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NE'VS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS
EFFORTS TO UNITE
NORTH AND SOUTH
Carlisle Presbytery N allies
Committee to Work For
Union of Two Branches
Mechanicsburg, Pa., April 12.—Among
other important business transacted
yesterday at the spring stated meeting
of the Presbytery of Carlisle, which
closed its sessions last evening in the
Presbyterian church, the Rev. George
Fulton, pastor, was the election of the
following commissioners to the Gen
eral Assembly, which convenes at Dal
las, Texas, on May 17: The Rev. John
Dlehl, of Welsh Run; the Rev. F. T.
Wheeler, of Newville, and Elders F. K.
Ployer, of Mechanicsburg, and M. F.
Robinson, of Shippensburg.
. An overture to the General Assembly
contained fraternal greetiugs and re
quested the appointment of a commit
tee from the Church South to meet
with the Church North, looking toward
the union of the two branches.
The fall stated meeting of the Pres
bytery will be held in September in
the Falling Springs Church, at Cham
bersburg, in connection with the cele
bration of the one hundred and eight
ieth anniversary of the historic Rocky
Springs Church, ust outside of Cham
bersburg. A committee was appointed
to arrange a program and raise an en
dowment fund of J2.000 to preserve the
old edifice.
The Rev. H. E. Hallman, of Harris
burg, was chosen as Moderator for six
months, the tefm to begin with next
stated meeting.
A committee was appointed to visit
Wilson College, Chambcrsburg. as fel
low's: The Rev. Dr. G. E. Hawes and
Elder Alonzo F. Bedford.
The sessions of the Presbytery closed
last evening with an able lecture by
Prof. Charles Scanlon. LL. D„ of Pitts
burgh, secretary of the Board of Tem
perance of the Presbyterian Church.
A vote of thanks was given the local
church for hospitality to the delegates.
BIBLE CLASS BANQUET
Millersburg. Pa.. April 12.—0n
Tuesday evening the annual banquet
of the Hard Workers' Men's Organ
ized Bible class of, Hebron United
Brethren Sunday School was held.
William D. Lebo, teacher, presided at
the rendition of a special program in
the auditorium of the church, con
sisting of selections by the school or
chestra, singing and addresses by J.
M. Novinger. president of the class;
I'd. H. Chubb, the Rev. A. L. Haese
ler. H. Hower Hoy and F. L. Knouff.
Refreshments were served.
PARTY AT BECKER HOME
Mechanicsburg, Pa., April 12.—0n
Tuesday evening a surprise party was
Tield at the home of-Mr. and Mrs. D.
'*'• Becker. Games of all kinds and
various amusements were enjoyed and
refreshments served. Those present
"were: Misses Hettinger. Mildred Har
licker. Alma Beck, Verna Vogelsong,
Audry Cocklin, Sarah Swarts, Helen
Bwartz, Bertie Stevens, Mrs. D. C.
Becker, Fred Baker, Augustus Horn
er, Albert Childs, John Jacobs. Lam
bert Hooper, Earnest Fink, Reamer
Becker and Charley Stevens,
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THURSDAY EVENING,
New Officers of Red Men
Raised to Chieftaincies
, Millersburg, Pa., April 12. —Officers I
of Tahoe Tribe No. 432, Improved Or-1
) tier of Ked Men, have been raised to
their respective chieftaincies to serve
i term of six months by District Dep
) nty Great Sachem N. S. Williams, as
| follows: Prophet. Walton H. Hoy;
1 sachem. Guy M. Furman; senior sag
amore, W. P. Zimmerman; junior sag
| amore, Elmer H. Hoffman; chief of
i records, Ed H. Chubb: collector of
wanjpum, N. S. Williams: keeper of
1 wampum. Kevin E. Dubendorf; trus-
I tee for 18 moons, George H. Rowe;
: guard of wigwam, John Snoke; guard
of forest, John E. Madden; sannaps,
N. S. Dannelley and A. U. Albert;
! warriors, H. Karl Frank, Willis J...
j Bowman, Daniel J. Fishel and Park
!J. Shaffer; braves, Raymond P. Erb,
Riley Kerstetter, Lester Rigler and
Charles W. Newbaum; representative
to great council, K. E. Dubendorf;
alternate representative, N. S. Dan
nelley; representatives to Tri-County
Redmen's Association at Duncannon,
| Ed. H. Chubb, E. H. Kiehl, Robert
i Bender, Charles Kewbaum and
! Charles Bender.
