8 INTERESTING PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DERRY ST. CHOIR TO SING CANTATA Will Present "The Nativity" Sunday Evening, Directed by Howard E. Gensler A rare opportunity for music-lov ers Is offered by the Derry Street United Brethren Church, Fifteenth and Perry streets, Sunday evening, December 22, when the chorus choir of the church will give a contata, "The Nativity," by Delbel. Christmas music will bo played for,the llrst time upon a "Euna plione," a musical instrument recent ly purchased by the Young Men's Bible class. A special, attraction is the singing of tenor parts by G. J. Kuhlrn. There will be no preaching but an entire musical program will be given. It has been the custom of members of this church in former years that shout twenty-five carol singers go about on Christmas Eve singing Christmas carols, accompanied by a brass quartet. The singers will go Witmer Bair and Witmer Walnut Near Second Ch ri stm as Remembrances That Are Always Appreciated Fur Pieces Fur Sets Blouses in Georgette and Silk Petticoats in Jersey, taffeta and satin Cotton Tailored Waists in a Big Range of styles and materials. Evening Dresses for Xmas Functions ______ I 10% 11 20% 11 20% I DISCOUNT DISCOUNT DISCOUNT on all on all on any Fur Muffs Fur Sets and Cloth Coat and Scarfs Fur Coats in the house I 25% 11 25% \ I 33|% I ■ DISCOUNT DISCOUNT DISCO UNT on all OR all Silk, Serge and Georgette, on an y Jersey Velvet and SUIT Dresses Satin Dresses in the house Witmer Bair and Witmer WOMAN'S" EXCHANGE THIRD AND HERR 2 ]■ Practical Gifts | :j ; Everything in this shop i$ useful, beautiful jj : ** and sure of a cordial welcome. The arrange- ]| : ment of our stock and the intelligent service jj ; I rendered by our salespeople will save you i ■ considerable time. I . i • A Few Suggestions Sweet Grass Baskets, Boudoir Caps, Neck- A ' wear, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, etc., and many q \ pretty and useful novelties. A ' !. ***** EXCHANGE THIRD AND HERR I MESSIMER'S I A What Is Christmas With- f W Jr\ out Homemade Candy f r Jpl 14,4 Those good, old-fashioned, pure sugar • ML clear toys; that good clear hard mixture ;Wf fU lb 7 I \| that grandma, as well as the kiddles, de- Jc ® (1 U& light in having, and the candy canes b Sff II J 'l Vf with the pink stripes, that make every at gr Jgf ft A 3fc. child cry out with delight. Also our de- J Jvi J HL •'clous, pure home-made Bon Bons, in as- O: S- WAvJr sorted flavors and colors. jL If r 'A You will not want to be without your S |r * assortment of home-made chocolates, the SS m* VISKm kind you always get. so pure and good. jW M 1 .b L Mm OrU; b,te fakes you wish for a pound of JM QMrnarnrnlSmSmmmmmmmliS them. Our chocolates are coated with K REAL chocolate and comprise a wide as- *3 WC sortment to choose from. Try them. We isave a wide variety of m 5 W home-made taßles, including the heavy wglnut, almond, peanut ik Jt and cocoanut. Also the light taffies, coißfrlsed of Butterscotch, JK W. old-fashioned Yellow Jack Chewing Taffy. We will have Choco- *S S late Straws and Golden-rod for the weekend. Mr f MESSIMER'S J M Third Street, at Brigga FRIDAY EVENING. 1 about the same as usual this year, but they will not follow the old Moravian custom of having the brass quartet play from the tower of the church on Christmas morning, since many of the men who took part are now In the service. There will be Christmas music by children in the Sunday school at the regular time. Colonial Club Announces Three Holiday Events The entertainment committee of the Colonial Country Club announces three interesting holiday events, in cluding the usual-informal dance to morrow ecnin, the annual Yuletide ball Thursday evening, December 26, and the New Year's Eve dance, Tues day evening, December 31. The Updegrove orchestra will play at all the parties, and the Berryhill nur series will furnish the Christmas dec i orations. Miss Annett Steel, a former pupil of the Seller school, has returned trom the National Cathedral School in Washington, and will spend her Christmas vacation with her grand mother, Mrs. Robert H. Thomas, Me chanlcsburg. HOSTESS If USE HOLIDAY PLANS Usual Week-End Festivities With Christmas Night Sup per For Men in Service Mrs. Edward F. Dunlap, chairman j of the Hostess House Committee said j this morning that a Christmas long to be remembered will be shared by the men in service from the Middle town and Marsh Run camps, local boys who are home and visitors' in the city. The Civic Club will be open all Christmas Day, but no meals