2 TIMELY NEWS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND CITY'S SUBURBS ALL WEST SHORE "OVER THE TOP" Liberty Loan Subscriptions in Boroughs Far in Excess of Allotted Amounts Having gone "over the top" in the Third Liberty Loan campaign just closed, every West Shore town is •waiting the arrival of an Honor Flag to be awarded by the Cumber land county committee. During the ?ther campaigns these towns did not *viake such a good showing, but even with larger allotments the districts subscribed more than asked for. New Cumberland, with subscrip tions amounting to between 155,000 and $60,000, leads all other towns in the total amount subscribed. F. E. Cooper had charge of the wosk at New Cumberland and was assisted by a score of committeemen. l.emoyne, with a quota of $25,000, went "over the top" by $2,000, it was announced by L M. Bricker, chairman of the committee. This lit tle borough in the second campaign fell down somewhat, but under the leadership) of Mr. Bricker the men worked hard and were successful in placing the town on the honor list. Plans for unfurling the Honor Flag are being made by Chairman Brick er. It Is likely that the services will be held on Sunday. With SIO,OOO more than her quota. Camp Hill has set a new record for West Shore towns. This borough's allotment was $25,000, and commit teemen were not satisfied to reach the goal, but made efforts to estab lish a new record. George D. Cook was chairman of the committee in Camp Hill and was assisted by a squad of prominent and patriotic citizens. Plans are being: made for i unfurling- the Honor Flag in this ' t"Wn. West Fairview passed its $20,000 early in the campaign and many sub scriptions have been made since. Chairman Thompson Martin an nounces. This little borough tried hard in the last campaign to make a good showing, but was unable to reach the goal. J. Fred Hummel, Burgess of Wormleysburg, had charge of the campaign in that little borough and announces that the town is safely "over the top." IAJTHER LKAGI'E TO MEET Shlrcmanstown, Pa., May I.—The weekly meeting of the Luther League will be held this evening in Keller Memorial Church. The topic will be: "What Our Church Did For Home Missions Last Year." WM. STROUSE THE BOYS' STORE OF HARRISBURG The Boy ffjl Put It Up to the Boy—and He'ul Put It Up to Us | His experience has taught him that heil get the manly [ 1 styles here and the patterns he likes best and the quality that shows I him beyond question that he wears WM. STROUSE clothes longer. | And he looks better dressed in WM. STROUSE clothes. | He's got the big, broad assortments here from which he | can make a satisfactory choice. | Juvenile Double Wear Suits I I $8.50 and $lO j | Two Pair Trousers h These in fancy tweeds and plain mixtures. All round belt and ! nobby side slash pockets. 0 \ Military Wash White Marvel Reefers Suits Wash Suits $7.50 and $8.50 75c to $5.00 $3.50 J """" ""■mil„. rf . alww^pt . to ._ r>ni WEDNESDAY EVENING, NEWS OF WEST SHORE "Prof. Pepp" For Benefit of Marysville Red Cross m Marysville, Pa., May I.—Announce ments were issued to-day from Marysville Red Cross branch head quarters that on Friday • evening, May 10, in the Galen theater, High school thespians would again present "Prof. Pepp," a three-act comedy, this time of the benefit of the Marys ville Red Cross branch. A cast of sixteen of the Marys ville High school will participate in the production. Friday evening, May 10, was the date set by the Trinity Reformed Church for a benefit so cial. Announcements were made to day that the time for this affair would be changed the exact date to !be announced liiter. RED CROSS TAG DAY Marysville, Pa., May I.—On Mon day evening large numbers of tags were distributed by Marysville Red Cross branch officials for the benefit tag day to be observed next Satur day. First plans provided for the sale of tags by girls of the senior class of the Marysville High school alone, but on further consideration it was de cided also to have students of other grades sell these tags. FIXING CO AI. PRICES l.emojne, Pa., May I.—Fixing of coal prices for West Shore dealers by the Cumberland County Fuel Ad ministration will take place at a meeting to be held in the near fu ture, it was learned tills morning. The scale of prices has been ar ranged, Robert L Myers, West Shore administrator, announced this morn ing, and when the county adminis tration confirms the action of the lo cal dealers the new prices will go into effect. An official statement will be Issued by the West Shore ad ministrator in a few days. RECEPTION TO CI.ASS Enoln, Pa., May I.