4 PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS TEL ENGAGEMENT AT INFORMAL TEA Mr. and Mrs. Stark Announce Engagement of Daughter, Miss Mary Stark > •%A. • j V I ? iSfcy HISS. MARV STARK Mr. and Mrs. Wilton A. Stark, of L'J6 Kelker street, announce the en gagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Stark, to John E. Carroll, of > Altoona. The announcement was made at ii.n informal tea given this afternoon , from 2 until 5 o'clock, by Miss Stark 'lor her house guests, Miss Ann Me ginniss, of Dennjore Park, Baltimore, Md.; Miss Jeannette Sherry, of Spring City, Pa., and Miss Marie Carroll, of Altoona. The tea was one of the prettiest of the Jiollday events, with attractive appointments of the seasons' greens < leverly arranged about the tables where Miss Esther Hutman, Miss Dorothy Bothwell, Miss Ruth Rex roth, assisted Miss Stark to pour. The engagement of Miss Stark tomes as quite a surprise to her many friends. No date has been set • for the wedding. Mr. Carroll, a son of Mr. and Mrs. r J E. Carroll, of Altoona, is a grad uate of the 1915 class of Penn-State ; 'ollege, and is connected with the • 'urtiss Aeroplane Company, at pres i ont located at Elmira, N. Y., as senior ' inspector of material. The bride-elect is the only daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Stark, of 236 Kelker street. She is a graduate of the Central High school in the i lass of 1915, and one of the most popular girls in school activities as well as a general favorite among the • younger set. Sunday Musicales Begin Wth a Chopin Program Frederick C. Martin will inaugu rate the winter series of Sunday mu sicales to-morrow afternoon at his residence. Front and Lewis streets, 1 Kiverside, with the following de lightful Chopin program, beginning at 3.30 o'clock: Six Etudes Op. 10, 1 to 6, Arthur Nesbit; three songs from Op. 17, "The Maiden's Wish," "Elegy,'' "My Joys," Miss Mary Worley; six Etudes 7 to 12, Op. 10, Arthur Nesbit; three songs from Op 74, "My Beloved," " Llltuanian Song," "The Homecom ing," Miss Worley; concerts in F minor, Op. 21, Arthur Nesbit; 2d piano by F. C. Martin. Miss Helen Irwin and Charles Williams, of Philadelphia, have re turned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles Irwin, of 2128 Green •street. William Whitmeyer, of Renovo, is Ihe guest of Jay Skinner, of 203 Kel ker street. , Miss Katharine Martin, a trained nurse of Frederick, Md., is spending nome time with her parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Thomas Martin, Colonial Acres. Miss Mary Martin, a nurse in training at the Providence Hospital, Washington, D. C., has returned to lier duties after spending the Christ inas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Martin, Colonial Acres. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison Pair, Ellsworth Parthemore Balr iind John Parthemore, of Bethesda, Md., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. A. J'arthemore, 1923 Derry street. Corporal Harry D. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Wilson, 1235 Kittatinny street, who Is stationed at < 'amp Hancock, Augusta, Ga„ is liome for a ten-day furlough. Miss Sarah Ogelsby, 160 North Fifteenth street, is entertaining as ! her house guest Miss Ivy Davis, of j Trenton, N. J. \ , East 32nd Street h> sth Avenue NEW YORK A new lireprool bote), most convenient I > located Two ave nue blocks from Pennsylvania R. R. Terminal. Single Rooms and Suites Permanent-Transient almi the ut*n Goldfish Restaurant Smart and rellued William S. o'llrleu. !>rea. 1 > I/ _ z •*4mm*tt1'44^441>t4{>4v{<'>f-}>}-!'t-}f><>4<..>H4 tl > SATURDAY EVENING, REPEAT CANTATA TOMORROW NIGHT Choirs of Olivet and Imman uel Churches to Again Sing "The Light Eternal" Henry Petrie's beautiful cantata "The Light Eternal" sung so success fully last Sunday evening to a capacity audience in the Olivet Pres byterian Church will be repeated to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock in the Immanuel Church by the choirs of both churches directed by D. Hammond and R. B.