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-,L.L NEWS OF THE RAILROADS
RAILROAD HEADS
WORK OUTDOORS
Keep in Personal Touch With
All Departments Night
and Day
Seeing officials 011 the Philadel
phia and Mlxldle divisions of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Is not a sure
thing. Just now there Is consider
nblo activity to keep all branches of
i-uaiiioss moving, and the men In
cliargo nro Indoors only at short
periods, Both J. K. Johnston, su
perintendent of the Philadelphia di
vision, and N. W. Smith, of the Mid
dle division, are out all kinds of
weather doing their bit in helping
the United States government.
At Altoona Superintendent Smith
for the past two weeks has bean out
day and night. At one period he is
found in the big yards watching ev
ery branch and offering timely sug
gestions. Next call finds him in the
ioimdhause looking after engines.
Handles Engines
If he finds a scarcity of engines
Jie knows Just what to do. Some
times a train for the west arrives
about the time an engine is needed
to take n train east. No time is lost
In sending this locomotive to the
vnglnohouse to be turned. rt is
coupled on the train and run to Ty
rone where the engine is taken over
the "Y" and headed eastward. This
bents the turntable schedules.
•. On the Philadelphia division. Su
perintendent Johnston has also been
out doors since the snowstorms start
ed trouble und sometimes covers big
territory. The new turntable at the
Pennsylvania Railroad station is
proving a big benefit during the
present rush in turning engines and
cars.
EDUCATIONAL
School of Commerce
AND
Harrisburg Business College
frntip liulldlng. 15 So. Market Sqsare
Thorough Training in Business and
Stenography.
Civil Service Course
OUR OFFER —Right Training by <?p e .
cialists and High Grade Positions.
Yoti Take a Business Course But
Once: the BEST is What You Want.
Fall Term Day and Night 1
School. Enter any Monday.
Bell 485. Dial 4393.
WE REPAIR
1 RADIATORS!
E Lamps, Fenders, fj
a 'Hoods, Bodies and I
Windshields
Inuss Mfg. Co. 1
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Sill COME RIGHT IN TO
}|i The Leader Bargain Store 1
K | 443 Market St., at Subway j
P^jJpV Where You Can Buy Two Gifts For the
Men's Dress Shirts, $1.50 value 89c J •
Splendid line of Men's Neckties 29c (a! V 7
One lot of Dollar Value Ties . . v 48c
■ Bath Robes. Extra good quality $1.98 fl ''i/f
jjffi —f Glen's Smoking Jackets. All wool $3.98 '•
Men's $7.50 Jumbo Sweaters $3.98 '" JW^' 1
Eg®x||||j Men's $5.00 Jumbo Sweaters $2.98 j j|j|
IMfl|&p * Special for Friday and Saturday, $1.50 V^^T\\C• *_
teAyil B Sleeveless Khaki Sweaters, $3.50 value .. $1.98 I \jßfi : 'js '\V
KSfHI AU-Wool Flannel Shirts $1.98 MMM||l|?,; 'v| §
Men's Fleece Lined Underwear 69c j jF|^P\ v v%iy
Men's Ribbed Underwear 69c y* W .•<?
Union Suits. Special at $1.29, $1.48 r ** 0
msS"' I All-Wool Union Suits $1.98 * Ml, ;
Boys' and Girls' Union Suits 69c i g|?- •
Children's Coats.' Belts all around $1.98 ! | m r ■
Ladies' Rubbers. First quality 48c !
jj Ladies' Black Sateen Petticoats $1.98 j j
Ladies' Skirts. Special value at $1.98 l* |
BIG LINE OF SUIT CASES, TRUNKS,
THURSDAY EVENING,
PACKAGE SALE
BY RAILROADERS
Co-operative Club Members
to Have Holiday Cheer
Night; Money to Charity
There will be something doing at
the meeting of the Friendship and
Co-operative Club for railroad men
Thursday night, December 27. The
railroad employes who fail to at
tend this meeting will regret it a!l
his life. Fun galore is promised. The
committee on entertainment is now
at work. These hustlers will not tell
everything.
