4 Spicer Class Meeting With President DeGray J. Henry Spicer, teacher of the Hjble class bearing his name in the >!arket Square Presbyterian Sunday school, announced yesterday that the annual meeting held Friday evening nt the home of president, John De- Gray, 2325 North Third street, was not well attended owing to the ex- /$? wish friouds ladies 8-10-12 S. FOURTH ST. Somebody Must Hang Out the Clothes Not only is home washing back-breaking and nerve ■ wearing, but think of the danger in rushing out in the cold from the hot, steamy robm, and standing there hanging up the clothes. v Through the cold winter months, send the washing 1 to Harrisburg's Largest Laundry, the City Star. -We j .• know you will find it more satisfactory and economical < than home washing. Just phone or drop us a card. One of our 11 wagons 1 i will call immediately, and in three days or less, your 1 washtng will be returned, pure, clean, and beautifully 1 1 laundered. . CITY STAR ~" S V\ 1005 Nort.li Sixth Street. - -- Phones.^^^^^-^^ — |j Pre-Inventory Sale j OF High-Grade Footwear FOR |i Ladies j! Commencing January 2, 1918 Sweeping reductions covering our entire stock of the latest and best models in the new styles and shades. Shoes formerly priced from $6.00 to $lO —Now $3.65 to $7. *5 Two Broken Lots at $1.95 and .$2.45 Worth up to $3.50 and $4.50 I The Best Bargains of the year. An early se lection is advised. Fisher & Cleckner Third and Cumberland Sts. Open Evening* Uoth p fcOßeil LET US HELP YOU 1 M ,0 make your New i _aJ fl . Year a happy one. PPftMDT ; " r " : Your fam "y wash, , L fT-k CAREFUL shirts and collars will wS izrr^Es7' ,i receive prompt and . j careful altenUon if i ELLIS LAUNDRY SERVICE 1 Bell 4570 STEKLTON PBUVEHIIiS nial 4H> , ( , r 1918—The New Year The one thing we heartily wish you all for the New Year, 1918, is Happiness; and along with it much Prosperity. C. A\.. Si&lar, Inc. Pianos Vlctrolas 30 N. 2nd.SL S '■ MONDAY EVENING, treme cold. Business matters ware discussed and a suggestion made that the same officers be re-elected. A social will be held some time in January. At the meeting: a pleasant social time was enjoyed and refreshments served to J. Henry Spicer. A. Floyd YVhalen, Hurton B. Commings, Simon E. Miller, William McDowell, Benjamin W. Wright, Edward W. Critchley, the Rev. K. P. Robinson, John Fulton. John DeGray and one visitor, V. G. Karsakledgs, a student at Mercersburg College. INTERESTING PERSONAL EVENING WEDDING IN OLD ZION CHURCH MISS. MARGARET TSAMSEY BOAS TKEWITMER-BOAS BRIDAL TONIGHT Young People Will Marry in Presence of Large Assem blage of Friends Among the hundreds of weddings; solemnized in old Zion Lutheran Church, South Fourth street, none was prettier than that to be held | this evening at 6.30 o'clock when [ I Miss Margaret Ramsey Boas becomes j the bride of Donald Hervey Witmer, lof Pittsburgh. Palms, ferns and gar i lands of southern smilax form a background at the altar for large j . vases of Bermuda lilies, and tall ivory candelabra will hold white candles throwing out a soft light over the bridal party. The ceremony will bo performed I by the Rev. Stewart Winfleld Her- I man, pastor of the church, who will j use the ring service. Professor H'd | win J. Decevee will play the wedding j marches, using the "Bridal Chorus," ! from Lohengrin," Wagner, as a pro- 1 j cessional and the Mendelssohn's! j "Wedding March" as a recessional, i i Prior to the ceremony ho will give 1 a recital of classics, including, "Medi tation" from "Thais"; "At Dawning," j j Cadman; "Elsa's Dream," from "Lo- j | hengrin" and the Mendelssohn i ! "Spring Song."