- Manley. Members of the Olivet choir singing ore: Miss Miriam Himes. Mrs. J. Henry Steele, Mrs. Roscoe Bowman, Miss Gertrude Huber, Miss EtYie Blouch. Miss Helen Gable, Miss Mary Huber, Carlton Donmoyer, Charles Hoover, Ralph B. Manley, Cameron Stamm, Miller Bricker, John Gates. J. A. McDonald. _ Those of the Immanuel choir are: Miss Lillian Speakman, Miss Agnes Miller, Mrs. 11. D. Hammond, Mrs. George Ylnt, Mrs. Moslicr, Mrs. Joseph Rehn, Mrs. Violet Bolan, Misrs Elizabeth Workman, Mrs. John Myers, Miss Evelyn Speakman, Miss Clara Bitner, Frank Witherow, Doug],-is Andrews, George Witt; cello. Dr. Strasbach; first violin, Dr. J. Moore Camphell: second violins, Paul Beck and Earl linger. Carlton Donmoyer, tenor, songs: "Tt Speaks to the World"; Miss Elizabeth Workman sings with much expression the contralto solo, "The Dawning." Miss Miriam Hlmes takes the soprano solo, "Angel Voices," with great expression. The bass solo, "Born in a Manger," by Cameron Stamm deserves special mention, also the trio, "Star of Bethlehem," which will be sung by Miss Lillian Speakman, soprano, j Carlton Donmoyer, tenor, H. D. j Hammond, baritone. The cantata comes to a fitting finale by the won-1 derful chorus "Lead Me Eternal Light." New Year's Dances Listed For Various Club Members The largest dance of the holiday season will be that of the Triangle Club, to be given New Year's eve, Monday. December 31, in Winter dale hall. A large attendance is ex pected judging from the number of acceptances received to date. This is an annual affair of the club and one of the most successful of their social doings. The Updegrove orches tra has been engaged to play for the many dancers who will Include many out-of-town guests and many boys and girls home from the various schools and colleges for the holiday recess, as well as the regular mem bers. The club night for the month of December at the Colonial Country Club has been changed to New Year's night, January 1, for the members. A dance has been arranged with the Updegrove orchestra play ing an unusually fine and up-to-date dance program for the many mem bers expected to attend. The com mittee in charge of arrangements for the affair include Albert L. Allen and Redsecker Brlnser. Sergeant Major Harry W. Solo mon, of Caisson Company No. 1, 103 rd Ammunition Train, Camp Hancock, Ga., spent Christmas with his wife ,at 2118 Green street. Mr and Mrs. Walter Gordon and small daughter, Alice, of Lynch burg, Va,, are guests of their rela tives, Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Smith ,of North Third street. Miss Ellen Kennedy has gone home to Pittsburgh, after a brief stay among relatives in the West End. Miss Mary Fisher, of Steelton, is I spending a week with friends in Philadelphia. A. M. Aurand, Jr., Beaver Springs, is spending the weekend in Harris burg. Mr. Aurand is editor of the Snyder county Herald. Jay L. Spangler, Sunbury, visited friends here last week. Miss Elizabeth F. Taylor, McCon nellsburg, Is visiting Harrlsburg friends over the weekend. The Misses Mary Fuhrman, Wil liamsport, and Bertha Douglas, Dauphin, are visiting Miss Goldie Douglas, 2253 North Fourth street. Mrs. Laura Wolfinger Shannon, of Altoona, a former resident of this city, arrived yesterday for an extend ed visit with friends and relatives in this city and vicinity. Samuel EKer, of 1515 Derry street, was a recent visitor with relatives in Deodate. Air. and Mrs. Charles Berry .an nounce the birth of a son, Charles Michael Berry, Wednesday, Decem ber 26, 1917. Mrs. Berry was form erly Miss Cnsilda Barbush. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Grose, of 231 Harris street, announce the birth of a son, Robert Lee Grose, Wednesday, December 19, 1917. Mrs. Grose was Miss Rose Sachs prior to her mar riage. v Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spencer, of Washington, former Harrisburgers, announce the birth of a son, James Duane Spencer, Thursday, December 20, 1917. Weil-Known Nurse Stricken in Midst of Red Cross Work j MRS. STANLEY BACKENSTOSS Mrs. Stanley G. Backenstoss, of the Hillside Apartments, was operat ed upon yesterday for appendicitis at the Polyclinic Hospital, Front and Harris streets. Mrs. Backenstoss, who is well known in this city, is an alumna of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital, in Philadelphia, and is at present await ing an appointment from the official board at AVashington, as a Red Cross nurse of the National Red Cross or ganization. She is an ardent worker of the local Red Cross Chapter. It was while in the midst of her duties for the Red Cross that she was stricken with a chronic attack of appendicitis. She was at the time soliciting mem bers in the recent drive of the ter as the chairman in charge of the booth at the Reading station. Cupid Claims Sisters Just at Holiday Time Yesterday J. Fred Bowers, of 1540 I Derry street, announced the engage | ment of his daughter. Miss Ellen F. Bowers, to D. H. Flanagan, of Beth -1 lehem, a graduate of Glrard College, | and an employe of the Bethlehem Steel Company. Later in the day Mr. Bowers made another announcement to the effect that his younger daughter, Miss Catharine P. Bowers, was married at Elkton, Md., yesterday to Paul Haert ter, by the