However, part of the plans leaked
ed out to-day. It is to be a holiday
cheer night. Members of the Co
operative Club want to hand out a
bunch of happiness. The president,
William K. Drake, said to-day:
"I wan# every member and rail
roader to attend this meeting and
bring at least one package. The con
tents need not be known. Racli
package must be tied tightly. All
packages will be placed on a large
table. When business is completed
and the time arrives to start the fun,
t>n auctioneer will be selected.
Packages at Auction
"He will sell each package to tha
highest bidder. Everybody will get
something. No matter how high they
bid each buyer will a good re
turn for his money. Mixed up in the
big pile of packages will he a number
of prize, bundles. Several officials
have expressed a desire to contribute
and there will be some lively bidding
in order to get one of these >pociai
packages.
"The money derived from the sale
of these packages will be turned over
to some charitable institution or
probably the Red Cross. This ques
tion will be put up to the member?-'
and they will decide where tWe
money will go."
In addition to the sale of packaaes,
there will be refreshments and a
good time generally. Short addresses
will be made and there will be some
interesting holiday experiences told
by railroaders.
Reading Awards Contract
For New Signal Tower
The Philadelphia & Reading Rail
way Company has awarded a con
tract to Reaumont <fc Bader, of At
lantic City, covering the construction
of a signal tower and battery house
at Norristown Junction on the Main
Line. The signal tower will be a
two*story brick structure, 15 by 26
feet, and the battery house a brick
one-story structure, 18x35 feet.
SILK MII.I. GIVES M
RED moss MK3MIIKRS
Already 200 members have been se
cured for the Harrisburg Silk Mill
Auxiliary of the Red Cross. Workers
in the membership campaign are in
dustriously working for a larger
membership list. The committee of
employes who are conducting the
campaign, follows:
Esther Peters, Carrie Kennedy,
Helen Blizzard, Anna . Spotts, Ruth
Gilbert, Maud Scheck, Anna Smith,
Carrie Wheeler, Marie Copper and
Anna Householder.
URGES STORES TO
SELL WAR BONDS
Director Donaldson Calls on
Trust Companies and
Banks to Lend Aid
The urgency of immediately placing
the "baby war bonds" and thrift
cards on sale at all banks, trust com
panies and stores throughout the city
has been emphasized by Willjam M.
Donaldson, director for Dauphin
County of the War Savings Campaign.
They are being sold largely every day
at the Post Office, where extra help
is now employed to take care of the
patrons, but the demand is increasing
so rapidly that other points of distri
bution must shortly be selected.
Mr. Donaldson has a profound con
fidence in the ultimate success of this
means for raising war funds. He
points out that owing to a lack of
material the campaign has not prop
erly opened. The Treasury Depart
ment at Washington contemplated
taht much of December would be oc
cupied in completing the prelimin
naries and the real hard drive will
not start until about Christmas.
"Once under way," declared Mr.
Donaldson, "it will bQ seen that no
financial effort in the history of our
nation, not even the Liberty Loan,
will mean, so much to the whole peo
ple as this War Savings Loan means.
It is an investment „•which throws the
doors of opportunity open to every
person and sends a special appeal to
classes not provided with great
wealth.
Women's Division Meet;
Local Workers Get Trophy
The first annual meeting of De
partment No. 7, Pennsylvania Rail
road, Women's Division for War Re
lief, was held Tuesday in the P. R. R.
Y. M. C. A. The meeting was well
attended. After the transaction of
the business a musical and literary
program was observed.
