NEWS OF ST EE LT ON'}
CHILDREN GIVEN
PRESENTS TODAY
Sixty-Five Gifts Presented by
Mrs. Alden; Holiday to
Be Observed
Presentation of gifts to sixty-live
children of the town by the busi
nessmen under the auspices of the
Civic Club this afternoon officially
ushered in the Christmas celebra
tion which bids fair to eclipse all
other observances of the holiday in
the history of the borough.
The children who would not be
provided with a Christmas in any
other way were taken to the Trinity
parish house at the close of school
this afternoon and presented with
gifts purchased by the businessmen.
Mrs. C. A. Alden, of the Civic Club,
who had charge of the money col
lections and arrangements for the
gift giving, distributed the presents j
to the children. The treat consisted ;
of one box of candy, an orange, !
game and pair of stockings.
The Associated Charities to-night !
will distribute about twenty Christ- |
mas baskets to needy families of the j
borough. The baskets were taken <
around to the various homes in the !
borough in an automobile furnished
by a businessman of the town. The
visiting nurse hud charge of pre
senting the gifts. In the baskets
will be the Christmas dinner for the j
family and a gift for each member, |
including toys for the children.
The schools closed this afternoon
for the holiday and to-morrow
i^^^^ u Harrisburg's Dependable j
. Wishes You a Very 0
Merry Christmxs I
And A g
|£ Happy and Prosperous m
§ New Year |
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I Ice Creams for Xmas $
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| /<>r.s7? Orange Juice 9
£ /or Orange Ice jt
These flavors for Christmas: 41
; M Cherry Custard mr.
£: Burnt Almond ft I
5 Pineapple 'jtti
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ft Vanilla y
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X Second at Walnut
y~ TT is the hope of this Big
ft/.... - 1 - Department Store that
each and every stocking will be
found filled to overflowing Christ-
w mas Morn and that the Spirit of
"Old Saint Ni?holas" will prevail in
your home Christmas Day this year
and many years to come. May we
faff add our wishes of
Merry Christmas
™ Happy New Year
Christmas to your abundance of Christmas
Nineteen-lSineteen Cheer.
SOUTTER'S 25c DEPARTMENT STORE
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
. morning business will be at a stand
j still. Borough offices, banks, the
] post office, stores and the steel plant
will be closed for the day. At the
steel plant all departments will be
i closed except those which are ab
j solutely necessary.
Red Cross Entertains
Unfortunates at Party j
Women and children residing inj
j the outlying districts near the bor- (
ough who are not in a position to
enjoy any recreation this afternoon
were guests ot the Red Cross at a
theater party and luncheon. Accord
ing to Red Cross officials, three of
the women are about 70 years of
age and had not been out of their
homes for any recreation for three
years because of the illness of mem
bers of the families. One of the
guests was a boy who is badly crip
pled, and an affair of this kind was
! something new to him. The party
was given at the Regent Theater
through the co-operation of Peter
Magaro.
Steelton Personals
| The Steel Company potlce last eve- j
! ning presented a turkey to Earl Kol
| lev, superintendent of scales at the '
steel plant. William Harder pre- j
! sented the turkey for the police- j
j men. ,
Mrs. Beulah B. Thomas has re-'
turned to her home in Tennessee af
ter spending~several months here as
the guest of her father, E. C. Hen- ,
j derson.
| George Cockill has gone to Lewis-'
| burg to spend Christmas.
W. H. Whitebread has recovered <
after several weeks of illness.
New Lutheran Pastor Is
Active in Church Work
THE REV. J. K. BOWMAN
| The Rev. J. K. Bowman, who re
jcently assumed his duties as pastor of
St. John's Lutheran Church, succeed
ing tlie Rev. Mr. l.auffer, who accept-i
ed a charge in Altoona, Is very active
|in the work of the local organization.
IHe comes here from Phllipsburg,
i where he was preaching for more
I than live years. In 1911 he graduated
| from Gettysburg College and three
years later completed his seminary
' course.
McENTEE IMPROVED
Information received in the bor-
I ough to-day from Lancastter was to
! the effect that Burgess McEntee,
I who is under treatment at St. Jo
j seph's Hospital, is slightly im
proved.
The condition of Charles Beidel,
School Director and prominent busi
nessman, who has been ill for some
time, was reported as unchanged
this morning.
BECKERS FATHER DIES
The Rev. Daniel Becker, aged 6fi,
j of Iduville, Adams county, father of
Daniel Becker, assistant cashier of
i the People's Bank, died at the Har
| risburg Hospital yesterday. He had
been at the local institution for near
| ly a week, having undergone an op
j eratlon several days ago.
j Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv.
' CUIICURA HEALS
SKINJROUBLE
Pimples and Rash On
Limbs and Body.
"I was bothered with skin trouble
I for several years, my limbs and
body being broken out with
' pimples and a rash, with a
burning sensation similar
to prickly heat. The pim
ples were small and hard
and they scaled over. They
were very irritating, caus
| ing disfigurement and loss of sleep,
i "I used Cuticura, and after using
| four boxes of Cuticura Ointment
, with the Cuticura Soap 1 was healed."
(Signed) Mrs. Marrie Schwartz, 1911
Point Breeze Ave., Philadelphia
Pa., Feb. 25, 1919.
Improve your skin by daily use of
Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Talcum.
Soap 25c, Ointment 25 and 50c, Talcum
25c. hold throughout the world. For
sample each free address: "Cuticura Lab
oratories Dept. H. Maiden. Mass."
