Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-04
MIDDLETOWN
SUNDAY SCHOOL
,98 YEARS OLD
st. Peters Congregation Cele-
brates Anniversary; Other
Middletown News

Middletown News
The st. Peters Lutheran Sunday
school celebrated the ninety eighth
anniversary of the founding of the
Sunday school yesterday afternoon
at l.3O o'clock. The report for the
years work of the school was given.
The money received for the year
of 1917 was $S,766.20 and the ex-
penditures were $3,599.63, leaving a
balance of $166.57. The recording
secretary's report was: Enrolment
of scholars, SAC; attendance for the
year 21.076; average per Sunday.
4c6' largest attendance, Sunday
september 16, $50; smallest attend
anre. Sunday, Julys15 294; scholars
present every Sunday, .34 visitors
6S2; deaths during the year. seven,
Arthur King, January 81; l.
Q. Nissley, March s, who was super
intendent of the Sunday school from
1889 to 1917, a period of twenty
eight years; II. c. Homan, March 8;
Frank c. Tritt and John Lutz, Sr.,
April 20; Jacob r. Myers, November
1S, and Stella Sparretts. November
D. Those present every Sunday
were: Mrs. J. T.. Hoke, Amy X.
Roop, Hurl Schwan, Sarah Ege.
Helen Croll, Marion Smith. George
Hivil, Frank Snavely, Harold Gill
bert, Amanda Heininger, Mrs. a. A.
Hoffman, Sarah f. Fisher, f. u.
Fisher, Paul Fasnacht, Helen Bauch-
moyer, Marion Foreman, Kathryn
I T.
Marion Croll, Sarah Croll, Marion
Kinsey. A. A. Hoffman, Edward
BeckeA, Kathryn Weidner, Esther
Kinscy, Mrs. Sarah Ege. T. c. Law
erty. II. S. Fisher, Fred Eshenauer,
Ella May Foreman, Leon Snavely,
Charles Beard and Susan Bauch-
Meyer.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ.
F.. Church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Sarah Shireman, South Union
street, Thursday evening.
The Wednesday night prayer serv-
ice Of the NJ. e. Church will be held
at the home of Mrs. Jennie Slack,
South Wood street.
The Pastors Aid Society of tho
Ne. Z. Church will meet at the home
of Mrs. AL Gottchell, Catherine
street, or Tuesday evening. They
will hold musicale and spelling bee
in the church Tuesday evening, Feb
ruarY IL, Lincoln's Birthday.
The official board of the NJ. T..
Church will hold its regular month
ly meeting at the parsonage Thurs
day evening.
The Friday Night Club was en-
tertGined by the Misses Nancy and
Louise Hanna, at their home on the
Wilmer farm on Friday evening.
After a social hour had been spent
Refreshments were served to the fol-
lowing: Lena Selcher. Harriet
Swartz, Esther Mcclure, Louise
Hanna, Blanche Churchman, Janet
Wallace Truman Rodfong, Lester
hupp, wellington Bowman, Swiler
Concklin and Clarence Wallace.
A birthday party was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hardy, West Water street, Saturday
evening, in honor of their daughter,
Iva's. birthday. Refreshments were
served to the following: Misses
Susar Baughmoyer, Zelma Brinser,
Lena Ashenfelter, Florence Long,
Barbara MetZgar, Charles Beard,
Abram Nipple, John Elberti, Miss
IVA and James Hardy.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Reitzel, aged
20 years, died at her home in East
High street Friday evening. Be-
sides her husband, she is survived
by three sons. John Reitzel. Midland,
Pa; Frank Reitzel, New York, and
Prof Charles Reitzel. Wisconsin, and
one sister, Mrs Jennie Matthias.
Steelton. The funeral will be held
from her home, East High street.
Wednesday morning at $50, and 10,
in the United Brethren Church, of
which she was a member. The Rev.
l. II. Albright, assisted by the Rev.
T. c. McCarrell, of the local Presby-
terian Church, will officate.
The funeral of Mrs. J. p. Smeltzer
was held from her home, corner Wa
ter and Catherine streets. Saturday.
The Rev. o. NJ. Kraybill, pastor of
the Church of God, assisted by the
Rev. II. +. Hoover. of Elizabeth
were: a. l.. Miller, Irwin Smith,
Harry Baumbach, Sr., Harry Baum
bach, Jr., Samuel Geibe and NJ. II.
Derrick.
The Sunday school class of the NJ.
L. Sunday school taught by Prof.
II. j. Wickey met at the Red Cross
rooms on Friday evening. where
they spent the evening sewing for
the Red Cross Chapter. Those pres
ent were: Mrs. Ira Pinney, Mrs. Il.
l. Beck, Mrs. C. A. Hanna. Mrs r.
p. Raymond, Mrs. Fl. S. Roth. Mrs.
Jennie Slack, Mrs. George Kugle,
Mrs. d. w. Huntzberger. Mrs. j. c.
Lingle, Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Wickey,
the Rev. and Mrs. James Cunning
ham, Miss Elizabeth Beck, Miss
Matte Ever. Miss Kathryn Raymond
and Miss Aurora Wickey. The class
decided to work in the rooms sew
eIal evenings of each week.