12 t~***~«The House of Stroase for Straws ißuy Your Straw Hats .Where Assortments Are Best— The New Store of Wm.Strouse Hasn't your old £\£Tv felt or stiff hat passed its day of usefulness? Real i«rri straw hat weather #T' , is upon us with a i® ( rush it's time YS?* ■** &> you're getting into Ak, one of the dressy | \_^s looking and com- J J 1 for t a b1 e Sennit X 1 I Straws or Pan- J 1 i ma Hats The New lm * ( 1 I Store is showing. We boast the big- I 6est and most attractive stock of j i Straws and Panamas of any men's I store in Harrisburg. Have you noticed iour windows? They tell the story. 1 Sennit Straws Panamas 1 $1.50 to $3 $3.50 to $6.50 THE NEW STORE OF WM. STilOl SE NEWS OF STEELTON PRIZES AWARDED IN HIGH SCHOOL Winners in Various Student Contests Announced This Morning Prize winners in the various branches of endeavor in the Steelton high school were announced before the student body this morning and the awards publicly made. The Calder prizes in mechanical drawing, which have been supple mented by Paul Miller, were awarded as follows: Junior class, first prize, s.i. to Frank Francis: second, $3 to Philip Miller: C clasn, first. $2, to Roy Eppinger; second, $2. to Chester Loy: D class, sl, to Calvin Frysinger; SI to Edgar Nebinger. and $1 to Simeon Goodfellow: honorable mention, junior class, Samuel Motter and Charles Good; C class, Rol>e:t Thompson, Al bert Butler and Ronald Ross: D class, Eber Reitzel, Charles: Smith and Harry Proud. The awarded were made by A. M. Undsay, A. Goodfellow and George Gardner, who were appointed judges some time ago. The William A. Attick mathematical prizes for four years in mathematics were awarded to the following stu dents: First, Paul Hocker and Bruce Householder, who tied with an average of 94 R-7 per cent.: third. Azalea Wig field. 84 2-7; fourth, Margaret Franke, 93: fifth. Harry Trawitz, 92 4-5; sixth, Esther Keim, 92 4-9. The Darby English prizes in first year English were awarded to the stu dents who scored the highest marks in grammar, orthosraphy, literature, as follows: First, Eugene Buck, $2.50, with a total of 2,5§6 points; second, Harold Zimmerman, $1.50, 2,575; third. Margaret Crowley, sl. 2,573; fourth. Sara Markley, 2,563; fifth. Ada Herman. 2.562; sixth. Mary Hess, 2.559; sixth, Hugh Mcf'all, 2,559; eighth, Jane Isenberg, 2,557. Water Board Meets.—The Steelton water board met at the pumping sta tion in the West Side at 1.30 o'clock this afternoon. Routine business was transacted. Issues Dog Licenses.—Borough Sec retary Charles P. Feidt has issued five lieenpes to keep dogs within the borough. Alumni Banquet To-niglit. The Steelton High School Alumni Asso ciation will hold its annual banquet Great Min-Ral-Cop Continues Relieve Office. Every day more men and women are telling of the great relief they have found by using the new remedy. It's not a few, but many are rejoicing. What is your complaint? You know you are compelled to drink water. Will you put the Mln-Ral-Cop In your drink ing: water? It doesn't change the color of the water. Neither does the water have an unpleasant taste or odor after wards. "I don't see how, by drinking that water, I can be helped," is what you may say. Neither did the multitudes see how until they tried it. They have changed their opinions now and to-day they are telling it better than I can ever expect to tell it. Try it Just once, and it will convince you. too. Mrs. Fannie Mackey, 1221 Seventh street, is a hard working woman. She has to make her own living. Mrs. Mackey said she was suffering with complication of diseases her breath was short, her system run down, her appetite poor. After drinking the water from her Min-Ral-Cop a few days, her ton remarked to her. "Mother, I don't hear you complaining now." She de clares the Cop has wrought wonders for her. One Cop has been known to have been used several years, but every Individual should use his own cop. Go quickly now and get one at Mar shall's Pharmacy, Cor. Boas and Cow den streets. Price, 50c. It. J. stone. Sole Proprietor and Manager, 619 North Second street, Richmond, Va. Adv. FRIDAY EVENING, and reception to the graduates In the high school this evening. An elabo rate program has been arranged. l'orr Homo.—John W. Porr, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. I* Porr. North Front street, is home from the Philadelphia. College of Pharmacy. Mr. Porr will graduate next Wednesday. To Hold Festival. The Willing Workers of the Central Baptist Church will hold an ice cream festival on the church lawn. Main and Trewick streets, to-morrow. Swatara Alumni Banquet.