Tfc 1 —————i PAT „„r:Stieff's Removal Sale Means Money to You! It means money to you to put a piano or flayer-piano in your home during Stieft's Big vV'emoval Sale. Rebuilding operations necessitate the clear ■ ing of our warerooms by the month's end. V Every instrument in tiie store must be sold at H, 10 Per Cent. Off. ■ If you intend giving your children a musical V education; if you wish to surround yourself and ■ your loved ones with the joyous and refining in ■ fluence of music,—it will pay vou to buy a Stieff ■ NOW. I Nothing but the highest quality could have I given the Stieff the national reputation of —"the I piano with the sweet tone." Big Removal Sale Ends March 31. CHAS. M. STIEFF ■RAL CO mPROGRAM ol' Wednesday Club Chorus Hll Present Interesting Program —Miss Conkling Director of tho! Club will be given to-mor- j evening at 5.15 o'clock in Fahne -j hall by the club chorus, Miss I Swopte Conkling. directing. concert will bo complimentary to j ■I < lasses of members and the only 1 will be friends of club members j are visiting in the city or are : House guests of members who will be ; bv presenting gue»s Prelu les," Symphonic Poem, . M iss Wittenmyer, Mrs. Rhodes, I ■». John llenrv, Miss Ijaverty; (a) Prayer in Brittany,"'' (b) , John's Eve," Chaminade, the! Club Chorus, soloists, Mrs. ami Miss Seaman; '"Ballad,"i Hich; Mrs. Rhodes; cantata, "The! of Joan of Arc," Bemberg, chor- Mrs. Cox; four violin num-J Miss Sara Lciner; "A Page From Rimskv-Korsakow, chorus; Mrs. Bumbaugh, Mrs. Harris Hil Miss Middaugh; (a) "Gavotte," Buck-Brahms; (b) "Etuilfe in I) Plat," Hszt, Mrs. Martin Cumbler; (a) "The PJnow, " (b) "Ply Singing Bird," El gar, chorus: violin obligato. Miss Le mer and VV. Wnllev Davis; "Waltz from Suite, Opus lo," Ormsby, Miss Wittenmyer, Mrs. Bent L Weaver; "Spring Cycle," Mabel Daniels, chor us; soloists, Mrs. Bumbaugh and Mrs. Harris. MISS FISHEL TO WEl> Her Engagement to Arthur J. Latham, of Greenwich, Conn., Announced Announcement of the engagement of liss Verna H. Pishel, daughter of Mrs. ara C. Fishel, 216 South Thirteenth Ireet, to Arthur .T. Latham, of Green wich, Conn., was announced at an aft noon tea given last Saturdav bv iss Martha Pissel, at her home in rlisle. Both Miss Pishel and Mr.' Latham • graduates of Dickinson College ss Fishel of class 1909 and Mr' tham of 1910. The wedding will' te place during the summer. Price Dagen Wedding Willow Street, March 24.—At the trsonage of the United Brethren inrch, the Rev. H. S. Shelley, pastor the Reformed church, yesterday mar ed Miss Amanda Ine Zeiders Entertained Member? at Her Homo—"Rob in Hood" Program Menrt>er& of tin Demosthenian Lit erary Societv met at the home of Miss ; Katherine fceidem, 1(112 State street, ■ lust evening. An interesting program ! on "The sto.v of Robin Hooil" was ! given by Miss Catherine Ortli, Miss Ma j bol \\ right and several members of the society. A sketch or tableau of two [ scenes ot I ' Robin Hood'' was present ed in a most delightful manner. Ijiter in the evening dainty refreshments »\ere served to the following members: Misses Catherine Orth, Naomi Bev ard, Katherine Fahnestock. Helen Ge.- des, Lillian Kamsky, Katheriue Peters, I Martha Miller, Marion Martz, Dorothv Helmfln, Mary Witmer, Helen Brojni all, Caroline Hatton, Mabel Wright Margaretta Reed, Elizabeth McConn?ck' Mary Ortli and Katherine /Ceiders, ( larence Coopei, Lecov Sinurker, Jona- I than l-ilaek. Kenneth Patten-on, Anson | De\ out. Herbert Springer, Paul Clous-| er, Richard Hamer, Frederick Lvter, I Paul ParMiemore, Caroll Denny, Helen i and Margaret Weiseman. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Martha Miller, 2321 North Third street, April 13. MEETING or MISSION BOARD Meu of Episcopal Church Held Session at Residence of Bishop Darlington ! The tri-monthly meeting of the I Hoard of Missions of the Episcopal dio-I ceso of Ilarrisburg was held yesterday at the residence of Bishop .lanies Henry ' Darlington, 321 North Front street. A i business session was held, after which I luncheon was served to the following: ! The Rev Alexander MacMillan, of i Carlisle; the Rev. Arthur B. Tavlor, of Vork; the Kev. George I{. Bishop,' of j Altoona; the Rev. F. P. Bastment, of l'hillipsburg, N. J.; H. G. llinkle, of I Altoona; the Rev. T. K. Lucenbach, of i Tyrone; W. C. Robinson and the Rev. j Robert Gibson, of Williamsport; F. W\! Lorenz, of Shamokin; Herbert W. Hart-' man, George N. Reynolds, of Lanoas- ] ter; the Rev. Leroy F. Baker, mission- ' ary, Selinsgrove; R. M. H. Wharton, G I Harry Beattv and the Rev. Dr. Armle ton, of thij city. SOLOMOX-BAHR BETROTHAL Mr. and Mrs. Barr, of Lancaster, An nounce Engagement of Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Barton M. Barr, of Lancaster, announce the engagement i of their daughter, Edna Marguerite ! Barr, to Harry W. Solomon, son of Mr. i and Mrs. J. W. Solomon, 2118 Green ; street. No date has been set for the j wedding. Miss Barr was a member of class | 1911 of Stevens High school, Laneas I ter. and a graduate of the Flushing I Hospital Training School, of New N ork. Mr. Solomon is a graduate of Central High school, class of 1912 and is employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. HARRTSBTTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24 1915 SOCIAL and PERSONAL W. L. LOESER CELEBRATED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Birthday Surprise Party Arranged in Celebration of Event—Music by Loeser Orchestra a Feature of Evening A delightful birthday surprise party was given last evening at the home of Mi", and Mrs William L. Loeser, 2120 (•reen street, in celebration of the fif tieth birthday anniversary of Mr. Loeser. An informal musical program was a feature of the evening's pleasure, with selections by the Loeser orchestra, vo |l9gP r J __ ___ - ! WILX-IA- U. JJOESBR en' solos by M s. George Giede anil instrumental selections by Miss Myrt'p Dornbach. Late in the evening a birth day luncheon was served, during which toasts and responses were given bv the guest of honor and his guests. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. George Uieile, Mr. ami Mrs. Fred Weber Mr. a»op:ano I solo, Miss Mary Conrad; piauo solo. Miss Sylvia Drawbaugh; soprano solo. Miss Amy Burd; piano solo, Raleigh Kvans; bass so'.o, Robert Hoover; so prano solo. Mrs. Phebe Turner; piano solo, Miss Sylvia Drawbaugh; soprano solo, Miss Mary Conrad; piano solo, Mrs. Theo. Stayffer; suprnno >olo, M'ssJ Amy Burd; piano solo, Miss Viola I j Burd. A silver offering will be taken . 'which will go toward tho class's an ; nual Easter offering to the church. I i Musicale Held hy Sunday Sr hool C'a.c A musicale was held last evening at j the home of Mrs. C. L. Weir, 1500 Mar- ' ket street, for the benefit of a Sun,lay | school i ::;ss of Memorial Lutheran : church. A silver collection was taken. The following program was rendered: Piano d'Jpt,"C. muieueemcut March," Miss Florence Woir and 11. A. Kepner; piano, ''Rase Pay," Miss Florence Weir; vocal, "The Rose." .Mies Leila j Spencer; piano duet. "II