10 Uptown Merchants Will Close Old Year With Offerings^ .-■• • ■ I CAPITOL MAIL IS ENORMOUS Departments Rushed With Close of the Year Business tinH Work Overtime The approach of the close of the year was indicated to-day by the feverish work under way in several of the departments of the State gov ernment and the mountains of mail matter being received and dis patched. The offices of the State Workmen's insurance fund were swamped with letters applying for policies in the State fund, hundreds being received yesterday and to-day and with pres peet. of many more by the time the application period expires at midnight to-morrow night. Owir»g to the rush the State fund last night announced that applicants for policies In the State fund would lie protected from January 1 if they filed their papers before the close of the year and the rush prevented issuance of policies. An extension of time for payment of premiums was therefore granted until January 15. Delay in arrival of a car of automo bile license tags threw back the work of the State Highway Department in handling: applications for 1916 li cense tags and when work was started this morning it was the plan to work .straight through until midnight of Friday. The number of applications has been greater than expected, but it is the hopo to get every tag applied for in the parcels post before day light of January 1. The department will be closed on New Year's Day. Over 20,000 envelopes containing the State's new corporation tax forms j have gone out from the auditor gen- | eral's department in the last twenty-' four hours. The State Insurance De- i partment is sending out many routine J I letters, too, and the mail of the De partment of Agriculture is tilled with applications for oleomargerlne, ferti lizer and other licenses. Owing to the mix-up in the tele graph and telephone lines Commis sioner of Health Dixon lias sent mes sengers to every train to receive ap plications for antitoxin, which are handled from here. There are being dispatched by special delivery as fast as received so that precious time may be saved. MRS. ADA HOFiniAiV McAI.ARXKV The funeral of Mrs. Ada Hoffman 11c- Alarney, widow of former Postmaster Math las Wilson McAlarney, who died in .New York. Tuesday, will be held to morrow. Services will be conducted at .Market Square Preshyterian Church, at o'clock, by the Rev. J. Ritchie Smith. H. D., former pastor, assisted by the nastoiv the Rev. George Kdward Hawes, I>. D. The body will arrive in Harris burg from New York at 2 o'clock. The services will be public, but the burial, al Harrisburg Cemetery, will be pri vate. This afternoon services were held at tile family residence. The .Melville, Ilia Kast One Hundred and Eighteenth street. New York City, and were con ducted by the Rev. George B Stewart, president of Auburn Theological Semi nary, and a former Harrisburg pastor, at the rime Mrs. McAlarney was a resi dent of this city. MRS. SARAH AXN ROE Mrs. Sarah Ann Roe. aged 79 years, dted yesterday afternoon at her home. 1266 Derry street. The survivors are two daughters, Adda S., assistant cata loguer at the State library, and Carrie, and one son, Kdward, a druggist The funeral will take place to-morrow af ternoon. at 2 o'clock, from the Stevens .Memorial Church. Servii ps will be con ducted by the Rev. Clayton Albert Smucker. pastor. Burial will he made In the Kast Harrisburg Cemetery. The Thompson 3 Player-P lano |j Until a very short time ago, Player-Piano advertising was Vfi f educational rather than competitive, because it was an IDEA r that had to he sold, and little attention was given to the differ- L l 'N enccs in the physical embodiments in the instrument. Those J, who were convinced of the desirability of owning a player- fA i piano thought it sufficiently wonderful that it should play the , J piano at all—wonderful that it should merely strike the keys Uk and reproduce correctly the notes of a composition. T 1 JjJ But to-day conditions have changed. The popularity of Igl the player-piano rests on no such elementary performances as jh 41 at first satisfied the enthusiast. To-day the demand is for