Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-09
BID FAREWELL
TO THE SOLDIERS
Y. M. C.. A. to Give Farewell
Reception and Entertain
ment to 9Th Regiment

At the special meeting of the
Woipan's Advisory Committee of the
Y. NJ. c. A. final plans and arrange
ments were practically completed
for the farewell reception to be held
in the association hall Wednesday
evening, July IL. The affair will be
given in honor of the men of this
city who are members of the Eighth
Regiment. Prior to the reception
there will be an entertainment al
$50 o'clock in Fahnestock Hall for
the men with Mr.. Bartholomew, OF
Now York City. prominent in Y. NJ
e. A. work, as principal speaker. The
Y. M. G. A. is providing for the en-
tertainment and the reception which
will follow is in charge of the ad-
visory committee. which numbers
eighty women, Mrs. Paul Kunkel, as
chairman, and Mrs. George Kunkel
as vice-chairman. A large crowd is
expected and unusual effort is be-
ing put forth by the committee and
Y. NJ. c. A.. officers to make the af-
fair worth while. All the members
are urged to attend and hearty CO.
farewell to the men who are serving
their country may be treasured as
sweet memory.
The farewell reception Is of un-
usual interest and importance in
that 1t Is not only one of the lasting
memories of the soldiers as they
leave for their military duties, but
will be the first method of greeting
as they eventually land on the
French shore. for the Y. M. c. A
Is one of the greatest factors in add
nj Gid to hn
life in the trenches.
Mrs. Henry Bair Wilson and Miss
Esther r. Wilson, of Pittsburgh
spent the weekend among old
friends in the West End.
Joseph T. Amber and son. Hor-
ace F. Amber. of Cleveland, Ohio
are guests of their relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elwood Barr, Green street, fol
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Hilton, of 1912
North Third street, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Rodgers. 1412 Greer
street, are enjoying a weeks stay ir
Atlantic City.
Miss Airline Moore entertained al
luncheon Saturday afternoon in hon.
or of Miss Ruth Gregory, of Balti.
more, her house guest.
Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones return.
ed home Saturday after spending
six weeks in Detroit, Mich, and To-
ledo, Ohio.
Mrs. John c. Orr presided at the
teatable Saturday afternoon at the
Colonial Country club.
Miss Kathleen Harman and Mis-:
Lucy Belle Harman have gone home
to Altoona, after a short stay with
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Black. North Third street.
Mrs. Luther Mclaughlin and son
Earl Mclaughlin, 1411 North Third
street, are home after an extended
visit to Chicago and Pittsburgh.
Ralph Dewalt and Stanley Dewalt
are coming to Atlantic City to-day
for stay of two weeks with friends
from Jersey City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Reiss, Mr.
and Mrs. Emmett Walters and Miss
Estelle Walters, of Baltimore, mo-
tored, to this city Saturday for q
weekend stay with Mr.. and Mrs
Ambrose Keenan,, of Green street.
Miss Marguerite Adams, of Hav-
erford. is the guest of Mrs. Farley
Gannett, at Nantillie, where she is
spending the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter G. Harper
and small daughter, Harriette Har-
per lSlI lOT lHelI NeWdThs ~ y =
home this morning after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Earl L. Harper, of State
street, for a few days.
Miss Ellen Kent Jackman, OF
Tampa, Fla, is staying with Mrs. Jo-
seph Lurie, of Green street, for the
month of July.
Mrs. George Darby, Miss Elizabeth
Darby and Miss Christine Darby, OF
Cumberland street, are spending the
summer at Roaring Creek.
Miss Helen Arch and Miss Esther
Arch spent the weekend at the
Cove as the guests of Mrs. Joseph
Berrier.
Miss Myrna Speas, Miss Vera
Speas, and Miss Rose B. Mumma
motored to Gettysburg yesterday.
Miss Susan Thompson, Miss Doro-
thy Arnold, and Miss NJ. Katherine
Mcfarland, of this city, and Miss
Sara Lackey, of Enola, visited In
Steelton yesterday.
Miss Sara Isenberger, of New
Cumberland, is home after a visit
to Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Kistler
of Steelton, have returned home af.
ter a months trip to New York city
Boston and Worcester, Mass.
Miss Rose Hoffman, of 921 Penr
street, motored to Mt. Holly ovei
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph e. Bocam
of Pottsville. are visiting their son
Joseph E. Bocam, Jr., and family
of 1415 Zarker street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Jones an6
son Robert have gone to Philadel.
phia to attend the funeral of his
brother.
Miss Linnie Bomberger, a student
nurse at the Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia, is visiting Mrs. w. e
J. Bomberger, 1880 Market street.
Warren G.. Moltz has returned tt
his home. 1885 Derry street, after
an extended visit with his daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel.
chinger Lewis, of Washburn, Ill.
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