6 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS WOMEN QUALIFY AS MESSENGERS Important Branch of Rod Cross Urges Women Motor ists to Register at Once The Women's Motor Messenger Service of the Red Cross Society is receiving an impetus here, and at a meeting held yesterday with the chairman, Sirs. V. T-orne Hummel, It was decided to put It on a military basis. There will be captains und lieuten ants, wearing regulation uniforms, and members will be divided into sections for repair work classes un der the instruction of skilled me chanics. The Messenger service will carry supplies, transport nurses and physi cians, answer emergency calls of all kinds and assist in every way that a messenger can. Among the ap pointments already made are Mrs.V. Lome Hummel, captain: Miss Mar lon I.eib, adjutant; Miss Mary Spons ler, Mrs. C. I.ysle Miller and Mrs. Samuel K. Dunkle. lieutenants. All woman motor drivers of the city and vicinity who are interested anil can take up thi3 work are asked to register at once and qualify for the service. They can send their names to Mrs. V. Lome Hummel, Hell Telephone 838, or at the Red Cross Society rooms. Walnut street. Announcing a Special Event Will Continue Four Consec utive Days-Wednesday, (( Thursday, Friday j /£\ and Saturday j an instructive and interesting lecture I i ( j) bv an expert corsetierc who came di- 11 j Vim |W I red from tlie Krolaset Corset Head- I |ll|jj quarters. Slie an acknowledged au- I | thority in this branch of instruction | Ajm/ JlAijj and lias made corsetry her lifelong I|| JW[/ ll AW study. One of the many interesting I | //://|> r and educational features of this demon- I j stration will be the further advance- I | ment of the Front-Lace Corset which I Mil \ 1110 <'OI{I)T\I.I.V INVITED |\\ j* Jj WOLFE CORSET SHO 224 N. SECOND ST. tj) IWk. oj QM fit I I Every barn, every farm, every Ji Is ail ) herd of cattle —which has any -0 P 18 thing to do with the producing nil ft of the milk we distribute is in- Vs * PS i spected regularly by our own 1 dairy inspectors. Penna. Milk Products Co. Know the Sterilised I Bottle. -JWtINSURE finwutMkßiftlucUCo. py>TTTT▼▼TTTy ▼ T T T ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ v Baker's Music Store! * 1319 N. SIXTH ST. 1 y . i ► News of the latest bargains here. K We have just replenished our stock of Victor Victrolas and records. We have just what you want and can't get elsewhere. Try us. We have it. ► ; May Records Galore ► Big bargains right now in new and used pianos. One big Aeolian Self-Playing Organ and 65 rolls for SOO.OO. * • Edison Amberolas, s'£o.oo and $30.00. ► Edison Records, 15# to 30^. ► Old style Horn Machines from $.">.00 up. ► Over 4,000 Copies of the Latest Music ► Your own selection, per copy; 25 for SI.OO. ► School Song Books, k Cabinets, Benches, Scarfs, Rolls, Strings and Trimming at Greatly Reduced Prices. Try us on anything in our line. You'll be a regular cus- tomer. ► Thanks for your past patronage. ► Yours for business, 0. F. BAKER Wv~'W- UT Record Splendid Quality. Intense Heat. What's more, wc deliver our coal 11; MONTGOMERY 1 THIRD AND CHESTNUT STS. Bell Phone 600 C. V. 4321 TUESDAY" EVENING, PUPILS' RECITAL IS INTERESTING Readings by Class of Roberta Swartz Marling to Augment Red Cross Treasury Some of the pupils of the elocution classes of Mrs. Roberta Swartz Har ling will give a free recital Saturday evening, May 19. at 8 o'clock in John Y. Boyd Hall of the Y. W. C. A.. Fourth and Walnut streets. While the entire program is not arranged, yet it is known that the following young girls will partici pate: Miss Dorothy Rickert, of Eliz abetlitown, who will present a ting from "Anne of Green Miss Anna Gross, giving "Patricia"; Miss Lovinia Buckwalter in a sketch from "Pollyanna," and Miss Irene Peregoy in several humorous selec tions. Mrs. llarling, whose fame as a reader is more than local, is being urged to appear on the program