2 TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS ' GRATZ FORMS BIG AUXILIARY Names of Large Part of Town's Population Placed on Red Cross List Gratz, Pa., July 2. —On Tuesday evening a Red Cross Auxiliary to the' Harrisburg Chapter was organized, j here, with these officers: Chairman,' Miss Anne Hepler; vice-chairman, I Miss Mollie Bowman; secretary. Miss Grayce Ritzman; treasurer, Mrs. W. O. Rogers. The following have been enrolled as members of the auxiliary: ; Mrs. Charles Shadle, Mrs. G. N. | Laudenslager, Mrs. Harry Troxell, Mrs. Samuel Strati b, Mrs. Harvey! Bellis, Mrs. B. H. Koppenhaver, Mrs. Elmer Coleman, Mrs. Jacob HofC- i man. Mrs. Elmer Umholtz, Mrs. Cas- j per Gass, Mrs. Charles Kessler, Mrs. j John Umholtz, Mrs. Martin Shref-! tier, Mrs. William Dietrich, Mrs. 1 Newton Miller, Mrs. M. O. Umholtz, Mrs. John Brtlington, Mrs. Charles Blyler, Mrs. Charles Wise. Mrs. Francis Laux, Mrs. Harry j Strayer, Mrs. J. F. Boyer, Mrs. James I Zertlng, Mrs. G. M. Schminky, Mrs.; D. F. Coleman, Mrs. Charles Evitts, Mrs. Gertrude F. Phillips. Mrs.; George Umholtz, Mrs. Charles ClarK, I Mis. P. F. Romberger, Mrs. William Straub, Mrs. I''. M. Ritzman, Mrs. j Clatence Portzline, Mrs. G. F. Koch- : er, Mrs. Milton Hartman, Mrs. Harry Laudeuslager, Airs. John Schminky,, Mrs. Harry Smith. Jennie Kissinger, Verna Bowman, 1 Lizzie Bowman, Maude Hartman, j Anna Buftington, Ella Hartman, Eth- j el Smith. Marjorie Shadle. Anna' Stern, Dorothy Stern, Wealtha Buf tington, Eva Yoder, Carrie Bowman, Grayce Willier, Delia Saltzer, Mary; Zerting, Eva Blyler, Anna Colemaji, Elda Blyler, Virgie Kissinger, Gertie I Maurer. Esta Bowman, Hannah Shadle, j Flossie Zeriing, Anna Schoffstall, | Lottie Schminky, Mildred Troxell, Etta Willier, Etta Haar, Marie Dech- . ert, Meta Miller. Annie Miller, Ursula Klinger, Carrie Umholtz. Beulah Bel- Its, Lloyd Bellis, Roy Schminky, Lee Boyer, John Wolfe, J. H. Hepler, Mrs. William Wolfe. Mrs. Joseph Umholtz. Mrs. J. A. Willier. Mrs. George Hartman, Mrs. J. M. j Boyer, Mrs. Elmer Wolfe, Mrs. Mor- I ris Koppenhaver, Mrs. J. J. Coleman, | Mrs. Isaac Hepler. Mrs. Sallie Kis- \ singer. Mrs. Annie Willier, Mrs. J. i W. Hoffman, Mrs. Henry Bowers, Mrs. Arthur Hess. Mrs. i. E. Buf-i Ungton, Mrs. Aaron Daniel, Mrs. ! Janette Stern. Mrs. J. J. Bulflngton. Mrs. 11. G. Bufflngton, Mrs. Harry Yoder. Mrs. F. E. Hartman, Mrs. W. ! K. Ritzman, Mrs. William Reed. Mrs. ; J. H. Hartmi'n, Mrs. Mary Umholtz, ! Mrs. J. F. Ritzman, Mrs. W. E. Lebo. j Mrs. George Hoffman, Miss Elsie j Welker. H. T. Yoder. J. J. Coleman,! Harry Umholtz and Charles Zertlng. i g TOBACCO * > 6eaf a fellow a me. Tobacco .cure's game, e made * I rules. Real Mellowness in Tobacco Must I Be the Work of Time and Nature || \ chemical process may I! |C make tobacco I | low or even smell mellow. n J) I But when it comes to II mellow, that is Nature's job II j and it takes time. No get- || ting around that. * \ VELVET is cured in Nature's way. WE ask you to make the compari- i L son yourself. Because Velvet's &a£ mild taste in your pipe is the strong- §9| ;• VM I■ jjss est argument we can make in favor SS| of the Velvet way of curing tobacco SB <s : hiL' (J\ Ej —two years natural agei*ng in the 5a J; ,LUA, i, 9 original wooden hogshead. Asa j j M—. 5c Bags 10c Tins \a .jTiYfTIl * MONDAY EVENING*. ANNIVERSARY OF i HISTORIC CHURCH; Work Begun on First Presby*' terian Edifice at Carlisle 160 Years Ago Carlisle, Pa.. July I.—A feature or I ' special interest marked the observ ance of Patriotic Sunday here yester | day. Not only was the day suitably I observed in all churches, with ap propriate sermons and exercises, but a special anniversary meeting, in which all denominations Joined, was j \ litkl to mark the one hundred sixtieth! I anniversary of the beginning of worK j j on the First Presbyterian Church edi- j fliie. | At the morning service the pastor, the Rev. A. N. Hagerty, preached a 1 ! special sermon on the history of tlie ; j church, with the subject, "The Faith j lof ,Our Fathers—Will It Hold'."' Last! : evening on the lawn of the church a ! i union meeting was held. The main ; address was delivered by State Sen- ] | ator Scott S. Leiby on a patriotic j : theme. i