Evening journal., 1915-09-07
HONORED BY HIS
old CLASSMATES
L. E. EliaSon Named on Re-
union Committee of Old
Treemount Association
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Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Sept. Lewis +.
Eliason, of this city, has been appointed
on one of the most important commit
tees in connection with the reunion of
the Treemount Association. The reunion
of this seminary students organization
will be held in Norristown, Pa, ON
Thursday September %, 1915.
The bell of the famous seminary,
which closed % years ago, will ring
again on the day and evening of the re-
union.
Mr.. Eliason attended the reunion a
year ago, and will take part in the re-
union again this year, expecting t. sect
scores of the boys he went to school
there with years ago.
The still stately buildings of the once
famous Treemount Seminary are a ia.
miliar landmark, crowning the hill at
the eastern border of Norristown. Fos
many years they have been utilized for
purposes foreign to their former service
as an educational institution, drawing
students from several countries of North
and South America, and have been al
lowed to fall into sad repair. The late
Dr. John w. Loch. successor of the Rev
Samuel Aaron, founder of the seminary
conducted it successfully until he let il
20 out of commission in 1887 before h.
went into the banking business. Phila
delphia and adjacent counties now have
among their citizens many former Tree
mount students. For reunion purposes
they have organized the Treemoun'
Seminary Association. of which Borough
Engineer of Norristown S. Cameron
Corson, is president; J. Greeley Ellison
No. los Rochelle avenue. Wissahickon
Philadelphia, recording secretary
Charles II. Shaw, Norristown, financia
secretary, and George II. Steinmetz
Norristown, treasurer.
There was a gala time in K. Of P
hall last night when the Girls of the
Camp Fire and the Boy Scouts held
a reunion. II was the opening of the
fall and winter campaign for the boys
and girls. A pleasing luncheon wa;
served and many interesting address.
es were made.
Prof H. e. Ennis spent yesterday
in the High School Following the en-
rollment of out-of-town pupils he anC
Miss Hope Hill, the new assistant
principal, arranged the course o
study and other details for the open
ing of the schools today.
Arrangements have been made Z,
seat the third grade children in No
school down stairs. so that a Grip
pied boy will not be obliged to go vi
and down the long flight of steps
The indications are that there will
be few out-of-town pupils in the cit,
schools this year.
st. Peters parochial school viii
open tomorrow morning
Miss Dorothy Stewart. daughter o
Mrs. Esther Stewart. and John {
Kingsland, will be married at
o'clock this afternoon at the home o
her mother by the Rev. S. B. Wylit
The young couple will live at Erie
Pa.
Gunners were out in force yester
day and got many reed birds.
Constable George McKnitt was bus
on Sunday and caught three automo
bilists in the speed trap. He vii
notify them to appear before Magis
trate Nickerson TO. answer the charg
Of violating the speed laws
City Council and the Trustees o
the Common will meet in MONTH
session tonight. II is expected tina
some interesting matters will com
before Council.
Mr.. and Mrs. John N. Clayton al
tended the reunion of the zebley fam
fly at Vernon's Grove, near Claymon
yesterday.
The New Castle baseball club wi
meet on Thursday night.
The sports yesterday morning wer
very successful and a neat sum wa
realized.