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j&k STYLISH MILLINERY
At Less Than Manufacturer's Prices
In a One-Day Sale Monday
75c and SI.OO ACTUAL VALUES: $1.50 and $2.00 ACTUAL VALUES:
Rough Straw and Chip Hats, black HQ Hemp Hats with French Edges, in large,
and colors, latest shapes. Mondav price, C s'"® ll and medium shapes; black and HO n
_colors. Monday price, iut
SI.OO ACTUAL VALUES: „
v „ „ $2.50 and $3.00 ACTUAL VALUES:
.xtia qua i \ emp .its, K' MU as- Extra quality Milan Hemp Ilats with flange
sortiuent, >lack and colors. Monday A edges, latest shapes and colors. Mon
price, day price, «i.... OOC
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Trimmings SOUTTER'S
qmt U to 25< DEPARTMENT STORE
tOc, 15c, l»c, 25c, 20c, WHERE EVERY DAY IS BARGAIN DAY
and soc 215 Market street opp oourt Houge
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS
MISS JESSIE MAY ROLLER
TO MARRYNOHN F. RUPP
Announcement of- Betrothal Made at
Pretty Violet Luncheon To-day at
Home of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Roller
Miss Jessie Mae Roller gave a vio
let luncheon at her home, 32 North
Eighteenth street, this afternoon, at
which her engagement to Johu L.
Rupp, of this city, was announced.
The table appointments were iu vio
let and yellow, with a centerpiece of
violets and daffodils. From the center
piece to each guest's plate were twined
violet satiu ribbons to which were
fastened small corsage bouquets. In the
center of-each bouquet was a tiny shap
ed card upon which was written the
names of Miss Roller and Johu L
Rupp.
Covers were laid for the following
guests: Miss Grace Jones, of Wilkes-
Barre; Mrs. W. Stewart Morris, Pitts
burgh : Miss Irene Hammond Leonard,
Miss Ethel' Bratton, Miss Vera Van
Horn, Miss Helen Rodgers, Miss Mabel
Edwards, Miss Irene School, Miss
Ksther E. Smith. Miss Bess Rupp, Miss
Lillian Rupp and Miss Jessie Roller.
Miss Roller is a daughter of Mr. an 1
Mrs. George W. Roller, of 32 North
I'ighteenth street, and a graduate of
the Central High school. Mr. Rupp is
also a graduate of Central High school
and is connected with the clerical force
of the Bell Telephone Company.
Annual Class Banquet
On Wednesday evening, at the home
of Mr. and Mrs Ellis Blake. 328 South
Seventeenth street, class No. 3 of Park
Street United Evangelical Sunday
school held its annual banquet. Mrs.
i Bishop) U. F. Swengel is teacher of
the class and the following are class
officers:
President, Miss Nora Fiukbinder;
vice president, Mrs. Erdlev; secretary.
Mrs. Hershman: treasurer. Mrs. Robert
Winegarden.
The class calls itself the "Royal
Daughter*" and has for its motto,
"Others.' The membership is about
30. The following were present:
Mrs. U. F. Swengel, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Cornman and son. Martin; Mr.
and Mrs. Ellis Blake, Ashmer Blake,
the Rev. and Mrs. 1.. E. Hangen, Mrs.
John Lawlev, Mrs. Walter Fellers, Mrs.
G. 'H. Mover, Mrs. Louisa Brown, Mrs.
J. A. Gill, Mrs. W. F. Gramm, Mrs. Ada
Merkle, Mr>. Robert Winegardner, Mrs.
John Shirk. Mrs. William Smith. Mrs.
Preston Erdlev. Mrs, Luther Hershman, |
Mrs. Elizabeth Mereditih, Mrs. Harvey
Adams, Mrs. J. B. Colestock. Mrs.
Chas. I'rich and the Misses L. Mabel
Sands. Anna M. Sands, Grace McKel
vev, Nora Fiukbinder, Dorothy Urich,
Bernice Slierk and Romaine Sherk. An
excellent banquet was served and all
enjoyed a pleasant and profitable even
ing. Misses Dorothy Urich and Ber- j
nice Sherk pleased the company with a
fine duet and Mrs. Merkle very effect
ively recited "The Twins."
CATTLEYAS
• (Orchids)
each, 3 for SI.OO
FOR EASTER
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Other flowers and plants just as reasonable.
SCHMIDT
FLORIST
313 Market Street
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vJ A X LJ£J 1 IJ Floral Artist
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The House of Flowers will be during Easter
the Palace of Flowers.
Largest showing of cut and blooming Plants in
'3 the world.
