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CHRISTMAS OPPORTUNITIES
FOR TELEGRAPH READERS
THE Christmas spirit may bej
shown in no better way than by
gifts, large or small to those
less fortunate than ourselves, and
with whom we may not even be!
acquainted. The following cases are j
those of unfortunate and needy citi
zens right here in Harrisburg, and;
who are personally known to the
workers of the Associated Aid Socie
ties. The Aid Societies vouch for
the families and their needs in every
instance. If citizens of Harrisburg
wish to do something for these peo
ple which will provide a Christmas
which will last the year around, they
can not do better than to send a con- |
tribution to the funds being used
directly for these families. The way
to do it is very simple—simply sign
your check, or enclose cash with
your name, and mail to Vance C.'
McCormick, treasurer, box 405, Har
risburg, Pa., and enclose a clipping
indicating which of the families you
wish your contribution to be made
for. The Aid Societies guarantee
lhat every cent of it will be used for
the families in the ways indicated.
They will further, if your name and
address is given, be glad to send you .
a report about the family, telling 1
you just how the money was ex
pended and how the family is get-;
ting on.
The cases follow:
1. Incurable
The father has an incurable c>i-1
i*ease. The wife, although not
strong is bravely trying to keep a
little brood of three together by what
i-he can earn at days work. None of
the children old enough to work, and
they are bright promising children,
always neatly dressed. $5 a week
will be needed for some time to
vome, in order to keep the family to- j
gether.
a. Jr&i.i:othor and Children
An aged grandmother and three
children, make up this family. The
parents are dead. The grandmother
does davs work although not physi
cally able, and the children do many I
TECH BOYS TO
ENTERTAIN THE
OPEN AIR PUPILS
Youngsters to Be Given Christ
mas Program; Voting
Contest Close
Harry Miller, president of the
senior class at Technical High school, |
will preside to-morrow morning at|
the program to be given by the Tech
students to the open air school chil- i
•Iren of the city. The members of the
Teachers Training class will again
attend in a body.
The entertainment promises to,
surpass any of the four previous]
ones. Section U has had charge of the
decorations: Section S purchased the
?:ifts, while Section T filled the stock-)
ings. There will be the usual tree. I
and to cap the climax, the Jolly Old
Saint himself will come down the )
• himney. The students of the school j
! have been urged to bring their'
younger brothers and sisters with
them. Parents too will be welcome!
to the entertainment. The music will j
be in charge of Prof. A. M. Lind- :
say. The children of the open air j
schools will also render a program. I
"Who's W r ho" contest at Tech has j
fietermined finally for this year what!
the Maroon students like and dis- •
like. They have voiced their approval
of the most popular persons and
things at Tech while they have dis
approved of others. The result of the i
election participated in by all the I
members of the school was as fol-1
lows:.
Best all-around athlete, Carl Beck.
Most popular boy, Rees M. Lloyd.
Most popular teacher, Mr. Wallize.
Biggest bluffer, Fred Murray.
Most popular with the girls, "Bud":
Lingle.
Greenest looking Freshman, "Xob- j
by" Wright.
Wisest looking Senior, j
Schmidt.
Best student. "Scrunts" Holland.
Best-known fellow, "Goldie" Hus-j
ton.
Best singer. "Bill" Watson.
Best "eats," Beans.
Best grammar school, Forney. i
Best location, Up-town.
Best Harrisburg newspaper. Har
risburg Telegraph.
Most popular study. Algebra.
I.east popular study, German. i
Favorite day of the year. Thanks
giving.
Favorite college, Penn State.
Favorite profession, electrical en
gineering.
Favorite magazine. Popular Me-1
. chanics.
Report cards for the last month!
liave been distributed to the students I
of the school. After the Christmas;
iccess, another month will be used in
study prior to the midyear, when the j
usual midyear exams will be held!
the first week in February.
mUTAR! TRAINING HEAD
Washington, Dec. 20. Major Gen- ,
eral John F. Morrison has been ap- j
pointed director of military training,
with headquarters at the War Col- 1
lege in this city. He will have charge,
of the co-ordination of the army :
training work throughout the United
Sttaes, in order to produce a uniform I
result and will be aided by the gen- 1
eral staff military training commit- i
tee. of which he becomes the head.
BIOLOGICAL STATION DAMAGED
Muscatine, lowa, Dec. 20. Fire of
unknown origin last night caused
$60,000 damage to the laboratory of
the United State Biological Station at
Fairport. lowa. The work of the sta
tion embraces the artificial propoga
tlon of fresh water mussel shells used
in the manufac'ure of pearl buttons.
CHRIST AS SHOPPING
A Timely Warning on Some
of Its Dangers
During the season of Christmas
shopping, great care should be taken
not to unnecessarily expose yourself
to colds that are likely to result in
grip and pneumonia. The excitement
of the time, the sudden change from
the close and suffocating air of the
big stores to the street, are all dan
gerous.