This church is one of the oldest in I the country. It was originally known) | as the "Old Stone Meetinghouse" and j | the masons who placed the walls had [ I to ward oft Indian attacks. The min- j 1 ister of those days was captain of a \ j military company. The congregation comprised several elements and out- j I growths were the Meeting House ! Springs Church near Carlisle and the ! I Second Presbyterian Church of this I place. It holds a prominent place in his- j | tory and was a rallying place in every : war of the nation. A meeting held} ' here July 12, 1774, is believed to have i been the first organized gathering to ! decide on independence from Great I Britain. This history was repeated i early this year when one of the first j meetings for the nation was held to j J protest against German atrocity nnd ! | to uphold the President's war stand, j MRS, REBECCA STOI'GHT DIES j Mechanicsburg, Pa.. July 2.—Mrs. ; Rebecca Strought died Saturday ] , morning at her home in South York | ' street, after several weeks illness of a complication of diseases due to J old age. She was aged 77 years and ; was born in Y'ork county, but lived j her entire life in this locality. She i j was a member of the Lutheran I ; Church. Two sons survive, John \ | Stought, of Monroe township, and j i George, at home. The funeral serv- ; I ice will be held to-morrow afternoon I at 1 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. ' E. C. B. Castle, and burial will be i j made in Filey's Church graveyard, j j near Dillsburg. MAIIj STAGE STOPS TRIPS 1 Marietta. Pa., July 2.—Jacob K. ' Miller has retired as driver of tha ! stage between Maytown and Marietta, i having carried the mails many years. I! This will be the last stage in Lancas , | ter county, as other mailcarriers have automobiles. BEAUTIFUL PART OF STOVERDALE CAMPGROUNDS Lewistown Naval Officer Is Married at Brooklyn I Lewistown, Fa., July 2. —A naval j ! wedding took place at Brooklyn, K. Y-, I ion Wednesday evening last, when. ; Miss Gertrude Boucher, of Brooklyn, j became the bride of Ensign Earl j > Childs, U. S. N.. son of Mr. and Mrs. j | Frank Childs, of Lewistown. The wedding took place in St. Phil- | ip's Church, Dyker Heights, the Rev. I J. Henri Sattlg officiating. ] The bridegroom appeared in full j |diess uniform, with face and head! | wrapped in bandages. The injuries | were received in an automobile acci- j dent a few evenings before at Ocean , Parkway, when a car in which he was j j riding with Ills brother, Engle Childs, j | collided with a van during a storm. I i The windshield of the car was | I smashed, the fragments of glass lodg- j j ing in Mr. Child's face and head. His j | wounds were dressed and he was j ' j later taken to the home of his fiancee. I j The wedding took place and he fs now | in the naval hospital at New London, > I Conn., receiving treatment. Red Cross First Aid Class Finishes Course Mechanicsburg, Pa., July 2. — ' Concluding the tirs taid course of the ' I Red Cross examination was made by 1 j Postmaster Dr. M. M. Dougherty, representing the United States gov ' I ernment, and the following women • | were successful in coming up to re i quirements: Mrs. S. F. Hauck, Mrs. | N. W. Hershner. Mrs. J. V. Miller, ] Mrs. Edith C. Smith, Mrs. A. E. • 1 Sieber, Miss Marian Ball, Miss Mary Clark, Miss Katherine Comstock. . Miss Catharine Keefer. M"iss Mac ■ I Singiser, Miss Janet Robertson, Miss ■ Moser, Miss Ree Zug and Miss Mani - | lva Zug. The class was instructed by | Dr. N. W. Hershner. '• " * - - 1 y J • HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH SUNDAY VISITORS AT STOVERDALE Miss Enna Henry Entertains' Her Music Pupils at ! • Wohelo Cottage Stoverdale, Pa.. July 2.