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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
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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
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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
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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.
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The results obtained from our
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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
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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