7..
Gross who has openly aligned himself
with the Democrats this year, al
though previously holding office as a
Republican.
Those who might have been a wee
bit doubtful as to what members of
City Council should be credited with
during the last two years' of Harris
burg's economic and constructive busi
ness administration, were amazed at
the record of the commissioners' work
»s compared in the Telegraph last
evening.
The lists of ordinances printed
showed that the Republican members
of council had done the great bulk of
the work and Republican voters have
come to a pretty clear understanding
of the fact that there is not one grain
of N'onpartisanlsni in this contest. It
is purely the Republican commission
ers against the Democratic commis
sioners. and an effort of the Demo
cratic machine of town to capture
council, disband the present police
force and the highway department,
dismiss experienced men as was done
before and give the places to ex-saloon
keepers, broken-down Democratic
politicians and hangers on of the Dem
ocratic gang. The mask is off and the
voters are no longer deceived.
TEUTONS STEADILY
PRESSING ONWARD
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presented to-day. The work of form
ing a new cabinet under the premier
ship of Aristide Briand is declared to
be well advanced.
The latest statement made by the
Austro-Hungarian War Office reports
continuation of furious attacks on
Austrian positions by the Italians.
Several of these attacks already have
failed, it is declared.
"While Austro-German forces from
the north and Bulgarian armies from
Ihe east are steadily pressing in upon
Serbians, the situation in South
Serbia is reported improved from the
ciewpoint of the entente allies.
The French operations in the south
ern sector of the Serbian front have
been carried on so successfully that
the fall of Strumitsa in Bulgaria. Is
imminent, Athens hears. Heights
dominating the town have been occu
pied by the French.
Advices through Paris are to the
effect that the French and Serbians
ire now on the offensive northward
i!onc the railroad to Nlsh and are
marching on Istlp.
In the north, although the Austro-
Gorman advance Is declared to have
been retarded by bad roads, progress
*ll along the front is reported in the
current statement from Vienna.
t»n the front in France, Paris re
ports a continuation of vigorous artil
lery combat in the Champagne, not
ably near Tahure and violent fight
ing with bombs and grenades to the
north of the Aisne.
DEMOCRATIC POOR
DIRECTORS SHORT
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cratic new?naper apologist and John
P. Guyer, clerk to the- board and sec
retary of the "law and order commit
ter," have been boasting of the way it
had handled its affairs since the board
took office.
To-day the poor directors ask for an
additional requisition of SB,OOO to
carry them through the remainder of
the year.
Furthermore, the board in order to
avoid public censure in view of the
widely heralded claim of excellence,
tried to cover up its unprecedented
"fall down," by blaming the SB,OOO in
crease on the majority members of
city council!
In a communication to the county I
commissioners Clerk Guyer, acting!
for the board, points out that the 1
SB,OOO is needed to "pay salaries and |
to pay for provisions, heat, light,
clothing and shoes, furnishing and
building hospital supplies, repairs,
farm expenses, improvements, out-!
door relief, and office expenses."
Guyer says that the unprecedented
hard times of last winter are respon-!
sible for the poor board's deficiency, |
thereby admitting the dire effects of
the national Democratic administra- j
tion on the laboring men of Harris
burg and Dauphin county.
The county commissioners realizing
that there was no other wav out of
the dilemma but to provide the
money, agreed to allow the requisi- i
tion. This wasn't exaetly the way the
poor board had figured out their own
solution to the problem. The Demo- j
crats had been counting on having
their request held up at least until thei
next meeting of the commissioners— 1
Wednesday of next week, the day fol
lowing election —and were prepared to
Issue a nicely phrased little statement
disclaiming any responsibility for
themselves and making the far-fetched
excuse that there would have been no
deficiency had city council onlv pro
vided work—at a time when the
weather permitted of little outside la
bor—to the thousands who were
thrown out of work here last winter
as a result of Democratic blunders at
Washington. ,
What has been so amazing however
lo the county commissioners is the
fact that the additional appropriation
allowed to-day boosts the poor
board's expense allowance to $68,000,
thus far for ISIS. For at the begin
ning of the year the poor directors tig
tired their budget with the other de
partments and asked for $38,000.
