14 INTERESTING SERVICES IN CITY CHURCHES STEVENS M.E. RED CROSS UNIT BUSY For Local Chapter on War Necessities; Ly ceum Course in Winter The Red Cross unit of the Stevens Memorial Methodist Church met yes terday afternoon in the parlors of the church. The attendance was 'large and many worked hard getting out work for the Harrisburg chap ater of the Red Cross Society. The church is not closed up for the summer. Every committee is youring itself out to make all the meetings a great success. To date the attendance in all the Sunday and vcek-night services have been large. Many new plans will start the work in September for the winter cam paign. The new improvements in the social rooms are nearing comple tion and when finished will give to the folks of the church and com munity a rare opportunity for social fellowship and service. The Capitol Cltv l>yceum course will be held from October to March Inclusive, in the church. Dr. Smuck er is at work on the big program. Congressman Richmond Pearson Hobson will deliver his graphic war Jecture, "The Destiny of America." quite early in the course. Prof. J. H. Balmer, a noted English explorer, will be one of the big attractions. To-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker is to preach on "The Highest Human Achievements." In the evening at 6.30, the new girls chorus will sing nt the Epworth League service. At the Happy Hour meeting, 7.30 o'clock, the minister will talk on "What Is It to Be Saved?" Mondav night at 7.30 o'clock the Stevens Memorial Guards will give an exhibition drill on the Vernon street side of the church. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Central Pennsylvania conference of the Methodist Epis copal Church, will hold their annual meeting in the Stevens Memorial Church early in October. More than two hundred delegates from all over the State will be in attendance. The 3oral committee is busy getting all things in readiness for this three day feast. The following special committee has been appointed to co-operate with Dr. Smucker in making the "Happy Hour service to-morrow night a great success: James M. Allison, ,T H Kase, R. J. Banner, C. A. Runk. P. J. Martin, W. R. Rankin. T. P. Carey. , , Labor Sunday will be observed ■with special services. The male chorus is to sing at the evening meeting on that day. METHODIST Ridge Ave. The Rev H. R- Bender, pastor: 10:30. "Old Testa ment Svmbolism." 7:30. "The Per sistency of God's Redemptive Pur pose in Human History." Heckton. The Rev. W. H. Zwel zig pastor; 10:30, "The Condescen sion of Ohrist." 2. Sunday School. Dauphin. The Rev. W. H. s£wel zig, pastor: 7:30, "One Thing Thou Lackest," 2 Sunday School. Camp Curtin. The Rev. A. S. Williams, pastor; 10:30, "Vitality ot the Bible," 7:30. Union Services; Sunday School, 9:45. Coxestown The Rev. John O. Davis, pastor: 10:40, "Praise." <:3O, "Getting a Start in Life." Stevens Memorial. The Rev. Dr. Clavton A. Smucker. pastor: Sunday School. 9:45. "The Highest Human Achievement." 11: "What Is It to Be Saved?" 7:30. . _ Camp Hill. The Rev. Joseph E. ] Brennemat). pastor, will preach nt, 10:4'. and 7:30; Sunday School, 9:30; : Young People's Meeting. 7:30. I Pothcl. The Rev Dr. H. H. Cooper, pastor; 10:30, Women's Day Rally: 7:30, Women's Day Rally: j Sunday School, 1. Harris Zion The Rev. R. L. Briscoe; 10:30. "The Blessing of the Dew." 7:30, "That Awful Night." Saint Paul's The Rev. William Moses, pastor will preach at 10:30: evening service in Harris Park at 6:30: Sunday School. 10. Weslev Union. The Rev. W. A. Raw pastor. 10:45 "The Help That Hinders." 7:30 "The Lighthouse," Sundav School, 12:45. Grace —The Rev. Dr. George Ed ward Reed. 10.30, "The Great Con flict on Carmel": 7.30. "A Young Man Who Made Good;" 12.10, Sun day school. Epworth—The Rev. J. D. W. Deavor. 