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INTERESTING PERSONAL
GALAHADS ELECT
AT YEAR'S CLOSE
Annual Banquet Omitted This
Evening as Food Ad
ministrator Requests
The Galahad Recreation Club will
meet to-night at the home of D.
dark Hawley, 1525 Regina street,
and start on Its fourth year of ac
tivity in the promotion of recreation
<nd athletics on Allison Hill.
As the constituUon of the club
provides that no officers nor man
agers can succeed themselves, a new
fct of officers and managers will he
elected for the coming year.
Those who will relinquish their
post are: Steven L. Bowers, presi
dent; D. Aust Lutz, associate presi
dent: Edgar H. McCoy, secretary:
Aller. H. Fritz, treasurer; D. Clark
3 fawley, baseball manager; J. Robert
Storey, basketball manager: R. V.
Watts. bowling: Nevin A. Bowers,
< hess: Charles W. Mitchell, entertain-
Vnents: George M. Allen, outings: C.
K. Martin, tennis.
The club has had a successful year
despite the fact that a large number
of the members have entered the
T'nited States service.
In order to comply with the food I
ndministrator's ruling. the annual i
banquet which heretofore accom- \
panied the election will be omit
ted this year.
Several five-minute talks will be j
made by the members of the club on |
'be following topics: "Our Bit in the
"War." "The Essence of G. R. C." and
"Our Influence on Allison Hill."
Mrs. Duke, of Lemoyne,
Entertains at Cards
Mrs. W. F. Duke, of *lB Hummel ■
avenue. Lemoyne, entertained at!
cards in honor of her guests. Miss j
Merian Lingle, of Carlisle: Miss Nan
of Winchester, Va., who spent I
the week with her. The guests en
joyed several rounds of "300" after
which refreshments were served ap
propriate to Washington's Birthday.
Red, White and Blue predominated
in everything.
Those p.-esent from out-of-town
were: Misses Hull, of Carlisle; Mrs
Ralph Culp and -Mrs. Charles Tunis.;
of Harrisburg: Miss Ruth Lingle, of
New Cumberland. Other guests from;
1 emoyne were: Mrs. Townsend. Mrs. |
H. H. Hershev. Mrs. ll'. Leach and
Mrs. Ernest Yahn.
Pine Street Senior C. E.
Holds Washington Social
The Pine Street Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor Society held a
delightful George Washington social |
1n the Women and Girls' Building
Thursday evening. February 21. Miss
Marian Esdall, (tirector of Women
and Girl's work, had charge of the !
entertainment, and Miss Helen M.I
Shoop had charge of the refresh-*
meats. An encouraging number of i
persons was present, and it is I
thought that this event will be a i
large item in the history of the so- i
V'iety.
Mrs. Jesse E. B. Cunningham is I
enjoying a stay at the Marlborough- I
Blenheim. Atlantic City, where Mr !,
1 'unningham spent the past several I
fliays with her. i
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MONDAY EYEXIXG, HAKRISBIJaa TELEGRAPE ' ) FEBRUARY 25, 101?
TELL BETROTHAL
OF MISS LIPMAN
Young Folks Receive Congrat
ulations and Good Wishes
of Host of Friends
Mr. and Mrs. H. Toffee. 463 Cres
cent street, announced the engage
ment of their sister. Miss Jean Lip
man. of Orange. X. J., to Joseph P.
Cohen. IJI3 Xorth Second street, city,
last evening, to a number of friends
and relatives at an informal party.
She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Lipman, of Orange, X. J.
The receptionroom was decorated
in Easter array of hyacinths and
daffodils. A vocal solo by Miss Lip
man, accompanied by Miss Molly
Friedman, and addresses by Lieuten
ant R. Yoffee. of Washington, D. C..
and 11. Yoffee were features of the
evening's entertainment.
A buffet supper was served to Mrs.
t>. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lipman.
of Orange. X. J.; Mr. and Mrs. \V.
Friedman. Mr. and Mrs. S. Kerson,
; Mr. and Mrs. B. Cooper. Mr. and Mrs.
; T. Yoffee, Mr. and Mrs. H. Miclieals.
: Mr. and Mrs. M. Yoffee. Mr. and Mrs.
H. Wagenheim. Mr. and Mrs. H. Yof
j fee, Mr. and Mrs. J. Yoffee, Mr. and
| Mrs. K. Yoffee, Mr. and Mrs. T.
