6 PERSONAL AND CENTRAL DEBATES WITH YORK TEAMS Art of Impromptu Public Speaking Revived by High School Girls and Boys The Central High School debating teams have reorganized and have taken up debates with other schools. This evening the Central Girls will meet tho girls cf the Clio team of York High School in the auditorium of the scnool here, while the Cen tral boys arc in York debating with the York High boys. The burning question is "Resolved, That State wide prohibition in Pennsylvania is a better solution to the liquor prob lem than county local option." The Central girls' team includes: Miss Ktith Beatty, Miss Martina Moeslein. Miss Mary Rodney, with Miss Dorothy Rishel alternate. On the boys' team arc Ilarold Kckert, Jaul Setsam. Lewis Goldstein, with Mark Geiger alternate. The judges for the home debate are Attorney George L. Reed. Ralph Jacoby, su pervising principal of the Mechan icsburg schools, and County Solicitor Fhilip S. Moyer. Musical organiza tions of Central wilt furnish the music, the debate will start promptly a 8 o'clock, and there is a small en trance fee. Mrs. I.ena Bell, of 2726 I.awrenee street, Philadelphia, is visiting her brother. William Davis, at his home, 624 Ross street. Other Social News 11 jl Messimer's j; Homemade Sweets \> 1 jj Special To-morrow jji !> Plain and Toasted j; ]! Marshmallows f 20c box j; | Cocoanut Cream Loaf |! f Chocolate Covered j! 30? lb. S Have you tried our Heavy Pea- j! € nut Taffy? A trial will con- <[ S vince you of its goodness. 1 > Messimer's S Third St.. at Brijtes Bell Phone J[ I Tomorrow Last Day Our Big Optical Sale I Glasses fitted in gold filled frames guaranteed far or near. Regular value jU.3O. Eyes Examined Free. No Drons t'sed. RUBIN & RUBIN i:?clklii *perlallt, S'.'ll MtKKKT <>T "OVKR THE RHIB" Open Hfilnodnj nnd Sslunlaj I'XeniiilEx Bell I'hone SO2OW. oaoooDomoaoaoao S Hats Up to sls | U Every Hat in our O handsome Millin- 0 ery Department H worth up to sls, II 2 will be sold U I SATURDAY S' only ' at O I. ! K5 D | $1.98 to $4.98 jj w—ft 11 ,l ! 1 /j 111 | |] S 428-430 Market Street S OPPOSITE SUBWAY OBOE3dDOEaODOBOC3O FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG rfSKftl TELEGRAPH MAY 25, 1917. | Plays the Midshipmite in Comic Opera "Pinafore" ALPHOXSVS U CASHMAN Another of the singers of Central High school taking an important part ; in the coming Senior production of the comic opera. "Pinafore," is Al phonsus Cashman. son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cashman. 305 Crescent street, who will play "Tom Tucket—the Mid i shipmite." The young lad is a na tive of Shamokin, now residing here and he is a member of the Philonian Debating Society and all the musical j organizations of Central High school. PKXX-HAHHIS fl.l'B n%XCE i The net proceeds of the Penn-Har , rts Club dance tit is evening will go toward the local Red Cross Society. J The event will be held in the Board 'of Trade, where the national colors will form the decoration in combina tion with Red Cross emblems. An . orchestra will play and Harvey I* 1 Ensminger is chairman of the com mittee of arrangements. MAY PARTY AT PF.RDIX Mrs. Geors?e Young, of Perdix. I pleasantly entertained the following guests Wednesday at her cottage at a real old-time May party: Mrs. Ster ling, Mrs. Drake. Mrs. Strawhecker, Mrs. Condren. Mrs. H. Hayes, Mrs. \E. Bitner and Florence and Marie | Bitner. Mrs. E. H. Seidle, Mrs. O. K. j Kines, Mrs. E. K. Mountz. Mrs. Smith. I Miss Thelma Smith, Mrs. George Thomas. vßr Diamond Profits Paid in Cash Buy a diamond at Diener's sale. Get all tlifc pleasure and prestige of wearing it for three years. Then, it* you want to, bring it to Diener a-nd he will buy it hack for the full purchase price, plus 3 per cent, in terest, in cash. Diener's reputation as a jeweler for 19 years in Harrisburg, and his lease until April 1, 1937, of pres ent location, protect your j purchase fully. Prices range from SSO to i SSOO. Sale ends lune 2. DIENER^ eler What We Say II Is, It I* ,! 