4 . ; Harrisburg's Recognized Quality : PIANO HOUSE j : Where Should I ] >My Christmas Piano? I ► In this day ot many claims and confusing prices this is 4 y a natural question. i ► And yet—the very first thought of nine people out of ten s J is the ' STIEFF : PIANO HOUSE \ J WHY? : Not just because this is the Best-Known Piano House— < but because over half a century of successful business has i y permanently established the indisputable reputation of our < ► product the absolute reliability of our prices the satis- ► faction of the highest type of expert service, and because this ► is the best place to buy a piano, ► Bennett-Bretz Pianos as low as $250 i ► Shaw Pianos as low as $350 ► Stieff Pianos as low as $450 i y Bennett-Bretz Player Pianos as low as $450 i Shaw Player Pianos as low as ' $750 •< Stieff Player Pianos as low as S9OO ■< * 15 Used Pianos at $75.00 and up. J Chas. M. Stieff : ► 24 N. SECOND STREET HARRISBURG, PA. < COLD WAVE WITH HIGH WINDS DUE TONIGHT [Continued From First Page] diction for Christmas Day could not bo given, it will probably be fair and cold. The rainfall this morning had little effect on the ice on the river or Wild wood Lake. The ice on the river opened at a few places, but will prob nbly freeze over again to-night. At Wildwood the sheet of ice was covered with water this morning, which will probably freeze to-night, adding an other inch to the present thickness. Skating on the lake is a Christmas possibility. Thunderstorm Creates Havoc in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Dec. 22. A thunder storm which kept up for an hour, greeted the dawn of this, the first day of winter, and the shortest day of the year. The electrical disturbance was violent while it lasted. A house was struck at Cynwyd, near here, and badly damaged, while the police tele phones in West Philadelphia station houses were put out of commission. Railroad and trolley traffic was held up by the heavy rain and the thick mist. Miss Detei er, J. B. Means Jessie Becker, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dunn, F. p. Croll J S butler Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dick, Mr! Mrs - Pet , er Cutshaw, Miss Ca tchers Miss Bernie Gohn, Miss Hare, Miss Margaret Yetter. Miss Fredith Lickelberger, Mr. Bradenbaugh. Mr and Mrs. William Horner, Miss Cath erine Hood, Miss Bogner, Miss Hart man and Miss Rankin. Bring Christmas Cheer to the Open-Air Schools The Girls' Club and Junior Girls' Club of St. Paul's Episcopal Church under the presidency of Miss Dora W Coe, brought happiness to the hearts of pupils in the Susquehanna and Lochiel open-air schools by a presen tation yesterday of many full stockings and other presents. Each girl in the Susquehanna building received a doll and a stocking full of candy, while each boy received an attractive Christ mas gift. To the Lochiel pupils were given dolls, pencil boxes and candy Mrs. William Henderson spoke before the pupils of both schools. The workers of the two clubs who gave stockings include the Misses Cath erine Wharton, Mildred Buchanan, Katherine Watt, Charlotte Grove Grace Bennett, Margaret McMeen', Pauline Long, Elizabeth Howard, and the junior girls, Florence Watt. Nancy Wharton, Muriel Gannett, Kathleen Coover, Jean Coover, Nancy Keffer. Evelyn Wood, Harriet Witman, Bettlna Stine, Elizabeth Early, Dorothy Spons ler, Dorothy Lutz and Jean Snyder. OLIVET CHOIR TO SING A CHRISTMAS CANTATA The choir of Olivet Presbyterian Church will present a Christmas can tata entitled "Christmas King," Sun day evening at 7.45 o'clock. The program includes: "Prepare Ye the Way," choir: duet. Miss Ger trude Huber and Miss Mary Huber "O'er the Silent Eastern Hill"; men's chorus, solo, C. F. Hoover. "Follow the Guiding Star"; choir, "Glorious Morn"; contralto sols with women's chorus solo by Miss Mary Hubler, "And There Were Shepherds": soprano solo, Miss Miriam Himes, "The Song Is Ringing Still"; choir, "Joy to the World"; "Cradle Hymn," solo with choir accompanying, Miss Miriam Himes: choir. "Praise Ye the Lord." soprano and barisone duet, Miss Ger trude Huber and Ralph B. Manley. "Fairest, Lord Jesus"; choir, "There is Room in My Heart"; choir, grand finale, "Come and Worship." Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lytle, Miss Mary Lytle and Charles Lytle, of Mar quette, Mich., are visiting at the home of Mrs. Lytle's brother, Frank R. Oyster, Riverside. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Greene and small son, Paul Greene, of Oswego. N. Y., are holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Beaver, of North Third street. fcARRIfiSTJRG TELEGRAPH: [The Big Sale of Men's Overceats] j Continues All Day To-morrow, Saiurday] j Now's the Time, Men Jo Overcoat Yourself at a Big Saving j KERSEY CLOTHS, NOVELTY MIXTURES, [ x+Mmb VELOURS, in the English, '|rf [ MM! Belt or Pinch Back, j and Scores of Conservative Styles, 'jA VI I I Map!], Plain Blacks, Oxford SJm 'M t J ' W E mac * c a fortunate purchase i 1 lot of 195 Overcoats from a | 1" ¥••& '' ' maker and give you the advantage of lßlgl||Mllf Wmk our savings. Jf R ! ;2 | \ M Furthermore, we desire to state that these Overcoats at j' g \ j I\M IlPl their respective prices are the best vauies we have ever offered ' \\ 1 II m 'JrrS'■*?*- and unquestionably cannot be duplicated in any store in this . ;J;jpl||i J I pi city for less than $3.00 to $4.50 more than we ask for them to- p|l|jj|ffi Jpjw \ I J 11 morrow. Kaufman's Guarantee with every Overcoat, which ; / Im' HP' 'fll'i l ; . means Entire Satisfaction—or Money Refunded. > f|; ! • 4 j Make thi Most if This Opportunity Ta morrow OVERCOATS SQJO OVERCOATS $| | .50 For Men & Young Men For Men and Young Men JfL JL I i Worth From $12.50 to $13.00 Styles Worth From sl4 to sl6 1 In every new style wanted for this season's wear; Another extra big bargain. All new models in all I , all poular desirable patterns and colors and all a won- the extreme and conservative styles. All colors. All % derful big bargain at $9.50. All sizes up to 44. sizes up to 44 and all all-wool garments. £ DEBUTANTE MEETS FAMILY FRIENDS Miss Eleanor Lindsay Etter Is Presented to Society This Afternoon The second of the debutantes of the season. Miss Eleanor Lindsay Etter, was introduced this afternoon by her mother, Mrs. George Edgar Etter, at a tea held in the Civic Club. Little pine trees, festoons of laurel and ground pine and the brilliancy of holly berries made effective decorations suggestive of the holiday season. In the receiving lino were Mrs. George Edgar Etter, who wore a gown of black charmeuse with bodice and bandings of sequins; Miss Eleanor Lindsay Etter, wearing white silk net over white silver cloth and carrying at different times bouquets from the many she received, and the other debutantes of the season in lovely cos tumes, including Miss Elizabeth Knisely, Miss Ruth Payne, Miss Mary C. Mitchell, Miss Martha Bullitt, Miss Almeda Herman and Miss Dorothy Wall, of Philadelphia. Presiding at the tea tables and as sisting were Mrs. Charles F. Etter, Airs. Marlin E. Olmsted, Mrs. John W. Reily, Mrs. Henderson Gilbert, Mrs. George Preston Mains, Mrs. Ross An derson Hickok, Mrs. William Jennings, Mrs. Christian Lynch, Miss Helen Bruce Wallace, Miss Anne McCormick, Miss Katherine Cox, Miss Katharine Etter, Miss Helen G. Hammond, Miss Eleanor Neale Clark, Miss Margaret McClain, Miss Mary E. Meyers, Miss Dora W. Coe, Miss Alice T. Waliis, Miss Caroline Lynch. Mrs. John Magoun, Miss Pauline E. Light, of Lebanon; Miss Dorothy Straub, of Baltimore, and Miss Elva Cameron, of Marietta. Dinner and Dance Sixty guests will attend the dinner following the tea and this evening there will be a dance In the handsome ballroom of the club with Mrs. Etter, the debutante daughter and her son, Benjamin Franklin Etter, as hosts. The Sara Lemer orchestra will play. Among those in attendance will bo Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goldsborough, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Jordan Hall, Mr. and Mrs.. Lesley McCreath, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCreath, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. Hen derson Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. John Cruli Herman. Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. Ma guire, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Payne, Mr. and Airs. Ross Anderson Hickok, Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Blake Bent, Mr. and Airs. Philip T. Meredith, Air. and Mrs. John W. Alagoun, Mr. and Mrs. John Fox Weiss, Mr. and Airs. Robert Hattield Irons, Air. and Mrs. J. Grant Schwarz, Air. and Airs. Roy Galbralth Cox, Mr. and Airs. Richard V. McKay, Air. and Mrs. Robert M. Rutherford, Mr. and Alrß. J. Austin Brandt, Air. and Mrs. Joseph L. Shearer, Mr. and Mrs. Quincy Bent, Airs. Marlin E. Olmsted, Airs. John Al. Wallls, Mrs. Elaine W. Reily, Mrs. Anne Waliis AlcLain, Air. and Mrs. Thomas Graham, Mr. and Airs. John Al. Colt, of New York; Mr. and Airs. Farley Gannett, Miss Martha Elmer Fleming, Miss Frances Morrison, Miss Sara Denehey. Alias Janet Sawyer, Allss Sarah Kullerton Hastings, Alias Eleanor Darlington, Allss Virginia Har gest King, Miss Frances Bailey. Miss Emily Bniley, Miss Elizabeth Bailey, AIIHH Martha Bailey, Miss Anna Gay Bradley, Miss Susanna Fleming, Miss Elizabeth Ross, Miss Mary Sponsler, Miss Katherine Hart, Miss Martha Fletcher, Miss Mary Knisely Boas, Miss Myrvinne Reason, Miss Margaret Wil liamson, Miss Louise Carney, of South Bethlehem; Miss Marian Burns, Miss Sara Cooper, Miss Constance Ferriday, Miss Gertrude Alott, of Burlington; B. Franklin Etter. Ehrman B. Mitchell, Meade D. Detweiler, J. Hotter Det weiler, J. Harold Fox, Arthur E. Fox, Archibald G. Knisely. Herbert H. Wal lower, Dr. J. B. Marshall, Jr., Dr. George R. Aloffitt, William Calder, Daniel H. Kunkel, George Kunkel, Minster Kunkel. Arthur K. Kunkel, John Kunkel, Frank Masters, Henry Evans, Theodore Wells, David Ritten house Shotwell. George P. Shotwell, E. Curzon Fager, J. Spencer Ross, J. Mot tor Fletcher. Jackson Boyd. Thomas Trail, Edward J. Stackpole, Jr., Albert H. Stackpole, Boone Abbott. Edward Bevan, Theodore Gould, Vance C. McCormick, William McCreath, Sam uel W. Fleming. Jr., James Boyd, Ward Alleman, Charles Bailey, 3d, George Bailey, William Eby, Kenneth M. Jones, Marlin E. Olmsted, Jr., Wil liard Oenslager, Samuel A. Burnes. Frank J. Brady, Dr. John F. Culp, John Comstock, Carl Strait, R. Sayre Mercer, Mercer B. Tate, Jr., Mr. Thompson, Christian Jennings, Ed ward Jennings, Thomas Trail, Frank Payne, Edward Williamson, Spencer Boberts, Clarence Funk, Henry Gross, Fiske Goodyear and Edgar Stewart, of Carlisle; John D. Warßeld, Jr., and John E. Eddy, of Chicago: William Warrllow, Thomas H. Lineweaver, Henry Shenk and Robson Greer, of Lebanon; Brenton G. Wallace. Ever ard Childs. Fred Sehaeffer, P. Edward Beet em, William M. Beetem, James J. Beetem. of Philadelphia: Henry Sher rerd. of Haddonfleld, N. J.; William M. Wood and F. Meredith Wood, of Pparrows Point, Md.: G. Edward Durell. of Cleveland, Ohio: Gilbert R. Gloreaux, of Newark. N. J.; John M. Abbott, of Baltimore, and Cameron Keefer, of Wllliamsport. Workmen's Insurance Fund Gives an Entertainment The State Workmen's Insurance Fund celebrated its first anniversary last evening in their offices in the Ma sonic Temple by an informal dance and entertainment which was followed by elaborate refreshments. The offices were gaily and most beautifully decorated with Christmas greens including an Immense Christ mas tree profusely decorated with electric bulbs, tinsel, etc. Santa Claus In the person of the as sistant manager, Albert L. Allen, dis tributed gifts appropriate to the char acteristics of each employo which furnished much amusement for the as semblage. The evening was enlivened by a most, interesting vaudeville pro gram, consisting of the following tal ent: Selections by the State Fund's Male chorus and the State Fund's Ladles' chorus; eccentric song and dance by Ralph L. Miller; soprano solo by Miss Helen Lechthaler; bass solo by Ray mond Ellis. Following the distribution of the gifts by Santa Claus. Mr. Allen, in recognition of the high esteem in which he is held and the unparalleled success which his efforts have brought to the fund, was presented with a very handsome gift of silver by his employes. Mr. Allen, also, received another very expensive gift from one of the Fund who was unable to bo present—a live turkey. The balance of the evening was spent In card playing and dancing, with music by Marion Sourbeer. The committee in charge included DECEMBER 22, 1916. Albert L. Allen, Frank I. DeHavon, Eli B. Betser, William I. Laubensteln, Miss Sura J. Walzer, Mrs. Edna P. Rockefeller and Miss Frances E. Lin gle. CENTRAL HIGH NOTES The collections to date for the life membership fund for the City Library amount to approximately sls. The Rho, a junior section, is leading all others in contributing. It is planned to raise SIOO, the movement having been started quite recently. The faculty and students expect to spend a pleasant Christmas vacation, quite a out of town. William L. KBj', Telegraph Central High reporter, loft this morning for New Castle, McKeesport and Pitta