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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21
MIR. and Mrs. LOCKER Give
Surprise For Son Albert

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. LOCKER,
~ l2 North Summit street, gave a sur
prise party last night for their son
Albert. Games were in order and a
buffet luncheon was served. Among
those present were Mildred Slusser,
Mildred Yeager, Catherine Bittle, Lii
liam Coleman, Grace Shultz. Edna
Shultz, Mildred Munchey, Helen
Murray, Elizabeth Feindt, Ray Knell,
Annie Ruby, Miss Freda Dahr Miss
Ruth Neal, Mrs. ]. b. LOCKER, Mrs. H.
E. Feindt, Mrs. Logan Ruby, Mrs. Cole
man, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Fred Yeager,
MRS. Page and daughter Maxine, Mrs.
william Ebersole and son William.
Albert LOCKER, Harry LOCKER, Leonard
LOCKER, Clarence LOCKER, Jacob LOCKER,
Paul Coleman, Charles Bittle, David
banner, Edward Feindt, Norman Slus-
ser, Luther Slusser, John Munchey,
Cedcerc Wendler Howard Shambaugh,
Logan Ruby and Gilbert Pike.
Mrs. Frank Payne, of 1901 North
Front street left Saturday for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. Valley Davis,
formerly of this city, now of Chicago.
The Rev. and Mrs. Edwin Royal
Carter of Hampton. Va, were recent
guests of the Rev. DIR. and Mrs. James
Fry Bullitt of Bellevue.
Mrs. A. Carson Stamm of Thirteenth
and Reese Streets, is home after q visit
with her daughter, Miss Katherine
Stamm of Scranton, who is studying
music there this winter.
TO SPEND VACATION AT HOME
Miss Marian Bretz, Miss Helen C,
Strayer, Miss Martha Bailey, Miss
Helen Zimmerman, and Miss Carolyn
Lynch, students at Bryn Mawr College
will arrive home Saturday to spend
the Thanksgiving vacation at their
homes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
ACADEMY SPIRIT
SHOWS INCREASE
Due to Rapid Growth in At
tendance This Year; Adopt
Group System

With the registration of Miguel Alci-
dorean surgeon and physician. last
Wednesday, the enrolment of the Har-
risburg Academy numbers III, with
one half dozen more boys to enter be-
fore the Christmas holidays. With the
splendid increase in attendance at the
Academy this year has come marked
growth in Academy spirit.
This is evidenced by the victorious
football team which up TO date has not
suffered a single defeat; by the or
ganization of q splendid school orches-
ira; by the increased interest in track
athletics and most OF all by the higher
standard of scholarship.
Adopt Group System
The Academy recently adopted tne
group system of study supervision.
Each master is a counselor for given
form or group of pupils, it being the
counselors privilege to stimulate ana
assist the pupils who may need thSlf
encouragement and help. the system
has worked splendidly with the result
that there were fewer failures last
month than at any time last year not
withstandng the fact that there are
thirty more pupils in attendance this
year.
Academy Notes
The lecture was well attended by
the science pupils of Central high
school, Technical high school and the
Academy. The instructors IN the
science departments of the three
schools were especially pleased WIN
the lecture.
AT the Monday morning assembly
DR.. Frederic B. Fisher, general secre-
tary of the Laymen's Association OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, ad-
dressed the boys on Some of the
Problems of the Orient. The boys
will long remember this forceful
speaker and the message of inspiration
which he brought to then.
On Saturday evening the SpnlnS
Club of the Harrisburg Academy gave
an entertainment. DIR. John Frederic
Mohler, of the Dickinson College rae
ulty, gave a talk on the Study OF the
sun The lecture was Illustrated hS
many beautiful slides made by Dr
MohIer himself. The main feature oi
the lecture was a discussion OF the
spectroscope an apparatus by which
YOU can see many things in the heavens
that would not be revealed by the alo
of a telescope many times as iaree'
Mrs. McClelland Thurston, of 164s
North Fourth street, is home after a
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. walter
Lehmer of Ardenheim.
Miss Ruth ID. Beatty, of 626 Harris
street has returned from state COL
lege, where she attended the Penn
syIvania day festivities and the Alpha
Chi Sigma fraternity house party.
Mrs. Bertha Kaufman and daugh-
ters, Rose and Jessie, have returned
to Williamsport after spending the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. j. p
Plocaor at Rockville
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21
HOME FROM WEDDING TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton j. Lappley
have returned from their wedding trip
to Baltimore and Washington and are
occupying their newly furnished
apartments at Fourth and kelker
streets
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21
Knights of Columbus to
Start Winter Festivities

