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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
Gotham Cleanings

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Ed Morgan is still our
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on bus.
Work on the new SUBJ
be expected.
Miss Minnie Haas o.
friends in Gotham.
Visitors are frequent t.
ing to The Gazette Office too.
Charley Kaplan the den
It We scribe at 4 so last SUM
dozen.
Charley Riegelman sa,
our Jaw if we put his name in
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THE TRUTH AND POETRY ABOUT
Frank Hrihsrly in the Ia
was just twenty-five
When my market Was made
To Miss Della Goodsle
From the town Of Arcade.
Tventy-six years
We have lived married life
And still she remains
Ny dutiful wife.
We have but two daughters,
Named Mabel snd Bessie,
And If We had a son
His name would be Jesse.
Ny birthday it comes
on the fourteenth of May,
And the girls were both born
On the very same day.
was born in the year
or eighteen sixty-fou.
Fifty-two years ago,
And not any more.
was just twenty-sevc
When Mabel first came.
And ! was but thirty
When Bess did the same.
Mabel was born
In eighteen ninety-one,
Twenty-Five years ago.
And she has one son.
Bessie was born
In eighteen ninety-four.
twenty-five years ago.
And not any more.
As the years rolled on
The girls both grew
Into womanhood,
Noble and true.
Until Mabel was married
I'm nineteen ten,
Bess in nineteen fifteen then.
And I look back when | sat
With one on each knee,
One mere babe,
And the other at three.
Aud think to myself
Can 70 ever be so
That they are the two
! rocked years ago.
One Of them surely
Should have been boy,
To help with my work
And his company enjoy.
But the sons that have
] have got by the law
They are as noble 4 pair
As ever you saw.
The first one got
Vas Lewis z. Burt,
Tall, slim and handsome
And never was hurt
The next vas singer,
Such as never was heard,
tic answers the name
or Frank Rutherford.
Civilization, discovered by
Rhodes's History of the Unite'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21

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stmaster.
r Bay went to Detroit Thurs.
v is doing as well as could
Cheyenne, Wyo., is visiting
,ur city, many OF them com
n photographer took photo.
V a. m. he is selling at 50 a
he means it about busting
ne paper, and maybe he does,
S once.
ANK HATHERLY AND HIS FAMILY
County OHich) Pres
Lew is quite handy
With fiddle and bows
And what he can't play
There is nobody knows.
With a good-nstured wifi.
And boy and girl,
He can play them to sleep
With shuttle or vhirl.
Frank is a mighty
Good man with a team,
Will make a good farmer
As ever was seen.
A snug little fortune
He is sure to win
With a red-hesded woman
As neat as pin.
ana inc tNO AAbbAN
We must not forget,
FOR they surely and truly
Arc their grandparents pets.
They arc little Leona,
And Lawrence Eugene,
The loveliest children
That ever you seen.
Just three years difference
And that to a day,
Between the age of the girls,
1t is luck, so they say.
SO VIC all get together
TO honor the day,
Which comes once a year
On the fourteenth of May.
Those two girls
Don't look much alike
One with red hair and
One black as night
But I know they are sisters,
don't care what they say
For they were born on my birthday
The fourteenth of May.
We look back 10 the years
When those two little girls
Wore on their heads
Little red and black curls.
Always so kind
10 their father and mother,
Pleasant and cheerful
And so good to each other.
Back when at home
And going to school
Learnings their lessons
And obeying the rule,
Always so cheerful
While at work or at play
Because they were born
ON the fourteenth of May.
But now they're both married
cot homes of their own;
They have left their father
And mother alone.
But VIC hope they'll be happy
Cheerful and gay,
And try to meet every year
On the fourteenth of May.
lrvard Square, in James Ford
States" Volume VI, page 81:
? an elaborate opinion stating
, Reconstruction Acts"
HIM!
erick ellison
adore;
that Wilson
out of war"
NJ. c. S.
r, edhoweily, "of the o. f. fiction
e whether he wasn't dreaming"
he has vanished.
.he Driver His Purse. And that
is the girl who used
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
Engagements Announced.

