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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
TWO HOSTESSES
OF THIS EVENING
Mrs. Fred. Harry and Miss
Margaret Boas Will Be
Honor Guests at Bridge

Mrs. Thomas E. Bowman and Miss
Anna Bacon will be hostesses at
bridge this evening at the Bacon resi-
dence, 216 North street in compli-
ment to Mrs. Fred Harry. a recent
bride, and Miss Margaret Ramsay, a
bride-e elect.
There will be Christmas effects in
the decorations and supper menu
and prizes will be awarded the vim
ners in cards. The guests of tonor
will also be presented with attrac-
tive gifts.
The guest list includes: Mrs. Harry,
Miss Boas, Mrs. Preston Crowell, Jr.,
Miss Hazel Johnson, Mrs. Ernest IL.
Sullings. Miss Mary Campbell, Miss
Marie Melville, Mrs. John Ross Hall,
Mrs. Glare Miller, Mrs. Charles G.
Stroh. Mrs. Horace Maeyer and Mrs.
Arthur Young, of Mechanicsburg;
Miss Mildred Astrich, Mrs. Gordon
Drane. Mrs. Ross Shuman, Miss
Alice LeCompte. Mrs. Sauder. Miss
Margaret Wildman, Mrs. Arthur Nj.
Keown, Miss Evelyn Cumbler. Mrs.
Evelyn Cumbler, Mrs. Clarence Fry,
Miss Dorothy Black, Mrs. George
Bausher, Miss Mary Koons, Mrs.
William I. Reed, of Palmerton; Mrs.
Edwin Barnitz, Miss Helen Brindle
and Miss Lena HartZell of Carlisle;
Miss Bertha Zullinger, of Mount
Holly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Central High Notes

Miss Elizabeth Hallahan, chair
man of the social committee of the
Central High School Club, of the Y.
w. c. A, has called a special COM
mittee meeting for Friday at 5.15
?. m. in the clutroom. Plans for the
New Years party are TO be discuss
ed. All the girls on this committee
are requested to attend the meeting
and bring with them suggestions for
the party. The following girls have
been appointed to serve on this spe-
cial committee:
Entertainment, Grace Robinson,
Ferne Hoffstot Mildred Kreider,
Dorothy Haas; refreshment, Laura
Althouse, Mary Starry, Helen Note
stine, Nellie Ard; arrangement, Mary
Katharine Shope, Esther Wheeler,
Elizabeth Murray and Miriam Ulrich.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Plan For Informal Dance
For This Young Sailor

In honor of Charles Brenner, who
recently enlisted in the Navy, Miss
Rose Garonzik, 1105 n. Third street,
entertained the members of the A.
L. Club at her home at an informal
dance. Seamans string orchestra
furnished music for the dancers. Mr..
Brenner leaves for Norfolk, Va,
to-day.
Preceding the dance dinner was
served to Miss Frances Frank, Miss
Justine Obrasky, Miss Ellen Fish
man, Miss Leah Klavans, Miss Eva
Obrasky, Miss Pearl Herbert, Miss
Rcbecca Aronson, Miss Edna Garon-
zik, Miss Rose Garonzik. Charles
Toor. Julius Yoffee, Charles Brcn-
ner, Simon Brenner, Maurice Labor
awitz, William Cohn, Lloyd Marcus,
Ben Garonzik, Eph Brenner, Sam
Brenner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
TECH BOYS TO
ENTERTAIN THE
OPEN AIR PUPILS
Youngsters to Be Given Christ
mas Program: Voting
Contest Close

Harry Miller. president of the
senior class at Technical High school.
will preside tomorrow morning at
the program to be given by the Tech
students to the open air school chill
dren of the city. The members of the
Teachers Training class will again
attend in a body.
The entertainment promises TO
surpass any of the four previous
ones. Section L has had charge of the
decorations: Section 5 purchased the
gifts, while Section T filled the stock
ings. There will be the usual tree,
and to cap the climax, the Jolly Old
Saint himself will come down the
chimney. The students of the school
have been urged to bring their
younger brothers and sisters with
them. Parents too will be welcome
10 the entertainment. The music will
be in charge of Prof. A. NJ. Lind
say. The children of the open air
schools will also render a program.
who's Who" contest at Tech has
determined finally for this year what
the Maroon students like and dis
like. They have voiced their approval
of the most popular persons and
things at Tech while they have dis
approved of others. The result of the
election participated in by all the
members of the school was as fol-
lows:
Best all-around athlete. Carl Beck
Most popular boy. Rees NJ. Lloyd
Most popular teacher, Mr.. Wallize
Biggest buffer Fred Murray.
Most popular with the girls, Bud
Lingle.
Greenest looking Freshman, Mob
by Wright.
wisest looking Senior, Legs
Schmidt.
Best student. "Scrunts" Holland.
Best-known fellow, "Goldie" Hus-
ton.
Best singer. Pill" Watson.
Best eats Beans.
Best grammar school. Forney.
Best location, Uptown.
Best Harrisburg newspaper, Har-
risburg Telegraph.
Most popular study. Algebra.
Least popular study. German.
Favorite day of the year, Thanks.
giving.
Favorite college. Penn State.
F'avorite profession, electrical en-.
gineering.
Favorite magazine, Popular Me.
Chanics.
Report cards for the last month
of the school. After the Christina:
recess, another month will be used il
study prior to the midyear, when the
usual midyear exams will be helC
the first week in February.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
George Weidman Croft
Returns to Canton