- During the service| he will play softly "Liebestraum" by. Liszt. In the Bridal Party The bride, who will be given in I marriage by her father, will wear an j ■ exquisite costume of white satin with i I pannier draperies of tulle and iri-' | descent sequins, and a Victorian has-1 que of tulle and sequins with flow-j ing tulle sleeves. The court train; falls .from the shoulders and the soft! j tulle will be crowned with orange! I biossOins. Her bouquet will be ai I shower of white lilacs and rose buds j i tied with white satin ribbons. The! i maid of honor, Miss Evelyn Cumb-1 | ler, of Highspire, has chosen a dainty] frock of pink grosgrain silk em-| | broidered in silver, with loose panels I of Georgette crepe, and a bodice of i ! silver lace and Georgette. She will j ' carry an arm bunch of orchid sweet J | peas in shades of pink with sweet j heart roses. The best man will be 1 Harold Black, of.Allentown, and the! ushers include Richard Kinnard, of j I Wynnewood; Harry Leonard and j ! Park Weidler, of this city, and Lieu- | j tenant Paul P.letz, of Camp Hancock, j Ga. Following the ceremony an in- ! ' formal reception for the immediate j j families and out-of-town guests will j ! be held at the Boas residence, 124 j Walnut street. The decorations will ! be of pink in the drawing rooms with j I tall vases of snapdragon prevailing in ! the flowers and all white in the din- i I ingroom with bride roses gracing the! j tables. On Western Trip Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. ( I Witmer will start for a western trip i ! and will be "at home" after Janu-% I ary 15, at 4013 Vincent street, Pitts-| I burgh, where beautifully furnished j apartments are awaiting their arri-! | val. The bride, daughter of Mr. and 1 Mrs. John Speel Boas, of this city, received her education at the Central j High school and Bristol school, of j I Washington, D. C. She held many, school offices and was prominent in J the D. V. V. Sorority and musical j I clubs. Many prenuptial events were I given in her honor and an elaborate i j display of wedding gifts testifies to | her popularity and that of Mr. Wit-j mer. The bridegroom, a son of Mr. [and Mrs. David H. Witmer, 219 Ma-| I clay street, after graduating from > I the Central High school, was grad- i uated from the Department of Horti- ] culture of State College. He is now ' assistant traffic manager for the Bell! Telephone Company at Pittsburgh. Among the out-of-town people here for the wedding are: Pay Direc- : tor and Mrs. John N. Speel and Alex- i Snder R. Speel, of Washington, D. C.; j Miss Anne Cassell, of Radford, Va.; Miss Lucille McWayne, of Lynch-1 burg, Va.; Miss Laura Hetzel, of | Lewisburg; Miss Olive Barbett. of Markleton; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. l Kinnard and Richard Kinnard, of j Philadelphia, and Mrs. Walter A. Jones, of Washington, D. C. MARRY IX BTTHLEHKM Word was received Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob McCormick, 334 Harris street, of the marriage of their son, Ralph McCormick, to Miss Anna ■ Call, South Bethlehem, Pa. They will reside in Bethlehem where Mr. McCormick is connected with the Bethlehem Steel Company. Mr. McCormick Is a graduate of Techni cal High School and is well known in this city. NEW YEAR'S DANCE At Winterdale tomorrow evening, Fpdegrnve's big first Orchestra. Ad mission 25 and 50 cents.