Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-18
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
ELECT OFFICERS
FOR CIVIC CLUB
Judge Kunkel Commended For
His Recent Decision on
Fleming Property

A busy years work was yesterday
afternoon outlined at the annual
meeting OF the Civic Club of Harris
burg in the John Y. Boyd Hall of the
Y. w. c. A. Officers were elected for
the year 1861. Mrs. William Hen
derson wes reelected president; the
three vice-presidents in order, Mrs.
John W. Reilly. Mrs. James 1. Cham
berlin, and Mrs. ii. Lindley Hosford:
secretary, Mrs. Harvey f. Smith: cor
responding secretary, Miss Eleanor
skunk; treasurer, Mrs. Edward f.
Dunlap; directors, Miss Fannie Eby
and Miss Mary Jennings.
The plans of the club. as outlined
in the report of Miss Rachel Pollock
or the municipal department, contem-
plate a strong fight against the smoke
nuisance, a repetition of the crusade
of last year against the active fly, the
recomm mmendation of the purchase of an
ambulance by the city, and an appeal
to the city for some sort of a curfew
arrangement whereby the children
shall be sent to their homes by the aid
of whistle by 9 o'clock in the winter
and 9:30 in the summer.
The reports included that of the
president. which the Telegraph print
ed yesterday in part, the report of the
outdoor department by Miss Martha
Buehler; the report of Mrs. Harry G..
keffer, of the educational department.
which purchased a piano at the Rum
mage Sale and will place it in the
Lochiel Open-Air School. the charges
for moving and tuning of which will
| be borne by Mrs. Henry Mccormick;
the report of Miss Anna A. Mcdonald
| OF the State Library, who urged care
ful attention to the wants of aliens
in the city, and the request of Miss
I Ia t I,x- N1N 80 tln
bership committee, who urged the
acquisition of new members.
A letter from Miss Myra Lloyd Dock
was read in which she congratulated
the club on the recent decision of
President Judge Kunkel, by which the
of the club. Mrs. ChamperIin an
nounced the conference ror the Cen
trail District of the Pennsylvania Fed
Grafton of Clubs at Wellsboro on May
II and Mrs. Henderson announced
that the social meeting would be held
at the Colonial Country Club on May
! 8, on which occasion Vance c. NC
Cormick will talk on the subject,
Know Your City. Its Good Points and
/ Its Weak Ones" Mrs. Mabel Cronise
Jones gave a short talk on current
civic events and there was much favor
able discussion following the resolu-
tion introduced by Mrs. John w.
to make Harrisburg a Flower city
by placing window boxes on public
buildings and private houses through
out the city.
Miss Minerva Saunders was re-
cent Philadelphia visitor
Mrs. Grover c. Holtzman of Leb-
anon is the guest of Mrs. Henry c.
Harlan of Vernon street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson C. Packer of
Williamsburg, Pa. will spend the week
end with the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. George
E. Hawes of 127 West State street.
Evan P. Miller James II. Stewart,
Hurlock. Jr.. John Senseman, Paul
Orth, Thomas s. Hargest, David r.
Shotwell. students at Princeton Uni
versity returned to-day to spend the
Easter Holiday vacation at their
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Dodge and
daughter, Jean, of the Etter Apart
ments, are occupying their new home
in Camp Hill.
Mrs. George Watson of North street
has returned after a visit to Phila-
delphia.
Miss Sara B. McConkey, of 209 South
Front street and Miss Mary Berghaus
of 109 South Front street, are spend
ing some time in New York city.
William Geering and sister, Miss
Ruth Geering, spent the weekend
with Theodore Murray of 113 Mar
ket street.
her home at York Springs after visit
ing friends at 2O6 Walnut street.
Miss Mary Walden Hawes, of 127
West State street, will leave Thurs
day to spend the weekend with Miss
Henrietta Sebring of Bellefonte.