George Weidman Croft, formerly a
resident of Harrisburg, with his wife
and son left yesterday for San Fran
cisco on their way back to Canton,
China, where Mr.. Croft is a member
of the Christian College faculty. In
addition, he will do agricultural sur
vey work for the United States Gov
ernment in China in an effort to find
fruits, vegetables and grains suitable
for introduction here. He will stop
off in the Philippines also on Govern
ment business.
Mrs. Groff and son returned from
China nine months ago and Mr.. Croft
had been home for six months. Mr.
Groff's father and mother are in
Canton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

There is a sensational novelty in
prospect for the Orpheum Theater
that will be sufficiently diversified to
interest all classes of amusement low
ers, as well as the patrons of music,
the dance and allied fine arts. "Ro-
shanara's advertisements - and
there are many-are presented by a
cast of dance artists and a Ballet of
Youth and Beauty brought from the
four quarters of the globe. Ro-
shanara is the portraycr of the folk
dances of ancient Burmah and the
ceremonial dances of mystic India.
Michio Itow is an exponent of the le-
gendary dance of Japan. The asso-
Clate artists are from France. Bel
gium, Russia and our own nited
states The Ballet 1ntime is also an
assembly of allies. NJ. Alexandra Sc
dan, a Frenchman, directs the SYM
phony orchestra which has several
Italians. 1t is said to be altogether
one of the most remarkable assemb-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

n new program of Keith attractions
headed by The Food Inspector" r
miniature musical
Ihe Food comedy opens at the
Inspector" at Majestic to-day.
the Majestic George p Murphy, an
exceptionally clever
comedian, is featured in the piece
and is surrounded by cast of nine
talented players The musical nun-
bers introduced are new and original,
while n series of song and dance
specialties are presented in a pleas
ing manner. Scenically "The Food
Inspector" is said to be all that can be
desired. and the costumes worn by
the chorus girls are very elaborate.
What promises to be Il popular COM
edy number on the bill is the appear
ance of Correlli and Gillette. clever
team of male performers in a variety
oHering. Their act consists of dane
ing, singing and generous supply of
bright comedy. Other comedy turns
on the program are: Chisolm and
Breen, presenting a laughable trav-
esty; Wilbur Held, the well-known
blackface comedy entertainer, and the
Australian Creightons, in n novelty
! juggling act.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

lies that has ever appeared in an
American theater.
The performance saVors of an Ara
bian Night storyteller's dream of a
festival in an imaginary Paradise OF
Dancers. The solos. the groups and
the ballet ensembles move against
backgrounds of wonderful colorings
on rich tapestries Illuminated with
strange lights, and the stories of the
sensational episodes are told through
the medium of pantomime. dance,
music and suInptuous scenery and
other effects. which combine to create
an atmosphere that appeals to all the
known emotions. incidentally adding
few new thrills. During the past
six months "Roshanara's Divertisse-
ments has been the artistic attraction
at the Hudson, Eltinge, Comedy and
Booth theaters in New York. Follow
ing it's Boston engagement the com
pany starts south enroute to the Pa
cific coast. 1t will be seen here
Christmas, matinee and night, at the
.Orpheum.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

