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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS ITEMS OF TIMELY INTEREST
SUNSHINE BUSY
WITH KINDNESS
Groceries, Fruit and Candy
Given to Shu tins; Re
member Children
Members of the Roberta Disbrow
Lloyd Sunshine Society have had ait'
unusually busy fall. Beginning
early In October, operations were
performed on seven little cripples by
Ilr. Rugh, an eminent surgeon of
Philadelphia, and these children are
being cared for and provided with
necessary nourishment by the so
ciety.
During November the members
were busy with preparations for the
opera, "Cinderella," which was suc
cessfully produced on December 5
and 6.
Immediately after the produc
tion, plans were made for the an
nual Christmas work of the society.
Tills year thirty-five "carry-all"
bags, decorated in real Christmas
fashion, were tilled with groceries,
fruit, candy, bed socks and stockings
and were given to shutins.
One hundred children were pro
vided with two sets • underwear,
two pairs of stockings, cap and
gloves each.
ITic children of the Nursery Homo
were given overshoes and a barrel of
apples was sent the Nursery Home,
Industrial Home and Sylvan Heights
Orphanage.
Not the least important of the
Christmas work was the thought put ;
upon each little cripple, twelve of i
whom weVe taken gifts by individ-1
ual members of the Sunshine So-1
ciety.
Mr. Geffert, a bracemakcr, of •
Philadelphia, was in the city a few
days before Christmas and fitted the
necessary braces on all these little
ones, who were operated on early
In the fall.
Mrs. .Shirey, one of the members,
accompanied Mr. Geffert on his vis
its to these children.
In addition to the local work, a
generous contribution was sent to
the Arthur Home For Blind Babses j
at Summit, N. J., which is under the
supervision of the International
Sunshine Society, of which Mrs. I
Cynthia Westover Alden is president j
and of which organization the liar- j
risburg branch ranks second in size. I
Wedding Anniversary
Merrily Celebrated'
Mr. and Mrv. Oioir Good enter- •
talned Wednesday evening at their!
home, 1718 North Fifth street, on j
their itenth wedding anniversary, i
Many beautiful presents were re- j
ceived. In attendance were: Mr. and I
Mrs. John Good. Mr. and Mrs. Lee!
Good, Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Spahr,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer King. Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Witman and son. Delbert:
D. W. Zeigler. Mr. and Mrs. Merlo
Zeigler, Mrs. Charles Shopwell, Mrs.
Annie Dronet'orger, Elizabeth
Droneberger. Mary Droneberger,
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Good.
STEitHB STEKJTS"!
5 i
ZO9 ST. ZOS ST.
Stex SniS AnncuncDmsnt Extraordinary
]# ""iSio* 1 Starting tomorrow, Saturday, De
... cember 27, and continuing for one
week, we will offer our
AFTER-XMAS SALE OF
11* a* GOOD SHOES
This wUI 1)e a year-end event,
l|@P% -* I ace worthy of your special attention.
&HRf g Thrift folk who can use an extra
?' C '(J 10 pa * r s^loes w ''l 866 wisdom of
Sm.l aua'itv at br ying during this sale. We must
jj take in many of our Spring Shoes
s>|.9s this month and are going to clear our
shelves of all Winter Sample Shoes,
ends of lots, etc., etc., by drastic
price cuts which are unusual for such
; seasonable shoes.
1000 Pairs of Shoes for Men and
Women that sell regularly at $5.50
$6, $6.50 and $7, go in (f*J QC
this sale at
—-—Men'* If lack M o '• Men'® High
Clf Heavy Bin- Cat Bluche: j
\&#ik&M&iiWl Lhi2! er rVsS e i' J,er S . ho " Shoes for !
y • Shoes. <>ood- f OP -rork. Tan . , .
*! 22ST welted. or ®mo ke. work, 9*
r mtw JJ?.* I'*" 1 '*" Heavy double valuta. Not
mg|| J*- 50 O" 1 " 1 ' •■. all elzcs, |
W1 $4.95 $4.95 $4.95
Brow Ik-High Men*® flood Men's Good Men's Four
I * CC ,JOOt *' Arcl Quality Rub- "<•■"* Arc
iHBI.- TtfSk iAke Cut tic®. Heavy b Knrllsh
/■w l>uck Uppers make®. Want' t
f wk&. 's% ft ®J Good and wide toe®, i.lned Upper®.