Trovatoro,"; K. A. Kcjiner and Master Malcolm j Hall; piano, "La Czarina," iliss Ruth: Landis; piano duet, "March Mili- 1 taire,'' Misses Florence Weir and Mil dred Stouffer: piano, "Old Folks at i Home," Miss Hilda Famous; piano trio, "Valse," Miss Hilda Famous, Miss Lila Spencer end K. A. Kekner; vocal, j "Answer," Miss Hilda Famous; piano, "Awakening ol the Soul," Miss L°ila Spencer: piano duet. "La Chasse Gal op," Misses Leila Spencer and Hilda i Famous; vocal .tuet, "In Springtime." j Misses Hilda Famous and Leila Soen cer; piano duet, "Jolly Blacksmith,": Misses Hilda Famous and I.eila Sj en ' cer. S.S. CLASS ENTERTAiNIENT| Will Be Held in Technical High School j To-morrow Evening—Benefit of Carpet Fund i Class No. 12 of the Nagle Street j Church of (iod Suuday school will give I an entertainment in the auditorium of | the Technical High school to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. A splendid pro gram of tableaux, recitations, musi" and a sketch by the "Old Maids' Club" has been arranged. The pro ceeds of the entertainment will go to ward the carpet fund of the church. Participating in the program will be Misses Fannie McLain, Lillie McLain, Ethel Hoover, Harriet Beshore, Mary Frv, Florence Peace, Mary Deisroth, Helen Fry, Catherine Wolf," Margaret Bamford, Ruth MuCurdy, Elizabeth Hallahan, Margaret Klace, Messrs. John Brady, P. E. Zarger, G, E. Berk heimer, A. G. McNear and G. W. Woodward. WITMKR-SHKNK WEDDING i Ceremony Performed by the Rev. D. E. Long East Donegal, March 24.—A pretty wedding took place yesterday when Miss Ethel M. Shenk, of near this place, and Joseph C. Witmer, of Mount Joy, were married. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. D. E. Long, pastor of the United Brethren Miss Esther Ebersole presided at the piano. A reception followod which was attended by many guests from Phila delphia, Lancaster and other places. News of Persons Who Come and Go Mrs. Prank Tecney, of Haverford, . formerly of Steeltou, ia the gueat of Mr. ami i.Mrs. Walter P. Maguire, 5 South Front atreet. Mr. ami Mrs. Carl Brandea Ely, of 307 North Front street, are entertain ing Mrs. William Percival (MacKenzie, formerly of thia city, and now a resi dent of Che»tnut Hill. Miss Stella Barclay, of Philadelphia, is spending aeveral weeks with her cousins, the Misses Allison" of 1926 North Third atreet. -Mr. ami Mra. Francis Jordan Hall, Frout and Harris street, are at home after a slay in Atlantic City. Miss Marjorie Duer, of Baltimore, | was in tie city yesterday attending ' Mrs. Keily'a funeral. ■Mrs. .John H. Weiss and Misa Weias j I left yesterday for Atlantic City. Xl.rs. Henry C. Orth. 223 State street, | i has returned from Atlantic City. Mrs. | Orth's daughter's and parul daughter, | Mrs. Kobert JlcKelvey and Miss Mar j | garet bee Mi'Kelvey, of Titusville, are > | visiting her. Burton E. 'Cominings, 14 North Fourth street, has returned from a' j two week's visit in Baltimore. Misa Viola Hoistein, who has been j ! visiting at Williamstown, has returned to her home, 1333 Green street. Dr. and Mra. Silas C. Swallow, of ! Camp Hill, have returned from Scran- j ton where fney have been attending j .the session of the '.Methodist confer-j enee. Mi'as Mary Ma (Do well, of the Depart- 1 nient ot l'u >iie liecords, is the guest of ! Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dickinson, in! New York. Dr. George Edward Reed, tormer j i president of Dickinson ( allege, will ar | rive here next week from Wilmington j and take up hia residence at iiia former home, 213:) NorLh Second street. Eliloti Hartman, en route from Pbil- I adeli'hia to his home in lioiiidaysburg, i ivus ilie gucs- of ills cousin, Mrs. W. L. Dull', 930* .Vor.h -(sixth street. ! Mrs. Charles H. Smith, 1315 North Second street, spent several days the guest of Mrs. I. Henry Furnham, of ! Ycrlc. . Mr. and Mrs. William Pearson, 2 7 ! South Fron* street, have returned from ; Atlanti ■ Ci*\\ li. G. Hoover, 100 Evergreen street, | is attending; an important meeting of : Lutheran's at York. I' Mrs. Charles Potter Kling and Miss Catjinrine Clark Culver, daughter and j prantldaimbte:- of the late Senator Stew j art. eallel at V'e rectory of the bis>hop, i Janiej Henry Darlington, ea route to \ Wash in-;'on, D. yesterday, i Mi s Kilt Mi Geiling has returned to . her'home n Shireniansto'ivn after spend | iug several days with Miss Barbara | Hoffstai!'. ISt!) Regina street. Miss Kithryn Morrow, 141 .1 uniper I street, will entertain the members of I the L. 3. the St'vens Memorial j Sunday s.hool to-morrow evening. | Mrs. I'r>nry Orth, of Danville, has re turned fter several weeks' visit vith j the .Missis Stucker, 24S Herr street. Mrs. I. Frank Myers, of Ridgwav, is j t-ie g-.iesi of Mrs. .1. Buflington, 2212 1 Nor Hi Sixt;i -tract. Mrs. W. ;>•- le: i.-k Reynolds, of j Bellef.inte. is t'ie guest of Mrs. A. Wil i son Norris, 207 South Front street. Mrs. Robert Falle, of Strife t'ollege, j is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. i Joseph Ka'.ifus, SIS North Sixth street. William Davis, of Bel'wood, has re- I turned alter a visit with his parents, . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis, 404 North street. Frank D. Bratten, 314 North street; ; Cnester ( . Bratten, 30S North street, j and Paul Herman Bratten, 618 North Third street, have returned from Lew isberry, where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Julia Shettel. Mrs. IClmer Sterringer, 1717 Penn STREET, IMS returned from a visit to Shamokin. Mrs. William Harding, of Pen Ar gyll-. spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. William H Pomp, 130 Locust street. Miss Minnie street, is at Atlantic City. Mr<. Freak Harold, of Reading, is the guest of Mrs. Oscar Wickersham, 2341 North Front street. Miss Edna Becker, 1708 Kegin:i street, is the guest of relatives in Biliings, Montana. Mrs. .1. Tutringcr, of Bedford j SpiSugs. the guest of her parents, l Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O'Conuell, 1467! Market street. Miss Johanna Reese, 1527 North | Sixth street, is I ome after a visit with friends in Pittsburgh. Herb.-rt Watts, of Altoona, spentl several days with Joseph Van Capip, I 1533 Penn street. Russell Bitner, 124 River street, has returned after a visit with his parents in Dillsburg. Robert He:shman, 1549 Vernon street, has returned home from a visit with friends in Me.'hanicsburg. Mrs. J. T. Stevenson, 319 Maclayj street, has returned from a recent visit to Dillsburg. Miss Hara Weinblott, Miss Kath , erine .Sultssmnu, of Philadelphia; Miss' Anna Bcrman, of Milton; Miss Bertha j Goldstein, of Portage, and Miss Goldie (iubin, of Northnittberland, have gone to their homes after a pleasant visit with Miss Tillie Freedman, 203 Harris street. * William ileimol has gone to his home in Hagerstown after a visit with Wil liam Liesmann, of Camp Hill. Mr. anil Mrs. William Henderson and son, 200 j Green street, have re turned from Sari Francisco. Mrs. George Ktter aryl Miss Katli erine Ktter, 209 Pine street, are home j after spending a week in Atlantic wmmm DUDLEY 2H inohe. NORMAN 2H inches cwt.