I Fspaty, of Orange. X. J.; Mr. and
; Mrs. R. Cohen. S. Kerson, Miss Molly
| Friedman. Miss Gertrude Kerson.
i Miss Sarah Klwan. of Philadelphia;
Miss Anna Wagenheim. Miss Fannie
j Kerson. Miss Leah Yoffee. Miss Ger
| trude Cooper, Lieutenant R. Yoffee.
I of Washington; Abe Kerson, William
Lipman, of Orange, X. J., and Julius
! Yoffee.
Hostess at Card Party
Honoring Miss Stark
| Honoring Miss Mary Stark, whose
| engagement to John E. CaYroll was
j recently announced, Miss Florence
I Gates. C 022 Green street, entertained
!at cards Saturday afternoon. Miss
I Margaret Berchaw. of Easton, won
! first prize. In the diningroom, where
| luncheon was served, a patriotic col-
I or scheme was used and the favors
' consisted of red, white and blue car
i rations. The guests included Mrs.
1 Earnest Sullings. Miss Margaret Ber
i chaw, of Easton; Miss Marion Wal
| ter, of Hummelstown; Miss Esther
| Hutman, Miss Marian ICeiser, Miss
j Eva Seilhamer, Miss Ruth Rexroth.
Miss Margaret Small, Miss Xanny
"ampbell. Miss Minnie Bowman. Miss
Alice Farthemore, Miss Helen Hamp
ten. Miss Mary Stark and Miss Fior
' et.ee Gates.
Miss Ruth Clark, of Norristown.
who was the guest of Miss Eleanor
Jones. 358 South Thirteenth street,
has returned home.
Miss Irene Burns, Miss "Jack"
Mayer and Miss Helen Locks have
returned to this city after a week
end visit in Washington, D. C.
Miss Anna G. Sheesholts will
leave town to-day after spenfling
'several days at the local Y. W. C. A.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed V. Orsinger, of
513 Walnut street, are spending
some time in Atlantic City.
Miss Mary Elberti. of Middletown.
bookkeeper for Burns and Company,
was taken suddenly ill Saturday.
She is reported better to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Stroh,
of 1005 Xorth Front street, are
home after a week-end stay In At
lantic City.
PRESENTS FOR
MISS WESTBROOK
Silk Mill Club Holds Special
'Exercise at Noon Today
For Former Leader
Honoring Miss Susanna Westbrook,
who for a number of years had charge
of the Silk Still Club, as a member
of the Industrial Committee of the
Y. W. c. A., the girls of the club
held a special farewell meeting at
noon, to-day.
The informal program included
singing, a reading by Miss Doris
Kene; Miss Elisabeth itoss sang, "My
task, and Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones,
cnairman of the Industrial Cominit
-1 ' a clever little poem and pre
sented to Xliss Westbrook for the
" lree gifts: A collapsible
drinking cup, goid lined. In a mo
rocco case; gold cuff links, initialed,
r. .. . a , combined paper cutter and
fruit knife or steel and ivory. Mrs.
•lames H. who succeeds
? 'Stbrook. as leader of the Silk
r vI.i.SJi I .' P ros ented her. for the State
I oi.unittee. with a beautiful little tes
' Miss Westbrook, who is leav
. a d ?. y or U V' tor Xew York
1.,.' ■ s . so °n for France to do
'P"teen work under the direction of
' • 5 '- C. A., accepted the gifts in
a graceful manner, and Miss Stitt.
general secretary of the Y. \V. C. A.,
closed the meeting with prayer.
George Washington Party
Enjoyed by Young People
A George Washington party was
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
t.eorge Huston, 162S North Fifth
street, in honor of Catherine and
j t liarles Huston.
The room was decorated in the
national colors, and refreshments
were served to the Misses Anna
straning, Marion Beler, Margrette
D °i? t ' Devona Taylor, Gertrude
; Feffly, Dorthy Lyter, Agnes Lyter,
Daisy Suske.v, Mildred Houtton, Eliz
abeth Boutton, Dorthy Ilablied.
