6 fSOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS NRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN FOR MISS GERTRUDE BEIL feasant Surprise Arranged by Her Friends In Celebration of Her An niversary—Music a Feature of the Evening's Entertainment A birthday surprise party was giv s Saturdav evening iu honor of Miss wrtrude Beil. at her home. 1237 | watara street. The rooms were pret ilv decorated with green carnations nd shamrocks. Instrumental music j pas furnished by the Misses Harcel-1 »de and Blough,' Messrs. Beil and Tag art. Vocal selections by mixed quar »t consisting of Miss Sehott, Messrs. ] owler. Kunkel and Beil. Covers were lid for thirty-six guests, the center iece being a large birthday cake, dec rated with candles. Those preseut were the Misses Jean- Ite Harcelrode. Catherine Brenueinan. «Ola Speeec, Leola Beil. Netta Adolph. Jma Blough. Grace Le Inner. Florence filler, Mary Egolf, Hester Sehott. losells Taggart. Evelyn Beil and Ger rude Beil. Messrs. David McMullen. John Fish r. Ralph Leedy, Charles Barker. l\>s sr Rahn. Jer'ald Adolph, William; [ertz, Ernest ljehmer, Arthur Kunkel, Inniel Yowler. Pittsburgh: Robert A. Ferner, Lebanon: Jack Beil, Mr. and Irs. N. W. Beil, Mr. and Mrs. Hyde peeee, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Taggar! nd Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beil. ittending Pittsburgh Convention Professor E. G. Rose. Supervisor of lusie of the Harrisburg public schools, 'ill spend the week in Pittsburgh at >nding the National Convention ot Insic Supervisors. The convention ■ill discuss new methods of teaching nd all up-to-date music matters. tndy of "In R f d Man's Land" On Wednesday evening of this week very interesting program will be giv a at 7.30 o'clock in the parlors of [arket Square Presbyterian y the Mission Study class which has jst completed reading and studying In Red Man's Land" under Mrs. la!>el Cronise Jones. Five-minute talk? ill be given on the salient -übjects f the bonk, bv Jnr->. Herman I'. Miller, Irs. W. Sheffer, Miss Dale. Mrs. homas Stewart Blair. Mi-- Martha inning. Miss Caroline Motlitt and li-s l-r.bel Kelley. Mrs. Jones will ive a brief summary in conclusion. denial Dame Essays Will Be Eead On Friday afternoou a* 1.30 o'clock >r. Downes will give a short talk at ic Colonial Dame exercises to be held i the Willsrd school. Essays will be >ad bv Mary Koplovit: and Carl B. toner, and Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted, as juntv chairman, will present the cer fieate given by the State to Mary 'oplovit/.. Mrs. Mabel i ronise Jones, i chairman of the prize committee, ill give a brief talk explaining the l»ject of the contests. Miss Angell as Bridesmaid Miss Marian Clifford Angell will be H> of the six bridesmaids for the we i iug of Miss Josephine Green and La os P. Ordway, Jr., which will take lace at the hotel Plaza. New York sty, Saturday. April 10. Two More Current Event Talk? There will be two more meetings of le Current Event class under Mr-, oues the Joan Y. Boyd hall. March 3 and 30. It is hoped that there will t a-full attendance at these meetings, nd for these closing sessions members ill be privileged to bring guests. - - "A A WELL SELECTED STOCK OF FURNITURE AMP FLOOR COVERINGS lii this large stock you will find innumerable suggestions to make the home more beautiful, comfortable and convenient —compare cur prices ,with the best furniture you can buy, and it will reveal the true economy of buying here. EASTER RUGS ARE READY N | | v Every woman wants lier home to look best for her Easter Sunclav visitor. sqthing will brig iten up the, home like I I r I BEUSSEL EtTO, size $15.00 / I H 1 "" AXMINSTEE EUO, size »XI2, SIB.OO jKS j \fi I ! f'" J , TjHf K' , iUAMI VELVET BUG, size oxl2 $23 00 lif THE BUEMA Euo - 5126 oxl2 $17.50 BEUSSEL EUG. size 9x12 $19.50 WILTON EUG, size oxl2 $32 00 \A\ L ' mptal RprU —heavy enamel finish. STRAW MATTING—good quality, per yard, 25£ .llwlfll OCU3 continuous posts BEUSSEL CAEPET—room and ball patterns, oer * yard 80£ lotliers prefer our go-carts because they | BEUSSEL CAEPET—wooI face, per yard, $1,15 ha v « more eomftrtable springs, run easier VELVET CAEPET—good quality, per yard. OK h t a I v ,° artistic bodies. The BUBNS SPECIAL go-cart; made of Tieed body, g f CIITV, 1 ——— VELVET CARPET—extra quality, per yard, &X.50 w >th heavy roll and wood artillery wheels WILTON CAEPET—beautiful patterns, per yard". f ubber $20.00 Carpets sewed, laid and lined without extra charge. I'LJ'.L "" 1,1 . J* jj 'Rtttl SPECIAL I HHI I x*W t f • ;i- STANDS uade of hardwood, 24 I ?' Mi 9 top. Makes an ideal telephone, P^P -ft - i smoking stand or pedestal. 4 Af* 011 tlhlli F I 'i i I ihrjirv Tahlp —hifhlv polished, drawer K Dozens of other uses for it. A JdC IT ft -J 'MP; trivial J lAUIC under top. Colonial feet, £ i "*"* good 95c value. Special wWU t*T] -.Vt"— ~ r "9lb ffl - ■■ 1 -t S h,.„. / Wri\t/ )t tfl I BURNS & COMPANY "E3_ scroll foot, solid oak, beut 28-30-32 S. Second Street $20.00 ENTERTAINS FOR GUESTS Miss Weaver and F. L. Weaver Gave Pleasant Affair at Their Home in Compliment to Visitors Miss Marie Weaver and Francis i Laid Weaver entertained at their home, j 2031 Penn street. Saturday evening iu I compliment to Miss Anna Myers, of Philadelphia: Dr. Robert Sagerson, of j Johnstown, and John Darlington, of 1 Pittsburgh. The rooms were prettily decorated in green and white and the guests spent a pleasant evening with music and games. Refreshments were served to the following: Mrs. Frank Fahnestoek. Mrs. J. K. Wierman, Mrs. Susanna Weaver, Mrs. Edward Weaver, Mrs. Francis Weaver, Mrs. W. Balthaser. Miss Edna MuUs baugh. Miss Anna Fogarty. Miss Anna Wanbaugh, Miss Bessie Hu?>er. Miss Mary Falvey, Miss July ami Wiermsn, Miss Anna Falvey, Miss Beulah Koous, Miss Gravce Koous. Miss Marie Weav er. Miss Cormane Weaver, Francis Fogarty, Charles Graham. Ray Hlifter. Charles Mutiabaugh. Merle Harris. ■ Charles "Regan, Robert Ross, William Weaver, Fred Myers, Edward Weaver, Albert Weaver, Michael Kevrr. Frank Writsel and L. A. Weaver. a i'ORMH K TEAM WON Defeated Dr. Geo. B. Moflltt's Team in Country Club Bowling Tournament Defeating Dr. George R. Motlitt's team by a margin of 126 pins, Van.'e C MeCormiek's team won the final match in the Country Club bowling tournament, taking the lead in the open ing game and holding it in i-ani 'sos sion. The scores: VANCE C. M 'CORMICK Mrs. Roy G. Cox 41!' Anne MeCormiek 281 Frank J. Brady 390 Henry M. Gross 474 V. C. MeCormiek 505 Totals 2070 l)R. GEORGE R. MOFFITT Miss Williamson . 29ti Miss M. Fleming 333 Car! W. Davis 401 ; Boone Abbott 421 Dr. George Moffitt 433 Totals 194 4 WORDS THAT ABE ACCURSED The Yezi lees, a peculiar Turkish sect, are perhaps the only people in the world who consider certain letters, ••words and phrases as being cursed and the person who pronounces them a worthy subject for -immediate destrue j tion. They attach no value to human life, and to these ordinary dangers are add el those arising from the embarrsss i ing etiquette of conversational inter course with them, for if any one ina 1- ventently speaks the word "devil," I "Satan" or anything with the same meaning he commits a mortal offense, land to cut off his head is a God pleas- I ing act. a sacred duty of the YezUee. the fulfillment of which will insure . him a place in paradise. In a like manner several letters are wholly banished from their language, chiefly those which contain the sound |of "shun." The Arabian word "nal iet." "Thou are damned," is also ex punge I because it is believed by the Yezidees to have been the word uttered jby God when the fallen angels were thrown into hell. ' These and similar words and phrases are set aside and combinations which do not belong to any language used ; instead.—London Spectator. / HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, MONDAY EVENING, ~MARCH 22, 1915. GUESTS OF THE MISSES BOYD Members of O. A. A. F. Embroidery Olub Were Pleasantly Entertained at Their Home The Misses Lueretia and IRJ.