Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-15

GIFTED READER
GIVING BENEFIT
Nursery Home Secures Miss
Katherine Fahnestock For
Recital During Holidays

Many people of Harrisburg and
vicinity who remember Miss kath-
crime Y. Fahnestock as child
reader of more than ordinary ability,
will be greatly interested in her APP
pearance here, Tuesday evening,
December so, in recital in Fahnes-
took Hall for the benefit OF the
Nursery Home. She will be assist
ed by Miss Naomi Bevard, another
talented local girl and former NOM
Der Of the Wednesday Club, who last
year won the prize piano in a most
difficult contest at the Boston Con-
servatory. OF Music, where she was
member of the graduating class.
Miss Fahnestock is at present IN
! Junior Chautauqua work with the
Chautauqua Association of Pennsyl-
Vania. For three summers and one
winter she has been with the AS
sociation, appearing in practically
all of the states between New Hamp-
shire and the Carolinas as we'll as
in Ohio and Ontario, around the
Great Lakes. Her work consists of
story telling. training children's
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conducting n supervised play in an
effort to wake up backward COM
munlties to the needs of organized
play for children. She has also ap-
peared in several recitals, including
one in Philadelphia last spring.
Bceins Career When Three
Miss FahneStock is we'll known in
this city, where she began her pro-
Iessional career at the age of three.
She was then reading James Whit
comb Riley's child poems. She con-
tinued as n reader throughout her
primary and grammar school days
appearing in practically all the
! churches of Harrisburg and vicinity
as well as in many benefit enter
tainments. In High School. she won
the Junior Girls Defamation Con-
test, took the principal role in the
class play of 1915, and graduated
with honors.
She also attended Swarthmore Col
lege where she was the first fresh
man in many years to win the
second prize in the EXtempoTance-
Gus Speaking Contest, winning the
! first prize in the same contest her
junior year. She participated in
the Defamation Contest. her junior
and senior years, and was the only
girl admitted to the Senior Orotorical
Contest when she gave an original
Grafton. Miss FahneStock was most
active in every branch of school
activities, being a member of the
"Halcyon Staff" president of the Y.
w. c. A, captain of the swimming
team, and a winner OF an athletic
sweater for having been on six
varsity athletic teams. Sh ealso took
part in the college plays each year
during her college career, taking the
leading part in The Shoes That
Danced" and playing Martha Wash
ington in Percy Mackaye's Wash
| ington."
a press notice following ''The
Shoes That Danced said: Miss
/ Fahnestock, as the 'Columbine' was
! just as saucy, selfish. yet altogether
| loveable as a Colrmbine should be
! Her portrayal of the part was arts
! tic throughout" After Washing
ton" a notice read, I'm intensely
| dramatic scenes between Martha and
George-particular the leave TAX
| ing when George starts to war, Miss
Fahnestock, as Martha. was at her
! best"
Miss Fahnestock's appearance
/ here on December 80 will be her
! first formal appearance in Harris
burg since leaving the city over four
years ago. Since that time she has
specialized in reading and will un-
doubtedly give q most artistic pro-
gram here. The entire proceeds will
/ be devoted to the Nursery Home.