Emma Dively, Catherine Snyder,
j Mary Elizabeth Mclaughlin, Cath
• erine Huston, Catherine Reeser;
j Raymond Peters. John Sprout. Sani-
J uel Triest. Charles Bousman, Charles
May. Ellsworth Houtton, Leonard
Funk. Rudolph Loya, Eugen Sloat,
; Charles Huston, Ross Huston; Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Blosser, Mr. and
■ Mrs. B. P. Huston. Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Huston, Charles Divley, Mr.
i and Mrs. L. B. McLaughlin, Mr. and
Mrs. George Huston.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cook
Make Delightful Hosts
The following people spent a
pleasant evening with Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Cook, 1615 Swatara #!)reet, j
j with phiep. music and dancing:
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cook, the
Misses Daisy Wolfe, Theresa Cook,
! Arvilla Cook, Eva Harbold, Grace ,
Cassell, Anna Pond. Martha Cook,
Mabel Cook, Ruth Steever. Charles
Porter. Herbert Stouft'er. Dale Re
gan. Edward Lepert, William Baker,
Daniel Keister, Clarence Stouffer,
;John Cook and Ralph Steele.
Miss Martha Washington Cook |
sung several times and refreshments
were served from a table elaborate
:!y decorated with red. white and
j blue and Washington favors.
CLUB WITH MISS McCAXS
Miss Opal McCans enterrtained
the B. R. E. Club at her home, 36 ,
North Eighteenth street. The eve- |
ning was delightfully spent in mu
sic, crocheting and knitting, after j
which refreshments were served to ;
Miss Ethyl Rupp, Miss Anna Ar
ment. Miss Sue Long, Mrs. Paul
Hollenbach, Miss Lucy T*ahl. Miss
Lillian Long, Miss Margaret Wheel
er, Mrs. George J. Danner and Miss
Opal McCans. I,
PRESIDENT COUNTRY CI.YB
Members of the board of governors j ,
of the Country Club of Harrisburg,
have elected Edwin SS. Herman as
president of the club. Mr. Herman
will shortly name the committees and :
will then call them for a conference
on tli" activities of the club for the i
coming spring and summer.
HAKRISBIRG RESERVES l)ltl 11.
The drill of the Harrisburg Re- ]
serves postponed from Friday night .
will be held at the City Grays Armory i !
to-morrow night at 7.30. Members of 1
, all companies are requested to re- 1
port. This will be the only Tuesday 1 i
drill, as hereafter all drills will be ' ,
held on Friday nights. j (
Norman Chester Jones has re- 1
turned to Washington after a brief ,
vacation with his parents, Mr. and '
Mrs. J. W. Jones.
The friends of Miss Martha O.
! Adams, 231 Emerald street, will be j t
glad to hear that she is recuperating
irom an operation at the Keystone
Hospital.
Howard L. Bink, of Gettysburg j
College, is spending a short vaca
tion with his parents in Paxtang.
S. Stanley Golden, of Forster ,
street, is visiting relatives in Buffalo 1
and Toronto, Canada, for a few days.
John J. Mumma, of North Sixth |'
street, has returned home after
spending several weeks with rela
| tives in Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. A. C. Altland. of 2007 Ken- I
sington street, has returned from !
WashingtoVi, D. C., where she was
{visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Henry '
| formerly of Harrisburg.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Klineline, of
j Riverside, are home from Philadel
phia. where they were guests of Mis-sl
j Dorothy Allen.
Miss Mary Creighton and Miss Al-!
i meda Herman attended a naval play
during a weekend stay in Annapo- i
lis.
Lieutenant William McCreath,
i United States Army, on leave of ab-!
sence from a southern camp is visit- ]
ing his father, Andrew S. McCreath, 1
i 119 South Front street.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Young and
small son, Harold J. Young, of To-1
peka, Kansas, are guests of their >
relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Parke Del
linger, of Penn street.
:3S*
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Brown, of I
Riverside, announce the birth of a i
son this morning. Mr. Brown is
headmaster of the Harrisburg Acad
emy.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Loser, 2016
North Sixth street, announce the
birth of a son on Washington's
Birthday, February 22. Mrs. looser
was Miss Alice Buchanan, of Mc-
Veytown. Pa., prior to her marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Mikle, former
residents of this city, announce the
birth of a daughter, Mary Lois
Mikle, Saturday, February 16. Mrs. j
Mikle was formerly Miss Margaret
Trout, of Duncannon,
Miss Mary Elizabeth and Charles i
Edgar Seidle, of Marysvllle, an- '
nounce the arrival of a sister, Kath- 1
arine Jane Seidle, February 23, 1918, i
HALLATY.M.C.A.