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The latest note in Easter corsage. See these
B modes —
The Tokio —Spring—The Seasons —
Sunset—The Promenade.
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HARRISBUR'3 STAK-mDKPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENINO, APRTT. X 1915.
MERRY WORKERS MEETING
Held at Home of Miss Ivie M. R. Cook
—Baskets Presented to
Children
The Merry Workers' Sewing Club of
Grace M. E Sunday school, recently
organized by Miss Ivie Mae Raliter
Cook, met at the home of Miss Cook,
935 North Second street, this after
noon and a well-tilled Easter basket was
given to each member of the club.
Following the distribution of the
baskets the members proceeded in a
body to the Harrisburg hospital, where
they presented each little patient iu
the children's ward with a pretty bas
ket of Easter candies.
The club members have made many
pretty scrap books aud postal card fold
ers for the little folks in the hospital
since the organisation of the club.
MISS LEHMAN HOSTESS
Entertained Members of Sunday School
Class at Her Home
Miss Erma Ijehinan entertained the
members of her Sunday school class of
the Derry Street I". B. church at her
home, 54 Balm street, Thursday even
ing.
Those present were Miss Anna Beck,
Miss Almeda Sanders, Miss Mary Iloff,
Miss Marv Bright, Miss Verna Hughes.
Miss Vivian Minnan, Miss Esther Nau
gle, Miss Ignore P. Fitzpatriek, Miss
Ruth Shope, Miss Anna Seesholtz, Miss
Knretta Gottschall, Miss Mary Baugh
man, Mrs. T. Baughman, Mrs. Phillips
and Mr. an l Mrs. Ijehman.
MISS KOONS HOSTESS
Entertained at Five Hundred in Com
pliment to House Guest
Miss Isabelle Koons eutertained at
her home. 12 So.itfh Seventeenth street,
last evening, complimentary to her
house guest, Miss Doris Garvin, of
Sharon Hill. Progressive five hundred
was played aud prizes were won by
Miss Vera Longenecker.
Those present were Misses Doris
Garvin. Vera Longenecker, Miriam
Britseh, Isabelle Koons, Messrs. Paul
Kexroth. Lewis Ney. Willard English,
George Goodman, Thomas H. Garvin
aud Mr. and Mrs. Morris Garvin.
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huber. 213
South Nineteenth street, announce the
birth of a daughter, Jeanette Mentzer
Huber, Sunday. March 28. Mrs. Hu
ber was Miss Bertha Mentzer, of this
city, prior to her marriage.
Mr. an.l Mrs. Albert E Imondson,
241 Hummel street, announce the birth
of a daughter, Margaret C. Elmondson,
Sunday, March 28. Mrs. Edmendson
was Miss Margaret Wohlt'arth prior to
her marriage.
Mr. anil Mrs. Frank B. Wright, of
Philadelphia, announce the birth of a
son. Frank B. Wright, Jr., Wednesday,
March 31. Mrs. Wright was Miss Ma
bel Hoverter prior to her marriage.
CONCERT "FOR YE CARE AND
COMFORT OF YE BEASTES"
Program of Old Folks' Entertainment
Given Under Auspices of the 8. P.
C. A. Will Contain Many Interest
ing Numbers
Elaborate costumes. an exceptional
chorus and beautiful stage settings rfre
only a few of the many interesting
features of tlie Old Folks' Concert
whicty will be given Monday night in
Technical High school auditorium under
the auspices of the 8. P. C. A. "For
ya care and comfort of the beastes" is
the clause used ou the program which
nounces the songs and dances the
"old folksy*' will present.
All the gems that one might look
for are included in the solos to be sung
by the city's best in vocal art and the
< lionises have been choseu from the
best-known old songs.
The program will be given as fol
lows:
"Auld Lang Syne," ye maidens an 1
lye gentlemen; " Love \s Old, Sweet
| Song, ' Mary Elizabeth Seaman, spin
ster; "Come' Back to Erin," Earl 11.
Rlhoads; "Old Folks at Home," Carl
B. Ely and ye gentlemen; ye dance by
j ye maidens young, Jane ll'iekok, Doro
thy 31 ill* lock. Gertrude Olmsted. Claire
Reviulers. Dorothy Cox, Eliza Bailey,
Elizabeth Brandt, Jeaif Davis; "Mary
of Argyle," Mistivss Bumbaugh; "Oft
|iu the Stilly Night," ye singers
three, Catharine Heicher and RuMi A.
