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Dickinson Students Honored at
Annual Banquet of Carlisle
Educational Institution
Special to the Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa.. Feb. 23. The big
gest event of the college year at Dick
inson was the annual banquet held
last evening in the college gymnasium.
About 300 underclass men and alumni
were present. Dr. J. H. Morgan,
president of the college was toast
master.
Letters From Absent Friends
Read at Society Meeting
Special to the Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., Feb. 23. The Mite
Society, of the Presbterian church,
was entertained last evening by Air.
and Mrs. D. M. Lewis and John
Bricker at their home in High street.
Several letters were read from the
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fulton
Stirling., who are spending the month
ir. Bermuda. Refreshments were
served to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Shaffer. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. M. Reed,
Dr. and Mrs. William P. Clark, Mrs.
Thomas Poffenberger, of Harrisburg;
Mrs. J. W. Hawthorne, Mrs. Harvey
C. Forney, Mrs. Blanch Robinson,
Mrs. George Heck, Mrs. Harvey Reed,
airs. Elizabeth Gerberich, Mrs. Jennie
Hiekernell, Mrs. George Gilday, Mrs.
William Fisher, Mrs. William F. Reed,
Mis Margaret Brooks, Miss Ora Bickel,
Miss Anna Houck, Miss Carrie E.
Gerberich. Miss Ruth M. Shatter, Miss
Esther Shaffer. Miss Alice Mlnsker,
Miss Ethel R. Forney, Miss Margaret
Hawthorne, Miss Sabra Clark, Free
man C. Gerberich, Russel Iteed, John
Bricker and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C.
Forney on Tuesday evening, February
29.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ' FEBRUARY 23, 1916
Mt. Joy Soldiers' Orphans
Hold Twenty-Ninth Reunion
Special to the Telegraph
Mount Joy, Pa., Feb. 28. At the
1 wenty-third annual reunion of the
Mount Joy Soldiers' Orphans School
held In Mt. Joy Hall yesterday after
noon, the following; officers were
elected: President, W. H. Kern, Phila
delphia; tlrst vice-president, Mrs. A.
B. Myers, Philadelphia; second vice
president, Mrs. Kate Dorwart, Lan
caster; financial secretary, Thomas D.
Hooper, Philadelphia; recording sec
retary, Charles A. Gearhart, Phila
delphia; chairman executive commit
tee, C. Day Rudy, Harrisburg; chair
man membership committee, Howard
Jones, Boston.
Frightened Horse Goes
Over 30-Foot Embankment
.Special to the Telegraph
ait. Union, Pa., Feb. 23.—While H.
L. Norris, was driving an automobile
near Orbisonia on Monday night an
axle broke and while he was trying
to fix the car a team, driven by H.
Ilommond. of Orbisonia, tried to pass
the car. The horses became frighten
ed at the lights and took the occu
pants, air. and Mrs. Hommand, over
a thirty-foot embankment, completely
demolishing the carriage. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Ilommond were internally
injured, but will recover. The horse
was only slightly hurt.
COLUMBIA PHYSICIAN WEDS
Special to the Telcgjaph
Columbia, Pa., Feb. 23. Dr. J.
P. Kennedy, well-known surgeon and
Miss Lillian F. Wardell, former super
intendent of the Columbia Hospital,
and until recently superintendent of
the Lancaster General Hospital. Lan
caster, were married in St. Peter's
Roman Catholic church here yester
day.
CARLISLE ELKS' BANQUET
■ Special to the Telegraph
Carlisle. Pa.. Feb. 2,1. Members
of the local lodge of Elks last evening
held their annual banquet here.
About 80 men were present. Horace
Sieglebaum, of the Harrisburg lodge,
No. 12, was the principal speaker.
Explorers Hold Midwinter
Reunion at Carlisle
Special to the Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 23. —* About 30
members of the famous Explorers
Club of Harrisburg and Chambers
burg sportsmen attended the annual
midwinter reunion of the organiza-
which was followed by a ban
quet at the New Wellington Hotel
yesterday. This gathering is usually
held either in Chambersburg or Har
risburg, but this year it was deolded
to meet on "neutral ground" and Car
lisle was chosen.
B. M. Nead, Harrisburg, the presi
dent, was toastmaster and many im
promptu remarks were made. The
officers are:
J. H. Shank, Chambersburg, treas
urer; C. C. Schriver, Harrisburg, sec
retary, and M. R. Rhoads, Harrisburg,
commissary. The following members
attended: M. R. Rhoads, J. H. Shank,
tra Ebersole, H. B. McNulty, Stanley
Appenzeller, Edwin Blair, W. L. Min
ntck, D. N. Minnick, the Rev. L. W.
Lutz, Preston Cook, C. W. Derr, all
of Chambersburg; H. P. Miller, B. >l.