Engagements Announced.
Announcement has been made Of the
engagement of Miss Dorothy Adams
of New York and Boston, a daughter
of Henry c. Adams, of Bralntree, Mass
to R. Kingsland Hay, son of James K.
Hay, of Nutley, n. j. Miss Adams IS
a granddaughter OF the late William
Adams and a descendant OF John
Quincy Adams. Her mother, now dead,
was Miss Clara Walton Corlies, daugh-
ter of the late j. Edward Corlies. She
is niece of J. Dunbar Wright, Of
this city, and a granddaughter Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. j. Howard Wright
Mr.. Hay is a grandson Of the late Rev
DR.. Philip Cortland Hay. OF Newark,
and a direct descendant Of Colonel
Samuel Hay. a charter member OF the
Society Of the Cincinnati
Mr.. and Mrs. William Beals Kendall,
Of Al West Eleventh Street, announced
early in the week the engagement OF
their daughter. Miss Elinor ". Ken
dali. to Andre +. Gross. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles +. NJ. Gross. of % Fast
Thirtieth Street Miss Kendall was in
troduced TO society two years ago. She
Is a sister of Mrs. Maitland l.. Bishop.
of Pasadena, Cal; Mrs. Archibald
Binney, OF Pittsburgh, and William
FLOYD Kendall, of West Haverstraw.
n. Y. who married Miss Marion Doug
las. Mr.. CROSS grandfather. the late
Andre Gross, came to this city from
Alsace many years ago. His mother
who was Miss Leonora ?. Miller, is a
daughter Of the late Henry James
Miller. who was the first president Of
the Cincinnati Gas and Coke Com
pany. of Cincinnati.
Lieutenant James Sutherland Spore,
( L. S. n, and his bride. daughter OF
Commodore Burns Tracy Walling, U.
6. n. (retircd). and Mrs. Walling. Of
Orange, n. j.. who were married on
April 90, are spending their honeymoon
at Big Moose Lake, in the Adrondacks,
where they have a bungalow. On their
return at the end Of the month they
will be the guests for few days OF
Commodore and Mrs. Wslling before
going to Annapolis. where Lieutenant
Spore has been detailed as an in
structor at the Naval Academy
Coaching Clubs Drive.
The Coaching Club Of New York,
which last year abandoned its annual
--x,-rx ~,,n ouv,r, IN thu daath Of Colo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
Coaching Clubs Drive.

The Coaching Club Of New York,
which last year abandoned its annual
spring run owing to the death of Colo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21

A series Of three dinner dances has
been arranged for next season for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
Miss ROSSire and
Miss Sturgis To
Be A mong the
Sea SON June
Bird eS N ext
Years Dances
Being Planned

pledges, brings the total pledges veil
over $4,000. nearly one-third Of the
first 100000. which II is hoped will be
raised within a year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
BLESS HIM !

Augustus Frederick ellison
Is a person ] adore;
He never says that Wilson
Has kept us out of war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
Many Students Attend
The Velada Espanola

Among those in attendance att the
third semiannuaI Velada Espanola on
Saturday evening in John Y. BOYD
Hall of the Y. w. C. A. were:
Mrs. Melvin Menges, Prof. and Mrs
=: J. Decevee, Mrs. d. C. Hamilton,
Miss Ella NJ. Stitt, Mrs. Caperilla, Mrs.
Erlenmeyer. Mrs. p. NJ. Newcomer.
Miss lvie May Rahter Cook, Miss
Sorlnne NJ. Freed, Miss Claire Brown,
MISS Mary j. Dennison, Miss Mary
Farling, Miss Annie NJ. Zimmerman,
Mts; In,ts L. w. Long. Mrs. William H.
fltting, Mrs. o. w. Stackhouser, the
Rev. f. b. Munson, William II. Felt
ing, Miss Alice c. Martz, A. +. Will
llams, Ernest Williams, George W.
Hamilton, Ernest Crerie, Charles
Leach, MIR. and Mrs. William f. Orth,
Mrs. Marie L. Lane. Miss Marguerite
Freed. Hugh Menges, Mr.. and Mrs. V.
f. Shope. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Crerie,
Or. II. NJ. Vastine. w. II. Fitting, E.
2. Shields, MIR. and Mrs. c. c. Bond.
MI. and Mrs II. A. Birchall, Miss C.
NJ: Harclerode, Miss Mary Wilmer,
MISS Elizabeth Dill, William Birchall,
r.. ID. Coble, Miss Elizabeth Fleishers
MISS Amelia Durbin. Mrs. G. A. Mat
son, the Misses Rachel G.. Knier, Ruth
A: Burke, Katherine Miller, Julia
Bishop, Jennie Mumma, DIR. and Mrs.
Karl Schaeffle, Miss Martha Fox.
After the program all enjoyed a de-
nghtful conversational period. Re-
freshments consisting of refresco de
frutas, tropicales v dulces de naranja,
were served.
Many who were unable to start in
the Fall are registering in tie begin
ners' classes, starting January 8. So
the May Velada promises to be much
larger than this year.
The students decided to give a
Spanisl1 play at the next VeIada to
be held in May. The winner of the
contest will be announced later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
Public Inspection of
Automatic Telephone
Exchange Dec. 21 and 22

