Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-20
STATE MEETING
DARN OCTOBER
Local Chapter to Send Dele
gates; Contributes to Sol
diers' Libraries

The twenty-first annual state con-
ference of the Daughters of the
American Revolution in Pennsylva-
MIA will be held in Allentown. Oc-
tober 9-l1, with the formal opening
of the historic Zion Reformed
Church Tuesday morning at = 10
O'clock. The Hotel Traylor will. be
conference headquarters and all busi-
ness sessions will be held there. Be-
side the important business to be
transacted there will be a number of
pleasures for the delegates. Among
these an informal reception at the
Hotel Traylor, Monday evening; a
reception at the home of the Regent
of Liberty Bell Chapter, Mrs. Francis
o. Ritter, Tuesday evening; an IL
lustrated lecture on Valley Forge,
by the Rev. w. II. Burke, Wednes-
day evening and a sightseeing trip to
Bethlehem Thursday afternoon.
Harrisburg chapter is entitled to
ten delegates according to its men,
bership. Miss Snyder. the regent:
Miss Caroline Pearson. first vice-re-
gent; Miss Mary Harris Pearson and
Mrs. Samuel #. Dunkle will be
among the local delegates, and any
one else who wishes to attend the
conference will please inform the re-
gent or secretary, Mrs. Mary Boyer
McCrea as soon as possible so their
names may go in to the registration
bureau.
For Soldiers Libraries
Harrisburg Chapter d. A. r. is
especially interested in the move
ment to furnish libraries for Ameri-
can soldiers in the big camps and on
ships, and to this end is soliciting
Fri from hnr Of q
dollar n book for a soldier"
Postcards have been sent to each
member asking her aid for this
cause, the need of which is great, the
money to be sent at once to the
treasurer, Mrs. r. X. Spicer, I'll
North Second street. Other clubs
have special solicitors out for this
money, but the d. A. r. felt the bet
ter way for them was to simply
notify the members of their wish to
secure the funds and a ready re-
sponse would follow. The money
goes to the Library War Council
which will purchase the works of
Science, History, Philosophy, the
French language. etc. Every men,
ber is urged to respond.
On State Committees
The following members of the To-
cal chapter have been appointed on
state committees: Chairman pub
licity committee. Miss Cora Lee Sny-
der; Revolutionary relics. Mrs. Rob
ert Fl. Irons; preservation of historic
spots, Mrs. c. r. Miller; national old
trails road, Miss Grace McClintock;
magazine, Mrs. Charles ]. Wood, Jr.;
to prevent desecration of the flag,
Mrs. William r. Denehey; conserva-
ton, Miss Helen Bruce Wallace; real
daughters, Miss Mary jennings; chill
dren and sons of the republic, Mrs.
John NJ. ]. Raunick; children of the
Revolution, Mrs. A. Boyd
Hamilton; international peace and
Mrs. James /. Chamber
lin; Philippine scholarship, Miss
Mary Harris Pearson; legislative,
Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin C. Dewey and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Eckbert and chill
dren motored to the Pennsylvania
State Sanatorium at Mt. Alto, yester-
day.
street. has, returned home after.
L. II. Hilgaertner of Carlisle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Keen Berg
stresser, of 1880 Derry street, are
home after wedding trip to Allan
tic City, and the northern part of the
State.
George spahr, of ia Cumberland
street, who underwent an operation
for appendicitis in the Harrisburg
Hospital. is convalescent.
Mr.. and Mrs; Roger Specie and
relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Chapman, of the West End. for few
days.