Nead, C. W. Archer, C. C. Sfebrlm, 11.
D. Sollcnberger, Alfred Hoerner,
George N. Barns, J. M. llemperly, W.
B. Manstetler, W. E. Deitrich, William
P. Miller. Edward Mariser, the Rev.
George N. Lauffer, Dr. C. R- Philips,
C. F. Hoover, B. E. Wickersham. the
Rev. I. S. Rupp and J. H. Santo, of
Harrisburg.
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Special to the Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., Feb. 23. Swal
lowing a quantity of arsenic, Mrs.
Arthur Devilbiss ended her life at her
home at Middleburg. One of her sis
ters, Miss Lula Airing, committed
suicide four years ago by swallowing
laudanum.
"PIPE DAY" PARADE
Special to the Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa., Feb. 23. Dickinson
college freshmen yesterday formally
observed "pipe day" with a fantastic
parade through the town. This was
the first day on which they were per
mitted to use tobacco on the college
campus.
| WEST SHORE NEWS |
West Shore Endeavorers . ;
Hold Rousing Rally
Endeavorers representing the C. E. 1
j societies of Lemoyne, Wormleysburg,,|
j Enola, West Fairview, and other visit
; ing Endeavorers from MarysvlUe, and !
i this city, attended the best rally held j
| in the series of the meetings during j
j this month, which was held in the!
| Grace United Brethren church, West j
I Fairview, last evening.
David Shettle, vice-president of the
| West Shore district, presided. An in- 1
| teresting program which occupied !
1 nearly two hours time was rendered. \
| The State convention and Christian I
Endeavor week enthusiasm was shown !
]by the many Endeavorers present. J
j Among the speakers on the program I
i were the Kev. Mr. Rice, and the Rev. !
Mr. Vance, West Fairview; the Rev.
j P. R. Koontz, Lemoyne; Messrs. Wm.
M. Mailey, A. C. Dean and E. C.
Schilling of this city. Special music
was rendered by the Enola Lutheran
C. E. society, William Bretz, of West I
Fairview; male quartet, of Worm-)
leysburg, and instrumental duet by!
Wm. Bretz and Harold Walsh, of the j
Lutheran C. E. society.
A rousing rally will be held in the I
! United Brethren church, Penbrook, j
to-morrow evening, under the aus- 1
pices of the hill district C. E. so- ;
| cietles. A good program including an
I address on "Expert Endeavor." by
I the Rev. H. E. Mailman, will be
' rendered. Many special musical fea- j
tures will also be on the program. So-
I cietles are urged to meet early and 1
j occupy reserved seats.
Social and Personal News
of Towns Along West Shore
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Abel and fam
ily. of Columbia, spent several davs at
Wormleysburg visiting Mr. Abel's sis
ter. Mrs. Ralph Schrack.
I The Prlscilla Club met. at the home 1
of Mrs. H. R. Boose on Monday even- 1
ing.
Mrs. J. Snyder, of Hummelstown, |
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ambrose j
Backenstoe. at Enola.
Miss Florence Sharpe, of Newville,
has returned home after spending sev
eral days with Mr. and Mrs. James A.
Huston at Enola.
William H. Beers, of Enola, spent
the day at Dunoannon with relatives. |
Leslie Webster, of Philadelphia, is
visiting his parents in Altoona avenue,
Enola.
MINSTRELS REHEARSING
Wormleysburg, Pa., Feb. 23.—To
morrow evening the Wormleysburg
Minstrels will meet at the home of j
Linwood Wanbaugli. A number of the '
new songs have been obtained and the
best talent of, the town will take part.
They are working hard to make this
their best show.
SELLING GROCERY STOCK
Wormleysburg, Pa., Feb. 23. —Daniel
Brown is selling the stock of his i
grocery store with the intention of I
living retired. He is one of the best i
known residents of Wormleysburg and i
has kept, a grocery store at the corner j
of Front and Poplar streets for twenty
years.
MRS. SPEAKMAN RECOVERING
New Cumberland, Pa., Feb. 23.
Mrs. H. W. Speakman who had her
back badly injured by falling on the
Ice at her home In Geary avenue last
Monday Is recovering.
P. 0. S. of A. District
Convention at Dauphin
Special to the Telegraph
Dauphin, Pa., Feb. 23. —The annual
district convention of the Patriotic
Order of the Sons of America, was
held here yesterday afternoon and in
I the hall at Camp 424 last evening.
1 Prominent speakers of the afternoon
| were John M. SchafTner, Camp 716;
, Ira Hoover, Camp 505; Frank Lind
' sey, Camp 8; J. S. Peifer, Camp 716.
and I. F. Bogner, Camp 424.
: About 5 0 were in attendance at the
' meeting and the following officers
I were elected: President, Walter Alle-
I man; vice-president, W. H. Miller;
j master of forms, Robert Keim; secre
tary, Ed. 11. Wcigel; treasurer, J. M.
