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Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
Mt. Pleasant Honor Roll

The following pupils have received
over an average of 80 per cent. for the
month of February:
Seventh Grade-Elva Marker, Maude
Voshell.
Sixth Sidney Jenkins, Viola
Marker, William Jenkins.
Fifth Grade-Alice Brown.
Fourth Grade-John Carey, Catherine
Jenkins, Harry Taylor.
Third Grade-Mae Marker, Myrtle
Brown, Alton Jenkins.
Second Grade-Elsie Jenkins, Mabel
Marker.
First Grade-John Campbell, Edmund
Moore, Thomas Campbell. Norman
Brown.
Myrtle Brown, Norman Brown,
Alton jenkins and Sidney jenkins were
present every day during February.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
OUR FRIENDS AND VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know

Miss Cassie Mariner, Of Philadelphia,
is visiting Mrs. D. w. Stevens.
Mrs. T. V. Leonhart is visiting in
Philadelphia.
Mrs A. G. Cox is able to be about
after a serious illness from Grippe.
Mrs. Duvall Gibbs is at Georgetown,
Md, for visit with relatives.
Mrs. w. E. Lee and Miss Bessie
Doolittle spent Thursday in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. S. M. Rosenburg will spend sew
eral days next week in New York pur-
chasing spring goocs.
Mrs. Louise Plummer, of Palmyra,
N. j., is spending a few weeks with
Mrs. J. U. Jones near McDonough.
Mrs. A. Fogel, who has been in New
York for some days returned home on
Tuesday.
Miss Leah Berkman has returned
home after spending some time in
Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Mrs. J. B. Foard was in Elkton, Md,
last week the, guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Sterling Evans.
Mrs. Howard A. Pool visited Mrs.
Louis Hutchison in Trenton, N. j., for
several days this week.
Samuel Pennington, of Philadelphia,
visited his aunt Mrs. Alexander Metten
over last Sunday.
Mrs. George Kohl has returned from
two weeks visit with New York
relatives.
Mrs. Eunice Wilson has been spend
ing the week with Mrs. Richard Lock-
wood near Georgetown, Md.
Miss Mollie Wilson has retured from
visit with her sister Mrs. John W.
Roberts in Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph P. Comegys and
daughter, of Philadelphia, spent Sun
day with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. W.
A. Comegys.
Richard T. Cam, of near Kirkwood,
who has discontinued farming will re-
move to the Miss Margaret Beasten
I ao,,oo -, Co,,+b DrooJ ,+.oo+ x,,;4L,;v n
few days.
Miss Hilda Hutchison, of Smyrna,
and Edward Haegele, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with Miss Lily Downey.
We are pleased to notice Mr.. Charles
Smith, who was typhoid fever patient
in hopital for some weeks, is on our
streets again.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
A Delightful Dance

A delightful dance was given in the
New Century Club room on Wednesday
evening, in honor of the 18th birthday
of Miss Marion Vinyard. Miss Lola
Ingram furnished music and delightful
evening was passed. Those present
were: Mrs. Corbit Vinyard, Mrs. John
E. CHM, Mrs. Harry Black, Misses
Mary Beasten, Mary Richards, Lena
Weber, Viola Weber, Marion Vinyard,
Helen Jones, Reba ,Lippincott, Jennie
Gallagher, Orah Spry, Mildred Freeman,
Edna Brynes, Messrs. Dawson Wilcutts,
Allan Evans, Lee Vinyard, William
Kirk, Elwood Banning, Harry Vinyard,
Osborne Banning, Comegs Cosden,
Harry Culver, John Dickinson Rayn ond
Cunningham, Delbert Gallagher, Ring
gold Richards, Norman Kumpel, Her
bert Pyle, Lemont Jones, Miss Helen
West, of Centreville; Miss BERTHE Ellis
and Mr.. Albert Kumpel, of Port Penn.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
JOSEPH a. RHODES