—At a meeting of the Alumni Association of the Enola High School held last night in the Y. M. C. A. building arrange ments for givifig a reception to the graduating class of the institution were made. The reception will be held on the night of Thursday, June 6, in the Summit Street building. HOME OX FURLOUGH New Cumberland, May I.—Lieuten ant John A. Good, of Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., is the guest of his par ents, Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Good, of Fourth street. Small Boy Tells How He Bought Liberty Bond I.eiuoyne, May I.—So that he would be able to purchase a bond, Vance Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L Miller, carried papers, gathered dandelion and sold it, ran errands and did any little turn that he could do in order to make money.* Vance is 11 years old and to-day is proud of the bond he has In his pos session. Vance writes the following letter to the editor of the Telegraph: "When the first Liberty Bonds were called for, I thought oh, how I would like to earn money myself for to buy a bond, but SSO seemed so much to earn, but then fifty would do so much for our men over there, and with-it all a button I could wear. So I carried papers, delivered orders, gathered dandelion and sold it, etc.. and here I am to-day with my own money in time for the Third Liberty Loan Bond. I hope my little mite will help some soldier boys. Thank you for my button and flag. "Vance B. Miler." Wormleysburg Subscribes $15,150 For Liberty Bonds Wormlc ysburg, Pa., May I. Wormleysburg: is "over the top" In the Liberty Bond drive. Reports by the various teams last, evening: show total subscriptions to the amount of $15,150, with prospects that this amount will be increased several hundred dollars before the drive finally closes. The amount so far reg istered represents an average of over sls for every man, woman and child in the borough. Burgess Fred W. Hummel was chairman and Charles W. Favorite, Charles C. Black, Ralph E. Schrack," J. Lauer Baum, Edward F. Baum, the Rev. S. E. Vance, H. G. Kiner, A. W. Wright, Charles W. Poulton, Vernon Keister. Ralph L. Brown, H. R. Boose and .1. Groff Sheaffer, were on the teams. The quota for the bor ough was $15,000. FIRK AT MOWRY HOMF, ShirrmaiiKtoivn, Pa., May I.—Fire caused by a defective flue occurred at (he home of Mrs. Anna Mowry in East Main street on Tuesday morn ing:. Much damage was done by the Are. Tile chimney doors were en tirely burned off and at several places the Are burned through the partition to the home of JS. W. Rupp. HARRIBBURG &&&& TELEGRXPfI New Cumberland Soldier With Engineers in France WAYNE L. ROCKEY New Cumberland, Pa., May I. Wayne L. Rockey, a son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Rockey. who is in France, has been commissioned a first lieu tenant. He sailed for France in July with the 19th Railroad Engineer Regiment. ' STUDENTS PLANT TREKS Bloorosburg, Pa., May I.—A hun dred members of the agricultural class of the Bloomsburg State Nor may school visited the farm of Farmer William T. Creasy, near Cat awissa, and took a practical lesson in forestry, when they planted 300 pine tree seedings. Mr. Creasy is a strong believer in reforestration and will plant more than 4,000 young pine trees on his farm this spring. CI. ASS ENTERTAINED 1 Liverpool, May I.—Class "Ruds of Promise" of the Methodist Sunday school were entertained last night at the home or Miss Susan F. Rit- I ters. Members of the class present j were: Airs. I. X. Williamson, Bes- I sie Murray, Blanche Snyder, Alice I Wert, Helen Hamilton. Hazel Watts j and Julia Albright. PARTY ON BIRTHDAY Annville, Pa., May I.—On Satur day afternoon the following children were entertained at the home of I Chaplain Paul D. Witman in honor of his son, Horace's fourth birthday: Mary Grace Mills, Mary Gossard, Clare Kettering. Alfred Mills, Geoftre Derlckson, Wilbur Shroyer. Stanley Kelchner, Edwin Rholand, Mader Hour and Walter Updegrove. SHILLOW-LINK WEDDING Columbia, Pa.. May I.—William A. Shillow and Miss Catharine Bar bara Link, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Link, were married in Holy Trinity Catholic Church yesterday morning, the ceremony being per formfed by the Rev. P. M. Stief. as sistant rector. They were attended by William C. Link and Mary T. Link, brother and sister of the bride, and Lewis Campbell and Miss Mary M. Kuhn. YOUNG ARTIST DIES ..Columbia. Pa., May 1. —Lee C. B. Resh, a young artist, (}ied at the State Sanatorium at Hamburg, to which institution he had been taken a few weeks ago for treatment. He was 23 years old old and was pos sessed of rare talents as a nalnter and just previous to his illness had spent several years in the School of Art. at Philadelphia. BIBLE CLASS RALLY Columbia. Pa., May I.