Doctors declare that this is one
explanation for the annual increase
M sickness at this season. While this
/rticle is written to again call your
(attention to the value of Father
John's Medicine in treating and pre
venting colds, grip and pneumonia,
It will be of value to you and niay
sare your life if it causes you to l>e
careful to avoid the dangers we have
pointed out. They are real dangers.
And if we cause you to avoid the
patent medicines, so many of which
contain nerve-deadening and poison
' us drugs, by again warning you
/gainst them, it will be the means
\>f saving your health.
THURSDAY EVENING,
I small jobs which help to eke out the
! family income. At least $3.00 a week
for the necessities of life 'will be
: needed here, and more if the chil
-1 dren are to really enjoy life.
;l. Widow and Four Children
Tuberculosis keeps this widow
! from earning very much, and she
' should be given a rest of several
months, but she cannot get it unless
a sum of about SB.OO a week is pro
vided for about three months or
more. This will take care of rent
and groceries. Unless this can be
done she will have to go to a sana
torium and the children placed out
. during that time. She is a good
mother and the children need her.
Relatives are not in a position to
help in r.ny way.
I. Six Children —Xo Father
All the children are under 16 years
of age. The oldest boy is doing finely
in school, and earns a great deal in
the morning before school and in the
j evening after school. The mother is
strong but wages for the kind of
| work she can do are not high. Rela
tives are helping as much as can be
expected. S.OO a month will be
j needed until the boy goes to work
1 regularly, and then their problem
I will be solved.
5. Invalid Husbaiul
j The wife is working hard to sup
port herself and invalid husband-
But as in so many cases she can not
| work hard all day and then come
home and work just as hard the rest
of the time without feeling the
strain. For rent, coal, groceries and
other necessities she should have
$5.00 a week so as to allow her a
chance to get rested.
G. Homeless
Two bright children, father de-
I scribed as 'queer" and incapable of
properly caring for them. She works
in a laundry in the city, and is able
to pay fifty cents a week toward
their board in one of the society's
homes in the country, where the
children are getting excellent care,
j $1.50 a week is needed regularly.
CITY LAGS FIRST TIME
IN PATRIOTIC WORK
[Continued from First l'ase.]
appeared at headquarters with $25
in gold. "I am bringing my $25 to
headquarters to match Dr. Keen,' j
said Mrs. Steiner.
Hoy Mateltctt nr. Keen
Frank S. Davenport Jr., son of the
well-known restaurant man, and tw_o
years old. matches Dr. Keen's $25. j
He sent his money to George S. Rein- j
oehl of the Industrial committee this I
morning.
At the same time Frank S. Daven- ]
port Sr. reported that in the restau- j
rants of Harrisburg he had secured j
sixty-six Red Cross members He l
gave the money to Mr Reinoehl
Tnti W umen Klo Well
Mrs H. C. White and Mrs. Bauder. j
two of the Fifth ward workers, did 1
remarkably well Tuesday. They se- |
cured over sixty subscriptions among I
the people in their district.
tJave All Hl* Coupons
One well-known Harrisburg man ]
has taken to headquarters every cou
pon dated December 15 on his nu- j
merous Liberty bonds.
"Here's the way I look at it," he j
told William Jennings. "This money (
1 is being paid me by the Government. |
' I owe it to the Government to help j
it win this war. Hence my money i
goes back into Red Cross work for j
, the Government "
Kscuxm Are Many
Folks who aren't taking Red Cross
memberships are thinking up some
mighty original excuses, but no rea
| sons.
"1 can't afford it," said one woman
—a woman who has a large property
in her own name.
"I need the money for Christmas
I gifts," said another woman—losing |
i sight of the fact that if the war con-
I tinues another year she may have no
! reason to give Christmas gifts.
Thanks Front France
The local chapter of the Amer- j
ican Red Cross Society has just re-;
ceived this interesting letter irom|
; the secretary of the French liedj
1 Cross:
"I have the honor to inform you
that we have to-day, November 23.
received six boxes for our relief)
j work. I thank you for this gener-j
j ous effort and beg to assure you.!
! those who have participated with you
in this work, of our sincere grati
tude. With greetings from the
French Red Cross."
The letter is signed by Fae Va-i
lence, general secretary of the j
French organization.
Among the contributions of knit-|
ted work, received, is a beautiful I
convalescent blanket which was sent;
by the Walking Club.
Four new knitters are registered)
on the Red Cross roster. Thay are
small boys who have volunteered to
do their bit for the cause of democ
: racv. The names are: Leroy Whit-j
, man. 209 North Fifteenth street
I John Diffenderfer, 514 Calder street: I
! David Jones. 310 Harris street, and)
James Rhine, 1420 North Third j
1 street.
A report of work finished in the:
| past three months has just been post- j
led on the bulletin board. A sum
mary follows: I
Sweaters, 1,766: scarfs, 2,0o0;i
wristlets, 1,170; socks, 920: helmets,!
j 581: bands, 25.