her self, and as this is to be a Red Cross benefit, she will probably do so. There are no tickets, but a silver of fering will be taken, and the general public is invited to be present. ENTERTAIN FOR ROBERT K. YOUNG Retiring State Treasurer Re ceives Glowing Tribute From Friends Robert K. Young, who retired yes terday as State Treasurer, was the guest of honor last night at a dinner given by the force of his office at the Harrisburg Club. A. Crlchton, cashier of the Treasury, was toast master, and many clever speeches were made. The floral decorations were beautiful, and the dinner was in every way a great compliment to Mr. Young. O.ne of tile interesting in cidents ot the occasion was the pre sentation to the head of the depart ment of a beautiful tea and coffee set of exquisite design in silver, as a per sonal tribute from the force. The re tiring custodian of the State funds responded to the many complimentary speeches with muoli feeling:, express ing his appreciation of the good will of the force and their loyalty and ef ficiency. This evening Senators Sproul and McNlchol will give a dinner to the State Senate at the Harrisburg Club with State Treasurer Kephart, the re tiring chief clerk of the Senate, as the guest of honor. Mr. Young will be one of the special guests. To-morrow evening about thirty of the personal friends of the former State Treasurer in the membership of tile Harrisburg Club will give a din ner in honor of Mr. Yount? on the eve of his departure for his home at Wellsboro. Many pleasant little incidents of the week have shown the personal good feeling of his friends for the re tiring State Treasurer. Mr. Dunlap, one of the clerks of the department, presented him with an initial ring hammered out of virgin gold, the per sonal handiwork of the clerk. An other clerk, Mr. Currey, painted a ma rine in oil and presented it to his retiring chief. Central High Students Form First-Aid Cla3s Under the supervision of Miss Florence Beck of the High school faculty, a class of twenty-five mem | hers of the student body and faculty, I beginning Thursday, May it, will take up lirst aid work In the school Tues ' day and Thursday evenings of each ! week. The class will be under the j instruction of Dr. <l. It. Phillips and I includes the following members: Miss Miriam Metzler, Miss Leona Scott, Miss Mildred McCormick, Miss Hazel Straw, Miss Kathariiy: Dubbs, Miss Zettan Warner, Miss Sara Cat ton, Miss Kathleen Eyler, Miss Es ther Jean, Miss Hose Schampan, Miss Ruth Blair, Miss Leola Shope, I Miss Olive Sweigert, Miss Grace Tat ! nal. Miss Anna Saul, Miss Elizabeth , Albert. Miss Virginia Korrer, Miss j Gertrude McDevltt. Miss Josephine Klopp, Miss rharlotte Crabbe, Miss [ Dorothy DeVout, Miss Elizabeth i Howard, Miss Elizabeth Lloyd, Miss Florence Beck, and Miss Margaret Myers. Members of the C. A. 0. Meet With Miss Johnson The C. A. O. Society of Central High school, will hold an informal dance this evening at the home of Miss Sabra Clark. Dancing and re freshments will be enjoyed by the party, including Miss Sabra Clark, Miss Margaret Bacon. Miss Margaret l.andis. Miss Caroline Hahn, MissGe tha High, Miss Catherine Kelley, Miss Helen Wall, Miss Gertrude Weston, Miss Evelyn Spealcman, Miss Helen Ferguson, Miss Mary Alma Allin, Miss Margaret Wingeard, Miss Alice Schwab, Miss I,ouise Johnson, Harry Good, Joseph Snyder, George Stark, William Miller, Carl Peters, Kenneth Stark, Thomas Schmidt, Charles Gcrbrick, Michael Welker, Leslie Hall, Paul Killian, Reese Lloyd, Walter Compton and James Minnaugh. 