the A V IV player-piano that will reproduce unmistakably not only the fit UT notes in their proper order, but the "time," the "touch," the n\ very personality of the player himself. This demand was ap- JI 4 W predated and was met by the Thompson Player-Piano and its Jb IT immediate adoption by the public shows that it fills all the re- JF A quirements of the present-day high-grade player-piano. And / I withall, the Thompson Plaver-Piano is within easy access of those who would enjoy all the advantages of a musical home. T?! jj The Price ||k (ON EASY TERMS IF YOU WISH) Of carries with it an unconditional guarantee for ten vears. Tf we ft could but demonstrate to you the tone, the ease of control; or jSJ better still, were you to come in and play the Thompson your •At self, you'd more clearly appreciate its manifold merits. WM. F. TROUP and SON 908 North Third Street THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 30, 1915 fOther Personals on Page 4] Spend Pleasant Evening With Cards and Dancing Among bowers of holiday greens the guests of Mrs. John Grady, of 1829 Park street, were entertained with cards and dancing. The young folks danced to the music of a victrola and at a late hour a buffet supper was served. , The party was given in honor of Miss Mae Scott and Miss Ruth Scott, of Cynwyd, Pa., nieces of Mrs. Grady, who are visiting her over the holidays. Invited to meet the Atlases Scott were Miss Mellie Reigle, Miss Mary Sleisher, Miss Blanche Sleisher. Miss Marjorie Kutz, Miss Ethel Baldwin, Mrs. T. E. AVhiteman, of Carvendale, Pa.; Luther Hocker, Claude Hartman, Homer Moyer, Dick Thomas. Daniel Becker, JaOck Weidlicli, Raymond C. Baker, Mr. Yoder, Mr. and Mrs. Harry. Bald win, Mrs. Thomas Grady, of Philadel phia. and Mr. and Mrs. John Grady. Sunshine Society Will Produce New Operetta When the Roberta Disbrow Lloyd 1 Sunshine Society holds its first meet ing of the new year, Monday after noon, Januao 3, at 2:30 o'clock in assembly hall of the Y. M. C. A., Mrs. June Lake, of Philadelphia, will be there to present plans for the new operetta, "The Magic Wheel," by Jes sie Gaynor, which the society will pro duce here the last of January. The Sunshine Society comes before the public but once in two years and at this time it is hoped funds will be se , cured to further the work of caring j for poor and crippled children as well I as helping to scatter sunshine in other I ways. Rehearsals for the operetta are called for Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Winterdale, when Mrs. Lake I 1 will give an outline of the music and I plot. The Sunshine Society made its usual I Christmas gifts this year, sending 60! baskets to poor families, 84 to shut ins. toys and candy to 150 children and 30 to 40 baskets of candy and ! fruit to crippled children. \NNO I NCE ENGAGEMENT The engagement of Miss Ruth M. | Fasnacht, of Hummelstown, to F. Eu- ! gene Gehr, of this city, was announced at a little party held Tuesday evening at Miss Fasnaeht's home. The mar- I riage will be an event of the summer I of 1916. LANCASTER VISITORS Mrs. William M. Houtz of Lan-' caster Is spending the Christmas holi days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Beckley of New Cumber land and Air. and Mrs. Adam D. l-loutz of this city. Mr. Houtz will join her for the week-end. GOOD EVENING- | And a Happy New Year to You RINKENBACHS JEWELERS OPTOMETRISTS i 1215 NORTH THIRD STREET V _/! _ I SHOW RESIDENTS BIG ADVANTAGES Businessmen Point Them Out ] to People in Uptown District Community interests in the uptown district among residents and property owners in the affairs of the temporary association of the business men has increased on all sides. The campaign of co-operative ad vertising started weeks ago and car- j ried on regularly has brought to the | notice of people in that section the I complete line of supplies of all kinds to be had at the various places of business. Interest in the affairs of the com- i inunity and its needs is increasing and the residents are making inquiries into the plans of the temporary association. The business men have endeavored to show through