Deeter. spinsters, and Mistress Hertz
ler; "The Olde Oa'ten Bucket,"' George
'Sutton; "Darling Nellie Gray," ye
gentlemen; then comes ye laucers,
j\Y alley Davis fiddler; dames, Helen
Hammond. Mary Williamson. Emily
Bailey, Francis Bailey; gentlemen, Ed
ward Staekpole. Albert Stackpole. John
I Ericson, Henry Gross; Henry B. Bent,
i caller of figures; 'Old Uncle* Ned," ye
| gentlemen; "I've Been Roaming,"
Mistress Cos; "Loch Lomond," Jerome
M. Hamilton: "Y'e Round, Scotland's
Burning," ve maidens and gentlemen;
j"Junnita," Belle Middaugh, spinster;
."Annie Laurie " ye gentlemen;
• "Home, Sweet Home," Mistress Har
iris; "America " ye friends all.
SUKPHISE PARTY HELD
, Miss Vera Longenecker Given Pleasant
Surprise at Her Home
A surprise party was given for Miss
| Vera Longenecker at her home, 1619
j North Third street, last evening. Five
| hundred was played and music and con
; tests enjoyed, after which dainty re
! t'reshments were served. Those present
I were:
Miss Alyce Cooper, Miss Lou Cooper,
Miss Claire 'Hibsman, Miss Mary Longe
; necker, Miss Sara Barricks. of Hunt
j ingdon; Miss Miriam Britseh, Miss
Katherine llagerman, Miss Doris Gar
j vin, of Sharon Hill; Miss Isabelle
Koons, Miss Vera Longenecker, Wilson
Ebersole, Harry Ward, Joe Minnaugh,
Frank Corkle, Paul Rexroth, Willard
English, Arthur Loser. Joseph Snyder,
George Goodman. Lewis Ney, Mr. and
Mrs. William Scott, Mrs. William Rex
roth, Mrs. Mary Rexroth, Mrs. Moore
and Mr. and Mrs. John Longenecker.
Mt. Airy Students Home
Miss Kathryn M. Frick, Miss Ruth
; Butler, of this city.; Miss Alary Fiese,
j of Steelton, and Miss Lvdia Steckbcck,
!of Cornwall, students at the Mt. Airy
! Institution for the Deaf, are spending
| the Easter vacation at their homes.
Easter in Atlantic City-
Miss Margaret Madden and Miss
Alice Madden, 1718 1-2 North Fifth
street, are spending the week-end at
the Hotel Marlborough-Blenheim, At
lantic City.
"REDS" BANQUET "WHITES'.'
Largest Men's Bible Class of Cross
Biver Towns Held Reception
Lemoyne, April 3. —A banquet by
one of the largest Bible classes of
cros« river towns, was tendered the
"Whites" by the "Reds,' of the
Paraca class of the Lnited Evangelical
church in the local fire house last
night.
The reception was given by the
"Reds," as the losing side in a mem
bership campaign, both aides securing
thirty-seven members, the "Whites"
having a majority of seven.
Previous to the luncheon in the fire
house the members gathered in the
Sunday school, where they enjoyed an
interesting program. The principal ad
dress of the evening was made by the
pastor, of the church, the Rev. H. T.
Searle. Other talks were made by C.
L. Eby and James Pryor, teaehers of
the class. An important feature of the
program was a history of the class
from the time of it« organization in
1909, until the present. Musical num
bers included selections by the men's
chorus and a saxaphone solo by John
R. Trott.
STAB INDEPENDENT WANT
ADS. BRING RESULTS.
News of Persons
Who Come and Go
Mr. and MM. William Irwin, 1812
Green street, spent yesterday 'with their
daughter, Mrs. Ralph E. Steckley, of
Philadelphia.
George K Leonard, of Mattewan, N.
Y., is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ber
tram C. Wagner, 655 Dauphin street.
M iss Mary Elizabeth Sponaler, 105
Chestnut street, will leave to morrow
for Charlottesville, Va., to attend a
house party at the University of Vir
ginia.
Roland Glenn, a senior at Prince
ton University, was the guest of Dr.
and Mrs. George A. Gorgas, 216 Ma
clav street, on the way to his home in
Renovo.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bailev, of Pax
tang, are staving at the Belle vue-
Stratford, Philadelphia.
Mrs. J. L. Shaffer, 1616 State
street, is registered at the Colonnade,
Philadelphia.
Miss Bessie Lute, of Lititz, arrived
to-day to spend Easter with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lutz, i!2S
South Thirteenth street.
Mrs. Mary Bonigosser, of Lancas
ter, is spending Easter with Mr. and
Mrs. William Haag, in Lemoyne.