OFFERED SINGERS
Secretary Reeves, of Associa
tion, Suggests Place of Meet
ing For Community Chorus
Enthusiastic support of the Tele
graph's movement for community
singing was given by Robert B.
Reeves, general secretary of the Cen
tral Y. M. C. A. in an interview, to
day. "Personally. I think the move
ment is a splendid one, and that it
will help greatly, to stir the patriotic
feelings of the people of Harrisburg.
Community singing is a tine way to
weld the people together as a whole.
I favor the offering of Fahnestoek
Hall for the project, and, knowing
of the patriotism of the directors of
this institution, have no doubt that
they will back me up, and endorse the
offer at the next meeting."
A special meeting of some people in
terested in community singing, will be
held to-morrow evening, at the home
of Mrs. J. G. Sanders, Green and
Maelay streets. Plans will be made
for the coining of Dr. John C. Freund,
editor of Musical America: and presi
dent of the Musical Alliance of the
United States. The city's musicians
and people of prominence are in sym
pathy with the movement and have
pledged their support, as many letters
to the Telegraph already published
show.
Washington Masquerade
Feature of the Evening
The Washington's Birthday cele
bration arranged by the Misses Alice
Weiger and Esther Carpenter, held
at the Carpenter residence, 1331 Penn
street, was quite an unique event,
the guests all coming is masquerade
costumes and spending the evening
in dancing, games and music. Red,
white and blue festoons decorated the
rooms and the table was most at
tractive with suggestions of the "day
we celebrate."
In attendance were the Misses
Helen Hay, Mary Carpenter, Ruth
Messimer, Mary Ilarner, Elizabeth
Nissley, Louise Yingling, Helen Car
son. Marie Weiger. -Alice Weiger,
Esther Carpenter and Catharine
Weiger: Heister Dull, Everett De-
I.ong, Ilal Shay. William Reed. Earl
Crooke, John Miller, Ralph Roberts.
Oscar Moore, Earl Baney, Edward
Coleman, David Coleman. Clarenoc
Gregg, Mrs. W. Carpenter, Mrs. H.
Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Car
penter. Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Krout.
Mrs. John Weiger, Harry Carpenter,
Charles Dunlap and Herman Righte.
Large Amount of Knitting
by Perseverance Class
Perseverance class of the Otter
bein United Brethren Sunday school
met at the home of their teacher,
Mrs. Maehamer, Friday evening,
February 22, and enjoyed a pleasant
surprise which was in store tor
them. The rooms were beautifully
decorated. The class then held their
of officers for the year.
Those elected were: President, Ber
tha Seifert; vice-president, Viola
Hamaker: treasurer, Blanche Lau
ver; secretary, Carrie Atticks; teach
er, Mrs. Maehamer; assistant teach
er, Lona Shaw. The class has fin
ished their knitting for the present,
consisting of sixteen sweaters, sev
enteen scarfs and twenty-two pairs
of wristlets. Refreshments were
served to: Mr. and Mrs. Conrad, Mr.
i and Mrs. Machamer, Lona Shaw, Ha- j
I 7.e 1 Goetz. Bertha Seifert, Blanche
Ijauver, Viola Hamaker, Thelma
Richmond, Joseph Dare and Carrie
Atticks.
RINKENBACH PROPERTY SOLD
The property of the late Joseph
S. Rinkenbach, of 916 North Six
teenth street, has been sold by Mrs.
Joseph Rinkenbach to E. T. Sells, of
920 North Sixteenth street. Mrs.
Rinkenbach and daughter, Mary Vir
ginia, will leave soon for New York
city to visit her sister, Mrs. Alban
Returning from her visit
she expects to make her home with
her father, J. B. Hoopes, of Third
and Herr streets, where he has re
modeled the entire building.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fox Weiss
have returned to the city after a lit
tle visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Ritter Michael, in Washington, D. C.
Bertha F. Zimmerman, Mechan
icsburg. Pa., has returned home aft
er spending the weekend as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Reuben
Eberly, and family, Woodstock, Pa.
Mrs. Richard Hall, of Bedford, is
a guest of her aunt, Mrs. William O.
