10 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS \ Mennonite Missionary in India Arrives Home Manliclm, Pa., Dec. 15.—Miss Fannie Hershey, daughter of Amos 11. Hershey, of this place anq a Mennonite missionary to India, has returned on an eighteen months' furlough. Miss Hershey left India on the 25th of October, on a troop ship containing 1,500 English soldiers on their way to England to be demobilized and about 200 other passengers. Miss Hershey spent the last six years in India and for the past two years has had charge of the girls' orphanage and school con taining 110 girls. On account of the conditions in India during the past year many orphans were brought to the school. I Store open only two evenings before Christmas Monday and Tuesday, December 22 and 23. x 1 ASTRICH'S | 308 Market Street llli | | S Give "Her" Vanity Fair jjjj S Glove Silk Underwear jj ! The Ideal Xmas Gift Every year more and more people are giving jjjj j[jj useful gift things—and especially things to 111 [III wear. Can any one give a more useful and ac- i,ji ijji ceptable gift than to giv<; "her" some of the I famous VANITY FAIR UNDERSILKS? | jjjj | i Vanity Fair jj | Step-in-Envelope The Vanity Fair Step-in Envelope Chemise is a popular silk ["J llli undergarment, especially for Summer wear. It has no buttons X nor clasps to come off or undone, because it's made without any. You "stop-in" and there you stay until you're ready to [HI llli step out. Daintily finished with hemstitching, the Vanity Fair •'< X Step-in Envelope Chemise is opened on both Qft II sides, from hip to knee !>•+• 70 1 Vanity Fa*r 1 | Pettibockers S This is the genuine Pettibocker —the Vanity Fair Pettibocker. llli A petticoat and kr/ickerbocker combined. Just recently the ["J X Pettibocker has been improved by an addition of two inches ijll around the hips and another two inches between the waist and the crotch, to lessen the strain when the wearer is sitting down. ["J X Remember this—the Vanity Fair Pettibocker is the original, jj|| the genuine Pettibocker. All others are infringe- tf'T QO ments and are being prosecuted |||| X I Vanity Fair I illj Sure-lap Union Suits | The Vanity Fair Sure-Lap Union Suit laps securely and better than that, it stays closed. It's cut that way—cut to stay closed. !J! The underarm re-enforcement on the Sure-Lap Union is X f*| shapely and daintily finished. The latest feature on the union llli is a special re-inforcement extending from the crotch to the llli ;"j hem. The shoulder straps on the union, too, are of hemstitched X glove silk and placed at an angle to keep them on OA QQ nil ,i the shoulders j||| Extra sizes $5.50 !! Vanity Fair | | Vanties The latest of the Vanity Fair creations—the Vanity Fair [III Vanties. They are fashioned just like the lower half of the v X Step-in Envelope Chemise—no buttons nor snaps to them jm anywhere. As in the Step-In, they are opened at the sides from hip to knee. An elastic holds them in firmly at the waist. This garment is especially desirable for Summer Oo QO llli v wear—cool and comfortable P070 x | Vanity Fair | I Double Back Knickers Vanity Fair is the only line of Silk Undergarments in which |||| the one serious fault in silk knickers has been overcome. The X Mil complaint was that silk knickers would wear out in the back |||| where the corset rubbed. So Vanity Fair created a garment |||| [M which they call the double-back knicker. It has an extra x thickness of luxurious glove-silk in the back, from belt to mm knee, which gives double life to the knicker. The double back |W is of graceful appeurance OO OE to Oo QQ v X and daintily finished ;• i ! | Vanity Fair jj x Plus-4-Inch Vests | Probably the Vanity Fair Plus-4-Inch Vest shows more dis- ["J tlnctlve touches than any other silk vest on the market. In |U the first place, it's four Inches longer' than ordinary undervests. |||| Then the usual perishable ribbon shoulder straps have been ™ replaced by neat hemstitched bands of glove-silk. These straps Mare placed at an angle, closer together in the back, to prevent |||| slipping off the shoulders. This season the vest has been "II u further improved by an addition of two inches around the hips. !'