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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
The Commencement Gift

Every gift should symbolic a
thought, and at commencement time
/ it is especially fitting to give the
graduate a gift of some piece of jew
elry, for such a gift has an intrinsic
value that lasts forever. A gift need
not be expensive to meet these re-
quirements for at Jacob Tausig's
Sons, 420 Market street, there are
many suggestions-lavalli rings,
pins, powder boxes, vanity cases, etc.
for the girls. and cuff links, stick
pins, sterling silver belt buckles, gold
knives, etc. for the boys-which may
be purchased at a cost of from s1.00
to $500. Indeed, at this store prices
are exceptionally reasonable. and
an example of one of their unusual
offerings is a genuine full-cut dia-
mond ring, which they sell for just
$500.
New Summer Oxfords at $500
Tomorrow is the last of the spe-
cial summer selling event which is
| being featured at the Walk over
Boot. Shop, 226 Market street. and
anyone who has not already taken
advantage of their special offers,
should not miss the unusual oppor-
tunity tomorrow. Every oxford in
the stoEe, including the new fancy
oxfords. sport oxfords in white and
tan, and the regular smart models
in black-in fact everything in sum-
mer oxfords that could be desired
will be sold tomorrow at the one
special price of $500. and all of
these oxfords are new, perfect in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
Dance Tonight

Dance at Maennerchor Hall TO-
night. North street, near Second, un-
der auspices of Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Good music and refreshments
Tickets, gents 25c, ladies 10c.-adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15

completed the course in deaconess
training.
The Rev. Mr.. Wolf. who is a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob C. e. Wolf.
of 1926 Regina street. Is a graduate
of the Harrisburg Academy, 1910,
of the Gettysburg College, 1914, a
member of this years graduating
class of the Gettysburg Seminary and
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
man. Following his college course
he purposed going as a foreign mis-
sionary to British Guiana. South
America. but due to the fact that he
could obtain no passport for that
country as a Lutheran minister he
will take UP his ministerial work in
this country.
Mrs. James A. Rankin has gone to
New York city to spend two weeks
with her mother.
Miss Alice Slobodsky, of New Ken
sington, will arrive in the city to-
morrow for a visit with Miss Goldie
Roth, at 626 Cumberland street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
Susquehanna Youngsters
Spend Day in the Country

A happy party of children from
the Susquehanna Open-Air School, In
charge OF Miss Marian Williams and
Miss Martha Fox, started to-day for
an outing near Williams Grove, on
the Williams farm. There were sixty
in the crowd and a delightful daS
was anticipated on starting in a big
Mack auto truck, loaned through the
courtesy of r. Z. Harrison.
At the farm the day in the open
was thoroughly enjoyed and the
youngsters made acquaintance with
the domestic animals, the birds and
fowls.
Dinner was served by Mrs. Rosie
O'Hail, Mrs. Frank Bolan and Mrs
]. NJ. Williams. with George w. Nc
Ilhenny, John Grey and the Rev. S
w. Herman as guests of honor. Russ
Brothers furnished all the ice cream
anyone could eat, the delicious cakes
came from Thorley. and there Were
pretzels galore from the Harrisburg
PretZel Company. beside sandwiches
of all kinds and the usual picnic fare
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
Informal Dinner Dance
as Birthday Celebration

One OF the prettiest of June events
was the informal dinner dance given
last evening in the Colonial Country
Club by Mr.. and Mrs. v. W. Kenney
of Paxtang. in honor of their daugh-
ter. Miss Gertrude Ogden Kenney,
wso was celebrating her eighteenth
birthday. Summer flowers in pro-
fusion were used in decorating and
the guests spent happy evening
dancing to music by Sourbier.
In attendance were the Misses Dor
othy Mac Shefrray. Margaret Sucker.
Isabelle White. Rhea Wright, Helen
Kokenderfer, Mildren Sheesley. Mable
Kreamer, Catherine Martin, Gladys
Reickley and Gertrude Ogden Ken
ney: James Carey, Robert Seitz. Ar
thur Gardner, Russell Lindsey. Fred
erick Wright, Arthur Raymond Long.
William Douglas Wilson Roberts, Ed
win Baum. Earl Daugherty. Mrs. Lou
C. Owrey. Mr.. and Mrs. V. w. Kenney.
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every detail and finished with char
acteristic Walk-Over skill.
A Refreshing Treat