More Hundred Percent. I
The train dispatchers' office of the ;
I Pennsylvania railroad came through ,
! to-day 100 per cent, efficient. Every |
I employe in the office is a Red Cross,
j member. Some of their subscriptions!
taken in the spring had five months j
j to go, but every employe re-joined.
Eleanor Snyder, 320 Chestnut 1
! street, came to headquarters this
! morning and gave 25 cents to the:
I Red Cross. She saved this money I
| from her November and December
| allowance. Her heart was right!
Schmidt Does His Bit
Bernard Schmidt, well - known
| baker, this morning announced that j
he would pay half the membership
j fee for every employe in his bakeries.
I This means an outlay of quite a few
| dollars.
"I want to see Harrisburg reach
that 30,000 quota," said Mr. Schmidt,
"and I'm going to lieip ray employes
join the local chapter. 1 think it's
fine."
Girls Arc Needed
Young ladies are needed to-mor
row and Saturday for the various
Red Cross booths. The girls who
have been at these booths have been
working long hours all week and are
nearly exhausted. Volunteers for
this work should see Mrs. 7. A. Plank
headquarters, Market pnd Court.
"Kindly place a membership in the
name of my husband," wrote one
woman to headquarters to-day. "I
am giving him this membership as
one of his Christmas gifts."
Headquarters .$ that tflcro
are hundreds of other women in the
city able to do the same thing—and
the same number of husbands who
will appreciate it.
Captain Robert Enders of one of
the uptown teams this morning
brought the names of 60 new mem
i hers to headquarters, all of which he
secured yestcrduy.
TIME HAS COME
TOFIGURE INCOME
TAX RETURNS
Collector to Be Here January
2 to See That Nothing
Is Missing
The assessing of the Government
income tax, which thus far has been
a rather vague and far-away proposi
tion for most persons, will be brought
to Harrisburg in prompt, vivid fash
ion on the morning of January 2. On
that day, according to a communica
tion just issued by Collector of In
ternal Revenue B. F. Davis. a Federal
income tax collector will move here
and locate in the Spooner Building,
where he will be every day prepared
to help taxable persons make out
their returns without any cost to
them for the service, lie will remain
until March 1.
Because many people do not under
stand the law and will not know
how to make out their returns, the
Government is sending this expert,
but the duty is on the taxpayer to
make himself known. And if he does
not do so before March 1, he may
have to pay a penalty ranging from
S2O to SI,OOO. The alternative is to
make out your returns and mail
them, but as the document is quite
intricate, it will be far safer to con
sult the Government representative.
Only those who make SI,OOO a year
or less are exempted, providing they
are unmarried. If a man's income is
$1,020, he must pay 2 per cent, on
that S2O. If married the limit for
exemption is $2,000.
The collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his in
come and expenses, so as to be ready
with the figures when the expect ar
rives. Expenses, however, do not
mean family expenses, money used to
pay off the principal of a debt, new
machinery, buildings, or anything
like that. They mean what you spend
in making your money interest,
taxes paid, hired help, amount paid
for goods sold, seed, stock bought for
feeding, rent (except for your dwell
ing), etc. Income includes about
every dollar you get.
Jewish War Relief Ball
Proves Most Successful
One of the most successful pa
triotic-social afTairs of the season was
held last night at Winterdale, where
the hall for the National Jewish War
Kelief attracted more than 300 per
sons. The' committee of arrange
ments, Samuel Kompus. Maurice
Kleinmen, William Klompus. Israel
Klein and Herman Dietz, had worked
long and zealously to make the hall
attractive and give everybody a good
time. There was a great turnout of
Jewish folk from Harrisburg and sur
rounding towns. Dancing, with the
I'pdegrove orchestra furnishing splen
did music, continued until a late hour.
The receipts will be sent immediately
to the national headquarters of the
Jewish War Relief.
TO IIOI.I) SERVICES IN HAM,
On next Sunday morning, at 10:30
o'clock, the public services of the Sec
ond Baptist Church will be held in the
Odd Fellows ITall, corner of Brigg's
and Cowden streets. Members, friends
and the public of Harrisburg have a
warm invitation to attend this inter
esting service from Joseph Fennell,
chairman of the board of deacons.
Y. W. C. A. Notes
*
The home department of the Y.
W. C. A. were entertained with their
annual Christmas party last even
ing. The lobby, where the party was
held, was beautifully decorated with
Christmas greens an-i two large
Christmas trees. All the guests were
presented with Christmas gifts from
the trees. A fire in the open fire place
blazed merrily and helped produce
true Christmas cheer. Folk songs and
Christmas stories by the guests of
honor. Miss Ella Yost and Mrs. Mary
Snyder Rowland, were features of
the evening. Refreshments were serv
ed to:
Miss Anna Beistline. Miss Mirmm
Messmer, Miss May Blessing, Miss
Blanche Humler, Mrs. Catherine j
Bricker, Mrs. Lillian Liehtenberger,
Miss Violet Miller, Miss Ruth Shuler. I
Honor guests, Miss Ella Yost, Mrs.