• B Vanity Fair has overlooked nothing—even the ribbon draw ■ string is longer than on most vests—to keep it from pulling l"l I $1.98, $2.98, $3.50 ii MONDAY EVENING, Luther League Members Named on Committees Sliiremanstown, Pa., Dec. 15.—The president of St. John's Luther League has appointed the following commit tees: Current events, Mrs. H. K. Lantz; chancel, Miss Mabel Zimmer man and Miss Miriam Greenawalt; social committee, Miss Alice Seabold and Miss Margaret Backenstoss; leaders. Miss Irene Stbne and M. Clyde Sheafter. The following committees were appointed by the Teaching Associa tion to serve for the coming Chrlst mastide: Program, the pastor. Miss Helen Marie Senseman and Miss Alice Seabold; decorating, Frank R. Zimmerman, L. Kemper Bitner and Israel C. Wertz; gifts, Mrs. H. Iv. Lantz, Miss Irene Stone and Frank R. Zimmerman. Personal Mention of Shiremanstown People Sliirenuuistown, Pa., Dec. 15. Miss Esther Zerbe, of Spring Lake, spent the week end with relatives In Lebanon. Mr. Albright, of Sporting Hill, has purchased the W. G. Miller prop erty in West Main street. Mrs. Norman Spahr and daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth, of Mechanics burg, visited Mrs. John R. Nebingcr and Mrs. Paul L. Wolfe. Mrs. Robert Jacobs has returned to her home at West Fairview after visiting her mother, Mrs. Jacob Myers. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erb and daughters, of Erb's Bridge, visited Mrs. Erb's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Jacobs. Miss Emily Zerbe, of Spring Lake, was a Friday visitor at the hpme of Mr. and Mrs. Leon R. Zerbe and family. Mrs. William E. Rowles, of East Main street, spent a day recently with relatives in Mechanlcsburg. Martin Gelling has returned to his country residence near here after visiting his daughter, Mrs. Harry Humes, in Mechanlcsburg. Two Are Drowned in Crossing the Juniata Lewis town, Pa., Dec. 15.—Grim tragedy overtook a party of four persons on Saturday afternoon while they were attempting to cross the Juniata river at the point juat above McCoy's Fording. Two mem bers of the ill-fated party are dead, another was revived and the fourth is suffering from shock and ex posure. The boat in which they were trying to cross the river be gan to sink and in attempting to save themselves the two women were drowned. Mrs. Joshua Perry, aged 25, of McCoy's Fording; Miss Mattie Perry, aged 49 of Philadelphia, who was visiting her brother, Joshua Perry. The two rescued are: Mrs. Arthur Turner, 28, of Philadelphia, also visiting the Perry's and Joshua Perry, 33, husband of one of the drowned women and brother of the other victim. The bodies of the victims were recovered within an hour after the tragedy by a party consisting of George, Robert and Samuel McCoy. The bodies were recovered at a point about three quarters of a mile from the scene of the drownings. Minister's Wife Dies Suddenly of Hemorrhage Bedford, Pa., Dec. 15.—Funeral services were held here yesterday over the remains of Mrs. C. R. Al lenbach, wife of the pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, who died on Fri ! day of a cerebral hemorrhage. She had been in 111 health for some time but was about the parsonage as usual in the early part of the day and her condition, though seri ous, was not considered alarm ing. She was stricken" sud denly and died before medical aid could reach her. Her maiden name was Penz. She is survived by her husband, the Rev. Claude R. Allenbach, who has been pastor of the Lutheran church at this place for the past three years, coming here from Clearfield. The body was taken to Alientown, her former home, for Interment. Sixteen Leave to Spend Winter Months in Florida Lebanon, Pa., Dee. /15.