Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
CHURCH RECEPTION
GIVEN As FAREWELL
Miss Lappley and DR.. Scheifley
VIII Marry and Sail For
Seoul, Corea

The congregation of the Harris
Street Evangelical Church has arrang-
ed farewell reception for this even
ing, in the church, in honor of two
young people, for many years engaged
in church activities, who will marry
the last of this month and sail for
Seoul, Korea. to engage in mission
work.
When Miss Ruth Lappley was a tiny
girl in the primary department of the
Sunday school F. E. Musser, the pho
tographer, took her picture and had
1t inserted in the children's magazine,
called the Gem, with the caption, Our
Little Missionary" Always the thought
that this was her calling came before
the child as she grew to womanhood,
and now she is to marry Dr. William
j. Scheifley, a member of the same
church and take up mission work in
earnest in the far East. DR.. Scheifley
and his bride will be under the direc-
tion of the Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Missions and he will be the
first professor of dentistry appointed
to the Severance Medical College and
Hospital. The bride-elect is a Central
High school graduate and has just
completed a course in the Froebel
Kindergarten Training school. She
has also been a teacher in the Beth
any Mission kindergarten for some
time.
This evenings event will begin at
7.45 o'clock with the pastor the Rev.
George Schaum conducting devotional
exercises. The church choir, under
the direction of William H. High. Miss
Emma Lorenz, organist, will give spe-
cial numbers, and Mrs. Gus NJ. Stein
metz will sing a solo. Addresses will
be made by the Rev. B. H. Niebel, cor
responding missionary secretary of the
church: the Rev. Edwin E. Curtis, pas
tor of Westminster Church, represent
ing the Presbyterian Board of Mis-
sons; Mrs. Vincent Stanford, for the
Woman's Missionary Society, and
Frank E. Musser, as president of the
official board of the church.
An informal reception will follow
the service and good wishes showered
on the young couple for success in
their future work.
The Misses Della and Virginia Co.'S
tello are guests of friends in York.
Miss Edna Crowl of Altoona has re-
turned to her home after a pleasant
visit with Harrisburg friends.
Charles and Thomas Schaffer of
Williamsport were called to Harris
burg yesterday by the illness of a
brother James Schaffer.
Miss Dorothy Weaver of Gettysburg
is visiting her uncle, Charles Althoff,
in this city.
Miss Anna Hackenberg has returned
home after a short visit in Sunbury.
Miss Sarah Leak of Sunbury is visit
ing friends and relatives in this city.
Mrs. Jennie Lyons and Mrs. Joseph
Bowen of Sunbury visited in town yes
terday.
F. W. Benfer returned to his home
in this city after a visit to friends and
relatives in Lebanon.
Miss Verna Godding went to Mt.
Gretna to spend a short time with
summer cottagers. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Rinesmith,
and Miss Fay Rinesmith, of Carlisle,
motored to this city yesterday for a
short stay.
Miss Katherine Bright and Miss An
tonia Custer have returned after a
visit in Carlisle.
Mr. and Mrs. William Irwin, 1912
Green street, have returned after a.
visit with their daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Steckley, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer 7. Gray of
Cambridge, Mass, left for home to-
day after visiting relatives here for
the past ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Bennethum
and daughter, Miss Lillian Benne-
thum, Cottage Ridge, left yesterday
for Battle Creek. Mich.
Miss Elizabeth Ross of 219 Pine
street is visiting a schoolmate, Miss
Helen Woodbridge at Leroy. n. Y.
Mrs. Emily E. Miller of Cowden
street left to-day for Altoona to visit
Mrs. Simpson B. Evans.
Judge S. ]. M. McCarrell and Mrs.
McCarrell went to Eaglesmere to-day
for a summer outing.
Miss Maude Stamm Is home after
a visit with friends at Clearfield and
has as her guest, Miss Esther Knapp
of South Norwalk, Conn.