Schaffer; conductor, Russell Bt (man;;
i inspector, Robert Shuler; guard, j
I Charles Pugli. J. I. Peifer was ap
pointed chaplin and Jesse Wells was
appointed secretary. 1
At the meeting of the Past Presi
dents* Association, held in the eve
ning. the following officers were elect
ed: President, Frank Lindsey; vice
president, John L. Porter; secretary,
| Jesse Wells; treasurer, Joseph W.
Brlcker.
Mechanicsburg Firemen
Celebrate 58th Anniversary
Special to the Telegraph
Mechanicsburg. Pa., Feb. 23.
evening the fifty-eighth anniversary of
the Washington Fire Company No. 1
was celebrated with a banquet.. E.
C. Gardner was toastmaster and the
program Included music by the
orchestra: addresses by the Rev.
Charles F. Raach, the Itev. H. Hall
Sharp, the Rev. George Fulton, D. S.
Walter, of the Citizen Fire Company,
No. 2, fire chief; R. Wilson Hurst, of
the Rescue Hook and Ladder Com
pany, No. 1, first assistant fire chief;
and Cyrus N. Williams, of the Wash
ington Company, second assistant.
On the committee of arrangements
were Amos Arnold, M. G. Fernhaugh,
| Warren Gill, A. F. Bihl, W. B. Raver,
I Huston Eckels, Charles Yoke, Frank
jz Dull, William Beitzel, Parker Rider,
Wilson Kapp, Roy Aughinbaugli,
[George McLane, Walter Gronbeck,
I Harry Martin and C. M. Cocklin.
Physician's Ashes Placed
in Huntingdon Bank Vault
Special to the Telegraph
Huntingdon, Pa., Feb. 23. Dr.
D. P. Miller, who died here last week,
made a request before his death that
his body should be cremated and the
ashes buried in the family plot here.
He had a stone cut in which the urn
was to be placed. The body was cre
mated at Pittsburgh and the ashes
are now in the vault of the First Na
tional Bank awaiting removal to the
Huntingdon cemetery.
BANK PRESIDENT CHOSEN
Special to the Telegraph
Palmyra, Pa., Feb. 23. Christian
C. Gingrich, of Lawn, was yesterday
elected president of the Valley Trust
Company, to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Samuel F. Engle. Mr.
Gingrich has been vice-president of
the institution and W. I. Hess was
elected to that, positioh.
FARMERS' CLUB MEETS
Special to the Telegraph
Hogestown, Pa., Feb. 23. A meet
ing of the McCormick Estate Farm
ers' Club was held at. the Star farm
yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Eshel
man entertained the visiting members
and Vance C. McCormick presided.
Prof. McDo\ .11, of Pennsylvania
State College, spoke on "Soil Fertility"
and Jackson Boyd, of Bonnymead
Karm made an address on "Milk Pro
duction."
Edward Co. 443 MarkeSt. Edward Co.
4 DAY CLOSING OUT SALE
Going Out of Business
END OF THIS MONTH
Every suit for man, woman and boy, also coats, will be priced for quick selling; noth
ing held back. The prices will be remarkably low, as it is a case of get rid of the
merchandise.
450 SUITS—2SO OVERCOATS—IOO BOYS' SUITS
V / ' N / — x
Men's Overcoats all- Ladies' Coats A few Men's Finest Overcoats
wool fabrics good styles; ladies' coats, small sizes of best all-wool materials;
„o„h up to'sis. $3 . 95 $1.95 h c r°. s2S ;s7.9o
Spot Cash *- M v
V Men's Work Pants All Men's Suits of all-wool'
One lot of feathers and sizes, good patterns; worth materials; worth up to S2O.