Mr.. Joseph A. Rhodes, one of the
oldest, best known and most beloved
residents of Odessa, died on Tues
day morning about O'Clock, after a
long illness of heart disease. Deceased
was an active member of st. Paul's M.
E. Church and was truly a christian
gentleman. He was for years leader
of the Sunday morning class, and was
always ready with his help and cooper
alton in anything for the betterment of
his church or town. Mr.. Rhodes leaves
a widow, one daughter and three sons
to mourn his death, besides a host of
friends. Funeral services were held
Friday afternoon at l O'Clock at his
late home, with interment in Drawers
Cemetery.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
THE HONOR ROLL
Those Who Were StudiOus For
The Month of February
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The following pupils of the Middle
town Public school have obtained an
average Of 80 per cent. or better for
the month of February:
11th Grade-George Shaw, Sarah
Hates, Alice Boulden, Alexander Berk-
man, Charles Meyers, William Price.
10th Elizabeth Alexander,
Clarence Weber, Mildred Redgrave.
9th Grade-Ruth Gillespie, Frances
Beasten, Bessie Denny.
9Th Grade-Samuel Berkman, Foster
johnson, Shelley Meyers, Charles Kelly,
Mary Culver.
7th Grade-Millie Rosenberg, Frances
Cochran, Alma Whitlock, Mildred Free
man, Grace Brady, Margaret Pleasan-
ton, Joseph Smith, Lydia Redgrave,
Esther Whitlock, William Meyers.
9Th Grade-Daniel Bignear, Claude
Fouracre, Edwin Mcdowell, Elva Free
man, Katherine Alexander, Benjamin
Williams, Mildred Hall, Alice Hall,
Florence Pennewill.
9Th Grade-Ramona Newman, Fan
ME Rosenberg, Jacob Morganstein,
Marion Armstrong, Edward Atwell,
Catherine Scott, Harry Bignear, Rogers
Fouracre, Florence Unruh, Esther
Brynes.
4th Grade-Virginia Pearce, Evelyn
Price, Sarah Pearee, Anna Bignear,
Clara Unruh, June Johnson, Marshall
Whitlock, Maxey Bland, Clayton
Draper, Ruth Shockley, Frances Arm
strong, Gertrude Palmer, Edwin Custer,
Andrew Alfree, Emma Sweetman,
Parker Schuman, Clinton Jolls.
Sd Grade (a)-Annie Boulden, Mary
Atwell, Percy Doraghay, Robert Wrig-
ley, Burton Williams, Gilbert Duhada-
way, John Sweetman, Elsie Draper.
Sd Grade (b) Harriet Black, Walter
Beaston, Caroline Fouracre, Margaret
Harris, Grace Rosenberg, Grace Nelson,
Charles Howell.
I'd Grade-Rachel Grove, Catherine
Reed, Edwin Donaghay, Stacy Jones,
William Hall, Virginia Hopkins.
1st. Grade (a)-Anna Alfree, Earle
Kirk, Eugene Shockley, Camillus Shock
ley.
(b) Helen Crouch, Catherine Hopkins,
Virginia Johnson, Mary Steele, George
Boulden, Henry Howell, Harry Pearce.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
SALES TO TAKE PLACE

THURSDAY, MARCH 5th, 1914 = Pub
lie sale of stock, farming implements,
&C., by William T. Colt at his residence,
Summit Bridge. Eugene Racine, auc-
tioneer.
SATURDAY, MARCH Z, 1914. Public
sale of cattle and mules, at the MiddleA
town Hotel stables, by ]. c. Alston.
D. P. HUTCHINSON, Auc.
MONDAY, MARCH, 9th, 1914. = Public
sale of stock and farm implements, by
James Keegan, on the ''Janvier farm, !"
near Bear station. Geo. E. Davis auc
tionser.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th 1914-Public
sale of stock and farming implements,
by Wilson T. Greco Administrator Of
Louis H. Green, at his late farm, one
half mile south of Port Penn.
FRIDAY MARCH 18th 1914. Public
sale of stock, &C., farm implements,
by W. H. SHRITER on Cedar Lane 2 1-2
miles West of Middletown Del
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
THE TOWN ELECTION
The Citizens Ticket was VictOri-
GUS at Mondays Election
A HEAVY VOTE WAS POLLED

