2 PENN-HARRIS IS READY TO THROW OPEN ITS DOORS fi Reception and Dinner For the Stockholders to He Big Event The reception and dinner to tho stockholders and their gpests at " the Per.n-Harrls Hotel to-morrow (New Year's EVe) promises to he a most delightful event in every way. To-day and to-inorrow will see most of the untinished work cleared away and when the doors are opened for the first social occasion a Brest sur prise Is in store for all who attend. It Is not a public affair, the invi tation list being confined to the stockholders and their special guests. • The public inspection will take place on Wednesday from three to live o'clock. Officials of the United Ho tels Company,-which will manage the Pcnn-Harris will arrive to-morrow. Two or three informal dinners L have already been served at the new hotel and to-day delegates to the State Educational Association s i r meeting were clamoring for admts j'"sion. As considerable furnishing is It yet .o be done it was not possible ; to accommodate all who applied t<>> L- rooms. Within a few days, liow • ' ever, all will be in ship-shape and t the finest hotel between New Yfork fennd Pittsburgh will be read> foi an I sadmiring public. ..♦■ i'F All who have received imitation, -.'for the opening dinner and reception Kto-morrow evening and have not >et [-sent their acceptances to thf '"^ 11- Pager should do so not later thui to -morrow morning. Germans in Posen Fire on U. S. Hag { I undon, l iec. ::e7" Firing by Oer -3 man officers on an aUl^ fc carrying an American l ...' .~ V "cause of street lighting n I Posen Fri -1 da v. says a dispatch to the Exchange ' Telegraph from Copenhagen. GR IDI ITU M ItSKS ARB HOI.DIMi SESSION S HERE The Pennsylvania Graduate Nurses ' Association opened its annual conven tion lu re to-day. the convention being j '► 11r ticHt to bo held in the new 1 etin- j Harris Hotel. 1 >r. It. Franklin Royer. •- acting commissioner of health, made •'an add)ess of welcome, and Miss Ro- V berta West, of Philadelphia, the presi- I .dent, then outlined the work of the reorganisation during the influenza pei- i i vlcmic. About 1"0 nurses are in at- 1 -tendance. •P- ~ ■: P\\ / 1 ifjpj GCSfiOfl)) BELL-ANS i 1 Relfet RELL-ANS iißt™ir'Oß INDIGESTION MJuniper Tar - Wil CoUs ' • tt -W Sore JIL Throat Mrs. David Martin. * ' 807 S. Front Street, Nashville. Tenn.. • Writes: X had a very bad cold, some- I 8 J thing like "GRIP," and aftw using | t Juniper Tar 1 have entirely reeov-| ' ered." / i 1 Buy It Today, as Colds I .cad to Grip 1 CO Doses, 30c I WEAKNESS REMAINS LONG AFTER Influenza t Reports Show That Strength, Energy and Ambition Re • turn Very Slowly to Grippe Patients. ——— After an attack of influenza, doc | , tors advise that nature be assisted in its building-up process by the i J use of a good tonic —one that will ! > not only put strength and endur ance into the body, but will also I help to build up and strengthen the i run-down cells of the brain. One of the most highly recom , mended remedies to put energy in ! ] to both body and brain is Bio-feren \ —your physician knows tho form ula—it is printed below. There's iron in Bio-feren—the kind of iron that makes red blood corpuscles and creates vigor. There is lecithin also; probably the best brain invigorator known to science. Then there Is good old reliable gen tian. that brings back your lagging appetite. There are other ingredients that help to promote good health, as you can see by reading this form ula, not forgetting kolo. that great agent that puts the. power of en durance into weak people. Taken altogether Bio-feren is a splendid active tonic that will > greatly help any weak, run-down . t person to regain normal strength, energy, ambition and endurance. Bio-feren is sold by all reliablo druggists and is inexpensive. For 1 weakness after influenza patients are advised to take two tablets after each meal and one at bed time seven a day, until health, strength and vigor are fully re stored. It will not fall to help you and i if for any reason you are dlssatls- I fled with results yonr druggist is I! authorized to return your money upon request—without any red tape f of afiy kind. Note to physicians: There is no I secret about the formula of Bio feren, it is printed on every pack age. Here it Is: Lecithin; Calcium I Glycero-phospbate; Iron Peptonate, | Manganese Peptonate; Ext. Nux. ■ VomTca; Powdered Gentian; Ptae ■ n-olphthaleln: Oteargin Capsicum, ■k Kolo. MONDAY EVENING. * HAHRISBTJRO TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 30. 