n RefreShing Treat
To come home. hot and tired aft
er days work. and find a tasty sup
per prepared with plenty of refresh
ing iced tea Is a pleasant treat that
costs but little and gives untold sat-
isfaction. The Grand Union Tea Co.,
EOS North Second street. offer a spe-
cial Granuteco iced tea, which is an
exceptionally fine blend, making a
delicious, strong tea without any
trace of bitterness, which can be
freely diluted and has beautiful
amber color when served cold. Be-
sides their special iced teas, this
store offers delicious orange, lemon
and other fruit phosphates which sell
for just 20 cents q bottle and each
bottle makes sixty glasses.
Conveniences For the Bride
There is no gift more acceptable
to the bride of to-day than an cleo
trio appliance. especially If it is one
of the attractive electric table ap-
pliances which makes Ii possible to
prepare simple breakfasts. luncheons
and suppers right on the dining
table. The Harrisburg Electric Light
and Power Co. % North Second
street offer several special appliances
at very reasonable prices. and among
the most attractive of these is the
coffee percolctor in the exquisite
shape of aGrecian urn. which makes
a beautiful wedding gift, while every
bride will want one of the wonder
full radiant grills with which 1t is
possible to fry, toast, broil and boil,
preparing several dishes at the same
time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
STEWART-SMITH
MORNING BRIDAL
Pretty Home Ceremony To-
day Unites Well-Known
Young Folks

The marriage of Miss Kathryn
Musser Smith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Smith, to Henry
Wagner Stewart. of this city, took
place this morning at IL o'clock, Mt
the home of the brides parents. 1915
North Second street. The e'ceremony
was performed in the presence of the
immediate families by the Rev. DR..
Henry r. Bender, pastor of the Ridge
Avenue Methodist Church, assisted
by the Rev. William NJ. Yates. of the
Fourth Street Church of God. Miss
Margaret Yates, of Shippensburg,
played the wedding marches.
The bride, who was unattended,
wore travelling costume of violet
homespun and small black hat. Her
corsage bouquet was of bride roses
and valley lilies. She was given in
marriage by her father. Following
wedding journey Mr.. and Mrs
Stewart will make their home al
1872 Chestnut street.
The house was aglow with ferns
peontes and garlands of laurel and u
color scheme of pink and white pre-
vailed in appointments for the we'd
ding breakfast served after the serv-
ice.
The bride is graduate of the Cen
trail High School and DreXel 1nsti-
tute, Philadelphia, where she COM
pleted n course in domestic science
Mr.. Stewart, q son of Mrs. II. j. Stew
art, 1912 Chestnut street. is an alum
nus of the Technical High School,
and is now an attache of the Schell
seed store, Market street.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. 1. II. Farnham
and son, of Coatesville; Mr.. and Mrs
j. d. Beidleman, OF Baltimore; Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Rice and daughter
of Chambersburg; Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Gates, son, Galen Gates. and
Miss Margaret Gates, of Shippens-
burg; Mrs. NJ. E. Lands, Miss Besse
Lands, of Newvllle, and Mrs. c. B
Stewart, of Washington, d. c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
GROyE-PHuLIPs WEDDING

Miss Martha Elvira Phillips, OF
Riddlesburg, Pa, and John Warren
Grove, of Johnstown, were quietly
married at the parsonage of st.
Paurs NJ. E. Church. Thursday, June
IA, by the Rev. william Moses.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
KINDERGARTEN CLOSES

The closing sessions of Miss Eliza
beth Longs kindergarten were held
this morning in the schooirooins at
1905 North Second street. following
the picnic Yesterday in PaXtang Park.
The children, who sang beautiful
songs. played school games and gave
flag drill. were Janet wanbaugh,
Helen Snyder, Jack Troup, DottIe
Jane Troup. Jean McColgin. Addison
Buch, Earl Sneeringer, Bob Keown,
Solomon, jacobson, Harriet Crist, Jean
Barnes. Harriet Benean. Edith Goetze,
Richard Zug, Edward Smith, Billie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15