They got It. During the year the re
ceipts totaled $2,000. Now the board
wants another SB,OOO. And this is
only the end of October.
CASTORIA For Inf'irrts and Children. Bears the r -•
Jfei KirJ You Have Always Bought slgl^ tarß
FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 29, 1915
BIG CROWDS SEE
FIRST TRAVELOGUE
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| HARRISBURGERS' OPINIONS
1 OF TELEGRAPH TRAVELOGUE
Prof. 11. A. Surface (State Zoo
! logist)—"The travelogues are de
! cldedly educational and well worth
j everyone's time to attend. If one
hasn't had the opportunity ot'
traveling through Germany in per
son. Mr. Roberson's travelogue
gives a very good idea of people
and conditions there. I expect to
see all the travelogues I can with
my family. The series Is a great
i thing for the educational uplift of
the city and thanks is coming to
the Telegraph for being respon
sible in bringing Mr. Roberson
here."
J. S. Rilling (State Public Serv
ice Commission) "I was very
i much interested in Mr. Roberson's
travelogue and enioyed it. I ex
pect to attend several others."
Rev. S. \V. Herman—"l enjoy
ed the travelogue thoroughly. Its
educational features were decid
edly of value. The travelogue on
a whole tended to promote neutral
ity in view of inculcating lessons
showing the necessity of the United
States preserving peace, if last
night's subject is a sample, I rec
ommend the travelogues heartily
and advise all who can to attend."
Robert MeFarlaiul (Photo
graphic expert of J. H. McFarland
Co.) —"Mr. Roberson's pictures
were splendid, particularly the
ones shown at the last of Bavarian
scenery. The moving pictures
showed were clear and realistic,
bringing out vividly the horrible
side of the war. On the whole the
pictures both dissolving and
moving—were remarkable."
tic tour across militant Germany.
It was the first of the travelogues
under the auspices of the Telegraph
and the crowd was as representative
as it was large. Class and mass were
present and enjoyed equally the de
lightful and interesting screen journey
over the fatherland.
Many people prominent in the af
fairs of the city were noticed in the
audience.
Enthusiasm at times ran riot.
Those of German sympathy in the 1
crowd warmed to the realistic pic
tures of troops marching, of scenes \
on the firing line, of the Kaiser re- 1
splendent in military garb, and the'
applause which followed drowned!
Roberson's voice in the din.
Robcr.son at His Rest
Roberson was at his best. He kept j
things moving at a lively rate: pic-1
tures flashed on and off the screen. ;
never reaching the point where they |
were the least bit tiring: merry quips
and jests by and humorous stories of I
his own travels in Germany kept the '
audience laughing when it was not '
more seriously engaged in watching ]
the warlike maneuvers of the kaiser's I
fighting forces. And when it was all |
over and the house lights flashed on. j
the crowd continued for the. moment !
to remain seated so rapt was it in
vividness of the pictures and the j
reality of the tour which was un- |
folded before its eyes in the thous-1
ands of feet of motion pictures and ;
hundreds of beautifully and accurate- j
ly colored views. The hour and three- '
quarters to most people passed like a !
third of that time.
True to all advance notices. Mr. j
Roberson did not confine himself to j
picturing Germany in "war-like
mood." He took his Telegraph tour- I
ists out onto the firing line; he show-1
ed gigantic guns recoiling under the j
force of explosion; showed civilized I
men at the business of killing each |
other: their work and their pleasures
at the front.
The Human Side
The human side as well as the spec- j
tacular was there, too. and Roberson
showed a graveyard in a little Prus
sian town where soldiers and civilians
who - died together in keeping in
vaders back are buried side by side. 1
He showed towns torn to pieces by!
German and Russian shells. He pic- j
tured the arrival of wounded from the (
front; showed them treated by Red i
Cross nurses and he showed great j
crowds on the "Unter den Linden" in '
Berlin anxiously watching war bulle- j
tins for news of brothers, fathers and !
sweethearts at the front. The word ]
"war" took on a new meaning for all!
who sat before the pictures.