1918. GREAT THRONG AT COMMUNITY SING HELD IN CAPITOL ROTUNDA ' ' % —Photo by ltoshon COMMUNITY SINS I BRINGS MANY TO 1 CAPITOL ROTUNDA Bit; Chorus of Voices Aided i by Music of Municipal Orchestra Aloro than a thousand persons j j were in attendance at the Christmas \ ' song service held in the rotunda -of ' | tho Capitol Inst evening in honor of , ' the youths in the United States ser- ! 4 vice. Patriotic airs and Christmas ! ! selections had parts on this program j arranged by the War Camp Com- j j munity Service. Dr. Robert Ragnell, pastor of the j j Grace Methodist Church, made the j i address of welcome in which he paid i j a deserved tribute to the soldiers i and' sailors. Continuing, ho declared, j i "A singing nation is a winning na- | tton." . ; ; The Municipal orchestra, under i I the leadership of Frank Blumen- : I Stein, leader of the Municipal band, j | furnished orchestral music. Abner j I XV. Hartman directed the big chor- j ; us. Tile chorus singing was material- I I ly strengthened by the singing of a | ' quartet from the Pine Street Pros- i | byterlan Church under the direction j j of Frank McCaiyell, and the Penn- : i s.vlvania Young Men's Christian As- ; j soeiation under the direction of Ira' j Behney. the conclusion jf the singing' i (he benediction was pronounced by ; iilie Rev. Dr. W. H. A. Hanson, pas- j j tor of the Messiah Lutheran church. | Mrs. J. G. Sanders, a member of the j I Pine Street Presbyterian church i I choir, had charge of the musical ar- I j l angenients for the meeting. St. Andrew's Children Forego Holiday Treat At the annual Christmas service! jof St. Andrew's Episcopal Sunday I ! school lipid in the church edifice! j Saturday evening it was decided by j 1 tlie children that their customary | Christmas treat will be dispensed , with. The money usually expended j for this purpose will be sent to Bel-i j gium and France for the alleviation j of distress among unfortunate war refugees there. The program for the service was ! i under the direction of John F. I I O'Neill, superintendent, assisted by j I the various Sunday school teachers.' ; About fifty children and a large j j number of adults were present, j 'Games, speeches and musical selec-; lions were included on the pro-' gram. Following the brief program, ice. j cream and cake were served. In' I former years it was the custom to : j give the kiddies large boxes of: j Christmas candy. As was stated, j this treat has been foregone. Miss; ] Margaret Pollock was in full charge ' lof the children's games. Sunday j school teachers served refreshments, j Fibs atsd Itaplurs | Treated By Philadelphia Specialist IV. o YOliiClt PILES. t I Every person so afflicted should i j Investigate our painless, dissolv- j j ins method of treating these trou- i j blesome affections. This dissolv- I ent treatment is one of the great j est discoveries of the age and 110 I I person has any excuse for suffer- 1 j ing with Piles while this treat j ment is so easy to obtain. We absolutely guarantee to cure ! , every case we undertake, and we i further guarantee to do so with- j out giving ether or chloroform ' and without, putting the patient to I sleep, and that the treatment must lie painless. We do not see the I knife, and no acid injections or | salves. If you are suffering front piles of any kind do not fail to | take advantage e|f this wonderful | treatment These treatments are : given every other Wednesday by a i specialist from Philadelphia. RUPTURE. It is not necessary for you to j , wear a truss all your lite and to bo in constant danger of having it ' strangulated rupture, which Is nearly .1 ways fatul. Our method of treating rupture gives results in eight out of every ten cases. It closes up the ppening permanently and you can throw your truss away and again feel like a real man. Our