>fv | u. "The Quality Store" A Different Anniversary c ale Unquestioned Quality—Extraordinary Prices mi E store fairly sparkles with & I |gg|j| bright fresh spring goods and ybrYv with the various lines in every ®|§|s|y> department decisively reduced in prices we are *■ Irp\ " going'to show our appreciation of your trade /iff \ | \ during the 17 years "The Quality Store" has IW I | been the acknowledged leader for selling mer- 1 Jm $ chandise of unquestioned quality. VTnf^ Ladies' Night Gowns — // J . 1. nil lo»' Fine Batlnte Sight Gonu— ln 6 (food styles—low neck ®J / Jj*Jn JL"^ and elbow sleeves, beautifully trimmed with lace and tine, sheer / '/ g* embroidery—an excellent value at 11.39. Anniversary Sale ET wNLa" ■ Mj price, this week only, at "5C " Oeom Trope Night Clonn«-nifcely made—3 elegant ]!/„ 75c— 59c War " Cr S rn .. , rT . Rustproof Corsets— Laoies unacrgarmen ts — special lot of warned Rustproof cor se.7? made of striped batiste, trimmed l I .(ill shape—'an exceptional value at $2.00 — * r very special this week only. #1 « r i.jh irs Mercerized Llnle I nlon Sulfa—low necks. French necks Anniversary .Sale price oniv <9l « I —-no sleeves—worth SI.OO. Special this week, Anniversary Sale price , 75C A n H Hnc! VC X I f^ e^a 1 r t y l adle** Male llllibed Vefcta—with low neck, no sleeves—four e P r * cc ' % f\g\ styles'in silk and lace trimmed—our regular 2f»c quality; jr\ -»e, or 4 pair* for Jl.tjll special Anniversary Sale price I»c, or 3 for 3UC l.adlen' All silk Boot Tan Hour— regu- I.allien' l.ongelotli Drawrrn—nicely trimmed with fine quality uYl'/ nrTrn „l t i,. M<: ' *Pecial Anniversary embroidery—-ood, full sizes—worth 39c. Special Anni- Sale price only, O | versary Sale price C 2ftc. or 4 pairs for i|I.UU I .allien' Cambric anilLongeloth Skirts— in straisht anil circu- our "regu laV' 1 !™ c ("a I i U* * spec] R l' 1 ' "n'nT lar shapes—trimmed with line embroidery—the best £1 An versary Sale price i rii-v values we ve ever shown; special Anniversary Sale price 1 .UU 33e, or 3 pairs for $ J .00 i | L. W. COOK | I City, Trenton, Philadelphia and a visit! to Princeton where they were the j guests of Benjamin Franklin Etter. Edward Casliman and daughter. Miss ; Mildred ('ashman, 305 Crescent street, j are home after a visit with friends in : Philadelphia. Mrs. Katheriue Frederic, of Car-; lisle, will spend some time with her j son, David Frederic, 1726 Market street, and Mis. E. Stewart, of the Derry Block apartments. Mrs. Lewis Page, Ralph Page, Missj Mary Braught and Miss Rose Braught have returned to Carlisle after u visit j I with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Page, 411 J Hummel street. j Priest From Orthodox Greek Church | The Rev. James Ijcloudas, of the: 1 Orthodox Creek church, Baltimore. Mil was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. tieorge | J. Coloviras, 1908 Market street, last! evening. Before leaving for his home ! Dr. Leioudas administered communion I to the members of the family. Land Tax Measure Held Up A bill extending a graded taxation on lands to third class cities in Penn sylvania was held up in the House Com mittee" on Municipal Corporations yes terday despite the efforts o. fourteen third class cities, among them Harris- j burg, to gt f it out. Instead the com- J mittee reported a repealer for the pros- ] ent law on the subject, which relates' only to second class cities. The bill i favored by the third class" cities would! put the burden of taxation ou land and, j its friends