Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-29
STAMP MEETING
ON WEST SHORE
John Wachtman, Soldier OF
British Arm, Tells Expert
ence at Wormleysburg

Meetings in the interest of War
Savings Stamp drives along the
West Shore were held in every town
and district from New Cumberland
to Summerdale last evening. under
the auspices of the Cumberland
County Public Safety Committee IN
compliance with the request OF the
Government. Residents attending
the meetings pledged to buy thou
sand of dollars worth of war saw
ings Stamps. Community Singing
featured the meetings in all the DIS
tricts.
Joh nWachtman, of West FAR.
view, who returned from England
several months ago. atter seelHe is'
eighteen months active service In
the British Army. told some inter
esting facts about soldier IN the
trenches at the Wormleysburg meet
ing. The local boy told how he left
home, worked his way across tne
ocean on a steamer, enlisted IN the
Army and after q short period OF
training was rushed to the west
ern front. He was wounded ana
sent to a base hospital, where he re-
mained for several months. ne
again volnteered for service In tne
front line trenches and was sent at
"A
the thick of the fight he was gasseo
and sent to a hospital. After recu-
perating, he was given his honorable
discharge. He is still suffering from
the effects of wounds and gas
George L. Reed, of Harrisburg, was
the other speaker. Edward L.
Baum, a school director, presided az
the meeting and had charge OF the
arrangements.
Charles e. Pass, prothonotary OF
Dauphin County was the principal
speaker at the Lemoyne meeting,
which was in charge OF LeRoy
Unger, secretary of the school poard
and Robert Frazer. The Dauphin
county official talked along patrlotic
lines and urged every resident to in
vest his money in War Savings
Stamps. Community singing under
the direction of l.. F. Baker, fea-
tured this meeting.
The meeting in the washington
Heights schoolbuilding was largely
attended. The Rev. P. r. Koontz
pastor of the United Brethren
Church was the principal speaker.
Scott S. Leiby, was the principal
speaker at the meeting in the sum
init Street schoolbuilding at Enola
This meeting was in charge OF y
II, Horning. H. L. Hoffman SPOKE
at the meeting in the Adams street
building.
c. r. Patterson and H. l.. Pott,
eiger had charge of the meeting al
Summerdale.
MARYSVILLE CHURCH SERVICES
MarysviIle, Pa, June 29.-TwC
visiting ministers will be in Marys
VILE pulpits at services tomorrow
In the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the evening DIR. c. w. earns, o.
Carlisle, will preach. In Zion Luth
eran Church at 1890 the Rev
Thomas c. Houtz, of SelinsgroVe
president of the Pennsylvania synod
will fill the pulpit.
In the Trinity Reformed Churcl
| tomorrow evening Senator Scott )
Leiby will deliver a patriotic address
at the annual Children's Day exer
cises. Children's Day will likewis
be observed in the Church of Go'
| tomorrow evening.
In the morning service in tn
! Church of God, the pastor, the Rev
Wesley n. Wright, will speak oil
Jesus Appraising the Possession
| of Man" Services preparatory t
holy communion next Sunday vii
be held in Trinity Reformed Churcl
| on Wednesday evening, July 3.
The morning service of the Beth
any United Evangelical CHURCH Wi
be combined with the Sunday schoo
! service at which time an honor rol
! for the fourteen boys of the churc
in the United States service will b
unveiled.