Hickok, 508 North Second street.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. March,
of the Belveder, Second and North
streets .spent the past week in Wash
ington, D. C?., and Philadelphia.
Miss May Lemer is visiting Miss!
Mary Kent Bent at her Philadelphia I
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Elberti Beck, of ]
York, visited friends in this city yes- ;
terday.
Costa Rica Revolution Is
Over and Order Restored
San Jose. Costa Rica, Feb. 25. —
The revolution in Costa Rica has
been put down and order'has been
completely restored.
The troubles had their inception
last Friday when a band com
manded by Rogelic Fernandez Guell,
editor o' El Imparicial, a pro-Ger
' man newspaper which had been
suppressed by the Costa Rican gov
ernment, attacked a passenger train
from Punta Arenas .capturing sotne
lof the passengers. This band con-
I tinued looting along the railway
I line until the forces of the govern
ment arrived and routed the rebels
| Some o* the insurrectionists were
captured and the others fled in dis
order, being followed up by the
troops.
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Central High Notes
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\ Miss Anna G. Seesholtz gave an in
! spiring talk to the High School Club
girls and their friends yesterday at
." o'clock vespers at the Y. W. C. A.
Boyd Hail was filled to capacity and
the speaker held the attention of her
audience from her first to her last
I word. Her manner of speaking is
I most charming and she appealed to
| the girls in a very direct way to do
t;.e!r bit patriotically. She commend
ed the club for the Red Cross work
they are doing and urged them to
double their efforts in the future.
She pointed out that they could best
, serve their country by first conserv
ing their health and by doing their
| school work well and "for them
, selves."
! A social hour, in charge of Miss
i Mary Hoffer and Miss Dorothy Still-
I man followed.
G.O, P. LEADERS
FEEL SENATE AND
HOUSE ARE WON
Plans For Congressional Elec
tions Will Re Started
This Week
Washington, Feb. 25.—Prepara
tions for the Congressional elections
will be made this week when Will H.
Hays, newlv-elected chairman of the
Republican national committee and
Representative Frank P. Woods,
chairman of the Republican Con
gressional committee confer and map
a policy of campaign to be employed
by both organizations which will
work in complete harmony in the
campaign to control the next Con
gress.
In the opinion of Republican lead
ers the party has never been so firm
ly united since 1908 as now. The
election of Mr. Hayes at St. Louis,
recently dictated in some degree by
the Progressive wing, has brought
back the recalcitrants. The re-elec
tion of Mr. Woods to head the Re
publican Congressional committee
has had the same effect.
According to Republican leaders
the campaign will not partake of an
attack upon the war policies of Pres
ident Wilson. They propose to leave
the Democrats to defend their own
policies, believing that their de
fense will rebound to the benefit of
the Republican candidates. The su
preme issue of the campaign will be
a full exploitation of the treatment
of labor by the administration.
Great confidence is expressed by
Republican leaders here that both
the House and Senate will be con
trolled by the Republicans in the
next election. In the Senate the
Republicans figure on having a ma-,
jority of at least th'ree and possibly
six. Figures in the House are less
definite, as it is harder to obtain ac
curate statements in a larger body.
Not the least doubt is expressed by
the Republicans of getting control of
the House by a substantial major
ity.
There are more Republicans than
Democrats in the House at the pres
[ ent time. As a matter of fact, if
, the Republicans were disposed to be
| ugiv and use to'its fullest extent their
| political power in the House they
could unseat Champ Clark, Speaker
of the House; elect a Republican
Speaker in his place, and oust all
the present force of Democratic em
ployes, replacing them by Republi
cans. This situation is due to the
: fact that there are six vacancies in
! the Democratic ranks, caused either
j by death or resignations, making the
; total Democratic membership only
! 208. The Republicans have a total
i membership, of 214. Three of these,
| Representative LaGuarda, of New
! York; Heintz, of Ohio, and Johnson,
i of South Dakota, are in the Army,
I and a fourth Republican. Cooper, of
| Ohio, has offered his services. By
getting these men back for a vote the
Republicans could control the House.
Against Injecting Politics
The possibility of such an event
has not been overlooked, but the Re
publicans have refrained from using
this means because they don't want
to inject politics fnto the war.