Partisan politics received hard blow
in Middletown on Monday, when the
Democratic ticket, which had been
placed in the field at the town election,
was Overwhelmingly defeated by the
voters, the Citizens ticket being elected
by large majority.
The two candidates for Town Com
missioners on the Citizens ticket, Wal
ter S. Letherbury and James Redgrave,
were, elected over their opponents.
Joseph Hanson and David Allen, by the
largest majorities that have ever beep
given a town official in Middletown,
due to the fact that the Democratics
at the town election last year injected
partisan politics into the election.
Mr.. Letherbury received 154 votes
end r. Redgrave 1876, as against 81
for Mr.. Hanson and 81 for Mr.. Allen.
The balance of the ticket was endor-
sed by both parties. This consisted Of
S. S. Holten, for town assessor, he re-
ceiving It's votes, and John S. Crouch,
for town treasurer, he receiving 100
votes. For alderman A. G. Cox re-
ceived 149 votes. The Board of Town
Commissioners of Middletown consists
of five members, two of which are
elected one year and three the next.
This is the year for two to be elected
with three aholdover members.
The board organized Wednesday
evening as follows: President, DR.. E.
G. Clark; Secretary, Walter S. Lether-
bury; Town Clerk and Collector, D. w.
Stevens: Chief of Police, H. H. Hilyard.
The following committees were also ap-
pointedi
Committees on Streets-Walter W.
Allen, Charles W. Jones, Walter S.
Letherbury.
Committee on Light & Walter-Wal-
ter S. Letherbury, Charles w. Jones,
Walter w. Alien.
Committee on Finance-James Red
grave, Walter w. Allen, Charles w.
Jones.
Committee on Law and Ordinance
Charles W. Jones, Walter w. Allen,
James Redgrave.
Board of Health-Dr. E M. Vaughan,
Joseph Biggs, George DerricksOn.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
OFFICERS ELECTED

At the annual meeting of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
of Drawers Presbyterian Church, in
Odessa, on Friday evening, February
9th, the following officers were elected:
President, Lee Sparks, Jr.; -presi-
dent, Milton Phillips; Secretary, Helen
B. Watkins; Treasurer, Frank Grem-
minger.
The committee appointed by the ex-
ecutive committee are as follows:
Lookout Committee. Mrs. w. v.
Woods, chairman; Mr.: Harry Packard,
Mr.. Milton Phillips, Miss Helen B. Wat
kins, Miss Gertrude Wallace, Mr.. Wal
ter J. Weist, Mrs. Percy Wallace.
Prayer Neeting Committee Mrs. E.
A. McLaury, chairman; Mrs. Caroline
Appleton, Miss Gertrude Wallace, Miss
Mildred Phillips, Mr.. Leonard Wallace.
Social Committee. Miss Gertrude
Wallace, chairman; Miss Helen B. Wat
klns, Mr.. Frank Gremminger, Mr.. Sud-
Ter Wallace, Mr.. Raynor Carrow.
Music Committee. Miss Helen B.
Watkins, chairman; Miss Grace Nc
Laury, Mr.. John Stidham, Miss Helen
Kumpel and others.
Flower Committee. Miss Helen
Kumple, chairman; Miss Okla Wallace,
Mr.. Alvin Rose, Mss Louise Gremmin-
ger and others.
Missionary Committee. Miss Helen
B. Watkins, chairman; Mrs. Woods,
Mrs. Appleton, Miss Ethel Plummer,
Rev. E. A. McLaury.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
NEW CENTURY CLUB MEETING

The New Century Club spent Tues
day afternoon with Miss Sumner, nurse
in-charge of the tuberculosis Dispen-
sary, here. Miss Sumner gave a brief
account of her work as a whole, then
talked at length on the special work
here. Since the opening of the Dispen-
sary by the State tuberculosis Commits
sion, assisted by the Century Club,
there has been fifteen patients treated
and looked after by Doctors Lewis,
Beale and Cuff and Nurse Sumner.
The Century Club members will be the
guests of the Smyrna Club on Friday,
March 9th, when Rev. Francis H.
Moore, of Forest Presbyterian Church
will give talk on Norway and Swe-
den.
The ladies think they have an espe
cially interesting propram for March,
with more good things to follow in
April. With Mrs. Robinson, State
Chairman of Music; Dean Robinson, of
the Delaware College for Women; Hon.
L. Irving Handy, of Smyrna; and DR..
Charles B. Wagner, State Commission,
of Public Schools, in one month, surely
the club places high value on educa-
tional lines fo1 its members.
Mrs. Robinson will be here next Tues
day and the musical program will be
given in the Assembly Room, of the
High School, at P M, and non-mem-
bers will be admitted upon payment of
twenty-five cents.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
Numerous Chicken Thieves