10.00. Sunday school; 11.00, "Arnesiphorus;" 7.30, "God Cares." ' MARKET SQUARE PRESBY. Morning Prelude. "Prelude," •Broslg; offertory. Andante Cantibie (from Sonata, op. 13) Beethoven: solo, Miss Turner, "There Were Ninety and Nine." O'Hara; postlude, Grand Chorus, Dubois. Evening —Prelude, Prayer, Boell menn; offertory, Elegy, Lemare: duet, Mrs. Good and Mrs. Heefner, "Tarry With Me." Nicolai; postlude, "Postlude." Rinck. Lumber Costs Are Not Exorbitant To-day is your op portunity to build at reasonable cost. If you pass by the pres ent opportunity it may be years before you have op portunities to buy ma terial at prices as reason able as we offer you now. There will be a world wide demand for all con struction materials after the war. You are taking no chances in buying and building now, while prices are low compared with what they are going to be. United Ice & Coal Co., Fort*r Cowdri St. SATURDAY EVENING, Moody Bible Conference Will Close Tomorrow; Six Meetings Scheduled | Mountain Lake Park, Md., Aug. IS ! —The Bible Conference being held j under the auspices o£ the Moody i Bible Institute of Chicago, will close | Sunday with six meetings. The ! morning prayer and testimony serv- I ice will be led by the Hew John C. , Page, of Chicago, At nine o'clock | W. G. A. Millar cf Pittsburgh, will j speak on "What a Businessman Can jDo For God." At 10 o'clock the : Rev. Ed. F. Cook, director of the Missionary Course in the Moody ■ Bible Institute will speak. At 11 | o'clock the Rev. George E. Guille ! will preach. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock the Rev. Howard Pope, n former associate of D. L. Moody wi'.l speak. Miss Elinor Stafford Millar, the Australian Evangelist, will have charge of the vesper service at 5 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. Guille will , preach the closing sermon at 7.30. There will be also farewell words by i the various speakers of the confer ence. The male quartet will sing at every service during the day, and special music will be rendered by . the choir under tite direction of H. A. Hammontree. W. L. Rugg of I the Moody Bible Institute, pianist, during the conference, will assist. Mrs. Boyd Bible Class to Hear Special Lesson "How We Know the Bible Is the Inspired Word of God" will be the subject of a special lesson which will be given at the meeting of the Mrs. John Y. Boyd Bible Class of the Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday School to-morrow afternoon. The services will be held iti the Boyd Memorial Building and a larsre attendance is expected, as special invitations have been sent to all members, friends and visitors to be present. A special song service to be conducted by Wil liam F. Darby, musical director of the class, will precede the services. IXTIIKH.W Memorial The Rev. L. C. Manges. D. P. 11.00 and 7.30, preaching; 10.00, Sunday school. Messiah —Th,-> Rev. j. M. Lotz will preach at 11.00 and 7.30. Sun day school 10.00. Holy Communion—The Rev. John Harry Miller. 10.45, "Believer Buoyant, 7.30, "Zwingle," by Miss Elisabeth Workman; 9.30, Sunday school. Christ —Rev. Robert Wolf will preach at both morning and even ing services. Redeemer—The Rev. Hocker, formerly of the St. John's Church of Steelton, will occupy the pulpit at the morning service. Zion—9.4s, Sunday school; 9.50, men's class; 11, sermon by the Rev. J. Wilson Bixler, of JatTrav, X. H Bethlehem. The Rev. Robert B. Fortenbaugli, pastor; 11, "The Mo tive of the Christian," Sundav school 9:45. Trinity (Camp Hill) The Rev. Dr. E. D. Weigle, pastor; the Rev. M. P. Hocker, D. D., Middletown. will preach at 10:30 and at 7:30; Sunday School, 9:30. Zion The Rev. S. W. Herman, pastor; preaching by the Rev. J. Wilson Bixler, of Jaffray, N. H., at 11; Sunday School, 9:45. Salem. (Oberlin) The Rev. Daniel E. Rupley, pastor, will preach at 10:30 on "The Fall of Jericho." Sunday School, 9:30. PRESBYTERIAN Pine Street—The Rev. Lewis Sey mour Mudge, D. D„ pastor, Rev. H. H. Baldwin, assistant, 10.30 "Christ's Men;" 7.30, "Cowards." 