—Adv. HATIRISBURG mEGROT HOLIDAY EVENTS FOR YOUNG FOLKS The Misses Hurlock Hostesses at Tea; Miss Patton Gives Dance ij Among the holiday eventa for the girls home from the various schools and colleges was the informal tea given this afternoon by Miss Eliza beth Bergner Hurlock and Miss Dor- I otliy C. Hurlock, of 1719 North Front i sjtreet. The girls spent a delightful time knitting and chatting over the tea cups. I The guests included: Miss Mary Kunkel, Miss Jean H. Hickok, Miss Jean B. Chamberlain, Miss Elizabeth Mullen Brandt, Miss Gertrude H. Olmsted, Miss Elizabeth Ziegler, Miss Mary W. Hawes, Miss Louise Plank, Miss Annette T. Steele, Miss Katherine M. Middleton, Miss Helen MeC'aleb. Miss Sara E. Cooper, Miss Marian B. Whittaker, Miss Louise Ausdcn, Miss Miriam C. Cocklin, i Miss Helen R. Davis, Mrs. Howard ' Bingaman, Miss Alice Thofnpson, I Miss Edith Thompson and Miss Dor othy Wallower. Dance at Civic Club This evening Miss Honore J. Pat j ton will be hostess at a little dance i at the Civic Club with a number of I the younger schoolboys and girls in I attendance. Holiday greens with baskets of j holly and ropes of Alabama smilax I will make the ballroom attractive for j the dancers. The Delone and Bran | yan orchestra will play an unusually i fine dance- program for the guests I who will dance the old year out and j the new year in. Receiving with' Miss Patton will be j her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. (Patton and her sister. Miss Rebecca ' Patton. | The invitation list includes: Miss ; Annette Alger Bailey, Miss Louise A. j Hickok, Miss Darthea Davis, Miss ! Nelle P. Payne, Miss Alice Virginia j Cooper, Miss Katheiine Beidleman, 1 Miss Cecilia Kunkel, Miss Lydia ! Kunkel, Miss Susanna B. Maguire, | Miss Winifred Meyers, Miss Alice I Leacure, Miss Katherine Rutherford, j Miss Florence Cocklin, Virginia | Downes, John Leacure, William Les cure, William McCaleb, William Mey ! ers, Edwin Herman, Frederick Stone, ! Wilbur Morse, Parker Geistwhite, j Donald Oenslager, Nelson Shreinr, j Alger Bailey, Dwight Luddington, j Richard Carvel, of Swarthmore, and | Howard Minster, of Philadelphia. New Year's Open House at Executive Mansion j While there will be no formal call j ing on New Year's Day throughout I the city and few social events, the ; time-honored custom of paying one's ' respects to the Governor and his | wife, will be continued. From 4 to 6 : o'clock to-morrow afternoon at the | Executive Mansion, the Governor I and Mrs. Martin Grove Brumbaugh, : will be plad to receive all good citi zens of the state who iliay desire to I wish the ma "Happy New Yair." INo cards or invitations are issued I for these events. Other Personals on Page 8 f > TIIK SCHOOL OF SPANISH will open the loHouiiiK elnMxe for I?KUI\ N E H S SpnnlMli Grain innr . . . 0.45 Spanish Coim-iMitiiHi . .7.80 j SECOND AM) STATU STREETS FltinAY. JANUARY 4. 11H. I Mr*. Melvln lUeufteM, Instructor v /1 j Ladies' Shoes Cleaned, Dyed and Recolored ! If you: can't clean those shoes, send them to us we know how. Prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed. > We make a specialty of black-dyeing shoes of all colors. | Phone Ilcll 1181-J, or leave shoes at C'rego's Hoot Shop. 15 N. Third Street, or OonU'ort Shoe Store, 1312 Market Slreet. ELAM L. BANKS 0 yor with Jerauld Shoe Co. i 143 Linden Street P. S. - Spceia! Attention Given to Parcel Post Work TABLEAUX DANCE FOR JUNIOR AID Benefit Party Saturday Even ing Clears Over SIOO For Red Cross and Smokes Tableaux posed by Mrs. Marlln E. Olmsted after famous war cartoons preceded the dance of the Junior Aid Society Saturday evening at the Civic Club house, with the following young girls taking the characters: Rebecca Johnston, Nolle Payne, Katharine Meredith, Nancy Camp bell, Harriet Gilbert, Betty Oenslag er, Eleanor Bailey, Jane Elv and Elizabeth Harris. Mrs. Wilbur Harris sang "Pass Up Your Dollars to the Red Cross Fund" and "Star Spangled Banner" and members of the ..dub sold flowers, cigarets