will be served until 7 o'clock supper. Then, the Canteen Committee will spread a feast of escalloped oysters, cold boiled ham. hot rolls, home-made pies, nil sort of Christinas cakes, cof fee. fruit and nuts. All the delicious coffee for the hostess house meals is furnished through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hunt Lyon, and made by the Canteen workers. This is a big item of the menu and Is thoroughly appreciated by the men and the club alike. There will be a large Christmas tree glistening with tinsel, gay-colored balls and the usual trimmings of toys and animals. The entertainment cominltt.ee is ar ranging an Informal program of mu sic and fun which will be announced later. For Ike Weekend The usual Saturday night dance will be held this evening with the hostesses to be Mrs. William M. Hain, Mrs. Charles E. Ryder and Miss Lois K. Booker. Sunday evening. Mrs. Harvey B. Smith and Mrs. H. G. Cow ling, wives of Marsh Run officers, will welcome the men. The Canteen committee will have Mrs. J. Melly Jones, Mrs. John Graham, Mrs. George W. Rauder and Miss Upde grove serving both evenings. Xmas Music Delights Seiler School Audience A Christmas program of unusual interest, arranged by the faculty and students of the Seller School, was given at 4.30 this afternoon at the school. Assisting the students were Miss Margarelta Kennedy, 'cellist. Miss Alda Kennedy and Miss Mary B. Robinson. The faculty play will be presented to-morrow morning at which time the kindergarten depart ment will also ive its Christmas music. The following program was much enjoyed by the members of the school and their guests this after noon: Processional, "Adeste Fedeles, XVII Ccnttuy:" "The Star Spangled Banner," Irish Noel Holme's; "I Think I Hear the Slelghbclls Ring ing," Old Carols, the First Noel, Lea dltional; "The Shepherd's Song," Ty rolean, X 810; Sing Noel, Beasan, Con Melody; "Cantiquie de Noel," Adam; Garottee, Popper, Miss Kennedy; "The Blessed Day," from "Chorale Enfantine;" "The Cradle Song of the Blessed Virgin," Barnby-Gow, (words from an old Latin hymn); "Why Do Bells For Christmas Ring," Conant; "Stars All Bright Are Gleaming, Christmas Once Is Christmas Still," Kinder; "Eyes So Bright," reces sional; "A Child This Day Is Born," traditional. The Hetrick-Ruthrauff Wedding in Waynesboro The marriage of Miss Mabel Ruthrauff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ruthrauff, of Waynesboro, to Dr. David Joseph Hetrlck, of this city, was a quiet event of yesterday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, with the Rev. Dr. Wilford P. Shriner, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church officiating, • with the ring ceremony. Only the Immediate relatives were in attendance. The bride who was born and reared in Waynesboro, was educated in the public schools and was graduated from the Waynesboro High Bchool in 1899 as valedictorian of her class. She took second hon ors in 1904 at the Shippensburg Nor mal school and has since been a teacher in the Clayton avenue school of Waynesboro. Dr. Hetrlck, a practicing physi cian of this city for nineteen years. Is a gruduate of Jefferson Medical College. He is prominent in church circles as an active member of the Reformed Salem Church. Following a wedding journey to the East Dr. and Mrs. Hetrlck will reslae at 64 North Thirteenth street where they will be 'at home" after the New Year, Women's Missionary Society Holds Meeting at Y. W. C. A. The fall meeting of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society, of Car lisle Presbytery, which has been de layed because of the recent influenza opldemlc was held yesterday after noon In the directors' room of the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. William Jennings, president, presided at the meeting. Plans for the coming season's work were formulated and arrangements made concerning the missionary Jubi lee of 1920. The following represen tatives were present: Mrs. Henry McCormlck, Mrs. William P. Stua. t, and Miss Marguerite Robinson, of this city; Mrs. A. Nevln Pomeroy and Miss Elisabeth Shumaker, Chambers burg; Mrs. William Mams, Miss El eanor Duncan, and Mrs. Howard Om wake, Shippensburg; Miss Edith Beetem. Carlisle; Miss Anna D. Wills, Duncannon; Miss A. Margaret Ruth erford Paxton, and Miss A. Margaret West, of Waynesboro. TO FURNISH XMAS BREAKFAST The Roberta Dlsbrow Lloyd Sun shine Society In addition to Christ inas bringing cheer into the homes of inaav little cripples and shut-Ins will furnish Christinas breakfasts for a number of