The Lone Wolf" Herbert Brenon's
perturbation of Louis Joseph Vance's
thrilling novel of
THE Lone Wolf" the same title, ap-
mt the Colonial pears for the last
times tonight at
the Colonial Theater. This photo
drama is presented by an eNtraordi-
nary cast of noted players, headed by
the well-known Hazel Dawn and Bert
Lytell, an actor of international repu-
tation. THE Lone WOLF story was
one of the most successful among Mr..
Vance's stirring novels of adventure
and holds every element that goes to
make feature picture of universal
interest. The plot is ingenious and
moves with n rapidity and wealth of
dramatic surprises that are certain
to keep the spectators keyed to the
highest pitch Of excitement. The
theme concerns the adventures of u
master cracksman. known to the
police as the Lone Wolf, and charm
ing and clever member of the secret
service. In the course of the story
such thrilling episodes as a running
battle through the streets of Paris
the burning of large building and u
combat in the air between airplanes
are shown on the screen.
The attraction for tomorrow and
Saturday will be the second appear
ance under the Goldwyn banner Of
Madge Kennedy, the girl with the
wonderful eyes and smile, in the farce
comedy, Nearly Married"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Sugar Shortage Relieved
by Big Shipments to City

The sugar shortage in Harrisburg
was relieved yesterday when two
local dealers received a shipment of
10000 pounds each. Other large
shipments are reported on the way to
the city. Due to abnormal railroad
conditions, it takes longer for the
sugar to arrive here from Louisiana.
These shipments are expected within
week. 1t is not expected that the
price of sugar will be lowered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
ADJUSTMENTS

ORPHEUM
Tuesday christmas Day., matinee
and night. December 20 = "Ro-
shanara's Danse Divertissements
and Ballet-Intime."
Wednesday. matinee and night, De-
cember &c - Harry Lauder and His
Company of international Artists.
Majestic
High Grade of Vaudeville.
COLONIAL
Lone Wolf"
Tomorrow and Saturday Madg G
Kennedy in Nearly Married"
REGENT
To-day - Louise HUFF and Jack Pick
ford in Jack and Jill"
Tomorrow and Saturday = vivian
Martin in Molly Entangled."
Monday, only George Beban in "A
Roadside Impresarlo."
Christmas, Wednesday and Thursday
--Geraldine Farrar in "The Devil
Stone"
VICTORIA
To-day -. Carlyle Blackwell in "The
Burglar"
Tomorrow and Saturday Gladys
Broclkwell in "a Branded Soul and
"Over There"
Monday and Tuesday - THE Zeppe-
Inns Last Raid
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Miss SpOnsler Hostess
to the Sophomore Class

Miss Esther Sponsler held a party
at her home, on Tuesday night. for
the Sophomore class of S. T. II. S. The
house was decorated in green and
gold, the class colors. Games were
played and refreshments were served
to the Misses Esther GarveriCh. Ruth
Macy. Amy Smith, Grace Keiser. Es-
ther Sponsler. Mary VanDyke, Ruth
Carl and Emma Corl, John Martin,
George Cain, George Gruber. John
Lebo. Charles WISE Walter Evelyn,
Clarence Sponsler. Frank Martin. Pro-
fessor T. O. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs Joe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sponsler. Mrs. Il. T. Mar
tin chaperoned the party.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Colonial Country Club
to Have Holiday Dances

The entertainment committee of
the Colonial Country Club an
nounces two holiday dances, Christ
mas night there will be an informal
dance and all memoers who wish
may attend, sure of finding good
music and interesting people there.
New Years night the big holidaN
dance will be held with the Updc-
grove orchestra playing and many
of the college men and girls present.
Albert l.. Allen and Redsecker BrIn-
ser. have charge Of the events
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Two Are Held For
Trial on Charges of
False Advertising

Max Reiter and David Kaplan, of
the firm of Max Reiter and Company
jewelers., were held for court at a
hearing before Alderman Hoverter
this morning and gave $500 bail each
for appearance at the January quar-
ter sessions court.
The suit was brought by c. II. La
Vigne. of the American Fair Sales
League, and Mr.. LaVigne and a post
office inspector who figured in the
case were the witnesses. James G.
Hatz was attorney for the defendants
and Major George f. Lumb repre-
sented the league.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