Mary Snyder Rowland, Miss Ella
Stitt, Miss Ida M. Wood, Mis 3 Lois
Scott, Mrs. Sarah Erlenmye", Miss
Mildred Erlenmyer, Miss Eliza Baer,
Miss Lois Baer. Miss Beitrico
Bishoff, Miss Etta R. Bitting, Miss
Claire Brown, Miss Anna Crosson,
Miss Mary J. Dennison, Miss Bess
Dorsey, Miss Irene Emme, Miss Anna
Fenstemacher. Miss M. E. Gil
baugh, Miss Kathleen Grimes, M,ss
Daisy Keller, Miss Celeste Ltndis,
Miss Helen Lomer, Miss Annie B.
Mathews, Miss Myra Myers, Miss
Mabel Myers, Miss Edith Myers, Miss
Martha Niess, Miss Irene Peters,
Miss Josephine Robins, Misss Mar
garet Seltzer, Miss Marian Stoner.
I Miss Annie E. Thumma, Miss icia
M. Tyler, Miss Minnie Veigel, Miss
Esther Wemyso. Miss Bethel Wilbert,
Miss Tillie Williams, Miss Mary C.
i Pass, Miss Nelle Potts.
The K. K. Club of the Y. W. C. A.,
I has planned an interesting Christ
mas Eve and Christmas Day. A
i big sled will be secured and they will
I drive through the town singing
! Christmas carols. Baskets of Christ
; mas goodies, toys and clothing will
j be given to poor families, Christmas
1 Day. The club chorus under the cap
able direction of Miss Viola Burd,
is rapidly moving to a place in the
musical world of the city. The chorus
, will sing at Vesper services In the
! Y. W. C. A. Sunday afternoon.
Two Are Held For
Trial on Charges of
False Advertising
j Max Reiter and David Kaplan, of
1 the firm of Max Reiter and Company,
| jewelers, were held for court at a
j hearing before Alderman Hbverter
j this morning and gave SSOO bail each
for appearance at the January quar-
I ter sessions court.
! The suit was brought by C. E. Ia
I Vigne, of the American Fair Sales
i League, and Mr. LaVigne and a post
i office inspector who figured in the
I case were the witnesses. James G.
I Hatz was attorney for the defendants
and Major Georgre F. Lumb repre
sented the league.
SKVLI. FRACTURED
j Cornelius McDermott, 36, colored,
i who resides at 1004 Cowden street, is
i in the hospital Suffering with a frac
j tured skull as the result of an acci
! dent he sustained about 9:20 this
| morning, at the new Penn-Harris
| Hotel. McDermott Is employed by the
I National Fireproofing Company He
; was caught in the freight elevator at
I about 9:20.
HARRISBTJRG TELEGRAPH
PERSONALS
fOthop Personals on Page o.]
TWO HOSTESSES
OF THIS EVENING
Mrs. Fred. Harry and Miss
Margaret Boas Will Be
Honor Guests at Bridge
Mrs. Thomas E. Bowman and Miss
Anna Bacon will be hostesses at
bridge this evening at the Bacon resi
dence, 216 North street in compli
ment to Mrs. Fred Harry, a recent
bride, and Miss Margaret Ramsay, a
bride-elect.
There will be Christmas effects in
the decorations and supper menu
and prizes will bo awarded the win
ners in cards. The guests of ,ionor
will also be presented with attrac
tive gifts.
The guest list includes: Mrs. Harry,
Miss Boas, Mrs. Preston Crowell, Jr.,
Miss Hazel Johnson, Mrs. Ernest H.
Sailings, Miss Mary I'ampbell, Miss
Marie Melville, Mrs. John Koss Hall.
Mrs. Clare Miller, Mrs. Charles C.
Stroh, Mrs. Horace Maeyer and Mrs.
Arthur Young, of Mechanicsburg;
Miss Mildred Astrich, Mrs. Gordon
Drane. Mrs. Boss Shuman, Miss
Alice LeCompte. Mrs. Sauder, Mis*
Margaret Wildman, Mrs. Arthur M.
Keown, Miss Evelyn Cumbler, Mrs.
Evelyn Cumbler, Mrs. Clarence Fry,
Miss Dorothy Black, Mrs. George
Bausher, Miss Mary Koons, Airs.
William I. Beed, of Palmerton; Mrs.
Edwin Bnrnitz, Miss Helen Brindle
and Miss Eena Hartzell, of Carlisle:
Miss Bertha Zullinger, of Mount
Holly.