108 Market St. j The Hall Mark Store , GIFT MACHINES FOR RED CROSS Nine Fine New Sewing Ma chines Presented by Organi zations of the City ■ There's great rejoicing at the Red i Cross rooms in Walnut street to-day, for nine Bewing machines have been donated to further the great work ! going on so busily each day. The Binger Sewing Machine Company hud i generously loaned sis machines, but ! they were not enough to facilitate the supplies as the needs Increased | and so one of tho committees re ! celved authority from the managers i to secure from various organizations j those needed. I Quickly nnd generously came the responses—from the Whist Club, ! with a Singer; Bowman Jt Co.. a , VindeX 8.l Dives, Pomeroy and SteWHrt, a Singer; Kaufman's L'n ' del-selling Store, a Free. No. r>.; Ilar { rlsburg Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, a Stnger; the | Rotary Club, a White! Harrisburg 1 Lodge No. 12 B. P. O, Elks. Singer; 1 Harrisburg Dodge No. 107 L. O.v O. Moose, Singer: Harrisburg Camp No. 1 ; 5250 Modern Woodmen of America, t Singer. All these machines bear f plates with the names of tho donors, a gift front C. Rosa Boas, the en graving done by Boas and Joseph • : Claster. , 1 Tho machines will be used by Mrs. Olmsted's committee of mtfslin work ers, tearing, making and pinning T bandages, triangular bandages, head ! bandages, abdominal binde>- *>wl. a ! little later, 263 dozen hospital sheets, and Miss Ellen K. McCullocli's cont ' mittee, doing shirts, wrappers and pajamas. The Red Cross is most apprecl ■ attvo of these gifts of machines and ' is sending special notes of thanks • to those who so liberally and lmnte l alately responded to tlleir call. Howard Fredericks, of Pittsburgh, i went home to-day, after spending a . week with Mr. and Mrs. Anson H. • j Paul, of Market street. Mrs. Ernest Philpitt, of Washing ton, D. C.. is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Philpitt was formerly Miss Jane Morgan Jenkins, of this city. Present Household Gifts ;j to Happy Young Couple Miss Mary Longenecker, who will ( be one of the first June brides, was | given a shower of household gifts | last evening at the home of Mr. and ; j Mrs. Hervey Ritter, 411 South Thir : teenth street. Their son. George Rit | j ter. will be the bridegroom. Bridal ] wreath and ferns decorated the house and after the gifts had all been looked ■ over supper was served. The table 1 centerpiece was a basket of sweet peas With litfle Cupids peeping out j here and there, and there were pink candles. In the party were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haas, Mr. Mrs. ; enecker, D. O. Ritter. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Longenecker, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Longenecker, Mr. and Mrs. H. L I Waltz. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Gotwals, Mr. and Mrs. C. L Longenecker, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Fuller. Miss Gladys Waltz, the Misses Mildred. Kathryn and Thelma' Longenecker, David and Joseph Got wals. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stickel, Mary Elizabeth Stickel. George Ritter. Miss 1 Mary Longenecker, Norman Snyder and Mrs. Frank C. McDonald. Mrs. A. Carson Stainm and daugh ter. Miss Julia Stamm are registered at the Marlboro-Blenheim, Atlantic ; City. Mrs. Simon N. Gluck accompanied by her sister. Miss Schrelner, who lias been her guest, left to-day lor Shippensburg to visit her parents. Mrs. William H. Yocum, 1721 Green street, was given a surprise party Wednesday by some old friends in celebration of her birthday. Federated Y.W.C.A. Clubs Meet in Annual Party The theme for toast at the annual j banquet of the Federated Clubs of i the Y. W. C. A. last evening in the cafeteria of the association was "Our Country." and a spirit of patriotism! prevailed. With the national colors, i flags and banners of the allies were \ purple and yellow flowers in the' Federation colors. Mi.ss Ada Kepford, •president of the Federation was; toastmistress and responses were made as follows: "Our President," Fannie McClain. ■ Mowito club; response. Mrs. John W. : Reily, president Y. W. C. A.; "Our Vice President," Elmira Moyer, T. M. T. M. club; response, Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones, chairman industrial; I committee: "Our Cabinet," Mary' , Botsdorf. Laetus club; "Our Senate." | •'Ruth Gilbert, T. M. T. M. club; "Our: House." Mae Bard, R. F. O. M. club; j "Our Supreme Court." Mary Frey, ' | Monito club; "Our Country-at-1 Large," Daisy Seidel, Bachelor Girls' j club. RKTIHV FROM BRYX MAWR 1 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Claster and i Misg* Sylvia Claster. of 801 North Sec-j ' ond • street, are home after ntotoringj to Bryn Mawr, where they attended i the commencement of the Harcunt j School, where Miss Clarabelle Claster is a graduate of this year. 40TH WKDDIXU AXXIVGRIAHV ! Mr. and Mrs. William Liesmann. of; Camp Hill, celebrated their forty- ! I ninth wedding anniversary informally i at their home yesterday. The couple J were recipients of numerous gifts ami I congratulations from their host of j friends and acquaintances. DR. SCOFIEIJ) II Kill: Dr. C. I. Scofleld, of New York, is, visiting George W. Reily and Miss Mary E. Reily,' of Front and Reily I streets, over the week-end. During I i his stay here Dr. Scofleld, who is a j ' noted Bible teacher and author, will | 1 occupy the pulpit of the Market ' Square Presbyterian Church, Sunday : evening. Says • | Hoy, The Grocery Man, Potatoes amfj \ w* x_f / " Fine, big. 'v\ Tv. mealy, new / l white potatoes are plentiful with Y\ us. Before prices " ) bound up again is a good time to buy. 25c and 30c U peck—delivered anywhere. Hoy's Grocery 17th and Market Sis. 'i 3eU rkoßc MS - - -.j ANNUAL BANQUET OF BIBLE CLASS 1 |! Men of Market Square Prcs- I byterian Church Hear Fine After-Dinner Talks I j The first annual l-anquet of the i Market Square Presbyterian Sunday ! Market Square Presbytertay Sunday j school, was held last evening In the social rooms of the church, with dec orations of the national colors. Each ' suest received, on arriving, a card ' bearing the American flag and a cap \ of red. white and blue. • interesting.after-supper talks were j given by the Rev. Dr. George Edward j Hawes. pastor of the church on "The i Relation of the Sunday School to the | Church"; the Rev. George H. Rehtz. , j assistant pastor; George Kline, the ' class president, and M. Blair Gour ley, secretary of the Sunday school, i who spoke of the growth of the class , | from five members one year ago to ' the present membership of twenty ' i live. | C. C. Getter, the teacher, told of ' the regular attendance of class mem bers. nearly a. full record being made i every week. I The class officers nre: President. ! I George Kline; vice-president, Ed- : ! ward Hart wick; treasurer. John Tay- j j lor; secretary, Bren Fisher. I Members and guests attending last i i evening's banquet were: Charles \V. I Hartwick, Fred Walkemyer, Clayton