-MI Boyd entertained the members of tin' 0. A. A. F. Embroidery Club at a St. Pat rick 's Day party at their home Satur day evening. The guests spent a pleas ant evening with music and games. The prize winners were Edith Walters, Jeaft Matter, Elvn Peters and 'Helen Rabn. During the evening refresh ments were served to the following: Misses Helen Kirk, Jean Matter, Helen Balm. Miriam (a ton, Elvs Pe ters, Sara Catou. Louise Boyd, Martha Moltz, Ethel Klueker, Virginia and Edith Walters, Lueretia Bovd, Isabel Boyd and Mrs. S. K. Boyd. BI'RNS LOUUE WILL BAXQIKT Governor Brumbaugh Will Be Among the Quests of Honor Robert Burns lodge, No. 4C4, Free aud Accepted Masons, will celebrate the forty-tirst anniversary of its insti tution iu the Masonic Temple, Third and State streets, next Monday even ing. March 29, with appropriate cere monies, including a banquet of the type (tfr which the lod;e is famous. Among the guests of honor will be sec era! officers of the grand lodge and Coventor Brumbaugh. Among the principal speakers will ;>e Justice George B. Orladv. of the Superior Court; J. George Becht, secre tary of the State Board of Education, and Warren S. Seipp, of Baltimore, grand lecturer of the Grand Lodge of Ma ryland. >IISS NAOMI WINKER HOSTESS Miss Naomi Winger, 85 South Cam eroti street, was hostess Thursday even ing at a St. Patrick party. The even ing was spent playing five hundred, prizes being won by Miss Helen Morsch, Miss Martina Mullen. Merrill Arbogast aud Roger Sellman. After the cards, refreshments were served to the following: Miss Edna Bixler, Miss Pearl Black, Miss Martina Mullen. Miss Helen Morsch. Miss lla;el Mackley, Roger Sellman, Paul Reiudell, William Ma guire, William Gardner. Ellis Roberts and Merrill Arbogast. Shank-Harnish Wedding Marticville, March 22.—Miss Kath ryn Harnish, of this place, and Amos G. Shank, of Conestoga, were married Saturday at the home of the bride by the Rev. A. B. Herr. of the New Dan \ ille Brethreu church. A wedding din ner was served. Benefit Bridge on Saturday On Saturday afternoon a small bridge was given by Mrs H. Lindlev Hosford au.l Mrs. Mabel Crouise Jones at the home of the latter for the benefit of the educational department of the Civic Club. Boys as They Eat Jerome K. Jerome in one of his un consciously sentimental but consciously I clever essays remarks: I "It is amusing to see boys eat, when I you have not got to pay for it. Their ; idea of a square meal is a pound nnd I a half of roast beef with ti\*e or six ! good-sized potatoes (soapy ones pre ferred, as l.eing more substantial), i plenty of greens, and four thick slices j of Yorkshire pudding, followed by a j couple of currant dumplings, a few 1 green apples, a pen-orth of nuts, half a dozen jumbles and a bottle of ginger t "The Quality Store" Anniversary Sale seventeen years old in our present loca- -s. USy tion and we're going to hold a Birth- / day party —for a whole week. / IK. . Si It starts to-day I >] \ As a fitting climax to our many years of uninterrupted success J we are going to show our appreciation of your patronage by present- gl| ing extraordinary offerings during this practical celebration. Every day will witness many buying chances of importance in every de partment—chances no thrifty person can afford to miss. So that a visit to JM "The Quality Store" will be time profitably spent. ■eflkk * The New Spring. Silks Specially Priced for the Anniversary Crepe Meteor — Black Silk Messalines — 40 inches wide —all the now colors—Russian Green, Peacock Exceptional low priced for Anniversary Sale week only— ft Rlne, Wisteria, Battleship (fray, Navy Blue, Gettysburg Blue •>*> inches wide, 85c quality, the yard 69c and Cedar —sells regularly at $2.00 the yd.—Anni- djl 7T inches wide, SI.OO quality, the yard .\ . 