Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-29
.OBERLIN = : :
Oberlin to Have
Greatest Memorial Day
Parade in Its History

special efforts are being made to
have Memorial Day the best ever held
In Oberlin. Special committees have
been appointed by the Lutheran and
United Brethren Churches to meet
this end and are comprised of the fol-
lowing persons: r. p. Brehm, Hilton
Bennett, W. 1. Eshenaur, Joseph jan
son Jr.. William Hoover, Faber Stea-
gle. Grant Smeltzer and Clair Meal
lister. The church pens will toll for
hVe minutes. the Sunday school
scholars from Enhaut and Bressler
VIII join the Oberlin schools at 1890
on the square, where the G. A. r. men
or Steelton and vicinity will be re-
ceived and then march to the ceme-
terry, where the exercises will be held
IN the cemetery grove. Instrumental
ana vocal music and a full. program
VIII be rendered. The Rev. Ralph II.
Bergstresser of Hanover, a prominent
pastor of the Lutheran Church, will
give the memorial address. The pro-
gram is as follows:
Singing by schools: music by or
chestra; prayer by the Rev. II. S.
kiefer; reading, General Orders" ana
"Lincoln's Grafton at Gettysburg"
singing. by the schools; grafton, by
the Rev. Ralph II. Bergstresser; sing
ing, by audience. MY Country 'Tis of
Thee" benediction, by the Rev. II. C.
Grove; bugle call, by William Lewis,
for the strewing of flowers on the
graves of the departed comrades.
At meeting of the United Breth-
zen Sunday school, Mrs. II. S. Keifer
and Miss Bertha Eby were elected as
delegates to represent them at the
Dauphin County Sunday school con-
vention which will convene at Mil
lersburg, on June 26 and 81.
Homer Bressler in the United
States marine service, stationed at
Brooklyn navy yard, for the present,
was home on a forty eight hour fur
Tough visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bressler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Suskey an
nounce the birth of a daughter, Re-
becca Jane, Friday, May 25, 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Saylor spent
the weekend at Mt. Alto.
Harry and Marvin Dengler are Wis
iting at Carlisle.
Miss Mary Hoffman, of Coatesyille,
was home over Sunday with her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Reed.
Roy Dengler is spending a week
at Hoboken, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bates, of Le-
moyne, are visiting with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Walter Espenshade.
William Kieffer spent several days
with his parents at Orristown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Zeerfoss and
son, Charles, visited Saturday and
at Hummelstown.
Announcement is made by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Linero, of the birth of a
son, William, Saturday, May 26,
1917.
Frank Bigler, of Ohio. is spending
a few days with his nephew, +. Big
Ter. in Main street.
The transfer exercises of Swatara
township schools, at the Church of
God, Enhaut, were largely attended
last evening Notwithstanding the in
weather. DIR. D. w. Schaffner
in pleasing address, presented the
to those advanced.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Stengle enter
tanned over Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Forest Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Yetter, of York, and Mr.. and Mrs.
David Yetter, of Hummelstown.
Mrs. ID. E. Rupley, Mrs. Harry
Dickey and Mrs. Samuel Wilson, are
attending the Harrisburg Lutheran
convention now assemb-
led in lancaster.
All the public schools excepting the
High school, of Swatara township,
closed to-day for the school year.