1.45, Sun. day school. Paxton—The Rev. Darwie F. Pick ard, D. D.. of Waterton, X. Y„ will preach at the morning service. Sun day school 10 o'clock. Market Square The Rev. Geo. Edward Haves, D. D.. ptistor; the Rev. George Snavely Rentz, assist ant; Sunday School, 9:45; morning worship, 11, "The Knoweth." C. E. 6:30; evening worship, 7:30, "Squar ing Life With Profession." Covenant. The Rev. Harvey Klaer, pastor: the Rev. J. X. Wager hurst, of Washington. X. J., will preach 11 and 7:30: Sundav SCIIOTI, 9:45. Bethany. The Rev. John M. Warden, pastor, will preach at 7:30 on "Christianity I'nderstood." Sun day School, 9. Westminster. The Rev. E. E. Curtis, pastor; Sunday School, 9:45. 11, the Rev. Roy C." Daniel Is, of Providence, R. 1., will preach. Immanuel. Preaching bv Evan gelist Rev. William P. Nicholson. 10, "Overflowing Christians." 7:30. "The "Most Important Question in the World." Sunday School, 11:15. UNITED EVANGELICAL Park Street. The Rev. A. E. Hangen, pastor; Sunday sch< 01. 9:30. Dr. Vishanoff will preach on "Mace donia, My Xative Land." at 10:45. Harris Street. The Rev. Geo. F. Schaum, pastor; Sunday School. 9:30; sermon by Bishop W. M. Stan ford; 7:00, Twilight service. REFORMED Second —The Rev. Harry Xelson Bassler will preach at 11.00 and Up the Hudson TO West Point And NEWBURGH $3.50 Via Steamer Grand Republic Saturday, Aug. 25 SPECIAL TRAIN From Lv. A. M. Harrisburg 3.55 Hummelstown 4.10 Swatara 4.15 Hershey 4.18 Palmyra 4,24 Aimville . 4.32 Cloona 4.35 Lebanon 4,42 Avon 4.46 Jersey City (Arrive) 8.15 ICE.SOCIETY TO HOLD LAWN FETE i "Endeavorers of the Market Square Church to Hold Affair Tuesday Night Endeavorers of Market Square I church to hold affair Tuesday night. The Rev. Harry D. King, pastor of the Paxton Presbyterian chaurch, of the Paxton Presbyterian Church, ket Square Presbyterian church to morrow morning and evening. In the morning Ills sermon will be from Job 38, on the theme "He Knoweth" and in the evening from Phllippians 1, "Squaring Life With Profession." At the morning service. Miss Turner will sing O'Hara's "There Were Ninety and Nine" and at the evening service, Mrs. Good and Mrs. Ileef nsr will tins NiCOUU's "Tarry With .Me." Miss Clara B. Cromlcigh, of Mcchanlcsburg, will play in the ab sence of Mrs. J. R. Henry, who Is on her vacation. The Christian Endeavorers will conduct the <>.oo o'clock service at the Harris'.mrg Hospital. The reg ular pfayermeeting will be at 6.30 at the church, with Mrs. Garfield McAllister as leader, the subject be ing, "A Definite Purpose and the Success It Wins." As Boy Scout Troops No. 11. has gone to camp at Craighead. Cumber land county to-day, there will be no meeting Monday night. The boys wil enjoy a two weeks meeting at the camp. The camp is under the sup ervision of Scoutmaster Edward Manser. I The Christian Endcavorers will J hold a lawn fete on Tuesday even iing at the home George Rob- Icrts. sth and Emerald streets. There ! will be ice cream and cake and other 1 refreshments on sale and at 8.30 I there will be given a series of living | pictures representing a number of ; well-known songs. At the prayermeeting on W-ednes ! (lav evening "the 3rd chapter of the Episi'le to the Pliilippians will be ! studied. , The Woman's Prayermeeting will I be held on Friday afternoon at 3.00 o'clock. The ladies of the two mis- I sionary societies enjoyed a delightful day with Mrs. Herman P. Miller • yesterday when the annual all-day j meetinß of the societies was held. A | considerable amount of sewing was| ! done for the Red Cross. Third Sermon of Series by Dr. Reed at Grace M. E. Church Tomorrow I Or. George Edward Reed, who is | supplying the pulpit at Grace Meth- I ; odist Episcopal Church in the absence j |of the pastor, Dr. Robert