116 CLASS GIVES DAXCIS The members of the 1916 class, Central High school, will hold their regular monthly dance at Hanshaw's Hall, Thursday evening, May 10. The proceeds are to be used for the Steel Memorial Fund. The dance Is in formal and for all class members and their friends as well as any stu dents of either the Central or Tech nical High schools. The committee in charge of arrangements includes: Miss Sara Faunce. Miss Nora Ben nett and Robert C. Mijhael. REMOVES TO PITTSBURGH Mrs. Harriet Armstrong, who leaves within a few days for her home in Pittsburgh, will be given a farewell reception this evening by the members of the Mrs. A. L. I Groff's Bible class, of which she is 1 teacher. The reception will be held lin the social rooms of the church. i COMRADES IN SERVICE MEET I The comrades in service of the ! Market Square Presbyterian Church ; will hold their regular monthly ! meeting, Friday evening, May 11, in the church parlor. Miss M. Kath : erine McFarland, the president, will j preside. WITH KEEXEY FLOWER SHOP j Miss Ruth Lingle, who has been studying the artistic arrangement of ! Ilowers for the past three months | will assume the management of the I Keeney Flower Shops in this city. CARLISLE VISITOR HERE ! Mrs. Charlotte Anne Hartzell, of j Carlisle, is spending some time in | this city as the guest of her grand -1 daughter, Mrs. F. W. Bair, of 9 I North Fifteenth street. Miss Katharine Logan of 1617 I North Third street, will he hostess this evening for the B. B. Crochet j Club which meets every week. Charles W. Ancher of 2724 Jeffer j son street, is able to tie about the j house after an attack of pneumonia, i Miss Costa Shaffer of North Second I street, left this afternoon on a busi- I ness trip to New York City. • Mrs. Frank Geistwhite of 917 North Sixth street, is spending a week I in Wilmington and Chester. Miss Edna Dowdell, who has been j spending the winter Svith relatives lin Columbus, Ohio, is home for a several weeks' stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Dcwdell, of 1819 | Whitehall street. I Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Shope, of 31 j North Eighteenth street, visited friends in Mt. Joy, Sunday, j Mr. and Mrs. Rodenhaver, of I Market street, gone to Cleve land, Ohio, for an indefinite visit with relatives and friends. 1 Miss Viola Adams, of 441 Hummel | street, Is home from Hanover, where | she visited friends. | Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Wright, 14 North Fifteenth street, were recent Parkesburg visitors. I Samuel 8. Froehlich, a student at ! Gettysburg College, spent the week j end at his home, 1111 Market 1 street. Mr. and Mrs. George Schutt and ! Miss Geirrude E. Schutt, of 12 North Fifteenth street, visited Mr. and Mrs. I Herbert Schutt, of Enola, SuuUuy. , HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Miss Helen H. Miller Bride of Norman Shettel MRS. NORMAN SHETTEL The marriage of Miss Helen H. Miller, daughter of Mrs. A. K. tell ers, 1315 North Sixth street, to Nor man Shettel of Lisburn. was a quiet event of last evening at the parson age of the Westminster Presbyterian Church with the pastor, the Rev. Ed win E. Curtis, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Shettel will make their home in this city. The bride has been an operator for the Cumberland Val ley Telephone Company for some time past and Mr. Shettel is con nected with the Miller Automobile Company here. STUDENTS WITH MISS PERRY Central High school students, members of the S. S. S. Society, will meet this -evening at the home of Miss Marie Perry, 1705 Market street. After a serious business dis cussion refreshments will be served to Miss Margaret Geisking, Miss Nora Lip pi, Miss Gertrude Draw baugh. Miss Catherine Aldinger, Miss Letha Fair, Miss Naomi Matz, Miss Mildred Goetz, Miss Elizabeth Leakway, Miss Martina Moeslein, Miss Rebecca Stewart. Miss Bernar da McCormick, Miss Esther Dunlap, Miss Margaret Myers and Miss Marie Perry. MOTOR TO PHILADELPHIA Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Hargest and idaughters, Miss Elizabeth and Miss Katherine Hargest, of Riverside, motored to Philadelphia over the week-end, where they were guests of J Mrs. George Menge. ENJOYS OUTING AT SEASHORE Miss Elizabeth M. Brandt, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Austin