Great German Cities
War had its part; so did peace, and
to many in the crowd the scenes of
Germany in peace-tinig were much
more attractive than the war scenes.
All the large German cities were
shown in passing. with typical
glimpses of the life of each. Work
ing southward in his journey, Rober
son drew a continual round of ex
clamations from his audience with the
exquisite beauty of his still pictures of
the Bavarian highlands. One picture
faded into another, each in passing
seeming more beautiful than the one
that preceded, until the audience was
lost in a maze of loveliness.
And the talk along with the pic
tures was Interesting, too. Roberson
showed from the start that he wasn't
ponderous of speech and his remarks
followed one, another crisply in a
chatty conversational fashion, never
tiring nor boring. He explained his
pictures where explanation was need
ed, told of the things he had seen and
done and painted a lively word-picture
of Germany, its problems and possi
bilities.
Militarism Caused War
"The German people did not want
this war," he said at one place in his
talk. "It was forced on them by the
European militarism which has had
the continent in its grasp for years
past." Applause greeted the state
ment.
"Germany" as a travelogue will be
gi\en again to-night for the advant
age of those who did not attend as
"first nighters." It will be the same
pictures throughout. Roberson's
limited stay in Harrisburg prevents
many repetitions of the same subject,
and to-night will he one of the last
chances to seo and hear this famous
travelnguer in one of the most power
i ful and popular of his offerings.
Belgium To-morrow
: On Saturday evening "Belgium and
Holland" is the subject, and, as Rob
erson pointed out in prefacing his
[travelogue of last evening, it will be
P sort of sequel to the preceding one
j inasmuch as the effectiveness and effi
cacy of German arms were'shown first
Innd result in the second. Belgium as
I it was before the war will be toured in
colored views giving an accurate ideo
of the beauty and quiet peace of the
Ipnd. Then glimpses will be given o<"
the country as it is to-day. with the
| towns about which battles have raged
—Liege. Namur, Ostend, Brussels and
: Antwerp. The tour will be com
[pleted in the quaintness of picturesque
old Holland.
Admission for all travelogues is the
same —10 cents with the coupon on
the first page of the Telegraph for
general admission and 25 cents, ad
mission included and coupon not
necessary, for seats In the reserved
section. The latter are on sale in ad
vance at th« Telegranh office from
1 to 3 p. m. daily. Travelogues be
gin at 8:15 and doors open at 7:30.
New York. Oei .".—What will milady do if the Hottentots enter the great ]
war? For be it known that the latest garments for women are being fashioned
after the uniforms of the soldiers now fighting In Europe.
We have had the Belgian hat. and Mme. Frances Alila, the opera singer
is introducing to New York the Bersaglieri chapeau, which her husband brought
back from Italy, and now the pretty Countess Tanessesco, wife of the famous
aviator, has startled Broadway with her novel Cossack costume and boots.
The gown is made of tete de negre velvet, trimmed with skunk fur and
trimmed after the fashion of the Czar's dashing horsemen. The skirt, quite full,
reaches barely below the knees—and encasing the legs from the knees down
were boots of the softest kid, laeed on the outside.
A sensation? Yes, but that does not worry tl\c Countess, whp before her
marriage to the noble aviator, who is said to be worth about four million dol
lars, was a dancer of international reputation.
Nish Is Threatened by
Advance of Bulgarians
By Associated Press
London, Oc —t. 29, 12.18 P. M. —•
The first phase of the Austrlan-Ger
man-Bulgarian campaign in Serbia is
completed. Not only have the in
vaders of Serbia realized the import
ant objective of joining hands in the
northeastern corner of the country,
but they have enhanced this military
advantage by procuring free passage
down the Danube.
The progress of Bulgarian troops
east and northeast of Nish both
threatens the city and places the Ser
bian army in a position of Increased
danger. Moreover like the union of
Bulgarian and Teutonic armies further
north, the capture of Nish would have
more than mere military or strategic
advantage since it would make pos
sible rapid establishment of railway
communication through Belgrade,
Nish and Sofia, among Austria, Ger
many and their allies.