The yearly report showed wonder
ful work done by the column, 'i'hc
"Airs. George Dallis Dixon" cup was
again awarded to Depn'tr.iont N<v 7
of which the Harrisourg column is a
part. The cup was won last year
Dy the assistance yf 'lie Eiarrisburg
column i nthe w-> k they did in feed
ing li e large nuni oT soldiers whc
passed through tl> t oily cnroute to
*.he ,:ider.
Reading Has Locomotives;
Other Railroads Suffer
Reading, Dec. 20. The freight
congestion on the Central Railroad
of New Jersey, Lehigh Valley and
Pennsylvania in and about Reading
is so serious that it is puzzling the
officials. The situation is so acute
that it Is impossible to move freight.
I tis claimed T>y the railroads that the
principal cause of this congestion is
due to the fact that the people to
whom the freight and coal Is con
signed do not unload It.
There is no trouble on the Reading
as far as engine power Is concerned.
An official declared today that the
Reading is ready to tatke care of all
the traffic offered if the connecting
lines will only take it as rapidly a3
it delivers it."
HXRRBSBURG TELEGRXPH
NEWS OF STEELTON
PLAN TO ABOLISH
CURB COLLECTION
Highway Committee to Put
New Method of Gathering
Garbage Into Effect
" A now system of garbage collection
which will abolish the unpopular
method of compelling residents to
carry receptacles to the curbs on the
day they are to be taken away will
be put into force as soon as the
highway committee is able to secure
two workmen, it was announced to
day.
Under t the neiy ruling, men em
ployed on the truck will carry the
receptacles from the yards to the
street Instead of residents and bus
inessmen being forced to do this.
In following out the new plan it
will be necessary to engage the serv
ices of two additional men. One of
these men will be placed in charge
of the truck and squad of men. and
will be known as the foreman of the
department. An experienced and effi
cient dniver will be engaged to drive
the garbage truck.
As a special inducement to secure
better and more work out of the men
the committee will pay a bonus on
all. loads hauled to the dump over
a certain number each day.
X*d Men
K. C. Henderson, chairman of the
committee, said to-day that the new
plan would be put into effect as soon
as the men can be secured. This ac
tion is being taken by the committee
on Council's advice. At the last meet
ing committee members told of the
complaints about garbage collections
and council decided to give the high
way committeemen permission to
proceed at once to better the condi
tions.
To Kllmlnntr Curb Collection"
It is planned to have the curb col
lections eliminated by havng the men
working on the truck carry the re
ceptacles to the street while the
truck is taking a load to the dump.
By the time the truck has returned
'enough receptacles can be placed on
the curb to make another load.
The curb collections are very un
popular and in many instances people
will not carry the refuse through
their houses in order to have it col
lected. During the recent snow the
garbage truck was being used to
remove snow. Residents, following
out the new ordinance, carried the
receptacles to the curb for collection
at the usual time. The truck did not
appear and the result was that the
receptacles remained along the curb
for forty-eight hours. The street
linfd with receptacles presented an
unsightly picture for this borough, a
member of the committee said.
Carload of Coal
Arrives Here Today
A carload of coal that arrived in
the borough this morning at the
Varehouse of the Steelton Company
Store was sold before It arrived.
Other dealers reported that they did
not receive any. At the office of
DetWeiler Brothers it was announced
this morning that the carload of coal
that was expected several days ago
did not arrive and that hundreds of
orders are booked. With this morn
ing's shipment Steelton this week has
received five cars.
Standing of the Crews
HAKIfISBIIKG SIDE
I'liilmlrlphin Dlvixion —The 1 HO crew
first to go after 4.20 o'clock; 136, 113.
Conductor for 136.
Brakemen for 130, 136.
Engineer up: Gemmill.
Firemen up: Good, Blum, Brlggs.
Conductor up: Stark.
Brakemen up: Mitzei, Thompson,
Bexroth.
Middle DlvlKion —The 16 crew first
to go after 3.30 o'clock; 23, 3, 15.
Engineers for 2, 15.
Fireman for 23.
Flagmen for 2, 23.