—A party of sixteen left this city for Miami, Florida, to spend the remainder of the winter. Mr. and Mrs. John Snyder, of the Twelfth street Heights, who have spent the past eight winters there, head the list. The others are: Mr. and Mrs. Phares Nolt, Miss Nora Zug, and Mrs Mabel Edris, of Lebanon: Mr. and Mrs. John Wenger and Miss Lizzie Bollinger, of Annville; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wenger and Mrs. Eshel man, of Ephrata; Mrs. Nancy Peck, of Lancaster county; the Rev. William Oberholtzer, Elmer Haak and Samuel Royer, of Myerstown. Farmer Found Dead by Son in Fulton County McConnellsburg, Pa., Dec. 15. John A. Henry, of this place, re ceived internal injuries when his horses became unmanageable while he was trying to drive a load of corn and fodder into his barn. He died shortly afterward. He was found by his son, Cleveland, and Brady Fleming, who shortly after wards arrived at the barn where the accident occurred. He was at once removed to a tenant house and given medical attention without avail. Disabled Service Men Learn Watchmaking Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 15.—Fifty re turned service men, some of them crippled and many of them Penn sylvanians, following watchmaking and small Instrument courses at the Bowman Technical School, Lancas ter, under direction of the Govern ment, are rapidly nearlng the day when they will enter highly lucra tive positions. They probably will be the first batch of disabled fight ers to get into the business world through the help of Uncle Sam. Burt J. Asper Legion Post Chooses Officers Cliambersbiirg, Pa., Dec. 15. Augustus F. Bitner has been elected the first post commander of Burt J. Asper Post, No. 46, of the Ameri can Legion. He will assume his duties on January 1 and continue during the calendar year, his term terminating on December 31, 1920. Other officers were elected as fol lows, viz: Post Commander, Roy R. Kriechbaum; post adjutant, Milton G. McDowell; post finance officer, Edwin F. Snider; post chaplain. Dr. J. M. Gelwix, post historian, Herbert S. Foltz. EMPLOYES GET BONUS New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. 15. The employes of the Susquehanna Woolen Mill were greatly surprised on Friday when they received a bonus from the company for their year's work. WILL GIVE CONCERT New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. 15. The Sunday School orchestra, as sisted hv the men's chorus and Miss Anna Hammelbaugh, reader, vrll give a concert In the Methodist Church on Thursday evening. (Oilier State News on Page 2) HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Brief Items of News From West Shore Town West Fnlrvicw, Pa., Dec. 15. — Harry Phillips, of Mont Alto, is home for Christmas and is with his wife and children. Capt. Pennington Porter, of Find lay, Ohio, who has been spending some time with friends and rela | tlves here, has returned home. Many Harrisburgers, former resi dents of West Fairview, are attend ing the fiftieth anniversary of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, which will continue all this week, with the Rev. Charles A. Lantz, pastor, ,in charge. The new school building is nenr tng completion and the children will soon have full sessions. Many are attending half time at present. ENTERTAIN CLERGYMEN New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. 15. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Beckley enter tained the following persons at din ner at their home at Hillside yester day: The Rev. Dr. E. Lynn Wil liams, of Chicago; the Rev. and Mrs. V. T. Rue and Mr. Black. GJO the Stfmerimncfyopkj ▼T is the declared purpose of the must face in their efforts to provide United States Government to satisfactory railroad service. restore the railroads at an early _ . t i i . , , 1 r v . It is hoped to engage the inter- HI date to the control of their owners. , est of the whole American people, The Association of Railway whose welfare is so vitally dependent Executives represents those upon upon adequate transportation . . whom at that time responsibility will again rest for the prompt and The country can grow only as successful movement of the coun- the railroads grow. The railroad try's commerce. problem must be solved—and solved I Those constituting this Associ- r ' ghtly our country U I ation are keenly