Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
FAMILY REUNIONS
PROVE A SUCCESS
Local and Sunbury Parks Are
Scenes of Dare, Hooker and
Romig Annual Gatherings

The local parks have been the So
cial centers within the last few weeks
of several pleasant and successful
family gatherings. Yesterday the
Dare, Hooker and Romig families
held their annual reunions which
many of their members attended.
The reunion of the Dare family
was held at Paxtang Park yesterday
afternoon. The outing proved a de-
lightful treat for the family men,
bers, especially the children.
Pleasures of the park, croquet and
all kinds of ut-of-door games made
the event delightful one for the
guests.
The Dare family. are we'll known
In this city where many OF tho
Dare boys" as they are familiarly
known, are engaged in business.
Among the family members at
tending the reunion yesterday were:
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Dare. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Dare, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Dare, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Dare, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Morris, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Straw, Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Dare, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spang-
Ter. Mrs. Alice Boyer, Mrs. c. A.
Shoemaker, Stewart Morris. Mr..
Franklin, Mr.. Fink, George Rhine
hart, Miss Ruth Morris, Miss Rachel
Dare, Miss Alva Dare, Miss Ethel
Dare, Miss Roberta Dare, Miss
Phoebe Spangler. Miss Florence
Dare, Miss Rosalie Dare, Miss Ethel
Spangler, Miss Ruth Dare. Miss Mil
dred Straw, Miss Aletha Straw, Miss
Catherine Shoemaker, Raymond
Dare, Jack Morris. William Straw,
Harold Shoemaker and Francis Fink.
Hooker Family Gathering
The members OF the Hooker fam
| lily held their eighth annual reunion
at Reservoir Park yesterday. Many
members Of the family were present
| to enjoy the jovial fellowship and
good-time sociability with each
other.
Games especially arranged for the
children and delightful meals in true
| picnic fashion made the day enjoy
able for the guests. In the evening
| the members of the family attended
the concert given at the park by abe
Harrisburg Social Orchestra.
Outing at Rolling Green
The Spartan Family Community
| spirit and the Scotch Auld Lang
| Syne were also manifested in the
| gathering of the Romig family at
! Rolling Green Park near Sunbury
yesterday. This was the sixth re-
union of the Romig family members.
| The outing was unusually we'll at
| tended and a thorough success.
The officers of the Romigs Family
| Association include: w. H. Romig.
of this city. president; ]. Harvey
Romig, of Allentown, vice-president;
and F. w. Getz, of Lewisburg, secre-
| tary.
Miss Zena Cornman, of Carlisle.
is visiting her brothers. Wilbert and
Ray Cornman, lis Hoerner street.
| this city.
Mrs. L. Mickey, of Carlisle, is Wis
J iting friends in the city.
]. Dale Fink, of 107 Chestnut
streret. is home from a trip to Me-
chanicsburg. where he helped cele-
hrate the. birthday anniversary of
his brother, Sergeant William Fink,
who is stationed at Camp Meade
prior t. going overseas.
Herman Miller has returned from
visit to his father, John Miller, at
Elliottson. Cumberland county.
Miss Mary Mishler Stroup. of 1921
Derry street, is visiting in Lykens
and Wiconisco.
Miss Ida Zorger, of 2127 Swatara
street, is spending some time in At
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Keefer and son,
Ellwood Keefer, of 1892 Park street,
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Miller, of Detroit Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Orner and
children, Donald and William. of
Syracuse, n. Y. are spending some
time with friends here. Mr.. and Mrs.
Orner were former residents of this
city.
Mrs. Anna Stetler and Mrs. Walter
Stetler, of New Cumberland, spent
yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Leidigh, of II North Fifteenth
| street.
Miss Katherine Peters, of 1916
North Second street. will enter the
Presbyterian Hospital. in Philadel-
phia, next month. to take up
course of nursing.