Chicken thieves are making some
rich raids in and near town, and it
would be well for owners to keep a
sharp eye on their hen roosts this Sc
we're winter weather We have heard of
several steaIings of small lots, but on
Friday night last, Mr.. George Kohl,
a farmer living near town, had rs of
his flock stolen. The thieves operated
very quietly, as Mr.. and Mrs. Kohl were
at home all the evening, but did pot
hear. the least noise. The loss of so
many fowls is no little matter, and
it is to be hoped the guilty parties may
be apprehended.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
Escaped Freezing

Mrs A. K. Hopkins, residing on Lake
street, had very narrow escape from
freezing TO death during the storm on
Monday. She had gone to the house of
her mother, next door, and was in an
outbuilding searching an old trunk for
some article, when negro, who had
borrowed snow shovel, returned it an
locked the door, not knowing she YVES
inside When she discovered her pligl t
she screamed, but on account of the
wind no one could hear hear her. After
some time she succeeded in breaking
window and crawled out in half frozen
condition.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07
Engagement Announced

Miss Dorothy Schroeder, daughter of
Mr.. Henry M. Schroeder, of this town,
whose engagement to Mr.. James Rem
and Locker, of Lancaster, Pa, was
announced in February at Tea Dansant
given by her grandmother, Mrs. Francis
Schroeder, of Lancaster, will be married
on April 18th, at four O'Clock, in St.
James Church, Lancaster, Pa.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07

DR.. M. B. Burstan, the eye specialist
will be at Fogel & Burstan's Dept.
Store for one week only beginning
Monday, March 9th. Hours 9 A. NJ.
to 4 P. M.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07

After Octobet first the Library hours
will be: Tuesday, $3.50 to 5 P. M;
Friday, to $50 P. NJ; Saturday, g to
5P. NJ. On Tuesday evening, the Lii
brary will be open for school children
exclusively.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07

FOR SALE-I purchased my Bran
before the recent advance and can give
you very attractive price.
S. B. FoARD.
Middletown transcript., 1914-03-07

WANTED-BALED HAY AND
STRAW. S. B. FoARD.
FOR RENT-House with all m ,dern
improvements. Apply to
THIS OFFICE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24

Stevenson - Child's Garden Of
Verses, two copies; Boy Bene and His
Friends.
Blaisdell - Child Life in Many
Lands; Child Life in Tale and Fable;
Child Life Primer.
Coffin-Boys of '76.
Mulock-Adventures of Brownie
two copies.
Tomlinson-Boys of Old Monmouth; !;
Boys of Old Hickory; Stories of the
Revolution; Washington's Young Aids.
Coolidge-Cross Patch; Eyebright;
Guernsey Lily; In the High Valley;
Clover.
Seton-rrail OF the Sand Hill Stag;
Wild Animals at Home.
Adult Fiction.
anonymously Gold Fish; One
Year of Pierrot.
Allen-Mettle of the Pasture.
Misunderstanding of Helena
Richie The Iron Woman
Howells-A Foregone Conclusion; A
Modern Instance.
James-Portrait of a Lady.
Johnson-The Professor and the
Petticoat
Palmer-The Last Shot.
Tompkins-Pleasures and Palaces
Bower, Flying U. Ranch.
Grayson-Adventure in Content
ment; The Friendly Road.
Lynde, Hon. Senator Sage-brush.
Martin, Barnabetta.
Norris. The Treasure (author of
Mother)
Harrington, Penrod.
Butler, The Jack knife Man
Cameron, The Golden Rule Dolliyers
Conrad, Chance.
Cooper. The Spy. two copies.
Crockett, Sandy.
Dalrymple, Diane of the Green Van.
Farnol, The honeymoon.
Gould, Felicias Folks. Felicia Visits.
Z Hannay, birmingham Gen. John
Regan.
Hopkins, Burbury Stoke
Jepson, The Terrible Twins.
Lee, The Taste of Apples
London, John Barleycorn.
Locke. The Fortunate Youth.
Austin, The Loely Lady.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
LIBRARY BULLETIN.

