6 t; LADIES' BAZAARS I /, j 10-12 S. 4th St. Hereh Bargain We Advertise the Truth. "First Day The Truth Advertises Us. Floor Money-Saving Opportunities We quote extremely low prices on our high grade Women's and Misses' Suits, Coats and Skirts. Manufacturer's Samples High-class Silk Taffeta and Silk Poplin Suits. Sizes 16 to 36. Eight suits in all, and only one of a style, d* "1 O 7[? Were $23.00. Now <P X %J * /-O Handsome models Texture Suits—sls.oo to d>Q 7 C $18.00: now ip O ■ / D Most fashionable loose model Suits—sl9.oo d|l A 7 C to $25.00; now «J) A Uo f O Smart Silk Poplin Coats—value $15.00; *7 C now Jp", / O Nobby white Corduroy Skirts, fancy pockets, lap seam front, neatly finished with large pearl buttons; full f aq flare. Formerly $3.00. For Wednesday only V 1 »t7O LOCUST BLOSSOM FETE ON MONDAY Pure Milk Society Will Benefit Largely by Garden Party and Amusements The committees in charge of the Locust Blossom fete to be held next Monday at Cedar Cliff farm, the country place of Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted, for the benefit of the Pure Milk Society, are sparing no pains to make the event a success. The admission tickets, costing $1.50 | for adults and 25 cents for children, entitle the holder to tea or lemonade, and sandwiches in the afternoon or fruit punch and sandwiches in the evening. One admission is sufficient for the entire day's activities from 3 in the afternoon until 11 at night, if the patrons desire to return for the dance after a visit during the after noon, which will be devoted to outings and mild sports and games and amuse ments for children. Special supper, reservations for which may be made by communicat ing with Mrs. John Fox Weiss, will be prepared by Hollis. of the Har- i risburg Club. Announcement of the personnel of the committees handling, the several departments which will make for the success of the fete was ; made to-day. It Includes: Tickets: Mrs. Francis J. Hall, chair-j man, Mrs. Berne H. Evans, Miss Mary j E. Reily. Treasurer for tickets and supper | reservations, Mrs. John Fox Weiss. Music—Mrs. John E. Fox. Supper Mrs. Henderson Gilbert, | chairman, Mrs. Carl Kaltwasser, Mrs. i Philip T. Meredith, Mrs. Walter P. Maguire. Tea, sandwiches, lemonade and ice cream cones Mrs. John B. Mc- Alister, chairman, Mrs. Mercer B. Tate, vice-chairman. Miss Louise Car ney, Miss Mary Meyers, Miss Dora Coe, Miss Katharine Etter, Miss Virginia King. Mitss Eleanor Clarke. Miss Myrvinne Leason, Miss Mary Mitchell, j Miss Margaret McLain, Miss Frances i Bailey, Miss Emily Bailey, Miss Alar- j saretta Fleming. Miss Elizabeth Bailey, Miss Frances Morrison, Miss Margaret> Williamson, Miss Mary Williamson.' Miss Seta Williams and Miss Janet Sawyer. Ice cream Mrs. James B. Mer- I sereau chairman. Miss Mary Hiester, ] Mrs. Herman Miller, Mrs. Frank Smith, Miss Sarah McConkey, Mrs. Herman Tausig. Cake Mrs. Ross A. Hickok, chair man, Mrs. Joseph Shearer, Jr., Sirs. Frederick Morgenthaier. Mrs. Joseph j Nachman, Mrs. Arthur H. Bailey, Mrs. J. S. Lowengard. Admission and supper tickets for j the locust blossom fete are on sale i at Rose's Confectionery Store. Second I and Walnut. Supper reservations will close on Friday of this week. ■■■i Mr. C. T. Ferry, Pro- I 0 . fessor of Mode r ti v Dancing, and who Is quartered at the Savoy --'''/JmftLM Hotel, will open his school of instruction | ■' /& of the latest up-to- \ APCi //' i \r' ' date dances, on Fridav I oSg?V/, I i \\l /evening. The entire If ' \vl ' fifth floor of the hotel SkNt,! - i-\\\ . has been fitted 'for V. A dancing purposes. One Step. Fox Trot and the latest Waltzes will be featured. Private lessons will be given on request. Pupils will be given every consideration. As to terms, etc., ad- i dress PROFESSOR C. T. KERRY Sevny Hotel or Hell Phone SSlfl. | glllllflllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllli Before you enter any proposition, examine Hie records of the men at tlie head. If tliey 3 are good business men and their records are without a spot, you may enter with a = reeling that your interests will be protected. H Officers of Harris Building and Loan Association = *'• Ellenberjcer, M. D = = H. B. Walter. M. 1> H * = = C. A. Ellenhergrr Mce-I resident = = Harvey E. Knupp V T T'" ,, "" r = = Wtlmer Crow Solicitor = * Secretary = = Directors of Harris Building and Loan Association = I j'un a. «*•' ?