Brandt, 601 North Front street, is spending some time in Atlantic City with a party of girls of the Misses Ship pley's school, Bryn Mawr. She is a student at the Misses Shippley's school. FORNEY-PRINT/i WEDDING The marriage of Miss Edna Printz, daughter of the late Mrs. Maggie Printz, of Kenosha, Wis., to Joseph Leßoy Forney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Forney, of Camp Hill, took place April 26, at the brides home. After a trip through the West and a little visit in this vicinity, Mr. and Mrs. Forney will reside at 221 Mich igan avenue, Detroit, Mich. PUPILS TO ENTERTAIN An entertainment will be given by the pupils of Adams Street School the fire engine house on Thursday, May 10, 7.45 p. m. Au excellent program is being prepared. The proceeds to be vised to help de fray the expense of costuming for the parade on May 1 8. FORMER RESIDENT IN TOWN Mrs. John S. Pearce, of New York City, returned home yesterday after a week's visit to her sister, Mrs. Frank E. Commiiißs, 14 North Fourth street. Many friends of Mrs. Pearce, who was formerly Miss Katherine Wollinger, of this city, called on her while here and also relatives from Altoona including Mrs. W. H. Balsley, S. H. Crane, and Wil mer B. Balsley came to see her. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Beshore announce the birth of a son, Charles Linwood Beshore, Saturday, April TB, 1917. Mrs. Beshore, prior to her marriage was Miss Sylva Ostot, of Steelton. . Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Oiiphant, 1515 Naudain street, announce the birth of a son, Albert Andrew Oiiphant, Jr., Sunday, April 22. Mrs. Oiiphant was Miss Bena R. B. Baish, prior to her marriage. Otlicr Personals on Page 10. Use McNeil's Pain Kxtcrminator.—adv. "Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth." ' Poor eyesight makes good cooking impossible. Consult us. &ahß]in!ttnbarH&lifause OPTOMETRISTS &OPTICIAN 3 NO.aa N. na ST. >"1 AF.RISBURG . PA. Where Glasses Are Made lliglit Grocery Man, jC Says: yKj'. Potatoes New and old potatoes " / j large meaty ones at small prices. T\ V\ \ Either new or old potatoes, 25c Vi, " peck; delivered anywhere. Hoy's Grocery 17tli and Market Sts. i UeU I'houe 003 Ohev Sholom Auxiliary Hears Fine Programs There was quite an enthusiastic meeting of the Ohev Sholom Auxil iary held Sunday evening in the ves try rooms of the Temple at Second and South streets, when final plans were made for the lied Cross benefit dance given by the combined Jewish Societies of this vicinity, to-morrow evening in Winterdale. The entertainment committee of the Auxiliary has planned a series of most interesting programs, this first one of Sunday night on the general subject of "The Jew As a Patriot," including; a paper of Judah Touro, the great American financier and philanthropist by Miss Clarissa Clas ter followed by reading Longfellow's poem "The Jewish Cemetery at New port," where Touro is buried. Harry Rubin Sold of a series of in stances of Jewish patriotism and loy alty in wars of this country and a general discussion followed. The subject for the next meeting will be "Jewish Women of Ameri ca." and the program will include; a life of Rebecca Gratz by Miss Jean ette Naehman; the story of Kmma Lazarus by Miss Evelyn Gutmun and a paper of Woman Suffrage by Miss Helma Kapner. Initiative Legislation Is Upheld by Court Philadelphia, Pa., May 8. The initiative and referendum legislation of June 27, 1913, received judicial sanction yesterday in the State Su preme Court when Justice Mestrezat filed an opinion upholding the right of the citizens of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., to repeal a contract for lighting the streets of that city. The litigation was the result of a tight hetween Mayor John V. Kosek, and City Councils on one side and Frank P. Siatterly, Diet riot Attorney of Luzerne county and the citizens on the