Library nours. Open from zto and
from to p. N.
Chiidren's Books.
Allen-Navy Blue.
Barbour-Kingsford, quarter; On
Your Mark; The Spirit of the School;
Benton's Venture.
Brooks-A Boy Of the First Empire;
Master of the Strong Heart; Son of
the Revolution.
Deland-Alan Rensford; Katrina
Malvern; Oakleigh; Successful Ven
ture.
Dodge-Donald and Dorothy; Land
of Pluck; New Baby World; Cat
Stories.
Otis-Amateur Fireman; At the
Siege of Quebec; Boys of Fort Schuy-
Ter.
Sidney-Little Peppers Midway.
Munroe-Derrick Sterling; Dory-
mates.
Monroe-For the Mikado; The
Painted Desert; Raftmates; Ready
Rangers; Through Swamp and Glade;
White Conquerors.
Scudder-The Bodleys Telling Stor
les; The Bodleys on Wheels; The Bod
leys Afoot; Mr.. Bodley Abroad; The
English Bodley Family; The Viking
Bodleys..
Smith-Arabella and Aramunta
Stories; Lovable Tales of Janey, Josey
and Joe; Stories of Peter and Ellen.
Stoddard-Battle of N. Y; Chris, the
Model Maker; Chumley Post; Crowd
ed Out o. Crowfield; Dab Kinzer; Ged
Granger; Guert Ten Eyck; The
Noauks Log.
Stoddard-On the Old Frontier; The
Quartet; Red Mustang; Red Patriot:
Saltillo Boys; The White Cave; Win.
ter Fun.
Holbrook-Hiawatha Primer; three
copies.
Grover-Sunbonnet Babies; two
copies; Overall Boys; two copies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
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TONICHT--PICTUREs
"THE MASTER KEyY

THE MASTER KEY"
A thrilling story of mystery and ro.
nance. The patrons will not only be
treated to story of vivid action and
human interest appeal, but will also
find many startling examples of spec
tacularism, in the way of settings and
Photographic effects, never before du.
plicated upon the screen. One case
IN point Is where crowd of cowboys
encamps for the night with Tom Gal
Ion, accused of murder, prisoner
among them. All the scenes here, and
those following which show Gallon es-
Gaping, were photographed at night in
the open forest. John Fleming VIII
son is the author of this latest and
greatest Universal photo drama. Miss
Ella Hall, as Ruth Gallon, is playing
the difficult role of the heroine, while
Mr.. Robert Leonard will be seen as
the hero
MARY FULLER
in
THE PHANTOM CRACKSMAN"
Featuring Mary Fuller
Charles Ogle plays the part of mil.
tionaire whose house is robbed by the
mysterious cracksman. The manner
in which he recognizes the woman is
interesting and presented with spirit
"OH, YOU MUMMY AND NAUGHTY
NELLIE"
A amusing Crystal comedy.
A girl pretends to take carbolic acid
because her father refuses to consent
to her marriage.
CUPID AND THE FISHES"
See this Universe lboy.
Matty watches the life savers in prac-
tice work and later goes out with the
fisherman to see the nets haulted The
scenes are educational.
MUTUAL WEEKLY"
Latest pictures from the seat of war.
hloo 0dtucillic iLilulJ anu 1ldy DO6-
sett, expert instructors from Fifth ave-
nue. studios, demonstrate the new
fashions in modern dances. Promi-
nent Californians enjoy annual fish
feed at Monterey. Uncle Sam is buy
ing aeroplanes.
THE STOLEN MASTERPIECEY
A wealthy young clubman proves his
worth to the girl he wishes to marry
This is an interest holding drama, with
Ed Coxen and Winifred Greenwood.
"THE WIDOWS CHILDREN
The party of surveyors are chased
away by the angry widow with a shot
sun because they wish to move.
"Perils of Pauline Wednesday.
Our pictures are all first run.
Matinee 2;3O to p. m.
Show on at night from z to H.
5 CENTS-AND-- CENTS
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
Look for the Word
fH'sEzI''
It Spells Good show.

