Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-23
HOLIDAY PARTIES
JUST STARTING
Larger and More Festivities
Planned For Christmas Sea-
son Than For Two Years

The social calendar for holiday
festivities is unusually attractive for
Me younger set this season. The
iyAung people who have returned
froQ overseas, training dnmps. COL
legA, prep" and boarding schools
| will be brought together at dances,
! dinner and theater parties and in
formal little club gatherings. Social
events during the past several years
have been clouded by thoughts of
tn war, but this season dull care may
be thrown to the winds and the young
people enjoy the many gay gather
ings planned for them.
The festivities will be opened with
dance given by Mrs. Marlin E.
| Olmsted and Mrs. Ross A. Hickok in
honor of Miss Gertrude Olmsted and
Miss Jane Hiakok. The dance will
be held at the Civic Club Thursday
evening.
The c. A. O. Sorority of Central
High School will give their annual
ldance at Witnerdale Hall December
, 80. Rumor states this will be one
of the biggest affairs ever given by
High School Society.
Gu December 26 and 81, the Col
onial Club will hold their Christmas
and New Years dances. Many mem
bers of the club who are in service
on this side will be home to attend
the dances.
, Welcome New Year
The Penn-Harris Club is to hold
its annual New Years prom on the
| evening of January l at Hanshaw's
hall. Plans for tn dance are in charge
of committee including Miss Marie
Peifer, Miss Loretta Ernst, Jack Win
CERT and II. l.. Ensminger.
The most elaborate dance sched-
uled for the holidays is the Univer-
sity Club dance which will be held in
the ballroom of the new Penn-Harris
hotel, January 2. Governor and Mrs.
Brumbaugh, Governor elect and Mrs.
Sproul and other prominent state Of
| ficials will be guests of honor at the
dance. One hundred and fifty couples
will be in attendance.
TIL last of the dances is the Labor
and Industry dance, which is to take
place January 3 at Winterdale Hall.
Invitations have been sent to en-
ployes of that department who will
have the guest privilege.
On the evening of January 4. Ed
ward ]. Stackpole, president of The
Telegraph Printing Company. will
entertain the members of the
the Penn-Rarris Hotel.
Mrs. Frank Reese, of IS North
Third street, leaves tomorrow to
spend q short time with her par
ents in Dalmatia, Pa.
Miss Mertie Sheesley, who is en-
ployed in the health department at
the State Capitol will spend her
Christmas vacation at her home in
Lykens.
Curtis Wells, of 1920 Market
street, is visiting in Lebanon.
DR.. r. E. Moffatt, of 219 North Sec
ond street. has gone to Maryland to
spend the holidays.
Lieutenant c. stephen Anderson, an
instructor in aerial photography at
Ithaca. N. Y, is spending the holidays
with his aunt. Mrs. ]. H. Ludwick, 122
! Broad street.
Miss Margaret oyster has returned
to her home in West State street aft
er spending several weeks at Atlantic
City.
Lieutenant Edward W. Schlechter
was the guest of Miss Dorothy NJ.
Dickert en- route to his homo in Allen
town, where he will spend the holt
days.
Private Earle X. Long. son of Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. L Long. who was hon.
orably discharged from Provost Post
Headquarters Company. Fort Benja-
min Harrison. Ind, has arrived home.
Frederic Forester. 1116 North Sec
ond street, has returned from a So
-journ at Atlantic City.