The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-21
HUMMELsTOWN
Funds Being Solicited for Christmas
Tree Decorations

Tree Decorations
Special Correspondelcs.
Hummelstown, Dee. 21.-An excel
lent Christmas musicale WAS rendered
oy the choir in the Reformed church
last evening to large and appreciative
audience. Following was the program
for tine services:
Organ prelude. The Pilgrim s Song
of Hope, Batiste; anthem. Echoes of
Bethlehem Edna Croft Diehl, choir;
solo, 20 Little Town of Bethlehem, !"
Gilbert, Harry Fl. Snyder; anthem,
''lBreak Forth Into JOY" Symper,
choir; solo. THE Birthday of the
King Heidinger, Miss Helen Z. Fox;
anthem, Reiofce, o Daughter of Zion, -
Witty. choir; solo, II Heard the Voice
anthem. elbow Beautiful Upon the
Nountains. Miles, choir; hymn; offer
tory; anthem, "And the Angel Said, y
Witty. choir; hymn, benediction, organ
postlude.
Mrs. j. P. Dieffenderfer and children,
of Eastoh. are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. ]. Schaffner.
Prof and Mrs. H. Ray Wolf, of Pen
nington, \. j., are guests of Mr.. Wolf 5
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Wolf.
The Christmas Saving Fund Club
conducted by the Farmers Bank of
Hummelstown, opened this morning and
members can Join any day during the
week. A large increase in the member
ship of tine 1915 club is expected by
the bank officials.
Rufus Kreider. who resided in the
property of ]. j. Nissley has moved to
Annville and Herman Stoner now oc-
cupies the property vacated by Mr..
Kreider.
H. l.. Barnhart. who resided in the
property of Harry Swope on West High
street, has moved to Elizabethtown.
Services will be held in the Reform.
ed church on Christmas morning at 6
O. 'clock,A special offering will be made
for the benefit of the Bethany Or
phans Home at Womelsdorf.
Robert Behney visited relatives in
Harrisburg Saturday.
Mrs Norman Helff returned home on
Saturday evening from Tacoma, Wash,
where she spent the past two months
with her sister, Mrs. Joseph Kroberger.
Guy H. Fox. salesman in Louisiana
and Mississippi for the Coburn Spice
Company, of Philadelphia, is ssending
the holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fox.
Miss Media Hummel has returned
from the Cumberland Valley State Nor
NAL school at Shippensburg to spend
the Christmas vacation with her par,
onts. Mr.. and Mrs. David S. Hummel.
The Women 5 Christian Temperance
Union will meet this evening at the
home of Mrs. Harrison Hoover, West
Main street.
Funds are being solicited to buy dec
orations for the Christmas tree to be
erected in Centre Square. The local
cleetric company will furnish the light
and the tree secured and crested with
but little expense. The municipal
christmas tree idea meets the approval
cf many citizens of the borough VINO
are responding to tle appeal for funds.
The puolic schools of the borough will
close on Wednesday for the Christmas
vacation and will reopen on Monday,
January 4.
The sale of homemade candies held
in the social room of the Reformed
church Saturday evening by the Busy
Bee Club was well patronized. The
club Is raising funds to continue the
courses of domestic science and needle
work being taught the members.
Miss Clara Nalmer has returned from
Philadelphia where she spent several
days with her brother, Reed H. Wal
mor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen 6. Walton are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Walton s
parents at Cleveland.
L. H. Miller. of Palmyra. was the
guest of his brother, c. ii. Miller, for
several days.
On Christmas Day the postoffice will
be open only between the hours of Z
and 8 a. m. and and s p. m.
Thee eantata, The Star of Hope. -
was well rendered by the Methodist
Sunday s,hool in the church last even.
ing and was largely attended. At the
conclusion of the program gifts were
DISTRIBUTED to the scholars of the
school.
Tae board of directors of the Farm.
ers bank of Hummelstown has de.
clared semi annual dividend of five
per cent. on the capital stock.
The annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the iHummelstown National bank
will be held in the bank on Tuesday
morning, January IL. when the board
OF directors will be elected. The stock.
holders of the Farmers bank of Hum.
melstown. will elect board of directors
at meeting to DE held in the bank on
Monday morning, January IS.
An interesting service "On Christ.
mas Day. will be rendered bv Zion
Lutheran Sunday school in the parish
house on "Wednesday evening, at 7.3O
clock.
The water has been turned of in the
Hershey memorial fountain in Centre
Square and the fountain covered for
the winter.
Mrs. William Fackler and sons. Mel.
vim and Charles, spent yesterday in
Philadelphia.