The public will be given an oppor-
tunity to see the automatic telephone
exchange at work Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, it was an
nounced this morning by officials of
the Cumberland Valley Telephone
Company.
A public reception will be held
for the benefit of the shopping crowds
at the automatic exchange, 227 Fed
eral Square from to and z to 10
p. m.
I'VE believe folks will be much in
terested in seeing this really remark
able bit of machinery" said Henry
Nj. Tracy the c. V. T. president to-
day, machinery which does the work
never, before done in this city except
by the human hand. Since the cut
over" week ago the plant las been
running smoothly and a surprisingly
small amount of trouble was ex-
perienced."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
of the younger set to the Colonial

OF the younger set to the Colonial
Country club at the same time.
Mrs. Ross Anderson Hickok and
Mrs. Marlin e. Olmsted will entertain
most informally at dancing, Wednes-
day evening, January 8, in the Civic
club for their daughters, Miss Jane
Hastings Hickok and Miss Gertrude
Olmsted, who are home for the holi-
days. The school girls and bows will
be the guests.
Friday evening, January 5, there
will be subscription dance at the
Civic club with some of the younger
dancing contingent on the committee
of arrangements. Later on everyone
will be getting costumes ready of black
and white for the annual Charity ball,
on the evening of January 80 in Chest
nut street hall.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
OESTQRK
- NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. David ID. lands of
2007 North Fifth street, announce the
birth of son, Earl Elias Lands,
Thursday, November 80, 1916. Mrs.
Landis was Miss Mary Bongart of Col
umbia gefore her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Kirk, 444
Crescent street, announce the birth
of daughter, Elizabeth Reinbold
Kirk, Tuesday, December IL, 1915
Mrs. Kirk was Miss Bertha M. Berthel
prior to her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Downey, Jr., of
1174 South Cameron street, announce
the birth of a son, Francis Ross Dow
ney, Friday December II. 1915. Mrs.
Downey was Miss Blanche Ross, of
New Cumberland, prior to her mar
riage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
PERSONAL SOCIAL
KITTY CHEATHAEf
LIKE PIED PIPER
Draws Children and Grown
Ups to Her With the Charm
of Her Lovely Voice

Clever Kitty Cheatham will be here
tomorrow evening to give an enter
tainment in Fahnestock hall under the
direction of the Wednesday club. All
classes of members are eligible to at
tend on presentation of their MEM
bership cards-others pay the, usual
dollar for admittance.
Miss Cheatham is we'll equipped by
birth and personal observation to sing
with authority the genuine old Negro
songs and her work along this line is
of rare cultural value. Her songs and
recitations of childhood cannot be sus-
passed and the children love her as
they did the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Town" so long ago. The program for
tomorrow will include:
Part /, Folk and modern songs of
England: "Sumer s i-cumen in,"
GSth century, traditional; France;
Wecklerin); Russia, with a DOLL"
Moussorgsky and In the Meadows"
(Little Russia), Traditional; Germany.
"Sandmanchen," Brahms, and Ere
und Husch," Hans Herman; Scotland,
The Cow" (Robert Louis Stevenson),
Woodman, and old Negro songs and
legends. primitive and undeveloped
Pennsylvania.
Part II, Recitations, THE Little
Gray Lamb" Archibald Sullivan;
When Malindy Sings" Paul Law
renee Dunbar; Old Negro Spirituals,
Use Seekin' Fo' City harmonized
by III. 7. Burleigh; "In de New Jeru-
salem."
Part III, LIE petit Berger" De-
busy; Practising" Carpenter:
Loves Lullaby" Stetson; Mother
Goose Rhymes. (Traditional. Little
Boy Blue" Ding Dong 3ell," and
Solomon Grundy.D Coolidge;
George Porgy." Miss Muffet."
Pussy Cat ''Ba-ba Black Sheep"
Mistress Mary" Edmond Ricket;
The Owl and the Pussy Cat" In
graham.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
The Session Entertains
Market Square Choir