DUNCAN FAMILY REUNION
Duncannon, Pa., April 12.—Mr. and
1 Mrs. William J. Duncan held a family
j reunion at their new home in High
street on Easter Sunday. Those pres
) ent were: Mr. and Mrs. William G.
Hamilton and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph W. Duncan and daughters;
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer 1,. Whitmoyer
and two sons; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
D. Duncan and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Merle A. Filson and son. They also
entertained Miss Alice Jury, of New
port, and William Beaver, of Colum
bia.
MILLERSTOWN
Misc Mary Ulsh entertained the
Camp Fire Girls at her home in Main
street on Tuesday evening.
The members of the Presbyterian
church held a farewell social at the
church Monday evening for the Rev.
and Mrs. W. If. Dyer, who will leave
| for their new home at Blackwood, N.
; J.i in several days.
Gilbert Rickabaugh spent Easter
with Charles Allen and family at Mid
-1 dleburg.
Miss Ernestine Troutman was a re
i cent visitor at Harrisburg.
Miss Jessie Kipp, a teacher in the
! Altoona public schools, who under
| went a facial operation recently in the
i Altoona Hospital, has come home to
I recuperate.
Mrs. Annie Eckels visited at Har
i risburg this week.
Miss Edith Rounsley was at New
port on Tuesday.
Joe McCoy and sister. Miss Emma
I McCoy, of Philadelphia, were guests
| at the home of D. M. Rickabaugh this
' week.
) Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ulsh announce
: the birth of a daughter on Tuesday,
j April 10.
Miss Helen Rippman. of Newport,
I visited her sister, Mrs. R. B. Thomp
i son on Tuesday.
! A son was born to Mr. and' Mrs.
; Sellers Nipple on Sunday, April 8.
PHILADELPHIA DARK
Philadelphia, April 12.—As a meas
tire of precaution lights in the city
j hall tower were ordered extinguished
I last night until the close of the war.
I James F. MacLatVJhlin. chief of the
! electrical bureau, ordered that all
lights in the building above the sev
enth floor be extinguished until
"further orders." It was the first time
in years that the big clock in the
tower, which is visible from all sec-
I tions of the citv, has been in dark
j ness.
COLUMBIA NEEDS
MANY NEW HOUSES
Merchants' and Manufacturers'
Association Working Hard to
Provide Accommodations
Columbia, Pa., April 12. —Albert A. |
Snavely, a letter-carrier, was one ofj
the speakers at a meeting of the Mer- j
chants' and Manufacturers' Associa-'
tion, and, in the course of his address
aroused some of the members to a
realization of the great need of houses
in the borough by asserting that only
one or two tenable houses were va
cant in the town. Three years ago. he
declared, there were at least 300
empty houses and that it was next to
impossible to procure tenants.
President William 11. Lucas, a
prominent manufacturer, informed
the Association that he had made ar
rangements for a visit from a well
known Philadelphia builder, who
would come to the borough and with
the co-operation of local capital re
lieve the stress by erecting homes.
The Association instructed the presi
jdent to name a committee to meet and
confer with tlie builder, and at the
same time obtain options on land in
the borough limits.
OLD FLAG AT MARIETTA
Marietta, Pa., April 12. Ex-Post
master D. G. Englc has in his posses
sion a large flag, presumably the old
est in the county. It was the property
of his wife's father, the late George
Washington Stahl, of Marietta, and it
was unfurled the first time President
Lincoln was inaugurated, and when he
was assassinated it was placed at half
mast. The flag is now flying from the
Engle home in Market street. It is in
excelleht condition.