fees for these treat ment. are very small and are j within the reach of every one. OK. W. S. YODKK. PHII.AI)EL> ! PHI Y SPECIALIST AT HOTEL HO I.TO Y Wednesday, Junuary Ist. | from ii to I) p. in. ! LIEUT. BASSLER RETURNS AFTER 1 | OVERSEAS DUTY' ! Tells About Hospital Work Under Shell Fire and Air Raids j Lieutenant William J. Bassler is | in Harrisburg again. Six months ago i he was stationed here, an interne at j the Harrisburg Hospital and went to ! France with a hospital unit. | Lieutenant Bassler is hero on a i three days' leave, and arrived this j morning. He was greeted at the hos ! pital by dozens of his friends among I the physicians, nurses and attend ants. In a day ox two he will return jto Fort Totten, N. Y.. where he I either will be discharged or returned 1 to duty. ! Lieutenant Bassler has a story to I tell of noble heroism by physicians : and nurses under shell fire and air ; raids and bombardments, during | which every moment brought dozens jof wounded Americans from the j firing line to tho hospital fifteen miles to ihe rear. With Red Cross | and army physicians and nurses, he i helped to give comfort and peace to : the wounded hoys who came some ; times as many as live hundred in a night to tho hospital. He tells of the ambulances streaming back from the i front, bearing their melancholy bur j dens of shattered men. and stopping jat The hospital to discharge the i wounded. Oftentimes —nearly always |in fact, the hospital filled up to ! overflowing, and then tho grim pro | cession of ambulances streamed past 1 it to tho next in the rear, and those i in turn would be filled up with the | wounded soldiers. j The doctors and nurses wefre *iot | tho only brave ones in Camp Hos pital No. 13, hack of the Argonne Maine front, where Lieut. Bassler was stationed. Ho tells how tho wounded Americans, no matter what j their condition, always pleaded that the doctors give their attention to I tho other wounded liojs. He said the morale of the Americans was posi- I tively unshakeable. Lieut. Bassler tells how the work ; was accomplished to the constant ! accompaniment of heavy artillery j tire up at the front, and that numer ! ous times thf Roche raided the ; town. He declared the air raids were | the most dreaded of the eneryy ac tivities. His description of one is : short and simple. "You suddenly see a light, away i up overhead, streaking it across the j sky. There is a terrific four. It is a I bomb. It may strike you, and it may strike the other fellow. Believe me, ! you get your religion over there. Y'ou larn how to pray." ; Lieut. Bassler encountered an old • friend and a widely known Harris [ burger, doing Y. M. C. A. work at i Mailly, France. It was Miss Suzanne i Westbrook, daughter of Dr. Cher ! rick Westbrook. He went into the i Y. M. C. A. and met her quite by ! accident. They had been friends in • Harrisburg. ! The lieutenant returned to' Amer [ ica in the Mongolia, with 800 wound :ed soldiers, landing at Hoboken, | December 22. Lieutenant Bassler was graduated ■ from the University of Pennsylvania j in 1917, and came here to the hos ; pital. He made many friends during 1 his year's stay in the city. He en i listed In the Medical Reserves, and | was called July 1. He first went to j Fort McPherson, Ga., and then to ; Fortress Va. He went over ' seas with the 7 4th Artillery Battal | ion, C. A. landing at St. Nizarre, j France. He was overseas about six months. Mrs. James F. Purvis Dies in Kansas j Word reached this city yesterday of the death at Holton, Kan., of Mrs. ' Anne Roberts Purvis, widow of James Franklin Purvis, at an ad | vanced age. Mrs. Purvis, who was j well known to many of the older ' generation of Harrisburg people, was la daughter of the late Col. John I Roberts, a .prominent resident of this 1 city and who served 1n the War of 1812 with the Dauphin county coni i panics. i Mr. Purvis, who was a native of j Baltimore, resided here for a time j and was an elder of Market Square j I Presbyterian Church. He removed to i Kansas where he hud ohurge of j | financial Interests of a number of | Pennsylvanians for years. He died j some years ago. ' Mrs. Purvis will be buried from | tho residence