BROTHERS IX THE SERVICE
Joseph S. Williams of Erie, son of I
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Williams, of j
1546 Derry street, one of the selected I
men from Erie was in the city last!
evening on the way to a southern
camp. Tyron H. William's, another
son, is at Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Ga.. witlv the Headquarters Company
of the 109tli Machine Gun Company.
His sister. Miss Marian Williams will
spend Christmas there with him.
Miss Sponsler Hostess
to the Sophomore Class
Miss Esther Sponsler held a party
at her home, on Tuesday -night, for
the Sophomore class of S. T. 11. S. The
house was decorated in green and
gold, the class colors. Games were
played and refreshments were served
to the Misses Esther Garverich, Ruth
Macey, Amy Smith, Grace Keiser. Es
ther Sponsler. Mary VanDyke, Ruth
Carl and Emma Corl, John Martin,
Lebo, Charles Wise, Walter Evelyn
Clarence Sponsler. Frank Martin. Pro
fessor F. O. Smith. Mr. ami Mrs. Joe
Mr. and Mrs. Sponsler. Mrs. It. F. Mar
till chaperoned the part> v .
Colonial Country Club
to Have Holiday Dances
The entertainmenl committee of
the Colonial Country Club an
nounces two holiday dances, Christ
mas night there will be an informal
dance and all memners who wiuh
may attend, sure of finding good
music and interesting people there.
New Year's night the big holida"
dance will be held with the Updo
grove orchestra playing and many
of the college men and girls present
Albert L. Allen and Redsecker Brui
ser, have charge of the events.
Plan For Informal Dance
For This Young Sailor
In honor of Charles Brenner, who
recently enlisted in the Navy, Miss
Rose Garonzik, 1105 X. Third street,
entertained the members of the A.
1,. Club at her home at an inTorm il
dance. Seaman's string orchestra
furnished music for the dancers. Mr.
Brenner leaves for JTorfolk, Ya.,
to-day.
Preceeding the dance dinner was j
served to Miss Frances Frank, Miss
Justine Obrasky, Miss Ellen Fisli
man, Miss Eeali Klavans, Eva |
Obrasky, Miss Pearl Herbert. Miss
Kebecca Aronson, Miss Edna Garon
zik, Miss Rose Garonzik, Charles ;
Toor. Julius Yoffee, Charles Bron- j
ner, Simon Brenner, Maurice Labor- ;
uwitz, William Cohn, Lloyd Marcus, j
Ben Garonzik, Eph Brenner, Sam
Brenner.
SIDKS-BIRI) MAKIMACiK
The wedding of Miss Helen May j
Burd, daughter of Mrs. Mary Howard, I
Twenty-sixth and Greenwood streets, !
and Charles Henry Side* was a very
quiet one in the manse of the Stevens j
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, ,
Thirteenth and Vernon streets. Wed
nesday afternoon, December 19. at 4
o'clock. The Ilev. Dr. Clayton Albert
Smucker officiated at the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Sides will make their
home at 1814 Chestnut street.
WITH THE SIGXAI, COni'S
Wistar C. Buch, son of Addison C.
Buch, 319 Maclay street, has enlisted
with the Signal Corps and is now on
his way to Texas from the Columbus,
Ohio, barracks.
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Central High Notes
Miss Elizabeth Hallahan, chair- j
man of the social .committee of the
Central High School Club, of the Y.
W. C. A., has called a special com
mittee meeting for Friday at 5.13
P. m. in the clubroom. Plans for tiie
New Year's party are to be discuns
ed. All the girls on this committee
are requested to attend the meeting
and bring with them suggestions for
the party. The following girls have
been appointed to serve on this spe
cial committee:
Entertainment, Grace Robinson,
Ferne Hoffstot, Mildred Kreidcr,
Dorothy Haas; refreshment, Laura
Althouse, Mary Starry, Helen Note
stine, Nellie Ard; arrangement, Mary
Katharine Shope, Esther Wheeler,
Elizabeth Murray and Miriam I,'lrich.
George Weidman Groff
Returns to Canton
George Weidman Groff, formerly a
resident of Harrisburg, with his wife
and son left yesterday for San Fran
cisco on their way back to Canton,
China, where Mr. Groff is a member
of the Christian College faculty. In
addition, he will do agricultural sur
vey work for the United States Gov
ernment in China in an effort to tlnd
fruits, vegetables and grains suitable
for introduction here. He will stop
off In the Philippines also on Govern
ment business.
Mrs. Groff and son returned frohi
China nine months ago and Mr. Groft
had been home for six months. Mr.
Groff's father and mother arc in
Canton.