ENTERTAINS SORORITY CLUB
Shiremanstown, Pa., April 12.
Mrs. Joseph L. Daugherty enter
tained the Sigma Beta Sigma Sorority
Club at her residence in West Main
street, having as guests of honor, Mrs.
J. Donald Bitner, of Harrisburg: Mrs.
Carroll Roth and Mrs. A. J. Ryan,
of Valley Green Farm.
BUDS NOT DAMAGED
Waynesboro, Pa., April 12. The
snow and the cold weatlien of Sunday
and of Monday night damaged the
apricot crop in this section, but the
peach buds were practically unharm
ed. One extensive peach grower pick
ed six buds from his orchard and
made an examination, which showed
that five of the buds were uninjured.
S3BO FROM VACANT LOT
Marietta, Pa.. April 12. • Hurry
Bail - , living at New Holland, last year
planted a vacant lot of not quite an
acre in tobacco as an experiment. Yes
terday he sold the crnn from this small
lot for $348. He will replant it this
year. Some of the leaves were 4 0
inches long.
GERMANS RIOT IN W. VA.
Elkins, W. Va., April 12. Sheriff
Stuart L. Marstiller and a deputy are
hurrying to Helvetia, a German settle
ment, in the remote mountainous sec
tion of this county, where rioting is
reported in progress as the result of
a German flag being hoisted. The fiag
is said to have been torn down and
the trouble which resulted in the
emergency call for help followed.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
WEST SHORE NEWS
Lemoyne Welfare League
to Hear Report on Dust
Lemoyne, Pa., April 12—Refusal
of council to give residents of the
town relief from the deplorable dust
proposition during the coming sum
mer by assisting the Lemoyne Wel
fare League in purchasing oil and
placing It on Hummel avenue and
Utossmoyne street, will be given next
Monday evening in a report from the
committee which met with council last
night.
The dust proposition is a difficult
one for the residents to overcome.
Last year they appealed to council
to oil the streets but with no success.
Last year many residents oiled the
streets abutting their properties at
their own expense.
Council this year again refused to
give any assistance. The league had
planned to secure council's financial
aid with the work and secure sub
scriptions from residents along the
thoroughfares.
LITERARY SOCIETY DEBATE
Camp Hill, Pa., April 12.—A meet
ing of the Camp Hill High School Li
terary Society will be held to-mor
row afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The
program follows: Essay, "Steam
boats," James Kilborn; piano solo,
"The Glowworm," Miss Anna Folk;
debate, "Resolved, That Capital Pun
ishment Should be Abolished," af
firmative side, Miss -Margaret Harri
son and Martin Bowman; negative.
Miss Joanne Myers and Richard
. Phillips; Latin song, freshman class
members; vocal solo, Miss Jenkins;
school paper, Miss Mary Strode;
critic's report, Professor Fred Rockey.
SERMON ON "BIGGEST FOOL"
Enola, Pa., April 12. Evangelist
Mealing will preach on "The Biggest
Fool" in Enola at the union evange
listic meeting in the school auditor
ium this evening. Last night his sub
ject was "The Smallness of Man."
The booster chorus met this after
noon for their musical rehearsal. The
sermon subject for to-morrow night
will be "Hell." No services will be
held Saturday, but two will be held
Sunday, in the afternoon a mass meet
ing at 2.30 o'clock and the regular
evening service. On Monday even
ing the Rev. Mr. Mealing will preach
on "Why I Oppose Card Playing and
Dancing."
FIRST PUBLIC SESSION
Lemoyne, Pa.. April 12. —The first
public session of the A Grammar
School Literary Society will be held
in the high school auditorium to-mor
row evening. The proceeds of the af
fair will be devoted toward a fund
for wiping out a debt on the school
piano.