Some show for your thin dime.
Notice-Owing to Typographical
error in our advertisement on Amer
lea" it read and 10 cents, when it
should have read 10 and Is cents. This
picture, America" was shown in Ard
more last Friday to over 23OO paid ad-
missions.
Vaudeville.
CASMUS AND LEMAR
Comedy singing and talking act. They
give a complete change today.
Special PhotopIays.
"THE AGGRESSOR"
A sensational two reel Lubin drama
of the mountains, featuring Louise
Huff and Edgar Jones. It's classy.
THE FABLE OF THE DEAR PUB
Lie, THE AUTHOR AND THE
PLATE OF MUSH"
One of George AIDES Comedies.
Good music.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-24
s. TO-


Tomorrow, America six reels, 10
and Is cents. Matinee 1870, 300 and
4.30 Schools kids sc matinee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-23
.S2O,00O,0OO WANTED
FOR NEW CANAL ZONE
Discusses Request For Warships to
Preserve Neutrality of
United States
By Associated Press

New York, Dec. 23. The request
made by Colonel George w. Goethels,
Governor of the Canal Zone, for the
dispatch of American warships to the
canal to preserve the neutrality of the
United States. was made at the request
of naval officers in charge of wireless
plants and naval affairs in the zone; it
was forwarded to Washington as a
matter of form BY Colonel Goethals.
acting in his capacity as Governor of
the Canal Zone. and the incident is
ended so far as Colonel Goethals is con-
cerned-so announced the Colonel him
self upon his arrival here to-day from
Cristobal on the steamship Panama.
Colonel Goethals expects to go to
Washington after the Christmas holi-
days to urge Congress to appropriate
$40. 600. 900 for the construction Of dry
docks, barracks, machine shops and
wharves In the Canal Zone.
81 also want to ask for an additional
dredge when ] go to Washington" he
said. Ifear that we will have to keen
a dredge working on the canal steadily
seem to be settling and this is the
cause of the frequent slides. We have
been able, however, to get ships
through the canal in much better time
than we though we could; for instance,
we calculated on n half hour to each
of the three locks. but we find thta q
ship can be passed through all three
locks in ffty-five minutes
Colonel Goethals said that there are
at the present time $4,000 men on the
Governments payrolls in the Canal
Zone.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-23
''REGENT" THEATER
) NEAR COMPLETION
New Movie Will Be One of Best
Equipped in Central
Pennsylvania

The contractor and subcontractors
are rushing work on the new motion
picture theater, to be known as the
Regent, at 410 Market street, with the
expectation of having it completed
and open for high-class screen pro-
ductions early in January.
The new house, which is being
erected for Peter niagara, who has
had wide experience as a motion pic
ture exhibitor in this and other cities,
will be as comfortable as modern
methods in theater building can make
it and will be most attractive both
from an artistic and decorative point
of view
The Regent. i'm the heart of the
downtown business and shopping dis
trict, is designed not only as a place
of amusement and recreation for Har-
risburg's rapidly growing hordes of
motion picture patrons, but will pro-
vide a retreat for tired shoppers. Be-
ing almost directly opposite to the en-
trance to the Pennsylvania Railroad
station. It affords an ideal spot for the
travelling public to stop while waiting
for trains.
The Regent will be one of the larg-
est motion picture theaters in the city
and will have a seating capacity of
1000 persons. The building is being
erected in strict conformity with the
new regulations of the Pennsylvania
Department OF Labor and Industry
and this insures the greatest amount
of protection from fires and first class
sanitary conditions in every respect.
Modern methods of ventilation are
being introduced and an emple num-
ber of emergency exhits constructed;
the aisles are wide and the spacing
of the seats sufficiently large to pre-
vent any discomfort and overcrowding.
Special efforts are being made to
make the exterior and the interior of
the theater pleasing to the eve. The
interior especially, said Mr.. niagara
to-day. will be decorated in a most
elaborate way. Oil painting by artists
of ability will form conspicuous fea-
ture of the mural decorations.
Mr.. niagara is now negotiating with
the leading film concerns of the coun-
try with a. view of obtaining only the
best attractions for his house. He
proposes to provide his patrons with
picture plays enacted by the leading
actors and actresses now posing before
the camera and promises that many of
the most successful stars of the the
screen for the entertainment of the
patrons Of the Regent.
The management is at present work.
ing out plans for the placing of an
elaborate illuminated electric sign on
the roof of the theater. which will
make the Regent one of the brightest
spots on this brilliantly lighted Mar
ket street. This sign will be thirty-two
feet high, illustrating a woman diver,
who will climb to the top of ladder
and plunge into water oil depleted in
different colored electric lights. The
whole design will be most realistic.
Mr.. niagara said this morning that
the contractors have promised him the
new theater will be complete and
ready for business between the 1st and
10th of January.