4 -9 5 $1.69 Mo" $2.95
Isdlca' Fine Uodleft' Fine Boys' 96.A0
Black Kid Vici Kiel Com- fordo Brown
lace Boot®, fort Shoe®. Knfli*h laee
Military heel® Itnttons or Shoe®. Noolln
Medium toe®, lace. Soles,
pi
i-mf f Indies' ladle.' $6.00 Ladlee' Good Ladle' S7.SO
Kfillllf Sample ™" c.w RabbWß> }- ££•
WmSkm ®° ots; £V - h Sir" see
Sizes OCT HMII. heel,, talc r *J r
Values $4.95 | 69c I $4.95
id SlO. at Children". 1- Women.' 1- Children'* S
buckle arc- Huckle Arc- I
A .a n r Buckle Arc- ~c"'c "' tlr". Slice to ]
$1.35 $2.50 j
I 98c 111.491 $2.75 I;
FRIDAY EVENING,
MILLER-LEWIS
HOME WEDDING
Government Employes, of
Washington, Marry Here
on Christmas Day
The marriage of Miss Nancy
Almyra daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert H. Lewis, of Pittsburgh,
to Herman P. Miller, Jr., took place
yesterday at 1 o'clock at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Herman P. Miller,
Cottage Ridge, with the Rev. Harry
E. Ulrich, minister of the Bethany
Presbyterian Church, of Lancaster,
officiating.
Gay scarlet poinsettias set off the
Christmas greens in the decorations
and Mrs. Lawrence C. Phipps, of
Pittsburgh, the bridegroom's sister,
played the wedding march from
Lohengrin.
The bride wore an afternoon frock
of blue tricotlne with corsage bou
quet of violets and orchids. There
were no attendants. A Christmas
dinner was served during the after
noon and afterward Mr. and Mrs.
Miller started for a honeymoon trip
to New York. They will make their
home in Washington for the pres
ent.
The bride, a graduate of the
Mcadville High school and business
college, was employed during the
war as stenographer in the Surgeon
General's Department and since
then in the Treasury Department at
Washington.
Mr. Miller, eldest son of Mr. and
■ Mrs. Herman P. Miller, was grad
j tinted from the Harrisburg Acad
| emy and Leland Stanford. Jr., Unl
| vcraitv. 1917. He has I'ren conneet
ed with the Federal Telegraph Com
. pany since his graduation as an
electrical engineer. He was first
w'fh the factory of the company at
Palo Alto. Cal. and for the past
eighteen months in the Washington
offices.
NEWS
I f.4n anvouTtvrmiml inrArr U heading
, must vc aor-awjMMuma lijr tatnue to asirurc
ariurarg.. ]
I
I Mr. and Mrs. Carl B. Sarvis, of |
! 1429 Market street, announce the j
j birth of a son, George Elwood Sar- I
i vis, Wednesday, December 24, 1919. I
j Mrs. Sarvis was Miss Muriel Oyler I
; prior to her marriage.
I Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Books, of j
j West Fairview, announce the birth i
lof a son. Walter Wesley Books, j
! Wednesday, December 24, 1919.
j Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gulbrandsen. |
j 511-A South Thirteenth street, an- i
i nounee the birth of a daughter,
I Dorothy Olive Gulbrandsen, Friday. |
December 19, 1919. Mrs. Gulbrand- j
i sen was formerly Miss Olive A. i
Singlcy, of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. William F. McFad- j
den. of Valley street. Mechanics- j
burg. Pa, announce the birth of a j
daughter, Thelrna Viola McFadden. j
Thursday, December 18, 1919. Mrs. j
McFadden was formerly Miss Ida
Bender, of Meehanlcsburg. Pa.
HOLD TEA DANCE
INPENN-HARRIS
Attractive Event of the Holi
days Held Yesterday Aft
ernoon Well Attended
One of the most attractive Christ
mas events, attended by many of the
college students who are home for the
holidays, was tea dance given yes
terday afternoon in the ballroom of
the Penn-Harris. The Sourbeer-
Meyers orchestra played for the danc
ing and the committee comprised Miss
Mary Hutman, Miss Dorothy Bothwell,
George Shreiner and Reed McCarty.
