Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-29
BIG CARNIVAL
FOR RED CROSS
Mechanicsburg Has Arranged
Unique Entertainment For
Halloween to Raise Funds

Mechanicsburg. Pa, Oct. -29.-With
hundreds OF tickets already sold, and
the expectation of many more, the
Halloween carnival for the benefit
of the Red Cross, on Wednesday eve-
ming. promises to be one of the most
successful of it's kind ever held here.
1t also promises to be one of the
most unique as well as one of the
largest affairs ever given. Everybody
is interested and mystery surrounds
all the proceedings. One philan-
tlropic woman bought fifty tickets
for the Boy Scouts. who have been
helping the committee in every way
possible and will assist the night of
the event by giving a demonstration
il first aid and signaling.
The Singer Band and weber's Or
Chestra have offered their services.
of the juvenile class of knitters for
Watts booth. where several members
Of the juvenile class of kuitters for
the Red Cross, dressed as old ladies.
will knit and exhibit their work.
There will be all sorts of fun and
Halloween stunts in the amusement
room for those who finally arrive
there through the maze of the mys-
terry room.
With Mrs. John Wilmer Hopper as
general chairman, the following per-
! ons are assisting and are busy
aking plans: Assistant Mrs. r.
Iyron Schroeder; committee on mys-
tcry room, Mrs. George +. Lloyd,
Miss Clara Titzel, Miss Rec Zug. Miss
Frances Roller ond Herman Mar
shall; amusements. Mrs. Mervin Lamb,
Mrs. A. F. Shafhirt, Mrs. Ralph Num-
ma, Mrs. Wilbur Dietz, Mrs. George
Dietz. Miss Margaret Brindle. Miss
Edith Mumma, Miss Mae Singiser,
Grace Roller. eMiss Barbara Roller,
Miss Lillian Fought. Miss Alma Wit
r,er and Miss Trout; fortune-telling,
Mrs J. w. Hopper. Mrs r. B. Schroe-
Ger Miss Annette Steel. Miss janet
Eckels. Miss Winifred Smith. Miss
Jean Sample. Miss Elizabeth Mumper,
Miss Viola Moore, Miss Janet Rob-
crtson, Miss Anna Watts. Miss Vera
Seidle and Richard Schafhirt; United
States parcel post. Mrs. n. w. Hersh-
ner Mrs. John Faller, Mrs. Arthur
Young, Miss Anna Schroeder and Miss
Elizabeth Mumper; pumpkin pie
booth, Mrs. John Robertson, Mrs. ].
II. Duey, Mrs. w. C. Miller and Mrs,
w. b. Bishop; country booth, Miss
Catharine Keefer, Miss Ruth Lloyd.
Miss Martha Schafhirt, Miss Mary
Estelle Thomas. Miss Margaret Moser
end Frank Williams; cake booth,
Mrs. r. n. Biddle. Miss Mary Coover,
Miss Anna Elcock; variety booth.
Mrs. H. A. Smith, Miss Helen Bentz
and Robert Mumma; candy booth.
Miss Mary Clark, Mrs George Full
ton Mrs. F. Z. Wilcox, Miss Virginia
Bishop. Miss Mildred Hertzler Miss
Mary Anna Mumper and Raymond
Clark; coffee booth. Mrs. NJ NJ
Dougherty and Mrs. NJ. L. Dick; war
bread booth. Mrs. H. c. Brown, Mrs
Frank H. Tate, Mrs. J. w. Brandt
and Mrs. ]. V. Miller; surgical sup
plies booth, Mrs. A, +. Sieber. Mrs
l. P. Baum and Mrs. NJ E. Anderson
membership booth the Rev. Mr. and
Mrs. II. Hall Sharp; knitting booth
Mrs. David Watts and Mrs. Z. c.
Gardner; publicity committee, Mrs
]. !. Steel and Miss Maude X. Will
Hanson; ticket committee, Mrs. NJ. L
Dick, Miss Martha Anderson. NJ. L
Dick, H. NJ. Lamb, DR.. NJ NJ. Dough-
erty; decorating committee, r, N.
Biddle, John Faller, ]. V. Miller
George E. Lloyd. J. n. Clark, Edgar
Clark, ]. H. Roller. DR.. ]. C. Snyder