7l>c versarv Sale price just i •/ V inches wide, $1.25 quality, the vard .HHc 36 inches wide, $1.50 quality, the yard. .. ,sl.l2* s Crepe de Chines-- Fourteen Shades —Copenhagen, Plum, Russian and Reseda r Green:., Putty, Nile, Light Blue, Light Gray, Tan, Black, inches wide—Navv, Royal Blue, Rose, Copper, Puttv, Golden White, Lavender. Cream and I'ink— 50 inches wide sells Brown, Wisteria and Russian Green —regularly $1.25 d* | Ift regularly at $1.50 the yd. —Anniversary Sale price A 1 OjT " ,0 J'*'- —Anniversary Sale price , . . * Colored Silk Moire- Cheney ShOWer'PrOOT Foulards Kleven pieces—24 inches wide—in (iold. Pink, Light Blue, Guaranteed showerproof —- 23 inches wide —in Blue, Green, I'ink, Tan, Rose, Copper, Russian Green, Brown, Navy, Royal Black, Wisteria and Tan with beautiful attractive figures— Copenhagen Blues worth $1.25 the vd.—Anni worth 85c the vd., regularly—Anniversary Sale price /?Q versarv Sale price, only OO C ™" owc Silk Mess alines — They come 20 inches wide—in Light Blue, Pink and Jlelio— f | r , o-.i i- •> i »r i- oc • i -i w „„,. always SI.OO the yd.—Anniversary Salo price or* Pure Silk Yarn-Dyed Messaline—.l6 inches wide —in Navy, . • ' ' k St f Duck Blue. Copenhagen, Nigger Brown, Putty, Nile, Tan, •' " WC I'ink, Coral Rose, Copper, Light Blue, Russian and Olive lAJieh GilLr Green and White —always SI.OO the yd. —Anniversary OQ „ wVdSn JIIHS Sale price ; O«7C Ju pretty striped patterns—3o inches wide—excellent O£ ... 50c quality—Anniversary Sale price, the vd., only. .. . OdC Gros de Londre — mh w . j _ One of the newest—comes in yard wide pieces—Bottle Green, j i Military Blue, Old Rose, Battleship Gray. Nigger Brown, Navy, Come in full yard wide pieces—beautiful striped effects—for t Black and White —sold elsewhere at $1.85 the yd.— -l rrk waists or ineu's shirts—regularly SI.OO the yd.—Anni- n P Our Anniversary Sale price sf> 1 »DU versary Sale price just $ DC I L. W. COOK] ale. After that they play at horses. How they must despise us mon, who; require to sit quiet for a couple of hours after dining off a spoonful of clear soup and the wing of a chicken! " J RE-EXPORT BUSINESS POOR U. S. Does Little Compared With Britain, Germany and France By Associated Press. Washington, March 22. —The Unit | ed States does comparatively little re export business compared to the other ' great commercial nations —Oreat Brit | ain, Germany and France —according ! to a statement to-day by the Depart ; ment of Commerce. For many years the total of foreign t ! merchandise brought into the United j I States and sold again to foreign buy- ! ers has ranged between $35,000,000 and $43,000,000 annually in value. , | During the fiscal vear of i 914 the to tal was $35,000,0*00. ! Great Britain's re«exp'ort business) during the last calendar vear totaled | $465,000,000 against $42,500,000 | handled through the United States in I the same period. The BritMi excess of j domestic exports over American fig ' ures, however, wae only one per cent, j The great difference in re-exporta | tion business is due in part to the co | lonial possessions of the European I ! countries whose business is handled j through the parent country. Thus Ger -1 many in 1912 did re-exportation busi ness totalling $159,000,000 and French in 1912, $357,000,000 in pro ducts chiefly of their respective col onies. _ ON BRYAN'S "ASININITY" LIST Secretary Says Banker and Railroader Are Running Race For Prize Lincoln, Neb., March 2i2.—W. J. j Bryan charges that A. B. Leach, presi dent of the Investment Bankers' Asso ciation of America, is running a race with President Underwood, of the Erie railroad, "for a prize in the contest of asininitv." In the forthcoming issues of his "Commoner," Mr. Bryan re ; plies to the argument of Mr. Leaeh j that men drawing salaries of $5,000 or ; less a year are illfitted to dictate to heads of corporation?