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After Christmas Specials Abound Throughout the Store
Preliminary to the Store's Winter Inventory Occurs Our Annual After-
Christmas Sale of Outergarments For Women and Children
SjL The year's most important reduction sale of suits and coats for women and misses and coats for girls
/ \ a °d children begins to-morrow morning with notable price revisions on hundreds ot garments. From our regular stock we have
JTVj&g*, \ gathered scores of styles of which there are only two'or three of a kind, and on each of these styles we have made price reductions
i \ that will make an instant appeal to many women.
(l ] J Over Four Hundred Coats For Women and Misses in the Sale
J » Materials are plushes, cheviots, broadcloths, wool, velours, corduroy, duvetyne, Arabian lamb and English utility cloths. iv
' >s \ v $12.50 coats, in black cheviot $lO 00 $42.50 navy duvetyne cloth coats, collar and cuffs finished
' 7 \ sl4 - 50 COatS ' in Cheviot and Arabian ,amb Cl ° th ' blaCk and $12.50 ' $42.50 brown wool velour coat; full flare style, natural rac- *O7 CA M
I X " aVy I coon collar " $0 / .t>U gjX .
/ $20.00 coats in cheviots and English tweeds, brown, navy <fcl C AO . - * . - .. . iHWL \
J/ and Sale of Girls'and Children's Coats
$20.00 corduroy coats, in navy and black C A A
$25.00 coats, in chiffon broadcloth, zibeline and duvetyne; with opossum _ _
aUC ' ottar trimmings, in African brown, navy, green and S2O 00 $5.50 and $4.90 Coats, reduced to gQ Jf
) black $6.50 and $5.95 Coats, reduced to \ nr
n/ $27.50 coats, in duvetyne cloth, green, brown and navy; <tQO CA «P O
ottar fur collar and cuffs and $8.50 Coats, reduced to $6.50
\i I( " \ \ $37.50 duvetyne coats, in black and brown; collar and cuffs <fc*sA AA SIO.OO Coats, reduced to <I»Q CA
\ \\\\ finished with narrow bands ot ottar *3U.UU 3>».5U : |
j ' [j ]\ \\\ $12.50 Coats, reduced to Ifi AA & 'X
\ 1 I J \\\ $37.50 cylender cloth coats, in black, navy and blackberry; <fcO CAA vIU.UU /;j i
*/• \y collar finished in natural opossum fur Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart Second Floor. .
IMPROVEMENTS | " $8.95 enameled beds, reduced to 05 95
forwestshore Trimmed Hats and Shapes
[Continued From First Page.] A $16.50 golden oak beds, reduced to $8.25
,T~ , , ... . 7 ~ About 75 trimmed hats that were formerly $4.95 to $6.50 enter the clearance sale to-morrow $25.00 mahogany beds, reduced to
the results or this Improvement spirit J _ m \• a • . ' ,
and he predicted that the West Shore at ~ SI.OO $29.50 chiffonier, reduced to $19..10
time 61 " wlthin * a com f'aratfveiy ! Bhort A lot of fine dress hats that were formerly $6.50 and higher have been reduced to ... $2.1)5 $35 00 mahogany * reduced to° s'> 500
r unnrmy a, B V n ve P a a rs t: in the state Children's 69c to $1.98 felt, velvet and corduroy ready-to-wear hats. Special 25* " slß . nn mahoKany chiffonle J t reduced t0..5».25 ' Vli.Vo mahogany dre M er"!V ' "
Untrimmed velvet and felt hats, including styles for girls. Special 106 . liiJo femllhoak srtt^efreduced to "! i!." sS * l9 - 50 ™»ho K an y chiffonier Lkves'sK
<lation of rural schools and the organ- l ar <rp hlack velvet dress shaoes Snecial OS# 4 lor'nl! tapestry chair, reduced to ......... sl2.ft."> $23.00 mahogany bed J '
ization of Joint rural high schools T Large DIaCK aress snapes. special J&tp $2».00 solid mahogany chair, with leather seat and .. „ . , ,
addressed an inquiry to evlrv cou'ntv • • back - reduced to $12.50 *25.00 mahogany bed
superintendent to ascertain what ob Clearance of white plush hats and shapes at special reductions. ?16.50 mahogany bureau and $15.75 mahogany $35.00 mahogany dresser ' Se(,al for s
stacles were beine encountered in con chiffonier. Special for two pieces $25.00 | pieces, 575.00
loHdating smaU. countr; Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart. Second Floor. Front. , *25.00 mahogany bed and $25.00 mahogany $29.00 mahogany chiffonier J
schools and in organizing strong, effi- dresser. Special for two pieces 839.00 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart—Third Floor.
cient high schools. The county super- W
intendents gave various answers, such , .