«■ 1 C* J- cJ. S 1 -•••••••••••-• v." i i awJWSf m Merchant = | The Harris Building and | S TUESDAY EVENING, % I WALK TO NEW CUMBERLAND Mr. and Mrs. George W. Meek and Mr. and Mrs. John Simons chaperoned | a party on a hike to New Cumberland I where they were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Amos Mailey. Music and dancing were features of the evening, after which refreshments were served to the following: Misses Margaret Shaffer. Kathryn Weaver, Rose Meek, Lila Spencer, Pearl Kauffman, Ellen Thompson, Tva Thompson. Ruth Eichelberger. May DuPuy, Charles Mc- Kay, John Taylor. William Gavman, Fred Schelhas. Edward Hartwick, Ralph Rreti, Edward Meek, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Meek, Mr. and Mrs. Jonn Simons, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Mailey, Dorothy, Jeanette, Verna and Bobby 1 Mailey. MOTOR TO PF.RDIX Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Wagner. Mrs. Berstler, 1519-A Hunter street land Mrs. Hattie Feeser of 131 Sum mit street, motored to Perdix in Mr. Wagner's car and spent the week-end as the guests of J. W. Mathias and Mrs. C. E. Wagner at their summer I home, Powhattan Cottage. SHOWER BRIDES-ELECT Miss Grace Warner of Muench street and Miss Blanche Paul of North Sixth street, two brides-elect were given a shower of gifts last evening by girls of Mrs. Schlmmelfeng's Sunday school class of the Covenant Presby terian church. In attendance were Miss Pearl Johnston, Miss Anna Hocker, Miss Ruth Elder, Miss Llzette Sellers, Jliss Mary Livingston, Miss 1 Stella Wirt, Miss Emma Smllev, Miss I Helen Livingston. Mrs. Hugh 'Stuart, Mrs. Sara Davidson and Mrs. H. C. j Schimmelfeng. ? Miss Lucia Dennis and Miss Sara Denis of Pittsburgh are visiting their | aunt. Mrs. Marianne Smith of Penn j street, ,for the remainfler of the i month. MERGER CLAUSE GOES BACK AGAIN [Continue*! From First Pago.] company's overhead wires and poles from the city's streets. Through an error in the prepara tion, according to C. L. Baer, general superintendent of the telephone com- I pany, the merger clause was left out ! of the ordinance, however, and Coun -1 cil failed to take final action. Since j then the mistake has been corrected, it is understood, and the merger clause j has been put back. Commissioner W. j H. Lynch who introduced the measure at the company's request, said fellow councllmen and himself wish to look into the merits of the changes pro posed, although he said he believed that Council will be ready to act on it I next week. Aside from the approval of the re cent contracts awarded by Commis ! sloners Lynch and Bowman for new sewer pipes, water pipes and meters, (Council did little else this morning jthan pass the Nagle street sewer meas ure; receive and file a letter of thanks j from the Grand Army for the SSO Me | morlal Day contribution; and author ize Mayor E. S. Meal to attend the eighth annual National City Planning conference in Cleovland June 5, 6 and ;7. Mayor Meals submitted the onlv | bid he had received for installing half I a dozen steel detention cells in police | headquarters. This was from Smith Fence and Iron company, Waynes boro, and the price quoted is S7OO. The letting of the contract was left to the Mayor's discretion. The bond of J. E. Greiner & Co bridge contractors, for the preparation of the plans for the new Walnut street bridge across the Pennsylvania rail- I road tracks was approved. Mr. Lynch ] said the plans will probably be ready I early in August. PERSONAL AND PUPILS OF THE MERCY HOME wmm \a & & a B"1HI A, £ s PRETTY GIRLS IN RO§E DANCE DARR-CHURCH WEDDING AT LUTHERAN" PARSONAGE The marriage of Miss Margaret Adelia Church, of 2005 North Sixth •treet, daughter of J. Geary Church, a Pennsylvania Railroad engineer, to William H. Darr, of 1827 Logan street, took place Saturday evening. May 20, at 8 o'clock, at the parsonage of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with the pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. Bradley Mark ward. officiating. There were no at tendants. The bride has a wide circle of friends in the city and has !