William Henry Fetter arrived in
this city last night to assume his
rev duties as local manager of the
Bell Telephone Company of Penn
sylvania. with offices at 21O Walnut
street. Mr.. Fetter is the successor
of Edmund w. Gilpin, who has en-
listed in Troop A, First Cavalry, Ma
tional Guard of Pennsylvania, for
service in the war.
Mr.. Fetter entered the employ of
the Bell Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1911
as a clerk. He rapidly advanced to
the position of chief clerk of the
Germantown district and then to su-
pervisor of statesmen of the same
territory.
Mr.. Fetter is a graduate of Phila-
delphia grammar schools, Philadel-
phia Central high school and the
Pierce Business College. He is 80
years Of age and unmarried.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15

raul NJ. T.. SnuTCIl, lhuIbudNt OuhS
IA, by the Rev. william Moses.
Miss Anna Snyder, of Philadelphia.
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Ella Sny-
der, at 1S49 Derry street.
Miss Beatrice E. Martin. of 1925
Walnut street, is spending the week.
end with Miss Amy Romberger, in
Allentown.
Harold Johnston, of Topeka, Kan
sas, is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James
N. Tracy, of Penn street, for a few
days.
Harry Snyder, of 1S49 Derry street,
has gone to Butler to remain for
four months, in training for the
State Police.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen DALEY, of
Washington, D. c., will spend the
Weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney
G. DALEY, of the West End.
Miss Letitia Murdaugh has gone
home to oxford, Pa, after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Bailey, Front
and South streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Patterson. of
Baltimore, are in the city for brief
stay with their sister, Mrs. Ellen Pat
terson Black, of Market street.
Mrs. William Elder Bailey is home
from Detroit, Mich, where she visited
her mother, Mrs. Russell A. Alger, at
Crosse Pointe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert ]. Hopkins and
small daughter Alice are in town
for a weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Lindley Of Green street.
Miss Sara Lee Robertson and her
niece, Miss Grace Elwood. of Roches-
ter. n. Y, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Wells of State street for the
week.
Mrs. Andrew Blair and Miss Mary
Stewart Blair, who spent the past year
at CARNEY, S. c., are expected here
tomorrow for a visit with DR.. and
Mrs. Thomas S. Blair, 403 North Sec
ond street.
Miss Kathleen Randall and Miss sue
Randall left this morning for their
home in Washington, after weeks
visit among old friends in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Jules Holman
have gone home to Chicago after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Stauffer,
2137 Green street.
Miss Pauline Geiger and her broth
er. Sewell Geiger. have returned to
Buffalo. n. Y, after a brief stay with
their aunt, Mrs. James Nelson Geiger.
of Penn street.
Miss Nellie Brewster of Cambridge,
Mass, is stopping for while with
her relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lucien X.
brewster, of North Third street.
Amiel Thatcher and his son. Ross G..
Thatcher, are visiting relatives here
on the way home to Pittsburgh after
a trip to New England.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
MARRIAGES ANNOUNCED

Mrs. Annie Deckard of Newport,
Pa, announces the marriage of her
daughter. Miss Nell Deckard, to Mar
tin NJ. Gastrock of this city. Thurs
day, June Il, at o'clock, at the
brides home. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DIR. Erd of Liver
pool. After a trip to Detroit, Chicago
and Pittsburgh, Mr. and Mrs. Gas
trock will make their home at River
side. Mr. Gastrock, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs William Gastrock, 3022 North
Sixth street, is a machinist for the
foundry and machine shops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
Dougherty. Dorothy Kelley, John
Bennethum,
John

Miss Faith Lee of Philadelphia. a
former resident. is visiting the Misses
Anna ana Roberta orth at the State
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Reed of Phil
adelphia spent the past several days
among relatives in Hummelstown and
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley G. Backenstoss,
who were recently married, are oc-
cupying the Knupp residence, 227 Herr
street, for the summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-15
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
WITH 4 LITTLE DINNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Willis Davis of
Clendennin, River Road. celebrated
their sixth wedding anniversary last
evening with a dinner of twenty two
covers at the Country Club Of Harris
/ e. a. -. 4..s ,>yRo.t.t.I.v.iIs were OF PINK.
with roses, peonies and other summer
flowers. Among the guests were Miss
Faith Lee of Philadelphia and Miss
Anna Orth of this city, two of the
bridesmaids at the wedding held at
the Bitner farm.
Mrs. Jesse Z. B. Cunningham, who
has been very i'll for several months,
is slowly regaining her health in At
lantic City
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Neville and
small daughter. Harriet Neville, of
Baltimore, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Houser of Market street for a
week or two.
Miss Flora Killinger of Lebanon Is
the guest of Mrs. George Preston
Mains, 3l9 North Front street, and
attended the LemckeSawyer wedding
yesterday.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-10
NEW HEALTA REGULATION