Kepford, George 1,. Sanders, James i Belehas, Laurence D. Robb, Charles j E. Kautz, Bren Fisher, George A. < Kline, C. C. McCurdv, John R. Tay lor, E. R. Herman, Jack F. Wills, J. I Edward Hartwick, Herman Falk, the Rev. Dr. G. E. Hawes, D. D„ the Rev. Mr. Rentz, C. C. Getter and M. Blair Gourley. The committee of arrangements included; John Taylor, George Kline, Chester McCurdy and Jack j Wills. Miss Minerva S. Blessing, of 194? i North Cameron street, went to Wash- t | ington, D. C., early in the week, to ! take a position in the War Depart- i | merit. | Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Schlayer. Mr. and Mrs. X-'red S. Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Albright are leaving Sunday for an automobile trip to Gettysburg. Mrs. F. Pierce Mortimer, of Potts ville, has returned home after visit ing Miss Blanche M. Snavely, 105 Cal der street, tyrs. Mortimer was honor guest at a nirtnber of charming func ( tions during her stay in town, i Mrs. Charles Burchall lias gone home to Cleveland. Ohio, after a pleasant stay with her sister, Mrs. j Ellen J. Kennedy, of Green street. ! , Edward F. Barton and son, Roberr 'I T. Barton, of Newark, N. J.. are in ' town for a few "days with their rela j tives, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L Jenkins, ;of Penn street. | Mrs. Charles Tomlinson. of North ! Third street, entertained the Fun and | Frolic Club at this week's meeting. Miss Anna Bacon, of North street. I I will preside over the teacups at the ' ' Colonial Country Club to-morrow aft- i j ernoon, assisted by Mrs. Arthur. ] Keown. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Winston, oj; ; Lynchburg, Va.. were in town for a I few days during the week, as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harley F. Knight, State street. Mrs. Henry B. McCormick will en tertain nurses, of the Harrisburg Hos pial and Visiting Nurse Association Saturday evening in the Civic Club House. , Mrs. Carl Willis Davis, of Clenden- In, will pou,- tea Saturday afternoon at the Country Club of Harrisburg. In Honor of a Visitor Arriving From England Miss Jean Cameron of England, j who is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lyman j D. Gilbert,' was guest of honor at a I little luncheon given yesterday by: Mrs. Gilbert. In attendance were Mrs. | Boykin. Miss Emily Bailey, Miss, Frances Bailey. Miss Margaret Mc ! Lain. Miss Mary Mitchell, Miss Kath i erine Etter, Miss Mary Meyers, Missj j Frances Virginia King, Miss Dora I Coe, Miss Myrvinne Leason. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Gilbert j and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baldwin j ! chaperoned a motor party to Ingle-1 i nook. Tuesday evening with Mtss j ' Cameron honor guest. The guests were Miss Elizabeth j ; Bailey. Miss Margaret McLain, Miss! ! Virginia King, Miss Katherine Com- I stock, Johm Comstock, George Coin-1 i stock, R. Boone Abbott. Theodore E. ' j Seelve. Spencer Nauman. | Miss Katherine Beas, <>f BerryhiU | street, is spending a few days in ! Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Schmidt and daughters. Miss 'Matilda and Miss } Genevieve Schmidt, and son. Thomas : Schmidt. 58 North Thirteenth street, i are spending some time in Chicago. Miss Gertrude Snyder, who recent ly graduated from the Providence Hospital, Washington, D. C., lias re- ; turned to her home. South Fifteenth ' i street. Mrs. Charles West, of Huntingdon, j is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. jS. Brady Caveny, of South Seven- i ! teenth street. I Captain Hays Whetsone. of Tania qua, is the guest of Mrs. Emma Hink ley, of 1827 Regina street. Patrick Kennedy, of the Auditor General's Department, is convalescent 'at the Keystone Hospital, after an j operation. | Mrs. Rebecca Finch and Miss Mary j | Finch, of Superior, Wis., have return- I ed home, after visiting Mr. and Mrs. 