12 HOUSEWARMING AT H'B'G ACADEMY Formal Opening of New Seiler Dormitory; Dedicate Gilbert Library The housewarming and reception that will be given from 4 «o 6 o'clock to-morrow afternoon at the Harris burg Academy will be the first formal opening of the new Seller dormitory which at present houses the boarding students of the local Institution. Co incident with the reception for Inspec tion of the dormitory will be the In formal dedication of the Lyman D. Gilbert library, located in the main building, which was given by Mrs. Gil bert in memory of her husband. The board of trustees, the headmaster and faculty and the students have issued invitations to the friends of the Acad emy to visit the grounds and inspect the improvements to-morrow after noon, when refreshments will be served. The dormitory is modernlv equipped in every way and a model of neat ness and comfort. The rooms of the teachers and students arp unsur passed by a majority of the larger preparatory schools and colleges throughout the East, and the pool and billiard room and the reading and lounging room in the same building are unusually attractive. Bathrooms with showers are provided on each of the three floors, while there is run ning water in all the rooms. On the first floor, five single rooms, four dou ble rooms and a master's room, to gether with the common room, take up the floor space. On the second floor there are six doubles and five singles, with one master's room, and on the, third floor four doubles and two master's rooms. The furniture in each room was pro vided by individual donors of this city, a number of whom gave In memory of former alumni and friends of the Academy. Brass nameplates have been placed on the doors of each room with the name of the donor or stating in whose memory the gift was pre sented. These generous contributors are included in the following list, with the names of all who have at one time or another contributed to the upbuilding and growth of the Acad emy in recent years: Miss Anne McCormick. James Mc • 'ormick. Sr.. Robert McCormick, .Tames M. Cameron. Mrs. John C. Kunkel, Klirman B. Mitchell. Jr.. Miss Mary c. Mitchell. Marlin E. Olmsted, Jr.. Vance C. McCormick. E. Z. Wal lower. James McCormick. Jr.. Don ald McCormick. Spencer C. Gilbert. Mrs. A. J. Dull. Edward Bailey, Dr. John Oenslager. George Oenslager, Frank Oenslager. Ross Oenslager. H. A. Kelker. Jr., Mrs. John J. Moffitt, Mrs. A. Boyd Hamilton, the Misses Kelker, William Jennings, F. J. Hall. Jackson H. Boyd. Ross A. Hickok, W. O. Hickok, HI, Dr. Hugh Ham ilton. Dr. B. Wallace Hamilton. A. Boyd Hamilton. Edward J. Stackpole, Edwin S. Herman. Mrs. A. G. Kniselv, Ira Romberger. the Messrs. McCreatii, T. T. Wierman. George E. Etter, D Bailey Brandt. J. Austin Brandt. Mrs. M. E. Olmsted, Wallace McCamant. Augustus Wildman. Philip T. Mere dith. Mrs. J. M. Wallis, Daniel M. Dull, Mrs. Lyman D. Gilbert. The second new dormitory, plans for which have not as yet been completed, will provide accommodations for three teachers, twenty pupils, three recita tion rooms. <linfngroom to seat 200 persons, recreation room with gym nasium facilities for the lower school boys, and a modern kitchen. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NEW COACH TO SUCCEED TATEM Fred Schlicter. Member of Cor nell Football Team, to Be Athletic Director It : . : ; *■' ■; / . ■ ' Announcement has been made at the Harrlsburg Academy by Headmaster Arthur E. Brown of the appoinment and acceptance by the teachers' committee of a new athletic director who will manage athletic* at the local school next year, in place of Roger Tatem, who will leave the Academy to take up his duties as instructor at the Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., next Fall. Fred P. Schlicter. of Yonkers. New York. is the young: man who will as sume the duties of sponsor for the budding athletic genuines who will In the next few years blossom out at the Academy. Mr. Schlicter is a gradunte of the Yonkers High school and will take a B. P. degree at Cornell Univer sity next month. Well Kecommemlcd He comes here with an enviable ath letic record, and highly recommended by Dr. A 1 H. Sharpe. the Cornell coach, who is to many authorities the last word on football, basketball and baseball. Schlicter has been interested In baseball, football, track and physi cal training while at Cornell, and was a member of the intercollegiate cham pionship football team of last Fall. The new coach has had a thorough training in teaching and will combine 24 years of age.etaolnshrdltalolololio this with his duties as athletic in instructor. He is proficient in swim ming as well as other lines of sport and has had instruction in life saving under the Cornell Life Saving Corps. Twenty-four years of age. Mr. Schlicter is of average height but stockilv built. he many friends of Coach Tatem and those who have Worked under him dur ing his carer at the Academy will with regret see him leave Harrisburg at the close of the present year. RICHARD MII/LKR A I.BRIGHT Richard Miller Albright, eight month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Albright. 