Among those present were the
Misses Louise R. Johnson, Kathryn
liuckenridge. Softie Dugan, Eleanor
Bothwell, Hortense Astrich, Char
lotte Kister, Helen Kellcy. Charlotte
Nevere, Mildred Witman, Lucille M.
Hosmen, Dorothy McCoy, Josephine
Klopp, Adeline S. Paul, Beatrice Ba
con, Martha Moltz, Margaret Good,
Hazel Beatty, Mildred Sheesley, Mar
garet Wilson, Juno M. Beard, Kather
, ine Sheffer, Esther Sweeney, Bertha
Rrightbill, Marie Elscher, Ruth Sigil,
Katherine Keen, Hilda M. Fohl, Ruth
D. Beatty, Robert V. Bellows, Eliza
beth Burd, Katharine Nissley, Pauline
Stype, Louise Fisher, Margaret Roed
er, Sarah Bacon, Helen Fitzgerald,
Elizabeth Frantz, Virginia Downes,
Sabra Clark, Anna Marks, Ethel
Marks, Dorothy Cox. Mildred Milnor,
Margaret Glesklng, Sarah Maloney,
Ruth E. Towsen, Marion H. Towsen,
Mary McCleaf, Martha Shartzer, Anna
Bacon, Eleanor Miller, Florence
Frank, Katherine Bcidleman, Mar
garet Atticks, Dorothy Helman, Mar*
E. Wltmer, Ruth Pauline Rife, Emily
Vanderloo, Helen Wall. Florence H.
Rinkenbach, Margaret Titsel, Mary
Rhoads. Mary Amnion, Esther Nell.
Margaret Smith, Frances W. Brown,
Sara R. Hoke. Helen Kockenderfer,
Carolyn Boyer, Uesta Bushey, Ruth
Rlckert, Clara Segelbaum, Marie E.
Smith.
W. E. Puller, L. L. Sheaffer, F. F.
Wright, W. B. Brandenburg, Luther F.
Myers. Harold P. Atticks, Harry Protz
Nell, Ben J. Chrisman, Arthur P. Mil
ler, Russel A. Hoke, Karl E. Peters,
Kenneth Thomas, Charles M. Neil, J.
L. Kamsky, A. J. Astrich, R. J. Yot
ter, Roy E. Barley, Clyde E. Smith,
Arch Black, William E. Lewis, I* L.
| Coyle, Roy Harcourt, Jerry Hamilton,
| Rees M. Lloyd, W. L. piener, Charles
j Lingle. J. C. Koch, J. Mowell Haw
| kins, Jr.. William Lescure, Paul Har
i rlson, Louis Goldstein, Sidney G. Kay,
' G. W. Spangler, A. W. Lick, R. L.
I Fohl. T. William Patterson, Ray Snow,
I George A. Bacon, Edward Cranford,
Jr., James A. Finn, Charles H. Roeder,
' R. T. Hoffman, Charles Snyder, John
| L. Rauscli, Kenneth M. Downes, En
! sign J. L. Gross, Joseph H. Claste-,
| George B. Tripp. Jr., Joshua Swartz,
I Jr.. Cadet W. E. Crist. T. Stewart tic
j Oalley, Thomas I). Caldwell, . Wilbur
I Towsen, John Lloyd, Arthur L. Lewis,
1 J. Musser Miller, Richard Heagy. Lcs
! ter S. Miller, James Frank. Jack Kibn,
! Paul J. Klrby, Fred O. Lyter, & S.
j I'rochllch, Harvey L. Ensmlnger, Earl
jJ. HofTman. U A. Och. J. E. Keane,
j George L. Stark, Mr. and Mrs. J.
' Francis Powers, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Long. Mr. mid
jMrs. Charles S. Segelbaum. Jr., Mr.
! and Mrs. W. S. Rausch. Mr and Mrs.
' 1. H. Wltmer and Mr. and Mrs. John
Evans Laird. Jr.