Bagnell, j ' will deliver the third sermon of the : series on "Lessons From the Life and Times of Elijah with Present-Day Applications," on to-morrow morning lat 10.30. The subject of the sermon j will lie "The Conflict on Carmel Be j tween Elijah and the Priests of Baal." In the evening he will deliver a short sermon to young: people. His theme will be "A Young Man Whq Made Good." Monday evening Dr. Reed will de liver an address in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Gettysburg be fore the soldiers there encamped on "The Meaning of the War. and Why America Is Involved in the Struggle." Patriotic Service in Honor of Enlisted Boys of Camp Curtin Methodist Church A .patriotic service wHI be held to morrow morning in the Camp Cur tin Memorial Church In honor of the boys of the church who have enlisted in the various arms of the government service. The Rev. A. S. Williams, pastor, will preach on "The Vitality of the Bible." Bible con taining words from home and the church will be distributed to the boys. The fifth of ihe union services of the church of '.he Tenth ward will be he'ld to-morrow in the Camp Curtin Church. The Rev. E. E. Snyder, ! pastor of the St Matthew's Lutheran I Church, will pi each. Music will be 1 furnished by the Methodist Church I choir. VXITED BRETHREN ! State Street —The Rev. E. A. G. Bossier. 10.45, "God's Word Found, | Eaten and Enjoyed;" 7.30 "Three j Essentials;" 9.30, Sunday school. Otterbein —The Rev. S. Edwin j Rupp, D. D. 11.30 and 7.30, preach ing; 10.00, Sunday school. Trinity, Xew Cumberland —10.30, preaching; 7.30 union services in church, the Rev. C. H. Heighes of the Church of God will preach: 9.30, Sunday school. First. The Rev. X. L. Line -1 baugh, pastor; 11, "The Watching I" ! B, twilight service; Sunday school, j 10 o'clock. MISCELLANEOUS Gospel Herald Mission Services | daily (except Monday) 8:00; Sunday 1 services: Bible Study, 10; Sunday 1 School, 2; preaching, 8:00. Associated Bible Students—Berean | Study, "The Xew Creation" will be I held at 1:45; Sunday school, 3; I "Finding The Book of the Law." Christian and Missionary Alliance | ■ —The Rev. W. H. Worrall, pastor; iXo services Sunday; Tuesday, Bibia study, 7:45; Thursday, prayer, 7:45; Children's meeting, Saturday, 3. CHCRCH OF GOD Fourth Street. The Rev. Wil liam X. Yates, D. D., pastor; 11, "When We Should Bear the Yoke." 7:30, "Xew—Every Morning." Sun day school, 10. Pleasant View. The Rev. Geo. W. Harper, pastor; Sunday school, 9:45; 10:45, "The Great Necessity of Divine Guidance To-day." 7:30 "Jesus Christ, The Great Peace Proposer of To-day." BAPTIST Zion. The Rev. W. Tobine, pas tor; 11 and 3; Sunday School, 1.30. St. Paul. The Rev. E. Luther Cunningham, pastor will preach at 10:30 and 8; Sunday School, 9:30. Second. The Rev. Albert Josiah Greene, pastor, will preach at 10:30 on "P'reedom In the Knowledge of Truth." 7:30, "The Coming of the Bridegroom." Sunday School, 12. CHVRCH OF THE BRETHREN Hummel—The Rev. William K. Conner. 11.00, "Chalk Talk Ser mons," "The Unmerciful Servant;" 7.30, "A Midnight Scene;" 9.45, Sun j day school. STRIKE CLOSES WELLS Macdonald, Pa., Aug. 18.—Five hundred oil wells In this district j were shut down to-day as a result of a strike of 200 employes of the South Penn Oil Company. The strike is said to have resulted from the discharge of four alleged agita tors who were leading the employes' fight for a wage increase of twenty per cent. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Rev. Mr. Baldwin to Preach at Pine St. Presbyterian; j Visitors' Day at Camp Boyd The morning and evening services of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church will be conducted by the Rev. Harold H. Baldwin, assistant pastor. The subject for the morning service will be "Christ's Men." and evening. "Cowards." Tuesday will be Visitors' Day at Camp doyd, Losli's Run. and all in terested in the camp should take ad vantage of this opportunity to visit j the girls of the church encamped there. The camp for girls and women will probably continue until the first of September. C. B. Thompson, director of the Boyd Memorial building, left Thurs day morning for Silver Bay to attend a two weeks' summer school for Y. M. C. A. secretaries and directors. Campmeeting to Open in Hoffman's Woods; Continues Until Sept. 2 Next Saturday the campmeeting of the Gospel Herald Society will open in Hoffman's Woods. The meetings will continue until Septem ber 2. Seven services wil be held daily at 6, 9.15 and 10.30 o'clock in the morning; 2.30, 3,30 7.15 and 8 o'clock in the afternoon and even ing. Children's meeting will be held at 2 o'clock. The Rev. W. G. Gehman, of Easton, president of the society, will have charge of the meetings. The theme of the meeting will be: "The Salvation of Sinners Through Christ's Atonement and I'pbullding of the People of the Lord and Their Preparation for the Hope Set Before Them." TESTAMENTS FOR SOLDIERS Lemoyne, Aug. 18.—Members of the United Evangelical Sunday school of this place, presented testa ments to the enlisted boys from the school last week. C. L. Eby, superin tendent of the school and teacher of the Men's Bible class, presented the soldiers with the tokens. The Sun day school and Christian Endeavor Society arc raising funds to pur chase hymn books for the boys of the church. SECOND REFORMED Morning Prelude. Ave Maria, Shelly; soprano solo, "The Lord Is My Shepherd." Llddle, Miss Mildred Garman; postlude. Fanfare, Dubois. Evening—Prelude, "At Evening," Flagler; offertory, quartet, "There Is a Green Hill Far Away," Parks, Miss Garman, Mrs. W. S. Meek, E. F. McCoy and E. G. Hassler; postlude, Postlude in F Major, Lemaigre. FIXE STREET PRESBYTERIAN Morning—Prelude. Communion in E Minor, Batiste; solo. "He That Dwelleth in the Secret Places," Mae- Dermid; offertory, Prayer, Gullmant; postlude. Grand Chorus (Gregorian), Gullmant. Evening—Prelude, Pastoral. Op. sfi. Merkel: solo, "Hear My Cry, O God," Franck; offertory. Reverie, Flagler; postlude, "Marchc Pontificate," Lem mens. MEMORIAL SERVICES Members of the Fourth Street Church of God will hold memorial services for both living and dead members of the congregation on Wednesday night. The Rev. William X. Yates, pastor, will read the names of the members who have died dur ing the present pastorate. A feature of the service will be the telling of incidents in the lives of former mem bers of the congregation. ARCHDEACON TO PREACH Archdeacon AVilliam Dorwart. of Xewport, will conduct services in two Episcopal (hurches to-morrow. He will have charge at St. Paul's Church for the morning prayer and sermon at 9.3 0 o'clock and at 11 o'clock he will preach at St. Andrew's Church, REV. MR. HOCCK TO PREACH The Rev. John W. Hock, of'Find lay College. Ohio, will preach at the Enliaut Church of God to-morrow. His subject will be "Virtue Reward ed." Special musical numbers will be furnished by Raymond Kein, of Leb anon Valley College. SERVICES FOR SOLDIERS The Rev. Harry Xelson Bassler, chaplain of the Eighth Regiment, will conduct services for the sol diers camped on the island to-mor row evening at 6.15 o'clock. The services will be a farewell for Com pany D, which v/ill levae Monday for August, Ga. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ, Scientist— Board of Trade Hall. Sunday, 11 A. M., Testimonial meeting Wednes day, 8 P. M. Free Reading Rooms. Kunkel Building. 11.30 A. M. to 5 P. M., daily except Saturday, 11.30 to 9 P. M.