Rev. Dr. Luther DeYoe, of Germantown, a former minister of the Messiah Lutheran Church, this city. The bride was graduated with the class of 1917, Central High school, and Mr. Haertter, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. U. G. Haertter, 134 South Thirteenth street, is an at tache of the Central railroad of New Jersey. They will reside in Allen town after January 15. Merriti Singer's Dance at the Colonial Club Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Singer, of 2 007 North Second street, gave a holiday dance last evening In hon or of their son, Charles Merrltt Sirtger, and his house guests: Miss Louise Zebley, Miss Margaret Wall and Miss Dorothy Wall, of Philadel phia; Miss Marlam Scattergood, of Lansdowne; Frances Fanning and Peter Lever, of Philadelphia. The invitation list included: Miss Kathryn Darby, Miss Rachel Darby, Miss Marguerite Robinson, Miss Marie Stucker, Miss Caroline Pat terson, Miss Helen Wallace, Miss Clara Segelbaum, Miss Katherine Middleton, Robert Sites, Harry Leonard, William Eby, George Doehne, Richard Robinson, Harry W. Stubbs, Arch Botts, Dr. Harry M. Vastine, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robin son, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Harry D. Deiuiolle, Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Wltman, Mr., and Mrs. Lewis F. Haehnlen, Mr. and Mrs. Anson P. Dare, Mr. and Mrs. Redsecker Brifiser, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Roy G. Cox, Mr. and Mrs. W. Harry Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Bass. Mr. and Mrs. James C. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Orr, Mr. and Mrs. Lane S. Hart, of Duncannon; Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Alden, Dr. and Mrs. William J. Mid dleton, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Del amater, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert S Vickery, Mr. and Mrs. William Dar bey, Mr. and Mrs. Claud A. Binser, and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Nell, of Steelton. Mrs!" David Shelby and Miss Amalie Shelby, of Washington, D. C., are weekend guests of Mr. and street. Miss Kathleen Young went home to Baltimore this morning after week's visit with her cousin, Miss Roberta Fought of Penn street. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Myers and Miss Margaret Myers, of 530. Peffer street, are home from Augusta, Ga., where they spent a fortnight with Corporal Heath Brasselmann, who is stationed at Camp Hancock. Miss Edith Thompson, a student of the Institute of Musical Art, New York city, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos eph A. Thompson, at Stoneleigh, Paxtang. Mr. and Mrs. James Ladd and children, of Genessee, Potter county, are visiting Mr. anij Mrs. George Warden, at 107 Calder street, Mrs. Ladd was formerly Miss Blanche Warden of this city. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH WEST SHORE NEWS ] Marysville Lodges Ousted From Quarters by Fire Marysville, Pa., uec. 29.—Loss In the White store fire yesterday will not run as heavy as at lirst thought. While no accurate statement has yet teen compiled, it is not believed that it will exceed a 15,000. Most of this is covered by insurance. As a result of this fire, a number of secret orders will be obliged to find new quarters, temporarily at least. Included amofig these are: Blue Mountain Lodge No. 694, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen; Lady Maccabees, Belle of Blue Mountain Lodge, Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen; Patriotic Order of Ariier icas, Patriotic Order Sons of Amer ica, Modern Woodmen of America, Improved Order of Foresters and the Odd Fellows. Some of the fra ternal orders will find temporary quarters in the castle of Buehler Lodge No. 2 69, Knights of Pythias. ARRANGING FOR CHAUTAUQUA Marysville, Pa.. Dec. 29.-—The Chautauqua in Marysville this win ter by the Swarthmore Winter Chau tauqua Association will be given on January 31 and February 1 and- 2. A meeting of the guarantors will be held within a short time when 'fur ther arrangements for the event will be made. This meeting will likely be held on Monday, January 7. WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICES Marysvllle, Pa., Dec. 29.—Exten sive arrangements are being made by the five Marysvllle churches for the usual week of prayer which will be held alternately in the several churches next week. The services will open on Monday evening and continue until Friday evening. Mon day evening's service will be held in Trinity Reformed Church, with the Rev. Wesley Wright, the new pastor of the Church of God, as the speaker. SERIES OF MEETINGS Enola, Pa., Dec. 29.