Entertain at Dance in
Civic Club Last Night
Mrs. Marlln E. Olmsted and Mrs.
Ross A. Hickok entertained at a
'anee last evening in the Civic Club
ouse In compliment to Miss Ger
ude Olmsted and Miss Jane
'ickok. The Myers orchestra ot
hilndelphia played for the dancing
ul among the guests were: Miss
liza Bailey, Miss Mary Kunkel,
'as Lydin KunkM, Miss Cecelia
runkcl. Miss Susanna Maguire, Miss
arol Mitchell, of New York; Miss
i- ginia Hccksoher and Miss Sophie
irr.ell, of New York; Miss Mary
"illy Bailey, of Bryn Mawr, Miss
tizaheth Brandt. Miss Elizabeth
'egler. Miss Mary Hawss, Miss
"ate DoGtngton. Miss Jean Chnm
"rlin. Miss Dorothy Hurlock, Miss
' rnette Roiley, Miss Dorothy Cox,
Mes Winifred Meyers, Miss Nelle
■"a- ne. Miss Louise Hickok, William
Galley, George Bailey, Charles
Bailey, Gilbert Bailey, Mercer B.
"ate. Jr. William Meyers, Frank
°nyne. John Hart, Arch Knisely, A.
11. Stackpole. Captain Cameron,
Dwight Luddington, Spencer Nau
—inn, Henry Evans. Willard Oen
-•lager. Donald Oenslager, Frederick
Stpne. William TTurlock, John
"proul, Frank ,T. Brady, Alger
Bailey, Edwin S. Herman, Jr.. John
\ Kunkel. Lewis Kunkel, William
Lescure. John Lescure, Christian
Tannings, Ross Jennings, William
Tennigs, Sohofield Hart, I.edyard
ifecksher. John Carpenter and Alli
•r,n Scott, of Philadelphia: Francis
Sboop, of, the United States Naval
ten demy. John Wallls. William Mc- |
Tenth, Mr. Bovken. Ehrman Mitch- •
11, Marlin E. Olmsted, Jr., and
"fenry Olmsted.
Miss Payne's Guests
Meet New York Visitor
Guests of Miss Nelle Payne, at
tea this afternoon at her home,
"ront and Mueneh streets, had the
Measure of meeting her house
ruest, Miss Martha Scott, of Pel
ham Manor, N. Y. Christmas green-
By with holly and mistletoe formed
•he decorations, and Miss Ruth
'\nyno and Miss Elizabeth Knisely
are.-lded at the tea table, assisted by
Miss Winifred Meyers and Miss
"etty Oenslager.
Among those present were: Miss
ffiza Bailey, Miss Jean Chamber
in, Miss T.oulse Hickok, Miss Lydia
Kunkel, Miss Annette Bailey. Miss
Susanna Maguire, Miss Cecelia
Kunkel, Miss Virginia Bishop, Miss
Mice Virginia Cooper, Miss Mary
Hubley, Miss Jane Hickok. Miss
Gertrude Olmsted, Miss Elizabeth
Brandt, Miss Kate Darlington, Miss
Elizabeth T-Tarris. Miss Lucy < >rd
Kemper. Miss Mary Cooper, Miss
Mary Hnldeman Armstrong, Miss
Sara Bailey, Miss Eleanor Bailey,
Miss Helen Davis, Miss Darthea
Davis, Miss Margaret Davis, Miss
Elizabeth Zlcgler, Miss Dorothy
Hurlock.
Miss Esther Watner, of Baltimore,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Mollle
Kline, 579 Soilth Front street.
Mrs. D. J. Kline, of 579 South I
Front street. Is leaving Sunday for ]
New York and Boston, where she ;
will be the guest of her daughter, !
Mrs. Frank Hoffman.
Miss Marlon Dreese Whlttaker and
Miss Dorothy Whlttaker, students of
Russell Sage College of Science and
Arts, Troy, N. Y., are spending the
holiday vacation ct their home, 1701 I
North Second street.
