6 INTERESTING PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS HOKE-MENGEL QUIET WEDDING Bridegrpom Leaves For Camp Devens Soon After the Wedding Ceremony Sergeant George C. Hoke, son of Jlr. and Mrs. Howard A. Hoke, 1209 Kittatlnny street, this city, left last Saturday evening to report at Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., after spending a few days' furlough at his parents' home. On Saturday evening, September 7, Miss Florence Mengel, of Reading. Pa., and Sergeant Hoke were united in marriage by the Rev. Homer Skyles May pastor of the Fourth Re formed Church. Sergeant Hoke en listed in the Signal Corps and was in training at Camp Hancock for several months. He was then sent overseas and served In France for about five months. He was returned by the government to take up some' special work at Camp Devens. Miss Laura Millard, of Annville, Pa., is visiting Miss KatherineKelley, of 1900 North Second street. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Stevick, of 1011 North Third street, returned yesterday after visiting the latter's sister in Strinestown. Sara Lemer Artiste-Pupil of the re nowned violin pedagogue, Theodore Spiering Announces the reopening of her Studio for the higher development of violin playing, based on modern and scientific principles. 2123 Green Street We offer you a guaranteed H pair of perfect vision gold tilled Bg glasses, first quality spherical 9 lenses, for Sechrist, $3.00 j Eye Sight Specialist 9N. Fourth St. (2nd Floor) H Over Five Yearn at Thla Address I |i|§ Carpenters Have Almost Finished ||||| On two or three occasions they |^|§| jj§|| have worked all night, and they will > l§gj BUS soon be out of your way. We must $ -/pi ml thank you again for your patience*as |iji| you select your hats, dresses and suits | K in this untidy store. s^3 Our fitting service and the pretty things eAm Iptp we have to sell will never be any better, 5 i|l| §§!§ regardless of how complete our store may sggj| be. You can shop to-day just as well as I Spj you can a month hence. New things are | mg] arriving each morning. | wpl pS We will make you comfortable even <IH jfj though the carpenters are still here. | s| E I —STOKE HOURS— g||g§ JK- j Dally except Saturday, 8:30 A. SI. t 5:00 P. SI. jtSfJ < Saturday::, 8:30 to 0: P. SI. SEED WHEAT Farmers! Grow More Wheat Make every acre produce five to ten bushels more. How? By sowing fiure bred, cleau. vigorous need wheat. Such seed always produces a arger crop under the same conditions. It costs you from $2.50 to $3 00 per acre more than your ordinary wheat and it brings you at harvest Ave to ten bushels more to every acre and a clean crop worth more at the mill. We have Just received a carload of the finest quality Lancaster county seed wheat of the following varieties— Smooth Varieties— Bearded Varieties HED WAVE, FULCASTEIt, LEAP'S PKOLIEIC, GULDEN WAVE, POUR Rt\W FULTZ, PRICE'S WONDER. RUSSIAN RED. MIRACLE. Prices—l to 9 bushels, at $3.50; 10 to 30 bushels, at $3.45; 31 to 100 bushels, at $3.40. Fertilize With Wizard Brand Pulverized Sheep Manure It Is nature's way of making the biggest crop and enriching the soil Prices—s4s.oo per ton; l / 2 ton, $23.00; % ton, $12.00 Sow from 300 to 500 pounds per acre. Pulverized Mixed Manure (Sheep and Cattle), $40.00 per ton- y 2 ton, $21.00; % ton $ll.OO Fancy Timothy Seed, finest quality, $5.25 per bushel WALTER S. SCHELL Oil A I,IT v cirirnQ 1307-1300 MARKET STREET .lARRISUUKG ■) , • / ' _ '' A, .J, ' WEDNESDAY EVENING, Hatirisbujig TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 18, 1918. Beautiful Shower Gifts Presented to Bride-elect Among the beautiful gifts present ed to Miss Nelll3 V. Nicholson, of 1614 Market street, whose engagement to Arpad von Bereghy, of Gary, Ind„ was announced Saturday evening, at a surprise shower given by her friends, ut the home of Miss Grace Berk stresser, 243 South Thirteenth street, were silver carvers, cutglass pieces and a large casserole. The wedding will be an event of the neat future. Miss Nicholson Is employed in the millinery department of Astrich's store, and the employes of the same department were included among the guests. A buffet luncheon was served to the following: Miss Nellie