—Miss Er | ma Henry, of 3 8 North Eighteenth | street, Harrisburg, entertained her i music pupils at her cottage, the Wo- j i helo, on Saturday. The day was ; spent playing names and bathing in I the creek. Dinner and supper were! , served to the following: Ruth Barr, i Ellennora Shaffer, Lillian Chriswell,! Alary Scott, Robert Fells, Donald j Felker, Charles Gottschall, Kaupp; j Burchfleld, Martin Skiles, George: j Breneman and Richard Beekley. The Camp Fire Girls from Millers- j I burg, with Mrs. Beachler as guard- j I ian, are occupying the Clyfrest for , two weeks. I Mrs. Jacob Allen and Miss Elvaj I Allen, of Highspire; Levi Johnson ; and daughter, Ruth, of Harrisburg, | ! spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. j ! and Mrs. Nelson Johnson, at the Sel dom Inn. Mr. and Mrs. F. Marion Sourbier, | Sr.. Marion Sourbier, Jr., and son, : Robert, and Mrs. L. C. Griffins, of . Harrisburg, spent the week-end at i their cottage, the Chelsea. Mr. and Mrs. George Spire, of Har risburg; Mrs. H. A. Spire and son, Robert, Henry and Donald, of Hum j melstown, spent Sunday at The { ! Pines. Mrs. Wetzell and grandson, George i ;|Brenneman, of Harrisburg, arei 1 spending some time in the grove. Mrs. Norman Thorn and son, Paul; I Sirs, yoward Thorn and Miss Kosy | Carnes, of Steelton, spent the week -1 end with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Luck enbill at The Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Barker and daughter, Alice, of Harrisburg. spent the week-end at their cottage. The j Shellbark. Miss Kathryn Phillips and Samuel Phillips, of Harrisburg, spent the j week-end with their grandmother, j I Mrs. Margaret Ellenberger, at Oak Glen cottage. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Blever, of Pen- ; ► brook, are chaperoning the following . persons at a house party at Hickory , Lodge: Mabel Winn, Margaret Mil-, ler, Mrs. George Leibtreu. Dorothy, Biever, Robert Miller and George | ! Muth. Mr. and Mrs. David Riegel and i son. David; Mrs. F. B. Graupner, of] I Hummelstown. and Miss - Bertha Copeland, of Harrisburg, spent Sun- j ! day at Forest Glade cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Knisely, of i Harrisburg, and Miss Nina Ruth, of l ! Highspire, spent the week-end at ) their cottage. "Susse Ruhe." Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cole. Tom j i Jones, J. W. Cole, Miss Bernicej Jones and Francis Jones, of Hum- ; melstown, spent Sunday at the Wald- I I helm. Sunday guests at Hickory Lodge were: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rineer, j Esther Wenrich. Fred Wrenishall,; ; George Muth and George Leibtrieu. BRANCH AT BOILING SPRINGS Mechanicsburg, Pa., July 2.—At Boiling Springs an auxiliary of the Red Cross was organized and tHe following officers elected: Chairman, R. W. Peffer: vice-chairman, A. L. Rau; secretary, Virginia Treadwell; treasurer, A. M. Wise; executive committee. Mrs. William Wilson, Mrs. William Arnold, Mrs. Frank I Grove, Mrs. Mentzer, Ida Bolan and John Cornman; member ship committee, the Rev. J. F. Sny der, the Rev. W. A. Gross and George Bretz. Thirty-five members are already enrolled, and an active campaign will be made to increase ! the membership to two hundred. NO FIREWORKS AT NEWPORT ! Newport. Pa.. July 2.—Newport wlJl have a quiet Fourth of July, judging from present appearances. An orrtl- I nance recently passed by borough i council and just promulgated by ! Burgess C. E. DeLancy, makes It un • lawful for any person or persons to i manufacture, sell or set oft fireworks iof any description, in Newport. Any i person convicted of selling, giving or I manufacturing any works will be I fined SIOO. and any person fc-uilty of i netting off any fireworks will be fined I ten dollars. r\TRIOTir CHVKCH SERVICES Mechaniesburg, Pa., July 2.—in teresting patriotic services were held vesterdav in the Methodist Episco pal ChuriW with a special sermon Itv the paster, the Rev. J. Ellis Bell, Elaborate decorations of the nation al colors 'prevailed and patriotic music formed part of the program. In the Evening addresses were made bv Prof. H. A. Surface. Mrs. A. S. Hauck and Dr. W- W. Strong. COLLEGE PRESIDENT RETURNS Mechaniesburg, Pa., July 2. After living for the past year at Washington, D. C., Dr. E. E. Camp l,ell and family returned to Mechan iesburg, where the former will again resume the presidency of Irving Col lege. A large number of pupils are already booked and a prosperous year is anticipated. FI.AORAISIKG AT CtIBHOLSE Marietta. Pa., July 2. —A patriotic demonstration and flagraising was held Saturday by members of the Dead Gainers Club, at their clubhouse in Brunner's Hollow. National airs were sung and addresses were deliv ered by prominent and eloquent speakers from Safe Harbor and raster. The Declaration of Independ ence was read by H. H. Weltzel. koh an AC HING HKA It Take HorHford'n Arid I'hoMphale Healthful, and most agreeable to tth" taste. Refreshes and invigorates. Lac it in Place of lemons. GOLDEN WEDDING | AT MOUNT GRETN A Minister Who Married Couple i Fifty Years Ago Present on Anniversary Occasion Mount Gretna, Pa., July 2.