Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-03
PERSONALS SOCIAL
LECTURES ABOUT
THE PHILIPPINES
The Rev. William B. Cook Adj
dresses Keystone Chapter,
Daughters of 1912 Today

The Rev. William Is. Cooke who has
spent much time in the Philippines,
gave most interesting talk on Pres
ent Day Conditions in the Philip
pines this afternoon before the Key
stone Chapter, United States Daugh-
ters of 1912, meeting at the residence
of Mrs. James Barr Mersereau, 1904
North Second street.
The speaker told of the exposition
usually held in the Islands during the
month of February, and asked the
guests to travel with him sightseeing.
The conditions of life; the products;
the vegetable and animal life preced-
! ed view OF the human life there,
with its variety of tribes and Ian
guages and the common characters
tics or the unity of the race.
Some of the problems of the Philip
pines were discussed, touching on the
military, commercial and administra-
tive sides, and the larger and more
unselfish view of treating the Island
ers as common humanity.
Mrs. Mersereau, the regent of the
chapter presided for the first time
since her appointment and an in
bers by Miss Catherine Heicher, Car
mena," Love Is the Wind" and
Songs My Mother Taught Me-" brief
sketch of the recent State meeting of
the order in Philadelphia, and cur
rent events by Mrs. Mabel Cronise
Jones.
Attractive booklets just published
by the chapter containing its history
were shown and sold. The booklets
are bound in gray and blue with the
insignia OF the order on the cover.
The charter members were Mrs.
Louis w. Hall, the first regent; Mrs.
Sarah j. Kistler, Miss Catherine Irwin
Egle, Mrs. Anna Sitter Walls, Mrs.
Mary +. Walls Bucher, Mrs. Jane
! Cameron Harrison, Mrs. Oscar Row
land Hartel, Mrs. Mary Louise
Schmidt, Mrs. Robert j. Holmes, Mrs.
Mabel Cronise Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth
Grain Kunkel, Mrs. Ellen Rutherford
Miss Josephine b. Knight, Mrs. An
drew Simonds, Mrs. Laura f. Schoch,
Miss Hannah S. Holbrook, Mrs. Rob-
ert A. Lamberton, Mrs. David Rupp,
Miss Mary Hall Crosman.
Three cuts adorn the pages of the
booklet, one of the handsome bronze
marker placed by Keystone chapter
on the school building to commemor-
ate the site of Old Camp Curtin, Oc-
tober IA, 1911, the others a view of
the gateway at Silver Spring church
yard and one of the bronze tablets
erected by the Carlisle and Harrisburg
chapters, Daughters of the American
Revolution and Keystone chapter, u.
S. Daughters of 1872 in honor of the
soldiers buried there. The data of the
chaper for the past 16 years is ar
ranged for quick reading and tells of
many interesting events and work
we'll done.
Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones, chair
man of the general committee for the
State meeting to be held here May 13,
1915 in the caucus room of the State
Senate spoke of plans for that event
and Miss Egle the registrar paid a
tribute to Mrs. NJ. W. McAlarney, a
member of the chapter who recently
died.
A social hour with refreshments
followed the business session
Mrs. Ellis d. Moore, of Youngs-
town, Ohio, is visiting her sister-in-
law. Miss Ella Stitt at the Y. w.
c. A.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ralph Greene, of
BrookIyn, are guests of their sister,
Mrs. Harriet +. Watson, of Penn
street. ...
Miss Marianne Bagley of Canton,
Ohio, is visiting her relatives Mr.. and
Mrs. James r.. Grant in this city.
Miss Joyce II. Jones, of Green and
Forster streets, has returned to
Goucher College, Baltimore, after a
visit with her parents.
Miss Helen Rauch of 120 South
street, is spending part of the week
in York.
Mrs. S. H. Biles of Green street,
has gone to Pittsburgh to join her
husband who is lecturing at the Uni
Versity of Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Clementine Wilson and Miss
Elsie Wilson of Washington, d. c., are
visiting their cousin, Miss Marie Rich
ards of State street, for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Wright of
Baltimore, are guests of their rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bittern
of Penn street.
Mrs. John w. Treadwel. of Will
Transport. spent yesterday with Mrs.
Charles L. Weir, of 1900 Walnut
street
Miss Maude Warren and Miss Kath-
ryn Warren, of Nashville, Tenn, are
visiting their aunt, Mrs. William
Gary Taylor of Market street.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Green, of
45 North Nineteenth street, entertain
cd at cards on Tuesday evening
Mrs r. Earl Graeff, of 1S41 Berry
hill street, entertained the Y. L. N, c.
club yesterday afternoon.
Miss Wilhelmina Stewart started for
a western trip this morning, including
stops at Cleveland, Chicago and Dem
YER, Colo.
Howard Richardson has gone home
TO Pittsburgh after ten days stay
among old friends here.
Walter Fox, of Oswego, n. Y, is
spending several days among relatives
| in this vicinity.
Mrs. William Fl. Cleckner, OF 1853
Kittatinny street, entertained the
Tuesday Evening Embroidery Club in
honor of Mrs. John c. Wallace, of
Chicago.
ILaetus Industrial Club