burgh, where he will spend the Christ mas holidays. KENNETH QUICKEL IN TOWN Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mackenzie Quickel are spending the holidays with thpir relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Quickel, 123 Pine street. Mr. Quickel, a former Harrlsburger and State College man, has been connected with a coal firm in West Virginia for some time and has Just removed to Hellwood. near Cresson, with Intterests in the Penn-Mary Coal Company. CHRISTMAS VISITORS Mrs. Thomas F. McCoy of Lewis town will have as week-end and Christmas guests her sons. Major Frank R. McCoy. U. S. A., who has been on the border for the past two years; John H. McCoy, of New York, and George F. and Walter K. Ross, of this city. Paul Strlckler, a student at the Pur due University, is spending the Christ mas holidays at his home, 7 North Seventeenth street. 1 Mrs. Howard Bolleau, of 1001 Green street, entertained tho Thursday Social Club, at her home yesterday after noon. Mrs. Charles Tomlinson was hostess for the Fun and Frolic Club at her home, 356 street, yesterday af ternoon. Miss Katherine V. Fahnestock, a student at Swarthmore College, Is spending the holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. William M. Fahne stock, of Riverside. Francis Leon Chrlsman, Jr., and Charles Dana Chrlsman, students at St. Paul's school, Garden City, Long is land, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. W. J. McFadden, of 261 North street. Russell E. Seldel, Dickinson Col lege student, is spending the Christ mas recess with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Seldel, of 1322 Howard street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall Craig of Pittsburgh, will be holiday guests of Mrs. Craig's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Miller, 1207 North Front street. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Garrison of Jersey City; are visiting their rela tives, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Garrison of Market street. Mrs. William C. Pfouts left yester day for Hollis Terrace, N. Y., to spend tho holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Paul W. Emerlck. Dr. Pfouta will Join the party on Saturday. MORE MONEY FOR TRUCK The committee raising fund* to fur nish thn Eighth Regiment with an auto truck as a Christmas present from the people of Harrlsburg. reports that con tributions are still cominf? in, and that they expect to have the necessary S6OO by Christmas morning. The late con tributions are as follows: Ben. Strouse, $5; William Donaldson, $26; W. L. Uor gas, $10; W. C. Cochran, $1; S. S. Her man, $10: C. F. Ktter. $1; Casper Dull, 10: J. GlriDle. $1; cash. sl. WILL NOT HOLD SPRING FESTIVAL Decide Not to Reorganize Choral Society; Honor Dr. Gilchrist At a meeting of the officials of the Harrisburg Choral Society yesterday afternoon, it was decided not to reor ganize the society for a spring festival this year. E. J. Decevee explained that the dity has been particularly favored this sea son with music by the best artists and it is not deemed wise to try to crowd a festival Into the already large num ber of musical events. Resolutions on the death of Dr. Wil liam W. Gilchrist, who for many years was director of the Choral Society, were passed and a letter of sympathy was sent to Mrs. Gilchrist. It was de cided to hold a memorial service to Dr. Gilchrist in Zion Lutheran Church in the near future, when compositions by Dr. Gilchrist only will be sung. The letter to Mrs. Gilchrist is as follows: "The Harrisburg Choral Society of which Dr. Gilchrist was for eighteen years the honored and beloved leader, extends to you and the members of your family its deepest sympathy in this your hour ot great sorrow and loss. Dr. Gilchrist will bo remembered not only for his great ability as a mu sician and conductor, but also for his sterling qualities as a man and a friend. Although he was not privileged to be with us for several yettt tho memories of our pleasant association can never be effaced. The entire com munity joins with us In this expres sion of sympathy. As a slight token of our regard for Dr. Gilchrist, it is proposed to give a memorial service in the near future." 11 . ■ Last Call Don't forget those Sun kiat uniformly good Oranges for that Christmas Dinner. Order a box today. Phono your dealer. Sunkisfc Uniformly Good Oranges Califorala FraitGrowenEicWate