Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-01
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HOLIDAY PROGRAM
ATD. A. R. MEETING
Christmas Decorations, Songs
and Stories Delight the
Large Audience

There was a suggestion of the ap-
preaching holiday season in the dec
! orations of pine, laurel and holly with
| its scarlet berries combined with
/ flags, in the Assembly Hall of the Y.
/ NJ. G. A. for the December meeting of
Harrisburg chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, this afternoon.
The Historian gave to each member
and guest on entering pretty souvenir
card of poinsettias with 1916 calendar
attached.
| The Regent, Miss Cora Lee Snyder,
| presided and after singing America"
/ Mrs. William II. Bishop, the corre-
! spending secretary read the minutes
of the last meeting. New members
were announced by the registrar, Mrs.
| McCarrell after which Mrs. Harry +.
| Beck, a member of the chapter, sang
a Christmas song.
| Mrs. Karl ID. Fogg, reader Of
prominence gave a cutting from THE
| Birds Christmas Carol" followed by
/ an original composition on THE
Christmas Idea" both of which were
thoroughly enjoyed and heartily ap-
| plauded.
| Mrs. Joseph A. Thompson of Pax
tang, the chapter delegate to the re-
cent State Conference at Pittsburgh,
presented a spirited account of the
! doings of that vast body of patriotic
women; telling that the conference
endorsed Mrs. James l. Mellon of
Pittsburgh for honorary vice-president
general of the National society.
A quartet from the Camp Hill Music
Club. comprising Mrs Ensign, Mrs
Whitney, Mrs. Pardoe and Mrs. King,
sang Christmas Bells" by Cantor and
Christmas Song" by Adams. Mrs. w.
NJ. Dennison was the accompanist.
/ Current events of the d. A. r. were
! presented by the Historian, Mrs.
Charles ]. Wood, Jr., who suggested
that the idea of lighting candles in the
windows Christmas eve as presented
by Mayor Royal to the people of the
city, be endorsed by the chapter. This
was approved. The closing number
Battle Hymn of the Republic" was
sung with q right good will by the
members and the guests, with Mrs. II.
/ +. Hershey, the pianiste leading.
STRAWRIDE TO HOGESTOWN
The members of the T. T. 7. Club
held a strawride to Hogestown with Il
| party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bricker. The evening was spent
| in playing games, dancing and sing
| ing. The ride was the initial fete of
| the club which has been recently or
ganized, and was great success.
Refreshments were served to the
!
Brown. Mildred Keesey, Mae Yingling,
| Winifred Tripner, Freeda Mes, Iantha
! Gingrich, Catherine Wolfe, Elsie Brad
berry and Grace Schmidt.
Bruce Williams, William Foulk.
Larue Roath, Harold Neff, Goodell
| Stroup, Charles Blessing, Edward
Warden, Oscar sutch, Guiles Sander
son, Calder Drummer and Emerson
Beeble.
The party was chaperoned by Mrs.
Frank Brown and Mrs. C. r. Bodmer
of Harrisburg.
Mrs. w. o. Machamer, Sr., and
grandson "Billy" Machamer of 2124
! North Seventh street have returned
home after trip with Mrs. Mach
amer's daughter, Mrs. George Wuhrl
of Pittsburgh.
Miss Helen Rockwell and Miss Nc
Donald, with Miss Rockwells parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rockwell, of
Towanda, Pa, who are visiting her
at. her home 205 State street have re-
turned after brief visit to Hershey.
David Cadwallader of South ThiT-
teenth street left for a hunting
trip to the northern part of Hunting
don county.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Moody of
Wellsville. York county, with Miss
| Rebecca Halferty of Dillsburg, have
returned home after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Knisely of 2S2 South Four
teenth street
Miss Catherine Enders of 232. South
Fourteenth street, a graduate nurse,
has returned from the home of John
| Stauffer near Camp Hill, who has
| been quite i'll.
John W. Knisely of Fourteenth and
| Haehnlen streets, who has been seri-
| nf II NfG FTt.
| is slightly improved.
| Mrs. Elmer Mills of Camp Hill was
called to Kinsington, n. Y, on account
of the serious illness of her father,
Luther Glace.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin Myers and
children of Annville, have , returned
home after visit with friends in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. Myers of Brook
| side Farm, York county, have re-
turned home after a visit with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. W. Knisely of 232 South
Fourteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard r. Knisely
and Mrs. Amy Berger of Reading have
returned to their homes after n visit
with friends in this city.
Mrs. A. j. Beck of Summerdale
visited friends in Harrisburg yester-
day.
Miss Mary Foltz. 1898 State street,
has returned after a visit with friends
| in Washington, d. G.
Miss Norma Fleitz and her niece
Miss Susanna Fleitz, of Scranton, left
to-day for Washington and Charles
ton. n. c.. after visiting friends here
for a week.
Miss Grace Watson and Miss Ruth
Gay Watson have gone home to
Youngstown, Ohio. after a brief visit
with Harrisburg relatives.
UNION MISSIONARY SOCIETY
! A regular meeting of the Women's
Union Missionary Society will be held
Thursday afternoon, December Q. at