MICHIO ITOW IN HIS JAPANESE CAPRICE DANCE
WITH ROSHANARA'S DANSE DIVERTISSEMENTS
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There is a sensational novelty In |
prospect for the Orpheum Theaterj
that will be sufficiently diversified to j
interest all classes of amusement lov- j
ers, as well as the patrons of music, J
the dance and allied fine arts. "Ro- |
slianara's Divertissements" and i
there are many—are presented by a |
cast of dance artists and a Ballet of ;
Youth and Beauty brought from the i
four quarters of the globe. Ro- j
shanara is the portrayer of the folk I
dances of ancient Rurmah and the 1
ceremonial dances of mystic India, j
Michio I tow is an exponent of the le- ]
gendary dance of Japan. The asso- i
ciate artists are from France, liel- I
gium, Russia and our own I'nited
.States. The Ballet lntime is alto an 1
assembly of allies. M. Alexandre Se- !
dan. a Frenchman, directs the sjm- I
phony orchestra which has several j
Italians. It is said to be altogether |
one of the most remarkable assemb- [
GERALDINE FARRAR IN "THE DEVIL STONE"
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When Jesse U Easky presents Geraldine Farrar in her latest Artcraft
production, which will open at the Regent Theater on Christmas Day, the
celebrated star will have as a vehicle a story of unusual interest, consider
ably different from any oi the former film plays in which she has thus l'ar
appeared.
"Joan the Woman," and others that took precedence among the great
est spectacles conceived in motion photography, while "The Devil Stone"
presents a dramatic plot of tremendous intensity which is developed in a
picturesque fishing village on the romantic coast of Brittany, and has its
finale in New York. In this production, Geraldine Farrar plays in a role
widely different from her two former stellar appearances.
ARTHUR D.BACON :
GETS NEW POST!
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To Aid Government by Sup- \
plying Information as to
Local Conditions i
Arthur D. Bacon, second vice-pres
ident of the Harrisburg Chamber of J
Commerce, has accepted the ap- j |
pointment of special representative j
of the government with which he is j
to co-operate in whatever service is |
' desired. The National Chamber of j
Commerce requested Andrew S. Pat- j
terson. president of the local cham- i
ber, to ciioose a man for this task j
which involves plenty of responsi- j
btllty and no remuneration.
The purpose behind the appoint- j
n ont of these local representatives i
of the department is to secure men j
in each community—preferably !
men with manufacturing or indus- j
(trial experience—who will hold,
j themselves in readiness to supply!
the government with information as )
to local manufacturing conditions,
1 to expedite the movement of raw
materials and otherwise assist in
' speeding up the production of emer- ;
• gency supplies required by the War i
r Department and. in general, to act i
1 as special representatives of the de- j
' partment for whatever service may i
j be desired.
8 COURT CALENDARS
J Prothonotary Henry F. Holler to- i
- day issued court calendars for next
year to members of the Dauphin 1
i County Bar. The calendars are pre
t pared In December each year, giving
, the dates of all court sessions, sheriff .
' sales, quarterly and monthly return i
1 days, meetings of the liar Association |
and board of law examiner.
llies that has ever appeared in an
j American theater.
I The performance savors of an Ara
i bian Night storyteller's dream of a
| festival in an imaginary Paradise of
Dancers. The solos, the groups and
the ballet ensembles move against
I backgrounds of wonderful colorings
on rich tapestries illuminated with
strange lights, and the stories of the
! sensational episodes are told through
t the medium of pantomime, dance.
| music and, sufhptuous scenery and
other effects, which eombine to create
1 an atmosphere that appeals to all the
■ known emotions, incidentally adding
! a few new thrills. During the past
I six months "Roshanara's Uivertisse
-1 ments lias been the artistic attraction
at the Hudson, Eltinge, Comedy and
Hootli theaters in New York. Follow-
I insr its Boston engagement the' com
pany starts south enroute to the Pa
cific coast. It wrll be seen here
Christmas, matinee and night, at the
I Orpheum.
Sugar Shortage Relieved
by Big Shipments to City
The sugar shortage in Harrisburg
was relieved yesterday when two
local dealers received a shipment of
1(0,000 pounds each. Other large
shipments are reported on the way to
the city. Due to abnormal railroad
conditions, it takes longer for the
*ugar to arrive here from Louisiana.
These shipments are expected within
a week. It is not expected that the
price of sugar wil be lowered.
AMUSEMENTS
VICTORIA
To-)lny For the l.a*t Time
Carlyle Blackwell
in "The Burglar"
To-morrow nml Saturday
Oi\m s mux K\\ 1:1,1, in
"A UIIANDHD SOUL"
AliiiiMN|tia ( 10c ami I.lc
VICTORIA
Big Patriotic Mass Meeting
Congressman Richard Pear
son Hobson
Naval l-',xp*rt, Orator, Stnteamnn
Stevens Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church
Thirteenth nml Vernon Street*
j Thursday Evening, De
-1 cember 20- 8.00 O'clock
KtIUJftCCT
"The Destiny of America''
Ailinlaninn—so cento
DECEMBER 20, 1917.
AMUSEMENTS
ORPHEUM
Tuesday (Christmas Day), matinee
and night, December 23 f— "Ro
shanara's Daiise Divertissements
and Ballet-lntlme,"
Wednesday, matinee and night, De
cember 20 llarry l>uuder and His
Company of International Artists.