ROBERT SHELLHAMER
Robert Shellhamer, aged 74, died
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the home of his son, Frank Shell
hamer, 1619 Swatara street. Funeral
services will be held Monday morn
ing ot 10 o'clock at the Hanoverdale
church, the Rev. John Witman and
the Rev. Thomas Patt officiating.
Burial will be made at Hanoverdale.
"PANCAKERS" PELL ALARM
Firemen last night responded to a
call from Box No. 124, Sixth and
Woodbine streets. It was a false
alarm. It is believed boys celebrating
"Pancake Night" pulled the box.
COST ALLIES 96,899 MEN
jgmmm ...
A TURKISH PRISONER IN THE DARDANELLES
Just a few tliouxHiul of those squatting Turku havp cost France and Kng
land '.<0.899 men and six battleships in the Dardanelles. Me is a typical Turkish
prisoner. He posed for the American photographer behind a ' barbed wire
enclosure. As a result of the practical failure of the Dardanelles expedition
Sir Edward ('arson, British attorney general, lias resigned tie- cpt'lne'.
Premier As<iuitb is 111, and disruption ol the government, with a consequent
election, have been suKgeatuU.
; British Casualties to
October 9 Total 493,294
By Associated Press
London, Oct. 29, 11.25 A. M.
British casualties from the beginning
i: of the war to October 9 were 493,294.
The losses were distributed as fol
■ i lows:
'! Western area: Killed, officers 4,401;
' other ranks 63,059.
Wounded, officers, 9,169; other
ranks, 225,716.
Missing, officer, 1,567; other ranks,
61.13 4.
Total casualties in all operations:
Killed, officers, 6.660; other ranks,
94,992.
Wounded, officers, 12,633; other
ranks 304,832.
Missing officers, 2,000; other ranks,
72,170.
Totals, officers, 21,293; other ranks,
472.001.
The foregoing figures were contain
ed in a written statement sfent by
Premier Asquith to the House of
Commons.
1 OBSERVE END OF STRIKE
By Associated Press
i Hazleton, Pa., Oct. 29.—This was
. Mitchell day throughout the anthra
. cite field of Pennsylvania in honor of
I the fifteenth anniversary of the termi
. nation of the big strike of 1900.
FALI.S THROUGH WINDOWS
A large plate glass window was
broken last night at the E. S. Hess
cigar store. Thirteenth and Derry
! streets. It was explained that a cus
: tomei tripped and fell against the
window.
MORGAN LOSES
HIS APPENDIX
Operation Reported Success
ful; Financier Is Resting
Comfortably
By Associated Press
New Tork, Oct. 29. J. P. Morgan
underwent an operation for appendi
citis at his country home at Glen
Cove, Long Island to-day. The opera
tion was reported successful and Mr.
Morgan is resting comfortably.
The operation was performed at
noon to-day by Drs. Markoe, Lyle and
Smith, who reported it to have been
successful in every way and that Mr.
Morgan is now resting comfortably.
Mr. Morgan's general condition is so
excellent that his prompt recovery is
looked for.
MELLEN IS EXCUSED
By Associated Press
New Tork, Oct. 29.—At to-day's ses
sion of the trial of eleven former di
rectors of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad under the Sher
man antitrust law, Charles S. Mellen,
who had been on the stand for seven
days was temporarily excused, the de
fense announcing that they would not
cross-examine him at this time.
UNDER CIVII, SERVICE
On and after November 1 employes
of the local revenue collector's de
partment will be under civil service
regulations. Notice to this effect
was received yesterday by William S.
Bricker, deputy collector.
FIREMEN'S HOME PLANS
WILL BE DISCUSSED
At to-night's meeting of the Vet
eran Volunteer Firemen's Association
at the Washington flreliouse plans for
a permanent home will be discussed.
A number of new members will be
admitted.
DISCUSS STATE
ST. SUBWAY PLAN
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problem Is clearly set forth by Edward
S. Herman, president of the commis
sion. to-day in a brief statement.
