Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-18
ING PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
HOUSEWIVES
HEAR LECTURE
Miss Fisher Points Out Meth
ods of Saving For Amer
ican Women

Ine musical program tonight for
the second in series of lectures
given under the auspices of the
Woman's National Council of De-
fense in the House of Representa-
tives promises to be unusually at
tractive. The half hour of music
from 7.45 to 8.15 o'clock will be in
charge of Howard e. Gensler, choir
leader of the Derry Street United
Brethren Church. Interesting num-
bers on the program are solos by
Mrs. Roy G. Cox and Miss Sara Le-
mer, violiniste. TheGe is to be an
orchestral accompaniment for the
community singing, with Mrs. Bent
L. Weaver at the piano. Mrs. Will
liam Jennings will preside at this
evenings meeting, which is to deal
specifically with canning and drying.
The necessary fruits and vegetables
for the demonstration are being fur
nished by S. S. Pomeroy, grocer.
The Rev. DIR. George Edward Hawes,
Market Square Presbyterian Church,
will lead devotional exercises.
The lecture last evening by Miss
Mary Ruth Fisher, instructor in
home economics extension at State
College. on Substitutes" was well
otIShuSo ny IldTTlSDuTS housewives.
Miss Fisher gave statistics to prove
her statements of how wasteful
many American housewives were be-
fore the war. Conditions have i'm
proved greatly since the American
women are beginning to realize just
how large share they may have in
the great world war, but there are
many ways of improvement open
which have not been touched.
Those who helped make the meet
ing last evening a success were Mrs.
John w. Reilly, the Market Square
Choir, Mrs. Wilbur f. Harris Mrs.
Rhodes, of Middletown; the Rev. DIR.
Edwin A. Pyles. and Donald McCor-
mick.
The schedule for the remaining
lectures follows:
Thursday evening-Mrs. Samuel
FRIEDMAN, chairman of the Home
Products Committee, will preside.
and the subject will be Textiles"
Rabbi Louis ]. Haas will have charge
of the devotional exercises and the
singing is in charge of Mrs. Edwin
]. Decevee.
Friday evening-The subject will
he Food Requirements of the
Body" and Mrs. Mabel Cronise
Jones will preside. Father Johnston
will conduct the devotional exercises
and Carl f. Beck will lead the sing
ing.
RABBI HAAS IN NEW YORK
Rabbi Louis ]. Haas. of the Ohev
Sholom Temple. is spending a few
days in New York city, attending
the annual meeting of the alumni as
sociation of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of America and also in
the interests of the Jewish Welfare
Board of the United States Army and
Navy.
HOLD COLORED ATTORNEY
J. r. Bennett, colored attorney
of this city, was held under $500
bail yesterday by Alderman C. ].
Householder. He is charged with
embezzlement by Robert Brown,
Ridge avenue, Steelton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F Drake,
1924 North Third street, will leave
on Sunday everSng for Toronto, Can
ada, where they will take up their
residence with their daughter, Mrs.
George H. O'Neil.
James w. Millhouse Jr., of Camp
Hill, was operated on this morning
for appendicitis at the Harrisburg
Hospital
Captain and Mrs. Samuel w. Flem-
ing. Jr., spent the weekend in town
with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel w. Flem-
ing, 104 South street.
Miss Ella Walmer Reed, of Hum
melstown, went home last evening
after spending a few days with Mrs.
Isaiah Snyder, at 1908 North Second
street.
Mrs. Henry J. Macdonald and chill
dren. 105 South Front street, are in
Buffalo, joining Captain Macdonald,
who is stationed there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Thurston went
to Buffalo, this morning to remain
for a month among relatives and old
friends.
Lang, of Pittsburgh, are in the city
for a brief stay.
Mrs. e. Curzon Eager, of 25 South
Front street, is going to Baltimore
on Friday for little visit with Mrs.
II. w, Refs.