Invitations are out for the Knights
of Columbus Thanksgiving event 1t
will be a five hundred party and dance
at Cathedral Hall on Monday evening,
November %. This is the second of a
series of fall and winter events to be
held by the knights. The hall will be
elaborately decorated and Morgan's
orchestra will furnish music for dane
ing. Rutherford will serve the
luncheon after the card playing.
Prizes will be awarded to the success
full card players.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21
Who Becomes Bride of George r
McCurdy at o'clock This
Afternoon

Simplicity was the keynote of the
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Robinson, 1888
Derry street. when their daughter,
Miss Kathleen Louise Robinson be-
came the bride of George Robert Nc
Curdy. The ceremony was performed
at 4 o'clock this afternoon by the Rev.
j. A. Lyter, pastor of the Derry Street
United Brethren Church, who used the
ring service.
The bride wore a modish going
away suit of dark blue chiffon broad
cloth, with hat to match and a cor
sage bouquet of orchids and lilies of
the valley.
Following the ceremony a wedding
supper was served to the guests who
| included the immediate members of
the families of the young couple.
Upon their return from their we'd
ding trip to Philadelphia and other
eastern cities, Mr.. and Mrs. McCurdy
will be "at home" to their friends at
| their newly furnished apartments,
1916 Penn street after December l.
| Miss Robinson is a reader of rare
talents, studying under Mrs. c. L.
| Fogg.
The bridegroom. a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. sMcCurdy, of 1916
Penn street, is a popular athlete, who
during his school career was a mem
Der of the Hassett basketball team
and of the Tech football and basket
ball teams. He is at present connect
ed with the Bell Telephone company
as craftsman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21
ROYAL BUNCH MEET

When eleven members of the Royal
Bunch assembled Monday at it's semi
annual stag dinner with Charles w
Burger of 315 PETER street as host
there was something doing every
minute. Cards. music, songs. refresh
ments followed by a smoker and
story telling made up the program.
Those present were Charles o.
Houston, Lester McIlhenny, William
Daniel, John Mehring, John Moses
George j. Goudy, Wilson Roberts
Gus Marshall, Fred Patterson, Ben
Lantz and Charles w. Burger
Other Personals Page 1S.
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Wilmer, Bair & Wilmer
Walnut Near Second

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Miss Esther Bishop. student at the
Maryland College. Lutherville, Md,
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bishop of 30O3
Riverside Drive.
Gwynneth Gminder of Philadelphia
spent the Weekend with Miss Amy r.
Harner of 1850 Market street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21

Miss Anna G. Greene of 623 North
Seventh is convalescent after a severe
illness.
Forney George of Middletown spent
the week with his aunt, Miss Catherine
Forney of Eighteenth and Regina
streets
Alec Hepburn. a student at the Uni
verisyt of Pennsylvania, was the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. James Fry Bullitt, Of
Ridgway, Bellevue, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Underwood, who
were recently married left Saturday
for their new home in Golden, Colo.
Miss Dorothy George of Middletown
spent the weekend in Harrisburg as
the guest of Miss Katherine Beidle-
man, Market and Evergreen streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter p. Mcguire
of South Front street, have returned
home from Princeton where they at.
tended the Yale Princeton game.
Miss katherine Beidleman of Mar.
ket and Evergreen streets was a re.
| cent Middletown visitor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-21

Mrs. Lula Bard and sister Miss
Bess Schlott, of North Plum street,
Lancaster. were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. William F. Burr, of Atlas street,
on Sunday.
Mrs. Richard Hall of Staten Island,
New York, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j.
L. Santamaria, of 1910 North Fff-
teenth street.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
TOME SCHOOL IS DEVELOPING
BIG SCHOLASTIC TRACK MEET
Outlook for Annual Games Is Splendid, Says
George Green, Physical Director
poets Also Brig ight for Other Sports

were in the hall. This number included
the presiding officer. the debaters.
Judges and spectators, the spectators
being drawn from the faculty. student
body and town people. Just about three
weeks before the debate somewhere
around fifty thousand persons had gath
cred in the stadium to watch the foot
ball team play a rival institution 1t
seems one would gain from that COM
parison that intercollegiate competi-
ton involving alone intellectual effort
is not as attractive to the undergrad
uates faculty, graduates and public as
Intellectual combined with the physical
The Tome School is adopting a novel
idea this year concerning the dispo-
sitfon OF the team trophy in it's track
games. The Port Deposit institution
will not take the trophy If its squad
scores the greatest number of points,
but will give it to the team finishing
second. Tome, owing to the greater
number of entries it will have than the
other squads. stands a better chance
to finish first because of the points it
will score in second and third places
Tome does not desire this unnatural
advantage, and hence the decision to
award the trophy to an outsider, no
matter II Tome has the strongest squad
and scores the most points.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
Real Estate Transfers.