—Adv. PROFESSOR MOWREY TO SPEAK Professor Mowrey, traveling rep-! lesentative of the United Brethren Orphanage at Quincy, will speak at both services at the Otterbein United Brethren Church to-morrow. HERSHKY Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Stine are spending their vacation with rela tives at Elizabethville. The Rev. O. G. ltomig of New Holland, Is spending his vacation with his family here. The extensive building operations at the chocolate factory are mak ing excellent headway. All of the departments in the great establish ment are busy. The Rev. R. R. Buttrwick and ihe Rev. O. G. Romig attended the Mount Gretna camp and Bible con ference. Allison Garman, of Manheim, transacted business here. EIHSCOPAL St. Andrew's—Arch Deacon Dor l wart of Newport, will conduct the morning prayer and sermon at 11. St. Paul's Arch Deacon Wil liam Dorwart in charge. Mornings prayer and sermon at 9:30. MOUNT Gil ETNA, PA. Resorts HOTEL CONEWAGO MOUNT GRETNA, PA. At head of Lake Conewago. Beau tiful and healthful surroundings, with electric elevator to all floors; i garage; tennis, croquet, music, 1 dancing; electric lights and run ning hot and cold water In rooms; excellent cuisine; purest water from deep artesian wells. For booklet write P. L. WEIMAR, or Cornwall and Lebanon 'R. R., Leb anon, Pa. WEST SHORE NEWS Social and Personal News of Towns Along West Shore Miss Stella Deckurd, of Marysville, has gone to Btoverdale, where she will spend the week-end as the guest of Miss Nina Ruth, of llighspiro. Luc lan Haas has returned to his home at Marysvlllo after speading several days at Chicago. L. E. Palmer, of Marysville, was the guest of relatives at York this week. Karl 11. Bare has returned to his Marysville home after visiting in Chi cago and other western cities. Miss Hattie Strausbaugh, of York, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Sam uel 3. Lelby, of Marysville. James Etteln and Harvey Bratten have returned to their Marysville homes after spending several days at Atlantic City. C. S. Wise, of Philadelphia, was the guest of his family at Marysville. Miss Margaretta Gault and Miss Dorothy Kop pen ha ver, of Steelton. visited Marysville relatives. Mrs. Ross Johnson, of Akron, Ohio, and Mrs. Norma Sellers and son Don ald, of Norristown, visited with their cousin, Mrs. Harry Wilver, at Marys ville this week. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Zellers and daughter Margaret, of Marysville, are spending some time visiting in Ohio cities. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Kohr, of New Cumberland, motored to Ocean Grove. Miss Nell Stevens, of Carlisle, Is visiting Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Wilcox at the Methodist parsonage at New Cum berland. Miss Freeda Kenly, of New Cum berland, attended a Sunday school picnic at Hershey Park on Thursday. Mrs. Clarence Wolf and daughter Mary, of Easton, and Miss Anna Wolf and Miss Catherine Wolf, of High spire, visited Mr. and Mrs, Jacob Le ftver at New Cumberland. Mrs. S. I* Hale, of New Cumber land. and Mrs. John Hess, of Steelton, went to Sharpsburg, Md., to visit Mr. and Mrs. David Hess. Professor Frank Green and two children, of York, are guests of the Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Ayes at Trinity United Brethren parsonage, New Cum berland. Mr. and Mrs. John Reneker, daugh ter Catherine and son Homer, of New Cumberland, are visiting their daugh ter, Mrs. James Strine, at Strines town. DEMOCRATS NAM I'" TICKET Halifax. Pa., Aug. 18.—Democratic voters of Halifax borough held a naming meeting at the flrehouse last evening and placed the following can didates on the ticket for the fall elec tion: Burgess, the Rev. A. I. Collom; council. Ira B. Zimmerman, A. W. Grove. Joseph Dillman, Amos Dunkle; school directors, H. B. Forney, C. W. XTcClellan; W. H. Land is; constable, Ross E. Zimmerman; judge of elec tion, A. L. Lodge; inspector of elec tion, Lloyd C. Motter; auditors, T. S. Hill. M. W. Etter. Tech High Athlete Second Lieutenant WILLIAM B. SCHEFFER Second lieutenant Second Lieutenant William B. Scheffer. 