Brakemen for 16, 23.
Engineers up: Rathefon, Brink,
Blizzard, E. R. Snyder. Rensel.
Firemen up: Tippery, Keiter.
Conductors up: Klotz.
Brakemen up: Lykens. Hughes,
Hancock', Beers. Wolf, Hollenbach,
Wilson, Huss.
Yard Hoiird —Engineers for SC, 4th
7C, 11C. 14C. 2nd. 15C, 26C.
Firemen for Ist 7C, 3rd 7C. Ist 15C.
Engineers up: Revie, Ulsh, Bost
dorf, Schiefer, Weigle. Shade, McCord.
Firemen up: Troup, Fitzgerald. Bit
ner, Mowery.
E-NOI.A SIDE
* Philadelphia Division —The 212 crew
first to go after 7 o'clock.
Brakeman for 212.
Conductors up: Oullen, Sturgeon.
Brakemen up: Reinolder.
Middle mvlxlon —The 106 crew first
to go after 2.30 o'clock; 103, 110, 116,
413.
Engineer for 16.
Conductor for 116.
Flagman for 106.
Braktmen for .103, 116.
Yard Board —Engineer for 109.
Firemen for Ist 129, 2nd 129, 132,
2nd 102, Ist 104, Ist 106, 112.
Engineers up: Gingrich, Kings
berry, McNally. Feas.
Firemen up: Meek, Rider, Kennedy,
llaubecker, Byibaker. Morris, Jones,
Shuey, Metz, Sanders, Bonser, Cramer.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT
Middle Division Engineers up:
Spotts, Keane, Graham, Miller, Buck,
Schreck, Smith.
Firemen up: Naylor, Hugging, Hud
son, Lyter, Bealor, Grove, Cramer,
Schrauder. Huss, Herr Mearkle, Rich
ards, Ayers.
Kngineers for 25, 49, 21, 45, 3, 11.
Firemen,for 59,. 41. 663.
rhilndelpbia Division Engineers
up: Welsh, Seitz, Smeltzer, Crisswell,
Foremen up: Piatt, Shive, White,
Floyd.
Firemen for 44, 626, ,20.
The 24 crew first to go after 12.50
('( lock: 59, 60, 19, 53, 7, 72. 61. 6?,
56 25 51, 63. 70, 6, 21. 68, 1, 3, 30,
69, 54. 46, 38, 71. 73. 17. 28, 57. 52.
"Engineers for 53, 56, 57, 69, 6, 28.
Firemen for 51, 54, 56, 57, 59, 61,
62, 03. 68, 69. 72. 5, 6. 7. 38, 39. 41,
12. 45." 46.
Conductors for 54, 72, 6, 30, 46.
Brakemen for 53, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61,
62, 63, 64. 69, 73, 6. 10. 17, 19, 21, 25.
2s! 30, 38, 41.
Engineers up: Bordner, Morne,
Wundcrlick, Barnhart, Kauffman,
Ditlow, Wood, E. Beecher. Fcrner,
HolTman, Linn. Raisner, Kohl.
Firemen up: Portner, Landls, Wray,
Ffingaman, Jones, Myers. Hurley, Mil
ler. Swartz, Fackler, Gates.
Conductors up: Daub, Harlan, Pat
t.m. Danner, Mraun.
l'lagmen up: Ely. Filbert, Moss.
Martin, Blngaman, Snader, Habby
shaw, Stoner.
Brakemen up: C. Bowman. Grady,
Carl, Breckenridge. Long, Moore.
Dell. Slough, Morrow.
TEAM RIVALRY
IS VERY KEEN
Red Cross Workers Are Striv
ing to Outclass Each Other
During the Campaign
The total number of subscribers to
the Ked Cross during the dr>ve is
3,549. This number was posted at
Red Cross headquarters this morn
ing.