Miss Cora Swayne, 328 South Four
teenth street, has returned from Buf
falo, X. Y.
Herbert Springer, 1348 Vernon
street, is visiting his cousin, Ralph
Springer, in Paoli.
Emory Lutz, of McKeesport, is
visiting 'lvis mother, Mrs. W. B. Cun
ningham, 310 Hummel street.
Mrs. Katherine Martin, of Worm
ievsburg, is home after a visit with
relatives in New York.
Jnmes Kennedy has gone to his
home in Columbia after a visit with
.rames Clark. 1732 Green street.
William Guiles, of Philadelphia, was
a recent guest of his aunt, Mrs. Eliza
beth Uantzmuu, 422 South Thirteenth
street.
Mrs. Charles H. Clayton, .lr., aiyl
son, Charles, of Philadelphia, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hopkins,
1925 Market street.
,-Miss Florence Shreffler, 2140 North
Eighteenth street, is visiting friends in
McKeesport.
Mrs. .T. W. Miller and Miss Flor
ence Kathryn Miller, 506 Emerald
street, left this morning for several
weeks at Atlantic City. *
Harold Earp, 1323 Derry street, is
spending several days in Buffalo, N. Y.
Ralph Diehl. of Paxtang, is visiting
friends in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Earp, 1323
Derry street, are spending some time
in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. .lames Wilson and children,
631 Camp street, are visiting in Sha
mokin.
Mtiss Olive Jamison, 128 Walnut
street, is the guest of the Misses Strat
ton in Washington, D. C., for the week
end.
Isaac Harder and granddaughter,
Miss Florence Shreffler, 2140 North
eleventh street, are spending the Easter
holidays with friends in McKeesport.
M)iss AI in.a Earnest, -1513 Green
street, is spending a few days at her
home in Mitttintown.
Miss Anna Hartley, 717% North
Second street, is spending liaster in
Baltimore.
Russell Graham, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of his iwronts, Mr. and Mrs.
11. M. Graham, 9S Tuscarora street.
Miss Alfarata Hortiug, 506 Reily
street, has returned from a two weeks'
visit in New'i>ort and Dunvannou.
Miiss Addie S. Hoffman, of Tyrone,
en route to her home from a visit to
r-a stern cities,, spent yesterday with
Miss Mac Ewing, 1500 North Sixth
street.
Mrs. C. W. Rogers, of Dulßois, who
is spending the week in this city, is
being entertained 'by her cousin, Miiss
Nellie Meek, 431 South Thirteenth
street,/and Sirs. W. P. Cabean, 240
South Thirteenth street. i.Mrs. Rogers
and Mrs. C-o be an left yesterday for Phil
adelphia. They will spend Raster in
Atlantic Citv.
Miss Ada K. Hartzell, 542 Forrest
street, will spend the Easter vacation in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Odin Herr and her children are
the guests of Dr. and Mrs. .1. 11. Fager,
1234 North Sixth stret.
Miss Helen Kline Montgomery, 902
North Second street, who returned Sat
urday to May's Landing, New Jersey,
will spend Easter at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Ross Hoverter and IMts. Harry
Lozier, of Philadelphia, are the guests
of the former's [►aronts, Mr. and Mrs.
'William F. Anwyll, of Camp Hill. Mr.
Hoverter and Mr. Lozier will spend Fas
ter at the Anwyll home.
George L. Leonard, of Matteawan,
New York, is the guest of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Bertram C. Wagner, 635' Dau
phin street.
Bruce Willis Long, a studeirt at Yale
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See Our Display of
EASTER
FLOWERS
For which we ar» noted
J. E. MILLER
FLORIST
Two Stores
44 N. Third St.
Hill Store, 1258 Walnut St.
DR. JOHN F. CULP
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has moved his offices to the
Park Apartments
410 North Third Street
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LADIES' HAIR GOODS
Made to Order
from your own hair combings
at reasonable prices.
MISS H. M. SUNDAY
* 202 Chestnut Street ,
Astrich's Greatest
Easter Monday Sale!
All you who for some reason or other have not bought your Spring Hat in time
for Easter
Attend This Record-E>reaking Sale of Hats
We Bought a Carload of Hats for This Sale
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Including All the Newest Ideas Cents
NO AFTER-EASTER SLUMP IN HATS HERE!
We went into the market this week—knowing that manufacturers were glad to
close out whatever they had on their floors after the Easter rush—and we bought
hats at our own price.
This is the most wonderful Sale of Hats ever attempted by any millinerv store
at this season of the year.
The best styles prevailing—plenty of Black—Sand color—Burnt—Belgian blue
—Rose—White—First quality hemp.