and posters to the large gathering of guests. Over a hundred dollars was cleared for the Red Cross and Soldiers" Smoke Fund.N. The officers of the society are: President, Miss Annette Bailey; vice president, Miss Margaret Davis; sec retary, Miss Sarah Bailey; treasurer, Miss Honore Patton. The members include the Misses Alice Bentley, Eliza Bailey, Lvdia Kunkel, Jane Ely, Elizabeth Ely, Betty Oenslager, Eleanor Bailey, Re becca Johnson, Avis Anne Hickok, Jane Olmsted, Margaret Keister, Elizabeth Shearer, Mary Hale, Eliza beth P. Harris, Louise A. Hickok, Honore Patton, Margaret Davis, Ce cilia Kunkel, Elizabeth Hilleary, Nancy Campbell, Harriet Witman, Mary Cooper. Katherine Rutherford, Helena Martin, Winifred Meyers and Susanna Maguire. College Students' Program of Friendship War Fund At the usual vesper service of the' ,Y. W. C. A. yesterday afternoon, a number of students of this city who! are home from college for the holi-l day vacation told in a most interest - i ing manner how the pledges of their l own colleges for the Student Friend-1 ship War Fund in the recent "Y"i campaign were raised and the hearty interest of the students in this spe | cial cause. I The speakers and the colleges | they represented were: Miss Maude ■ Stamm, Vassar College; Miss Eliza beth B. Hurlock, Bryn Mawr; Miss I Laura Bretz, Goucher; Miss Ruth ! Koons, Hood College; Miss Lucille ' Smucker, Dickinson; Miss Lois Fair,' Wilson; Miss Lillian J. Miller, Wel lesley; Miss Katherine V. Falines tock, Swarthmore; Miss Marjorle Q. [ Hause, Smith; Miss Gertrude Wilson, Penn State; and Miss Margaret liie gel, Simmons College. Miss Elizabeth Garner, of the High I school faculty, and a prominent j worker in the local Y. W. C. A. I presided at this meeting. Miss Nancy Robinson Is the Guest of Honor Miss Nancy Robinson, of New York City, who with her mother, Mrs. Thomas H. Robinson, Jr., is spending a week with Miss Mary I Robinson, is being much entertained! during her brief stay. Saturday Miss Mary Robinson entertained at din-1 ner for her niece, the guests inclu- i ing: Miss Gertrude Olmsted, Miss Jane Hickok, Miss Susanna Fleming, Mrs. T. H. Robinson, Jr.. John C. Kunkel, Marlin E. Olmsted, Jr., William Bailey, Gilbert Bailey and Minster j unkel. K Saturday evening Miss Robinnson j had a delightful time at the Junior J Aid party and to-morrow Miss Jane Hickok, 119 State street, will give a| small luncheon-in her honor. Lt. Holmes in France, Cables His Safe Arrival Mrs. Robert E. Holems, of Indian-1 apolis, Ind., who is visiting her moth- j er, Mrs. William H. Egle, 305 North I Second street, received a cablegram | i Saturday from her son, First Lieuten-1 ant William Egle Holmes, of the! Coast Artillery, announcing his safe j arrival in France. He will be assign- | ed to one of the largest artillery j training' camps "over there" for. sev- I eral months before being sent to the 1 front. Lieutenant Holmes spent i Thanksgiving here and was ordered to report in New York, December 5, sailing about ten days later, Bring Back the Kaiser to Me Hail, Hail the Gangs All Here A Wife's Request to Her Soldier Husband A Victor Hit that Surpasses Tipperary Everybody Will be Sing ing and Whistling It. Victor Record No. 18414 . . . . 