MAJESTIC
High Grade of Vaudeville.
COLONIAL
To-night, for the last time "The
Lone Wolf."
To-morrow and Saturday Madge
Kennedy In "Nearly Married."
REGENT
To-day Louise Huff and Jack Pick
ford in "Jack and Jill."
To-morrow and Saturday Vivian
Martin in "Molly Entangled."
Monday, only, George Beban in "A
Roadside Impresario."
Christmas, Wednesday and Thursday
—Geraldine Farrar in "The Devil
Stone."
VICTORIA
To-day Carlyle Blackwcll in "The
Burglar."
To-morrow and Saturday Gladys
Brockwell in "A Branded Soul" and
"Over There."
Monday and Tuesday "The Zeppe
lin's Last Raid."
Carlyle Blackwell is known wher
ever motion pictures are shown as one
of the most talented
"The nurglar" stars now appearing
nt the Victoria in screen plays. Mr.
Blackwell Is featur
ed in to-day's attraction at the Vic
toria Theater in the gripping six-act
drama, "The Burglar." The picture
was shown yesterday for the first
time in tins c*Ky and all who witness
ed the showing agree that it is one
of the most interesting pictures
shown for some time. For to-morrow
and Saturday we offer Gladys Hrock
well_in the spul-stirring drama, "A
Branded Aout,*" together with the pa
triotic feature, "Over There."
The Ballet-lntime, headed by Ito
shanara, the East Indian dancer, and
Michio ltow, impression-
Honhannrn istic exponent of the le
uikl llallet gends of the Mikado's
Kingdom, comes to the
Orpheum Theater, December 25, mati
nee and evening, as the predominat
ing artistic n velt.v of the present
season. From the Booth Theater, in
New York, the galaxy of dancers and
musicians with their art-scenes and
backgrounds of silken tapestries, is
enroute, have started on a cross-con
tinent Jour of the principal cities of
culture that support grand opera, the
big symphonies, and foreign ballet en
gagements.
"Roshanara's Danse Divertissements
is said to be a fascinating perform
ance. It is an assembly of celebrities
of a dozen nations of the allies; a
melting pot in which are fused the
terpsicliorean arts and their acces
sories, the many co-related art-crafts
of the modern theater. In this en
environment, aided by the singer, the
orchestra, and the native atmosphere
which permeates the scenes, the le
gends. idyls, ceremonials and dramatic
episodes are presented pantomimically
by the ballet.
Among the numbers which have oc
casioned so much favorable criticism
are "<>n the Way to the Temple," the
Burmese "Harvest Dance" and the
"Snake Dance" of Nagpur, by Ro
slianara: "Sho-.T0," "The Spirit of
Wine." "A Marionette's Expression of
Music" and "The Fox Dance," by
Michio ltow; "After the War," "The
.Moon Flower." "Camoullage" and
"The Little Red Shoe" by the princi
pals and the Ballet-lntime.
As Mr. Britling. in the fiction of H.
G. Wells, found God through the death
of his son in the
Farewell Tour of war, so religion
Harry I.uuiler came to Harry
Lauder, the Scotch
comedian, through the slaying of his
boy in the trenches in France. The
following is from a London paper;
"You may have seen some months
ago, a picture of 'Harry Lauder and
His Wife and Son;' it was printed
everywhere, the face of the genial
comedian beaming with pride in his
son. just enlisted and going to the
front. Lauder had lived for his boy
John. He had planned to buy him an
estate in Scotland and give it to him
on the day he should marry.
"The news of John's death came
while Lauder was singing a comic
song in a inusic hall in London. They
handed him the telegram when he
came off the stage, and he fell into a
chair. In his agony he rushed over to
France and saw the grave of his son,
and heard there the story of how the
boy had turned to God in the
trenches and of how bravely he died;
and then Lauder hastened to comfort
his wife in their Scottish home. There
a good old Scottish dominie went to
console him. He found Lauder in an
armchair by the fireplace.
" 'The loss fit my bonny boy greet
ed me sore,' lfe said. (Greet is Scotch
for grieve). 'We were pals, my boy
and I, and if you could have seen that
little white cross in France you might
imagine a little of the ache that came
into my heart and the emptiness that
came into my life. When a great blow
like that hits a man, lie takes one of
three roads. He may give way to de
spair, sour on the world and become
a grouch; he may try to drown his
sorrow in drink and become a wreck,
or he may turn to God. 1 have chosen
my road. 1 have turned to God.'
"Since then Harry Lauder has been
singing and preaching to the soldiers
in the concentration camps in Eng
land and in the camps behind the
battle line in France and Belgium."
