Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
MIDDLETOWN
Patriotic Party Held
For Miss Lorraine Gale


was held last evening in honor of
Miss Lorraine Gale, at the home of
her grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Boyer, North Pine street. The rooms
were very artistically decorated with
the insignia of the nation and from
the ceiling of the room were dis
played many red. white and blue
streamers.
During the evening many games
and contests were indulged in by
those present. Later in the evening
during a social hour refreshments
were served to the members of the
Middletown Sunshine Club, of Mid
dletown, including Miss Louise Fox,
Miss Helen Seider. Miss Marian
Smith, Miss Harriet Swartz, Miss
Goldie Reherer, Miss Hazel Weld
ner, Miss Naomi. Other guests that
were present from town are Miss
Pansy Myers, Miss Ethel Rothrock,
Stephy, Miss Helen Hoffman, Miss
Elizabeth Baker, Miss Christine
Jackson, George Elberti. Francis
Douglas, Harold Gilbert, Henry Fox,
Floyd Herman, Revere Updegraph,
Harold Gerberich, William Moore,
Syrian Bortner, George Laverty and
Clyde Rothrock. Those present from
out-of-town were Mabel Cless, Lu-
ella Anderson and William Ander-
son, Harold Anderson, of Harrisburg,
Miss Erma Greene and John Greene.
of Steelton; Gretchen Gotschall, of
Phillipsburg, Ney Jersey.
A St.Patrick's party was held lust
evening by Miss Mary Foltz at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. FoltZ, North Pine street. The
rooms were decorated very beauti-
fully for the occasion and large
number of guests were present from
Middtetown, Elizabethtown, High
spire and Steelton.
Twenty-Five members of the Red
Cross chapter met in the rooms yes
terday afternoon. The local organi-
sweaters, twenty pairs of. wristlets
and fifty pairs of soldiers socks,
which they will pack next week and
ship to headquarters, Philadelphia.
At a meeting of the Middletown
lodge, No. 1902, B. P. o. E., held on
Wednesday evening, the following
officers were elected: Exalted ruler,
DR.. j. f. Blecher; esteemed leading
knight, A. S. Hannah; esteemed
loyal knight, Steve Matula; esteemed
lecturing knight, Charles Carlson;
treasurer, Walter r. Fisher; secre-
tary, George II. Schadt; trustee,
three years, Charles Ebersole; trus-
tee, two years; H.. A. Lenhart; rep
resentative to grand lodge, ]. N. Mil
Ter; alternate representative, l.. r.
Schentz; representative to state con-
vention, DR.. o. b. Crawford, Corne-
llus McGrady and l.. r. Schentz. The
newly-elected officers will be INSTALL
ed at the first meeting in April.
The Woman's Club, of town, will
| meet at the home of Mrs. E. NJ.
Colquohoun, East Emaus street, to-
| morrow afternoon. Miss II. f. Yar-
| nal, DreXel graduate of science on
food values will be present.
Herbert Mocklin was arrested by
Chief of Police Charles Houser on a
| warrant issued by Burgess S. b.
Gingrich, on information of Mock
Inns mother, charged with being
| drunk and disorderly and abusing
her on Wednesday. He was placed
in the lookup and given a hearing
before the burgess this morning.
Brownstone Castle, No. ASS,
knights of the Golden Eagle, pre-
sented Past Chief H. E. Moore with
a past chiefs badge at their meet
ing held on Wednesday evening. The
Past Chief E. c. Leber, which was
received by H. +. Moore in a
few we'll spoken words, and is high
ly appreciated by him.
Mrs. Sherman Hawthorne, of Har-
risburg, was the guest of the Social
Circle, which met at the home of
Mrs. Frank Condran, Emaus street,
yesterday afternoon.
The Rev. James Cunningham,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, left yesterday for Philadel-
phia, where he will attend the an
nual conference of the Methodist
Churches of this district.
At the meeting of Brownstone
Castle No. 456, K. orc. E., on We'd
nesday evening. they decided to pur-
chase twenty war saving stamps.
George Nauss. George Wallower,
Grover Bretzman, Morris Green and
Logan Hill, who had gone to Lands
dale to work, have returned home
and resumed work at the Wincroft
Stove Works.
Mrs. r. L. Patton has returned
home from a weeks visit to rela-
tives at Scranton.
Miss Sadie Fisher spent yesterday
at Hummelstown.
A. S. Zell, of the battleship Ohio,
is spending several days in town
as the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. S. Zell, East Main street.
+. w. Myers is spending several
days at Philadelphia.
Miss Ellen Benner, a senior at the
Millersville State Normal school, is
spending several days in town as the
guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. G. Benner, North Union street
e. S. Gerberich has returned
home from a two days business trip
to Philadelphia and New York.
Alexander Campbell is spending a
few days at Philadelphia.
Mrs. Alonzo i. Fite Sand two
daughters, Vivian and Virginia Fite,
of Graniteville, Mass, and Mrs.
Shoap, of Hummelstown. were the
guests of r. P. Raymond and fam
lily.
Mrs. z. B. Gallon has left for Will
mington. Del, where Mr.. Gallon has
been transferred to assistant master
carpenter of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road at that place.
Miss Minnie Monaghan is spend
ing several days with Mrs. Charles
Baker, of Harrisburg.
The Woman's Club will meet on
Saturday afternoon. March 16, at the
home of Mrs. Z. NJ. Colquohoun and
will be addressed by Miss II. F.
Yarnal. Drexel graduate of domestic
science on Food Values"