'E. D. Hilleary, of Hillcrest, New j Cumberland. 1 Mrs. Robert C. Williams and Miss I Art* Williams, former Harrisburgers,; ' arc spending some time in Cincin ; nati, Ohio, before joining Colonel Wil- : ! liams at a new station of the U. S. j Army. BRETZ-EICHELBERGER BRIDAL ! The marriage of Miss Ruth O. : Elchelberger, daughter of Mrs. Ellert i Eichelberger, 1721 Vt North Fourth i street, to Ralph L. Bretz, of Liver pool, was a quiet event of last eve-1 j ning at the parsonage of the Otter- : 1 liein United Brethren Church with | j the pastor, the Rev. Dr. S. Edwin: I Rupp, officiating. The bride, who! was unattended wore a traveling suit of blue cloth with hat to harmonize and a corsage bouquet of valley j i lilies. Following a trip to Niagara i Falls and Buffalo, Mr. and Mrs. Bretz; will reside at 1719 North Fifth street! after June 1. Mr. and Mrs. Frank I* Wall, of Mo nessen, Pa., announce the birth of a I son. James Franklin Wall, Tuesdav ' May 1. 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey G. Schell, of i Marietta, former Harrisburgers, an- ■ nounce the birth of a daughter, Edna May Schell,' Thursday, May 17, 1917. Mrs. Schell was Miss Ethel Jrvin, of i this city, before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lambert, of j I New York, announce the birth of a 1 | son, Paul Gheen I.amt>ert. Thursday. I Hay 21, 1517. Mrs. Il.Uvr 15c per lb. ! Keeney's Imperial Tea Co. j F ™t™ P d S 213 CHESTNI'T STREET. ! 325 MARKET OPE.V SUNDAY Hi' v Native Hawaiian Troupe < Miss Katheryn Wintrop, Toe Dancer < Miss Katheryn Wescott, American, Grecian < # and Russian Dancer < Chestnut St. Auditorium, May29th, 8.15 P.M. < General Admission 15c Reserved Section 25c < ' # Tickets Now on Sale < f ' Pianos Victrola# ' 30 N. 2noae. SCHMIDT Three Thirteen FLOE2ST Market Street Red Cross Messengers Are in Active Service The Red Cross Woman's Motor Mes senger Service Is one of the most act ive units of the great organization, and classes are rapidly learning to handle their cars under capable in structors. Yesterday a class held at the Overland service station, with Ross Barrett In charge, Included: Miss Katharine Hart, corporal! Miss Josephine Schwartz. Miss Katharine Gorgas, Miss Ruth Klnzer Payne, Miss Katharine Comstock, Miss Julia Stamm Mrs. G. M. Crozler ond Mrs. Albert L Allen. Tho Motor Messen ger Service will assist Mrs, J. A. White, on the Children's Flower Day. June 2, when the schoolchildren of the city will sell flowers for the Red Cross. | this kind, and they will repaint a ■ room, finishing tho woodwork 111 I white or Ivory enamel, paper it at tractively, and uso hangings and , cushions of cretonne. They are of fering now a wonderful assortment of summer cretonnes, in beautiful I new patterns for use either indoors !or on the porch, and they do all sorts of upholstery work at very | reasonable prices. The Wedding Ring A band of solid gold is the accept ed symbol of the unending circle of love which unites two lives, and the wedding ring must be a ring that will last a lifetime. Jacob Tausig's Sons, 420 Market street, are offering now the largest assortment of wed ding rings in the city and It is easy ' and pleasant to choose from this I wonderful array of solid gold bands just the one that is most suitable. The bridegroom who buys the wed ding ring at this store will not only | And a diversity of designs and a j completeness of assortment that j would be hard to equal, but will j find as well that these