* with incomes of $50,000. "How far," asks Mr. Bryan, "will Mr. carry his theoryt Would he say that it would be im proper for a Sheriff with a salary of $2,500 to arrest a ibank cashier guilty of embezzlement of half a million, and should a Oovernor drawing only $lO,- 000 a year be prohibited from grant ing a pardon to a rich criminal " Tough Old Vesseus If the life of the old man-of-war was longer than that of the present Dread nought the old merchantman lived ! longer still. The Lively, for instance, i | when wrecked at Cromer in 1888 had been afloat two years over a century. I j The Liberty, too, built at Whitby in ; 1750, was in regular use till 1856, and ; ; the Betsy Cains, which began life as a 1 ! frigate*and' ended as a colliery went down in her one hundred and thirty -1 seventh year. And in 1902, according to a daily paper, the Anita, then trad . ing between Spain and America, dated ! from the days of Columbus.—London | Sun. Hospital The Havi»burg Hospital is open I daily ercept Sunday, between 1 and 2 o'cloek p. )m. for dispensing medical I advice and (descriptions to those unable to pay for tfiem. ANCIENT ' WIRELESS" An Old Roman Carrier Pigeon Station Still Stands in Prance A few miles north of 'Marseilles and within easy walk art the tram to Aix en-Provenve lies a typical Provencal village that tourists usually miss. It was founded by the Romans during their occupation of the south of France and is built in accordance with the cus toms »f that time. The houses appear to be perched on top of each other, "but on closer inspection are found to be built on ledges on a hillside. This hill the most interesting fea ture of the place. What appears as a solitary crag is in reality a castle, the rooms, fortifications, ctV., toeing cut out of the solid rock and forming a fortress practically impregnable in those days. At the side of the castle is a round tower, about forty feet in height and seven feet in diameter. The interior of this tower acted as the "wireless station" in Roman times. The interior consisted of a series of pigeon lofts, from which the birds, bearing messages, were sent direct to Rome. The whole of the interior was con structed of a very hard cement, which, with the wear of ages, is now slowly decaying, and only one perfect "loft" now remains. There was accommodation for about 250 pairs of birds, together with an abundant water and grain sup ply, the attendants toeing quartered in the castle.—"Wide World Magazine. A Calamity Five-year-old Tot's mother was tell ing the younster the story of herself and her twin sister. "One morning when we were a week old the nurse was toathing us, and she took the tolue riMoon off Delia's wrist and the pink ribbon off Stella's wrist. AM/ A Formal Exhibit of Spring and Summer Models Bl "Our New Metropolitan Pi | Wednesday, March Twenty-fourth 11 g| Thursday, March Twenty-fifth ff f HI Nineteen Hundred Fifteen F] I M. KOLBENSCHLAGS /#/ THE EEYNARD 2OB N. Third St. JEM, 17 South Third Street, Harrisburg, Pa. rmji&jp* Agency for KNOX HATS 'When she was ready to put them on again she could not remember which one of us was Delia and which was Stella, so she took us in to mother, but mother could not tell eifher, and no one ever did know whether or not we had our right names. Then when we were 7 years old one of us died, and nobody knows whether it was Delia or Stella.'' Little Tot burst into an agony of tears and sobbed out, "I just know it was my own mother that (lieu wTieu she was 7 years old!" Youth's Com panion. Fine Encouragement Willie was of an economical turn of mind. iHe called upon Elizabeth many times before he bougiht her a box of cardy. At last he loosened up and bought an 80-cent pound box. That evening his brother noticed that he had a grouch on and asked the trouble. "That blamed old cur ate half of that box of 80-ccnt candy," he said, referring to Elizabeth's Scotch collie. The next time he bought candy ho bought, in addition to another 80-cent pound box, a bag of 10-cent store candy for the dog. "Oh, William!" said Elizabeth. "How thoughtful of you! I am so glad you and Rover are becoming friends!" —New York Globe. Ruth Elizabeth Bennett The funeral of Ruth Elizabeth Ben nett, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bennett, 2313 Jefferson street, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home .of her parents. The services were in charge of Prank Greg ory. Interment was in Muinma ceme tery.
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