Members of the Session of the Mar
ket Square Presbyterian church, sin
cluding: The Rev. George E. Halves,
the Rev. George S. Rentz, Judge S. J.
NJ. McCarrell. ]. Henry Spicer, Samuel
w. Fleming, Jr.. r. Willis Fair. Ed
ward ]. Stackpole and John De Gray,
happily entertained the following
members of the church choir at dinner
Saturday evening: Mrs. Wilbur F.
Harris, director; Mrs. Bent L. Weaver.
organist; Mrs. A. NJ. Hardy. Mrs. John
}. Mottitt. Mrs. Douglas +. Dismukes,
Mrs. O. L. Good. Mrs. S. G.. PedIow,
Miss Elizabeth Baker Miss Edna KIM
mel. Miss Carrie NJ. Horning, Miss
Carrie II. Dwyer. Miss Mary Turner.
MISS Susanna Fleming, Miss Catherine
Aldinger, Miss Mary Corbett, Miss Vir-
ginia King, Miss Mary Sponsler, So
pranos; Mrs. John c. Harvey, Miss
sara b. Chayne, Miss Minerva Hep
lord. Miss Emma Leib. Miss Martha
tleming, Miss Mary B. Robinson. Miss
Belle p. Middaugh. contraItos; J. Ar
thur Underwood. James X. Jackson,
G. a. Wueschinski, Lawrence Moyer'
John r; Henry. Harold McCord,
George Darby, tenors; Henry A KeI-
ker, DIR. John ]. Moffitt, DIR. George
X. Moffitt, James Y. Sieg. GwiIym
watkins, Carl Heefner, Theodore
y. Seelye, bassos
The event was held in the rooms of
the Primary department of the Sun
day school and a little Christmas tree
sparkling with lights formed the CEN
ter piece of the long table. further
decked with holly and poinsettias.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Payne, and
small daughter Alma Louise Payne,
OF Wichita, Kan, are holiday visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Ellenberger, Riverside.
Miss Margaret Paxton, of WaIla
Walla, Wash, is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. john BEla Keefer. at
1881 North Front street
Miss Lois Fair. of Old Orchard, has
gone TO Owensbogo. KY. to visit her
sister, Mrs. William H. Horner, during
the Christmas season.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Long, of
Erie. are in the city for a few DAYS on
the way to Baltimore and Washington.
Miss Phyllis Bratton, of Pittsburgh.
Is stopping for while with her sister.
Mrs. Arthur Newcomb. of State street,
Miss Harriet Spencer. of Philadel-
phia. is holiday guest of her cousin.
Miss Phoebe Walmer. of Penn street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
Girls Get Toys Ready
For Children's Christmas

Miss Trudell Lindley. of South Fifth
street, was hostess the other evening at
noyel holiday party.
Tile guests spent a busy and en-
joyable evening with paint paste and
pins. mending toys and making various
articles for poor children at the Christ
mas time.
Refreshments Were served to Miss
Minerva Van Horn, Miss Ruth Winn,
Miss Helen Gotwalt, Miss Florence Van
Horn Miss Marie Elscheid, Milton
Potts, Stanley Perrintz. Lewis Karmatz,
Joseph Dinenderfer Winston Romig
and Frederick SNYDER.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
BILLIARDIsT LEW SHAW HERE

Lew Shaw. OF Chicago, one of the
best billiard and fancy shot players in
the world is in the city. He is on an
exhibition tour to Philadelphia and
New York where Mr.. Shaw will meet
the best players of the above cities in
match games. He plays here at the
Academy billiard room all the week
at and p. m. Mr.. Shaw plays
at straight three ball billiards. The
exhibitions are free to the public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
Local Paperhangers to
Be Guests of Majestic