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
GARDNER-KEISTER
BRIDAL AT HOME
Mayor's Youngest Daugliter Is
Married to Young Insur-'
ancc Man
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MISS RUTH A. KEISTER ■
Miss Ruth A. Keister, youngest
■ daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Daniel
1 L. Keister. and James T. Gard
■ ner, of 61 North Fourteenth
street, were united in marriage yos
, teiday afternoon at the Keister
, home, 316 Crescent street, in the
■ presence of the immediate families.
. The ring ceremony was read by the
, Rev. Dr. Ellis N. Kremer, under an
arch of laurel. Festoons of laurel
. ] and tall baskets of holly and poln
settias were artistically placed
| throughout the house.
The bride, who was given in mar
i riage by her father, wore a beaded
gown of blue Georgette crepe and
. carried an arm bouquet of sweet
, peas and orchids.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Gardner left on a wedding trip to
Philadelphia and New York. On
their return they will reside tempo
rarily at 61 North Fourteenth street.
The bride, who is well known in
the city among a wide circle of
friends is a graduate of Central
High school, class of 1917. The bride
groom is a graduate of Central High
j school, class of 1914, and a student
of State College. He spent two years
as quartermaster sergeant at Camp
Hancock and is now connected with
the Prudential Insurance Company.
Children's Entertainment
in St. Paul's P. E. Church
The children's entertainment at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Second j
and Emeruld streets, will be held
this evening at 7 o'clock. The chief :
number on the program will be a i
Christmas playlet with the follow- I
. lng people participating:
Grace Dickinson, Dorothy Stitt, !
Janet Sprout, Julia Smith, Edward 1
Roeber. Samuel Danner and Clark j
Stevenson, who will take the part
of Santa Claus.
There will also be recitations and
Christmas carols.
Tech High Seniors in
Big Dance This Evening
The Senior class of Technical High 1
School will hold its big Christmas j
dance this evening in Winterdale hatl i
with the Ranjo-Saxo eight-piece or- I
chestra playing an interesting pro- I
grain. The event will be strictly in
formal with dancing lasting from !
8.30 to 12.30 o'clock. The committee '
comprises Charles Dingle, Calvin !
Frank, Bernard Aldinger, Henry Palm, I
Blair Hefkin and Ross McCord.
QUIET WEDDING
The marriage of Mrs. Mnrg.-.-et I
Elizabeth Miller to John Stokiin was [
solemnized last evening at 7 o'clock, i
j at the home of the bride, 1335 Liberty |
street, the Rev. Everett H. Hallman. i
officiating.
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
Mrs. W. W. Reamer, 608 Poller j
street, has announced .the engage- |
ment of her sister. Miss Emma Eliza- j
beth Stahl to Harry L. Sparver, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sparver, 1918 j
North Fifth street. The wedding will j
be af spring event.
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{Local Girl to Marry
North Carolina Man
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MISS GERTRUDE KERSON . ..!
Mr. and Mrs. S. Kerson, of 309 :
Kelker street, have announced the I
engagement of their daughter. Miss !
Gertrude Kerson, to Benjamin J.
Devine. a prominent young business
■ man, of Goldsboro, North Carolina,
i The wedding will be an event of the
I early spring.
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XMAS CONCERT
AT CAMP HILL
Beautiful Program Arranged
For Sunday Evening in
Methodist Church
The choir of the Camp Hill Metho
dist Church under the leadership of
Mrs. E. O. Tardoe will present a mus
ical and literary program in the
church on Sunday evening, at 7.30.
Miss Elmira Bricker a student at
Walnut Lane Seminary, Philadelphia
will give a reading.
Following Is the program: Hymn,
"Joy to the World," congregation;
Scripture lesson and prayer, the Rev.
J. M. Williams; anthem, "Softy the
Night Is Sleeping." choir; collection;
solo, "Hosanna in the Highest," Miss
Margaret Musser; reading, "Santa
Claus in the Mines." Mrs. Pardee; an
them. "His Natal Night," Miss Trlp
ner, Miss Folk, and choir; solo. Mrs,
Wesley Weaver; reading, Miss Elmira
Bricltcr; quartet, "There's a Song in
the Air," Mrs. R. E. Cahill, Guy Stick
el, Mrs. E. O. I'ardoe, the Rev. J. M.