As Mr.. Britling, in the fiction of II.
G.. Wells, found God through the death
Farewell Tour of war. so religion
Harry Lauder came to Harry
Lauder, the Scotch
comedian. through the staying of his
boy in the trenches in France. The
following is from a London paper:
You may have seen some months
ago, a picture of Harry Lauder and
His Wife and Som it was printed
everywhere. the face of the genial
comedian beaming with pride in his
son, just enlisted and going to the
front. Lauder had lived for his boy
John. He had planned to buy him an
estate in Scotland and give it to him
on the day he should marry.
THE news of Johns death came
while Lauder was singing a comic
song in music hall in London. They
handed him the telegram when he
came off the stage, and he fell into a
chair. In his agony he rushed over to
France and saw the grave of his son,
and heard there the story of how the
boy had turned to God in the
trenches and of how bravely he died;
and then Lauder hastened to comfort
his wife in their Scottish home. There
good old Scottish dominic went to
console him. lie found Lauder in an
armchair by the fireplace.
THE loss pf my bonny boy greet
ed me sore. He said. Greet is Scotch
for grieve). We were pals, my boy
and 1, and if you could have seen that
little white cross in France you might
imagine a little of the ache that came
into my heart and the emptiness that
came into my life. When n great blow
like that hits a man, he takes one of
three roads. lie may give way to de-
spair, sour on the world and become
crouch; he may try to drown mis-
sorrow in drink and become a wreck,
or he may turn to God. l have chosen
my road, / have turned to Cod
"Snce then Harry Lauder has been
singing and preaching to the soldiers
in the concentration camps in Eng
land and i'm the camps behind the
battle line in France and Belgium"
He will do the same thing in this
country under tho auspices of the In
ternational Y. NJ. c. a. in nearly every
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
CouRT CALENDARS

Prothonotary Henry +. Holler to-
day issued court calendars for next
year to members of the Dauphin
County Bar. The calendars are pre-
pared in December each year. giving
the dates of all court sessions, sheriff
sales, quarterly and monthly return
days, meetings of the Bar Association
and board of law examiner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
sIDEs-BURD MARRIAGE

The wedding of Miss Helen May
Burd, daughter of Mrs. Mary Howard,
Twenty sixth and Greenwood streets,
and Charles Henry Sides was a very
quiet one in the manse of the stevens
Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church,
Thirteenth and Vernon streets. We'd
nesday afternoon, December 10, at 4
o'clock. The Rev. DR.. Clayton Albert
Smucker officiated at the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sides will make their
home at 1914 Chestnut street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
SKILL FRACTURED

Cornelius McDermott, 36, colored.
who resides ct 1904 Cowden street, is
in the hospital suffering with a frac-
tured skull as the result of an acci-
dent he sustained about 500 this
morning, at the new Penn-H Harris
Hotel. McDermott is employed by the
National Fireproofng Company He
was caught in the freight elevator at
about 9:20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
MILITARY TRAINING HEAD

eral John +. Morrison has been ap-
pointed director of military training,
with headquarters at the War Col
lege in this city. He will have charge
of the coordination of the army
training work throughout the United
Sttaes, in order to produce a uniform
result and will be aided by the gem
eral staff military training commit
tee, of which he becomes the head.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
BIOLOGICAL STATION DAMAGED

Muscatfne, Iowa, Dec. 70. = FlFe OF
unknown origin last night caused
$780, 900 damage to the laboratory of
the United State Biological Station at
F'airport, Iowa. The work of the sta
ton embraces the artificial propoga-
ion of fresh water mussel shells used
in the manufacture of pearl buttons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
RRoTHERs IN THE SERVICE

Joseph s. Williams of Erie. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph n. Williams, of
1916 Derry street, one of the selected
men from Erie was in the city last
evening on the way to a southern
camp. Tyron II. Williams, another
son, is at Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Ga. with the Headquarters Company
of the 1O9th Machine Gun Company.
His sister. Miss Marian Williams will
spend Christmas there with him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
,uITH THE sIGNAL CORPs

Wistar c. Buch, son of Addison c.
Buch, 319 Maclay street, has enlisted
with the Signal Corps and is now on
his way to Texas from the Columbus.
Ohio. barracks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

city that he visits. All of his spare
time. and particularly his Sundays,
Will be taken up in addressing large
audiences which the Y. NJ. c. A. have
gathered for the purpose of hearing
LADDERS wonderful talks of his eX]
perience on tho French battle front.
Four hundred and eighty-three per-
formances in New York was tho
"The Man Who "The Man Who
Came Back" Came Back" which
will come to the Or
Eheum on Friday and Saturday, De-
cember 2S and 20. The play is by
Jules Eckert Goodman, and was
rounded on a short story of the same
name by John Fleming Wilson. Will
liam A. Brady is the lucky producer.
Ever since September ., 1916, NeN
Workers have been watching Henry
Potter come back" from the Chinese
opium den to his fathers home. and
no doubt they would have watched
MN do 1t until Christmas If there had
been theater in town for him to
continue in. William Crowell will
mead the company which comes to the
Orpheum, and others in the cast will
be: Dorothy Bernard, who plays the
part of the woman; Alma Chester.
Alice Lorraine, Redfield Clarke, $. Il.
Hamilton. Harry Sleight. Henry
Oavies. Irving White, William Blais-
dell and others.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
TO HOLD SERVICES IN HALL