>cen stenographer at Democratic headquar ters for some time past. Mr. Darr is manager of the Stouffer delicatessen. They will reside at the bride's home. PLEASANT BIRTHDAY FETE FOR SAM I'EL GLADFELTER Mrs. Mardie Gladfelter arranged a birthday party for her son, Samuel E. Gladfelter, on Saturday evening, the young folks enjoying dancing and games. The decorations were pink and white. Refreshments were served to the Misses Sara Gladfelter, Catharine Ruch, Esther Stevens, Loretta Mcl'ad den, Helen Weaver, Ruth Weaver, Alice Daniels and Edna Lippert, Sam uel Gladfelter, Charles Bowers, Wil liam Hilton, Carl Fagley, Edw. Web ber, Horace Gladfelter, Leo Stewart, Oren Kauffman. Mr. and Mrs. A. Brin ton and children. Richard and Pauline, Mr. and Mrs. William Minnier and daughters, Jane and Dorothy, Mrs. Buch, Mrs. Minichan, Mrs. Shultz and sons. Amos and James, Mrs. Glad felter. WEST END YOUNG FOLKS ENJOY DANCE LAST NIGHT Sidney Kay and Louis Goldstein gave a dance last evening in Han shaw's Hall with the following guests in attendance: Miss Jean Potts, of Baltimore; Miss Goldie Mall. Miss Lena Marcus, Miss Fannie Cohn, Miss Mary Groce, Miss Rose Garonzlk, Miss Pearl Herbert. Miss Fannie Freedman, Miss Frances Frank. Miss Rebecca Aronson, Miss Anna Rosenberg, Miss Lena Levine, Miss Sara Rochman, Miss Rose Gross, Miss Eva O'Brasky, Miss Lillian Epstein. Miss Sara Klompus, Miss Minerva Sherman, Miss Lillian Sherman. Lloyd Marcus, Lew Conn, Herman Deutsch. Harry Cohn. Abe Arch, William Selsam, Dan Frank, Samuel Kamsky, N. Isaacman, Sam Morris, Theo Morris, Charles Cohn, Ike Rochman, Charles Brenner, Cy Brenner, James Frank, C. Klompus, Myer Ersten, Irvin YolTe, Henry Cohen and Dave Sherman. WALK THROUGH WILDWOOl) One of the pleasures of a party walking through Wtldwood Park. Sat urday, was a marshmallow and wiener roast held in the pavilion. The chaperons were Miss Marie McGann and Mr. Bare. The party included the Misses Ber tha Hilbißh, Madeline Yaple, lanthea Gingrich, Katherlne Wolf. Katherine Lehman. Elsie Bradberry, Ethel Lyons, Catherine Quald, Mary Dunbar, Ma rion Etter, Peg Rankenbergor, Kath erine McLaughlin, Joe Crull, Earl Bor tel!, Frank Korkle, Paul Garrett. Toots Garrett, Henry Cdlllns Fred Murray, Jack Bittner, Calder Bruner, Bruce Williams. Gordon Derr, Joe Knoble, Chalmers Holland, Tom Ylngst, Frank Peslc, Carl Swoop and Ed. Christ. COMPLIMENT MISS WERT Miss Anne U. Wert, principal of the teachers' normal training school of this city, has been asked to become a member of the faculty of the State College summer session and has ac cepted the invitation. QUALIFY FOR TOURNAMENT Mrs. Walter H. Gaither. in charge of the women's golf events at the Country Club of Harrisburg, has asked that members desiring to enter the women's tuornament play their quali fying rounds as soon as possible. Scores to be used in order to qualify are for eighteen holes and should be handed to the club professional. The names will be posted on the "goat board" later. Several qualified yes terday. EDITOR DINES STAFF Members of the staff of the Academy Spectator were dined last evening at the Harrisburg Club by Mercer B. Tate. Jr., editor-in-chief. A social time at the Tate residence, 218 North Sec ond street, followed. In attendance were George S. Jeffries, Carol Craig, George R. Bailey, Edward D. Roth, Lane S. Hart, John S. Wallace, Robert Shreiner, Chester A. Good. Edwin Herman. Gilbert Spangenberg, John R. Hart and Professor Howard R. Omwake. HARVEY A. BOYER KINGS The Men's Bible Class of the Christ Lutheran Church, Thirteenth and Thompson streets, was favored on Sunday afternoon with a tenor solo by Harvey A. Boyer, accompanied by Mrs. Herold Goodman. Mr. Boyer possesses a fine rfr'h tenor voice, which it is a pleasure to hear. Mrs. John W. Reily. of Fort Hunter, is home after an automobile trip to Pittsburgh. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH i The Roshon Studio. One of the prejttiest numbers on the program of the entertainment to be given at the Board of Trade Thurs day evening: by music pupils of the - Mercy Home will be the rose dance, , shown above. In the picture are, reading from left to right: Back row, the Misses Kathryn Furber, Winifred Tripner, Edna Santamaria, Loretta Sprucebank and Aline Alaloney; front row, the Misses Marie Elscheid, Mary Walz. Edna St. Peter and Ruth Ulrich. ! There will be various musical num bers, readings, harp solos by Miss Margaret Vaughn and a pantomime, "The Holy City." The May dance and Delsarte movements are also most at tractive. Tickets may be purchnsed at the Stieff music house. North Second ! street. EXTENDED MOTOR TRIP Mr. and Mrs. William Wileman and sons Otto and Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edleblute and daughter Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bierbower and daughter, Eleanora and Boyd Grahm ■ enjoyed a delightful motor trip to i Clark's Ferry, Liverpool, Selinsgrove. Sunbury, Danville. Northumberland and Bloomsburg. The party took din ner at Selinsgrove and spent the day as guests of Mr. Wileman's sister Mrs. Newhart, of Bloomsburg. GO TO GENERA I j ASSEMBLY The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. George Ed ward Hawes. of 127 West State street will leave Thursday for Atlantic City to attend the conference of the Gen eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to be held there. EXHIBITS ART WORK George Beckinbaugh a graduate of Central High School class of 1913 and now a student at the Philadelphia School of Design is spending some time at his home. Mr. Beckinbaugh has displayed several fine pieces at various exhibits and has proved him self to possess unusual artistic ability. During his High School course he was art editor for the Argus the school paper. * Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones leaves to morrow for an extended trip Including visits with her mother, Mrs. Martha Lyttle Cronise, at Toledo, Ohio, ind her daughter. Mrs. Warren Jay Vin ton. at Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holloway, of ' Illon, N. Y„ were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Winters, State street, for the past ten days. Miss Maude Duane and Miss Helen Robinson have gone home to German town after spending a week among relatives in this vicinity. Miss Vera Shaffer, of Troy, N. Y.. and her sister, Mrs. James Lester, of Philadelphia, spent the past week among relatives In suburban Harris burg. Miss Martha Case and Miss Jean Case, of Philadelphia, are guests of their cousin. Miss Annette Whiteman, for a week or two. E. Z. Wallo'wer is spending a week in Joplln, Mo., looking after business interests. Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Stroup and son Nathan are home after an automobile trip to Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Horace F. Andrewn, of Philadelphia are visiting old friends in this vicinity. Miss Nelle Casey and Miss Olivia Casey, of Toronto. Canada, are guests at the home of their uncle, Thomas J. Dunlap, Market street, Mrs. Luther Joyce, of Wernersvllle, Is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Philip F. Jones, of North Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Hammond have gone home to Tyrone after spending tpn rfays In this citv. Mr. and Mrs. Chdrles Ziegler of 1411 Thompson street, spent the week-end In Halifax. Miss Frances Manley of Lucknow was a town visitor yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. William Winemiller, of 12." South Fourteenth street with Mrs. Wln<*mlller's sister, Mrs. Frank Koliler of 1208 Derry street spent Sunday at Mount Pleasant, York county. Mrs. Edwin J. Knlsely of the Derry Block apartments is visiting her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ell Ruth of High spire. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Heffelfinger of 50 North Seventeenth street, spent yesterday in Penbrook where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Relgle. Miss Naomi Peters of Enola is visit ing Miss Eva Herrold of 1411 Thomp son street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gotschall and daughter. Margaret of R2 North Seventeenth street, spent Sunday at Boiling Springs at the home of Mr. Gotschall's parents. Roy Rrightbill of Frederick. Md., spent the week-end with Mrs. Thomas McCabe of 1076 South Ninth street. Mrs. R. O. Woodrig of Renovo, visited her daughter Mrs. R. H. Heller of 127 South Fourteenth street. Mrs. Raymond Cook and daughter. Miss Martha Cook have returned to their home, 1410 Thompson street after a visit with friends and relatives in York. Mark Davis of Elizabethville ar rived yesterday to spend thp summer with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Edleblute of ,1412 Thompson street. GOVERNOR DINES SUPREME COURT Distinguished Guests Attend Most Delightful Function in Executive Mansion An unusually interesting social event at the Executive Mansion was the dinner given last evening by Gover nor Brumbaugh to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania with a score of State officials and prominent people in at tendance. The table was egg shaped and graced with Japanese decorations, yellow rose buds prevailed in the llow ers with yellow shaded candelabra and satin ribbons. In attendance were: Chief Justice J. Hay Brown, Lancaster; Justice S. Leslie Mestrezat, Uniontown; Justice William P. Potter, Pittsburgh; Justice John Stewart, Chambersburg; Justice Robert von Moschzisker, Philadel phia; Justice Robert 8. Frazer, Pitts burgh; Justice Emory A. Walling, Erie. W r . D. B. Ainey, Public Service Commissioner; W. H. Ball, Private Secretary to the Governor; Francis Shunk Brown, Attorney General; Emerson Collins, Deputy Attorney General; Frederic W. Fleitz, Scran ton; Spencer C. Gilbert, Harrisburg; Willla-m M. Hargest, Deputy Attor ney General; J. Levering Jones, Philadelphia; William H. Keller, Deputy Attorney General; Judge George Kunkel, Judge Samuel J. M. McCarrell; John S. Rilling, Public Service Commissioner; Lewis S Sadler, Carlisle; E. J. Stackpole! Harrisburg; John C. Swartley, Dovles town and Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of the Commonwealth. East Harrisburg W. C. T. U. Entertains Old Soldiers Mrs. J. M. Beatty and Mrs. J. A. Dahler of the special committee on work among soldiers and sailors for the East Harrisburg W. C. T. U. have arranged a fine program for the en tertainment to be held in the rooms of Post 58, G. A. R. on Friday evening. Mrs. C. M. Spahr, president of the Union will preside, and refreshments will follow music and speeches. ANNUAL ACADEMY DANCE COMMENCEMENT FEATURE Patronesses for the usual Academy dance, a feature of commencement, held this year on May 30, are Mrs John Oenslager. Mrs. Mercer B. Tate, Mrs. John C. Herman* Mrs. Lane s'. Hart, of Duncannon, Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mrs. Howard Omwake. Mrs Sherman Allen, Mrs. Maria H. Abbott Mrs. Thomas B. McMullin, Mrs' Charles E. Covert and Mrs. Martha J Rise. The committee of arrangements for the dance consists of H. Elmore Smith, Mercer B. Tate, Edward J. Lapp and Edward Herman. LUNCHEON TO-DAY Mrs. Herman P. Miller, of Cottage Ridge, entertained at luncheon to-day in co>wpliment to Mrs. Harris B. Ryan of Palo Alto, Cal., and Mrs. John E! Shelfley, of Kingston, Pa. Mrs. George Klugh, of 705 North Second street, has gone to her farm near Highsplre to remain during ihe summer. Miss Lizette Sellers, of 540 Maclay street, gave a "Tokio tea 1 ' to a number of her friends on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donaldson have gone home to Rochester, N. Y., after a little visit among relatives in this vicinity. Miss Phyllis Brown and Miss Es ther Brown, of Bnffalo, are stopping for a while with their aunt, Mrs. Wil liam F. Kennedy, of Market street. Mrs. Philip Hummel of Maclay street has returned to Willow Crest Farm, Bendersville, after spending a week in this city. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bishop of Riverside have returned home after spending a week in Baltimore and Frederick, Md. Mrs. Jennie Payne. Miss Cella Desch of Columbia and Mrs. Laura demons of Spring City are spending the week with Mrs. H. B. Galdfelter at 2202 North Fifth street. Miss Lenore Gaston of NewArk, N. J., Is a guest of Mrs. Lemuel Seifert of State street. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Whitman have gone to Geneva, N. Y.. for a brief stay among relatives. Miss Julia Coble left to-day for an extended western Journey, including visits In Chicago, Milwaukee and Denver, Colo. Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Watson of Washington, D. C., are visiting their relatives, Mr. and Mrs Samuel J. .Barnett of Green street. , MAY 23, 1916.' Cut-Rate Mart ! Provisions & Delicatessen j Stall No. 50 Chestnut St. Market i You Save 20c in Cold Cash on Every SI.OO Expended I Phila. Frankfurts, lb. .. 16* I Sliced Ham, lb 27? ! Ham Bologna, lb 15? I Front Cuts Ham, lb. .. 20? ! ; Minced Ham, lb 10<* | Whole Hams, lb 20? Bacon, whole or sliced, lb. 23? ! Lebanon Bologna, lb., 22? Whole Shoulders, 1b.,..t8? i H,™ IK Sliced Shoulders, lb., 200 ; Boiled Ham, lb 37? Ham or Shoulder Ends, lb., 4 ! Dried Beef, lb 33? • 12? ! Creamery Butter, lb., 35? i i Luncheon Loaf 20? I "Salami" Bologna, 1b...23? ! ; Butcher Bologna 15? | Garlic Bologna, lb. ... 15? i j; Our Products Are U. S. Government Inspected jj THANKS FOR YOUR PATRONAGE CUT-RATE MART CO. CHESTNUT STREET MARKET j! Phono tIIS2K. Auto Delivery to All Part* of City. ! SOCIAL CENTERS QUITE FEASIBLE [Coatiuucd From First rant'.] son Stamm, president of the Harris burg School Board, in a few appro priate remarks. From the pulpit of a village church In upper New S'ork State, Mr. Ward first tried to work out his ideals of so cial contact. As a Presbyterian clergy man he opened his manse to the men of the whole community to be used as they thought fit. It became the Men's Club until the social side became too large for even its spacious rooms. His wish was then to close the church as a place of worship remodeling It Into a community center building and sending his parishioners to worship with the Methodists. This was pre vented by the rival congregation, but still the young idealist dreamed his dream that the "blood that left the common heart should leap to common pulse again." Tlie Great Common Bond "The need for a general community center," said Mr. Ward, "is but the human Impulse for finding the great common bond. The churches talk brotherhood, but this work Is acting it. It Is is the one kind of club or gather ing place where a felloV knows he is always welcome and won't be asked out when his money is gone! It is no charity organization. We must get away from that idea. We are so prone to feel that the so-called upper classes, you and I who have brains, culture and refinement, must stoop downward to the poorer ones and let them enjoy looking at our rings while we 51ft them up. The word is not "up" but "together." The actual fact is that the poor are more social by nature and Instinct than the rich who are hedged about by conventions. There is another class of people who need the community center more than either the rich or poor and that Is— bdth!" The School Building In the old Colonial days the New England town hall was the general meeting place for talking over and threshing out every problem of the community. It is upon this plan that the public school buildings should be used, in Mr. Ward's opinion, not as it is done in New York City where the idea was started nearly thirty years ago but in all that time has never be come really vital and alive because controlled entirely by the school board instead of the individual members in the school districts. Last year 5,000 lectures were given In the New York schools and 40 build ings opened every night In the week. The people spend $242,000 annually for community center work and yet misb the spirit of it. It does not get over into the hearts of