614 Geary street, died last evening at the home of his par ents. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock, the Rev. Joseph Daugherty. pastor of the Sixth Street United Brethren Church offi ciating. QUICK VERDICT - M£S LOLLYS' ELTON J2OGEJ2S IN COVIZT. MRS. LORLYS ELTON ROGERS IN COURT Now York —A quick verdict in the case of Mrs. Ida Sniff en Walters Rogers, the 'love-wile ' of Lorlys Elton Rogers, on trial for the murder of her two-year-old son, John, is expected. The defense is making a strong plea of insanity, with several alienists to support (he testimony. JAMES KN'KiHT COTTKREL James Knight C'otterel, aged 57,' (lied last evening at Paxtang after a long illness. He was a member of Epworth Methodist ihuVili and prior to his illness was employed in the store of his brother. David \V. Cot terel. He is survived by his mother, one sister. Miss Mary, and two broth ers. David W., and John \V. Cotterel. Funeral services will be held at the home Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock, the Rev. J. D. \V. Deavor, pastor of the Epworth church officiating. MISS ESTHER I.AMU Miss Esther Lamb, aged 21, datigh ter of Mr. and Mrs. David Lamb, ofj HARRTSBURG TELEGRAP t HoKestown, died at her home on Sunday afternoon, l-'or some time she was employed in the local offices of the Pennsylvania Milk Products C ompany. Kuneral services will be 1 held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her aunt. Mrs. F. H. Loose, of Hogestown. She is survived by her parents, and two sisters. CIO AH HEVKMK »I.V».oo<> Internal revenue receipts fo rthis dis- ! trlct fo rtlie month of April totaled I more than n quarter of a million .10l- I tars. The cigar revenue was more than , $150,000, ] INDIAN LIFE AT PUBLIC LIBRARY ißovs and (iirls Will Be Enter tained With Stories and Belies Saturday Morning In line with the marked popular interest in Indian life and history which is being manifested in this city and vicinity arrangements have been made by Miss Susan l{. Clendinin. librarian, in charge of the Harrisburg Public library, for a special story hour for children on Saturday morn ing at the Library to be devoted to Indian stories, music and life. The Library has resumed its Satur ! day morning story hours for children, which are such a feature of its exten sive work among the school children, I the measles outbreak having caused l an interruption. These storv hours are open to all children and the best stories are told by members of the ■staff. Miss Forney and Miss Humphrey having had charge of this work. <>n Saturday morning next there will be an Indian story hour. Indian | stories will be told and will be illustrated by Indian relics. There will also be some Indian costumes shown to the children by Miss Forney and Miss Humphrey. Miss Clendinin has arranged for Miss Frances Colburne, of the State Board of Education, who is an accomplished violinist. to , render Indian music during the pro i gram. Governor Returns After His Address at Easton Governor Brumbaugh returned to the capitol from Easton this after-! noon. He was not able to leave Eas-1 ton last night because of the politi cal meeting and reception, but kept in touch by phone. The Governor probably will be here until Friday, when he plans to leave for Pittsburgh unless circumstances arise which would prevent his going. I'pon his arrival the Governor got 1 into touch with General Stewart re garding tije Allegheny strike. Engagements have been made for the Governor while in the Pittsburgh district by ex-Mayor William A. j Ma gee, J. Denny O'Neil, 'William Flinn. Rev. George W. Shelton, Na tional Committeeman Henry G. Was son and others. Following his three days in Pitts burgh and vicinity, Governor Brum- 1 baugh will go to Crawford county for an afternoon meeting at Meadville on 1 Monday, May 8, and that night will speak in Erie. <»n Wednesday, May 10, he will dedicate the new armory at Lebanon and speak at Reading at night. Thursday he will address the voters; of Montgomery county at Norristown. Friday and Saturday he will be in Hazleton, Wilkes-Barre and Scran ton. 800 Delegates Expected to Attend Convention of Foreign War Veterans The fourth encampment of the De partment of Pennsylvania, Veterans of j Foreign Service will open in Harris- | burg on Monday. Business sessions j will be held In Board of Trade ball | daily up to and including Wednesday, j It Is expected that SOO delegates will I attend. MAY 3, 1016. ROTARIANS HEAR OF CITY SCHOOLS Questions and Answers Fea tures of Evening Spent at Troup Music House » v What the Rotarians Learned of the City SO many requests have been made for publication or the question and answers of the Rotary