On next Sunday morning, at 1880
o'clock. the public services of the Sec
ond Baptist Church will be held in the
Odd Fellows Hall. corner of Briggs
and Cowden streets. Members, friends
and the public Of Harrisburg have a
warm invitation to attend this inter
esting service from Joseph Fennell
chairman of the board of deacons
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

Carlyle Blackwell is known wher-
ever motion pictures are shown as one
of the most talented
"Thc burglar stars now appearing
aI the Victoria in screen plays. Mr..
Blackwell is featur-
ed in to-day's attraction at the Vic
toria Theater in the gripping six-act
drama, The Burglar" The picture
was shown yesterday for the first
time in tins ciIy and all who witness
ed the showing agree that it is one
of the most interesting pictures
shown for some time. For tomorrow
and Saturday we offer Gladys Brock
well-in the soul-stirring drama, "a
triotic feature, "Over There"
The Ballet-Intime. headed by Ro-
shanara, the East Indian dancer. and
Michio Itow. impression
ROshanara istic exponent of the le-
and Ballet gends of the Mikado' $
Kingdom, comes to the
Orpheum Theater. December 25. matt
nee and evening, as the predominant
season. From the Booth Theater, in
New York, the galaxy of dancers and
musicians with their art-scenes and
backgrounds of silken tapestries, is
enroute. have started on a cross-con-
tlnent tour of the principal cities OF
culture that support grand opera, the
big symphonies, and foreign ballet en-
gagements
"Roshanara's Danse Divertissements
is said to be a fascinating perform
ance. 1t is an assembly of celebrities
of dozen nations of the allies; q
melting pot in which are fused the
terpsichorean arts and their acces-
SorieS, the many correlated art-craftS
of the modern theater. In this en-
environment. aided by the singer. the
orchestra, and the native atmosphere
which permeates the scenes. the le-
gends. idyls. ceremonials and dramatic
episodes are presented pantomimicallN
by the ballet.
Among the numbers which have oc.
casioned so much favorable criticism
are "On the Way to the Temple" The
Burmese Harvest Dance" and tn,
SNAKE Dance" of Nagpur by Ro'
! shanara; "Sho-Jo," "The Spirit o.
! Wine" "A Marionettes Expression o
Music" and The Fox Dance" by
Michio Itow; after the War;" "ThC
Moon Flower" "Camounage" anC
The Little Red Shoe" by the princi
| pals and the BalletIntime.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

AS Mr.. Britling, in the fiction of /
G.. Wells, found God through the deaf
New Britain herald., 1917-07-03
WAR TAX BILL READY
 FOR SENATE ACTION
Reduced to $1,67O,170,0OO, Cut of $130,000,000 From
 House Measure.

Washington, July 3.-The war tax bill, re-drafted and reduced to s1,67O,- 17o,O0O by senate finance committee, as against the S1,S0O, O,OOO,OOO of addi- tlonal war taxes provided as it came from the house, was completed today, Chairman Simmons of the committee planned to present the measure to the senate today for consideration which will begin after the food con- prohibition measure is disposed of.
 Vastly increased income taxes and levies upon excess profits resulting from war times liquors and tobacco form the bulk of the new taxation measure, the largest in the countrys history.
 Upon the incomes the bill would impose $532,7OO,oOO in additional taxes, and excess profits of corpora tions, partnerships and individuals 23,OO0,0O0; upon liquors s155,500,- 900 and ooacco s56, ,6o0,0OO.
 After formal presentation of the re- vised bill, Chairman Simmons will later file a report detailing the com mittee's work of six weeks by which it is believed the measure has been greatly improved without materially decreasing the house revenue yield.
 No additional bonds will be author ized under the bill, as any deficit it IS believed, can be taken care of by con- gress in ample time at next Decem- ber's session, although the measure will fall short by many millions of meeting expenses of the war next year estimated at $72,336, 100000 not iI.. cluding appropriations coming for the army and navy.
 Reduction of income taxation 10 single persons with incomes over $1.- 900 annually and married persons at s2,O0O and over, with incomes under s5,oO0> subject to a new normal tax of two per cent, were house pro- visions unchanged. The committee reduced house rates on incomes over s4o,O0o, decreasing the revenue re turn by sec, 100000. It also struck out inheritance taxes designed to raise ss,OOO,OOO and retroactive taxes on 1916 incomes for further reduction of $1O8, 100000.