President Herman explained the com
mission's views to-day in answer to
the statement of the Walnut street
bridge backers yesterday. The state
ment follows:
"Considerable misunderstanding by
the friends of the Walnut street via
duct about the position or attitude or
the City Planning Commission appears
to exist. The commission has never
been opposed to a viaduct. Our ob
jection has been based entirely upon
location. We firmly believe that State
street is the proper place to erect the
connecting link between the Hill sec
tion and the city proper.
"Our thought for the welfare of
the Hill section is fully demonstrated
by analysing our first report to Coun
cil. The elimination of grade crossing
at Vine and Paxton street should and
will prove a great benefit to the busi
nessmen all over the Hill in general,
and to the southern section in particu
lar. The widening of the Market
street subway must be a direct benefit
to the central portion, and the placing
of a subway or viaduct at State street
will, in our judgment, provide the
proper place and means for traffic of
that section.
"After reading the statement of the
Walnut Street Viaduct Association, it
is clear that the City Planning Com
mission and the bridge association
agree upon all points except location
and probable cost. In the latter con
nection it may be noted that the state
ment carefully refrains from men
tioning the approaches.
"The question tff either a subway or
a viaduct at State street is not a mat
ter of the distant future, it is a mat
ter of the immediate future and it Is
safe to assume that definite action in
this respect must he taken in view of
the development of the park exten
sion zone and the plans of the State
to lay out the park zone. These mat
ters are not problems that can be
gauged by months so far as time is
concerned; however, it must not be
forgotten that Harrisburg has made
all its wonderful improvements in a
little less than fifteen years and these
Improvements involved the expendi
ture of millions of dollars. Is it rea
soanble to expect that the proposed
improvement will drag along over any
thing like an indefinite period under
these circumstances?
Reasons For Opposition
"The Planning Commission does not
want to deny to the Hill any addi
tional facilities; in fact, feels that
the facilities should be increased; at
the same time, we feel that Walnut
street would be a very unfortunate
location for the following reasons:
"First. It is too close to Market
street, where, of necessity, a recon
structed subway must be carried
through.
"Second. It will prevent the widen
ing of Walnut street to 105 feet, since
there will be no incentive to Improve
this street by adding additional space
when the widened street will lead into
a narrow viaduct.
"Third. The cost of constructing a
viaduct or subway at State street,
which In our opinion, is more desir
able, would in the item of consequen
tial damages be very considerably less.
"Fourth. We are convinced that
State street is the logical location, and
while a subway was suggested by the
commission, if a bridge is better from
a pracUcal or engineering standpoint,
we certainly would favor a bridge.
Another reason for State street Is that
State street is the axis of the park
system, and eventually will be the
great boulevard to the East, while
Walnut street will be the same width
that It Is at the present time, and traf
fic would he diverted from the big
wide State street on to Thirteenth
street, and thence into Walnut.
"Fifth. We must bear In mind that
the Capitol Park Extension will, when
completed, entirely change the charac
ter of this locality. It will become a
thoroughfare In all that the word Im
plies.
"Sixth. Subways in general must
not be compared with the Market
street subway In particular. The new
Second street subway is a much better
example."
KEYNOTE SOUNDED
IN WEST FAIR VIEW
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together of the river towns by an or
ganization of some kind.
Ira K. Shaull, tlie architect and
guilder of the new flrehouse and one
of the town's many live wires, was the
toastmaster. In opening his remarks
praised the Harrisburg Telegraph
for Its part in boosting the recent cele
bration and quoted an editorial printed
In that newspaper urging civic im
provements for the towns along the
river front. E. J. istackpol<\ editor
in-chief of the Telegraph and one of
t(it- guests of the evening, spoke on
how some improvements oould be
made In West Falrview with very
little outlay of money. He reconi-
Picturesque Picture of Serbian Crown Prince in the Field
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This interesting unu pietunsqiu photograph of tlu> Herman > rowu prince
Alexander was made in the hills back of Belgrade, where the Serbians put up
|t. strong resistance to the Teutonic Invaders. Since the outbreak of the war,
the Crown Prince has led his men in the Held, being often exposed to shell
fire twice slightly wounded. He is considered a remarkable military
genius and it was due to him, more than to anything else that the tirst Aus
trian invasion of Serbia ended in disaster for the invaders.
mended the formation of a civic or
ganization and said that he .believed
that by such means much good could
be done in the community. Mr. Stack
pole congratulated the ladies upon
their good work in co-operating with
the general committee and predicted a
tine future for West Falrview.
