Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
MIDDLETOWN
High School Girls Take
Up Basketball Training

Arrangements have been made for
a basketball game on Friday evening
between interclass teams of the girls
of the Middletown High School. Bas-
ketball for the girls has been recently
introduced and, although they have
had but few opportunities for prac-
tice. they have planned to give this
exhibition game, hoping to arouse
the interest of the parents and resi-
dents of the community and enlist
their cooperation in support of the
faculty in their endeavors to estab-
lish clean, healthful sport. 1t is be-
lieyed that a crack team may be de-
yeloped from the material to be
found in the girls in the High School
and they expect to arrange for con-
tests with teaSls from other schools.
The game tonight will be between
halves in the contestbetween the
boys teams of the Middletown and
the Hershey high schools.
The annual meeting of the Mems
Bible Class of the Presbyterian Sun
day School taught by Prof. II. B.
Carver met at the home of the teach
er last evening, and elected the fol-
M O.. II
Rev. 7. G. McCarrell; vice-president,
Edward l.. Shireman; secretary,
Benjamin E. Longenecker; assistant
secretary, William Il. Sites; treasurer,
Mrs John T. Bradley. Teacher, Prof.
II. B. Carver.
The monthly meeting of the Sum
day school clas of the NJ. e. Sunday
School taught by Prof. II. ]. Wickey
met at the home of the Misses Ewes
last evening after social hour was
spent, refreshments were served.
George Calhoun the four-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Calhoun, of
Spruce streets. was taken to the Har-
risburg Hospital, yesterday where he
will undergo treatment.
Kathryn G. Friechler of town, and
w. #. Ney, of Royalton, were married
at the ST. Peters Lutheran Church
I
7.30 o'clock by the Rev. Fuller Berg
stresser.
Miss Edna Beard entertained a
number of friends at her home in
the Kramer flat, South Union street,
last evening.
Anothe revenin gof pleasure was
enjoyed last night by the younger set
of Middletown when the Ann street
hill was the Sceen of coasting after
lapse of several days. Owing to
the deep SHOWS. Yesterday several of
the soldiers, members of the 18th
Aero Squadron of the aviation section
of the United States Army, stationed
at the ives end of town, cleaned the
Ann street hill of the snow, using a
triangular shaped drag attached to
one of the large warehouse trucks.
In this way track was cleaned and
leveled off from Lawrence street to
the corner of Ann and Union streets.
Miss Blanche Edna Bryan, aged
23, die dat the home of her mother,
in South Wood street early yester-
day morning, after being ill for the
past year. She is survived by her
mother, one brother, Harry, at home,
one sister, Mrs. Lydia McCreary,
Harrisburg. Funeral services will be
held from the home on Monday aft
ernoOn at O'CLOCK. The Rev. c., f.
Halves, pastor of the Market Square
Presbyterian Church, of which she
was a member assisted by the Rev.
T. C. McCarrell, of the local Pres
byterian Church, of town, will Off
ciate. Burial will be made in the
Middletown Cemetery, and will be
private.
The regular teachers meeting was
held in the High School Building on
Tuesday evening. Postmaster Kra-
mer discussed the sale of War Thrift
Stamps and War Savings Certificates.
Prof. II. B. Carver gave a good adl
dress on Habit in Education" This
was followed by an address by Prof.
A. s. Smickel on the Needs of a
Curf@v."
John Urich was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Herbert at Columbia.
Charles Gilbert is i'll at his home
with pneumonia.
John Starr, Jr., of Millersburg. is
visiting relatives in town.
Owing to the shortage of coal the
filter plant has been closed down
temporarily and citizens are warned
to boil all water until the plant re-
sumes operation.