—The an nual banquet of the Swatara Township High School Alumni Association was held at Oberlin last evening. Members of the class of 1916 were received into membership. The principal address was made by Professor George Dunkle berger. The new members were re ceived by Harry S. Reynolds and the response was made by David H. Thornton. Webster Kohlhaas and Miss Alice Wolf gave vocal solos and Miss Ella Sharosky, of Steelton, gave sev eral readings. STEELTON PERSONAM Richard Mumma and Cameron Keim. of Gettysburg* College: Howard Peters, of the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy, and Roy and Car! Shelley, of Dickinson, were home to attend commencement exercises in the Steel ton high school last evening. H. Laue. former engineer of lubri cation at the steel works, is the guest of friends here. The Rev. and Mrs. William B. Smith have gone to Reading, where the Rev. Mr. Smith has accepted a charge. James Eichtenstein, South Front street, has returned from New York. MIDDLETOWN Middletown High School Alumni Holds Banquet The annual banquet of the Middle town High School Alumni Association proved a delightful event. The grad uates now number 408. Of these a few more than half are girls. There have been but twenty-five deaths during twoscore years and of these the heaviest toil was levied upon the class of '97, which has lost six of its mem bers. Twenty classes are still without a break in their ranks. Music was furnished during the evening by the Haydn Quartet, of Harrisburg, and Whitman's Orchestra, of town. Joseph Neagle, class of '79, acted as toast inaster and introduced the various speakers, among whom were H. B. Garver, Miss Edna Kurtz, Maxwell Brandt. Mame Snyder Huntzberger, Oliver Swartz and Dr. Robert Rewalt. Diinliam-Kishcl Nuptials.—A prettv 1 home wedding will be solemnized this evening at 6 o'clock when Miss Helen ! Kate Fishel will become the bride of j John Dudley Dunham at the residence of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Fishel. West Main street. The cere- < mony will be performed by the Rev. 1 O. M. Kraybill, pastor of the Church of God. Mr. and Mrs. Dunham will i reside In Columbus, Ohio, At Committee Meeting.—A. L. Etter attended a meeting of the delegates at-large to the Republican national convention at Philadelphia yesterdav. Must Trim Trees. At a special meeting of the borough council Bur gess Thomas Jordan announced that he intended to enforce the ordinance requiring the residents of town to trim all trees to within ten feet from the ground. The borough surveyor was instructed to give a line of grade on Wilson and Grant streets. MTDDIJFTOWN PERSONALS Maurice Katzenberger. of Youngs town, Ohio, returned home to-day after spending the past few davs in town as the guest of Miss Bortha Fratts. James Nicely, of Harrisburg, was the guest of Mrs. Michael Brestie. of Water street, yesterday. Mrs. Harry Garman. of Palmyra, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Myers, Kmau ß street. Mrs. Christian Cobaugh, of Harris burgh, spent yesterday in town with Mrs. J. M. Ackerm^n. Federal Compensation Bill Favorably Reported By Associated Press Washington, June 2.—With an unani mous report of the Judiciary Commit tee recommending its passage the Sutherland Federal Kmployes Accident Compensation Bill to supplant the ex isting government liability law was submitted to-day to the Senate. It is expected to serve as a model for State legislation. The new bill eliminates all questions of fault or misconduct ex-' cept in cases of suicide or intoxication. The New Store of Wm. Strouse *^"7 A Suit of Tropical Cloth Puts You on Good Terms With Hot Weather— j ... . i How're you fixed for the warm I TropiJai 'iSifc** oummer days and evenings j | c,o ' /1 I that stare you in the face? I Meet the Weather-man clad | I Jpj in a suit of Tropical Cloth ; I 'J and you're ready for Old Sol's 1 hottest sie£e. ~ < \ v They look cool; they feel cool and '> f **Ry George" they ARE cool—cool as < I | WIPWr \ a l >reeze from your big electric fan. 1 1 I mm "Zephyr-Cloth" !; I j j ' in "Kool-Kloth" -—a suit in either fabric puts Old Man Humidity on the run, I I fit and, so far as you're aware, he's left the country. As for style, € j S 8 they're brimful of it. They're not of the flimsy "won't-liold- f 1 | S tlieir-sliape" sort of material, but of a good, sturdy fabric that 7 ivf&So4Mm ■ shapes well and stays well-shaped. r £■ ' M They're patterned with the popular Pinch-Back coat or the f \£v ?