Rivalry among; the teams doing the
canvassing is very keen, committee
members said this morning. Each
team working for high honors makes
the campaign more interesting and
brings better results, Mrs. W. H. Nell,
chairman of the committee, said.
The names of the teams and their
members engaged in the contest will
be divulged at the close of the cam-
paign.
Reports from the steel plant de
partments which are expected before
Mondaj- in all probability will send
the total soaring. Only four depart
ments have reported and these all
reached the 100 per cent, class. Other
departments are not reporting. It is
believed, until they are able to reach
tjie class occupied by those that have
already reported.
A Servian family of nine members
when asked to subscribe to the Red
Cross were very anxious to be given
the chance and are very proud of
their Hag in the window which con
tains one large star and eight smaller
ones. This family holds the record
for the largest number in one family
to enlist as Christmas members.
Busy Week For Members
of Centenary Church
11. E. Mowery, field secretary of
the United Brethren orphanage at
Quincy, will speak at the Centenary
United Brethren Church on Sunday
morning. The ChristJmas cantata
entitled "At Bethlehem" will be
presented on Sunday. The program
is as follows: Part 1, —"The Shep
herds"; introduction; tecitative and
chorus, "It Came Upon the Midnight
Clear"; recitative and chorus, "Sing
and Rejoice."
Part II —"The Saviour"; recitative
and dhorus, "The Angels Are Sing
ing": recitative and chorus, "O
I-ittle Town of Bothlehem"; solo,
"Little Child in Slumber Sweet";
chorus, "And the Glory of the 1.0 rd."
Frank Armstrong, the Sunday
school chorister has charge of the
choir of forty voices which will pre
sent the program.
Arrangementsiare being made for
the three weeks evangelistic cam
paign to begin December 50. The
musical end of the service will be
presented by a chorus choir which
is being organized. Visiting pastors
will preach each night until January
6. The work then will be taken up
by the Rev. Arthur S. Lehman, of
Hummelstown.
Household Arts Courses
, For Adults at School
Announcement was made by Prof.
L. E. McGinnes, superintendent of
the borough schools, this morning
that after the holidays evening
classes for adults will be started in
the home school. One of these
classes will be in cooking in which
lessons will be given in meat sub
stifutes and wheat substitutes. An
other of these classes will take up
sewing and dressmaking in which
special attention will be paid to the
making of shirtwaists. These clasf.es
will meet on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings. A nominal fee of fifteen
cents a lesson will be charged. Per
sons interested will come to the
home school, 223 Walnut street, on
Friday evening, January 4, 1918, at
7.50 o'clock for the purpose of con
sulting and • registering. Not more
than twelve persons can be -iccom
modated in each class.
Miss Shutt, supervisor of music
and drawing in the schools of .Tohn
sonburg. Pa., is visiting our schools
this week.
FIFTY QUKSTIOXNAIR.ES
RETURNED TO .JjOCAIJ HOARD
Fifty questionnaires have oeen re
turned to the local Exemption
board since the mailing was started,
it was announced at tho office of
the board this morning. Many of
the men are being listed as de
linquents because they left town
without leaving another address.
Several have returned with "en
listed' 'written across them. Ques
tionnaires were made to those hold
ing order numbers between, 831 and
1097.
IIAMPP.RF.n IN RKMOVING
SNOW HY LABOR SCARCITY
A member of the highway commit
tee of Council said this morning that
the scarcity of labor and the shortage
of teams was the cause of the slow
work in removing the snow from
Front street. The committeeman said
that snow would be removed in a
short time if the borough would be
able to hire a sufficient number, ot
men and teams steadily.
SI.ACKER IS TAKE* TO
MIDDI.RTOWN nY POI.ICK
Tmbro Morfekovic, of Enhaut, who
was arrested by Chief of Police drove'
and Officer Tromblne. Tuesday night
as a slacker, was turned over to of-'
fleers in charge of the aviation ware
house at ijiddletown this morning.
