Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF INTENSE INTEREST,"
CIVIC INTERESTS
ARE DISCUSSED
Food Commissioner, News
paper Woman and Civic
Leader to Address Club

Brimful of interest and informa-
ton was the talk on women OF
Japan" given by Mrs. Imogen b.
Oakley. of Philadelphia, before the
| Harrisburg Civic Club yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. Oakley who Is civic
! leader of Philadelphia and organizer
of the first Civic Club in TOXIC,
Japan, told of her first trip to the
land of cherry blossoms" and her
intimate meetings with not only the
women, but the foremost men OF the
! city. She gave an exhibition OF
| formal tea-serving, wearing native
, costume, and spoke of the Keen IN
| terest these brainy women, who nave
teen so long kept as children, nave
| in their land, and how eager they
are for an education that will en-
able them to take their part in civlc
| affairs and to rise above the narrow
limits which have. bound them for
centuries. In closing Mrs. Oakley
! said The women of Japan are
stretching out their hands across the
water to the women of America for
an eternal peace"
Miss Grace Falkner, of Philadel-
phia, better known as Deborah
Franklin" of The Press, cleverly
| and in the wittiest way gave her
ideas of broader women for the
field, rather than a broader field for
women" Her plea was for sane
patriotism and she urged the women
to keep up the civic and charitable
work they are already doing, rather
! than reach out for newer work, II
they could not do both.
Donald Mccormick, chairman of
the food supplies of Dauphin coun-
! ty gave some new thoughts on food
conservation and said members of
the Civic Club can cooperate in two
ways as a club-by insisting on the
cash and carry prices in order to
help lower the prices of food, and
that they should act as volunteer in
| vestigators and report to the local
headquarters in writing any broken
rules of the food administration.
Department Reports
! Mrs. William Henderson, presi-
dent of the Civic Club, presided and
after reading of the minutes of the
last meeting by Mrs. Harvey F.
! Smith. the secretary, Miss Rachel
Pollock reported for the. municipal
department that the Civic Club had
been advised to start a sentiment
against the bad housing conditions
of the city, and that the attention of
the Mayor had been called to an i'm
preston among the children of the
city that the curfew law was not be-
! ing enforced.
Miss Martha Wolf Buehler, chair
man of the outdoor department, said
they will cooperate with the war
! gardens committee of the city and
that owing to building operations
there will be no school garden this
summer on the Susquehanna plot.
Miss Buehler was reelected chair
man and Mrs. Edwin S. Herman,
vice-chairman of the department.
The educational department, Mrs.
Harry G.. Keffer, chairman, had a
most interesting story to tell of the
large amount of money made at the
recent benefit card party for the
morning lunch of crackers and milk
being given to deficient children of
the Shimmell, Downey and Hamilton
schools. Members of the club are
invited to visit these schools any
morning at 10 o'clock to see the
! youngsters enjoy their treat
| Mrs. William p. Starkey gave the
Hamilton school a Nictrola and a
number of fine records to the great
delight of teachers and pupils and
every afternoon at 8 o'clock Wis
itors will be welcomed who wish to
see folk songs and dances accom-
panied by the Victrola. Mrs. Keffer
says the children of the Penn school,
nearly all of whom are of foreign
blood, are intensely interested in the
Junior Red Cross, and she asked for
lright colored yarns and woolen
cloth as we'll as money for knitting
needles for these little ones who
! have so small a part OF the pleasures
OF life.
Mrs. Henderson, president of the
! club, entertained Mrs. Oakley and
| Miss Falkner at luncheon prior to
the meeting with Mrs. Lyman ID.
| Gilbert, eX-president, Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones. vice-president, and
Mrs. Harvey +. Smith, secretary, in
vited to meet them.
The educational department elect
ed the following officers: Mrs. Alvin
1. Miller, chairman; Mrs. f. NJ. Gott-
schall, vice-chairman, and Mrs.
! Frederick +. Downes, secretary.
HEBREW LADIES' WORK
| There will be meeting of the He
brew Ladies' Beneficial Association
this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the
rooms of the Y. NJ. Fl. A.. North Sixth
street All members are urged to
be present
Mrs. Jacob Rudy, of GOA Seneca
street. will be hostess for the Magpie
Club at her home Thursday after
! noon.
Sergeant Philip T. Meredith has
, returned to Camp Hancock, Au-
gusta, Ga. after spending a fort.
nights furlough with his family on
! North Front street.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Emory f. Ward, of
Pittsburgh, are spending the week
among old friends in the West End.
Edward Thompson and son, Har-
old G.. Thompson. of Buffalo, n. Y,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
X. Young, of Green street, for a few
| days.
Miss Jennie Dull and her brothers,
Casper and Daniel NJ. Dull, of Sec
ond and Pine streets, have gone to
Palm Beach, Florida, where they
are guests at the Ponciana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Sponsler.
i25 South Front street, and George
FRoss, South Front street, have
returned from New Bloomfield.
Mrs. Henry M. Loonis. of Wash
ington, formerly Miss Eleanor Wal