Sproul Expedition
to Aid Astronomy
Philadelphia, Feb. 23. State Sena
tor William C. Sproul. of Chester, who
has long been interested in astronomi
cal research, has arranged an expedi
tion to observe the total eclipse of the
sun which occurs on June 8, it be
came known here yesterday. The
Sproul Observatory Expedition as it
has been named, will be financed by
the Senator, who recently communi
cated his intention to the board of
managers of Swarthmore College,
from which he graduated in IS9I.
The expedition will be led by Pro
fessor John A. Miller, director of the
Sproul Observatory, an institution
founded by the Senator in commemo
ration of the twentieth anniversary
of his graduation class.
From the standpoint of astronomical
science in this country, this is a most
important eclipse because the path
is so long and so accessible, and be
cause war conditions make it neces
sary that it be observed almost ex
clusively by Americans.
The path of the moon's shadow will
enter the United States from the Pa- |
cific ocean a little south of the middle
of the State of Washington, travel
southeast along a diagonal, leaving
the United States near the southern
end of Florida.
Hospital and Supply Depots
at Hancock Cost a Million
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 25.—A conva
lescent hospital and supply depots
are to be erected at Camp Hancock
at once, at a cost of $1,000,000, it
was announced here. The sum to
be spent on the hospital and ware
houses will almost equal the original
cost of building the camp. The site
of the new buildings will be near
the base hospital.
MAKE A HERO OF ALEEXBY
Arabs See Fulllllnient of Prophecy in
Entrance to Jerusalem
London, Feb. 25.—The name of
General Allenby, commander of the
British forces in Palestine which
took Jerusalem, has given him a
remarkable prestige in the East, ac
cording to statements told by mili
tary men returning from Palestine.
For many generations, it is said,
there has been a poetic prophecy
; current among the Arabs and other
| non-Turkish tribes of the East that
< "he who shall save Jerusalem and
i exalt her among nations will enter
the city afoot, and his name will be
God the Prophet."
General Allenby entered Jerusalem
by the Joppa Gate on foot, and now,
it seems, his .name is being inter
preted by the tribesmen as Allah
Nabi, the former word meaning
"God" and the latter "Prophet."
Therefore his triumph over the
Turks has been accepted as a di
rect divine interposition.
SEKGEANT BI.AKE TO SPEAK
Sergeant. John K. Blake, in charge
of publicity at the local recruiting
station will address the students of
Eebanon Valley College, at Cannville.
Wednesday morning. An invitation to
speak on the possibilities of Army
life was extended by the Rev. Dr.
Qossard. president of the college.
WOMAN'S BOAKD MEETS
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Advisory Board, of the Central Y. M.
C. A. was held at 3 o'clock this after
noon in the Y. M. C. A. building. Re
ports of committees were read, and
officers were elected for the ensuing
year.
CI.ASS IX SPEAKIXG TO MEET
The class in public speaking will
meet at the Central Y. M. C. A. build
ing for its weekly lesson, this even
ing. Dr. J. George Becht is the in
structor.
PI.AN FOR RHOItCiAXIZATIOX
The Military Escort Commltteewill
meet at the Armory this evening at 8
o'clock for reorganization.
HERSHEY PLANT
RESUMES AFTER
$1,000,000 FIRE
Officials Relieve Rlaze Started
by Spontaneous Com
bustion
Officials of the Hershey Chocolate
Company this morninp. were of the
opinion that the fire which destroy
ed the fourth floor and a great quan
tity of powdered chocolate in the
blaze at building No. 25. early yes
terday morning, was started by spon
taneous combustion. Officials pointed
out that this is possible because of
the special process used in this build
ing for the manufacture of choco
lf.te. Revised estimates by the com
pany to-day placed the loss as high
a;- $1,000,000.
While orders of the chocolate
i ompany will be heid up temporarily,
officials at the plant stated that
there will be no great delay because j
of the fire. Workmen started late j
yesterday to clear up the debris and .
the work of rebuilding Will begin at
once. The men who ordinarily work
in the ruined part of the buildinr
will bo given immediate employment
in other parts of tln> establishment.
The lire was discovered at 5.15 yes
terday morning. The watchman in
the building was In the room at 4
o'clock and saw no signs of lire.
When discovered at 5.15, the tire
was ragiirt furiously. It is credited
by the officials that only the steel
and concrete fireproof construction
of the building prevented the fire
from spreading throughout the en
tire building.