He was taken to the camp by Chief
of Police Grove and Officer Trombino.
STEIYTOX COl PIiE MARRIED
Miss Tacy Cocklin and John E.
Howard, both of 232 South Second
street were married at the parson
ago of Centenary United Brethren
Church " Tuesday evening fit 5.15
o'clock by the Rev. A. K. Wier. The
couple was unattended. The ring
ceremony was used. Immediately
Sfter the ceremony the newly mar
ried couple left ' for Akron, Ohio,
where they will reside.
INSURANCE AGENT DIES
Arthur C. Gassner, aged 53, en
gaged In the insurance business in
the borough for a number of years
died at his homo, 18fi South Second
street, last evening from compHca
t'ons. lie was born in Colombo.
Ceylon. He is survived by his wife
and two daughters. No funeral ar
rangements have been made.
MIDDLETOWN]
Central grammar school students
will present a Christmas literary pro
gram to-morrow afternoon. The de
bate. "Resolved, That a National
Woman Suffrage Law Should Be Un
acted by Congress," will feature the
program. Other numbers are: Mu
sic, orchestra; music, Christmas car
ol, society; reading. George Plott;
"Christmas Sentiments," Russel
Dasher, Pansy Myers, Helen Got-!
shall, James Young, Louise Fox,!
Donald Kohr. Charles Hanna. Hazel
Weidner, Violet Geibe, Harold Hart
man; piano solo, Mildred Purtho
nxore; music, girls' chorus; reading,
Lorraine Gale; referred questions,
"Which Slave State Did Not Se
cede From the Union During the
Civil War," Harriet Garver; "What
Battle Was Fought Two Weeks After
the Treaty of Peace Had Been Sign
ed," and give date, Ray Caley; "How
Much Money Did the King o" Eng
land Owe AVilliam Penn's Father?"
Maurice Yoffee; "Who Wrote Paul
Revere's Ride?" Kenneth Hicker
nell; "Give the Meaning of the Term i
'No Man's Land' as Used in the Pres-'
ent war," Frank Snavely; violin solo,!
Aurora Wickey; debate, affirmative, J
Parmelia Rose, Grace Bauder, Rus
sel Kuntz; negative, Harry Weidner,
Charles Kennard. Violet Seltzer. De-
I cision of judges, general debate. B>c-
I cision of home, music. Silent Night
Society, Literary Gazette, Daniel Gip
ple, editor.
The Middletown High school will
hold its literary exercises on Friday
afternoon and the feature of the pro
gram will be a debate. "Resolved,
That the Mind Gains More Knowl
edge From Reading Than From Ob
serving." Following is the program:
"Give Proofs That England Has a
Democratic Form of Government,"
Nissley Ulrich; charade, sophomore
girls; violin solo, John Witman; the
debate, affirmative. John Treichler,
Miss Hess, Miss Kresge, negative,
Truman Rodfong, Miss Henrietta
Wickey. Miss Louise Moore; duet,
Misses Kathryn Weaver, Grace Bres-
I tie; sentiments Siler Concklin, Har-
Beginning This Evening Store Will Be Open Evenings Until Xmas
For Humanity's Sake Join the Red Cross Now
308 Market Street
Settle the Question of What
to Give "Her" Here Now
Buy sensible, serviceable gifts —it's the most sensible way. In no
previous year has such a great volume of substantial gift goods been sold
as during the present season.
Every gift from ASTRICH'S is sensible serviceable practical and
sold at an economical price
Give Waists-$6, $6.50 and $7 Waists at
Made of finest quality Georgette Crepe and Crepe de
Chine beautiful, new styles —every desired shade all
sizes.
A Sweater Will Please Her, $2.50 to $12.50
Select it here from the finest collection of Woolen Sweaters in the city
—every color and combination every new weave is shown.
