Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-08

way and tablets at Silver Spring. The
entire outlay was $3.50, and the cost
was borne by various invididuals and
by the ID. A. r. societies of Harrisburg
and Carlisle, and u. S. ID. of 1912 in
Harrisburg.
The report of Miss Catherine Irwin
Egle, registrar. showed the death of
three members since the first of the
year, Mrs. Richard II. Hummel, Mrs.
w. II. Fry and Miss Hannah S. Hol-
brook, of Lancaster Death has also
visited thirteen of the families since
January first, making the years rec
ord far sadder one than any previous
period in the history of the chapter.
Mrs. Mersereau, chairman of the
Philanthropic committee, who was not
present, sent in an appeal for shoes
place to good advantage stockings and
clothes for such a child.
Officers Nominated
Miss May Fox, chairman of the
nominating committee, presented the
following names to be voted upon at
the December meeting, as was stated,
the list was purely suggestive, and
any other names may be substituted a
pleasure: Regent, Mrs. Mabel Cronise
Jones'; first vice-regent, Mrs. Charles
Slough Rebuck; second vice-regent,
Mrs. Sarah j. Kistler of Carlisle, a real
daughter; registrar, Miss Catherine l.
Egle; treasurer, Mrs James Edward
Dickinson; historian, Mrs. James Barr
Mersereau; recording secretary, Mrs.
Charles j. Wood. Jr.: corresponding
secretary, Miss Matilda w. Hester.
The office of second vice-regent was
left vacant by the death of Miss Hol-
brook, and on motion of Mrs. Gross.
Mrs. Kistler, of Carlisle, was elected
to fill the place for the balance of the
year.
Musical numbers were given by Miss
Saba Lemer on the violin and Miss
Katherine Heicher. who charm
ed every one with her beautiful inter-
pretations of the old songs, "Bonny
Sweet Bessie" and Sally in Our
Alley"
State Librarian Speaks
One of the features of the after
noon was the talk on the high lights
of the War of 1912 given by the State
Librarian, Thomas Lynch Montgom-
cry. Mr.. Montgomery's address was
made doubly interesting by the use of
some lantern slides. Current events
were given by the regent, Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones, who touched upon the
phases of the war that do not usually
find their way into the local papers;
she alluded also to new discoveries and
inventions in the line of electricity
and radium that promise to revolution
ize mans entire mode of life; other
topics touched upon were new Won
ders of Africa, latest news from the
Arctic regions. and experiments in the
production of new flowers and new
fruit.
a letter from the State president,
Miss Martha McInnes was read, giving
the result of the recent State cleo
tions Harrisburg was given three Of
ticers. much to its surprise, as nine
places were represented on the list of
elected officers. The list of State Off
ficers now stands as follown: State
president, Miss Martha H. McInnes,
of Norristown: first vice president,
Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones, Harrisburg; /;
second vice-president, Mrs. Richard
II. Peters, of Philadelphia; third vice
president, Mrs. William H. House, of
Library: fourth vice-president, Miss
Mary Evans, Norristown; recording
secretary, Mrs. Robert Bryce. Pitts
burgh; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Solomon Hiney, Jr., Steelton; treas
urer, Mrs. Theodore Evans, of Lans-
downe registrar, Miss Elizabeth E.
Millie Chapman, of Williamsburg: color
ian, Mrs. James Barr Mersereau, Har-
risburg.
After the singing of Star Spangled
Banner, the chapter spent a most de-
lightful social hour as the guests of
Mrs. Kunkel, who served light re-
freshments.