He will do the same thing in this
country under the auspices of the In
ternational Y. M. C. A. in nearly every
AMISIvMKNTS
REGENT THEATER
TO-DAY
I.OI'ISE HUFF and
JACK PICKKOHD in
'JACK and JILL'
TO-MOfUtOW and SATURDAY
VIVIAX MARTIN In
1 Molly Entangled'
ADMISSION!
Adult*. I.lc. Children, lOe.
CHRISTMAS DAY nnd
DECEMBER 1!, 27
(•Elt AI.DINE FAR It AH In
'The Devil Stone*
FAREWELL AMERICAN TOUR
W LAUDER
' I
city that ho visits. All of Ills spara
time, and particularly his Sundays,
will ho taken up in addressing largo
audiences which the Y. M. C. A. have
gathered for the purpose of hearing
Lauder's wonderful talks of his cx-<
perienee on the French battle front.
Four hundred and eighty-three per-*
forniances in New York waa the
record established by
"The Man \\ ho "The Man Who
fume Hack" Came Hack," which
will come to the Or
plleum 011 Friday and Saturday, De
cember 28 and 29. The play is by
Jules Eckert Goodman, and was
founded on a short storv of the same
name by John Fleming Wilson. Wil
liam A. Brady is the lucky producAr-
Kver since September 2, lUI6, NV
Yorkers have been watching "Henry
Potter" "come hack" from the Chinese
opium den to his father's home, and
no doubt they would have watched
him do it until Christmas if there had
been a theater in town for him to
contihue in. William Crowell will
head the company which comes to the
Orplieum, and others in the cast will
be: Dorothy Bernard, who plays the
part of the wdinan; Alma Chester,
Alice Lorraine, Rcdlicld Clarke, S. H.
Hamilton, Harry Sleight. Henrv
Davies, Irving White, William Blais
dell and others.
A new program of Keith attractions
headed by "The Food Inspector," *
miniature musical
"The Kooil comedy, opens at the
Inspector" at Majestic to-day.
•he Majestic George P. Murphy, an
exceptionally clever
comedian, is featured in the piece
and is surrounded by a cast of nine
talented players. Th<* music&l num
bers introduced arc new and original,
while a series of song and dance
specialties are presented in a pleas
ins manner. Seenically. "The Food
Inspector" is said to be all that can be
desired, and the costumes worn by
the chorus girls are very elaborate.
What promises to be a popular com
edy number on the bill is the appear
ance of Correlli and Gillette, a clever
team of male performers in a variety
offering. Their act consists of danc
ing, singing and a generous supply of
bright comedy. Other comedy turns
on the program are: Chisolm and
Brecn, presenting a laughable trav
esty; Wilbur Held, the well-known
blackface comedy entertainer, and the
Australian Creightons, in a novelty
juggling act.
"The Lone Wolf," Herbert Brenon's
picturization of Louis Joseph Vance's
thrilling novel of
"The I,one Wolf" the same title, ap
nt tlic Colonial pears for the last
times to-night at
the Colonial Theater. This photo
drania is presented by an extraordi
nary cast of noted players, headed by
the well-known Hazel Dawn and Bert
Lytell, an actor of international repu-
I tation. "The Lone Wolf" story was
one of the most successful among Mr.
Vance's stirring novels of adventure
and holds every element that goes to
make a feature picture of universal
interest. The plot is ingenious and
moves with a rapidity and wealth of
dramatic surprises that are certain
to keep the spectators keyed to the
highest pitch of excitement. Tim
theme concerns the adventures of a
master cracksman, known to the
police as the Lone Wolf, and a charm
ing and clever member of the secret
service. In the course of the storv
such thrilling episodes as a running
battle through the streets of Pari-,
the burning of a large building and
combat in the air between airplanes,
are shown on the screen.
The attraction for to-morrow and
Saturday will be the second appear
ance under the Goldwyn banner of
Madge Kennedy, the girl with the
wonderful eyes and smile, in the fan e
comedy, "Nearly Married."
AMtSEMENTS
ORPHEUM
TO-NIGHT Last Time
THE LADY
BUCCANEERS
will. FLOSSIE McCLOUD
' MERMAIDA
AM) TUB DIVING BEAUTIES
M ftpSHANARAS :
S ' V DANSE I
I Divertissements ;
. ; WfTH
■ ffICHIOITOW
AUW SECTOR fOUI IMDMK. i|
rrtHIMMJ* AVI* MUHHI *AIA '{.
AN© tut 1
BALUT-INTIME
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i I CHRISTMAS ' !
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PRICKS i
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l ve. t .%<><• to yu.oo
MAJESTIC THEATER
GEO. T. MI'RPHY nul
'The Food Inspector'
I An I p-to-thf-Sffoiiil MtiNlfnl
I Comedy With Pretty (ilrln, llenu-
II In I Seenery* UorKeoiiN CoMtumeM
and Clever CoinedinnM.
CHISHOLM & BREEN
| In a I.nuKhiilile Travesty, Entitled
"A Shop Girl's Romance"
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