Williams; anthem. "The Star," Miss
Felk and choir; address, the Rev. J.
M. Williams; benediction.
Mrs. Wm. T. Hildrup, Jr.,
Decorated by King Albert
With Medal of the Queen
Mrs. William T. Hildrup, Jr., of
Harrisburg, has been greatly honored
by the King and Queen of Belgium.
She and her husband were most active
during the war period in all reliel
work and especially through <he Bel
gian and French war charities?
Baron Cartier de Marchienne, Bel
gian ambassador at Washington, has
just wired Mrs. Hildrup that King
Albert had conferred upon her the
medal of Queen Elizabeth and Irs
requested an appointment to bestow
the decoration on Mrs. Hildrup in per
son.
During the closing months of the
war, after the Soviet governm *nt cnnie
into power In Russia a considerable
detachment of the Belglun army
which had been serving in the former
realm of the Czar was compelled to
return home through the United
States and while at Fort Totton, Mrs.
Hildrup presented to each .member
of a machine gun battery a wrist
watch in recognition of their splendid
services for the Allies. It is expected
that the token of appreciation cf a
grateful government will be presented
to Mrs. Hildrup this week.
During the visit of King Albert and
Queen Elizabeth in New York sha was
invited to a private audience with the
Queen at the Waldorf-Astoria and was
thanked in person by the Queen for
her great kindness to the Belgians.
Sharp-Tettemer Bridal
Event of Christmas Day
i Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tettemer, of
,: 1628 Penn street, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Helena
Tettemer to Sergeant Clarence J.
j Sharp, of Palmyra, Thursday, De-
I cember 25, at high noon,
j The ceremony was performed at
the bride's home by the Rev. Henry
i W. A. Hanson, pastor of the Mes
■ siah Lutheran Church. Mrs. George
; Klnneard played the wedding
; marches and the service was held
I under an archway of holly, mistle
j toe and ground pine.
; The bride, who was given in mar-
I riage by her father, wore a hand-
I tome traveling costume of reindeer
j cloth with Hudson seal collar and
muff, and hatter's plush turban.
There were no attendants.
A wedding breakfast was served
and the couple left later for a trip
to New York and vicinity. They
will reside in Lewisburg where Ser
geant Sharp, recently with the Unit
ed States Regulars in Panama, is
| connected with th R. O. T. C. of
| Bucknell University,Lewisburg. Miss
I Tettemer was connected with the
I Automobile Division of the State
] Highway Department,
j Among the guests were Mr. nnd
Mrs. Walter Stahler and Mrs.
Amanda Tettemer, of Frenchtown,
IN. J.; Miss Emma Shoop, Palmyra,
j and Miss Esther Dolfman, of Phiia
, delphla.
,W. C. T. U. Gives Annual
Entertainment in Jail
Mrs. Margaret Ellenberger, su
perintendent of the Dauphin county
I jail and prison work of the Woman's
i Christian Temperance Union for
i more than thirty years on Wednes
! day conducted the annual jail serv
• Ice. Last year at Christmas time
: there were 200 inmates and this year
| there were hut 76. Those assisting
j Mrs. Ellenberger were: Mrs. Lydick,
i Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. Fishburn," Mrs.
j Dunmyer, Mrs. Elder, Mrs. Clark,
I Mrs. Fir.ley and Mrs. Dugan.
| The program presented was as fol
] lows: Hymn, "All Hail the' Power
j of Jesus' Name"; Scripture reading.
I Mrs. Lydick, president. Dauphin
county district; prayer, Mrs. Finley,
; Stnelton; , solo, Mrs. S. K. Dugan,
j Highspire; recitation. Mrs. Clark',
Hill union; solo. Mrs. Elder, Meade j
union; solo, Mrs. Spahr, president
East End union; Lord's prayer; dis
tribution of gif'.s,' apples, cukes,
candy, tracts, magazines, towels and
books published by Moody Publish- I
Ing Company.
Ryall Ryder, of Waynesboro, is
visiting E. Pierce Rliope, at 610 North
Third street.
I Mr. and Mrs. Chauncev C. Bald
win, of Perth Amboy, N. J., are
guests of Mrs. Paid win's mother,
Mrs. William E. Hiester, Front and"
Herr streets.