the people as it should. I The same lack of appreciation Is felt in Philadelphia where the Holman School League operates the community center work with the result that only parents of the school children, who have a personal Interest, respond. In Chicago the work is not asso ciated with the school board at all with the result that there are but 17 social centers and 250 school districts which might have been used. As women naturally have a closer supervision upon their children's stud ies and school conditions, Mr. Ward believes in appealing to the men first when undertaking the establishment of a community center. How Work Was Started "Make them understand it is not in any way connected with school work but the school building- forms a con venient central meeting; place for dis cussion of all subjects and for social intercourse. When I began the woVk in Rochester I went to twelve men in the same neighborhood each with a different point of view and occupation. I talked it over with each one alone and asked him to come. Then we adver tised a meeting for a certain date in the sclioolhouse to arrange a commun ity association. Every voter became a member who lived in the neighbor hood if he attended or not. When the night came only the twelve to whom I had talked put in an appear ance! But we grew and' soon we reached the point in our general dis cussions where to "Disagree agreeably" became our motto. When you get that far and have the ability to enjoy a joke together, you have covefted much of the ground. Next came our young people's clubs and entertainments. Soon we had community centers in 20 school buildings. We made a point of singing together, our own songs written by our own people and sung to popular airs. We had lectures but they were chosen by the people and it was not all arranged beforehand by a man in an office downtown." . In 1910 the State legislature of Wisconsin passed a bill that every School Board be obliged to provide light, heat and janitor service in school buildings wanted by the com munity for social purposes. Six other States copied this law. Unfortunately Pennsylvania has not been in line ti> date. Last year there were 20,000 community center meetings held in the State of Wisconsin and the State owns 300,000 feet of educational mo tion picture films for use In the schools. In Milwaukee the people voted voted $90,000 a year for the equipment of their schools for com munity center work. The Hollis- Johnson bill now pending in Washing ton is for similar privileges for the District of Columbia. Most unique In the annals of cojn munity center work is that of Kenosha, Wis., which Mr. Ward described. "They had a Y. M. C. A.", said he, "which is a good thing in its way hut it is like an egg—not so good if It keeps on being just an egg. This V. ii. C. A. hatched. First they lopped CHARGES AGAINST PRESBYTERY HANG [Continue*! From First Pag**.] the committee on bills and overture* announced that it has come to no definite conclusion as yet. When the business session of the assembly opened the committee on bills and overtures asked and obtained permission to "retain for further con sideration" the overtures relating to the New York Presbytery and the union Seminary. All-Night Secret Session Later the committee made this statement: . "We have under consideration a paper which has been presented by certain parties concerned in the sit uation as it now stands in the New York Prosbytery and are hopeful of reaching a satisfactory settlement, but. have as yet arrived at no final con clusion. and shall not be likely to do so until Wednesday or Thursday." The committee wns In secret session all night. Sees Turks' Doom The Rev. Dr. David Tully, of Media, Pa., 98 years old, addressed the gen eral assembly late yesterday on recent development ol' the war. Leaning upon his cane, the venerable Pennsyl- I vania clergyman, who has organized I two churches since he was 90, said the I Turkish empire was witnessing the "handwriting on the wall." "If I mistake not, the outcome of thlfi war will mean the utter destruc tion of