as the fear of Increased cost, loyalty —————
to the little red schooihouse, lack of i . . "
business or organizing ability on the should develop independently of one month devoted to teaching good citi- | C» II D C ft ]K !r ,
liart of rural school boards, etc. I also another or whether they should be zenship in every public school. l*' clI J r lJ ' 1 wl » A ftpntltliul Memorial I I«iWWBrBWi 1
found that all of the sixty-six county merged into one municipality and de- -Distributing flower seeds and giv-I PrhviHp "Wllitp niffV' I *»cuu* u iricoiui u i
superintendents agreed that the one velop harmoniously. Sentiment should ing prizes for the most attractive beds I 1 tt iiiic vuiia j > * •
Ihl pro !n- "Prote'cting the birds and making " Name °f the Kmg j by A , "^P 1 K\t\(i f)Cf Flf ITIIIIOI^
EventWng "would'move w'ith shouW ., flnd that " ,s Hn'^of to' taken up ° ne of J he most Impressive and at j men^y 1
hm ,mrn if „ «ft» a J vlsabl e,<° merge all, or a number, at a „ me> and that llne is never the same time practical Christmas ser- Butt—Major Archie Butt—and Fran-
Vw c«X«l «bnol lM.ndrnL ° f °," r WeSt re ,.. Com int ° dro ''P ed com P letel >' out of sl Kht. vices held in this city during the Yule- cis David Millet. Major Butt was TkniiPonrlc
"S3 iS FrF?Sv^"-"«»« j-UsTtS 1 housands ot smokers have
hls miseriWe old wm.fd «nTn«b f ,J . «he following advantages will be habits and develop character or sentl- Sunday school of Derry Street United the „ st of contHbutors to tlle nie . , - J - ,
C"a "Vft" to Include the land ChUrC,, • F ' fteemh depending UpOll the
sHSSc r J - ®=«r»sr ™ m.aiitv of
«v, been stalking abioad purposes. •• -jf a nlan wr ite a better book, de- Iname of the service and it was quite a dent vJ U<dilt V Ol >
he m»- devour• and I thf .man?* " eW . ♦ t . reet ." Ti th velop a more beautiful poppy, or make I departure from the usual entertain- Major Butt and Mr. Millet were
nious evidence o? sixty-si jf county su- 'V™*'"mu"*i?i and'The "Sr bullThls^ho^lf''th'e » ,ent by the little folk of most among the men who stood aside and
nprintPnrtf»ntH th-it thf» rural »nhnr>i P 01 ine municipumy ana ine though he build his house in the. ' went down with the Titanic to give , __
children are amonff hte idlLs and topography of the land. woo ds. the world will make a beaten Sunday schools in that the entire others room in the boats IT* „ _ Wf
1 ant [clpatet hitbvt hot ime OTI r.n ost .Ke p rtn» view a comprehensive path , 0 hIH door/ school took part. The service was large- They had been friends for many |C ITI CT K P I "l /V OVC
needed public improvements are drainage and sewerage s> stem. "What appeals to me as one of the Jy symbolic, the real practical end of y ea rs, occupying the same house in Jl ill 1. /olifl, fl C a ll 11 MH. 1 w
realized we will have the evidence of Employing a competent municipal most beneficial and at the same time the work having been done during the Washington, and it is peculiarly fit- Q WV*A SS V O**'' V
the totelTlgent ciUzens of the We°t ,7 engineer. one of the most interesting lines of week. On Sunday, December 19, each tinK „ mt thelr heroism should be W W
Shore comniunlti est hat th ese nromfs- i,. Kmplojlng an efficient street or work for a civic club in nearly every class took up a collection of money commemorated by a single monu
intr romnninitips arp thp « -h\ot vlfiinm commissioner. one c f our West Shore communities is and the funds were spent in providing ment. £ 1 It
o" the m?serablT^een J nn wclll " pl planned lanned Byßtem ° f fire r °" the farmin* or gardening of vacant food and clothing for needy families Mr . Mlllet was an artist of unusual IOF VCarS anCl VCarS, aild KHOW
Reoent KffortH Reoalleil r, , , lo,s " Next to incompetence, the va- and charitable institutions. In some ab ,n t y, an d served as vice-chairman J jrvuio.auu allu "
"We can nit recall the efforts recently w?.h iK nd influence in deal- ~a nt i otß are our greatest source of homes a tori of coal mysteriously found | o f the commission of line arts. Near » . • l
put forth bv the educational thinkers in ?,. w,th Public ser\ice corporations. waste: and they arc a fearful menace its way into a surprised coal bin ,that|the memorial fountain are many pub- froril nacf pvnpripnpp
of the Vert commini es to . lncre t ( ' ffl r', Cn ?' 1,1 PVery de " to public health and a frightful ob- was just yawning for filler. At others | i i( . grounds, as well as the Mall, all irOlxl pdbl CXpCrlCnCe 11131
establish a joint high school. Meet- Work for"CTvl/nuhs" 1 ' st.yle in the way of civic beauty. a rent receipt came through the mail | 0 f which the services of Mr. Millet
Ings were held The discussions as T «TOV. ,, worK lor , UMl U . UDS , 4 "Regardless of the decision of the to a delightfully surprised widow who helped to beautify. fL _ _,. _1; J... *.,111 „ _ _ _
recall, were harmonious. Comm'ittees and horoußhs m " nlcl ' ,al planni "B c*»erts and with- was t^ with ejection by an On the central shaft of the foun- ttlC QUallty Will DC SS TCgU
canvassed the cost and reported favor- f"« e r more efflHem waiting for their advice on mu- irate landlord And so on and so tain are two life-size ligures. One, ' °
ably. In due time thev reached the m tk nlcipal affairs, the school boards of forth the good things were handed out. j the classic form of a woman holding 1 1 _ lJ • -
point of selecting a location. We have p, an™ always^wi^ II h2 woik for ,hiS , sect i° n should get together and Last evening on an altar decorated | a palette, representing the Fine Arts, lctrlV tfOOfl
never heard about it since. rfvk-club^in^everv different educational expert.s from a dis- in pure white and Christmas greens, is a tribute to Mr. Millet; the other, uuiillg XV/XV* U,a XI,
"I have regretted since that I did if l mav use tbnt tern, ta V ce . t0 st " dy th ,f s""oundings and representatives from each class came the figure of a youth in full armor, _ , -
not take part in that proposition. At The active 'membership of these locii 80 Jf ct a proper site for a Joint high forth and laid a white package, sym- hand on sword-hilt, portrays military o j TATo ire VIPPTI
the first meeting I should have told f .j v |c clubs is limited to women nml SC Mi°°i' Tn a scho °' of this kind there bolic of the real gift, in the name valor, a virtue possessed by Major dl Wdya lido UCCH.