—Mr. and Mrs. John Seibert, of Harrisburg, who are summering itt their cottage at Mt. Gretna, gave a reception on Sat urday in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. There were about forty guests present. The young people of Mt. Gretna serenaded Mr. and Mrs. Seibert in the evening. Dr. S. C. Swallow, of Harrisburg, wno performed the ceremony fifty years ago, spoke to the serenaders and told them of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Seifert. Professor John J. Brehm, principal of the Junior High School, of Har risburg, who so successfully conduct ed the round table talks of the Penn sylvania Chautauqua last year, will again have charge. The talks will be given in the Hall of Philosophy ip the afternoons at -1 o'clock, from July 16 to 20. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith and three children, lsabell, Gilbert and Eleanor; Elizabeth Smith and Miss Esther Smith, of Harrisburg, are spending the summer at their cottage, the Chestnut Burr. Mrs. William M. Wood and daugh ter, Miss Sarah E. Wood, of 219 Km erald street, Harrisburg, will occupy file Chathem Cottage during the months of July and August. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Williams and daughter motored to Mt. Gretna yes terday. Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Swallow, of Har risburg. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Seihert. , Mrs. Elizabeth Quigley and Mrs. Lll moonlit waters|l|P pjf \jm Gogorza sings IgL H AST a f amous Italian jjji-|ri Ml jflH boating song Jr jfl "Santa Lucia" has always been a prime favorite § = <J ] f j! I with lovers of song the world over. It is a charming I , folk-lyric, born the fishermen of Naples and |||S|||^^M -■:■ - I Gogorza's sterling vocalism—he is one of^ the OU aV " C 1 S ' t ' VC a^ect ' on —y° u p' a y a s a i n - t^ C ' amous exclusive Victor artists, |j -rrr— —| Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. | ||j[: ■ ~~~ j fejl I Important Notice. Victor Records and Victor Machines mre scientifically coordinated and aynchronised by our special * ' 11 gj[" 'JL ■Q 3|gs|| I processes of manufacture, and their use, one with the other, ia abaolutely essential to a perfect Victor reproduction. J1 §r fP' Nw Victor Records demonstrated at al] dealers oa the lot of each moot] 1 f |* I Victrola w Ssj/l pill jg I "Victrola" 1* the Regiatered Trade-mark of the Victor Talking Machine Company deaignating the product* of this Company col*. I ]jS\> ,_T \ J S Warning: The ue of the word Victrola upon or in the promotion or aale of I nFTV I # any other Talking Machine or Phonograph producta ia miaieadlng and illegal. | lian Quigley will occupy their cot- j tagc, Idylewylde, during the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baum and | Miss Hannah Lauer, of Wormleys burg have opened their cottage on , the eampmeeting grounds. The Y'ork cottage will bo occupied by Mr. and Mrs. William Sample, Miss Anna Sample and Haminel Sample, of York, for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Block and Miss Theodora Kauffinan were at their cot tage of the Chautauqua grounds re- | eenUy. Mr. and Mrs. George litter, of Pine! street, opened their cottage at Mt. | | Gretna and have as their guest Miss | ' Margaret McClain, of Harrisburg. | Mrs. Gilbert Oves, of Harrisburg. j was a week-end visitor at Mt. Gretna, j Mr. and Mrs. George Stoll and sons, i ; Jay and Morritt Stoll, will occupy I I their cottage on the eampmeeting | i grounds this summer. Mrs. John W. German Jr.. of 2i9 j Emerald street, and Miss Anna M. | Boyer, of 27 South Seventeenth street. I Harrisburg, were week-end guests of Mrs. William Wood. Mrs. S. P. Segelbaum and daughters, | | Clara and Dolores, of Harrisburg, are! I occupying