The fire smouldered for several
hours among the powdered choco
late and firemen remained on duty
;.M morning in case the flames should
show signs of breaking out anew
More than 1.000.00u pounds of ehoeo
!r.to in process of manufacture,
stored on the fourth floor where the
fire occurred, was destroyed and
ether stock throughout tlie building
was damaged by smoke and water.
There was .also a loss in equipment
The loss is estimated at between
$500,000 and $1,000,000. Oflleia's arc
at work to-day appraising the loss.
The Hershey Chocolate Company
is at work on government contracts,
manufacturing chocolate for the
Army. The chocolate is used when
the soldiers are put on emergency
rations of hardtack and chocolate.
The local concern has been making
great quantities of the chocolate.
Railways Co. Placing
New Wheels on Cars;
639 Discarded in Year
Figures compiled to-day at the of
fices of the llarrisburg Railways
Company show that during the year
1917, 689 tlat car wheels, represent
ing 14 1 tons, were thrown on the
scrap pile. On an average more than
fifty-three wheels were discarded
each month. During one month sev
enty-four reached the scrap heap.
Slippery rails, which allow the car to
slide after the wheels are stopped,
cause flat wheels principally, and the
flatness may develop before the car
is out of the barn an hour. There is
practically no remedy for a flat wheel,
except removal, and at the present
time a gang of men is at work in the
ear shops removing flat wheels and
replacing them with perfect ones.
Thus far this year sixty-six new
wheels have been placed, and this
figure will be greatly increased dur
ing the next three or four weeks. The
recent snowstorms, which made the
rails snowbound and icy, flattened a
record number of car wheels and
seriously damaged the electrical
equipment of the cars. This latter
damage was given attention first, so
that cars could be kept running. Cars
suffering with the worst fiat wheel?,
however, were given new ones as
soon as they could be replaced. Dam
age to the electrical equipment in all
cars will soon be repaired and now a
gang of men is at work daily plac
ing new wheels on cars which have
been carrying flattened ones. The
worst wheels will he removed each
day until all of the cars are in good
shape again. Freight congestion is
making it difficult, too. to get new
wheels, although the company at pres
ent has enough oil hand to take care
of replacements needed now. A few
days ago a carload was received. •
Matters of Grave Moment
Face Educational Ass'n
Atlantic City, Feb. 25. —Establish
a Federal Department of Education,
the head of which will be a member
of the cabinet.
De-Germanize the public schools
of America.
Prepare Cpr the education in Am
erican public schools of our soldiers
who may lose sight, hearing, limbs,
or partial mental capacity through
wounds or shell-shock.
Prepare to meet the after war
Teutonic propaganda in Russia and
Turkey by planning now to send
American school teachers into these
countries.
Warn the United States govern
ment that the welfare of the next
generation requires a sparing use of
the draft among the malqpteachers
of the nation.
These are purposes and topics that
will come before the most important
educational convention held in
America since war was declared up
on Gerfnany. More than 6,000 dele
gates are here to attend the extra
ordinary conference of the National
Educational Association's Depart
ment of Superintendents and allied
organizations. The wprk of the con
vention is so varied and so wide in
scope that it will be considered and
concluded in twenty sections.
IIOMK OX FURLOUGH
Philip'R. Troup, stationed at Camp
Hancock, Augusta, Go., is home on
furlough, visiting friends and rela
tives in the city. Troup was a clerk
for the Pennsylvania Railroad before
he enlisted.
Ladies' JP§|
Straw
Hats f/f-"
Resewed
Pressed and Reshaped
Into the l.atrnt Slylen
—by—
Practical Expert
HATTERS
Fetch your last year's hat
to us, it will be new again
wHen we are through with it.
M. GOLD
At the Sinn of the Arrow
1210 North Third Street
Hell I'honf-IMS
New Jersey Resorts
Worth $1,200,000,000
Atlantic City, N. J.. Feb. 25. ls'ew
Jersey's resort Industry, embracing
all the big and little shore cities be
tween Handy Hook and Cape May,
represent an investment of $1,200,-
000,000, according to an estimati- by
the Atlantic City Chamber of Com
merce.
The total numbef of visitors fre
quenting these resorts during a single
year approximate 21,225,000. About
10,000,000 pleasure and health seek
ers are estimated for Atlantic City
alone. The value of property sub
ject to taxation is J104.807.326. The
investment In buildings alone is $71,-
000,000.
