Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-01
The Study Club


The general subject for work this
year of the Study Club will be south
America" discussing all the phases
of that wonderful country, A. the
first m Getting, held Wednesday OF this
week with the president, Mrs r.
Willis Fair, Melrose, concrete facts
about South America will be pre-
sented and the members will give
humorous views OF their vacation
experiences. This is a federated club
and will send q representative to the
State Federation meeting in Erie this
month. The club officers are. Hon
orary president. Mrs. James Is. Car
ruthers; president. Mrs. r. Willis
Fair; vice-president, Mrs. e. II. Gott-
schall; recording secretary, Mrs. w.
Rufus McCord; corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. E. Fred Rowe; treasurer,
Mrs. j. Frank Ritter; program COM
mtttoe, Mrs. George Edward Reed,
Mrs. j. +. Rowe and Mrs. w. Sher-
man Steele. The Study Club MEM
bers are working for the Red Cross
and made fine contribution TO the
war library fund.
The Wednesday Club
The officers of the Wednesday
Club, the citys largest musical or
ganization. this season are: Presi-
dent. Mrs. William l.. Keller; vice
president, Miss Nancy 1. skunk;
treasurer, Miss Mary B. Robinson;
recording secretary, Mrs. Roy G.
Cox; corresponding secretary, Mrs
Edwin ]. Decevee. The committee
members are: Hall. Miss Nancy r..
Etter, Miss Helen Espy and Mrs. Carl
Willis Davis; press, Mrs. Edwin j.
Decevee and Mrs. w. +. Harris; pro-
gram. Miss Snavely, Miss Helen bruce
Wallace, Mrs. A. A. Rhodes and Mrs.
w. f. Harris.
The first general concert of the
club occurs on Tuesday evening, Oc-
tober 16. il Fahnestock Hall. when
Horatio Connell. baritone. will give
{, recital with Ellis Clark Hammalin
at the plano. For the working mu-
sicales the members had the pctvi-
lege of making their own selections
of music along certain topics. The
first will be be held Wednesday
morning, October "a, with program
of folk music"
Daughters of 1912
Keystone Chapter, United State5
Daughters of 1912, does much phl!an-
thropic work and cares for two zeal
of 1912" as we'll as work
ing along patriotic lines. The hrst
meeting of the season will be helI
Thursday afternoon, October IL, at z
o'clock. in the Civic Club house, with
Mrs. Mersereau and Mrs. Jones host
esses. The program will include mu-
sic and current events by Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones, whose classes on that
subject at the Y. w. G. A. are dis
The officers of the chap
ter now are: Regent, Mrs. James
Barr Mersereau; vice-regents' MIS-
Charles ]. Wood, Jr., and Mrs. hls-
tier, of Carlisle; recording secretarI'
Miss Grace McClintock; assistant
Miss May Fox; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Matilda Hester; treasurer
Mrs. James f. Dickinson; registrar,
Mrs. John NJ. Whitaker. This chap
ter has Just made a gift of money TO
the soldiers libraries as well as CIV
ing them donation or books.
Story TeIlers League
The story Tellers League, Mrs.
Harry C, Keffer, president, met Tor
a social evening at her home, 2S6
woodbine street. last week. The ciup
is interested in reviving the art OF
story telling In the training or emu
dren, both in the home and schools'
teaching the youngsters courage,
bonestry. self-reliance and many
other virtues in a beautiful way. The
club is interested in all philanthropic
movements of the city and nelped
materially with the campaign for IL
l,raries last &eek. The officers are:
President Mrs. Harry G. keffer;
vice-presidents, Miss Clare Bashore,
Mrs. John Piper; secretary, Mrs.
G.. ]. Wood, Jr.; treasurer, MISS
Dolores Segelbaum.
Obey SholoIn Sist"rhood
Rabbi Haas will address the Ohev
Sholom Sisterhood tomorrow after
noon at their first fall meeting in
the temple in North Second street
on Food Conservation" and reports
of the various committees on sum-
mer's work will be heard. This or
ganiZation formed Tor religious wotk
has extended its sphere to philan-
thropic lines and does much to as
sist the poor OF the city AMI var suf-
ferers cooperating to large extent
with the Red Cross. Mrs. samuel
Friedman is president; Ms. Joseph
Nachman, ice-president; recording
secretary, Mrs. julius Gutnlan; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Alfred
Seligman, and treasurer. Mrs. p.
Stern.
The Sunshine Society
Many little cripples and shut-ins
of the city have their lives made
happier because of the earnest work.
ers among the Roberta Disbrrw
Lloyd Sunshine Society which pro-
viGes surgical care as well as hcnle
treatments and joys for these af-
AiCted ones. Monday, October s, the
first autumn meeting of the society
will be held and at that time officers
will be elected for the coming year.
The present officers are: President,
Mrs. Homer Black; vice presidents,
Mrs. Melvin Cumbler and Mrs.
George l.. Whitney; recording socre-
tary, Mrs. Joseph L. Shearer, Jr.;
correspon ling secretary. Mrs James
d. Hawkins: Il leasurer. Mrs. WI liam
e Seel; assistant. Miss Miriam Cal
Lraith.