the Speedwell cottage on j the Chautauqua ground during July, j L. P. Jenkins and G. A. Hooverter spent the week-end at Mt. Gretna. i I Dr. and Mrs. Nissley and Mrs. Edgar j C. Hummel, of Hummelstown, were] j recent guests of Mrs. S. P. Segelbaum • at Speedwell cottage. | Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Eight, of 26 Ever- ! I green street, Harrisburg. spent Sun-J ! day with friends at Mt. Gretna. i'lie Misses Gorgas, of Harrisburg. i i have opened their cottage on th* i Chautauqua side for the summer sea i son. I Mr. and Mrs. George Mcllhenny en- I joyed a week-end visit at Mt. Gretna. SOI.DIKR* EJiTfiRTAIX Newport, Pa.. June 2.—Company r, | Third Regiment, U. S. N. G., gave a i little celebration for the benent or j : their Newport friends on Thursday. Recitations, songs, instrumental mu isical selections and athletic stunts of various sorts were on the evening's program. , JULY 2, 1917. Dillsburg S. S. Teacher Breaks Ankle at Outing Dillsburg, Pa., July 2. —Miss Ethel j Rearlek gave her Sunday school class | an outing Thursday at Paxtang ParK. j Some friends were also invited anil ; the party numbered about twenty-five. | They made the trip by auto truck, i While alighting from tho truck Miss Rcarick injured her right ankle and while she was unable to engage in the nastlines of the day she remained at the park until evening. Her ankle, became swollen and an examination failed to determine whether the bone was broken. Y'esterday morning she was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital and tin X-ray examination showed that the bone had been broken. Miss Leah Geist, Bride of Prof. James C. McCullough I Waynesboro, Pa.. July 2. A pretty ' wedding took place at the home of | the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. j (ietst, when their only daughter. Miss Leah Shank Geist, and Prof. James Claire McCullough, for the past two years principal of the Waynesboro | High School, were married by the ; Rev. J. Marshall Rutherford, pastor I ot the Presbyterian Church. The wed ! ding marches were played by Miss j Alma Geist, a cousin of the bride, of | Munch ('hunk, Pa. The bride is a I graduate of the Waynesboro High i School, class of llilO, and of Wilson College, Chambersburg. class of 1914. The groom lias taught school here during the past seven years.. MISS CHARLOTTE SNYDER DIES Waynesboro. Pa.. July 2.—Miss Charlotte E .Snyder, a well-known | resident died at the home of her sister, Mi's. J. C. Coble, on Friday, aged 7 7 years, from heart trouble. Miss Snyder was the daughter ol the late Jacob and Susan Snyder and was born i\ear Marion. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Coble. GARDEN WORKERS SHOOT CHICKENS Prize Birds Invade Plots at Washington Heights and Die in Trenches Washington Heights, Pa., July 2. * Several highly prized chickens were victims of shot from the barrels of two double-barrel shotguns used by two gardeners here' on Friday even |. ing. Two prominent residents had 1 been working diligently all spring to I place their gardens In good shape i and on several different - occasions | warned residents to keep their chick ! ens out of the small farms. Last - j week -several residents lost some ; chickens.- Armed with guns the two gardeners went into their plots to : work. A flock of fowls came wan ■ dering into the gardens and a volley of shots was heard. The result was i that many of the chickens were pick- I ed off, which was the cause of sev ! eral hot debates nearly ending in fist ; fights. One of the chicken promot j ers I l ied to hiuye the men arrested; ! another threatened to clean them up, : and maiiy others passed unkind re- 1 | marks. Everything is peaceful to day. K>OI,VS FOURTH CKI.KBItATIO\ Enola, Pa., July 2.—The monthly meeting of Enola Eire Company No. 1 will he held this evening. Further arrangements for the celebration to be held Wednesday will be made. This will include a fiagraising, chemical I test, athletic events and fireworks. I Members of local branch No. 7 of the Pennsylvania Railroad Women's War Relief will also meet this evening tc make plans for co-operating in th' | celebration. .
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