the co-operative ad vertising of several weeks the advan tages the residents gain by buying near | their homes and by patronizing the | merchants near them. On New Year's Day some of the I business places will be closed all day, | several will close at noon, and others, owing to the rearrangement of stock after the Christmas rush, will remain open the entire day. The Verbeke street market will be open morning and evening and the Kelker street market during the after- i noon and evening. The businessmen of the uptown sec tion are interesting themselves more than ever in the affairs of the com munity and during the new year plan to conduct a campaign which will bring to the uptown people the im provements and advantages which they should enjoy. HORSE FALLS i A horse belonging to Josh King, I driver for the Merchants' Ice Com pany, to-day Tell at Third and Walnut streets. The horse had a slight attack I of paralysis. Dr. J. H. Oyler, veterln-I ary surgeon, was called, and sent the horse to the stable for treatment. [ 1 ' | 0— Serviceable Q: SHOES FOR MEN AND O MKS 98c and $1.98 ACME SHOE STORE 1210 N. THIRD ST. Iv I beautiful calendar for th«| ■ To You a Bri gkt and Happy New Year is tlio wisli of the STECKLEY SHOE STORE 404 Broad Street v J 0 THE UPTWN CTOPPWG ILHIUi U 1 « | • GIT A TRANSFER Robinson's! 0 THIRD AWPBROAB Q — x r J™HIIS store offers for to-morrow some end-of-tlie-year at tractions of exceptional merit. The store in addition to being open Friday evening will be open Saturday morning until noon for the benefit of patrons attending market. To one and to all we wish A Happy New Year. These Coat and Suit Redactions will bring many to this uptown store on the last day of the year. SUITS COATS $15.00 and $17.50 $20.00 Corduroy 3g Colonial Ivory Sets and sepa- wide: yard ?5r rate pieces—i:-.t«s Vases—Jar- Rounding up of the balance of dinieres, etc.—Scrap Baskets— Holiday Slippers; $1.25 values Sandwich Baskets—Silver De- for women " 98 posit Sugars. Creams and Vases » C —Toys—Dolls, etc. AT HALF PRICES N wear p Qr 25c Jap Handkerchief Allßlzeß . shlrtß and drawerß _ Rnvec 1 i\ti* 24 dozpn 011 sale to-morrow, gar- DUACa, ment, «»<•: or, $1.25 the suit. 1 v h Special Exhibit of Complete Bedroom | | and Diningroom Furniture I tt From now until the end of January we will give special attention to complete HOME FURNISHING. If ♦♦ ♦♦ y° u have a house or part of a house to furnish it will pay you to visit our store and see what we can do for you. XX :: NO RAISE :: - ♦♦ XX tain the old level for the present. ♦♦ H Brass Beds e . , 1 Extension S | Special Tables S « From |i WE WJSH you A HAPPY & ii v S H (j|»Q CA PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR * rom XX •w w At the same time we wish to extend our m"1 1 00 & thanks for the splendid response and appre- %jj/ JL JL •Vr \J XX ♦* to | ciation shown of our successful attempt to I . tt '< give the people of Harrisburg PICTURES t0 ♦£ " frit? f\i\ of ART-STORE EXCELLENCE at FUR- *k M r\ f\ *\ XX S JpOD.UU I! NI TURE-STORE PRICES. $48.00 it | c £hzBROWN & COMPANY £'£}£ I g THE BIG UPTOWN HOME FURNISHERS g r 4 I Dec. 30, 1915. I Called on J. N. Kinnard, llaber- | i dasher, 1116-1118 North Third | ■! I Hj street, for ad. Mr. K. said: "Too I ■ busy to write one; let us out this I A |l| week." Going out, saw some ex- ja | ra§6 M ceptionally striking shirts which I! j H they were unpacking. Advance | i H Spring styles Mr. K. told me. I rlOlil 1 Great stuff!new stripes,semiplaid f S with delicate stripe, stiff cuffs. 1 CTT 1 Needed one myself but bought l|j J * | three at SI.OO each. Had some jfj i I other mighty fine silk shirts at AH I $3.00 to $4.06. Next payday, go- jg ,xi.Ul Idll S ■ i n g to get one of those. Had 'em j|| |P lay one aside for me soon as I ip DI3T"V I I learned they were going to be put |j y j® in window display. Told boys at j|| Start the New Year Right Take a picture and a written record of all interest ' ing events. You can do both with an AUTOGRAPHIC KODAK We have them from $6.00 up. Brownies from SI.OO up. Yes, we do Printing and Developing. HEAGY BROS. 1200 N. THIRD ST. Wpen Ev «*'"s s