The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-14
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HUMMELsTowN
Program Announced for Patrons Meet
ing Next Thursday Evening

ins Next Thursday Evening
Special Correspondence
Hummelstown, Nov. 1.-THE first
OF the series of patrons meetings will
be held in the High school next Thurs
DAY evening at SIS clock. An in
tereshng program has been arranged
oy frof. w. A. Geesey, principal of the
sehoois, and the meeting promises to
DE well attended The High school or
vhestra will give a concert from 7.45
TO S.l5 clock, when the following
program Will be rendered: "The Sea-
sons, twenty pupils of room 1 drill.
parasol Girls, - fourteen girls of room
music, orchestra, Salute d Amour" )"
Moroccan, "Mignon," Elgar; address,
f. e. Shambaugh, county superintend-
ent OF schools; playlet, Maids, Modes
and Manners, or Madame Grundy's
Dreams" pupils of rooms, 6, and s.
Cast of characters, Memory, Edith Ed
ersole; Madame Grundy, Miss Edith
Mccall; Helen of Troy, Ethel Hartz;
Iennyson's Princess, lone Bomgardner;
Marguerite, Pauline Lauck Mephis-
topheles, Ernest Earnest; Gertrude
Bina Schwartz; Joan Shakespeare. Ruth
tioller; shepherdess, Elsie Sweigert;
Josephine, Marjorie Allwine; Priscilla
Mary Breckenmaker; Dolly Madison
Ruth Light; Powers of Memory, Mar
garet Cassel Josephine Burkholder,. Ag-
mes Conn, Isa McHolland, Bessie
Grove, Miriam Mengle, Estella Grubb.
Barbara Bomberger, Leta Hitz, Alfret-
Ia Musser, Freeda Kinley, Rachel Sut
elitfe; Gloomy Forebodings, Sadie
Horst, Pearl Smith, Katharine Strunk.
Mary Crist, Josephine Krause. Opal
Farley, Adelia Lentz, Bessie Bricker
and Mary Hale; music, orchestra,
"Serenade,' Frantz Won Blon.
AT recent meeting of the Busy
Bee Club the following officers were
elected: President, Miss Carol Wal
ton; vice president, Miss Clara Walmer;
secretary, Miss Emma Walton; treasur-
er, Miss Alma Brinser; social editor,
Miss Myrtle Garrett. At the meeting
1t was decided to hold social for the
girls on November 26 to celebrate the
first anniversary of the club The do
nestle science work of the club is prov
ing a great success and much interest is
taken in the gymnasium work The
club is in receipt of an acknowledg-
ment of gift of $40 which was sent
to the Child Federation at Philadel-
phia for the purchase of articles for
the war sufferers in Europe.
Mrs. Edgar Reed, of Philadelphia, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac B, Nissley.
In connection with the annual meet
ing of the junior congregation of the
Reformed church next Saturday after
noon, a party will be held for tine little
folks in the basement of the church.
All the members of the congregation
are expected TO be present and spend
the afternoon playing games.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Keller and
daughters, Rheba and Sarah, were Wis
itors in Harrisburg yesterday.
Paul Schaffner, student at the Ian.
caster Theological Seminary, is spend
ing several days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. +. j. Schaffner.
The Chemical Fire Company and
Acme band fair will open in Hum
melstown hall this evening and continue
until Saturday evening, November 2S.
Many useful articles have been do
mated by the residents of the borough
and a large quantity of goods has been
purchased and will be disposed of dur
ing the two weeks. There will be
numerous contests held and the winners
awarded prizes. The Acme band will
render a concert each evening during
the fair.
The funeral Of August Cretenoud of
Nationwide, who died Tuesday at the
Harrisburg hospital, where he was ta-
ken after being injured by the acci-
dental discharge of gun, took place
yesterday from the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Corty, in this place. Serv-
ices were held at the house and were
conducted by the Rev. Herbert S.
Garnes, pastor of Zion Lutheran church.
Interment was made in the Hummels-
town cemetery.
John Babyock, of Philadelphia, is
visiting at his home in this place.
Mrs. Katherine Hummel and Mrs
Mary Knull spent several days this
week at Milton Grove and Elizabeth.
town.
Owing to the departure of Father
w. w. Whalen, who has been trans
ferred to Shamokin, there will be no
services in st. Lucys church, Walton
vile, tomorrow. The new rector, the
Rev. Dennis Reardon, will conduct
services en- Sunday, November %.
Mrs. D. !. Sasssman, Mrs. Fred Nc
Call and daughter, kuth, ana Mrs. OI-
yer Deimler spent Wednesday in Phila-
delphia.
The board of directors of the Hum
melstown National bank has declared
semi-annual dividend of per cent
on the capital stock.
Mrs H. r. Laucks and son, Oscar
spent several days this week with rela-
tives at Reading.
Mrs. Newton Gordon and daughter
Lenore, visited relatives at Elizabeth.
town this week.
Mrs Ellis Balmer and son. We're