argue, would hasten building i improvements. The Harrisburg Hospital is open! daily except Sunday, between 1 and | 2 o'clock p. m. for dispensing medical i advice and prescriptions to those unable j to pay for them. j jjjl Moving Time BURNS PERFECT RANGES are constructed of first-class new materials and contain every up-to-date improve ment in stove construction. It will pay you to replace any range that only does half work with a BL HNS PERFECT—you'll save its cost in fuel, and in better cooking. Burnt Perfect Raages Are Here in a Variety of Sizes and Trimmiage. s2l to S4O BURNS & CO. 28-30-32 South Second St. CASH Ou" CREDIT SPARKS FIRE THREE HOMES AS FLAMES RUIN CARACE i Enliaut's Firemen Save Dwellings Which Repeatedly Get Ablaze While Physician's Bam and Auto ; Are Destroyed I | (Special to the Star-Independent.) Enhaut, Pa., March 2 4.—A new i Ford touring ear, much valuable build ing material and some farm crops were destroyed by Humes which between 1 a,ml 2 o'clock thin morning swept j away a building serving the double j purpose ot' a barn and a garage. It wus i the property of Dr. D. W. Schaffner, I and situated along the main street in I the southwest section of this town. It is believed the blaze was the work of firebugs. Three dwellings in the path of the I wind-driven sparks and embers several times took fire, small holes being burn ed in the roofs. These houses were i saved from more serious diamage or j j possible destruction through the efforts ' of the Enhaut fire company whose I j members worked hard with their chem- j j ical engine. These houses are owned and ten- ! | anted by John Parthemore, Jacob ; Livingston and Lester Thompson, re- j i spectively. Flames appeared on the I ; roof of the Parthemore house half a I i dozen timet) but they quickly were sub- , J dued each time. i Dr. Schaffner's loss is close to $2,- I j 000. He hiis little or no insurance, i | Neighbors of the physician discovered I j the fire only after the entire barn was j 3 a mass of flames and when it was to< late to remove the automobile or othe valuables. Much lumber, includinj doofs and window frames, had beei stored in the barn preparatory to th< erection of a new parage to shelte I the physician's anto. The barn, which since last summe | also has served as a garage, was on thi rear of a building lot on the west sid< of the town's main thoroughfare am directly opposite the physician's resi dence. A metal roof prevented the fly ing embers from damaging Dr. Scbaff ner's home. AiNGEUJS RECITAL A SUCCESS Skillful Demonstration of Player-Plan Given by P. Kenneth Van Yorx That playing the player-piano mean something more than merely treadin I the treadles, and really requires a ski and knowledge of music, was deraoi strated by P. Kenneth Van Yorx, i : his Angelas recital held in the aud torium of Technical High school, las evening. The demonstration, arranged by ti •L H. Troup Music House for i friends, was remarkable and will t | much to convince any mind, no matt< how skeptical, that Angelas music 'personal music, and not ''canned" t j such music is oftinies classed, as it wi j almost impossible to distinguish whet jer the man was actually playing tl I keys or the levers. Assisting Mr. Van Yorx was Geor< I Sutton, baritone aud Hans Kronol violinuellist, who \tfere accompanied their numbers by the piano-player, wil | much harmony and sympathy. The pr : gram was made up of numbers by M< delssohn, Giordani, Brueli, Grieg, Go j nod, Liszt-Verdi, Wagner, Popper ai original numbers by Mr. Kronold.