The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-10
MECHANICSBURG
County Sunday School Convention Will
Open Tomorrow Afternoon

Special Correspondence.
Mechanicsburg, March 10.-Exten-
sive plans are being made for the Coun-
ty Sunuay School convention which
will open at 1.30 clock tomorrow aft
ernoon in the First U. b. church. A
very good program has been prepared.
On Friday evening there will be pa
rade of the Mems Organized Bible
classes q the county. Fully 1900 men
are expected to be in line. Many ban
ners will be carried and several bands
will be in the procession. The eonven-
tion win close on Friday evening with
men s mass meeting in the U. b.
church and woman S mass meeting in
the st. Paul Reformed church. Our Sun.
day schools will be very largely repre-
sented at all the sessions, not only by
the appointed delegates but the schools
generally. The following are appointed
delegates: Methodist, the Rev. j. j.
Reesh, 7. Hummelbaugh, Mrs. Il. l.. De-
Frehn, Miss Etoile Sellers; Church of
God, the Rev. G.. Raach, A. G. Eberly,
j. L. Young, John 5. Weaver, Miss
Mary Mclaughlin; Grace Evangelical,
the Rev. l.. VI. Dice, f. NJ. Slyder, Mrs.
Mervin Shower, Miss Ida Kunkle; First
U. b., the Rev. L. C. B. Castle, j. G.
Lambert, W. H. Keller, John Bowman /;
Presbyterian, the Rev. George Fulton,
DR.. j. N. Clark; Trinity Lutheran, the
Rev. II. H. Sharp, H. H. Mercer, Mrs.
George Wertz, Mrs. Robert Martin; ST.
Paul s Reformed, the Rev. John Adams,
Prof. w. G. Rice, 5. 5. Brenner.
Last evening DR.. i. b. Wolf, of Bal
timore, Nd, who is general secretary
of the Foreign Mission Board of the
General Synod of the Lutheran Church
gave very eloquent address before the
brotherhood of Trinity Lutheran
church. His subject was "The Great
World Problems. There were several
musical selections on the program,
among them being very fine violin
solo by Victor B. Hansknecht, of Har-
risburg. The meeting was held in the
church.
This evening in Franklin hall the
High school will present the play,
''The Merry Travellers. The proceeds
are for the benefit of the Nictrola fund
of the school.
The Central Pennsylvania confer
ence of the United Evangelical church,
which closed its sessions in Carlisle yes
terday, returned the Rev. Lyman NJ.
Dice to Grace United Evangelical
church of this place as its pastor, at
which there is mucn rejoicing, for Mr..
Dice is very popular not only in his
own church but with our people gen.
orally. He was the very efficient sec.
retary of the executive committee in
the recent evangelistic campaign and
with the ministers of the other cooper
ating churches was untiring in his work
w. w. Shannon and family have
moved TO this place from Remove.
Word has been received here of the
death of Miss Annie Hummel, of Hum
melstown. She had number of rela'
tives and friends here who much regret
her death. Her sister, Mrs. Mary Civ.
ler, and her niece, Mrs. John Laub, of
this place, were at her home at the time
of her death.
Roy Spahr, of Dillsburg, is visiting
relatives here.
Harold Wister has recently taken a
position as stenographer for the
Rumely Product Company, of Harris
burg He is graduate of the Mechan
iesburg High school and of the School
of Commerce, Harrisburg.
Mrs. Jacob Uhrich and daughter
Miss Gladys, were visitors to Harris
burg yesterday.
Harry Hershman has sold his resi-
dence on East Keller street to Harry
Etter, of Boiling Springs. Mr.. Hersh
man and family will move to Harris
burg about April /.