V. Nicholson. Mrs. C. H. Reed, Mrs. William Brown, Mrs. Berkstrcsser, the Misses Agnes Coleman, Kdytho Piatt, Florence Pat terson, Mayme Nicholson, Anna Machin. Ida Sweger, Grace Felker, Olive Daffhoff, Mildred Seidle, Viola Nell. Margaret Myers, Marguerite Blessing, Dawn Hergleroth, Mary Berkstresser, Grace Eerkstresser and Gertrude Shultz. TO MARRY IN CHURCH The marriage of Miss Eleanor Neal Clark, daughter of Mrs. Ar thur A. Clark, 109 Reily street, to J. Hotter Detweiler, of the Ordnance Department, United States Army, will be solemnized Tuesday morning, October 8, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Only the immediate fam ilies and a few friends will be pres ent at the ceremony. ELECT NfeW OFFICERS The following officers were elected to serve for the coming year by the Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Market Square Presbyterian Church: Miss Anna Margaret Miller, president; Miss Elizabeth Fahne stock, first-vice president; Mia.. George Roberts, second vice-presi dent; Mrs. Harvey Taylor, secretary, and Miss Cordelia Hodge, treasurer. W. C. T. U. MEETING In case of rain the Harrisburg W. C. T. U. meeting called for the home of Mrs. H. B. Hartzler, Washington Heights, for to-morrow afternoon, will be held in the Fourth Street Church of God. Harrisburg. If clear the meeting will be held as previous ly announced. R. S. ELDRIDGE OVERSEAS Mr. and Mrs. George E. Eldridge, of 1851 Market street, received word to-dav of the safe arrival overseas of their son, Ross E. Eldridge, who is with the Exceptional Medical Re placement Unit No. 43. Margaret Hope Kable is ill with fever at the home of her grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs.. David Bricker, 528 Curtin street. Judge and* Mrs. S. J. M. McCar rell opened their house at 121 Lo cust street to-day after summering at The Crestmont, Eaglesmere. They stopped in New York for a few days on the way home. Miss Helen Kelley, of 1900 North Second street, left Tuesday to re sume her studies at Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa. John Maguire and Boas Magulre, of South Front street, are spend ing a few days at Gilbert Hall as guests of their aunt, Mrs. Henderson Gilbert. IN INTERESTS OF THE RED CROSS Camp Hill Auxiliary to Hear Dr. Bagnell; Special Musical Program Has Been Arranged Camp Hill is delighted with the prospect of hearing the Rev. Dr. Robert Bagnell, of Harrisburg, at a patriotic meeting to be held in the Camp Hill Methodist Church, Thursday evening. He will talk on "The Red Cross in Prance." This will be particularly entertaining and in structive because Dr. Bagnell has just returned .front France. The meeting will be under the au spices of the Camp Hill branch of the Red Cross and will begin at 8 o'clock. A musical program will bo given by a chorus of fifty voices directed by Mrs. Blanche Pardoe, and accom panied by Mrs. George Baugher. There will also be community sing ing and solos by Mrs. Wilbur Harris, of Harrisburg, and Mrs. Howard Sigler, Mrs. Guert W. Ensign and i Mrs. Robert -E. Cahill, of Camp Hill. Mrs. William J. Tate Is Guest of Honor Mrs. William J. Tate, who is visit ing her husband's relatives in New York, is being much entertained by them while there. A news item in the Rutherford News gives account of a luncheon of ten covers on Wed nesday last complimentary to Mrs. Tate by her sister-in-law. Mrs. Ed mund P. 'fate, of Rutherford, N. J. Mrs. Tate is now at the summer home of her husband's sister, Mrs. F. 'H. Ramsey, at Soltaire, Long Island, and was the guest of honor at a dinner dance at the Casino, Soltaire, L. 1., on Saturday even ing. ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Herman P. Miller, of Cottage Ridge, gave an informal dinner last evening to announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Anna Margaret Miller, to the Rev. Harry E. Ulrich. Miss Miller is a graduate of Wellesley College and president of the Wellesley Club of Central Pennsylvania. The Rev. Mr. Ulrich is pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Milroy, Pa. FOR COMMUNITY SINGING Mrs. James G. Sanders, chairman of the Community Singing Commit tee. has called a special meeting for to-morrow evening at 8.30 o'clock at the residence of Miss Snyder, 1008 North Second street. Plans for work during the coming season will ba discussed. Mrs. J. Richie Smith, of Prince ton, N. J„ is visiting her sister, Mrs. Edward Manser 121 South street. Miss Hester Ramsay, of Cleveland," Ohio, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph-Moore, of Green street. Miss Edna Kugler and Miss Cora Snowden, of the Sigler apartments, 30 North Second street, left to-day for a vacation to be spent in Phila delphia and the seashore. [All birth announcements for pub lication must be sent in accompanied by name of writer. The Telegraph makes this rule to insure accuracy.! Mr. and Mrs. James Grace, of 1009 North Third street, announce the birth of a son. James Edward Grace, Sunday, September 15, 1918, at the Keystone Hospital. Mrs. Grace is re membered as Miss Elizabeth Groff, of this city. Mr. and Mrs Leroy Moore an nounce the birth of a son, Saturday, September 14, 1918. Mrs. Moore be fore her marriage was Miss Eliza beth Houseal, of 1551 Fulton street, this city. Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Neldig, 314 North Second street, announce the birth of a daughter, Phyllis Jones Neidig, Monday, September 9, 1918. Mrs. Neidig was Miss Wil helmina Jones of Rochester, New York, before her marriage. you have a * * tired feeling or a headache when you read and your nerves become agitated, when you become troubled and annoyed have yoti ever thought that your eyes might need attention? WILL HELP YOU GET GLASSES AND YOU CAN PAY FOR THEM AT INTERVALS. J. S. BELSINGER Registered Optometrist 212 I.ocunt St. Next Door to Orpheum mmmrnrnn mnmm Star Carpet Cleaning Works Let Us Clean Your Carpets We also do general upholstering and recovering automobile tops. J. COPLINKY Eleventh and Walnut Sts. Both Phones AMERICAN FLAG GIFT FOR SOCIETY National War Aid Holds Its Opening Fall Meeting; the Rev. Dr, Bagnell Speaks The National War Aid Society held the first open meeting of the season last evening in Fahnestock Hall. Mrs. William Jennings, the presi dent, presided. After business was transacted a large silk American flag was formally presented to the society. The Hag, which is the much admired one carried at the head of the mothers' unit in the big Red Cross parade last May, is the gift of William Jennings. Owing to the fact that their were no public meet ings during the summer the formal presentation was postponed until last evening. Mrs. George Kunkel made the presentation speech and also was the spokesman for a basket of flowers, the gift of the society to Mrs. Jennings. The main number of the program was an address by the Rev. Dr. Rob ert Bagnell on his experiences in France. Special music was furnished by a sextet of soldiers who are stationed at Middletown. Sergeant Fuey, of the Aviation camp, sang several popular wartime songs. Miss Agnes Hess presided at the piano. . i The hall was decorated with flags and with a large vase of flowers, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Uttley, which was especially appreciated. Give Free Entertainment on Church Lawn, Thursday A free entertainment, consisting of comedian numbers, music, games and patriotic stereopticon views on the "Birth of a Nation," will be held by the Dorcas Society of the Re deemer Lutheran Church on the church lawn at Nineteenth and Kensington streets, Thursday even ing, September 19. The officers of the society are: Mrs. Edwin Eshen ower, president; Mrs. Samuel Erb, secretary; Mrs. Newton Burhman, treasurer. Mrs. William Chrisemer is chairman of the entertainment committee. The Rev. M. E. Shaffer, pastor of the church, will show the views and lecture. Ice cream and candy will be sale. CALLED TO CONFERENCE M. White Allen, 22 North Nine teenth street, district sales manager for the Security Cement and Lime Company, with executive offices in Hagerstown, Md., has been called into headquarters for a general sales conference. Mr. Allen sttaes that building operations are limited at this time by rulings of the War In dustries Board, and it is this aspect that the sales conference will deal with mostly. The Security Cement and Lime Company furnish quanti- I ties of lime to the steel industries in I this section of Pennsylvania, also since the beginning of the war they