W~Cuticura Soap shares without mu|.
Ed^W...
Aid
KSadP* Indigestion
Stomach disorders
yield quickly to
I DILL'S Digesters. Pure—agree
-1 I able— sure in effect. In watch-
I size bottles at your druggist's.
I THE DILL CO., Norristown, Pa.
n ILL'S
ILJigesters 25f
; | "just one Kelps '
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
BURN MORTGAGE
j AT ST. JAMES'
| Church Debt of $4,(100 Wiped
Out During Recent Cam
paign; Services Tonight
St.. James' Catholic Church mem
bers at midnight mass to-night will
witness the burning ot the church
mortgage which wipes out the final
debt on the property at Front and
Conestoga streets. A musical pro
gram will be a feature of the night's
service.
Charter members of the church
who will assist in burning the mort- 1
guge are: 1). J. Crowley, John Me-
Call, Cornelius Dailey, Thomas
Dailey, Jeremiah O'Oorman, Frank
Wieger, M. F. L,udes, Mlcnael
Walsh and Kayton Kryzosiack.
The history of the local church
organization dates back to the year
1874 where a mission was estabiish
ed at Baldwin, now known as the
borough of Steelton. In the spring
of 1875 the Catholic people obtained
the privilege to hold services in the
public schoolhouse situated at the j
corner of Adams and Front streets. !
Mass was celebrated in this school
building from 1875 until the spring
of 1879. During this time the con
gregation increased to such numbers
that it became imperative to pro
cure a plot of ground and build a
place of worship.
Negotiations for the purchase of
one acre of land were closed No
vember 2G, 1 878. Work on erection
of the church was started at once.
In April, 1879, the church build
ing had advanced so far towards
completion that the congregation
was able to meet regularly each
Sunday.
The organization of St. James'
parish was effected in October 1,
1887. From this time until 189 3 a
pastoral residence was erected on
the church property, many improve
ments made to the church interior
and extensive improvements to the
grounds about the buildings. In
1895 an addition to the church was
built and the old portion of the
building renovated. The church was
rededicated on December 22, 1895.
Officer's Bantam Hen
Crows Like a Rooster
Besides his duties as a patrolman on
the borough police force. Officer Bell
man is operating a chicken farm on a
small scale. Not only has this patrol
man been successful in raising a
large number of highly prized fowls,
but he is telling his friends about his
bantam hen which crows like a
rooster. When asked about his hen.
Officer Behman declared: "Sure [
have a bantam hen which crows like
a rooster. The other morning I heard
the bantam rooster crow and imme
diately afterward a fowl with a deli
cate voice imitated the rooster. I in
vestigated and found the hen could
crow. Rater I watched the hen and
found she does crow. The hen is three
years old and lays, too. A friend of
mine told me that a crowing hen does
not lay but that rule dose not apply
here."
Clean Chimneys to Avoid
Fire, Malehorn Requests
Fire Chief O. E. B. Malehorn said
to-day that he would issue a state
ment in a short time advising prop
erty owners to see that the chimneys
of every dwelling are cleared of
soot. The majority of this winter's
fires are said by the chief to have
been caused by soot in chimneys.
An urgent request will be made by
the chief in his statement to resi
dents to clear the chimneys and as
sist the fire department by avoiding
fires.
FIRE CHIEF WARNS
At! Al9l ST CHRISTMAS FIRES
Fire Chief John C. Kindler has is
sued a big list of "don'ts" in efforts to
prevent the occurrence of fires from
Carelessness during Christmas time.
He especially warns against having
lighted candles, lamps, etc., about the
trees.
EARLY SERVICE
Tn the Church of the Holy Cross
(Episcopal), the Rev. Willoughby M.
. Parchment, rector, but one service
will be held to-morrow. This service
will start in the morning at 5 o'clock.
HOLIDAY HOURS
To-morrow the Main and Hill post
offices will be closed from 10 o'clock
in the morning until midnight. There
will bo ono delivery of mail In the
morning, but rural carriers will make
their regular delivery and the night
collections in the city will bo made.
POLICE HAVE TREE
A small Christmas tree has been
erected in the hall at Harrisburg po-
I lice station.
Ad Club to Hold
Its Monthly Dinner
'A i 1.1 d \ M ST IP >1 St
William Strouse will address the
Harrisburg Ad Club at its monthly
dinner to be held at the Penn-Harris
on the evening of December 29. The
subject of Air. Strouse's talk will bo
on the clothing situation and in view
of this speaker's close association
with the Nationnl Retail Clothing
Men's Arganlzntions it is promised
that some light will be thrown on
the clothing question as pertains to
the threatened higher prices. Other
speakers of the evening will be John
R. Guyer, who will discuss the ques
tion of "Advertising a Profession."
and Senator John E. Fox. who's sub
ject will be "Advertising a Bank."
The program committee has issued
an open invitation to everyone In
terested In advertising—either buy
ing, selling or making advertising,
and a large attendance Is expected.
Reservations for the number of
places desired should be telephoned
to Fred E. Rowe, of the J. Horace
McFarland Company. ,
HELL 1091—2350 UNITED HARRI8BI)RO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMIIEII 24, 1010. FOUNDED
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Christmas Eve—
ConvnVlit Rnwmsn tS (Vi
4 ' Miss y JVhy Are You Humming, 'The End of a Perfect Day?' "
"It's Our Store Anthem. IVe Close at Six. "
Bowman's Store News on Page 7
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DECEMBER 24, 1919.
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