of her nephew, Hen |ry A. Kclker,. Jr.", 15 South > Front street, on Wednesday, , Interment ! taking place In the family plot In the j Harrisburg cemetery. ! MISS BEBSIK K. IIOI.BKN Mrs. Bessie E. Bolden, wife of Robert W. Bolden, 1838 North Sev enth street, died at her home Sunday afternoon, was ageel 38 years. She; is survived by her husband and ♦wo sons, Harry and Robert. J. Brief j services will be held at her home I Wednesday noon. The body will be ! taken to Duncannon on the train leaving Maclay street station nt 1.30 I o'clock for burial. The body may be viewed Tuesday cvenin gbetween 7 I- r ■ j o'clook. PROMINENT ED UCATORS HERE "LEE L. DRINER, } Superintendent of Itandolph County i Schools, Indiana EDUCATION PLANNED FOR WOUNDED MEN [Continued from First Page. 1 of them are making the new Penn- Harris their headquarters for the ] week. The first sessions open at 2 o'clock | this afternoon, although 110 general ' sessions will he held until to-mor- | row. Other meetings will be held every morning, afternoon and night until Thursday noon. The session will be brought t ia close on Thurs day afternoon when a luncheon will be held at the new Penn-Harris at 1.15 o'clock. Americanization of the large non-Knglish speaking element in cluding almost 1,000,000 individuals ia Pennsylvania, the re-education of wounded soldiers and the movement for increased salaries for educa tional workers, are among the up to-the-minute topics that appear for discussion at the session. An interesting program has been arranged to include addresses by ex perts in the many phases of educa tional experts of Pennsylvania and other stutes and even of other coun tries. Many Prominent Speakers Included among the prominent speakers of other states and coun- , tries are: Dr. \V. C. Bagley, Pro- \. lessor of Education, Columbia Uni- i veraity, New York City; Dr. Francis j G. Blair, Illinois State Superinten dent of Public Instruction; Dr. S. i Parkes Cadman, Central Oongrega- 1 tional Church, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Dr. , S. A. Courtis, Expert in Educational j Measurements, Detroit. Dr. W. S.-Deffenbuugh, Expert in' School Administration, Bureau of 1 Education, Washington, D. C.; Dee > D. Driver, county superintendent V)f j schools in Randolph county, In-j diana; Miss Melon Eraser, represent- j ative of the Britisli Government; W. j H. Henderson, Major, United States | Army, Washington, D, C. William H. Hoerner, Professor or] Music, Colgate University, Hamilton, ! N. Y.; Dr. Henry E. Jackson, special! agent in .community organization,] United States Bureau of Education, j Washington, D. C.; Miss Annie Car- | roll Moore, New York Public Li- j brary, New York City; Dr. David j Snedden, Professor of Education, j Columbia University, New York] City. Dr. H. H. Wheaton, chairman ' I National Americanization Bureau. General Sessions Tomorrow While the meeting opens today. ; no general sessions will be held] until Tuesday atternoon at 2 o'clock, j ! but meetings of various committees j are scheduled for the first day of j the session. Included among these [ first day gatherings will be an Am- i .ericanization meeting at 2.30 o'clock ! this afternoon In the Y. M. C. A. ; Assembly Hull; meetings of high school committees in the Technical, High School Auditorium at 2 o'clock j this afternoon and S o'clock this , evening; a meeting of a committee ' on music at 7 o'clock this evening in the Y. W. C. A. Auditorium, and ; i a mcecting of supervising principals jin the Technical High School Di- i [ brary this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. ; i Of the threo afternoon meetings, j ! probably more interest centers in the I Americanization Round Table than i any of the other trieeetings. This ! will l>e h eltl ,n the Hall of i i the Y. M. A. at 2.30 o'clock with 1 'John P. Garbor, superintendent of j Philadelphia schools, pres.ding. The program for this meeting is: j j Address, "The Essentials of Good I Citizenship." Dr. W. M. Davidson, j 1 Superintendent of Schools, Pitts- ] I burgh; address, "The Foreign Born; ] j What They owe and Can Contribute j I to the Land of Their Adoption," Dr. ] ! Robert E. Larumy, superintendent ; ;of schools, F.anton; address, 'The j ; Amalgamation of the Foreign Born; . ; (a) "Necessary Organization for the ; i Work"; (li> "Necessary Training ! of Workers"; (c> "Ways and Means !of Securing the Best Results, Dr. , i Thomas Francis, supervisor of grade | evening Schools, Scran ton, and Mrs. Samuel Sentple, member of nidus- 1 . trial board, Titnsvllle; discussion, J I Dr. John Price Jackson und Dr. 11. ! H. Wheaton. 