■ wv¥ if more conservative plain back. And, altlio they're the very I M p/g last word in comfortable Summer clothes, they're as dressy as J | need be. And would you believe it, they're priced at only 2 I lffV Kool-Kloth 1 C im —made up the same as those for Father and Big Brother % I f'J|J -.-they stand the hard strain of vacation time and keep \ € \-S the youngster comfortable and at ease even tho he's I £ "dressed up." They're built for the youngster with good 1 J red blood in his veins, who likes to swim, play ball, hike I 1 and go fishing. They're made for just that kind of service. 1 i r\ i, P . jwr . . With Every Suit a Handsome Watch, Ball and Bat, or a § ) Don t Forft-We want you a, our guest tick et to RiuslinS Bros. Bis Circus on June 14th. ( \ at Ringling Bros. Big Circus & I THE NEW STORE OF j j WM. STROUSE W j GRADUATES TALK ON PREPAREDNESS Fifty-two Steelton Seniors Re ceive Diplomas at Thirty-sec- ; ond Annual Commencement Before more than 1,000 people, all' thf.t could crowd into the High School auditorium, fifty-two members of the class of 1916 of the Steelton High school participated in the impressive ceremonies which marked their re tirement from public school life last evening. The big hall was tastefully festooned with college, school and class pennants and a huge bank of daisies, the class flower, encircled the stage. For the first time the High School orchestra fu.-nished music for the ceremonies and performed its part as creditabiy as any of the larger professional or- I chestras. The solemn-garbed students in their essays and declamations caught the spirit of the hour and seized upon S "Preparedness" as the keynote of i their discourse. * To the tuneful strains of Soman,' by the orhestra the fifty-two graduates marched in and took their places on the stage. The Rev. C. B. Segelken, pastor of the First Presby terian church offered prayer and the salutatory oration was delivered by Harry Paul Hocker. Miss Esther Keim followed with a recitation, "The Widow and ! Her Son," which she presented with ; ability. Another selection by the orchestra followed. Then "Preparedness" came to the front again in a declamation, "The Call to Arms," Patric Henry's stirring plea, by Harry Edward Trawitz. This, HARRISBURG rfjjjftl TELEGRAPH was followed by "The Going of the White Swan," a gripping recitation by Henrietta Catherine Porr and the rendition of "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2," by Florence Christine Finger. Describes 1,1 fc in Trenches Again in the declamation of George Edgar Wolf, the spirit of the hour wae echoed. He spoke on "Our Duty to the Republic." This was followed up by a clever story entitled "In the Trenches" in which the boy members of the class were each brought to the attention of the big audience in their beat garb by Esther Reah Lau. In the essay presented by Harry Devore Sellers, entitled "Prepared ntss" the boys had "their inning" and the girls their uncomfortable moments. The valedictory essay, "Aim at a Cer tain End," by Miss Azalea Wigfield. The diplomas were presented by At torney W. F. Darby, president of the school board for 11 years, following a few remarks by Superintendent L. E. MiGinnes. As he presented each member of the class, Professor McGlnnes pointed out. a few high lights in the class his tory, called attention to the two pair of twins in the class and pointed out the fact that most of the graduates were born during the Spanish-Amer ican War, as is evident, he said, by their names. The address to the graduates was delivered by Dr. A. C. Rothermel, principal of the Kutztown Normal school, the speaker who delivered one of the addresses when the corner stone for the Steelton High School was laid. He declared tnat a High School education Is the "key to the knowledge of the ages," and urged the students to make the best possible use of the knowledge and training in public schools. He also pointed out advantages of higher education. To Plan Celebration. The com mittee in charge of plans for Steel ton's Fourth of July celebration will meet this evening in the parlors of the Citizen Fire Company, Front and Pine streets. Booster Committee to Meet. The committee In charge of plans for the Booster Banquet June 15, will meet Monday evening at the Harrisburg Light and Power Company's office. North Front street. To Preach Series. The Rev. C. B. Segelken will open a series of ser mons on the old proverbs in the First Presbyterian church Sunday evening. The subjects: June 4, "Out of the Pan; Into the Fire;" June 11, "Paddle Your Own Canoe;" June 