their patients throughout the city. Mrs. Homer Rlack who is acting head of the society for the present, requests that home-made cakes and Jellies be sent to the Ar cade building to be packed In' the Christinas baskets not later than Sat urday afternoon. A number of new cases have come under the care of the society recently and several crippled children will be sent to Phil adelphia after Christmas for X-jay examinations and braces. Earle E. Bortell, a student at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, will return home to-mor row to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A - Bor tell, 408 Woodbine street. Miss Helen E. Dunlap, a Smith College senior, is expected home to morrow for the Christmas recess, bringing with her Miss Margaret Mc- Lain, of Duluth, who will be her guest during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs,-Charles Bare and son, of Ciy, Pa., spent yesterday In the city. Mr. Bare, who is depot mas ter at Ciy, has Just recovered from a serious attack of the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Adelhert Turner went home to New York to-day after a week's stay among relatives in Green street. HXRRISBTTRG TELEGRAPH CHILDREN ENJOY CHRISTMAS PARTY Exercises This Morning at Miss Long's Kindergarten Full of Holiday Spirit i The children of Miss Long's kinder garten were full of the Christmas spirit this morning when the follow ing program was carried out at their usual holiday party. Prayer, hymns, recitations, including, "Welcome," "Baby's Stocking," "The Telegram," "The Ship." "Old December." "Christmas Wishes," "Bells of Christ mas," "The Dolly,'" "Knitting Dolly," | "The Big Doll." The finger plays were: "Chase the Squirrel," "Clap, Clap the Hands," "The Chicken Coop." The Christmas carols so sweetly sung were: "In a Lowly Man ger" and "The Christ Baby;" games, snowball by the boys and Dolly's lul laby by the girls: songs, "Land of Nod," "Sandman' "and "America." These children took part: Jane Armour, Jane McAllister, Marion Beatty, Gilbert Baer, Elizabeth Bod enhorn, "Billy" Dougherty, Sylvia Krauss, Mary Louise Eckenrode, Richard Frantz, Helen Gray, Jack Helper, George Hargest, Robert Mc- Clure, Henry Miller, Betty Mock, Charles Morton,- Sara Louise Rom berger, Edward Smith, Mildred Shan aman, Dottie Jane Troup, Harry Es sig, Harry Sites, Joseph Swller, Minna Silberman, Jimmle Grove and Mary Katherine Stlne. Miss Eliza beth R. Long, is the kindergartener, with Miss Alliene McCue assistant. ON HOSPITAL DUTY Lieutenant J. Loy Arnold, 1509 Market street, this city who shrd ta Market street, who has been station ed at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, do ing hospital duty, was recently trans ferred to U. S. General Hospital No. 9, Lakewood, N. J. Mrs. Earl B. Rexroth, of Brooklyn, Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Keil, at 1514 Penn street, CENTRAL HIGH NOTES Basketball Practice The girls of Central will hold their first practice Tuesday afternoon. De cember 24 at 4 o'clock at Chestnut Street Hall, Captain Shupp and Man ager Longsdorf, are looking for a splendid turnout. Ed. Wallower will again coach the team and an Interesting -teason is predicted. Mrs. A. A. Selfert and Miss Ger trude MoDevltt are In Philadelphia to-day on a shopping trip. Mrs. H. M. Grove, 54S Schuylkill street, la In Philadelphia to-day. Miss Katherine E. Thorn. 221G North Third street, has gone to Phila delphia, where she will graduate at the Orthepedic Hospital, Miss Fannie I. Hoy, iOlo Green street, will spend part of the Christ mas holidays In Reading. Miss Anne Bradley, Sixteenth and State streets, has gone to Mercersburg for the holidays. Mrs. Jane E. Scott, 266 Peffer street, will leave for Philadelphia to-day, tq spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. J. L. Balux. The Philadelphia Eye-Sight Specialists Optical Sale Continued The results obtained from our Special Sale more than exceeded our expectations. For the benefit of the many peo ple who called when we were buey and whom we were unable to wait upon, or any others who are In need of glasses, we will continue our Special Offer Through the Entire Month of December We will examine your eyes by our scientific system and fit you with first quality spherical lenses and guaranteed frames, all com plete, as low as $2.00 You can save from |3 to 15 on your glasses. We examine the eyes by looking Into them, taking tno exact focus and shape of the eye, and guaran tee satisfaction in every case. Our business is built on ethical principles and wc realize