1013 Green street, who has just returned from the Officers Train ing Camp at Fort Niagara, is a gradu ate of Tech high school, class of 1!> 15. and later went to Gettysburg College. He was a star on the Tech high bas ketball team, and was active in ath letics at Gettysburg. (odakeryl and all Photographic Materials Libenil allowance on old Kodaks and Cameras In exchange. IJas. Lett PK. N. Second St. Willow Grove Excursions Sundays, August 26, September 2 and 9 SPECIAL EXCURSION' TRAIN I I Spec'l FROM FARE Lv.a.m, IlnrrisburK $2.50 0.00 Hummelstown ... 2.50 <5.18 Swatara 2.50 0,24 Hershey 2.50 0.27 Palmyra 2.50 6.35 Annvillc 2.50 0.45 Lebanon 2.50 6.57 Myerstown 2.40 7.11 Ar. Willow Grove 10.15 Returning. Special Train win leave Willow Grove 9.00 I'. M. for above stations. Tickets good only on date of excursion on above Special Train in each direction. Children be tween 5 and 12 years of age half fare. Erec Coneert Afternoon and Evening SOUSA AND HIS BANI) PICKED MEN TO BE FIRST FROM DRAFT IN FRANCE 320,(MM) Will Compose New National Army to Go Across SPECIAL TRAINING GIVEN Then Remainder of f>87,000 Will Sail; Another Guard Division Will Sail Washington. Aug. 18.—The first organization of the national army will consist of only 320,000 men. These will be picked men and the* will be moved to France ahead of the others drawn. Of the remainder of the 687,000 men who will be called in the first draft thousands will be assigned to fill up the ranks of the national guard and regular army regiments to the new war strength. The others, num bering between 100,000 and 200,000 men, will be held as depot troops and used to fill vacancies in the first 320,000 as man are rejected or as casualties occur. This became known when the as signment of troops to the canton ments and the designation of the regimental commanders was an nounced. Composite Division First Although no official confirmation was obtainable, there were evidences to-day that the composite Forty-sec ond Division, w hose organization re cently was announced, will be accom panied abroad by the Twenty-sixth, made up of New England guardsmen. No New England states are among the twenty-six having representation in the composite division. The commander of the Twenty sixth is Major General Clarence Ed wards. now acting an commander of the Department of the Northeast, and it is presumed he would go to Europe with the division. The Forty second is commanded by Major Gen eral W. A. Mann. A report was current that suf ficient shipping will be available for forwarding two divisions within the time fixed for the departure of the Forty-second and that the Twenty sixth had been selected to go because it comes from a compact area and is composed for the most part of regi ments of high rating and represent ing states whose troops were left out of the composite division. M AKYSVII.LB CHURCH NOTES Marysville, Pa., Aug. 18.—After spending his two weeks' vacation, the Rev. .1. F. Wiggins, pastor of the local Church of God, has returned home and will deliver two sermons to-mor row. In the Methodist Episcopal Church Dr. T. S. Wilcox, of New Cumberland, will deliver the evening sermon. The pastor, the Rev. S. B. Bidlack. will deliver the morning sermon and spe cial music will bo rendered by the choir. The Rev. Ralph E. Hartman, pastor of Trinity Reformed Church, has re turned from his vacation and will deliver a sermon to-morrow morning. FIRST FLOTILLA DEATH By Associated Press Base of the American Fleet in British Waters, Aug. 18.—The body of James H. Bush, 28 years old, of Brockton, Mass., fireman on an American destroyer, has been wash ed ashore, clearing up the mystery of his disappearance ten days ago while on watch. Accidental drown ing was the verdict at an inquefct. It is the first death since the arrival of the flotilla. ] Save the Good Your j Vacation did. Away from the strain of J j office work, your eyes &ot a £ IS rest while you were away !