conscious of their to P ros l :>er ' accountability to the public. It is to promote that prosperity They have accordingly de- —permanently and in the interest of termined to present as fully as they the whole people—that railroad ex- I can, the fundamental facts and con- ecutives will present to the public siderations which they themselves the situation as they see it. 1 1 , ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY EXECUTIVES ||| THOMAS DEWUT CUYLER, c^mum ALFRED P. THOM, CARL R. GRAY. President C. A. PEABODY, Chairman Ex. Com. General Counsel Western Maryland Railway Co. Illinois Central Railroad Co. |||l| , FRANK ANDREWS, JOHN H. HAMMOND, Acting Pres. E. PENNINGTON, President I Chairman Board of Director* Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co Duiuch South Shore 6r Atlantic Railway Co. Gulf Coast Lines _.. , „ „ , Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault See. Marie 1 A RAKFR R-rMv-r CHAS. HAYDEN, President Railwayed. I IntenuaW*6r Great Northern Ry. Ox ffiS'aK Board & C. E. PERKINS, President A. R. BALDWIN, Receiver Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Co. I I ' I f f°* THOMAS D. HEED, Receiver Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. iLSfSI w! Chkas ° & Ea4lmi mn °" RaiW MARK W. POTTER, President 1 rrr VTn™ ™J I w J- M. HERBERT, President Carolina, Clinchfield A Ohio Railway ■ W. G. BESLER, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. SAMUEL REA, President | | j CW. HUNTINGTON. P^id^t I Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. V " pn,an J. H. REED. President W G BRANT! FY • 3- H. HUSTIS, Temporary Receiver Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company * Presidentand General Counsel Boston 9 Maine Radroad Co. R P. RIPLEY, President Atlanta, Birmingham 6f Atlantic Ry. Co. C. E. INGERSOLL, President Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. HARRY BRONNER, President Midland Valley Railroad Co. BIRD M. ROBINSON. President Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. R E. JOHNSON, President American Short Line Railroad Association I E. N. BROWN, Pres. & Chairman Norfolk 9 Western Railway Co. W. L. ROSS, President &. Receiver h Pen Marquette Railway Co. LARZ A. JONES President Toledo, Sc. Louis & Western Railroad Co. j St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. Alabama & Vicksiurg Railway Co. C. E. SCHAFF, Receiver WILLIAM BUCHANAN, President Vicksburgh, Shrtveport 8 Pacific Railway Co. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Co. MORGAN JONES, President T. M. SCHUMACHER, President E. G. BUCKLAND, President Abilene & Southern Railway El Paso & Southwestern System Central New England Railway Co. - HOWARD G. KELLEY, President A. H. SMITH, President Rutland Railroad Co. Qrand Trunk Railway System X New York Central Lines Co. WILLIAM T. KEMPER, Receiver E. % SMITH, President Dat DU nnnn n . The Kansas City, Mexico 9 Orientß.R. Co. Central Vermont Railway Co. Q^NoV£?Ra^ S , ld cl J- R- KENLY, President MILTON H SMITH President . I u t- mm a\ / r> . j Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. H - R, Co. JOHN B. KERR, Pre.id.nt W. J;. STEWART,Vic^Prraldcn. MJ. CARPENTER, President Nr. Yet, Ontario fit Wenem C. JS™ , , Chicago. Terre Haute & Southeastern Ry. Co. JULIUS KRUTTSCHNITT R" "'JXARTWOUT President TAMES T CLARK President President & Chairman of Ex. Com. Norfolk Southem Co ' Chicago,StPauLMinneapohs&Omahaßy.Co. Southem Pacific Company I. B. TIGRETT, President I W. A. CLARK President H. R. KURRIE, President Mob,le & Northrm droad Qx Lot Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co. Chicago,lndianapolis SLouisviOeßailwayCo. W. H. TRUESDALE, President II || W. R. COLE. President A. R. LAWTON President * WW ' , * * Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis Ry. Co. Central of Georgia Railway Co. FRANK TRUMBULL, WALTER P. COOKE C. M. LEVEY. President oStSS.'cf"* President and General Counsel Western Pacific Railroad Co. Hockinr Valley Railway Co. blew Orleans Qrcat Northern Railroad Co. Pr 1 nOMI9 cr\ i r . t E. R. DARLOW, President E R 000 - L