Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
MIDDLETOWN
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT
Pupils of Central Grammar
Building Observe Wash
ington's Birthday

The Central Grammar school will
observe Washingtons Birthday on
Friday afternoon when debate will
be held and the following program
Will be rendered: Calling to order.
| president; music, America" So
ciety; reading. "Boyhood of WASH
ington, Martha Belt; cornet solo,
Charles Kennard;y Washington and
Lincoln sentiments; piano solo,
Grace Bauder; dialog, Telling the
Truth" James Mennaugh, Rife
Gingrich, Russell Dasher, Maurice
1offe; music, girls chorus; reading,
"Boyhood of Lincoln" Galen Kin
sey; debate, Resolved, That the
Government Should Operate the Coal
Mines For the Duration of the War"
affirmative, Martin Brinser, Harold
Gilbert, Sara Lindemuth; negative,
Harold Gerberich, John Schiefer and
Grace Nissley; decision of judges. de-
cision of house; violin solo, Jesse
Harley; Literary Gazette, Daniel
Gipple, editor; reading of minutes,
adjournment
a congregational prayer meeting
of the local Presbyterian Church
Will pS Ilelu Ut the nome Oh Ut, IL.
w. George. Spring street, this even
ing.
Mrs. II. II. Rhodes gave a Wash
ington Birthday party at her home
in North Union street, on Monday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Walter
Yost and daughter, Martha, of
Rochester, n. ", who are visiting in
town. After a social hour was spent
refreshments were served.
Mrs. William Baumbach and Mrs.
Valentine Baumbaugh, Jr., are visit
ing Mrs. James. .Plasterer, at Worm
leysburg, for several days.
Ferris Hallman, of Ebenezer, has
rented the old Kramer butcher
stand in Keystone avenue. where he
will open up a butchershop.
Mrs. Karl Bowers and daughter
Mary Kathryn Bowers, OF Philadel-
phia, are visiting DR.. and Mrs. c.
E. Bowers, Swatara street.
A dance was held in the mess hall
at the Aviation camp on Monday
evening. The hostesses were Mrs. w.
j. Tate and Mrs. L. C. Wells. Those
present We're: Marian Bachman,
Bess Stevens, Martha Armstrong,
Barbara O'Neal, Ruth Clay, Mar
garet Hughes, Beulah McQuilkin,
Dorothy Campbell and Florence
Scholl. The hall was decorated with
American flags. The Updegrove or
chestra furnished the music.
Herman Jones, of Newport News,
Virginia, is visiting in town.
MIDDLETOWN NEWS
Krauss Bros, proprietors of the
Krauss Bros. Clothing Stores, have
purchased the in l Grocery Store
located in their business block.
A Washington's birthday party
was given in honor of Mrs. Walter
Yost and daughter, Martha, of
Rhodes Monday afternoon. Re-
freshments were served to quite a
number of friends.
The flfty-four children of the
| fifth and sixth grades of the Gen.
trail grammar school, taught by Miss
Maude Sheaffer, have all become
members of the Red Cross, making
one-hundred per cent. for the
| school. They have also enrolled
twenty-five outside members, MAX
| ing q total of seventy-siX member
ships. amounting to $1,000.
James Young, who was employed
on government work at Magnolia,
Md, has returned home.
Superintendent Boyer and force. of
| men are wiring the home of S. c.
Peters for electric lights.
Rev. Cunningham, ]. w. Weaver
and H. r. Brinser attended a pro-
hibition lecture held in the Grace
NJ. E. Church, at Harrisburg Tues
day afternoon.
William Taylor, the colored man
who died at p. r. r. camp at Branch
Intersection last week, and whose
body was held at the Roth morgue
for relatives or friends to claim, was
buried in the county almshouse
cemetery, Tuesday morning. All ef-
! forts to trace any of Taylor's rela-
tives or friends proved futile.
Charles Myers is attending the
funeral of Nathan Rocker, of Re-
novo, whose burial will be made at
Maytown.
Herman Jones, of Newport News.
Va, il spending a few days in town
with friends
Mrs. ID. E. Berg, of Orwigsburg,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Rarick.