Charles D. Orth, Jr., of New York,
and Howard Tngersoll, of Philadel
phia, are house guests of Mr. and
Mrs. A. C. fltamm, South Thirteenth
street.
Miss Olive Janison, of Wilmington.
Delaware, 1s a holiday guest of old
friends here.
The Rev. Harry E. Ulrlch. of Lan
caster, is visiting IPs parents in this
city, during the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Flowers, of
Philadelphia, is spending the hell- (
days with his parents at 613 Harris
street.
Miss Edna Marie Hayes, of Reglna
street, is convalescing after a seri- [
ous illness.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. It. Johnson.
Miss Frances Jones and Robert
Johnson, of Washngton. are guests
of Jesse E. B. Cunningham, River
side Apartments.
Robert Mercer, of Lehigh tTnlver
j stty, and Wlllinm Norris. of Wash
ington. are the guests cf Mt\ and
Mrs. Henry M. Stlne, 19 South Front
street.
Miss Mary Emily Bailey, of Bryn
Mawr, Is spending the Oh>istmas i
season with her grandmother, Mrs.
George W. Reily, Front and Relly
streets. ,
HOLIDAY PARTY
IN CIVIC CLUB
Mrs. Ross A, Hickok Pours at
Cliristmus Afternoon
Event
Among the many interesting holi
day events was the tea dance given
yesterday afternoon in the Civic Club
I House with the Ibach Orchestra, of
: Reading, playing for the dancing.
; Mrs. Ross A. Hickok presided at the
! tea table and the committee com
i prised Richard Robinson and Albert
j H. Stack pole.
The guests Included Miss Cecelia
j Kunkel, Miss Dorothy Hurlock, Miss
Martha Fletcher, Miss Mary Kunkel,
Miss Elizabeth Ziegler, Miss Jean
'Chamberlain, Miss Susanna Fleming,
! Miss Almeda Herman, Miss Virginia
I Hamilton, Miss Ruth Payne. Miss
{Elizabeth Knisley, Miss Eleanor Et
' ter, Miss Winifred Meyers, Miss Nellc
' rayne. Miss Susanna Maguire. Miss
Mary Haldeman Armstrong, Miss
Maude Stum in. Miss Katherlne Stamm,
Miss Mary Mitchell, Miss Jane Hick
ok, Mrs. Walter P. Maguire, Mlas Mary
Erskine, of Washington.
George Kunkel. William S. Bailey,
Cl aries L. Bailey. 111, Gilbert Bailey,
George Batlcy, Mercer B. Tate. Jr.,
! Willard Oenslnger, Donald Oenslager,
1 William Hurlock, William McCreath,
j Ehrman Mitchell, _ William Hurlock,
| John C. Kunkel, Major M. E. Locke,
of Washington, Daniel Kunkel, Dr.
j Minster Kunkel, DeForrest Lescure,
| William Emery of Philadelphia, Wil
liam Meyers, Edwin S. Herman. Jr., J.
■ Diaper Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Waltei
Bruce Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Mahon, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Farley Gan
nett, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Entwisle,
Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Neale, Dr. and
{ Mrs. William E. Wright.
Entertain at Dinner
Honoring Their Daughter
Mr. and Msr. Henry C. Claster, of
Front and PelTer streets, entertained
at dinner last evening in compliment
to their daughter, Miss Clarissa Clas
ter and Jacob Schwartz, of Wauke
gan, 111., whoso engagement was re
cently announced.
The decorative scheme was most
unique with a circ.ular table surround
ing a fountain spraying from a pool
| in which were goldfish, tall American
, beauty roses end poinsettas. Trailing
| vines of smtlax festooned the table
| where the predominating colors were
l green and red.