other. The dispute was over a lighting contract awarded to the Wllkes-Barre Company by councils in October, 1916. A petition signed by 20 per cent of the voters protest ed against the awarding of the con tract. Councils refused 1o entertain the petition and this action was sus tained by the lower court. The Supreme Court, in reversing this ruling holds thero is no am biguity in the referendum article and directs a mandamus be issued against the Mayor and Councils and the question of the lighting contract be submitted to the voters. DO(i KIIJIJS SWAN When Paxtang Park opens on May 28 there will be only three white swans on the lake. Yesterday a large dog got into the park, waded out in the creek and caught one of the four swans and killed it. I The Old Age Sign ) Double Crossed^ Don't let gray hair make you look years older than you are, for it is now an easy matter to tint gray, faded or bleached hair in a harmless way. The new preparation, "Brownatone," is proving so popular that thousands of people of refinement and many leading hair-dressers are now using this wonderful product exclusively. "Brownatone" meets eviry demand and fulfills every test required of it, and is so simple to use that no previ ous experience is necessary. Comes ready for use —no mixing and is en tirely free from lead, sulphur, silver, zine," mercury, aniline, coal-tar pro ducts or their derivatives. There it. no danger of irritation or a poisoned rcalp when you use "Brownatone," be cause it is guaranteed harmless. Produces the most beautiful shades from light golden to the deepest brown or black. Will not rub or wash off and cannot be detected. Most all leading druggists everywhere now sell "Brownatone" in two siz£s, 25c and SI.OO, and in two colors—one fr> pro duce "golden or medium brown," the other "dark brown or black." Get a 25c bottle from your dealer to-day. or, if you prefer, a sample bot tle with interesting book will be mail ed on receipt of 10c, to help pay post age and packing charges, if sent to the manufacturers, the Kenton Pharma cal Co., 672, Scott St., Covington, Ky. Sold and guaranteed in Harrisburg by Clark's Medicine Stores, 300 Mar ket St.. 306 Broad street, and other leading dealers.—Advertisement. ______^ FAULTLESS \ DRY CL --Gentlemen, put your last summer's suit back in the line-up for another full season's service. The saving and satisfaction to you cut . ' Q AVE money by ~ /( spending it for I Faultless Dry Cleaning. It's an ex- And tell your P enditure that nets every man and worn good wife an a fourfold profit & because it adds ! if you have one that months to the useful many of last year's ness of every gar stylos are similar to this ment by keeping it season's and her last fresh and new in ap year's suit can be made pearance. to look like new. V_._______ FINKELSTEIN THE CLEANER 1322 NORTH SIXTH STREET 1134 MARKET STREET ; I SHIPWRECK BRINGS BRIDE TO MECHANICSBURG MAN WHO IS CONSUL TO SWATOW, CHINA MYRL SCOTT MYERS Mechanicoburg, May B.—Romance as thrilling as any tale of Action will culminate in the marriage of Miss Alice Kelsey Rrown, of Toledo, Ohio, and Myrl Scott Myers, of Mechanics burg, United States Consul to China, In Yokohama, Japan. When Mr. Myers returned to China last spring, after a visit to his mother, Mrs. W. S. Myers, and his boyhood home in Mechanics burg, the days on shipboard were long and tedious and he writes home that he longed for a real ad venture to enliven the monotony. Unknown to him, Dan Cupid was traveling on the same boat and con spiring with old Father Neptune for two great adventures. Then Op|>ort unity Came Diversion came in the form of Miss Brown, a beautiful girl, but Myers found no way of becoming acquainted with the young woman who flashed by him on deck or sat demurely besides her mother at the dining table, all unconscious of the 1= --1 8-10-12 The Ladies' Bazaar 8-10-12 S. 4th St. . 