Club's "Municipal Quiz" that the Telegraph has decided tto publish them as features of its edi torial pane one question and one answer each day beginning to morrow, until concluded. As worked out they cover many t\pe written pastes and printed in a mass at one time would not be easily digestable and certainly would not receive the wide and careful attention they deserve. Published piecemeal they will be good reading. *- • t'nder the direction of President Arthur D. Bacon, and with the as itstance of city and school officials, the Harrisburg Rotary club meeting on its tifth anniversary last night at Ihe Troup Music house on Market Square, indulged in what the presid ng officer was pleased to call a "Mu nicipal Quiz." A week ago President Bacon pre sented each member with a question relating to the city government or ihnie local school system, with the request that he formulate a reply and read it at last night's meeting. Al most the whole membership was pres ent and the larger part of the even ing was given over to a most inter esting discussion of all manner of municipal and educational rtiatters. ,'it.v and school officials were present is invited guests. The most enter laining and educational club evening af the fast closing year was result Df the club's latest stunt, which had Its inception in the declaration of Allen I). Albert, city expert, that Har rishurgers did not know enough about i heir own city. Anniversary Stunt. Kd. S. Lewis, William M. Robison Find James P. McCollough, charter members, had charge of the anniver sary program, which consisted of an address by Mr. Lewis and a historical sketch of the club by Mr. Robison. Mr. Lewis presided. The Troup Music House provided the entertainment for the evening, a talking machine demonstration being the feature. and afterward served salad, sandwiches, ice cream, straw berries and coffee. Next week at luncheon the Kotar ians will hear from the local Cincin nati convention committee and plans will be made for a reception and en tertainment of all the delegates of the Rotary clubs of the eastern districts in this city in June on their way to the institute a club there and a week later will hold their annual election and dinner at the Colonial cluh. I.nst night the following committee on play day was announced: Andrew K. Buchanan. chairman; P. G. Dien er, Geo. W. Bogar, Clark E. Diehl, D. D. Hammelhaugh. Edwin S. Herman, J. Raymond Hoffert, C. Floyd Hop kins, W. Grant Rauch. R. K. Spicer, E. Fred Rowe and Bert, and W. Saul. The club on motion of Gus M. Stein met z. of the Telegraph, endorsed a resolution approving of The Patriot's "Buy at Home" movement. HEAR TESTIMONY ON NEW VIADUCT Board of Viewers on Nine teenth St. Bridge Begin For mal Inquiry Today Special Train to Bring Pennsy Booters From Philadelphia; Parade at Noon Testimony rela« /A/ )( }jj iive to the construe. '' on 'he now ~ bridge across the Reading Railroad T ||||fl street was heard ■1 tl ißßfflESff ,h ' !< nf'ernoon by prs appointed by the Dauphin County Court. The viewers are T. T. Weir man. Ray S. Shoemaker and Frank X. Morrett and the session was held in I he office of Mr. Weirman. The County Commissioners, the Harrisbut-g Rail ways Company, City Commissioner W. 11. Lynch's olflce and the Ferro-Con crete Company, the contractor, were represented. Among other mailers in quired into was tlie reason for the fail ure of the contractor to complele the pnved sidewalk leading to the bridge approaches. Railroad Company Kilos HOIK!.—The court to-day approved the bond of the Northern Central Railway Company, which had been filed when the com pany took a strip of the Alexander Roberts farm, near Halifax, for siding purposes. "law Jury May 10.—Grand and petit Jurors to serve for the June term of criminal court will be drawn May 10. Baptist Sessions Continue in Tabernacle Church Sessions of the Harrisburg Associa tion of Baptist churches were continued to-day with several interesting ad dresses. H. P. Jones spoke this morn ing ca "The Work of an Association,', and the Rev. D. L. Martin, of York, on "The Kra of the Holy Spirit." The afternoon session was opened with a tHlk by the Rev. Edward i'. Kunklp, of West Chester, on "Stewardship." I his was followed by a symposium with talks by the Revs. W. H. Dall man. A. J. Greene, T. Harris, W. S. Booth. D. L Martin and E. C. Kunkle. In the evening Mrs. Lillian K. W.v man, of Philadelphia, a Sunday school expert, will speak on ••Sunday School Methods." Miss Meine Brockway, Na tional Baptist Voung People and Sun day school worker will give an address on "New Livers For Old Ruts." DR. I*llll.l.ll** To SPEAIi Dr. C It. Phillips will be the speaker at the Voung Men's Hebrew Association meeting 011 Sunday nisrht. He will give an illustrated health talk. t A MEAN COT. Frank: My dear, I've long had something on my mind. Maude: I wish you
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