that sat isfied patients will send their friends to us. therefore we take great pains to give you the best possible service. Thp Philadelphia Eyesight Specialists 310 Market St. Second Floor Harrisburg, Pa. Office Hours, 0 A. M. to 8 P. M. Philadelphia Offlcei 1017 Passnyunk Ave. Extraordinary Manufacturers' Clearance Sale of FURS MissCJ.Opperman's Millinery Store 227 North Second St. Harrisburg, Pa. Fon A snonT TIME ONLY Furs of All Descriptions as Folia wpi Minx, Hudson Seal, Foxes, Wolves, I Lynx, Ladles' Hudsos Seal and I Male Skin Coats, Men'a Fur Capa and Attackable Cellars Also a Selection of Animal Hags. , aa Tigers, Bears Bad Leopards. Antomablle Hobea, Seal and Men'a Fur-lined Coats. Your laapeetlon Invited, i , 3 DINNE RTONIGHT TO BRIDAL PARTY Mr. and Mrs. David Kaufman Entertain For Miss Nach man and Lt. Schulein One of the moat attractive of the many prenuptlal events given In honor of Miss Jeanette Lucille Nach man. In tie reception for the bridul party taking place this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Kauf man, 1728 North Second street. The out-of-town guests who are Included In the bridal party arrived to-day, and will be extensively entertained dur ing their stay in Harriaburg. The reception rooms for the party this evening are attractively decorat ed with greens and flowers apprprlate A Sensible Gift That Will Be Greatly Appreciated Glasses_ Any person who F Or Christmas Statement About would have the kind J thought to give a pair of ff BELSINGER PRICES 0 glasses to • some friend for a vIL d| K \Ve have always maintained a high M Christmas gift will surely be well fks EM Jm standard of quality with all optical ■ repaid in the good that will be dorie Vk fa service which we render our patrons VI H for their friend's eyes. 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It is wholesome. j%)j J|J A ' Swift's Premium Oleomargarine is easy to buy. |2 |.?j \\| A[' It is the most widely distributed brand. 8 || H_JT / Baves 20 ccnts or more a pound. 3|l Other Quality Brandt rarlue Mad I jH Swift & Company, U. S. A. S . Harrisburg Local Branch vjß Crystall\3er> Seventh and North Streets , tSta *J ' I F. W. Covert, Manager | to the holiday season. Tiny silk American Hags give the necessary military touch to the event. In the party will be: Miss Jeanette Lucille Nachman, Miss Helen Leh mayer, of York: Miss Lillian Kamsky, Lieutenant Benjamin M. Schuleln and Victor Sehuffeln, of Louis. Mo.! Halibl Louis J. Haas, Mr. and Mrs. Jo seph Nachman, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hirsh, Mrs. Gus Nachman, of Baltl mire; Mrs. Morris Krone, Los Angeles, Cal.l Henry J. 11. Nachman, S, Herbert Knufpinn, Mr. and Mrs. David Kauf man and son, Joseph Kaufman. Birthday Cake Feature of Tenth Annual Banquet Eighty members of the Ladles' Bible Class No. 2. of Park Street Uni ted Evangelical Church enjoyed their tenth annual jbanqudt Tuesday even ing in the social room of the church. The rooms wero attractively decor ated with Atperlcan Hugs and the class colors, lavender and white. The p DECEMBER 20, 1918. ' members of the class were served by "their daughters to a chicken din ner, birthday cake and Ice "cream. The cake was presented by Mrs. Charles Hoppes. An interesting pro gram arranged by the president, Mlsn Elizabeth Hackenberg, followed the banquet. Devotional exercises were conducted by Miss Hackenberg who also gave the class history. Other numbers on the program were: pruy er, by Mrs. H. E. Hangen; address, Mrs. Jessie Brlnser, teacher; vocul 8010, Miss Leah Hangan, accompanied by Miss Mariam St. Claire; reading, Mrs. Anthony Merkle, nnd instru mental ' sloo by Miss Thclma Mickey. TO SING AT SILK MILL John W. Phillips and his special choir will repeat the program of Christmas carols and hymns re cently given at the Mlddletown Avia tion cump, at the Silk Mill, Tuesday noon, December 24. Camp Hill Sunday School Giving Entertainment. The Camp HIU Methodist Sunday school will give its Christmas enter tainment on Sunday evening at soven o'clock. The committee has prepared an elaborate pragram. The school will sing Christmas carolß under thq. leadership of Quy Stlckel, and choir of twenty-flve voices, under '>.*• direction of Mrs. Blanche Pardoe wll give special music at both morning und evening services. Nuts for Christmas A full line, all fresh, also the real Jumbo Peanuts can be obtained her* as usual. Special price until Christ ians, 5 lbs, mixed nuts, $2.00. Imperial Tea Co., 212 Chestnut Street
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