18, "What's Yours Is Mine; What's Mine Is My Own;" June 25, "All's Not Gold That Glit ters.' To Hold Memorials. Memorial services will t>e held Sunday by Steel ton Lodges, 162, Order of Independent Americans and by Steelton Camp, 5689, Modern Woodmen or America. The Americana will attend services in the First Methodist Churcn where the Rev. W. C. Sanderson will preach the memorial sermon and the Wood men will attend Grace United Evangel ical church to hefcr the sermon by the Rev. J. M. Shoop. Reeeptlon for Pastor. A recep tion was given last evening In the Sunday school room at Centenary United Brethren Church in honor of the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Wler who have Just returned to the borougrh. Those who participated In the inter esting program presented Include: J. P. Mentzer, Miss Martha Armstrong, Earl Bush. Frank Armstrong, H. J. Sanders, Miss Diegel and the Rev. Mr. Wier. Kntertalns at Cottage. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Wallace entertained the fol lowing at their cottage. "Bailey," on Memorial Day: Miss Dora Wallace, Miss Catherine Burch, Miss Esther Siiydam, Miss Helen Morrow, Miss Anna Uingle, Harry Arthur Harlan. Robert Kunkle, Wayne Jef ferles, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wallace and son. Donald, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klstler and son, John Frederick Kist ler. JUNE 2, 1916. REAL ESTATE To Report on New Annex to City at June Court Not a single objection to the proposed annexation of the Calder tract—the new suburban development Just east of Nineteenth street —was presented to day when the viewers appointed by the Court to report on the subject held a brief session in the Council chamber. The vieWers met yesterday on the ground. The only property owner to appear was Theodore G. Calder, owner of the tract which had been developed. The stretch of ground includes all that lying east of Nineteenth, west of the Poorhouse Road, north of Cameron Parkway and soutli of the Philadelphia and Reading "cut." The majority of the property holders have petitioned Council for annexation and the city fathers joined in a request to the Uau phln Countv Court to permit the suburb to come In. The viewers will not frame their re port for presentation to Court at June Quarter Sessions. The new tract, it is expected, will be included within the present boundaries of two wards—the First and Second. EXTK.VD riPE LINES Work on the extension of the water pipe lines In Bellevue Park Is being pushed rapidly under the direction of City Commissioner H. F. Bowman, in order that the new dwellings in tiiat section can be supplied with water. The gangs began work to-day on the Twenty-third street section. To-day's realty transfers included the following: C. D. Conover to E. T. Mehrlng. two propprties. Fourth near Granite. $1,075 and )1,050: B. S. Behney to M. H. Gem mill; D. H. Witmer to J. K. Bowman, Walnut street. $1 each; William Pavord to Sarah A. Emerlck. 115 South Cam eron. $2,200; Charles D. Stucker to Capi tol Park Extension Commission. 503-05 North Fifth street. J1.550; John Stro hecker to D. D. Druiblebls, Mlllersburg, {3,000. MEDICAL MERGER NEARLY COMPLETE Jefferson, U. of P. and Medico- Chi Schools Will Act as Unit Philadelphia, June 2. Philadel phia is now virtually assured the larg est medical school in the world, through tbc merging of the medical department of tho University of Penn sylvania, the Jefferson Medical Col lege and the Medico-Chirurglcal Col lege. The merger of the latter college with tho University of Pennsylvania was consummated yesterday. The proposition, which has been un der discussion since last December, has been under discussion since last December, have been virtually worked out by the different institutions and the result of the final meetings prob ably will be made public at the meet ing" of the Jefferson alumni, which-g precedes the annual banquet to be held to-night at the Bellevue-Stratford. The announcement of Jefferson's merger with the university and the Medlco- Chirurgical* is expected. Alba Johnson, who was appointed a member of the Jefferson committee, said yesterday afternoon, after a meet ing at the Jefferson Hospital, that he could make no statement other than to say that the news would be given out to-night. Card of Thanks MR. AND MRS. FRED WJGFIEDD AmD FAMIL.Y wish to return their heartiest thanks to all those who so Icindlv assisted and to those who ex tended sympathies during their recent tad bereavement.
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