| The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clas
ter, Miss Claster and Mr. Schwartz,
j Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Claster, of Wil-
I liamsport; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clas
j ter, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Steinfeldt, of
Lancaster: Mr. and Mrs. David Kauf-
I man, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krauss,
j Mr. and Mrs. Joel Claster. of Lebanon;
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Jacobson, Miss
! Lillian Claster, of Wllliamsport; Miss
I Jeanette Claster, Miss Adelie Claster,
I Miss Bessie Delle Claster, Miss Mil
dred Solomon, of New York; Miss Ber
nice Steinfeldt, of Lancaster; Samuel
Krauss, of Millerstown, Max Krauss,
of Middletown, David Jacobson, Rabbi
Louis J. Haas, Hess Kline, Harold
Claster and Joseph Claster,
Tell Betrothal
at Dinner Party
Mrs. G. W. Sowers, of 2132 Green
street, announced the engagement of
her niece, Miss Helen S. L. Shuey
to Chester M. Sheffer at a Christmas
dinner yesterday. The table decora
tions wore most attractive with small
red and green Santa Clauses and tiny
Christmas trees much in evidence.
The centerpiece, surrounded with
cupids and hearts was a large chim
ney with a Santa Claus guarding the
cards bearing the secret, which were
hidden within.
The bride-elect is s graduate of
Central High School, class of 1915
and of the Teacher's Training School,
class of 1917. For the last few years
she has been teaching In the public
schools of the city.
Mr. Shelter has recently returned
after two years In France where he
was attached to the British Expedi
tionary Force on St. Qulnten Front
with the 6th U. S. Engineers. He Is
now connected with the Dauphin De
posit Trust Company.
No date has been set for the wed
ding.
Mrs. Mary Eckels, of 10 North
Fifth street, has left for Philadel
phia, where she will spend the win
ter with Mrs. J. Walsh.
Mrs. Harris J. Ryan, of Palo Alto,
California, Is visiting her parents, i
Mr. and Mrs. Abrain Fortenbaugh, at
1713 North Second street.
Three in Jail After
Fight Over Alcohol
A light, stiid to have started over
the distribution of a bottle of de
natured alcohol, resulted in the ar
rest of three persons, the only ones
to be arrested on llarrlsburg's first
"dry" Christmas.
Razors played an Important part
in the fight, which followed the pur
chase, and ttvo colored men and one
colored woman are in the Jail for a
hearing at police court this after
noon. Those arrested are Charles
Royster, 1203 North Seventh street;
Mina Butler, 1327 William street, and
John Burton. Royster is said to have
given Burton money for the pur
chase of the denatured alcohol at a
drugstore. Burton Is said to have
declined to give- Royster any of the
Pin-chase after which the fight fol
lowed and Royster was stabhed In
the neek to such an extent that he
was treated at the Harrlsburg Hos
pital.
MAYOR REMEMBERER
RY I'OI.ICE FORCE
Shirts, neckties, collars, handker
chiefs, silk hose, cigars, a library
table, electric lamp, a leather rock
ing chair, muffler, bedroom slippers
and other similar articles, were pre
sented on Wednesday to Mayor Keis
ter by members of the office staff of
the Harrlsburg Police Department
and on behalf of the Fraternal Order
of Police. The presentation speech
on behalf of the office staff, was made
liy Captain Thompson, and on behalf
of the Fraternal Order of Police, by
Attorney Robert Stucker.
HI N DOWN RY Al.'TO
William Kramer, of Allentown, suf
fered severe lacerations on Wednes
day when struck by an automobile
near Third and Pine streets.
81.IPX ON ICE
Edward Moloney, who makes his
home nt Betliesda Mission, suffered
severe hip contusions yesterday when
he slipped on an icy pavement in
Walnut street.
Dr. C. J. B. Flowers has resumed
practice, with temporary. oMces In
the Estherton Apartments, Riverside
, Drive. Bell. —Adv.
DECEMBER 26, 1919.
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Q John Ruskin was almost a superman; both j
Q ethically and intellectually. An artist,
t an art critic, an economist, a philosopher: 2,
2 he was one of England's greatest nine- ja
p teenth century figures. But even Homer
2 nodded and Ruskin scored one con- 2
a spicuous mistake. Before the world 2
2 had accepted Whistler's transcendent 2
t genius Ruskin viciously attacked his a
2 paintings. Time vindicated the talented 2
a American. 3
0 One of the keenest aphorisms Ruskin ever £
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• "Economy no more means saving money 0[
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a If Ruskin had lived in Harrisburg it's a a
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