Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-06
.VENISON DINNER
FOR ROTARY CLUB
Members and Wives Are the
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edison J. Hockenbury


Rotary Club and their wives at
venison dinner in Chestnut street
hall last evening, nearly two hun
dred guests being in attendance. 1t
was the first affair of the kind the
club has held since the United States
went to war, the club having elimi-
mated all evening functions during
the period of the war due to
the activity of its members in war
work and the cooperation of Rotary
clubs all over the country in the OBJ
servance of the Federal Food Admin
istration's regulations.
The dinner was served in the
Zembo Temple dining room and the
venison was prepared by Frank Da-
venport, n. Rotarian expert in that
line. At the head table with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hockenbury sat Mr.. and Mrs. j..
William Bowman, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Hunt Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
ton Crowell, Captain and Mrs. George
f. Lumb, Mr.. and Mrs. George S.
Reinoehl and Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ.
Steinmetz. the men being members
of the Bullhead Fishing Club of
which Mr.. Hockenbury is honorary
president; the Rev. DIR. Lewis 5.
Nudge, pastor of Pine Street Pres
byterian Church, who said grace,
and Charles w. Boil, who led the
singing, and Mr.. and Mrs. Norris S.
Longaker Mr.. Steinmetz, vice-pres-
ident of the Rotary Club, presided in
the absence of Eli n. Hershey, VINO
was sick.
One Whole Deer Served
1t required an entire deer, of more
than $50 pounds in weight, to serve
the Rotarians. Mr.. Hockenbury told
the story of the hunt. He was called
to Maine to direct the putting over
of the big United War Work drive
last month and after he had seen the
state safely over the top. the third
in the union, he and his assistant
spent four days hunting in the woods
1T the Forks of the Machias camps,
situated by lakes and streams in the
forests of Aroostook county, of
which Henry Rafford is the proprie-
tor. Mr.. >Rafford has spent his whole
life in the woods and is one of the
best guides and hunters in Maine
Mr.. Hockenbury and his companion
got four deer during their hunt, Mr.
HockeRbury killing one on his way
out of the woods. 1t was this deer
that was served last night.
Mr.. Hockenbury told of a tame
deer that spends its days in the Raf-
ford camp and it's nights in the
woods with the wild deer, returning
at the beginning of each hunting sea-
son and remaining until the cabins
are closed for the winter. When he
concluded his address John Fl. Nixon,
in the guise of q constable from
Maine, attempted to arrest him for
killing the aforesaid tame deer, but
finally hY.fh 90 INx- Dill
head members with enough money
and tobacco to keep him in bacon
and Chewing" plug for a year.
l. b. Dickinson sang several very
delightful solos and Preston Crow
ell, the Mark Twain, Jr., of the Ro-
tary Club, spoke at some length on
Hunting and Fishing With the Bull
head Club" letting out a few Sc
crets in way that brought tears of
laughter to the eyes of his hearers.
Norris s. Longaker, chairman of the
entertainment committee, under
whose direction the dinner was ar
ranged, presented Mrs. Hockenbury
with a basket of flowers.
Those Present
The following guests were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur d. Bacon, Mr..
and Mrs. Cameron L. Baer, Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Barker, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. b. Black, Ashmore Blake, Charles
w. Boil, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis NJ. Brick
er, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. VIM. Bowman, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Bruaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Carey, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
j. Consylman, Mr.. and Mrs. David
w. Cotterel, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton C.
Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Crow
ell, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter e. Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank z. Davenport
and Mrs. Davenport; Clark f. Diehl,
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. b. Dickinson, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. G. Diener, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Doehne. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph w. Dowdell, A. H. Dinsmore,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel W. Eby, Mr..
and Mrs. Enrol B. Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl G. Ender, Mr.. and Mrs. Guert
w. Ensign, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. s.
Essick Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. For
ney, VIM. H. Fetter. Mr.. and Mrs
Edgar X. Frazer Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam II. German, w. L. Garrison, Mr.
and Mrs Arthur H. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry J. Hamme, Daniel D. Hammel-
baugh, Mr.. and Mrs. e. s. Herman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison j. Hockenbury
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. Holman, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry L. Holmes, Mr.. and
>
Samuel IL. Hughes, Mr.. and MrE.
Beaumont r. Hunter. Todd Hender-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. lobe. DR.. and Mrs
Frank b. Kann, DR.. c.. E. L. Keene,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Kehr, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles IL. Koch, Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Kreamer Mr.. and Mrs
Paul l.. Kunkel. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
S. Lack, DIR. and Mrs. J. B. Lawrence,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer E. Lawton, Mr..
and Mrs. n. S. Longaker, Captain and
Mrs. George +. Lumb, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hunt Lyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Rufus 1IcCord,
J. +. Mclary, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. II.
Marsch, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Mosh-
err, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred w. Moul, the
Rev. DIR. Lewis Nudge. Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Mumma, Mr.. and l.. w.
Melius. Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Myers,
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Nixon, Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Olmsted. John f.
OrNeill, Captain L. d. Pitcher. Mr..
and Mrs. d. L. NJ. Raker w. Grant
Rauch, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Red
mond, George w. Reilly, Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Reinoehl, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
e. Reidenour, VIM. NJ Robson, Mr..
and Mrs. James w. Roshon, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. Fred Rowe, S. S. Rutherford,
Prof. and Mrs. Bertram W. Saul. Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Frank Saussaman, Mr..
and Mrs. c. Linford Scott, Dr. and
Mrs. S. q. Shope. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
lace G. Starry, Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ.
Steinmetz, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ].
stevens, DR.. Harvey a. Stine, George
p. Tillottson, Mr.. and Mrs. Brook
Trout, Mr.. and Mrs. AL, X. Thomas.
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