The State Board Of Health at ia
Quarterly meeting October ~ aud "a
passed the following regulation which
Is If widespread interest
The Use Of the common hair brush
on railway trains, IN dressing rooms or
other apartments Of railway stations.
steamboats,, hotels. boarding houses.
stores, Offices schools. natatori,Ims Tor
other bathing establishments) barber
shops hair dressing parIorB or any
publicly frequently place In Louisiana
is hereby prohibited or aud after
March l, 1918.
No person, company, or corporation
la charge Of any Of the aforesaid estab.
iishments, etc, shall furnish any hair
brush for public use, and no person.
company or corporation shall permit
IN said places, the use Of the hair
brush Ia common.
Another amendment passed. also Of
interest, ls
II any cemetery, company og aseoeia.
ton, OF any church or Historical 80.
ciety or association. or any other com.
pany, society or association. or ans
individual, Is Ia possession Of any
record Of births OF deaths which mAy
be Of value In establishing the gen.
ealogy Of any resident Of this state
such company, society, association or
may Gle such record or
duly authenticated transcript thereof
With the state registrar, and Il shall be
the duty Of the state registrar 10 pre-.
serve such record form 90 facilitate the
finding OF any Information contained
therein
While the effort TO secure complete
registration of births Of the current |
year is eommendable and imperative.
L Is believed interest may be stimn, |
lated by urging adults to register their /
osn births 40 that the record Of every /
Individual In the State may be found /
IN Louisiana's Family Bible The value |
If such records Ia the years 20 come |
sill be incoiculable.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-10
NURSES NEEDED NOW FOR
TRAINING SCHOOLS

The. Committee ou Nursing Of the
Council Of National Defense Is calling
for trained nurses Volunteers are
needed, not for the firing line. but for
the 1922 training schools for nurses in
the United states Az present there
are IN the United States approximately
10000 registered nurses, of whom only
5000 are public health nurses. America
needs q far greater number Of trained
women 90 aid Ia the prevention Of dis.
case epidemies. for industrial accidents
and for the general preservation Of
public health Nevertheless, this avail.
able supply is being cut down rapidly
by war requirements Thousands have
gone voluntarily to France and others
have gone into public york. directly
Or indirectly, related 70 the war
These depletions must be met There
fore. an appeal has been sent TO
womeHs and eoeducational colleges
and high grade private schools The
response to date has been generous.
For example one New York hospital
had forty applicants for admission az
students last June There we're g2f
applications last July and August More
than 80 per cent ofo this number we're
college women The government needs
nurses but only trained nurses can be
accepted for important work European
experience has shown the vital need Of
experts behind the 1ring line aud 10
replace the nurses At home who are
drafted for the front
JOHN MARSHALL, secretary
Louisiana State Council Of Defense
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-10
There is a penny famine Every one
has become penny wise al least.
Won HiaoENsURe AS A HERO
lThe Youths Companion ,