F. LOREE Ptcsident < O. P. VAN SWERINOEN, President I W -^,£ U S C ll N c Pt JL klmt o. ROBERT S. LOVETT, Pres. RO ?SI S I^ L SI^ P <S SId ' :n, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. Unjon Pacific Co. LltrMD V \Y/ A I TCD C HO |^m D pJL L iS]Z , cS rCSidcnt MORRIS McDONALD, President Chairman of Board V NEWMAN ERB, President O tj w ADVUA \J PrMid.n. Louisville <sf Nashville Railroad Co. , c nw,a R n^^ia?S ldCnt WILLIAM H. WHITE, President tLd Co. N. S. MELDRUM Pres &. Chairman W. H. FINLEY, President , r r A , CHAS. A. WICKERSHAM, Pres. Chicago & North Western RoilwayJCo. J. L. NISBET, General Agent Atlanta i West Point Radrodd to. W R FREEMAN Receiver Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. Western Railway of Alabama ' Denver & Salt Laid Railroad Co. WILLIAM T. NOON AN. President DANIEL WILLARD, President CARL M. GAGE, President Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Co. Baltimore \ Ohio Railroad Co. Huntingdon & Broad Top Mountain Railroad WILLIAM C. OSBORN, Vice-Pres. W. H. WILLIAMS, President 9 Coal Co. Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Co. Wabash Railway Co. (IL S. R. GUGGENHEIM, President A. H. PAYSON, President B. A. WORTHINGTON, President Nevada N.-rthem Railway Co. Northwestern Pacific Railroad Co. Cincinnati, Indianapolis 9 Western R.R. Qx Adams County Teachers ! Meet in Annual Institute Gettysburg, Pa., Dec. 15.—The j great majority of Adams county's J 224 school teachers came here J to-day for the opening of the j the sixty-fifth annual teachers' insti tute. This morning teachers enroll- | ed and received instructions and tick- , ets from Superintendent H. Milton, Roth at his office in the Court; House. The opening of the institute took place in Xaxier Hall at 1.30 this afternoon. The evening enter- | talnment will be given by the Schu- j bert Ladies' orchestra. MILLER FUNERAL TOMORROW New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. 15. The funeral of Daniel Miller, who died on Saturday morning, will be held to-morrow morning. A short service will be held at bis late home in Water street at 10 o'clock. Fur ther services will be held at noon at Paddletown, conducted by the Rev. C. H. Heiges, pastor of the Church of God. Burial will be made at Pad dletown Cemetery. ! Timid Wife Afraid to Stop Stealing of Coal j I | Lcwlstowu, Pa., Dec. 15.—Thieves' j are busy in this section again. At l ; (the home of William Schnell, in j Valley street, some person entered' ; the cellar and stole much canned I fruit, leaving one jar of pickles. , At the home of Holmes Pennitfiakcr, 1 near Lake Park, the thieves cansc | while he was working at night and stole a quantity of coal. His wife heard the thieves at work but was | afraid to venture out. POST ELECTS OFFICERS New Cumberland, Pa., Dec. 15. — J • On Saturday evening B. F. Eisen- 1 berger Post, No. 462, Grand Army I :: of the Republic, elected these offi |cers: Commander, the Rev. J. R. ' ■ IHutchinson; senior vice-commander, ; George Mathlas; junior vice-com :!mander, James Krltzer; quarter master, William Davis; adjutant, Alfred Bamberger; trustees, Robert . Sipe, George Mathlas and William i 1 Davis. DECEMBER 15, 1919. PUPII.S GO OVER TOP Cliantbcrnburg, Pa., Dec. 15. When Superintendent Gordy of the Chambersburg schools totaled the sales of the Rod Cross Christmas seals he found the goal set for SSOD had boon reached, the sales amount ing to 1573.37. \ FLOR DE I \ At the price tlor de MELBA Is better, bigger and more pleasing than any mild Havana cigar! Co/tOAse OR Ift C OTHCK Snxs SSLSCTOS SIZE Ivf DIFFERENT PUCES il Ah your -dealer for your favorite .size.. rwJfcFTlP*/ CofO" 8 your dealer cant supply you, writ# ua. I. LEWIS CIGAR MFG. CO. Newark.N.J. Largest Independent Cigar Factory in the World, I fc———_______ . FOR POLYCLINIC HOSPITAL Elizabcthtown, Pa., Dee. 4C.—A fine program by all home talent la being rehearsed for an entertain ment to be given in Market hall on Monday evening, Dec. 29, for the benefit of the Polyclinic hospital, of Harrisburg.
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