y: Gsegler, lot p. block l: SO.
viz. Francis A., to AAndrsw D. and Elsa
MoTST fEsEAsAST.Em%;s j.. ! Robertson s;S to
NO. fs1s sTsEE4 hssanafss soGTssSs II sss Holds.
worth and Erskine Gordon. trustees. to
srREET rsgPi Ssms.n a02 lsh
18th streets-Janie Morris to John Morris.
t e5ss.5 IS |, s9.rf I've SO 18TH
17th streets-Michael Morris to John Morris
snat part orisinal lot :, ,,s square I7s; SO
18th streets-James J. O'Brien ct ux. to
John Morris, part original lot s, square Its;
COLUMBIA HEIGHTs-Archibald 0. Waters to
Edwin r. and sophronia Waters. lot 90,
nos. 1915 T 70 1923 1sr STREET SOUTHWEST
BERT H. Brockway ct ux. 70 Samuel II.
NO. hsSfF' s a f1' a r. Fl
NO. 10 los 9 EAST s3usfs czPrfSs e STREET NORTH
John e. and Edward H. Eakle. lot rs. square
aart.horn ct e u1' to Lewis E. s1euninssr.
lots Is. II 1s and II, square .; 2sos; SO.
SOUTHEAST-Thomas w. Smith ct ux. to
Alfred II. Lawson, part square south of so2
Ninth. TENTH AND STREETS SOUTH
EAST-Joseph 1. Weller. trustee. to Al
fred II. Lawson, one half interest in all Of
square 955; $23. 900. -
TENTH AND 0 STREETS SOUTHEAST AND
NINTH, TENTH AND STREETS SOUTH
EAsT-Thomas w. Smith ct u1. to Alfred
II. Lawson, original lots 3. and s. square
979 and one-half interest in all square 0o5;
$40.
CUCKOLD DELIGHT-James A. Greene and
George McLane, trustees, to Charles P.
Bailey. lot 22. square 4o13. and lot 1e.
square 4144; $40.
CouNTY-Marian w. Henson to W. Walton Ed
wards, parcel pa over 8; 81 (subject to 4
life estate)
POTOMAC HEIGHTS-J. D. Dorsett. jr.. ct uI.
to James z. Cochran. lots A and 45. square
1443: $40.
NO. sOs VIRGINIA AVENUE SOUTHEAST
John X. King and Linnie b. Bates, executors
and trustees, to Don Leroy and Earl 0.
Griffith. part original lot 4, square 796; 81.
Earl o. Griffith to Don Leroy Griffith. an
undivided one-half interest in same prop
erty; 81. 600.
MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE HEIGHTS-Ameri
can Security and Trust Company and Amos
Ii. Plumb, trustees. to Mary H. Cooke. lot
ADDITIOS TO kENILwoRTH-Allen W.
Mallery and Horatio N. Taplin, trustees
to Jacob ]. Miller lot Al, block 1; $40.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
TENNIS DEBATE FEBRUARY 9.
Amateur Question and Other Vital
Issues to Be Considered.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-The
momentous annual meeting of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
at which the amateur
question will be thrashed out, will be
held at the Waldorf-Astoria February
8. according to the announcement
made yesterday by George T. Adee The
proposal to change the manner of COM
peting for the national doubles cham
pionship, as well as changes in regard
to qualification for the singles cham
pionship. are among the topics which
will come before the meeting.
At the last meeting of the executive
committee Mr.. Adee was authorized to
several committees. The
chairmen of these have been announc-
ed as follows: Cases and decisions-S
w. Merrihew; umpires' association
Edward c. Conlin; proxy committee
Palmer E. Presbrey, also Clinton L.
Childs and Craig Biddle.
The tennis men are asked to join in
the movement in favor of Saving
daylight" the argument being that
they would have more time for their
favorite pastime were the clock set
back one hour.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
DARCY AWAITS CARPENTER.
Says He Will Not Box Until Word
Arrives From France.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-Les Dar-
cy, the Australian middleweight cham
pion, received another flattering offer to
engage in a bout against any of this
country's leading middleweight boxers
Yesterday. Hugh Grant Brown, who,
with Mike Donlin. the former base ball
star. is negotiating for a series of
sporting events to be staged in Ha-
vana, visited Darcy at the Hotel Broz-
tell, and there offered the sum of $780,
600 for bout with either AL Mccoy of
Brooklyn, recognized titleholder: Mike
Gibbons. the ST. Paul boxer. or Jack
Dillon of Indianapolis. in a contest of
either twenty or forty rounds. The Of
fer was refused. Darcy said he had no
intention of participating in a boxing
exhibition until definite news had been
received from Paris whether Georges
Carpenter, heavyweight champion of
Europe, would come to this country.
The report from Indianapolis that
Jack Dillon had accepted an offer for
a bout with Darcy to be staged at a
local club. the date and the purse to be
announced later, ELECTED a denial Of any
knowledge of such a match from the
Australian.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
MILLIONS SPENT ON GOLF