| The Youths Companion
! II Is nov fourteen months since
Marshal ven Hindenburg aud his adus
Achates, the Oberquartiermeister Won
iudendortt. assumed the supreme iii.
reotion Of the German armies. linden,
burg brought a great reputation 10 the
Office Of Chief % the General stan Its
smashing victories over the Russians
In East Prussia and his finally success.
ful. although less brilliant, conquest Of
Poland made him the idol Of the Ger
man people the one great command
Ink figure IN a war that has not gone
as It was intended 10 ga. The months
have not added much 10 his reputation.
Indeed we hear to-day from all sides
that HIudeuburg il merely the Impos.
Ing agurehead al the General STAFF
that Ludcudofn has the brains and Is
today the virtual dictator of Germany
Wherever the truth lies. the two men
seem 10 work perfectly together IN the
difficult task that has been set before
them
The event has proved that neither is
the military genius who alone could
restore German prestige Ia the Geld.
Their term began with the conquest of
Southern and Central Roumania. bus
We have learned that Bulgarian false.
hood and Russian ireachery had more
10 do With the collapse of Roumana
than German geucralshlp. Since The
German advance stopped at the Sc.
roih, the only achievements Of the new
regime hasn been the retreats before
the British at the sommc and In Flan.
ders aRd before the French an v,rduu,
and the initiation sof he unrestricted
submarine waf three defeats aud
bundar
II ls perfectly true hat tiludouburg
IL outmaHncd aud outRuunea on the
western. front. thar be- has never had
men enough Ia undertake real frontal
offensive with any chance 81 success
and that. when the retreat at tie
sommn had "a be made. he made il
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-10
oEAva or MRS. eAMpeELL

The body Of Mrs James Campbell oi
Ciarksdale, Miss, was buried here on
Thursday, Nov /. In the burying plat
OF the Slaughter family IN Jackson
Cemetery Accompanying the body
we're Mr. W 5 Campbell. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Vaughn Of Kingston and Mr.
Fleming who arrived on the early
train The body reposed Ia the Pres.
byterian Church until the hour for In,
terment, the funeral services having
been conducted In starksgIlle.
Mrs Campbell died In Clarksdale
Miss. October 81. 1917, at the age of
" years She vas the widow Of James
Campbell Of Port Hudson. who was a
leading merchant there prior to re-.
m0sal 20 Clarksdsle In 1885
Mrs Campbell leaves four children.
two daughters Mrs. Fleming and Miss
Llzzie Campbell, and two sons, ". s..
Campbell and Mack Campbell an Of
Clarksdale, one sister Mrs II b..
Vaughn Of Kingston, Miss, and two
brothers, " Slaughter Of Baker
and J II Slaughter Of Texas
Born and recred In this section,
Mrs. Campbell had many relatives and
friends. as was attested by the large
number attending the funeral
Among the relatives end close friends
from the old neigh5orhood where Mrs
WAS known and loved we're
the following Mr. aud Mrs. T. c. Nc. .
koRon, Miss Mabel MeKowen Mrs
I {. Mckowen Jr, Dr and Mrs Henry
Nr Alex MeKowen, Mr. and
Mrs, VIII Slaughter Sra DR.. and Mrs.
/ u Ball OF West Feliciana. Mr. and
Mrs. ". = Payne, Mrs. Anna Arbour
and others from Baton Rouge and the
Plains f
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-10
a THRIFT THOUGHT

To keep things In belance the follow.
ing suggestion is made Those families
financially able should continue TO bug
the soeallcd choicest cuts That is. the
lotns, rib roasts. slrloin aud porter
house steaks, tendoriolns aud sweet.
breads II those whom the high cost
OF foods created by unusual demands
on our country's supply. does not par.
iiculaly affect take TO demanding
cheaper cuts Of meat. thua Increasing
the demand for them, the prices VIII
naturally So higher than II the demand
Is equalized For those who must
ecohomlae for personal financial rea.
sons the less expensive cuts Of meat
can be- made into splendid dishes
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-10

The fallulah method Of combating
the boil weeyit was characterized IN
an Official announcement by the De,
partment Of Agriculture as promising
better results than any other remedial
measure which yet had been tried cut
Or " d Hunter. Ia charge Of South.
err field crop insect Investigations, will
pay a visit to Tallulah 10 consult with
the specialists In charge Of that de.
partment's station at Tallulah and con.
Ter with the planters Of that section
with regard to The results obtained hy
large scale field experimentation which
has been 10 progress during the past
summer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-10

clnverly But the Germans expected
moro ~ bim than that Hp has done
what auY ooolhraded, veteran officer
might have dHrn lle t8a NOT fred hla
troops ln3n aprompl hing the extra.
Ordinary Che miraculous he has shown
enlH bulldog iaHafIty ~ defense that
ie not after alj quite tenacious enough
10 b0ii IL grauHd and bo has brought
she United States mtu The Var