1 The supervising principals' round i ! table will be held this uftorpoon j 'at 2.30 o'clock. W. J-ee Oilmore. ! lof Oakmont, is chairman, und ID: I M. Merritt, of Ben Avon, is secretary ' if the committee In chat go. The i S. E. WEBER. . President of State Association and Superintendent of Scranton Schools FRANCIS G. BLAIR, State Superintendent of Schools of Illinois : program is: Address, "The Supervis- j ins Principal and His Functions in a County System of Schools," George ! I E. Mark, Sewickley; address, "How j M'an the Supervising Principal Be-] cure the Services of the Best Quali- ' t lied Teachers?" H. J. Barrett, Hoi-; ! lidayshurg; address, "Mow Can the j Supervising Principal Improve the, , services 01 His Teachers?" H. M. B. 1 I Leltn, Crove City; address, "How j Much Should the Supervising Prin-, cipal Teach ?" J. G. Dundore, Jer-n I sey Shore; address, "The Legal Sta- j ] tus of the Supervising Principal," D. H. Hobbine, Berwyn; address, Dr. ]| i W. S. Deffenbaugh, National Bureau ! ! of Education. The uftornoon session arranged by I | the High School Department, opened I | with the enrollment at 2 o'clock. At I I 2.30 o'clock the meeting proper got] ! under wa>* when the Kev. Dr. d. B. j Markward, pastor of . Bethlehem! j Dutheran Church, pronounced tiic ; ' invocation. The remainder of the j program follows: Music, A. W. Hartman; address,] "High School Education in Penn-j 1 sylvunia," C. D. Koch, deputy state I 'superintendent of public instruction; : j music, W. A. Hartman; address,: | "Proposed itevision of Secondary School Subjects Looking to Educa tion for Personal Culture and Citiz- | jenship," Dr. David Sitedden, Coluni j bin University; discussion opened by J. G. Pcntz, state inspector of higli schools; report of the Pennsylvania I Interscholastic Association, Henry j Houck, chairman. Williamsport; an nouncements; singing, "America." The first meeeting of the general i session will be held in the Technical > High School Auditorium on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh and Robert A. Enders, president of tho City School Board, will make the ad dresses of welcome. Mr. Enders will speak a word of welcome to the vis itors in at sence of Dr. F. E. Downes, j superintendent of the city schools, : who is ill at his home. J. W. : Sweeney, superintendent of the Erie j I county schools, will make the re- ! j sponse. Dr. Edgar Fahs Smith, pro vost of the University of Pennsyl i vania, and Dr. William (Chandler : Bagley, proftssor of education in j Columbbla University, are included ! among the speakers for the opening ; ui ssion. Hartisluirgcis on Committees ] Practically each one of the num erous phases of cducaf onal work lias a sub-ommittec appointed to k ot.pure ~,iu ,v.nuvi it K .>6 u> the | various meetings. Harrisburgeis ure j taking an important part* In tills, I work. Dr. F. E. Downes. city superin- i ] tendent of schools, is member of ! i the executive committee of tho Do- I ' pnrtmenl Of City and Borough Sup- i 1 erintendonts; Dr. Charles B. Eager | jand J. G. Pcntz. are member of the, j executive committee of the High t School Department; Miss M. Kath-i lerinc McNilt, of the Central Hixh', faculty, is vice-chairman of the Classical Language Section; P. A.! i'ialitl is chairman and Miss Jessie 1 j 'Graham, secretary, of tho Commer cial Section; W. P. Loontls, Super- ' visor of Industrial Education! De partment of Public Instruction, Is secretary of the Department oV Manual Arts; Mrs. John W. Reily, is one of the vice-presidents of the Department of Scltool Patrons, and ; Dr. J. George Ileeht, is a member of the executive committee. Persons Interested In educational | work from Harrisburg and surround- j Ing territory are also members of | some