The Rev. A. G. Wolf, another
speaker and a member of the fire com
pany, told of the town's awakening,
and he, too, urged the continuance of
progressiveness so that West Fair
view will eventually become a better
place to live in and that the entire
West Shore will benefit by the spirit
displayed by West Fairvlew's citizens.
Ho congratulated all those who took
part Iri the arrangements for the re
cent celebration and commended them
one and all for pulling together in
such an admirable manner.
Following the Rev. Mr. Wolf's talk
Mrs. L. B. Raker, chairman of the
committee which served dinner at the
celebration last week, presented Toast
master Shaull with a package contain
ing $125.30, the receipts taken in dur
ing the three days. The money was
immediately turned into the fire com
pany treasury. Mrs. Sarah Smeltzei
then handed Mr. Shaull another pack
age. containing $l5O, the money
cleared by the members of the Needle
craft Club, which conducted one of
the booths at the bazar. Previous
acknowledgment was made of $59.27,
taken in by the cake committee, Mrs.
A. J. Shaull, chairman, and $80.67.
derived by the work of the fruit and
candy committee, Mrs. A. B. Hoke
chairman. Announcement was then
ENGLISH NURSE SHOT TO DEATH BY KAISER
MISS EDITH CAVBUL
This photograph of Miss Edith Cavell «as tflven by her tc Mrs. G.
Olson, of Chicago, at tho time of the World's Fair. It Is the only one
the woman so far found In the United States.
made that all accounts would be set
tled next Tuesday night and that at /
that time the exact amount of money *
cleared by the fire company would be
made public.
Besides the company
with the money, Mrs. Baker's com
mittee gave the firemen 124 dishes, a
boiler and a tablecloth.
Following the dinner the men and
women danced and engaged in various
names. Among those in attendance
were Mrs. Cleggett Spurler, Mrs. Ed
ward Kutz, Mrs. Reuben Rapp, Mrs. J.
H. Books, Mrs. Harry Mowers, Mrs.
John Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stack
pole, Mrs. Sarah Smeltzer, Mrs. W. A.
Miller. Mrs. Lewis Jamison, Mrs. Wil
liam Marshall. Mrs. A. J. Shaull, Mrs.
John Sierers, Mrs. H. McAfee, Mrs. C.
E. Stair, Miss Catherine Kutz, Mrs. S.
B. Bidlaok, Miss Lettie Jackson, Ken
neth Bidlack, Mrs. Thomas Eshen
baugh, Mrs. Robert McCombs, Mrs.
Lulu Folk, Mrs. A. B. Hoke, Mrs. Wil
liam Givler, Mrs. George Enzer, Miss
Sallie Ganzer. Mrs. Margaret Wertz,
Mrs. C. H. Honich, Mrs. John Cooper,
Mrs. William Cripple. Miss Marion
Wolf, Mrs. Elmer Malsh, Mrs. Charles
Taylor, Mrs. E. H. Curry, Mrs. Mel
vln. Holmes. Mrs. Harvey Wolpert,
Mrs. Ralph Wagner, Miss Hazel Giv
ler, Miss Carrie Messinger, Miss Mabel
Givler, Miss Annabel Roley, Miss Eliz
abeth Fisher. Miss Priscella Lilley,
Miss Mildred Eslinger, the Rev. A. G.
Wolf. A. B. Hoke, Howard McAfee,
E ,H. Curry. Robert F. Gorman, Rus
sel Sherrick. Wiliam Stoner, John
Stuckey, Warren R. Smith, Elmer E.
Erb. A. J. Shaull and Ira E. Shaull.