Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-02
MiddtetOUn


Cross Christmas campaign drive to
start Monday. December 16, for
membership enrolment. After dis
cussing and laying plans for the
campaign, the following officers
were elected: President, S. Cameron
Young; vice-president, George ].
King; director of publicity, Prof. II.
j. Wickey; director of speakers,
| Thomas McCarrell; treasurer, c. S.
Few; assistant treasurer, A. II. Hoft-
man; transportation committee, j.
j. Lands, A. B. Crick, II. II. Kline,
s. c. Young, II. B. Carver and Mrs.
Mary V. Peters.
This campaign or members will
include Royalton, Londonderry,
Conewago and Swatara tonships.
The following were appointed cap
tains and lieutenants:
Middletown Car Company, A. b.
Cressler; Kreider Shoe Company, j.
II. Bachman; Wincroft stove works,
e. NJ. Colquhoun; Romberger hos
Etter, Mrs. Simon Hershey, Mrs. A.
II. Luckenbill and Mrs. Mary Peters.
Royalton, Mrs. Oliver Henry, cap
tain, to appoint lieutenants; Mid
dletown, First ward, First precinct,
Mrs. j. Q. Covan, captain; lieuten-
ants, Miss Mary Hubley, Miss Mar
garet Souders, Mrs. w. e. Rough,
Mrs. John Stipe, Mrs. Boyd Bishop
and Mrs. William Lindemuth; Sec
aond precinct, Mrs. John Groupe,
captain; lieutenants, Mrs. A. r.
Hoffman, Mrs. George Cain, Mrs.
Il. C. Steiner, Misses Irene and
Blanche Churchman and Miss Mary
Neagle; Second ward, First precinct,
Mrs. A. G.. Banks, captain; lieuten-
| ants, Mrs. Logan Hill, Mrs. A. X.
Wallace, Mrs. William Rose, Mrs.
Edgar Nuskey, Mrs. Ezra Good, Miss
Ivy Hoffman, Miss Annie Wagner
and Miss Mary Gross. Second pre-
cinct, Mrs. A. L. Etter, captain;
lieutenants, Mrs. Robert Gross, Mrs.
Charles Force, Mrs. Mahlon Bossler,
Mrs. ]. r. Binser, Mrs. Anna Martin,
Miss Helen Kramer and Miss Mary
Ewes.
Third ard, First precinct, Miss
Rachel McCarrell, captain; lieuten-
ants to be appointed. Second pre-
cinct, Miss Annie Eby, captain, to
appoint lieutenants. The various
committees will endeavor to reach
the 100 per cent. mark.
Charles Hershey, Jr., of Race
street, who Is employed at the local
| car plant, had his right foot badly
"llGll IL was CdubhI NY u
! pressing machine while he was at
work. DIR. j. f. Blecher dressed the
! injury.
, Charles Hershey. Sr.. of Race
street, returned home from a two
days visit with relatives at Lam
caster.
| David Stager and John Noon, the
| two special officers whom council
had decided to relieve of their duties
| because 1t was thought at the last
meeting that they were not needed,
were ordered put on duty again
every Saturday night and car shop
paydays.
E. S. Starlipper moved his house
| hold goods from North Union street
to Harrisburg, on Saturday.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church was
held in the church in Ann street,
Saturday evening. District Superin-
tendent DR.. G. Buckley Burns, was
present and all reports of the various
societies of the church showed that
at the present time the church is in
a flourishing condition. DIR. Burns
gave an address at the Y. NJ. c. A.
at the aviation depot last evening.
The funeral of Mrs. Aaron Martin
was held from her late home in East
Main street, Saturday afternoon
with services at 2 o'clock at the
home and 2.30 in the First United
Brethren church, Water and Spruce
streets. The Rev. E. 4. G. Bossler,
of the United Brethren Church Of
ticiating. The pallbearers were Mr..
Erb and Mr.. Baker, Harrisburg;
Solomon Gingrich and Frank Det-
eiler. Burial was made in the Mid
dletown Cemetery.
RaD amin TplkOff TX dia1 a.
his home in Wilson street, Saturday
morning at 1890 o'clock from COM
plication of diseases. The body was
taken to the morgue of II. S. Roth,
South Union street, where services
were held this afternoon at o'clock.
Burial was made in the Middletown
Cemetery.
Mr. Magiro, aged "A, died at the
home of his son, William Magiro,
who resides near the Jednota home,
from complication of diseases. Flu
neral services were held in the st.
Mary's Catholic Church, Ann street,
| this morning at 8 o'clock, the Rev.
Father Jules Foin having charge of
the services. Burial was made in the
| Catholic Cemetery, East Middle
| town.
The funeral of Anthony Nigro, the
five-month-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Anthony Nigro, of Lawrence street,
was held in the Catholic church Sun
| day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Father
Jules Foin was in charge of the SER
vices. Burial was made in the Cath
olic Cemetery, East Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Lloyd Lindemuth
have returned home from a several
weeks visit to Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Kreider, Jr, at Philadelphia.
Davis Carver, of Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, spent Sunday
in town.
Captain Ray Beachler, of Camp
Sherman, Ohio, spent Sunday in
town as the guest of his parents,
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Beachler, North
Union street.
Miss Mary Gingrich, of North
Union street, spent Sunday at Lam
caster with friends.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Miller and three
children, who had been living at
East Liverpool, Ohio, has arrived in
town and has gone to housekeeping
with her husband who has been
working in town for some time.
Mrs. Grace Whitman has returned
home from a weeks visit with rela-
tives at Orange, N. ].
John Howell of Harrisburg, has
accepted the position as foreman in
the lasting department of the local
shoe factory, succeeding Harry
Kinsey. who resigned
Mrs c. X Schaeffer, two daugh-
terS, Mrs Edward FilTinger. of town,
and Mrs Harry Schaeffer and son,
Charles Schaeffer. of Harrisburg,
spent Saturday and Sunday at Eliza
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