Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-02
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
CLUB ACTIVITIES
FOR LEGAL WOMEN
Organizations Take Up Work
in October After RecreationS
of the Summer

With the coming of October, vaca-
tion really ends and everyone is
| ready to stop playing. Clubs resume
their activities and club women are
eager to meet to exchange ideas
gathered from new fields and renew
| their interest in the charities, civic
| educational and social lines which
has lapsed during the summer.
| The Roberta Disbrow Lloyd Sum
shine society held it's first autumn
| meeting this afternoon in assembly
hall of the Y. M. c. A. and heard re-
ports of the excellent work among
crippled children at the Sunshine
Home" at Manada Gap, as we'll as
plans for securing funds for an orth-
opedic nurse. 1t was announced that
Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden, the
Sunshine National President will be
in the city next month for a days
conference. AS q matter of course
when the annual election was held
to-day Mrs. Homer Black, the efficient
elected to office.
The Harrisburg Walking club also
neld a session this afternoon at the
nome OF the president Mrs. Ralph
w. Dowdell, in Whitehall street,
Routes were planned for autumn
walks; delegates elected to the con-
Vention of the Federation of Penn
sylvania Women to be held later in
October in Philadelphia and the
CLUBS plans for charity were discus
sed.
Work of Sistcrhood
The Ohev Sholom Sisterhood, head
ed by Mrs. otto j. BuxDaum meets
To- morrow to arrange the work for
autumn and winter and the Wednes-
DAY Sewing Circle will also resume
meetings this week. This organiza-
tlon mas the following active commit
tees; Religious, Sabbath school,
propaganda, Ceremonial, Uniongrams,
scholarship and Cooperative, headed
by prominent women of the Temple
with corps of interested assistants.
PRESIDENTS Night" of the Authors
Clup VIII be enjoy ca to-lno. row es.n-
ing with Mrs. Maurice +. Finney at
her residence, 1907 North Front
street An outline of the study of
Modern American Literature" in
poetry drama and fiction will be
SHOWN and discussed and refreshments
Will close the social hour afterward
thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock in
the assembly hall of the Y. M &. A.
harrisburg chapter Daughters of the
american Revolution Will have the
pleasure of hearing the Rev. DIR.
FLOYD Appleton lecture on THE Re
laton OF War to the Future of a
Country" A paper on Molly Pitcher
| by MISS Pearson, a resume of the
recent dedication of the Molly Pitcher
monument in Carlisle ana some ex-
cellent music will be on the program.
Miss Cora Lee Snyder, the chapter re-
gent will preside.
keystone chapter United States
Daughters of 1872 meets with Mrs.
James Edward Dickinson, of 22S
| North Second street, Thursday after
noon, October IL, when Thomas M.
Jones will give a reminiscent talk.
Mrs. James b. Mersereau will be in
the chair. Refreshments will be
served after a musical and literary
program.
The first general musicale of the
Wednesday Club of which Miss Mary
b. Robinson, is president, come on Oc-
| tober 19. in Fahnestock Hall when
Margaret keyes, contralto of the Met
ropolltan Opera company ana tlans
klnoler of the Philadelphia orchestra
appear in joint recital. The working
musicales of the society will be around
u program of 'Tonal Art of the Ma
tlons, prepared by Professor and
Mrs. Edwin j. Decevee of the Harris
burg Conservatory of Music.
Inc Harrisburg Civic club, Mrs.
william henderson president, hopes
to hold its first Fall meeting in The
large clubroom of it's new house
along the river, Monday afternoon,
october 16, although the rest of the
house will not be completed then,
reports of summer work will be pre-
sented by chanmen OF the fly com
mlttee and outdoor schools, and the
approval OF the new bylaws Will be
considered.
The College club, will meet the third
week IN october with it's president
Mrs. Edgar Paul Johnston, NortI
second street and all Y. w. c. A. clubs
VIII nave resumed their WORK ano
pleasures by that time, too.
Ihe Story Telling League met So
claliy with Mrs. harry q. ketrer, Its
new president, last Tuesday and reg
ular meetings for the season will pe
announced later. The club expects
10 nave prominent speakers in it's line
here during the winter.
Ihe temperance organizations OF
city ana county meet all during the
year and the suffrage associations
never sleep either, although special
autumn meetings are usually planned