them to organize a good-sized armv of the goo that a club doesTs measured W L U '- e a^^V, pen ?*. P °t, a K r '« ultur e- of the King. In all. the gfts amount- Butt in full measure.
fearless citizens, armed with muck- bv Usability to beeovernldbvrivle wh °' ; in t^ df l' i ti< ? n the sub- cd in cash to nearly $250. The music If you would like to know all the TL 0 ninho] mmnbo fnv 9 A
rakes and pitchforks, and to sivend one religion and to keen noliiics nf nv*>rv J ect . in J h . e Wjrh achool, will assist the was brightened by the sinking of the interesting things about the govern- I FIG StSTXCICIYCI fIICRCI STTIOfZC 10T 24 yCQVS
whole year in driving the miserable nature out of the organization In this 1° • ■ # clubs in supervising the old-fashioned Christmi.s carols that i ment you should read the two great
green-eyed monster out of our midst. connection we should remember flint farmlnß ot vac ant lots ft nd devote his everyone knows and loves to sing. patriotic books, "The American Gov
"ln most of our West Shore com- socia? po iUcs church and ! u ' nmpr mon,hs to advlsin K the eminent" and "The Panama Canal."
munitles irreparable mistakes in plan- family politics are the worst klndf nf! fa ™? ers - . . . , , FIRE CHRISTMAS MORX both by Frederic J. Haskin. See the I
nlng have already been made. Com- politleans in civic organizations. ' I hroa " and generous planning for the Fire - whlch start ed from an over- d^ 1 ' 8 of the Telegraph's offer to its
mon sense should prompt us now to "A few vears ago some of th« chief .ji generous planning ror tne . readers in the coupon printed else- ...... .... . ... i -
call in experts for advice and plans, women of Camp HUI l rtld * est S lor , e communities. Let us re- turned oil lamp, on Christmas morn- where in this issue. 11 Jl— l
and lam convinced that the West have doneexcelent work «' rvp P |el " v ofspace for sunlight and ing, caused $lO damage at the home of
;SSEU£ ,um " wn •'?» srurssvssn. •insA'ssr■»»»•»•<» —«'»• 1:21 *•«* <•.»• w ,, ,|Z " „. , ,
Cultivate Sentiment te paper receptacles placed at lation to admit of respectable privacy, eron street. Several men were drink- Bair & Witmers Semi- TV 1 I. _ _ 1 1_ _ x "TlniiWo Tr/MiW«'
"First of all I think the West Shore "Rnnefit Vrintl a f h - e stl '? ets „ Let us plan for these things now. At ing In the house and during an argu- Annua i Pre-Inventory Sale opened to- [ lf|flCfl?l ■ Double Trouble
should call ln expe?ts to drtefm?ne company P * f ° r th ° nr ° 2 ur pr TT yca " more of ,n " " ,ent overturned the lamp. An alarm day. and will continue Tuesday. Wed- L/UUgl(ldO 1 ail UdlllVd at the Colonial
whether the different communities "Part of one day In every school d H Herr'streets B ° X N ° s Came ° n nee advertisement'
Bringing bp
C.OOD MORNIHCi- I'LL HAVE TO WHERE I 'bUPPO'bE THERE V/£ LL Ad_L LAt>T VEEK V H/\D 1 ' V/ELL-FOR Ynno
MR. PHETEND I KM OW COPPER OPTO ISN'T A PL £ORl%\ AND ME F E VFR SAKF - i IT
TOU "bEEN THE WHAT HE ||G AND t)TEEL- BX THAT XOU OON'T WENT UP TO IOX AND- I Lai^-
THIS OR HE'LL THINK
MONDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 27, 1915.