75c C. , Inc. Pianos Vlctrolas 30 N. 2niSL THE EXCLUSIVE VICTOR STOKE Concert of New Victor Records For January Thursday Evening Is Acting Quartermaster on the North Dakota ♦• • i ■ V :i| wgM BSB* RHB hH HpS jSaflß WALDO L. MYERS Acting Quartermaster Waldo L. Myers, of U. S. S. North Dakota, is spending a nine days' leave of ab sence with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Myers, 122 North River street. Mr. Myers will receive his rating u3 quartermaster in a short time and will then be transferred to the mer chant marine service. He has been to the war zone twice, In search of submarines, but has not sighted any as yet. He speaks highly of the treat ment and food that the boys receive in the Navy. Mr. Myers enlisted when the first call for volunteers was made, April 2, 1917, for a full four year term. He has just passed his twentieth birthday and is a former Tech High student. At the time of his enlistment he was employed at Harrisburg Dental Laboratory, as a gold worker. KIBI.K CLASS ELECTS At the eighth annual meeting of the Willing Workers Bible class of Otterbein U. B. Church held at the home of J. Frank Slike, the teacher, 2155 North Fourth street, the fol lowing were elected to serve for the coming year: Teacher, J. Frank Slike; president, Mrs. Emma Wadsworth; vice-presi dent, Mrs. C. E. Earley; secretary, Mrs. C. W. Ritter; assistant secre tary, Miss Annie I.ongacre; treas. urer, Mrs. Ellen J. Eichelberger. An address was given by the pastor, Dr. S. 10. Rupp, and after the business meeting refreshments were served. HOME FROM GEORGIA Frederick Lyter of Battery 3, 108 th Artillery, U. S. A., stationed at Camp Hancock, Ga., is spending a brief furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lyter, 1006 North Second street. Lyter is one of the Telegraph's boys in the serv ice, having been in the circulation department prior to enlisting. HOLIDAY GUESTS FROM PHILA. Howard Minster, of Philadel phia, is spending some time with Judge and Mrs. George Kunkel, of Front and Liberty streets. Mr. Min ster is a student at the Pennsylva nia Military Academy in Philadel phia. Merrill Shutt and Miss Alma Shutt, of 510 Curtin street, are visiting friends in Philadelphia over the New Year holiday. " FURS LADIES' FURS GENTLEMEN'S FUR-LINED COATS R. Gerstner Practical Furrier 218 LocuNt St., Ojip. Poxt Office DECEMBER 31, 1917. tHWWVWWtWWMWVWWWWWWVVWWVWWW>Wm || Witmer, Bair and Witmer 11 Walnut Near Second Best Wishes for a Happy New Year January Clear BEGINS WEDNESDAY M )RNING || Big Bargains Wonderful Values Convince yourself before buying that you are getting |; the most for your money. 50 choice, good, warm, Winter Coats, in green, brown, j; Burgundy and mixtures —original prices from $19.75 to ;! $25.00. January Clearance #15.00 j! Witmer, Bair and Witmer • • A Matter of Artistic Taste M' •• ,Uj|" aids. ' UjJ > rj • A visit to our shop will demonstrate to • ; < 225 North Second St. t ■■iiiiiiiHii An open letter to housewives 4 'Dear Madam ,, "You are giving more attention to-day to your house expenses than ever before. You must be economical. But you want good things for the table as always. One item is coffee. To get good coffee you need not pay 35c or 40c a pound. 2 good coffees very popular with housewives for their fine flavor and economical prices are— Golden Roast Coffee . . 30c lb. Old Favorite Coffee . . 25c lb. Please try a pound of both to see which you B&. Your grocer has , wmjtf ,! R. H. -Lyon J||^' Harrisburg, Pa. | SSSga rnn====nnr====^r | r iCh ini-~-,ini mr=ir | Have Us Frame j "His" Photo j We've an expert '' i to help you select a h | J proper frame. • ' 1 j mahogany andwwa- e 1 nut hand carved \\ VTaJj. Jj □ moulded standards gold and bronze Prices Moderate J The KELLBERG STUDIO j | . 302 Market Street 1 ———■ """ —— The Federal Machine Shop COURT AND CRANBERRY STS. We have just opened a General Repair and Machine Shop at the above addreai. We are specially equipped to do grinding, bicycle, automobile and general machine repairing. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED