4 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS JUST OLD ENOUGH TO GO TO SCHOOL Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman Give Birthday Party For Their Little Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zimmerman, of 1634 Catherine street, entertain ed a number of little folks the other afternoon at their home in honor of their daughter, Thelma Zimmerman, who celebrated her sixth birthday. The children played games of all sorts and enjoyed a delightful lunch eon in red, white and hlue effect, with a clever arrangement of old fashioned garden flowers. Those invited to celebrate Mies Thelma's birthday were: Hazel Miller, Maude Miller, Marie Edle blute, Dorothea Allen, Grayce Allen, Grace oKons, Margaret Zellers, Helen Barry, Ruth Lebo, Marion Lebo, Helen Spinney, Mildred Stephen, Blain Beamer, Otto Wile man and Mrs. Charles Zimmerman, Mrs. A. W. Miller, Mrs. Carl Edle blute and Mrs. J. Howard Seltzer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zimmer man, of 16 34 Catherine street, and daughter, Thelma, are home after an outing at Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Seltzer, of 1432 Catherine street, are visiting relatives in Middletown. Mrs. Mark T. Davis, of Elizabeth ville, is spending a few days with relatives and friends here. Mrs. A. A. Archibald, of Philadel phia, a former resident of this city, motored here for a week-end visit. William Roderwick, Jr., of York, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Adams, of 441 Hummel street. Mrs. C. D. Stewart, of Thompson town, is visiting her sister. Miss Mary Glass, of 40 North Seventeenth street. . Mrs. George W. Steube, of Phila delphia, is spending some time with her sister, Mrs. Harry Young, of the Dill apartments, who is convales cing after a recent operation. Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Zorger, of Enhaut, were recent guests of her daughter, Mrs. Milton Baker, of 1825 Hill street. Mr. and Mrs. William Wileman and son. Otto, of 35 South Summit street, spent Sunday in Enhaut. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mickey and children, of North Seventeenth street, are motoring through Maine and various northern places. Miss Margaret Chambers, of 1712 Forster street, has returned home after a fortnight's stay with her grandmother, Mrs. K. V. Bonine, of Lancaster. Miss Virginia Noffsinger and Miss Vera Williams, of 126 2 Miller street, are spending some time in Atlantic City. Mrs. Charles Zeigler, of 1411 Thompson street, is home after vis iting relatives in Halifax. Tho Misses Dorothy and Edyth McLaughlin, qf Carthage, Ills., are visiting their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Wible, at 1506 Wal nut street. ii Men's and Women's Walk-Over | Low Shoes--Oxfords Repriced .HI A lot of Black, Tan and White Oxfords for men. j Smart English lasts—the season's best styles. They have been selling for $5.00 up to $7.00. For quick j disposal they are repriced to l| $3.95, $4.00, $4.25, $4.95, $5.00 i An assortment of Women's Oxfords and Pumps. The j season's exclusive styles in Cherry Tan Pumps, I 1 Black Oxfords, Fancy Pumps and Black Kid Pumps. 1 '1 They sold formerly at from $5.00 to $9.00. They are i I i repriced to f $2.50, $3.45, $3.95, $4.95, $5.95 •' J (J IN THE WINDOWS !H" Walk-Over Boot Shop If jj 226 Market Street I Beach or Business— fters not which. Hot demands coolness nfort in clothing. ; is as essential as Palm Beach Cleaned Pressed We specialize on the cleaning of these pop ular garments. No shrinking by our meth- FINKELSTEIN THE CLEANER BOTH PHONES 1322 N. Sixth St. 1134 Market St. WEDNESDAY EVENING. Paxtang Red Cross Plans For an Early Fall Benefit The members of the Paxtang Red Cross Society are arranging for a ministrel show to be given by the men of the town, September 7 and 8, at Paxtang Park. The proceeds will be used by the Red Cross workers in providing all kinds of surgical and miscellaneous supplies for the com ing winter. The Paxtang branch of this or ganization numbers 150 members, who are untiring in their efforts to make their link in the great chain of this particular work as strong as possible. The music for the entertainment will be furnished by the Bethlehem Steel Company choir and orchestra, who are giving their services gratis and the railways company has do nated the use of the park auditor ium. All money derived from the show will be net proceeds, due to the generosity of the participants and the kindness of those willing to co-op erate for the sake of the cause for which it is to be given. The tickets will be sold for twen ty-five cents and may be secured from any member or by consulting Mrs. Harry Shetron, the president, or Mrs. Charles Forney, secretary and treasurer. EXROI TE TO ELIDA, OHIO Miss Virginia Eeard and Miss Flora Beard, of Gettysburg, are guests of their sister and brother in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wag ner, 1718 Forster street, enroute to Ellda, Ohio, where they will visit their relatives, the Rev. and Mrs. Calvin Brewer. CAMP 48 HOLDS ANNIVERSARY Members of Camp 48, P. O. of A., will celebrate the fourteenth anni versary of the founding of their di vision of the order Friday evening, July 27, in Sible & Clark's hall, at 7.30 o'clock. All members are urged to be present at the request of the officers of the camp. GUEST FROM PITTSBURGH Mrs. Frank Schwadd, cf Pitts burgh, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Nelly, Steelton. Later Mr. and Mrs. Nelly with Mrs. Schwadd will motor to Atlantic City and adjoining seaside resorts. SOLDUER AT HOME Corporal Albert H. Stackpole, of the Twelfth U. S. Artillery, Battery A, now stationed near Fort Myer, is spending the week-end with his par ents at 1825 North Front street. Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Bordner have gone home to Chattanooga, Tenn., after a little visit with their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin G. Casey of North Third street. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lehman, of 440 Crescent street, are enjoying a trip to Niagara Falls and Buffalo. Miss Ella M. Stitt, general secre tary of the T. W. C. A., leaves Fri day for a month's vacation spent at her former home in Youngstown, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. George M. Dunn and small daughter, Kathleen Dunn, left this morning for Ocean Grove to re main for a fortnight. ORIENT ROMANCE ENDS SN BRIDAL Ambassador Fletcher Marries Today Girl He Met Years Ago in China New York, July 25.—Henry Pra ther Fletcher, American ambassador to Mexico, and Miss Beatrice Bend, prominent In society, will be married 10-day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Straight at Westbury, Long Island. The couple have not taken society into their confidence and their marriage will therefore come as a surprise to many. The ceremony v. ill be a very quiet one, with only a small gathering of relatives in at tendance. The marriage is part of a romance that had its beginning in the Orient eight years ago. Mr. Fletcher first met Miss Bend while she was travel ing with Miss Dorothy Whitney, now Mrs. Willard Straight. Mr. Fletcher at the time was first secretary of the American legation in China. Mr. Straight was a member of a little group of Americans in China. It was the first time he had met the future Mrs. Straight. The young Americans welcomed the visit of the Yankee girls and they v/ore very much in the company of Miss Whitney and Miss Bend. This was in 1909. One yeax later, when Miss Whitney was wed to Mr. Straight in Geneva. Switzerland, Miss Bend was bridesmaid. Every effort, according to friends, has been made to keep this second romance of the Orient visit a secret* Just why so much secrecy was at tached to the marriage was not learned. Mrs. George Tend, mother of the bride, Jeft her home, 563 Park ave nue. yesterday with her daughter for the Straight home at Westbury, where they remained over night. Mrs. Bend was also a member of the Vv'hitney party on the tour around the world. Mr. Fletcher is 43 years of age. He was born at Greencastle, Pa. He began his diplomatic career as sec retary to the American legation in Cuba in 1902. The following year he was transferred to China, where he remained in 1902-1903. The next two years he was connected with the American legation at Lisbon, and again was transferred to China, where he became acting minister. As a result of his good work in China he was appointed minister to Chile, and to him is attributed the de velopment of the existing friendly feeling between the United States and Chile. Mr. Fletcher was a stenographer at IS years old. Rough Rider at 25, minister at 36, and reached the cov eted honor of ambassadorship when only 41 years old. His brothers. J. Rowe Fletcher, of Harrisburg, and J. Gilmore Fletcher, of this city, who has been summer ing at his country place near Pitts burgh, arrived here this morning for the wedding. Mis 3 Charlotte Eberly, of 1323 Kittatinny street, and her guest. Miss Lillian Quigley, of Jersey Shore, are taking a pleasure trip to Philadel phia and Atlantic City. Miss Juniata Miller, of Hunting don is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Madenford at Overview. Miss Claire Dyer, 333 Boyd street, is a guest at the Grand Atlantic ho tel, Atlantic City, N. J. Miss Mary Morrison, of Duncan non, and Brinton Edwards, of New port, were guests of Mr. Edwards' parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Edwards, in Atlantic City, over the week-end. Miss Mary Lee and Miss Faith Lee, of Phladelphia, who have a host of friends in the city, are guests of Dr. and Mrs. Henry L. Orth, at the State Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. James, of Wyoming, Pa., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Bach, of North Fourth street, for the remainder of the week. Mrs. Albrrt Koenig, of Sixth and Maclay streets, is a guest at the Hotel Pickard, Lake Chautauqua, N. Y. Mrs. Roy P. M. Davis has gone back to Cedar Cliff Lodge, Union town, where she is summering after a brief stay at her home, here. Howell Richmond and small son, Sigmund Richmondv of Newark, N. J., are guests of their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis M. Black, of Market street. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Andrews, of 1606 State street, are guests at the Aldinger Inn, Paxtonia, for the rest of the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Samnel M. Worley and family, of Chmberland street, are spending the season at their Summerdale cottage. Joseph Lebold and Frederick Le bold. of Brooklyn, are visiting rela tives in the West End for a week or two. Mrs. M. H. Unger, of 1916, North Sixth street, gave a ltttle party in celebration of the birthday of her grandson. Samuel Unger, who was en years old on Monday. Patrich Grambs, of Scranton, was a recent guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Faber, of State street. Hear fhe world's greatest bands and orchestras in your own home on the Victrola Sousa's Band, Victor Herr bert's orchestra, and other famous musical organizations j will play for you whenever | you want to hear them. C./H. Siller, Inc. PIANOS VICTOOCAS ——■ SO N. 2^St. ***** I 1 \s ♦ HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ANNUAL PICNIC AT RESERVOIR I'nidn Sunday Schools of Pen brook to Hold Big Out ing Tomorrow The annual Union Sunday school picnic of the Penbrook churches will be held to-morrow at Reservoir park The feature of the flays event will be a concert by the Commonwealth band. A program of athletic events in cluding tennis matches, foot races, tug-of-war, and various other races have been arranged. The complete program ror the day follows: ■ Afternoon Tennis tournament; men's singles, prize. tennis shoes; ladies' singles, prize, tennis shoes; boys' singles, under sixteen years, prize. Tennis balls; girls' singles, un der sixteen years, prize, tennis balls. Contests—wheelbarrow race, men and women, men's prize, necktie; women's prize, apron; sack race, boys under sixteen years, prize, flashlight; three-legged race, boys under eighteen years, prist, belt; ball-throwing con test. ladies, prize, box of handker chiefs; peanut race, children under 12 years, prize, box of candy; 50-yard dash, boys under sixteen years, prize box of candy; tug-of-war, men, prize, box of cigars; egg race, women, prize, white silk gloves; watermelon race, men and boys, prize, pocket knife; shoe race, men and boys, prize, tie pin. Musical program 8 p. m.—Mrs. O. E. Good, director. Miss Charlotte Zieg ler pianist. Part 1, Peer Gynt Suite, (a) "Morning Mood;" (b), "Ase's Death;" (c), "Anitia's Dance:" Id). "In the Hall of the Mountain King;" Charlotte Ziegler, Ruth Niisley; "Estudiantina," Lacome, chorus; reading, selected, (a), "The Bridal of the Birds." Rich ards; (b), "Little Dutch Lullaby, Stair, chorus. Part II—"Fly, Singing Bird." Elgar, chorus: solo, (a), "The Bird of the Wilderness," Housman; lb), "The Danza," Chadwick, Mrs. Good: (a), "My Lady Chlo," Clough-Leighton; (b), "Now Is the Month of Maying." Strong, chorus: reading, selected; "Bridal Chorus," Cowen-Spicher, chorus. Band concert 7.30 o'dock. Common wealth band. W. Fred Weber, conduc tor—March, Mediator. Fulton; over ture. Stradella. Flotow; dances. From Henry VIII, E. German; march. The Boy Scouts of America, J. P. Sousa; selection, The Hall Fame. Safranek; intermezzo, Eleanor, Offenbach; selec tion. Chimes of Normandy, Plan quette; galop. Tally Ho, Bernstein; descriptive overture. Cavalry Charge. Luders; march. For the Freedom of the World, Zamecnlk; Star Spangled Banner. Wilson Mackey and Miss Grace Mackey, of New York, spent several days recently with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Houser, of Fourth street. Miss Carlotta Weston, (pt Wilkes- Barre, left for home to-day, after a month's stay with her aunt, Mrs. James K. Wilbur, of Green street. Miss Gladys Russell, of Buffalo, N. Y„ is visiting her cousin. Miss Grace Leeds at her country home in Cum berland county. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grieves and small son Horace Watrous Grieves, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Steiner on the way home to Pitts burgh, from New England. Dr. George Reily Moffitt, of the Army Medical corps, has returned to the Rockefeller Institute, N, Y„ where he is stationed for the present, after a visit at his home here. Miss Elsie Ammerman went to Ocean Grove this morning to remain for ten days. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Graham and little son I*Mward F. Graham, of Ontario, Cartada, are guests for ten days of Mr. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Greene, of North Third street. Mss Pearl Hamilton and Miss Sue Hamilton, of Indianapolis, Ind., are in town for a short stay with their aunt Mrs. Harold G. Young, of Penn street. Mrs. James Morgan, of 819 North Second street, is seriously 111 at Dun cannon, where she is spending the summer with relatives. Mrs. William Elder Bailey and Miss Annetta Bailey, of Front and South streets, came home yesterday after a month's visit with Mrs. Rus sell A. Alger at Grosse Pointe, Michi gan. Miss Margaret Walker, of Phila delphia, is the guest of her aunt, Miss Ellen K.McCullough, 1202 North Second street. Mrs. George Heisey will preside at the tea table Saturday afternoon at the Colonial Country club, assisted by members of the Ladies advisory committee. Miss Eloise Buehler, of Baltimore, a former Harrifiburger, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. George Douglass Ramsay, 101 Locust street. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Marsh have gone home to Erie after spending ten days in this vicinity, renewing old acquaintance and meeting many new people. Miss Bertha Youngman, ofl Chicago, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Wilson, o? North Third street for two weeks. Miss Alice Wright,