Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-09
RED CROSS WORK
AT MT. GRETNA
Hall of Philosophy on Chau-
tauqua Grounds Used as
Auxiliary Headquarters

11ah VI FnlloSopny III tne SHdutduqua
grounds is being used as the head
quarters of the Red Cross Auxiliary
here, one room as a cuttingroom, one
for the surgical dressings department
and one for the Junior Red Cross
Auxiliary. The surgical dressing
department has between fifteen and
twenty workers and they expect many
more to join them. The people of
both the Campmeeting and Chautau
qua grounds are untiriGg in this
work. On Saturday the Junior Red
Cross Branch was formed. the fol-
lowing children being members:
Audrey Lentz. Dorothy Hill, Verna
Lentz, Katharine Strickler Cecile Ga
briel, Mae Hunsburger, Ria Long
well. Jane Herman. Hildegarde Pill
gram, Elizabeth Daughter, Mabel
Eshlyn, Jeanette Corning. Virginia
Sausser, Ruth Baltzell. Bernice Ger
brich, Betty Hoffer, Louise Daughter,
Longwell, Charles Ray. John Herman,
George Howard, Rolfe Baltzell, John
Hessle, Sidney Hessle and Charles
Rauch.
Sunday devotional services began
last Sunday in the Chatauqua audi
torium. Sunday school met at $50
a. M, church at 1890 a. m. The Rev
DR.. ]. Max Hark officiated at the
services and at p. m. the vesper
service was held. Julian DeGray, of
Harrisburg, as organist, gave as the
prelude in the morning Handefs
Largo" offertoire, Andante from
Sonata No. g." Mozart; postlude,
"Marche Pontificale." Gounod. Even
ing service, prelude, Adagio from
fo Do Of
fertoire, "Impromptu, Op. 144, No. A."
postlude, March d'Athalie," Mendels-
sohn.'
Lieutenant Dale Smith, lately re-
turned from France, was the week.
end guest of friends here. Lieutenant
Smith was with the Thirty-second
Battalion of the Second Division of
the Canadian army. He was severely
wounded by shrapnel and during an
attack was buried by she'll explosions.
He has been especially noted for
marked bravery. Lieutenant Smith is
from Lebanon, but has a host of
friends at Harrisburg. He is in this
country on a three months furlough
and will return shortly to Europe.
Miss Clara Backenstoe. of North
burg after spending the week in the
Chatauqua grounds.
Miss Gladys McDanel, of Highspire,
and Miss Morrison, of Harrisburg,
were the guests of DR.. and Mrs. E.
l.. Dennison.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Frazer, of 1927
North Second street, were the week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. +. e.
Nissley, of the Elmsworth cottage.
Mrs. Theodore Davis, the bride of
Ted" Davis, formerly of 122 Chest
nut street, Harrisburg, is the guest
of Mrs. Annie Davis. of the Chatau-
qua grounds, for the season. Word
has been received that Mr.. Davis has
landed safely in France. He started
in as a private and has been rapidly
promoted. He refused a second lieu
tenancy in preference to the title of
Master Signal Electrician.
Mrs. Francis Fahrney, Miss Jean
Fahrney, Henry Otto and Fahrney
Otto, of Harrisburg, motored to
Mount Gretna on Sunday and spent
the day with Mrs. w. d. Block, of the
Chatauqua grounds.
Miss Ruth Payne and Miss Eliza
beth Knisely have returned to Har-
risburg after staying a week as
guests of Miss Eleanor Etter and her
mother, Mrs. Franklin Etter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Balsey, of the
Campmeeting grounds. lately enter
tained Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Clement, of
Harrisburg. Mrs. A. Burkholder, of
Augusta, Ga, and Mrs. Mary Rueter,
of Harrisburg. are their guests for
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeffrys Babb, of Har-
risburg. have taken a cottage in the
Campmeeting grounds for the season.
Mrs. Hettie s. Weaver, Mrs. Carrie
Smith. Miss Katharine Bolander,
Clarence D. Nagle and Gladstone
Weaver have taken the Rosemont
for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Will
liam Smith and Jessie Smith, of
Philadelphia, are staying at their
cottage. Chestnut Hill, for the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Benson were
the weekend guests of DR.. H. L. Ger
berich.
Miss Edith Galbraith and Elmer
Keim, of Steelton, and Mrs Minnie
Espenshade, of Lancaster. were the
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
G. Forney. Miss Katharine Lntner
is their guest for the season.
Mrs. Sarah Wike. Andrew wike
and Miss Eunice Wike have opened
their cottage, The Betha, for the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. +. Adams, of Har-
risburg, were the weekend guests of
Mrs. II. L. Whitmoyer, of the Camp
meeting grounds.
Col. and Mrs. NJ. L. Case, of Leba-
non, were recent guests of Miss e.
Reizenstein, of The Mansion.
Sergeant Fearon Moore and Will
liam Moore, of New Jersey, were the
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John DeGray, of The Aralia.
TRANSPORT SINKS U-BoAT
Danville. Pa, July 8. - Carl w. |
] johnson, a yeoman on the Great
Northern Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. |
w. l.. Sidler. The boat is a trans
port and the young man has made |
five round trips across the ocean on |
1t. On the last trip, he says, the
Great Northern sank U-boat; which
made its appearance, but fell victim |
To n depth charge before IL couId /