Willard Sims, the champion COM
edy paper hanger of the world, will
be at the Majestic Theater the first
three days of this week in his scream
ingly funny playlet, Flinders Fur
nished Flat" Thereby hangs q tale
In which the paper hangers of the city
play an important part The Ma
Jestic Theater management has issued
an invitation to all paper hangers in
the city to attend the Majestic
Theater tonight as guests of Mr.
Sims. A note from the boss written
on piece of wall paper will be all
that is necessary for identification.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
MISS PHILLIPS HOSTESS
AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY

Miss Mary Phillips, of 621 N. Six
teenth street entertained number of
friends at a birthday party Fliday
evening. Music, games, and dancing
were enjoyed by the guests. Refresh.
ments were served to Miss Marion
Hartwick, Miss Marion Davis. Miss
Florence Wletfenbach, Miss Margaret
cunningham, Miss Ada Swengel, Miss
Helen Dieffenbach, Miss Mary PhilIins
John Minnaugh, Harry Sallade.
Henry Young, Merrill Walker, John
Bryner, Karl Opperman, and Donald
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
SHEDDING PARTY

One of the first shedding parties of
the season was that of Saturday after
noon on the hill at Shepherdstown
with the following participating in the
fun: Miss Frances Bailey, Miss Mary
Hale. Miss Elizabeth Ely, Miss Jane
Ely, Miss Susanna Fleming, Miss Sara
Hastings, Carl B. Ely, Vance c. Me-
Cormick, Samuel W. Fleming, Jr.,
Hastings Hickok and Eugene Hale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
JOHN ]. HUMAIEL DIES

Hummelstown, Pa, Dec IS. -
John j. Hummel died at the Harris
burg Hospital on Friday following an
operation performed Thursday after
noon. He had been sick only a few
days. He is survived by his wife. six
sons, one daughter and a brother, AL
bert Hummel, all of Hummelstown.
Funeral services will be held at the
home Tomorrow afternoon at 1870.
followed by services in the United
Brethren Church at 2 o'clock, by the
Rev. A. s. Lehman. Burial will be
made in the Hummelstown cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
TO DOUBLE CAPITAL

PllIsDurgh, Pa, Dec. IS. = Stock
holders of the Standard Oil Company
of Kentucky, located here, to-day re-
ceived official information that tkey
would be asked to vote on a PROPOSE
ton of the directors to increase the
capital of the company from $1,000
600 to s6,OO0.0OO. A cash dividend of
100 per cent. is to be paid out of the
company's s4,000.000 surplus.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
Of Interest

The most popular Christmas pres
ent this season will be the little num-
Der Twenty Singer Sewing Machine,
sold at only $500. and does perfect
work. Notice the Singer store. Hem
stitching done cheap, perfect and on
short notice. Store open evenings
until Christmas. 13 South Market
Square.-adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
VISITORS IN PHILADELPHIA

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ
Williams, 1902 Penn street, have re-
turned from Philadelphia where they
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Price, Girard apartments,
1904 Skunk street. Mr.. Price who
was formerly of Harrisburg is now
general manager for the Florida Fruit
CoInDany
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
RETURN FROM PRINCETON

James II. Stewart, a student at
Princeton University and John o. Stew
art, a student at the undergraduate
school at Princeton. will return We'd
nesday to spend the holiday recess at
their home, 1404 North Second street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
SILVER FOR EVENING WEAR
THE THOUGHTFUL CHRISTMAS
GIFT

The really thoughtful Gift is ono
which will be of service ali thronpb
the year and just such gifts are Of
Tered at the Electric Supply Co. "a
>. Second street in every kind of cleo
trical device for the home. There are
cozy little electric toasters which
make breakfast on frosty mornings a
sociable delight, electric coffee per
colators which will make coffee SO
good that you will wonder how voI,
ever existed with out one before and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
COUNTRY CLUB UNDER ROOF

The contractor. w. b. Miller. was
successful in having the new club
house of the Country Club of Harris
burg under roof before the recent
heavy snowfall. and will be able to
continue work all during the winter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
~ MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Muriel B. Pittenger and
Samuel L. Robb, Wednesday, Decem-
ber 13, at Elkton, Md. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. John Nc
Elmozh, of the Presbyterian church
The bride is. resident or Harrisburg
and the bridegroom of Daupkin, Pa.
in which city they will make their
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Robb will be at
home to their friends after April Is.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-18
r.. III. THOMAS IMPROVING

Robert II. Thomas, of Mechanics
burg, one of the best known newspa-
permen of the country who has been
day and hopes soon to be able to be
out.