PLENTY OF SUGAR PROMISED
FOR THIS CAM V' SEASON
There will be no sugar shortage in
Harrisburg during the coming caning
and preserving .season, either for the
householder or the wholesale cannfr,
according to information given out bv
Donald McCormiclc, county food ad
ministrator this morning.
Howard Heinz, state federal food
administrator, has informed t.he local
administrator that shipments from
Cuba nre Improving steadily, and with
a relief in (lie car shortage, all danger
of sugar shortage will be averted.
The dispatch says there will be sugar
enough for the full necessary require
ments of sugar users.
Witmer, Bair and Witmer
START
A Waist Sale Tuesday
MORNING
Hundreds of New Spring Waists, fresh and crisp—all
specially pricet} for this sale. Every. one a brand new
spring style. Our waists are distinctive. Avail yourself
of this opportunity because we cannot guarantee to give
you such values again.
WE DESCRIBE SOME OF THEM
French Batiste Blouse, piquot edging; new rolled
collar; all sizes to 46. 1 Q C
Special .....*. 1 t7U
French Batiste Blouse, piquot edging, high Q [f
or low collars, sizes to 46. Special A
' Striped Blouse in blue, pink and maize, roll- 1 Q C
► ed P. K. collar and cuffs. All sizes. Special, 1
Three new models in real Irish linen, P. K. collar and
cuffs, in rose, pink, green, blue and white.
k Special jDU
► Dotted Voile Blouse, hemstitched collar, A r
y vest and cuffs, all sizes <]) 1 i/D
► White Organdie Blouse, new rolled collar, "1 Q C
► pleated edging, all sizes 1 .i/O
Tailored model in white dimity, P. K. col- O C
y lar and cuffs. All sizes tPJL*/0
►
y White Voile Blouse, Val. lace trimmed. 1 QC
k All sizes 1 o*7*3
► French Voile Blouse, new rolled collar; ajj"
► square neck Dm ( i7o
French Voile Blouse, rolled collar and cuffs O
of organdy
Hand Embroidered Georgette in flesh with AQ g
Joffre blue and gray with coral *7 3
Hand Embroidered and Beaded Georgette Blouses in
flesh, white, bisque and d*
Tea Rose W
Hand Embroidered and Beaded Georgettes, in all new
shades and combinations,
$8.95, SIO.OO, $11.50
This is the one chance to get brand new waists with
out paying the top-notch price—as these are all specially
priced for this sale. A good assortment of large sizes
44 and 46. Every other between size, of course. The
styles are right up to the minute. The prices are low.
Witmer, Bair and Witmer
Walnut near Second
* A A" A.
Not out-of-date •
—merely soiled
ry
cleaning has made many a forty or fifty-dollar
gown, suit, dress as FRESII and DAINTY as when
it first caught the eye and fancy of milady at the
ready-to-wear store.
You surely know
how dry cleaning
saves you money
Dry cleaning is a boon to all thrifty people.
How many of your things would be in the rag
hcap to-day—sheer waste —if dry cleaning hadn't
helped you keep them clean and beautiful and in
service?
Pay us a LITTLE for dry cleaning and we'll'
save you a LOT on clothes—that's just what dry
cleaning does. ,
Finkelstein .
Dyer and Cleaner
• 1322 North Sixth St. 1134 Market St.
. ROTH PHONES
Middle Division Head
Tells of Rule Violations
The regular weekly discipline bul
letin Issued by N. W. Smith, super
intendent of the Middle division,
Pennsylvania railroad, for the week
ending February 17 shows that sixty
employes wore reprimanded or dis
ciplined for various causes. The
greatest number of reprimands were
made In cases of men who failed to
respond promptly when called for
duty and not being on hand when
wanted. ,
Additional Engines Bring
Relief to Reading Lines
Shamokin, Feb. 25.—The assign
ment of engines from the New York
Central lines to the Shamokin divi
sion of the Philadelphia and Uead
lrg railroad made posslblo the most
effective railroading on record in this
1 vicinity. Four to six locomotives
were used In moving long trains, and
by night sidings and yards were al
most clear of loaded coal cars and
long trains emptied were on hand to
assure full-time operation of all an
thracite collieries.
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