—The Rev. F. Grant Sleep, pastor of the Methodist Church, will open a series of evan gelistic meetings in the church to morrow evening. Services will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday evenings. The revival will continue for at least a month. The quarterly communion will also be observed at both serv ices to-morrow. DORCAS SOCIETY MASQUERADE Marysviile, Pa., Dec. 29.—0n Thursday evening members of the Dorcas Society of the local Lutheran Church attended a masquerade at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bitting, in South Main street. Re freshments were served. Mrs. Claster Entertains For New York Visitor •One of the prettiest of holiday events was the tea given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Joseph Claster, Sec ond and Briggs streets, in compliment to her houseguest, Mrs. S. Solomon, of New York City. The tea,was delight fully informal and a goodly number of Mrs. Cluster's friends had the pleasure of meeting her visitor. Beautiful roses of several varieties adorned the house in baskets and vases and graced the teatable where Mrs. Claster poured, assisted by Mrs. Arthur Shapiro, of Lebanon, Miss Clarabelle Claster and Miss Svlvia Claster. Thrills Younger Soldiers With Civil War Tales Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hoover, 1721 Forster street, entertained at dinner on Christmas Day, in honor of their nephew. Corporal Fabian T. Bumgard ner. Company B, 316 th Infantry, Camp Meade, Md., who spent a four-days' furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Bumgardner. Among the guests was Mr. Hooveijis father, ex- Sheriff Hoover, of Loc* Haven, a member of the famous Bucktail Regi ment of Civil War fame. The sheriff is 82 years young, and can tell some wonderfully interesting stories of Civil W#U' times. AMONG WEDDING GUESTS Among the out-of-town jjeopie here for the Witiner-Boas \ve#ling, Mon day evening, are: Pay Director of the United States Navy and Mrs. John N. Speel, of Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Kinnard, of Wynne wood; Miss Anne Cassell, of East Radford. Va.; Alex R. bpeel, Mrs. Wal ter A. Jones, Washington; Miss Laura Hetzel, of Lewisbuig, and Miss Olive Barnett, of Markleton. NEW YEAR S AT MANSION The Governor and Mrs. Martin Grove Brumbaugh will be "At Home" at the Executive Mansion Tuesday afternoon, January 1, from 4 to 6 o'clock, keeping the usual New Year's "open house." No invi tations are issued and all reputable Pennsylvania citizens have the privi lege of greeting the chief executive of the state at this time and meeting the mistress of the Mansion. A. M. STEEVER IN TOWN A. M. Stcever, metallurgical in spector in the Signal Corps of the U. S. government, spent "over Christmas" with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Dyer, of 601-A Peft'er street. After visiting a number of his friends in Harrisburg he will return to Detroit, Mich., where ho is an inspector of the U. S. Liberty aircraft motors. HOME FROM GEORGIA W. R. Pendergast, Battery E, One Hundred and Eighth Field Artillery, Camp Hancock, Ga., is home on a seven days' furlough, brought here by the serious Illness of his father. Mr. Pendergast left Harrisburg in the Governor's Troop. The Govern or's Troop is now part of the One Hundred and Eighth Field Artillery, he says. He reports that all the boys from, Harrisburg at Camp Hancock are well and happy. HOME FROM HAMILTON Mr. and Mrs. Homer L. Spangler, of Hamilton, Ontario, are spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Bright, 227 Hummel street. Mr. Spangler will leave for Camp Dlx, Wrightstown, N. J., Sat urday, January 5, where he has been assigned to the Otficers Train-1 ing Camp. During his absence Mrs. Spangler will reside with her par ents. VISITOIIS FROM UAI.TMIOHE Herman Stein, of Baltimore, is spending the holidays among relatives at 621 Herr street. Harry Witten, of Baltimore, is vis iting his cousin, Harry Witten, a 247 South Cameron street. Both young men leave for home to-morrow. ■ Mis. C. S. Dickert and Miss Dor pthea Dickert, of 12 3 Sylvan Ter race. are holiday guests of Prof, and Mrs H. C. Menold, in Bellefonte. Luther Reily Moffitt, of Grand Rcpids, Mich., is spending a fort night with his father. Dr. R. H. Moffitt, North Front streets. Wright's Orchestra of Columbus, Ohio, will play for dancing at Wlnterdale Saturday eve ning, December 29th. A great treat at 25c and 50c.—Adv. Social and Personal Items of Towns Along West Shore Mr. and Mrs. John Spangler and son Curtis Spangler, of Wellsville, and Mrs. Emma Kessler, son, Wil liam Kessler, of York, were enter tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Miller, at Shiremanstown. Mrs. Richard Baker, of York, vis ited Mrs. R.- E. Wolfe, at Shire manstown, on Wednesday. Mrs. Isaac McKonly and daughter, Miss Eliza McKonly, of Shiremans town, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Meloy, at Boiling Springs. Mrs. Scott Brinton son- Charles, of Shiremanstown, visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Barlup, at Camp Hill, on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. William W. Brought and Mr. and Mrs. J. Henderson Stock of Shiremanstown, were en tertained at dinner Christmas Day by Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Cromleigh, in Mechanicsburg. Mrs. Mary Drawb.augli and son, Russell, have returned to their home at Trindle Spring, after visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Noah R. Heikes, at Shiremanstown. Mrs. H. M. Rupp and Miss Jennie Stephens, of Shiremanstown, were entertained at dinner Christmas Day by Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Dodge, at their residence, at Camp Hill. Miss Myra M. B. Comfort, of New York City, visited her grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Comfort, at Shire manstown, on Christmas Day. Mrs. Bertha Strock, of Harris burg, visited her mother, Mrs. H. M. Zearing, at Shiremanstown, on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Myers, of Me chanicsburg, spent Christmas Day with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Drawbaugh, at Shiremans town. Mrs. Harry Spahr, of Philadelphia, visited, Mr. and Mrs. Paul 1,. Wolfe, at Shiremanstown, on Wednesday. , Mrs. Edward Blair and son, John, of West Fairvlew, spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Mary Carson, at Harrisburg. Amnion Witman and son,' Melvin, of Wormleysburg, and Mrs. Grace Slusher and son, Manerd, of Harris burg, spent a day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reitzel, at West Fairview. Mr. and Mrs. William Lantz and daughter, Carrie, spent Thursday, at the home of their son, J. Harper Lantz, at West Fairvlew. Mrs. Armstrong, of West X-'alrview, spent Thursday at Harrisburg. Mrs. Annie Bender, of West Fair view, visited at the home of her father, William Rice, at Mechanlcs burg, on Thursday. Mrs. Amos Bretz and children, of West Fairview, spent several days at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Shearer, at Harrisburg. ! John Ponesmith, West Fairvlew, ' visited at the home of the Rev. and ! Mrs. Bidlack, of Marysviile. Mrs. Daniel Stiles, of West Fair view, spent P'riday, at Harrisburg. Clyde Lusc and son, Robert, of West Fairview, spent a day at Har risburg. _ Kenneth Bidlack, of Marysviile, spent Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ell Ponesmith, at West Fairview. i John Blair, of West Fairview, who has been ill, is Improved and is out again. Mrs. George Rhlver and son, of West Fairvlew .spent a day In Har risburg. Mrs. Jennie Feight, of Lewisburg, Is ill with pneumonia at the home of her sister, Mrs. William James, on Market Square, New Cumberland. Miss Carrie and Florence Garver, of Third street, New Cumberland, have returned from a visit to Spar rows Point, Md. Robert Cook, who has been spend ing a terf-day furlough at his home, in Fourth street, New Cumberland, has returned to Camp Hancock, I Augusta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shover, of Bridge street, New Cumberland, at tended the funeral of Andrew Shov er, at Mechanicsburg, yesterday. John W. Clemens, of Now York city, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Cham bers, John M. Chambers antf Miss Rhoda Chambers, of Coatesville, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Cham bers at Wormleysburg. Miss Ida Sweger, of Wormleys-j burg, has returned from a visit with. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Sweger at Harris burg. Mrs. R. E. Schrack and daughter, Gladys, of Wormleysburg, are visit ing friends at Columbia. Mrs. Samuel Barr and daughter I Mary, of Harrisburg, and Miss Doro | thy Yetter, of Lebanon, were guests of Mrs. George Hoover at Worm-j ! leysburg. Mr. and Mrs. Fever Rhinehart, of Enola, visited the former's parents, i Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Rhinehart, at Wormleysburg on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Sweger, of Har ris burg, and Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Lau, of Washington, D. C., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sweger at Worm leysburg on Wednesday. Miss Frances Myers, of Harris burg, visited Miss Ruth Myers at Wormleysburg yesterday. Mrs. Frank Evans, of Harrisburg, was the guest of her sisters, Misses Elizabeth and Edna Eckert, at Wormleysburg, on Thursday. Mrs. Annie Knier, of Overview, and Mrs. Frank Morrett, of Harris burg, were guests of Mrs. H. G. Knier, at Wormleysburg, yesterday. Miss Margaret Jenkins and Miss Mary Rishel, of Wormleysburg, visit-j ed Miss* Margaret Schaffstall and Miss Helen Miller at Harrisburg. Mrs. G. M. Fisher, of Wormleys burg, spent several days with Mrs. Fisher, of Marysvllle. Miss Mary Deckard, of Marysvllle, visited relatives at Camp Hill. Cassius Kennedy has returned to hit, home at Marysviile after visiting at York. • The Rev. Ralph E. Hartman, of the Marysviile Trinity Reformed Church, visited relatives at Cave town. Md. Mrs. R. Deckard has returned to her home at Camp Hill after being entertained by relatives at .Marys viile. Miles Neidig. of West Fairvlew, visited at Marysvllle *on Friday with Dr. and Mrs. George H. Eppley. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Burkheimer, of York, are guests of Mrs. Emma Sellers, Valley street, Marysvllle, Miss Adella Smith, of Marysvllle, Is visiting at Green ' Park, Perry county, with relatives. \ CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Enola, Pa.. Dec. 29.—Almost three hundred persons attended the sec ond annual Community Christmas tree celebration held last night un der the auspices of the Enola P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. Public Playground League In the association rooms. A program of music and addresses was presented. Tho Rev. M. S. Sharp, pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church, gave an illustrated lecture on "The Life of Christ." TURKEYS 25 CENTS Pint I>OUSD Marysviile, Pa., Dec. 29.—Huck sters are paying twenty-five cents per pound, live weight, for turkeys that are really fat In the Sandy Hill district and are getting all they want. SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE WITH EMPEY (Continued) ~ While loading A Little guano at Lobas, Slarlr TU-,4 the Fo u rt h Engi "ldtK -Dira neer had gone on _____ a shooting trip and killed several huge pelicans. He I skinned these and gave me one oi j the skins. Bill and I worked a! scheme. That morning a little black ! bird fell on the deck, and I picked I it up and took it to my glory hole. I It was in a dying condition. I told Bill that that night, about ten o'clock, I would go aft on the pooii deck with the pelican's skin down my back, and, with my face smeared I with black, would do a mystic dance. \ lie was to take Monday and hide be- | hind the ventilator, and while I was doing my war dance, he would ex plain to Monday that I was in com munication with my father, the great American Medicine Man. He did this and it made quite a hit. The' iext .. o.ning Monui.y came 10 me and, bowing low, requested a token as ho called it; a message from my father. 1 promised to give him one, but we were sure up against it. I Then I thought of the little black bird in my glory hole, and the solu tion was at hand. I very solemnly. Informed Monday that at eight : o'clock that night my father would I send a message to me in the form of a little land bird. All day Mon day kept away from me, adoration i and awe in his eyes. Bill and I im- i mediately repaired to the glory hole,- and certainly took tender care of that bird, praying that it would live! until eight o'clock. About ten min utes to eight I put on my feathers 1 and sneaked aft with the little bird,! placed it on the steerage gear, and' commenced my dance. I. chanted a little song; "Oh, Father,! greatest of Medicine Men, a is desired for the esteemed friend of your son. Oh, Father, send me this token." Then, with a few mystic, grunts, I beseeched Bill and Mondayi to come and receive the token. Mon-1 day came trembling aft and 1 point-' ed to the little black bird which was weakly gasping its last, but it saved the day for us. How we honored and respected that little bunch of black feathers. Curious to see what Monday would do, we left him. He l sat by the'* bird for over an hour, I chanting in that weird, sing-song patois of the British West Indies. I From That time on Monday was ourl slate. Two days before reaching St. | Lucia, the Captain sent for us, and ■ said that he knew Bill and I had stowed away Monday. We, like a ! couple of fish, fell for this and ad-> mitted it, whereupon the Captain cooly informed us that we had for-! feited all pay and allowance due us : for the entire voyage. The joke of; it was that, under the Board of, Trade Laws, the "Cushko" had to go two hundred miles out of her way! to get to-St. Lucia and put Monday I ashore. We dressed him in a long pair of white pants; the carpenter gave him a red vest; Bill placed a derby hati on his head and he went ashore in| a small boat. When the boat re turned we lifted anchor, and as St. Lucia again faded into the distance we could see a solitary little figure on the dock waving his white pants around his head. He had removed' them upon reaching port. We felt a pang of regret as he faded out ofi sight. After an uneventful trip ve went into quarantine in New York Harbor. At the first sight of the Statue of' Liberty a rush of independence and| patriotism surged through me, and 11 sat down on the hatchway an<i abso- i lutely refused to work. The Captain threatened to put me in double irons, I told him to go to hell, and do it; that 1 was a free American in a free American port, and I claimed the protection of the Stars and Stripes, and in accordance with my rights QH a sailor, 1 demanded the Consul's j flag to be hoisted at the foremast.' The Captain gave me a hard 100k 1 but willed. Tho next afternoon at eight bells I landed in New York, free again. I, was -dressed in a pair of blue over- j alls, barefooted, a Panama hat on 1 my head, black as a negro from sun burn, a red handkerchief around my $1 .$1 $1 $1 slsl $1 $1 $1 $1 !$1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 $1 slsl $1 .$1 $ 1 - $1 | f <sos£it, H | $i 307 Market St. $i *J A Sale of Silk, Velvet and Satin Hats |j Worth $3.00 and $4.00 at ONE DOLLAR $1 For This Monday—Sale Starts 9.30 A. M. $1 li Sell Them at One Dollar! JjJl —— $1 Sixty-five dozen of Hats were sent to us by one of New $1 1| York's largest manufacturers with orders to sell them at a DOLLAR EACH. . $1 The original wholesale prices at which these Hats were sold earlier j m the season were two and three times the price we now offer them to j| ajj you. So come expecting most extraordinary values. Your unrestrict- a.| ed choice of the lot at ONE DOLLAR. We will have an extensive display of these wonderful .Hats in all L** $1 our Millinery display windows and on all the tables in the center of the Millinery Department. A jA That this'is the most Phenomenal #K $1 Nk Mi ** at a * e we ave ever no one &$ question. fa $1 $1 ■ K No Hats sold before 9:30 A. M.—No H $1 •SI ■ phone orders —No approvals—None ex- H $1 SI H changed—No credit checks. H $1 l\ S We Will Trim These Hats ■ f* .si Free of Charge $i $i si DECEMBER 29, 1917. By Arthur Guy Empey neck, and wearing a white negligee shirt. On my left shoulder I had a small monkey, and in my right hand a wooden cage with a parrot in it. In my pocket was $8.40 in silver, but I did not care. I was again on terra iirma with the Stars and Stripes floating above me. I received a wonderful welcome at home, and was of the opinion that the hardships of my cruise were well worth enduring, in view of the recep tion i was receiving. But of course all wonders die out in nine days, and mine sizzled out like a wet firecracker on the Foyrth of July, and it was up to me to get busy and find something to do. This ended my First Real Adven ture. It was in -1914, I and the Great I, My Chance World's War was | on, an£ here was ~~ ——— ""1 in tVe United States and neutral. For thirteen years { had been soldiering but had never been under fire. In my imag ination 1 could hear the guns boom ing on the Western Front. 1 admit I was a trille afraid; nevertheless 1 had a great desire to get into the mix-up. How could I get over? I planned out many ways, but none of them were practical. One day while walking down Greenwich Street, New York, I passed an employment agency. Star, ing mo in the face was a great flar ing sign, "Horses for France." Under this "Men Wanted." Here was my chance. Upon returning to my office I im mediately got in touch over the tele phone with two prominent men In New York who 1 knew to be dis tinctly pro-Ally. After outlining my desire, an appointment was made for me to meet a certain gentleman at the Hotel Astor at four o'clock that afternoon. I met him. He intro duced me to & FrenJhman. At that time in my eyes a Frenchman was a hero, a man to be looked up to, a man fighting in the Great Cause. But now a Frenchman to me is more than a hero. After being introduced I went up into the Frenchman's room and talked over the matter of horses for France for about twenty minutes. Upon leaving the Frenchman Xj was told to report to him three days j later, at the same time and place. 