Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
SOLICIT SIGNERS
AGAINST LIQUOR
Temperance Workers at Me
chanicsburg Organize For
General RemonStrance
"HOLY CITY" LECTURE
Mrs. j. Ellis Bell EntertainS
Helping Hand Sunday
School Glass
'HOLY CITY" LECTURE

Mechanicsburg. Pa, Jan. 10. -
Temperance workers of this place
are busy soliciting signers for re-
monstrance against the liquor houses
of Johannesburg. Following a gen.
eral meeting, committees We're ap-
pointed to districts in an effort TO
give every person an opportunity
TO sign against the granting of Ii
censes.-The Rev. DIR. Hanson, pas
tor of Messiah Lutheran Church, of
Harrisburg, gave an illustrated lee
ture on THE Holy City" in NTrinity
Lutheran Church. under the aus
pieces of the brotherhood j.
Ellis Bell entertained the Helping
Hand Sunday School class of young
women, of which she is teacher, in
the Methodist Episcopal Church, on
Monday evening at the parsonage.
After the business session the time
was spent socially and refreshments
served.-A pleasant session of the
Woman's Organized Bible class of
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School was
held at the home of the teacher,
George B. Hoover, East Marble
street, on Tuesday evening. - On
Monday evening the Mite Society OF
Trinity Lutheran Church held an in
teresting meeting at the home Of
Mrs. II. c. Brown, East Main street,
and an enjoyable program was
SiVen.-MiSS Cora Keller, q capable
trained nurse, is slowly improving
from 4 severe attack of pneumonia
at her home in West Keller street.
After trip to New York and Phila-
delphia, Miss Catharine Keefer has
returned to her home.-The Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Aurand, OF
York, were visitors at the home of
the latter's parents, the Rev. and
street.-Chester c. Weber, of the
State COnstabulary, spent Tuesday
with his perents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. V.
Weber, West Keller street.-Samuel
lowers, who was suddenly taken i'll,
Is able to be around again. = Mrs.
Edgar Cole and small daughter of
lrvington, \. j., are spending some
time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Coble, West Locust street.
The Rev. DIR. Morris L. Swartz and
Mrs. SwartZ, of Harrisburg, spent
Tuesday at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage, the guests of the Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ellis Bell.-Mrs.
III. c. Brown was hostess for the
Bridge Club on Tuesday afternoon
1T her home in East Main street.
Mrs. j. Wilmer Happer scored high
est, and Mrs. Murray L. Dick, sec
~CTd Instead of prizes, money is
gwen to the Red Cross by each
hostess of the Knights of
Columbus from Harrisburg and Car
lisle. made a successful canvas of
Mechanicsburg for funds on Sunday
afternoon. There is no local organ
iZation, but many townspeople as
sisted and had the plan well adver-
tised before the drive.-Mrs. G.. A.
Dull, of Philadelphia. is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Sutton,
West, Keller street. She was for
merly Miss Blanche Sutton. - Cor
poral Harry II. Mercer of Company
A. Military Police, Camp Meade,
Md, spent several days at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II.
Mercer, West Main street.-Mr. and
lIrs Harry Landgraff and family, OF
Washington, ID. c., were in town
this week attending the funeral of
Mrs. Martha NJ. Stehle. - D. Miles
Thornton, of Camp Meade, Md,
made a short visit to his parents
here.-There will be an interchange
of pulpits by the pastors of town to-
morrow morning, but no announce
ment is made as to where each is as
signed. The congregations will only
know when the minister arrives who
is 10 preach for them.