of the committees. Dr. L. E. I McGlnnes, of Steelton, Is a member , of the Committee on Resolutions; Miss Elizubcth 8. Baker, Dr. J. j George Beeht and Dr. Nathan C. i Si haeffer, are members of tho leg- 1 islative committee; D. A. Klino, of . New Bloomtield, and H. J. Wtekey, ; are members of the necrology com-| mittee; W. R. Zimmerman Is a mem ber of the committee to co-operate on the special teachers' salary bill; | William Lauder is u member of the i I committee on taxation and the ! I schools. Dr. S. E. Weber, of Scranton, is ' ; president of the state association. ! The other officers are: First Vice- ; president, Charles S. Davis, of Steel- ' ton: Second Vice-president, Miss J Elizabeth 8. Baker, Harrisburg; j Secretary, J. P. Mc.Caskoy, Lancas- i ter; Treasurer, John _C. Wagner, ' Carlisle; Executive Committee, S. E. J Weber, Scranton, chairman; Charles j I S. Davis, Steelton: George Wheeler. I •Philadelphia: Miss Muttie M. Col-' ' iins. Lock Haven; W. H. Rurd. Al- 1 j toonn; George M. Phillips. West \ i Chester, and Nathan C. Seliueffer, • | Harrisburg. ROTARY CLUE DINES IN THE PENN-HARRIS [Continued from First Page. 1 j [congratulatory manner but in order! to show the members that they [ would have to aim high if the com- ; ing year is to break the record estab- ! lislied in 1918. Tilings Done j The Smiloage hook campaign, with •John Olmsted as chairman, was con ducted by the Rotary Club and $2,100 raised for the amusement of soldiers. The Boy Scout movement has been fathered and fostered by the Rotar lana, Who raised $lO,OOO for tiie pur pose. Uotnri'an George S. Reinoehl being president of the council the p'ast year and Rotarian J. William !Bowman having succeeded him to that position. | The club gave generously to the Lock Haven Hood sufferers and the Harry Lauder fund for maimed sol diers. It co-operated with the Cham ber of Commerce in the school gar den work, Rotarian Shirley B. Watts being in charge. The Thrift Stamp movement was boosted by the Rotar ians who sold over $(,000 worth of stamps by means of a. minstrel show, while John Heathcote was respon sible for the sale of several hundred thousand dollars worth and Arthur D. Bacon acted us .committeeman. In addition the 'club's own Thrift Stump society sold hundreds of dollars worth of stamps. Donations were made to the Red [Cross and the Children's Nursery Home and the club gave a Big Brotli jor dinnef to 400 poor children. It | entertained the soldiers at Gettys jburg and hacked up the Y. M. C. A. ,in its boys' work camp and all other activities and participated in the Flag | Day and other patriotic celebrations. [The War Angelas was observed [through the instrumenlality of the club with David Witmcr as chairman, (and the two minutes for prayer on ythe Fourth of July was a Rotarian Last Call of 1918 to order your tt .. Hershey's Superior Ice Cream for the first day of 1919 /C/ If you don't know your nearest ff M dealers location, telephone us and //w we'll take care of your order. / < Bell 77 Dial 3252 Order at once to V M/ be on the safe side Hershey Creamery Co. 401 South Cameron Street, Harrisburg, Pa. I ' . .v.'A"? i.-,u M M .... • ' . I TliyCimWifc'I iT iHli'Mif itltthiii V ideu. The club endorsed the $50,000,000 I road loan, took a prominent part in j the Community Christmas tree ar- I ran;,'omenta and hua arranged to have j road s.gns placed at the entrance to | the city welcoming These j and many other activities were in- ! eluded in llio club's work for the! year, Mr. Herman said. Not Officially Opened ® j 1 The- now hotel has not been ufil- | J chilly opened and workmen were j busy with saws and hammers all ! over the building getting ready for! the stockholders' dinner to-morrow i j evening, but that made no differ- i i ence to the ltotarinns. They broke j right in and General Manager Wig- ! | gins and Assistant Manager Ulce I ! were so well pleased to have them j 1 that they spread the -tables in the i big lounge room which extended all j along the Third street side on the ! j second door. Ell N. Hershey, preal-, ! dent of the club, presided, and the i Itev. Dr. Mudge, member of the | club, said grace. The speakers, l>e j side Mr. Hot