The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-04
HUMEIELSTCWN
Boys and Girls Will Return to Various
Colleges This Week

Colleges This Week
Special Correspondence.
Hummelstown, Jan. 4.-The first of
the week of prayer services will be held
in the Methodist church tomorrow
evening The Rev. Herbert s. Garnes,
pastor of Zion Lutheran church, will
preach at the service.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ettla, of Harrisburg,
spent yesterday with Mrs. Barbara
Nye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Mccormick, of
Harrisburg, visited Mrs. Mccormick s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nc
Call, yesterday.
The following boys and girls will re-
turn to colleges this week to resume
their studies after spending the hoi-
day vacations at their homes in the
borough: Russell Hummel, George Muth
and Russell Hoifer, State College;
Clare Stecher, Norman Helf and j.
Earl Brightbill, University of Pennsyl-
vania; Paul Schaffner, Lancaster The
ological Seminary; Alfred Sutcliffe,
and Clarence Webner, Gettysburg Col
lege; John Helf, Mercersburg Academy;
Arthur floller, Charles KaylOr and John
Burkholder, Harrisburg Academy ;
Prowell Mack, Lehigh University; Mar
lin Wenrick, Ross Swartz, Leroy I'm.
berger and Edgar Shaeffer, Lebanon
Valley College; Miss Katherine Mss.
ley, Smith College; Miss Katherine
Shull. Wellesley College; Miss Media
Hummel, Shippensburg State Normal
School; Miss Marion Walter, West
Chester State Normal School; Miss An
ME Burkholder, Indiana State Normal
School; Miss Ruth Kilmer and Miss
Anna Houck, Millersville State Normal
School
The evangelistic services begun in
the United Brethren church last even
ing were well attended. The services
are being conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. A. S. Lehman and will continue
each evening during the month of Jan
uary at 7.45 O'Clock.
The public schools of the borough re-
opened this morning, the teachers and
pupils having enjoyed vacation since
December %.
At the quarterly meeting of the
Men S Bible class of Zion Lutheran
Sunday school to be held in the parish
house this evening officers will be
elected. The Rev. H. w. Hanson, of
Harrisburg. will deliver an address.
John j. Nissley, superintendent of
the Reformed Sunday school for over
forty years, was reelected supernten-
dent at the Sunday school session yes
terday morning Other officers elected
were: Assistant superintendent, +. j.
Schaffner; treasurer, j. J. Nissley; sec
retary, j. Urban Kilmer; assistant sec
retary. Ward Landis; librarian, Walter
Baker; assistant librarian, John II.
Greenawalt; pianist, Miss Grace
SchaIfner; assistants, Miss Esta Kilmer
and Miss Alice Snyder; board of man
ayers, d. c. Rhoads, John H. Greena-
walt, William II. Gaus, Mrs. Caroline
Nissley, Miss Grace Schaffner and Miss
Clara Walmer. Six assistant teachers
were also elected and the financial re.
port Of the school presented.
The seventh anniversary of the
Men 5 Bible class of Zion Lutheran
Sunday school will be held on January
II instead of February as previously
announced. The speaker for the oc-
cason will be Rev. L. b. Wolf. D. D.,
of Baltimore, who will also preach the
evening sermon in the church.
The ice on the Swatara creek is ten
and twelve inches thick at many places
and the ice crop is being rapidly har-
vested and stored by the owners of ice
houses.
The annual congregational meeting
of the Reformed church will be held in
the church this evening. Reports of
the officers for the past year will be
submitted and two elders and three dea-
cons elected.
The municipal Christmas tree which
had been placed in Centre Square was
removed to-day. The tree attracted
attention. The electrical
decorations have been put away for fu.
ture use.
Misses Ruth and Helen Mover left
for their home in Reading yesterday,
after spending the holidays with their
grandfather. John ]. Nissley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Etter, OF Pen
brock. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Swope over Sunday.
Miss bucretia Wheeler has returned
from Scranton, where she spent several
days with her sister, Mrs. Lagrange
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Smith and daugh
ters, Evelyn and Margaret; Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Miller and son, Earl; C. w.
Smith and Mrs. John W. Boyd, of Har-
risburg, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Gingrich yesterday.
Miss Sarah Wensell, of Paxtang.
spent yesterday with Miss Katherine
Shul.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Laucks and son.
Oscar, have returned from Reading.
where they spent week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harvey Buch and
daughter, Mary, of Elizabethtown.
spent yesterday with Mrs. Buch s par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Nissley.
Charles Holsberg, salesman in West
ern States for the Moorhead Knitting
Company, of Harrisburg, left for his
territory yesterday after spending his
vacation with his mother, Mrs. Fidelia
Holsberg.
Bradley Christie left for his home
in Philadelphia yesterday after visit
ing at the home of his uncle, George
Fox.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Wise spent
Yesterday with relatives at Lebanon.
Levi Lutz, of Alliance, o., and Sam
lel Lutz and daughter, Elizabeth, of
Cleveland, o., visited their sister, Mrs.
George Fox, last week.
Mrs Minnie Stecher spent yesterday
ut Carlisle with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Stecher.