rings, offered ' at prices ranging from J2.50 to sls, represent the utmost of value at the minimum price. When Quality Counts When the furnace fire is no long- I er heating the house and the. wcath i er man is unexpectedly sending us & spell of cold weather, a few good ' hot cups of coffee will bring warmth ! and cheer to the farvjil.v. Almost any kind of coffee tastes good to us urK der such circumstances, but the coffee sold by the Grand Union Tea Co.. 208 North Second street, is of such excellent quality and delicious j flavor that it is a real treat in warm I weather as well as on cool days. | Prices for all coffee sold at this i store are most reasonable. OVER THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY Mr. and Mrs. C. Wi Beyer, of Pax tang, are taking a ten days' trip to their former nome In Houtzdale, Pa., going by automobile over the Lincoln irtghWay. stopping at Bedford Springs, Ilollldaysburg and Altoona. Miss Stfra Houser, of 10 South Six teenth street, accompanied tlieni to Hollldaysburg, where she will visit Mr. and Mrs, George Curry for sev eral days. Witmer, Bair and Witmer Walnut, Near Second THE House Where Quality and Honest Prices are Inseparably Linked. Trench Coats in four Wool Jersey Coats with choice mixtures; sizes 16 P lain embroidered and im itation mole collars to 46. Special ... #l4. .7s, $25 and $27.50. Heather Mixed Suits in . Summer Weight Suits , , in choice tweeds and nux tyrol wool sport and turcs> plaJn tailored and pinch - back models— spor t styles 525.00, $19.75, $23.50, $25.00. $29.75, $32.50. ~~ . $32.50 for your choice of any high-grade Suit, Coat or Dress in the house —(Silk Suits and Coats excepted). Extra large size Waists, White voile, organdy, in voile and organdy P lai and fancy striped 1 • Waists dressy and sport £ 93, ta.K0. ™ d '"- Choice Georgette Waists French organdy Waists, in white and delicate in white and flesh, large shades, high and low neck collar and embroidery —55.00, $7.90, $12.50. trimming. Special, $3.95 New Linen and Cotton r>... • Dresses, in a variety of $22.?0 Silk Dresses in styles stripes—button trimmed— Cotton—ss.9s to $19.75 sizes 36 to 40. Special, Linen _ $ lO to #16.75 °° Graduation Wear White and flesh Georg- Dresses, in white voiles, ette Dresses, in sport and nets and organdies dressv models 515.75, $14.50, $19.75 to $25.00, $32.50. $32.50. JUST ARRIVED—too late for detailed description— choice assortment of Silk Dresses bought at a price—special. , Summer Fur Scarfs, in Silk Top Skirts in plain Cross, Taupe, Red, Vic- and fancy stripes pussy ■r, 1 willow, taffeta, shantung, toria Brown and White T -, , • v-„i so 1% . POPULAR PRICES. $12.50, $17.50 to $3()! o White Tub Silk Petti- Petticoats with taffeta d(jub]e d ffont flounce and percaline top— and back Regular sizes $1.95 Regular sizes $2.95 Extra sizes $2.50 Extra sizes • • • • $3.75 Witmer, Bair and Witmer ; . 432 MARKET STREET SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 26 LEAN 1 fir BOILING BEEF .. lb. lOt FANCY CHUCK ROAST lb. ENGLISH BEEF ROAST lb. SHORTCUT RIB ROAST t lb. L* *Jv CHOICE CHUCK O STEAK lb. FANCY ROUND STEAK lb. 4iJt OUR FAMOUS Ofi/* SUNKIST COFFEE lb. 4IOC LINCOLN CI BUTTEfeINE 2 lbs. Jit LINCOLN 'O HOUSES Citizen 111. ... - Peoria, IU. CHURCH ORGAJf RECITAL Mis* Blanche Gingrich, organist of the llij-rls Street United Evangelical Churah, gave an interesting organ re cltal lust evening, assisted by Mlsa Uetlin. High, soprano; Messra. Slmo-. nettl and McCormlck, violinists; the Missor: Qrose and Gibbons. pianists; Miss Jluzel Fralm, vocalist; Wllllain I* HaJley, tenor, and Mrs. Batdorf, Mrs. fCungesser, Mrs. Schauni and Mrs, Stetlw in a vocal quartet.