—The Feder ation of Men's Bible classes has de cided to havea big patriotic rally in May at which the Rev. Dr. Edward F. Randolph, of Philadelphia, will be the speaker. The federation will also use space in the local newspa pers to advertise- the "Strengthen America" campaign. Suburban Notes LIVERPOOL E. E. Spicher, Joseph Jury and Charles J. Deckard, employed at Dal matia, visited their homes here on Monday. v William Shumaker.' of the old Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry Band, at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga„ now attached to the One Hundred and Twelfth Headquarters Company, is home on a furlough with his mother, Mrs. Jacob Geist. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Murray, of Harrlsburg. were Monday visitors at Newton Williamson's. Hazel Bair spent several days at Harrisburg. The Rev. C. M. Shaeffer and Miss Irene Coffman spent a day at Har risburg. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin De Haven, of Harrisburg, spent Monday here with William Derr and family. Miss Edna Kline was a recent visitor at Shiremanstown. ANNVILLE Mrs. Mary Stehman entertained the Auf Weidersein Club at her home on Saturday evening. Lieutenant and Mrs. Edward Mar shal!, of Camp Hancock. Augusta. Ga„ spent a thirty-hour furlough here the guests of the former's par ents, Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Marshall. Lieutenant Marshall is a graduate j of Lebanon Valley College and of the Medical Department of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Brightbill are spending several day.? at Philadel phia. Miss Lucile Slienk spent Monday at Lfebanon. Misses Kathryn and Elsie Snyder spent Sunday here the guest of their grandmother, Mrs. Snyder. Sergeant George Delong, of Ca'tnp Travis, San Antonio, Texas, who had been awav from home for several years and who served In the Regular Army at the Mexican border, is visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank I Lelong. Sergeant DeLong has spent j the last several months in the re serve officers training camp and will likely receive a commission. H. H. Shenk made a trip to Lan- 1 caster in the interest of the State Library. Miss Mae Hoerner has gone to New I York city where she will spend some l time. Personal and Social Items of Towns on West Shore Cassius Kennedy has returned to his Marysville home after visiting fljiends at York. James H. Roberts, of Marysville, motored to Philadelphia on Tues day. Miss Jean Steele, of Harrlsburg, was a Sunday visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Steele, Dahllan street, Marysville. Mrs. Mary Varns and Miss Mary Varns both of New Buffalo are vis iting at the'liome of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Steele, Dahllan street, Marys ville. Mrs. 51. L. Baker, of Fifth street. New Cumberland, was summoned lo Lewistown on account of the illness of her mother. George Cook. Jr., of Bridge street. New Cumberland, will move to Washington Heights this week. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cookerly, of New Cumberland, and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Dugan, of York, were at York Haven on Sunday where they visited Mrs. Eliza Dugan, who is 94 years old. Charles Boyer took the pupils of Miss Coover's school at Elkwood on a ride in his Joy-Giving car yester day afternoon. Mrs. George Fowler and daughter, Evelyn, of New Haven, Conn., were guests of W. W. Zimmerman's fam ily at New Cumberland on Sun day. Mrs. S. K. Cleveland, of near Get tysburg, is the guest of Mrs. Robert Hartman, In Fourth street, New Cumberland. Samuel Prowell and family, of Fishing Creek Valley, visited Mr. and Mrs. Filbert Souders. at New Cum berland. on Sunday. \ The Rev. H. H. Lantz pastor of St. John's congregation at Slilremans town, was called to Lebanon on Sat urday by the death of his mother. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Harman. son, Richard Benjamin Harman,of Shire manstown, are home from a week end visit with the former's grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Carl, at Beavertown. Miss Edith Zarger was hostess foe the Shiremanstown Sigma Beta Sigma Sorority on Monday evening. Miss Thelma Musselman. of Le moyne, spent Sunday with Miss Mary Rupp, at Shiremanstown. Harry S. Eberly, City Controller of Williamsport, visited his sisters. Misses Sara and Kate Eberly, at Shiremanstown, on Monday and Tuesday. Charles Smiths of Harrlsburg, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Eppley, at Shiremanstown. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zimmerman, son John Zimmerman, of Harris burg, spent Sunday at the home of Harvey Reiver, at Shiremanstown. Miss Mary Sheets and Luther Gher of Shiremanstown, spent Sun day with friends at Lisburn. Mrs. Anna Mowry, of Shiremans town, is home from a visit with friends at Chambersburg and New ville. Mrs. Harvey Crowl has returned to her home at Altoona after visiting her sisters, the Misses Emma and Ida EshenlJaugh. Miss Anna Sponsler and Miss Em ma Sponsier, of Mechanicsburg, spent Sunday with Miss Gala Stare at Shiremanstown. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman Nebinger, of Hillside; Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Yohe, son Ira, daughters, Ruth and June Yohe, of Lemoyne, were en tertained on Sunday at the home of the former s parents at Shiremans town. YOUNGEST RED CROSS MEMBER Marysvllle, Pa., May I.—Blain Ells worth Dissinger joined th* Marys villa Red Cross Branch earlier in his life than did any other of th* 08*. members of the society In their lives. Born about 2 o'clock on Thursday morning, he was enrolled as n mem ber before noon of that day. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gernld A. Dis singer, Maple avenue, believe this sets a record for early Joining of the Red Cross Society. . SIXTY-NINE IN SERVICE Mtrjuvillf, Pa., May I.—With the departure during; the past week of four Marysvile men for various mili tary camps, the total of Marysville persons in the United States service was raised to sixty-nine. Nineteen of these persons are already in France. The men who left Marys ville during' the past week weife: Robert U Eppley, who left Friday for Camp Meade. Md„ and Rimer E. Wolf. F. Tracy Dick and Jesse H. Somers, who left yesterday for Camp Petersburg:, Va. /JJH CHARLES R. BECKLEY Certificated Ores* Teacher, Member Euatern Commercial Tencbera' Aaaoclatlon, Principal of TRAINING OffI Ct ScAoo/ HAKRISBURSS • s•&*' BUSINESS COLLEGE Gregg Shorthand (or Pitman), Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Ac countancy, English, Civil Service Courses, etc., by Individual Promotion Wives Or Dependenb OF DRAFTED MEN WILL FIND OCR SPECIAL COURSE a time saver and mora thorough. DAY * NIGHT BCHOOI. ALL YEAR. Eater any time. Bell OT4-R HONOR FLAG FOR ENOLA DISTRICT Meeting at Summit- Street School Building Tomorrow Evening in Celebration ICnola, May I.—To-morrow even ing Enola's honor flag for ovqj'sub scribing its allotment in the Third Liberty Loan drive will be unfurled. An elaborate program has ibeen pre pared for the occasion. The celebra tion will be held at the Summit street schoolhouse. Much praise is given to the untiring efforts of George H. Horning, district chairman of East Pennsboro township in the loan drive. He was chairman of the com mittees in the two previous drives and in each case the quota was more than reached. Employes of the local yards helped materially in oversub scribing the quofa .Every man work ing in the enginehouse and car shop owns a bond. The meeting to-morrow night will bring the local drive to a close. Among the persons who will talk are the Rev. Robert Bagnell, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church, of Harrlsburg; George E. Lloyd, of Me clianicsburg, federal county chair man, and John Wachtman, of West Fairview, who will talk of li/e in the trenches. Wachtman Is the first boy from the W.est Shore to return from the battlefields of France, having been gassed and wounded by a 'burst ing shell. Before speaking at the school building, the Rev. Dr. Bagnell will talk to the employes of the- engine house, who will be unable to attend the meeting. No children under six teen years of age will be admitted. The program for the celebration' Includes: Singing, "America," com munity singers from East Pennsboro township; presentation of honor flag, George E. Lloyd; acceptance, George H. Horning; address, John Wachtman; address, the Rev. 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Miss Rebecca'Lyter ar.d Miss Virginia Smith; vocal sold, Miss Olive Douden; salutatory oration, "History of Red Cross," Ellen Feas er; oration, Melvin Strohm; vocal solo. Miss Marie Lyter; valedictory oration, "Mental Analysis," George Feaver; piano duet, Miss Christian Long and Harry Chubb; address by the superintendent of Dauphin county schools, F. E. Shambaugh; presentation of diplomas by the pres ident of the school board, William H. Ege. DULL, SPLITTING, SICK HEADACHE Dr. James' Headache Powders relieve at once—lo cents a package. You take a Dr. James' Headache Powder and In Just a few moments your head clears and all neuralgia and pain fades away. It's the quick* est and surest relief for headach*, whether dull, throbbing, splitting or nerve racking. Send someone to the drug store and get a dime packai u now. Quit suffering—lt's so needless. 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