Estimates of the amount of money
spent on golf over the country in a
single year would make some of the
devotees Of the royal and ancient game
wish they were in the golf supply busi-
ness. Alonzo A. Burt, treasurer of the
Oak Park Club of Chicago, gives some
interesting figures on money spent in
the pursuit of golf balls in Chicago
alone in the past year:
Annual dues, s750.000; caddie fees.
$500,000;' restaurant charges, 100000:
transportation. s25o.0oo; golf balls,
500, 900; cleaning clubs, etc, $150,o0o;
locker rentals. $4,000; total. s2.3oO.ooo.
These figures do not include the grand
total of money expended at the nine.
teenth hole" which would represent
considerable total every year. The
eighty-odd clubs around Chicago are
in the main quite distance removed
from the center of the city's popula-
ton, and transportation charges. there
fore, are large. The public links In
jackson and Marquette parks, in the
Windy city, attracted more than 100000
players in the past year.
Lawrence E. Loef1er. professional al
the Westmoreland Country Club OF
Pittsburgh, died Tuesday of pneumonia
Loeff1er was a great friend of Burgess
the pro at the Chevy Chase Club OF
this city, and was in the money in the
last Pennsylvania open championship
With a on the last hole he would
have received second money. but he
got in trouble and took eight strokes
Evening star., 1916-12-28
NATIONAL BANKS OF AMERICA
ARE THE RICHEST IN THE WORLD
Exceed by Billion Dollars Combined Re-
sources of Banks of England, France,
Russia, Germany, Spain, Holland,
Switzerland, Italy and Japan

the western states. Geographically
the increase was as follows: New Eng
land, % per cent; eastern states. 80 per
cent; southern states, 80 per cent; mid
die western states. 81 per cent: west
ern states. so per cent; Pacific states.
33 per cent.
"In this PERIOD" the statement says.
1.-The New England and eastern states
increased a total OF $2,005,000 600,
while the south and west. including the
far west, increased $2,022, 100000.
Big Gain in the East.
"Betwen September IL and November
II CAST two bank call dates) resources
of the national banks of New Eng
land and eastern states increased
for the west and south for the same
period was s6S4,000,o00. The per-
centage OF increase in the New Eng
land states was 3.36; eastern states.
6.S4; southern states, 1898; middle
western states. 571; western states.
11.76, and Pacific states, 1877. The
average increase for the whole coun-
try was 1853 per cent" -
The principal changes between Sep
tember IL and November II show an
increase Of S1,109, 100000 in resources.
an increase of $1,126, 100000 in deposits,
bringing the total deposits of national
banks up to $12,4SS, 900, 900: an increase
of $4s5, 900, 900 in loans and discounts
and an increase of s237,000,000 in re-
serves, bringing the total reserves held
up to 900, the highest on rec
ord by $1s5,000,G00.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
BY J. ED GRILLo.