Fancies; worth up to 2 1/ZQ C °h
spo. 79c
Spot QA
$2.00. Spot Cash .... . 3Sh Cash W.SNJ
/ Boys' All-wool Suits " M f n ' s Overcoats of all-
One lot of plaid skirts; One lot of all-wool suits; wool materials; worth up to
worth up to $lO. fIJO OQ sizes to 18 years; worth $20.00. Spot QA
Spot Cash $g 50> Spot Cash
Cash V
——- *- 1 /
Ladies' $25.00 Pile Plush f ■ , ■ \ Girls' Coats One lot of
Coats One lot of these Ladies' Waists One lot coats> good st k and t _
of waists; worth up OQ- J v
elegant coats; worth $25.00. to $i oo Spot Cash terns; ages 6to 14; worth
s r "» h $11.90 v ' 5. 1 " 0 - Spot $2.79
Cash * _ ~: 7* v*asn
L Ladies Coats—One lot of
ladies' coats, fine quality; One lot of Girls' Coats;
* , ~ / values up to S3O. QC ages 6to 14; worth up to
Men s Hose One lot of q nnf . p a<sh „ r „ '
, . „ b P ot Cash 88.50. Spot "7Q
men s hose, in black and 1 M 1./ *7
fancv colors: worth CIU _ V L
, c e r, , O'/ZC One lot of Children s >
15c. Spot Cash.... Sweaters; worth 49c. 1 Q —; 777- -\
Snot Cash One lot of Waists of white
/ \ v voile and crepe; worth
One lot of Ladies' Silk N $1.95.. Spot 7Q
Waists; black and whitA One lot of Boys' All-wool Cash /5/ C
stripes; value $2.95. 59c Suits; ages to 18 years; *■
Spot Cash Ui?v ' value $6.50. d?| OQ
v 1 ' Spot Cash One lot of Ladies' Shawls,
r One lot of Men's Suits, all 1 )ZZZ=Z=ZZZZZZZI i" white, pink, blue and gar
wool materials; values to One lot of Men's Work- net * va l ues 9c to $1.25.
5T:..r.;..5 3.95 i n 9 l s s^ : c w a°h' h ... 19c 15c °39c
V v *
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A few elegant Evening One lot of Men's Fleece One lot Ladies' Summer
Wraps; worth up to $35.00. Lined Underwear; worth Dresses; values to $12.50
Cash $3.95 £ sh s?ot 29c •& $ 1.95
EDWARD CO., 443 Market St.
■ ROYAL W. MYERS BURIED
Special to the Telegraph
Di"sburg, Pa., Feb. 23. Funeral'
services for Royal W. Myers, the j
farmer and trucker who was acciden
tally killed on Sunday morning while j
returning fx-om Harrisburg market, j
was held this morning. Services were
conducted in the Franklin Church by
the Rev. C E. I-leffleger, pastor of the
Dillsburg Reformed charge, and burial
was made in the cemetery adjoining.
EX-POSTMASTER ROSS.
OF DILLSBURG, BURIED
Special to the Telegraph
Dillsburg, Pa., Feb. 23. —Funeral j
services Tor Lemuel Ross, ex-post
master of Dillsburg, who died at his
home in South Baltimore street on i
Sunday night, were held yesterday
afternoon, conducted in the home by
the Rev. J. Harvey Wolf, pastor of the
Monaghan Presbyterian Church. Burial j
was made in the Warrington Friends
Meetinghouse Cemetery In Warrington
township. 1
To attend the //ARRISBURG MOT OK
aShow and not thoroughly inspect the 5
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is to disregard the recognized stand- ■
ard of perfection in a motor car. 5
The performance of this car in the hands of
users verifies every claim made for the twelve
cylinder motor and emphasizes its superiority
■ in any service.
{ From whatever standpoint an automobile is
to be judged—whether performance, design or
• value —it represents an advance so important as
to demand your personal and critical attention. ■
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PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY
of PHILADELPHIA 107 Market Street, Harruburg, Pa.
SHEESLEY BARN BURNED
Special to the Telegraph *
Penbrook, Pa., Feb. 23.—Fire last
night destroyed a large bank barn on
the farm of Baron Shcesley, at Farm
lyn, one and a half miles east of Pen
brook. The farm, is tenanted by Harry
Houck and the loss is estimated at
$4,000. A lot of hay, straw and oats
was destroyed, as well as farm ma
chinery and implements.
PASTOR ENTERTAINS MEMBERS
Special to the Telegraph
Columbia, Pa., Feb. 23. Nearly
one hundred members of Grace Unit
ed Evangelical church crowded the
parsonage last night, and held a
Martha Washington Tea and Social.
The guests were entertained by the
pastor, the Rev. George li.
and his wife. A number were at
tired in Continental costumes, repre
senting the Revolutionary characters,
and Miss Mildred Crlswell recited a
poem entitled "Our Country."
NO WORK FOR DRINKERS
Special to the Telegraph
! Lewistown, Pa., Feb. 23. —A. J.
J Haws & Co.. who have started a big
| job in the Narrows east of town get
ting: out ganister rock, will allow
neither booze nor the man who drinks
it on the job. The firm realizes that
only sober men are fit to work at such
I occupation. Only American citizens
| will be employed.
; XEWREHRY TEACHERS RANQUET
Special to the Telegraph
J Lewisberry, Pa., Feb. 23. School
: teachers of Newberry township held
a banquet at the Lewisberry Hotel.
The following were present: The
i Misses Elsie Nebinger, Dillia Bruah,
Ethyl Ki titer, Messrs. William C.
Crone, Bruce a. Nebinger, Karl Ra
shore, Robert W. Shupp, J. W. Weigle,
John E. Whisler, M. 11. Reckley, and
Wayne D. Kelly. J. E. Whisler was
toastmaster.