MEETING POSTPONED
Camp Hill, Pa„ April 12. —The
meeting of the Parent-Teachers Asso
ciation scheduled for this afternoon
was postponed until Monday after
noon at 3.30, on account of a meet
ing of the emergency division of the
Civic Club.
PLANS FOR DEDICATION
Enola, Pa., April 12.—Friday night
the committee in charge of the dedi
cation of the Summit street school
building will meet to further discuss
plans for the celebration, which will
be held Friday afternoon and even
ing, May 18.
Social and Personal
News Items of Towns
Along West Shore
Mrs. Angeline lleiges, Mr, and Mrs.
David Heiges, daughter, Mary, son,
John, have returned to their home
near Clear Spring after spending over
Sunday with the former's daughter,
Mrs. J. M. Rupp, at Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. William Braught, of
Shiremanstown, attended the funeral
of the former's brother, Samuel
Braught, at Carlisle Springs, on Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs. John IT. Brenneman,
of Shiremanstown, entertained the
following guests over the week-end:
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fortney, son,
Millard, of Siddonsburg; Mrs. Mary
Engle, of Hummelstown: Mrs. Rosle
Demmy and Mrs. Katie Davidson, of
Harrisburg.
Miss Jean Dodge, of Camp Hill,
spent Easter Sunday with her aunt
at Shicemanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. David Wegle, of Mill
town, spent Sunday with the latter's
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Yolie ,at
Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Katie Watson and daughter.
Miss Clara Watson, have returned to.
Harrisburg after visiting friends at
Shiremanstown.
George Milleisen, of Mechanicsburg,
was a recent guest of friends at Shire
manstown.
Jacob Goodyear has returne4 to
Philadelphia after spending severa>
days at Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wolfe and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul L. Wolfe of Shiremans
town. spent Easter Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. C. M. Clironister, at Harris
burg.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Weigle. son,
John Edwin, of Baltimore, and Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Sober, of Harris
burg, spent Easter with the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Weigle,
at Sliiremsantown.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Siers, of Har
risburg, were entertained Saturday by
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Jacobs, at
Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Mary Weigle. of Shiremans
town, spent Sunday with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Russell Kipp, 2541 North
Sixth street. Harrisburg.
Mrs. Wickersham, of Harrisburg,
spent yesterday with Mrs. Annie Bend
er, at West Fairvlew.
Mrs. George Keitcli and Miss Grace
Weaver, of West Falrview, returned
liome after spending several days at
Columbia.
Mrs. llerrel and family, of West
Falrview, have returned home after
spending several days with the form
er's parents, at Middletown.
Mrs. John Keitcli and family, of
West Fairview, spent several days
with Mr. and Mrs. Collier, at Harris
burg.
Miss Ada Peaehard, of Harrisburg.
spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Hippensteel, at West Fairview.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Miller and son,
Kerrnit, of New Cumberland, spent a
day with Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. J. Stiles, at West Fairview.
Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Eshemann, of
West Fairview, spent a day with the
former's mother. Mrs, Sara Eshemann,
at Elizabethtown.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul I* Bender and
daughter, Evelyn, of Enola, spent a
day with the former's mother, Mrs. An
nie Bender, at West Fairview.
A meeting of the Eudora Guild
will be held to-morrow evening at the
home of Miss Alice Ilefleflnger, in
Bridge street. New Cumberland.
Miss Dora Wagoner, of New Cum
berland, was taken to the Harrisburg
Hospital for treatment on Tuesday.
Mrs. Beistline and duaghter,
Gladys, of Wormleysburg, visited
Mrs. John Lantz at New Cumberland
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Zimmerman,
New Cumberland, went to Johnstown
to visit their daughter, Mrs. William
Gohn.
Miss Mary Dunbar, of New Bloom
field, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Law
rence Cupp, at New Cumberland.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Baughman Memorial Meth
odist Church, New Cumberland, will
meet at the home of Mrs. Jesse Oren
in Third street, on Friday evening.
Mrs. Bruce Sonders, of New Cum
berland, who had an operation per
formed at the Harrisburg Hospital,
was brought home yesterday.
