Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-26
GOING To ORGANIZE
NEW D. A. R. CHAPTER
Preliminary Meeting at Lingles
town Yesterday Attended by
Harrisburg Club Women

ters of the American Revolution of
New York City, who is spending sew
| eral weeks at Linglestown, called an
informal meeting for yesterday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Savilla
Shirk, preliminary to organizing the
| Daniel Reeme Chapter, d. A.. r.
| There was much enthusiasm over the
idea and it is expected that the chap
ter will be ready for work within the
month.
The officers will be: Regent Mrs.
Savilla Shirk: vice regent, Miss Will
| helmina Ball; recording secretary,
Miss Anna Fishburn; historian, Mrs.
| II. j. Schools; registrar Miss Eliza
| Buck.
Mrs. Osburne, who is one of the
most prominent d. A. r.. women of
the country, had the honor of organ
! izing the first chapter after the par
ent society was formed, and that Chi
cago Chapter, of which she was first
regent, now has a membership of
1000.
Mrs. Osburne spoke yesterday of
! the wonderful work the d. A. r. has
done in preserving historical sites and
data and that it is now recognized as
the great historical society of the
country. She wishes to organize the
chapter at Linglestown among her
kinsfolk, in memory of her father
the late Josiah B. Reeme, of Chicago,
a former president of the Chicago
iLinglestown and whose Revolutionary
ancestors are buried in the old Wen
rich churchyard there.
Miss Cora Lee Snyder. regent of
the Harrisburg Chapter, told the ladies
what her chapter has done in the
twenty-one years of its existence and
Mrs. Frederick II. Marsh, treasurer of
that chapter, explained the financial
part of the work and congratulated
the ladies on organizing for patriotic
| work.
Mrs. Frank j. Hess. of Philadelphia,
a former Harrisburger, has returned
home after little visit among old
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs A. II. Slower, of 22S5
/ North Sixth street, left this morning
fol a two weeks stay at Ocean Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan e. Hause and
their daughters, the Misses Marjorie
and Frances Hause, of Bellevue Park,
are home after a pleasant stay at the
Crestmont Inn, Eaglesmere.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Writ, of 1893
State street. returned home to-day
after a delightful weeks stay at Phila-
delphia and Atlantic City.
Harry Farmer, of Columbia, has
returned home after trip to this
city.
Mrs. william E. Desch was a recent
visitor in Columbia.
Miss Bess Stouffer is visiting in
Chambersburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Marion r. Gilbert, of
Scranton, are visiting at the home of
W. A. Best. 1918 Penn street.
Miss Louise Sponsler, of los Chest
nut street. returned home last evening
from Perth Amboy, n. j., where she
has been visiting Mrs. Chauncey c..
Baldwin.
Miss Carrie E. Hefflefnger, of IS
North Seventeenth street, has returned
to the city after visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Kaufman at Boiling Springs.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Rutherford and
Miss Katherine Rutherford, of Cot
tage Hill, Steelton, are spending sew
eral weeks at the Lakeside, Eagles
mere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas M. Jones.
who are taking an extended western
trip, have started on their homeward
journey after attending both expo
: sitions in California.
I Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leonard, 1929
North Sixth street, spent to-day in
Watsontown, attending Old Home
Week festivities.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Willis Davis, of
i Clendenin, River road, have returned
home after an automobile trip through
New England, with visits among rela-
tives in Connecticut.
Ralph H. Herman, of 80 North
Nineteenth street. returned home to-
day from Avalon, n. j., where he
spent the past ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Shelly and Miss
Lorene Shelly, of PAPA North Second
street, came home to-day from a sum-
mer's stay at Mount Gretna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Whiteside left
for their home in Cleveland to-day
after spending ten days with Harris
burg relatives.
Mrs. D. M. Gilbert. of 1925 North
Second street, arrived home to-day
after spending two weeks among old
friends at Winchester. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hail. of 10S
Walnut street, left yesterday for Wer-
nersville to spend vacation at Galen
Hall.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Sponsler, of
| Chestnut street, has gone to Lexing-
ten, KY, to visit Miss Mary Muir.
Mrs. Lewis e. Johnson, Miss Louise
johnson and Leland Johnson, Jr., of
Steelton, have returned home after a
pleasant stay at Longport, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Newton Failor
left for their home in Cincinnati this
morning after spending a fortnight
among relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Anita Richardson, of Unadilla,
|
Thomas K. Martin, of State street.
Miss Pearl Larkins. of Brooklyn,
spent the past week with her cousin,
Miss Mary Anne Stewart, leaving for
! home to-day.
Miss Aida Buehler of German
town, is visiting Mrs. Harry F. Her
shey. 324 North Second street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Van Meter and
daughter, of Keyser, w. Va, are
guests of Mrs. j. Wesley Balesbaugh,
10 South Thirteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Rodgers and son.
DreXel Rodgers, of 1412 Green street,
have gone to Atlantic City to remain
| for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Dorsey, of Jer-
| sey City, were in town for day or
two visiting old friends on the way
home from Baltimore and Washing
| ton.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin F. Tausig, of
SOC North Second street, are enjoying