1 left, bubbling over with enthusiasm and anticipation. During this interval of three days I mapped out a story of my life to present to him upon our second in terview. The eventful day at last came, and once more I was closettd with him. X started into tell him my j story. He interrupted me by waving j his right hand to the right and left. It reminded me of the butts on a' target range during rifle practice, l when the man marking the target wigwags a miss to the firing line.! My heart sank. Then he spoke, and I was carried from despondency to! the greatest height of expectation.; His words: "Pardon me, Monsieur, J ; already know your life," and in an amazingly short time he told me more than I knew about myself. I j had been carefully investigated. My instructions received from him' are confidential, so I will not go into them. Anyway, he handed me an envelope and told me to follow out carefully all details as contained, therein. ' I immediately went back to my office, opened the envelope and on a typewritten sheet I read: "Report at Gol4smith's Employment Agency, No —> — Greenwich Street. Ship as an ordinary horseman and during voyage carefully follow the verbal instructions received by you during our interview, making careful note, of all details immediately after hap- j pening. Be cautious in doing this. Upon landing in France report ta 1 the Prefecture of Police, Bordeaux, and to the letter obey his instruc. tions. Good luck." I went home and put on my oldest clothes; an old black suit, olive drab shirt, a heavy pair of army shoes anu a woolen cap. I had let my beard grow and certainly looked i rough. In passing through City Hall Park, New York, one sees many derelicts ] •of the human race sitting on the benches. I sat down between two i of these wrecks of humanity and en- Raged them In conservation, trying to blend into their atmosphere. About ten minutes later a police man came past and told the three of us to move on. I slouched away with the (.ther two. Telling them that I was going out "panhandling," 1 took my leave, but not before one of them made an appealing and suc cessful touch for a nickel. The method used by him in securing th:# nickel would have done credit toil the greatest ilrianciers in the coun try in putting through a deal in volving millions, Going down Greenwich street, slouching along, looking at the ground, I ran plump into a young lady of my acquaintance. I had a feeling of affection for this particu lar young lady, but it soon died out upon hearing her remark as I col lided with her. "If you cannot look where you are going, 1 will have you arrested." Of course, she did not recognize me and I took no pains to argue the matter with her. I was glad enough to slink by. When I came to the Agency, there was a long line of bums, two and three deep, trying to ship as Horse men for France. It would be impossible to get a rougner and more unkempt gather ing ol men. It looked as if some huge giant had taken a line comb and carefully combed the gutters of New York. I fell into this line and waited my turn. Upon arriving at the desk, in front of me sat a little fat, greasy Jew. To describe his manner of handling men as being impolite would be a great exaggeration. The way he handled that line of human cattle would do the Kaiser's heart good. It came my turn, and this conver sation ensued. "What do you know about horses?" I answered: "Six years in the U. S. Cavalry." The Agent: "What Regimentß?" "Eleventh and Twelfth." "You're a liar. You never saw the Cavalry." I felt like punching him on the nose but did not do so. I wanted to ship as a horseman. I 'showed him my discharges. He said: 'They'- re faked. What did you do, desert or were you kicked out?" I was getting sore and answered: "Deserted the Twelfth; kicked out of the Eleventh." "What's your name?" "Arthur Guy Empey." / "You're a German." This was too much even for me. and 1 answered: "You're a damned liar." I saw my chances of ship ping vanishing in smoke. The JeW grinned and rubbed his hands and said: "You're all right. Go into that room and get a card made out, and come back at two o'clock." 1 received a card and went to a beanery across the street and ha<l a wonderful meal of corned beef hash, muddy coffee and huge slices of bread and butter. This cost me tiC teen cents. At two o'clock I reported' back, and,with seventy-two others wat herded like cattle, and in a lonjr straggling line, flanked by three oi the employees of the Agency, wt marched to the ferry and landed "somewhere in New Jersey." (Copyright, 1917, by The McCliirc Newspaper Syndicate) [To be Continued.] / THE SCHOOL OF SPANISH will open the following elnne for BEGINNERS Spanish Graiiiinnr ... 11.45 Spanish Conversation. .7.30 SECOND AND STATE STREETS FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, lIHK. Mr*. MoKIn Menges, InMruetoi^^ LAUREL HOUSE LAKEWOOD, N. J. 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