For Children — Knitted Sweater Sets—Cap, Sweater, Leggings and Mittens
to Match Alt Colors
What Better Gift for Any Woman Than
One of Our Suits Worth Up to $65 now at $25
At $25 we offer you an unrestricted choice of any high-gr3.de Suit in
the store.worth up to $65. Former price or cost not considered—every de
sired material every shade in the lot.
FURS—the Luxurious Gift for "Her"
Furs will gladden the heart of any woman or miss. Here are Furs in
Taupe Fox—and Wolf Fur Scarfs —splendidly priced at
$19.50 to $45.00
\ Also a large assortment of Muffs—Stoles, etc., at moderate prices.
NO Woman Has Enough' Silk Stockings
Pure Thread Silk Stock- Pure Heavy Thread Silk French Cloxed Silk
j ngs high spliced heels Stockings—in black only ; Stockings extra heavy
A ki r c i ,y>r extra wide garter too pure thread silk high
--double soles lisle gar- spliced heels— spliced heels double
ter tops - black, white do^ll)le soles Special at _ soles white with black
and colftrs.
CM„p,ir.... 79c . $1.15 ci,T, t c : $1.50
Holiday Specials in Our Shoe Dept.
PATENT COLT BUTTON BOOT with mat kid
toe leather Louis heel—welted soles—reg
f *3 ■ t'lar $5.00 value. Special at
•111 I s2 '^ s
3 I 3 MAHOGANY CALF LACE BOOTS— wing and
/ 2 f 3 imitation straight tip—9 inch model—long vamp—
A*l Ji welted soles—new inch Cuban heel—Special at
OTNS- $6.95
DARK BROWN AND GRAY KIDSKIN BOOTS
' m °d e '—lons vamp—imitation tips—high
' i j Louis heels —aluminum plates—regular $8.50 values.
' SpeC " ,a ' $6.95 '
DECEMBER 20. 191"
old Wagner, Clarence Wallace, Ed
win Yost, Misses Soldier, George
Louise Moore, Fannie Mennaugh,
Blanche Deckard; vocal solo. Miss
Harriet Swartz; referred question,
"Why Has American Entered the
War on the Side of the Allies," Mr.
Lindemuth; music by school; reading
of the cycle. Miss Wlckey.
The Rev. I. R. Albright, pastor of
the United Brethren Church, united
in matriage at the parsonage on
Tuesday evening, Ira Coble, of Hiiza
bethtown and Miss Elizabeth Ging
rich, of Middletown.
A new lire plug is being installed
at the corner of Union and Emaus
streets, by the water company.
The St. Peter's Lutheran Church
and the Methodist Episcopal Church
will hold early morning services on
Christmas morning at 6 o'clock.
Burgess-elect S. B. Gingrich, who
had been confined to his bed for the
past several weeks, is convalescent.
Mrs. F. W. Myers entertained tho
social circle at her home in Pine
street, this afternoon.
NOTICE
Special Christmas Market
Monday Afternoon and Evening
2 P. M. to 10 P. M.
December 24, 1917
at
Chestnut Street
The Sellers Will Be There With
Choicest Products For the Buyers
COME EARLY
Pretty Girls Work Hard
For Red Cross at Booths
The pretty grirls who stand behind
the windows in the Red Cross mem
bership booths, have won many trib
utes and many expressions of praise
from admiring patrons. Reports from
the booths are enthusiMtlc, showing
that Harrlsburgers stan"Arm in their
support of the lied Cross.
At the Y. M. C. A. Miss Helen
Schwarz wasn't satisfied with merely
securing Red Cross irtembers. She fol
lowed her soliciting for membership
with an appeal for contributions to a
service tlag. Forty-eight Y. M. C. A.
members have gone to the trenches
and camps, and Miss Schwarr is en-
I deavoring to honor them. Talking to
ja local merchant, she asked for a flag
at wholesale price. "We can't dfc
that," said the merchant, "but we cilP
I do this." handing her $2.50 as a con
tribution.