have been supplying quite a lot of potash which formerly came from Germany, to the fertilizer manufac turer. Mr. Allen expects to return home on Friday evening. GIRLS TO ENTER MT. HOLYOKE Miss Margaret May and Miss Elea nor May, daughters of the Rev. and Mrs. Homer S. May, 231 North Fif teenth street, this city, left on Mon day morning, September 16, for Mt. Holyoke College, .South Hadley, Mass., where they will continue their college work. They stopped over in Hartford, Conn., for a few days' visit at the home of the Rev. L. C. Han nish. The Misses May pursued their college course to the end of the junior year at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. RETURNS FROM TEXAS Mrs. Kenneth G. Corson has re turned from San Antonio, Texas., to make her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hoerner, 230 Hamilton street, during the absence of her husband. Lieutenant Corson, who sailed several weeks ago for overseas duty. A card received to day by Mrs. Corson announced his safe arlval "over there." MEETS AT HOME OF PRESIDENT Class No. 8 of Zion Lutheran Sun day school, of Enola, will hold its monthly class meeting on Thursday evening, September 19, at the home of Mrs. M. H. Garland, teacher. Offi cers for the coming year will be elected and also plans for the winter work will be discussed. All members are urged to be present. MEETING OF DEACONESS WORK The regular monthly meeting of the Deaconess Work of the Meth odist churches of Harrisburg will be held at the home of Miss Martha Tomkinson, of 604 Boas stret, Fri day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The Rev. Morris E. Swartz, D. D., is president of the board. All members are urgently requested to be present. LEAVES FOR NEW ORLEANS Mrs. Elizabeth Bering Swartz, who has been probation officer of Dau phin county for Ave years, has left for New Orleans, Louisiana, to take a position under the government War Department as head matron for women and girls in the Law En forcement Division, Section 5. TO TEACH IN DELAWARE Miss Loisf G. Fair, of Old Orchard, who iVas graduated from Wilson College last spring, has accepted a position as teacher of English in the Friends' School, Wilmington. Del. Miss Fair left for Wilmington Friday to take' up her work. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Anderson went home to Cambridge, Mass., to day, after a week's visit among old friends in this vicinity. Miss Althea Rogers, of Baltimore, is stopping for a few days with her aunt, Mrs. M. Luther Jackson, of State street. Mrs. Sarah J. McCord, 613 Cedar avenue, has received word of the safe arrival of her son, Ralph W. McCord, "over there^' Miss Grace Bittinger and Miss Margaret Ferguson, of the Keystone Hospital, spent the past weekend at the home of Miss Bittinger's parents at Gettysburg. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cluster, Miss Clarabelle Cluster and Miss Sylvia ClasteV, of 801 North Second street, left to-day on a short trip to New York City. 884 YANKEES COME HOME Washington, Sept. 18.—During the week ending September 13, 884 sick and wounded soldiers of the Ameri can Expeditionary forces were land ed in the United States, the War De partment announced to-day. There were 447 landed in • the preceding i week. i STATE PLANS BIG DEMONSTRATION Announcement Made of Plans For the Orchard Work and Midwinter Show In addition to the state demon stration of tractors as a means of plowing to increase the wheat acre age of Pennsylvania to be held on the Quartermaster Depot farm near New Cumberland next week, the State Department of Agriculture is arranging for an orchard drainage demonstration on September 28. The latter demonstration will take place at Wycombe, Bucks county, and state farm advisers will be in charge. A tractor ditcher will be used to show that It is possible to finish a ditch for tile in one opera tion. It is expected to lay approxi mately 20,000 feet of tile. State of ficials will attend and urge that owners of land which can be drained take it in hand so that it can be used for cultivation next spring. The state has been divided into five corn districts for the midwinter farm products exhibit to be held by the Department of Agriculture here in January. There will be four classes of corn and an honorary state class in which exhibitors who won a first premium last winter can com pete. There will also be a sweep stake class, a grand champion, a big ear, thirty-ear, boy and girl and county corn contests. Exhibits of small grains such as wheat, rye, clover seed, soy beans, oats and i buckwheat are to be arranged as well as a hay exhibit of sheaves of timothy, alfalfa, red clover and sweet clover hays. The districts will be: District Nd. I.—Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster. Montgomery, Philadelphia and York counties. District No. 2—Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton and Perry counties. District No. 3—Armstrong, Bea ver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Center Clinton, Columbia Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Law rence, Lycoming, Mercer, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Schuyl kill Snyder, Somerset and Union counties. District No. 4—-Bradford. Cam eron, Carbon, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jeffer son, Lackawanna, Luzerne, McKean, Monroe, Pike, Potter, Sullivan, Sus quehanna, Tioga, Venango, Warren, Wayne and Wyoming counties. District No. s—Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmore land counties. To Fight War Out to a Clean Finish, Bagnell Tells the Kiwanis Club The message of the American sol dier in France to the home folks is "We want this thing finished now and we are going to fight it out to a clean finish," declared Dr. Robert Bagnell, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, recently returned from France, who addressed the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club at noon to-day. Dr. Bagnell told of his experiences in visiting various points near the trenches. Vivid human in terest stories of the work of the troops abounded in his talk. One night after a lecture to colored troops he heard them singing "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and other negro lullabies and he contrasted it to the firing of the big guns on French soil. Many other tales of interest to all his hearers were related. "The most delightful thing I saw on the whole trip was New York harbor when I came back," he concluded- The meeting opened at 12.15 o'clock. Rabbi Louis J. Haas, of Ohev Sholom Synagogue pronounced the invocation. Through the courtesy of George Sellers, the Pennsylvania Concert Company sang a number cf war-time melodies. George H. Reed was the winnei of the attendance prize, two Baby Bonds given by E. B. Chenoweth. Pencils were distributed by E. K. Porte of the Atlantic Refin ing Company. Retail Merchants Plan For Early Closings The Retail Merchants' Committee of the Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce and the Retail Grocers' Asso ciation, at meetings yesterday, dis cussed the plan for uniform closing which it is hoped will be adopted this winter as a fuel conservation measure. Resolutions passe dby them and fixing the closing hours for all retail merchants, will be passed upon by the Dauphin County Fuel Adminis tration at a meeting to-morrow. / T RE THRIFT In Shoe Buying To get real quality today means you must pay more —$8, $lO and $12 —but the service, appearance and lasting satisfaction given in return makes them worth every cent. Little Gents Here's Your Chance These shoes made of pieces of leather left over from real Army shoes—guaranteed quality. Sizes 0 to 13^. In Tan, $3.50 Black, $2.50 Paul's g~ 11 North Fourth St. STEELTON I TO HOLD MURDER INQUEST TONIGHT Dundoff Case to Be Reviewed by Coroner; Self Defense Plea of Defendant VASIL DUNDOFF Coroner Eckinger will hold an In quest this evening in the case of Vasil Dundoff, aged 20, who killed James Moore, a negro, when Moore is alleged to have choked his fa ther. In the quarrel, which occurred last Friday in Dundoffs store at Franklin and Myers streets, Moore is said to have started an argument about his change, while making a purchase. Becoming enraged when the Dun doffs refused to see his way, Moore is said to have grabbed Dundoff, senior, who was present, and drag ging him outside, started to choke the old man who Is more than 60 years old. Vasil, hearing his father's cries for help, ran