| J BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T USE " THEM FOR CLOSE WORK, g j Back at the close work your eyes 5 will again be subject to strain un- J less you get glasses. Consult us to- j day. Have your eyes examined. I i j Ofrnhl.BmJtenbach&liouse i J OPTOMETRISTS&OPTICIANS < No.as N. ATS ST. HARP.ISBURG, PA. 1 ■ I r —' School of SPANISH Second and State Streets Opens September 4th MRS. MELVIN MENGES TEACHER Da^hinDeposKTra^fCo. AUGUST 18, 1917.' Trescott Goode Made Advertising Manager of Elliott-Fisher Co. Trrscot Goode, assistant advertis ing manager of th oKlllott.Klshor Coirtpany has boon appointed adver tising manager by Vice President C. H. Hunter, to succeed Robinson Murray, who will leave for the Fort Oglethorpe, Oeorßla, Officers Train ing Camp. Mr. Goode came to Har risburg, last January from Now York as assistant advertising manager and odltor o ftho weekly house paper for salesmen. Olngernde, published hy the Elliott-Fisher Company. He was formerly advertising manager of the Individual Drinking CUD Company, of Now York, and Is a graduate of Rutgers College. At one time Mr. Goode was editor of the National Electric I.lght Association Magazine and later connected with the advertising department of the New York Edison Company. I'AI.Si: FHRE AI/ARM CALL, Eire companies in the uptown dis trict were called out this morning to answer a false alarm sent in from box 213, Fifth and Peffer streets. Fire Chief Kindler with city police are investigating to learn who. sent In the alarm. i The Store Will Close Monday, Aug. 20, at 4.30 in the As a Tribute to Company D, Bth Regiment Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart In the advertisements of your telephone directory you can find the service or the goods you want. Have you learned —as have thousands of others * —that the easiest, the quickest and the surest way to find out where to buy anything from an auto mobile to a cake of soap is to look in the "Index of Advertisers" in the Bell Telephone Directory? That's where everyone looks! The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania \V. H. FETTER, Local Manager Harrisburg, Pa. <? Farmers —Seeding time will soon be here and you must decide what Fertilizer you will use. Commercial fertilizers have advanced $5 to $lO per ton and contain very little real PIiANT FOOD. Wizard Brand PULVERIZED Sheep Manure —is the most Profitable Fertilizer you can use. It gives the soil lust what it needs to make Wheat grow and helps nature hustle PRICES 100 lbs. 500 lbs. 1,000 lbs. Ton $2.00 $9.00 $17.00 $32.00 Don't delay—send us your order now. All orders will be filled in rotation, as each carload of sheep manure arrives, FANCY TIMOTHY SEED Walter S. Schell QUALITY SEEDS "THEY GROW RETTER" "THEY' YTET/D BETTER" 1307-1300 MARKET STREET, HARRISBURG, PA. Republicans Adjourn After Acting on Death of John H. Mcllhenny Members of the Republican olty commlttoo and county committee men who resldo In the city to the number of more than BO attended tho first mooting of the Republican committeemen In preparation for the Fall campaign. Due to the death of John H. Mc- Tlhcny, a former party leader in Harrisburg and Dauphin county, tho business meeting was not held. City Chairman Harry F. Oves pres ided and after resolutions In mem ory of Mr. Mellheny, published at length elsewhere in this issue, had had been adopted, the committee adjourned. The resolutions were presented by Senator E. E. Beldlefe man. In attendance was Chairman William H. Horner, Levi Miller, candidate for director of the poor, and Charles E. Pass, who will be nominated without opposition for prothonotary. Another meeting for business which was to have been transacted last night will be called for an early date.
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