Three Hundred Dozen Brand New Hats
Values ai $1.98 ant) $2.53—1n Salt Monday
Your choice including all kinds of Large Sailors—Mushrooms—Pokes— |i
Turbans of finest Swiss hemp—Misses' lints'—School Hats—every conceiv- ML
able shape can lie found in this >ale. THIS MONDAY ONLY, . . I ~
SALE STARTS 9 O'CLOCK Jr fl J? L
I See our Window Displays—they give you but a small vision of what you
will rec on our second floor.
A Second Wonderful Sale
of highest grade Hemp Sailors—Milan Hemp Shapes in the flg
very latest conceptions—all the desirable colors and plenty of I
black—values .$2.98 and $3.98 1 1
In Addition to the Above We Shall Offer This Monday
one Table of Another Table of Hemp Hats This Monday
HEMP HATS Showing the very latest ideas in
A.t /A Q l ai 'g e broad brim Sailors, which sell at 1
w other stores $2.98 and s:>.9B, ..:
Help us to make this Monday a Record-breaker and help yourself by saving money.
Unprecedented Bargains in Flowers==*Most Wonderful Values Ever Offered
Silk Daisies Beautiful Wreaths High Priced Wreaths
I Ten colors, regular 50c Values 75c to SI.OO. Worth SI.OO to $1.25.
vallle Monday jVC 20 different styles 69C
Laige Clusters of Cherries American Beauly Roses Silk Roses O French Bouquet
1 Lar ß e l >o»q«ets f worth iQ of fruit and fine flowers; r ~
Hunch, 1 /»L SI.OO to $1.25, IOC values 50c to 75c, 0n1y... C
Special Bargains in Newest Ostrich Fancies—Wings—Pompons—Quills, etc.
Look for Red Monday Tickets
j University, is the guest of his si rents,
: Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Long, Front and
j Kelker streets.
I Mrs. Henry C. Orth. 223 State street,
and granddaughter, M'iss 'Margaret Lee
McKelvey, of Titusville, left yesterday
for New York to join Mr. anil Mrs.
Hubert McKelvey.
j Miss Mary Mudr, of Nicholsville, Ky..
who has been the guest of (Miss Mary
! Elizabeth Sponsler, 105 Chestnut street,
j left yesterday tt> spend Easter at Al
> toona.
Arthur Eugene Fox, of t'he faculty
I of the Oilman Country School, near lßal
| timore, is the guest of his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. John D. Fox, 214 State
| srtree*.
| Miss Pauline Li (Wit has returned to
| her home in Lebanon after visiting Miss
| Katherine Etter, 209 Pine street.
Miss Marilia Trace, an instructor at
j the Ilollidaysburg High sahood, is at
j her home, 227 Sta'te street, for the
| spring vacation.
Donald Hamilton, of Jersey City, N.
is the guest of Mrs. Edward R.
| Sponsler, 105 Chestnut street.
NOTED EXPLORER TO BE HERE
Dr. Douglas W. Johnson Will Lecture
Before Natural History Society
Since the highly successful appear
ance in this city of Sir Douglas Maw
sen, the Antarctic explorer, the Harris
burg Natural History Society has been
requested to bring other eminent ex
plorers and scientists to Harrifburg. In
consideration of this popular demand
the Society will again offer to the pub
lic an opportunity to hear a big man
on a big subject.
Dr. Douglas W. Johnson is the man
and the subject is the "Grand Canyon
of the Colorado." Dr. Johnson is As
sociate Professor of Physiography 'at
Columbia University and is identified
with the leading scientific and explo
ration societies of America. For many
years he lived in Arizona close to the
Grand Canyon and has penetrated to
practically all pafte of this extraordi
nary and sublime spectacle of nature.
He is peculiarly equipped to tell of
this scenic wonder. He has lived with
in its influences until it has taken pos
session of him and inspired hiim to fol
low geology as his life's work. His ap
pearance here will be in the Technical
High school auditorium next Wednes
day night.
Get a Victrola Now and
Have Easter Music in ; i
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Your own Home
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The spirit of Easter
giving has within the
more significance to 'IV yv I
trola in your homo / \ \ P
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to play the Easter
music. v 3
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Easter is a most natural time to give the family a gift
that will bring gladness all the year. That gift will find
its best expression in the Victrola.
In our Victor booths you can hear any or all of the
Easter inusic. And at the same time you can have our
salesman explain how it is possible for you to have a
Victrola in your home for Easter. They range in price
from $15.00 to $250.00, on convenient terms.
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Pianos Victrolas
30 N. 2nd.si.
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