Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-23
HILL LIVE WIRES GET
SHOCKED At BANQUET
Electrically Charged POrtiere
Causes Merriment at Big Feed;
Bibles as Favors

1t was really shocking that BAN
quet of the mems Bible class of Derry
Street United Brethren Church, Fif-
teenth and Derry streets, last night.
In the first place every one of the
ESQ odd banqueters had to pass
through an electrically charged tinsel
portiere. And if you think that wasn't
a shocking way to begin the affair
you should have seen the fellows
scratch and squirm when the tinsel
touched 'em. In the second place,
they didn't get home until morning.
The affair lasted from s to / o'clock
From Soup TO Good Night Song
From chicken bouillon to the good
night song 1t was an evening of hilar-
ity. Everybody wore a Ounce hat and
that made the men act like a crowd OF
college boys from the go-off. Then,
too, who wouldn't be hilarious with
roast stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce
and all the other f1xin's standing in
glorious array everywhere round about
Iyou?
Ok. Kines, auditor of the Cumber-
land Valley Telephone Company, who
is president of the big Derry street
class, sat at the head of the speakers
table. The affair was opened with the
singing. of the class song, followed
with the invocation by II. l.. Carl, one
of the class teachers. O. p. Beckley,
another of the class teachers, was
Itoastmaster.
Following the invocation, the ban
queters settled down to the serious
side of the evening and filled the in
ner man with the good things that the
caterer had provided. Then came the
fun and frolic.
DIR. Gossard Speaker
n ar1 Il e.f I T,,I,
anon Valley College, was the princi-
pal speaker. DR.. Gossard spent five
minutes telling lot of negro folk lore
yarns that nobody but a chap from
the heart of Maryland ever could re-
Ilate-Dr. Gossard at one time was a
preacher in Baltimore-and then he
threw a lot of hot shot into the crowd
that set everybody to thinking of their
responsibilities as Bible class mem
bers. DR.. Gossard pointed out that
1t is not the namby- -pamby, wishy-
washy, spinless "critturs" who make
real Christian men, but those of cour-
age, strength and conviction.
Five minute toasts were given by
the DR.. ]. A. Lyter. pastor of the
perintendent of the Derry Street Sun
day school, and by o. X. Kines.
d. p. Jerauld, of the Baptist mems
class, gave short talk, bringing the
greetings of his organization. ]. E.
Sweeting, of Rochester, n. Y, brought
greetings from a class of a thousand
men in that city.
Music and a Scream
Solos were sung by Fred f. Lutz
and Sherman A. Allen. Readings
were given by William A. Kitchen. An
other feature was a piano improvisa-
ton by Professor f. ]. Decevee, head
of the Harrisburg Conservatory of Mu-
sic.
One of the fun making stunts was
given by Edible" Little and Ray
CPiggie'D Snow, two Technical high
school lads. "Piggie" Snow drew carl
catures of prominent members of the
class, while Edible" cracked a lot of
Yiddish Jokes. 1t was a scream, with
the fat men getting dangerously near
the button breaking point.
The Serious Side
But underneath the fun and hilarity
of the evening there ran a strain OF
the spiritual that had climax just
at the good night hour, when each
member OF the class who has attend
ed the Sunday school sessions for ten
Sundays was presented with a Morocco
bound Bible, hip-pocket size, as a IA
vor of the event The Bibles were
given with the understanding that they
be used in the sessions of the class and
that the men agree to read them
whenever possible. Announcement was
made that arrangements have been
completed to supply every new men,
ber of the class with a Bible after he
has attended ten sessions of the class
Hereafter in the study of the lessons
these Bibles will be used instead OF
the regular Sunday school lesson quar-
terlies.
Would Boost Membership
One of the keynotes of the evening
sounded by the various speakers was
the boosting of the membership to 500
before April /. The membership is
now we'll over 800, and the Derry
street church boasts of the largest
mems class in the city.
The music during the banquet was
furnished by the class orchestra OF
twelve pieces under the direction OF
Earle E. Rem, attorney, in the Russ
building, the leader. A song sheet
helped stir up noise.
At the speakers table sat o. K
Kines, DR.. j. A. Lyter, DIR. G.. d. Cos
sard, ]. r. Gipple, c. L. Shepley, o. G.
Brenneman, John r. Henry, Harry +
Hayes.
]. e. Dare, chairman of the social
committee - which dressed in white
coats and hats, served the tables
had general charge of the serving
presiding back of the speakers table
The banquet committee included o.
C. Brenneman, chairman; IT. P. Kines
J. Frank Barley Jr., John r. Henry
C. r. Gilbert, c. S. Spangler, C. L
Shepley, ]. e. Dare, w. G. Starry, w
M. Runkle.
At the tables were j. A. Fox. D. A,
Sherk, Clinton Hand, L. p Kines. J.
A. Cunningham, C. NJ. Nissley, Harry
Arnold, f. s. Ulrich, Arthur NJ. Run
kle, J. Boyd Grouse. William r. Wolf
John A. Clark, Martin w Sarver
Jonathan Black, David Mohn, DEW. t.
j. Bomberger r.. j. Bowman. ]. IL
Lowery. Robert Hartzell. A. S. Bat
doff. w. T. Fitzpatrick. Andrew Wal
Burn, d. M. Shearer. David b. Mark
r. w. Fry, III. f. Shoemaker, A. II
Baker, w. r. Manley, Charles L.
IMenchey, A. A. Miller, d. j. Nye, D.