William E. (Kitty) Bransfe1d. whose
appointment as National League UNI
pire has just been announced. was for
many years a familiar figure in the
league which now welcomes him back
as an arbitrator.
BransfleId. who started his base ball
career as a catcher, eventually became
first baseman and played the initial
sack for the Pirates in 1901 2-03- -04.
He then was traded to the Phill!es for
Del Howard and Paul Kruger. From
1905 until the season of 1910 Brans-
field guarded first base for the Phillies
in a way that made Barney Dreyfuss
often regret that he made the trade.
Phillies in 1910 resulted in the veteran
being displaced the next season. He
had his first taste of umpiring when
he took a job in the New England
League. and he performed ably enough
to win a Job in the International League
the following year.
Bransfield has all the requisites Of a
good umpire. He knows base ball
thoroughly, is even-tempered, and has
plenty of nerve. He is the second vet
duty since the close of the 1915 sea-
son, George Moriarty recently having
received an appointment from Ban
johnson to work in the American
League.
The threat Of a hold-out by unsign01
PLAYERS until word Is given to sign or
strike is causing not the least concern
at the Offices Of the New York Giants
Manager John ]. McGraw is about
ready to depart for Cuba on his annual
vacation. McGraw will go direct from
Havana to the training camp at Marlin
Evening star., 1916-12-28
ANNUAL LEAVES URGED,
Federal Employees Union Asks Con.
cessions to Per Diem Workers.

Annual leave for per diem employees
of the District Is to be sought by the
recently organized District branch of
the Federal Employees Union. Reso-
lutions urging that this concession be
granted were adopted at a meeting of
the branch last nj ght. Copies of the
resolution will be sent to Senator
Smith of Maryland, Senator Gallineer
of New Hampshire. Representative
Page of North Carolina and Repre-
sentative Keating Of Colorado
The position taken by the union is
that per diem employees regularly en-
pIoyed by the District for more than
one year be granted fifteen days an
nual leave with pay. and that field men.
both on the annual and per diem basis
be granted half holidays during the
summer months.
At it's next meeting the union will
consider plans for the organization Of
a relief association for the bestowaI
Of sick and death benefits. A COM
mittee, consisting of F. r. Dooley,
e. NJ Dawson, jr., and Harry Brand
bury. was appointed to report on the
matter. Mr.. Dawson was appointed
delegate to the Central Labor Union.
Evening star., 1916-12-28
BY Il. c. BYRD.

The annual scholastic track and field
meet to be held May 12 by the Tome
School at Port Deposit should be the
best in entries and competition that
has taken place under the auspices OF
that institution. according to George
Green, physical director. Indications
are that many schools will accept in
vitations to have squads present which
hitherto have not been represented. ana
practically all the teams Wnlcn nave
attended in past seasons will again be
in competition. Green, who LETT 81.
Alban,s last spring. after a stay OF
seven wears at that institution In the
canacity of physical director and coach
or the teams, is here for a brief visit
to friends until the fag end OF the
holidays. Green did not hesitate TO
talk about Tome athletics, and mere Is
part of what he had to say concern
ing the outlook for the remainder OF
the scholastic year:
"Ue nrobably will have a well bas-
anced track squad, though there are
nrosnects of few men of exceptional
individual capabilities. We have been
working gradually all fall with the
idea of developing the boys generally
and Immediately after the holidays
will start training for speed and endur-
.nce tests. We ought to have a fairly
good basket ball auint, and base ball
and soccer foot ball seem to be in for
successful seasons. Up at Tome the
idea is not so much the intensive Train
;np of one or two squads. but to de.
va1on sports so that all the boys Will
eet an opportunity to take part In
competition. Tome has all kinds OF
teams, being represented IN tennis, 1901
hal1 golf. soccer foot ball. base ball,
track. wrestling. fencing and several
branches of intraschool games. We are
working hard to develop our track ana
held meet next spring. Already many
ha nresent, and among them are sew
erai which never before have had
teams at Tome. 1 am expecting prac-
tically all the schools around Phila-
deInhia to send squads and several in
Virginia also are going to be repre-
sented At least that is our conclu-
sion. Judging by the inquiries and COM
munica tions we have received in reply
meet second in the south only to that
held by Maryland state.
Quite a lot of parleying is likely to
be done at the meeting Of the National
today relative to the arrangement Of
foot ball games for next fall. Practi-
cally every graduate manager and ath-
Iatic Iirector of prominence In the east
and middle west will be present, and
negotiations Of several weeks may cul-
innate in success through the medium
Of personal meetings. Several con-
tests are known to be hinging on one
or two rather unimportant conditions.
which should be removed without much
trouble. Following the visit of Grad
uate Manager Cox Of Georgetown to
games for the Blue and Gray may be
made. @ 49,.
At a recent debate between two Of
the big universities just los persons