3 ' S. 4th St. COATS and COAT SUITS Are greatly reduced during our May Sale. Every Coat and Coat Suit in our store is of the latest design and model and when you buy one, you are assured of getting the best. We are closing out our stock of Brassieres and Corsets to make room for our fast-growing waist department. BRASSIERES CORSETS Beautifully embroidery "Thomson" and "R. & G." "Mine. Binner" and "La trimmed front and back lace mC ?T\ l ° Rou " corsets - arc of trimmed ironr ana Dach. tace. and back ]ace R e „ u j ar 2.00 „ , Regular 98c value. Very spc- ,•><! $2-50 values. Broken be St made. Regular $ 3 _ sizes. Very special closing N alue. Broken sizes. Vciy cial closing $J QQ out " 11 C special closing d2 OQ out price, 2 for price 1•1 vl out price .... %J Wash Skirts , rr^ ls : ,ai jy in Summer Skirts New arrivals. The very Sllirt WaiStS jn K haki - Kool -Klo th , latest creations in gabar- D reSSeS C(>atS Shangton, Pongee, Silk , dines, linen and other nov- ' Poplin, etc. Just new ar clty materials. Priced, ailCl v/Oat ollltS rivals. $4.49 to $5.00 i i MAY 8, 1917. MISS ALICE KELSEY BROWN American who took every occasion to be near her. Myers told himself he would even v.tlcome a shipwreck, if It brought htm the desired opportunity for close acquaintance, and he went to sleep with the ship rolling in a heavy fcea and a storm raging, to be awak ened to the fact that the steamer had been wrecked and that his chances of getting ashore alive were slim. After a struggle that reads like the thrilling tale of a moving picture scenario writer, Myers found himself at daybreak adrift, in an open boat with two companions— who were Miss Brown and her mother. Wrapped in Myers' coat the girl aided us best she could the young man who was scarcely able to manage the boat alone, and after two days' drifting, they were tossed ui/ on the China coast in a remote place where Chinese was the only language spoken. The young diplomatic attache brought his charges through the 432 MARKET STREET SPECIALS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 ■^___ wmmmmmmmm^—mmmmmm MM I LEAN 1 BOILING BEEF lb. lOC HOMEMADE 1 CORNED BEEF lb. lOC i ' | FANCY OA^ CHUCK ROAST lb. £AJ C i FANCY STEWING O VEAL lb . ZIUC MILK OQ^ ! VEAL CHOPS ..lb. | J LINCOLN BUTTERINE lb. I BUEHLER BROS.' OQ^ B. B. BUTTERINE (High Grade). .lb. dLUC SWISS Of* CHEESE lb. O^C 56 MARKETS IN PRINCIPAL CITIES OF 14 STATES j MAIN OFFICES PACKING HOUSES | Chicago 111. Peoria, m. difficulty and landed them safely at a seaport town—a few hours after lie and Miss Brown had decided that life would not be worth living if ihcy had to be permanently separat ed. Miss Brown, in company with her mother and sister, Mrs. Frank M. Heller, of Toledo, Ohio., sailed from San Francisco the early part of last month on the steamer 1/enyo-Maru for Yohohama, Japan, where the couple will be married at high noon. May 15, at the American consulate in the presence of the officials and a few friends. Following the cere mony, Mrs. Brown will give the wed ding breakfast at the Grand Hotel. After a honeymoon trip through tho Orient, the couple will go to Swatow, China, where they will reside. Miss Brown, who Is a charming girl, and prominent socially in Toledo, is a graduate of Smith Col lege and has traveled extensively through Europe and the Orient. Mr. Myers is the son of Mrs. W. 8. Myers. Mechanicshurg, and was graduated from Dickinson College. Ha is particularly well fitted for con sular service, having received train ing in various foreign cities and lately appointed consul to Swatow. j! •I PANAMA HATS CLEANED I; i shaped, re-blocked, re-bleached % J to the season's very latest J J / Mail orders receive prompt J J attention delivery made by J J Parcel Post. Charges are rea- J J sonable. J < ROYAL } I* Hat Cleaning Parlors !• C U! NORTH 'I'llIICI ST. ■! OldfMl Hut ClraniiiK IXahlWh- • meat In City. J "ell D3O-H. Dial 4831
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