the Turkish empire," Dr. Tully said. "The success of the Hussian cavalry in joining the British forces on the | Tißris heralds important events. Great battles will be fought in Mesopotamia and perhaps in the Garden of Eden. The handwriting on the wall is against those who have been impeding Chris tian work In that part ©f the world." Mrs. .lames' Gifts #1,000,000 The church will adequately provide for its aged and disabled ministers and | those dependent upen them. The Rev. Dr. William Hira-m Foulkes, of Phila j delphla, reported substantial additions to the $10,000,000 fund for this pWr -1 pose. Dr. Foulkes, who is general »ec retnry of the board of ministerial re lief and sustentation, reported a be quest of $750,000 to the fund by the will of Mrs. D. Willis James, of New York, making $1,000,000 In all as Mrs. James' gift to this benevolence. Dr. Foulkes announced an anonymous gift, of $75,000 and told of a $13,000 gift from a Presbyterian elder who Is at tending this general assembly. An other Presbyterian recently sent in a check for $5,000. He said Presby terian pension plan provides for a maximum pension of SSOO for minis ters when they retire at the age of 70, the amount being governed by the number of years the minister has served the church. WATCH YOUR WATCH If you wish your watch to give good service, wind It regularly. Try to wind it about the same hour each morning or evening. If it becomes necessary to move the hands any considerable distance In setting your watch, it is better always to turn the hands for ward. The same observations apply to clocks. If you are setting a clock that strikes, pause as you bring the hands to the point where It should strike and wait until It has finished striking. Remember that most clocks will not keep time unless they are set perfectly level. —The American Boy. off the Y, for what has the calender to <lo with a man's work? Next they j did away with the M, for they found I women as human as men when they i get their hats off. Then the C was I dropped for why should doctrinal dif ferences enter into it all? You don't need the label when you have the real thing. They kept the A. It stood for ALL of us. The people of the town decided to give the money they had previously given the Y. M. C. A. to the School Board and the Board paid the secretary of the Association. There was a real community center for you!" .Mr. Ward emphasized the fact that a good capable man appointed and paid by the School Board is essential as a general secretary to oversee all the community centers of a town, to suggest and to act generally aa a live wire. Following the lecture, Mr. Stamm opened the meeting to general discus sion. Mr. Ward answered at length all questions put to him. Dr. F. E. Downes, superintendent of the city schools, said a few words of apprecia tion and expressed the approval and interest of every member of the Har risburg School Board In the question of community centers. "But It requires Intense study, cap able handling and, sbqve all, funds," said Dr. Downes. Mr. Stamm asked If SIO,OOO were raised In Harrlsburg just how It be best put to use In this work. Mr. Ward suggested $8,500 to $4,000 as a salary to a competent secretary, and 3,000 to be put Into the first building whese community showed the most In terest. The remainder would go for Janitor service, etc. let us hope that in the general awakening of our prosperous little city community centers will soon take their rightful place. President Woodrow Wilson showed his hearty approval of the Institution by remarking recently: "What I like about this social cen ter idea of the schoolhouse is that there Is the place where the ordinary fellow is going to get his Innings, go ing to ask his questions, going to ex press his opinions, goijig to convince those who do not realize the vigor of America, that the vigor of America pulses in the blood of every true Am erican, and that the only place he ckn find the true American Is In this clearinghouse of absolutely democratic opinion."
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