Tile Misses Virgie and Elmora
Ruby, New Cumberland, have re
turned from a visit to friends at
Elizabethtown.
Miss Ada Hughes, of Baltimore, lias
returned home after spending her
Euster vacation with Miss Miriam
Taylor, of Enola.
Enjoyable Entertainment
at Wormleysburg Church
Wormlfiysburg, Pa„ April 12.—An
interesting program was rendered at
St. Paul's United Brethren Church
under the auspices of the Woman's
Missionary Association, with the fol
lowing program: Song, America; pi
ano solo. Miss Xelle Beidel: Scripture
lesson, Mrs. J. J. Hemmer; prayer,
the Rev. G. B. Renshaw; vocal solo,
Miss Nerissa Sadler; "Missionary
Mother Goose," Gladys Schack; "Pen
nies and Dollars," William Ross, Ben
jamin Sweger and Mary Risliel;
"My Thanksgiving Box," Mrs. W. O.
Rishel; piano duet, Mrs. R. P. Hum
mel and Miss Ruth Ilummcl; playlet,
"The Voices of Women," Miss Ruth
Baker, the Dreamer: Miss Vada
Baker, Conscience: Miss Frances
Sheaffer, Mexico; Miss Jennie Baker,
Malay; Mrs. Norman Hemmer,
China: Miss Marie Neidhauer, Africa;
Miss Mabel Sheaffer, India: Miss Beu
lah Neidhauer. Hindu: Miss Helen
Bennett, Child Widow: Miss Josie
Hoon, Corea; Miss Margaret Doepke,
Japan: Miss Eleanore Baker, the
Pleader. "The Palms" was sung by
Stanley Neidhauer. Benediction by
the Rev. G. B. Renshaw.
KING'S DAUGHTERS' BANQUET
Wormleysburg, Pa., April 12. —The
"King's Daughters" class of St. Paul's
United Brethren Sunday school,
taught by H. R. Bowers, celebrated
its second anniversary with a ban
quet at the home of Mrs. H. R. Boose.
At the business meeting these officers
were elected: President, Mrs. G. B.
Renshaw; vice-president, Mrs. H. R.
Boose; secretary, Mrs. Foster Win
gert: treasurer, Mrs. I. V. Klster;
teacher, H. R. Bowers; assistant
teacher. Mrs. W. O. Rishel. After an
entertaining program, refreshments
were served to: The Rev. and Mrs.
G. B. Rensliaw, H. R. Bowers, Miss
Hannah Lauer. Miss Elizabeth Mc-
Clure. Miss Pearl Kauffman, Mrs. Fos
ter Wingert, Mrs. Walter Corder,
Mrs. Howard Huber, Mrs. I. V.
Klster, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rishel,
Mr. and Mrs. H. n. Boose, Irwin
Boose, George Boose and Floyd
Corder.
THRESIIKRMEN'B CONVENTION
Marysvllle, Pa,, April 12. A con
vention of the Perry-Juniata section
of the Pennsylvania Threshermen and
Farmers' Protective Association will
be held at Newport on Saturday.
APRIL 12, 1917.
NEW ASSISTANT AT WORK
Enola, Pa., April 12.—Tho Rev. T.
H. Matterncss, pastor of the St.
Matthew's Reformed Church, who was
recently elected assistant to S. G.
Hepford, general secretary of tho
Enola Y. M. C. A., assumed his duties
to-day. He will have charge of the
religious activities of the association
and will also assist with the public
playground when it is opened for the
season.
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LIOMOYNK LITERARY MEETING
Lemoyno, Pa., April 12. —A meet
ing of the Lcmoyne High School Liter
ary Society will be held to-morrow
affirmative side and Miss Margaret
Capital Punishment Should Be Abol
ished," will be a feature of the pro
gram. Miss Beatrice Barnhart and
Miss Annie Baker will support the
iiHlrmltlve side and Miss Margaret
Kimmel and Miss Virginia Miller, the
negative.