into a rear room and, se curing a revolver, shot Moore first in the leg and then in the stomach, the second wound causing his death. The inquest will be held in Wilt's un dertaking parlor in South Front street. Steelton Businessmen Plan New Credit System At a meeting of the Steelton Busi nessmen's Association held last even ing in the Electric Light company building, a committee was appointed to consider the matter of credit to be extended to the steel company's employes after the credit system now in vogue between the company and the Steelton store corporation has passed out of existence on the 31st of December. The following comprise the com mittee: W. F. Maginnis, T. Prowell, Charles G. Detweiler and Fred Reeh ling. Reserves to Consider Reorganization Plans The board of directors of the Steelton Reserves will meet this evening in the Bethlehem Steel Com pany offices to consider plans for the reorganization of the body. Due to the fact that plans are under way to equip the Reserves with rifles and uniforms, it will be necessary to re duce materially the number of mem bers. It is proposed to form one com pany of fifty or sixty men who will remain a permanent law and order force in the town. The New Edison "The Phonograph With a Soul" J TNLESS you have heartLthe New Edison, ' "The Phonograph with a Soul," you , do not realize that the great invention =' has actually evolved a new art. g|& Even more vividly and convincingly than Pjji the motion picture reproduces the drama, ||j| this marvelous instrument re-creates music. ran In fact, as the famous tone tests have effec tively proved, no human ear can detect a Bjffijj t shade of difference between the rendition of ■HW 11 |||||i i ijii ffl the living artist and that of the New Edison. jN 111 j Jjjj If We invite you to come to our store and I pa hear this suberb instrument, without the iff*"- i slightest obligation. 1' . Edison prices—sl2o to S2B5 —can be - divided into monthly payments to suit you. < f J. H. Troup Music House Troup Building 15 South Market Square Harrisburg's Edison—Victrola—Vocalin Distributors '• 1 1 • ■ , LAST CONCERT OF SUMMER The Steelton band under the baton of Director Zala, will give ita weekly concert on Friday evening at the Lawn playground. This will be the last of a series of popular concerts which the band has been giving dur ing the summer. The program will be announced to-morrow. STEELTON NURSE SENDS CAPTURED HELMET HOME A German helmet sent home by Miss Anmf Behman, a Red Cross nurse, is attracting much attention SI El 308 Market St. | New Dresses [ Enticing in Value— Alluring in Mode— /Mm P c Our superb showing of Worn- .. Jul/h\ 1 en's and Misses' Dresses for JIJ 'juffffl U h Dress —for Street—or for Bus iness wear eclipses every for- / jl mer display and will appeal to I J all because it combines all that \_AJ | is new and fashion-favored with that all-important note of Economy that is so characteristic of the offerings of the ASTRICH STORE. It matters naught whether you re- \- * quire a regular or an extra size, you'll find a wonderful profusion of styles to select from. | Serge Dresses—sls to $59.50 Wide selection Navy, Blue and Black. ..------- o Silk and Satin Dresses $22.50 to $75 Satin with Georgette Charmeuse Georgette—Crepe de Chine—and Crepe Meteor. Wool Jersey Dresses—sls to SSO All the leading shades. ! Many Late Arrivals in . | New Skirts 1 Among them are the most charming models we've ever seen accordion pleated panel ef- i! fects; belted tops; box pleated backs; with slash pockets and button trimmings. ALL WOOL and SILK AND WOOL H PLAID SKIRTS'— Many fascinating color com binations of French Blue and Gray French Blue and Copper—Red and Green as well as ) ! Gray, Blue and Tan shades. m $lO to $25 | NEW VELVET SKIRTS—a remarkable showing, including all the wanted colors— Brown, Blue and Black, handsomely tailored throughout. sl2 to $29.50 I SBr = ==iur==ia^^=iat^^iEir : In Wilt's window, in South Front street, where it is on display. Tho helmet is of the familiar "tin hat variety. FUNERAL FLOWERS SPECIAL A Beautiful Spray BBe A Handsome Wreath $3.08 KEENEY'S two SHOPS FLOWER 814 N. Third St., Hnrrlaburg 157 N. Front St., Steelton
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