Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02
MiddtetOUn
Officers Are Elected
by Mems Bible Class

The annual social of the Mems
Bible class of the Methodist Epis-
copal Sunday school held at the par
sonage, 120 North Union street, last
evening, was attended by seventy
five members, their wives and
friends. Short addresses were made
by several members of the class. The
report of the secretary, III. e Moore.
was one of the best ever given, after
which the following officers were
elected: President, H S. Roth; vice.
president, r. P. Raymond; secretary,
H. E. Moore; treasurer, Wesley
Ruby; lookout committee, p. E.
Delhi, Robert Gross; teacher, the
Rev. James Cunningham; assistant
teacher, H. R. Brinser; music, Harry
M. Hess.
The local Red Cross rooms which
were closed during the holiday sea-
son opened this afternoon and q
large number of the members were
present. The allotment of 200 pima
fores were finished and packed and
will be sent to headquarters at Phil
adelphia tomorrow. A new allot-
ment of 200 pinafores has been re-
ceived by the chapter to be finished
by February.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Claude
WHITAKER, who died at her home,
Washington, d. c., was held at the
undertaking establishment at Eliza
bethtown this afternoon. Quite a
number of persons from town at
tended the funeral. Burial was made
in the Elizabethtown Cemetery
The local car plant, public schools
and many of the business places were
closed yesterday to observe New
Years Day.
Miss Katherine Kerschner, teach
er in the High school, is i'll at her
home at Newport.
The Sunday school class of A. s.
Quickel, of St. Peters Lutheran
Church, will hold its regular month
ly meeting at the home of Mrs.
Charles Knobs, East Water street,
last evening".
The Young Peoples Society of st.
Peters Lutheran Church, will hold a
social in the parish house this even
ing at $50 o'clock.
Coble's schoolhouse, of Lower Swa-
tara township, taught by Miss Bach
man, has been closed for the past
two weeks as most of the forty pupils
are i'll with influenza. At the home of
Clarence Springer. Kingston, he, his
wife and six children are i'll and at
| the home of Addison Lands, four of
the family are sick.
John Liphart, of Baltimore, Nd,
| brakeman on the Harrisburg local
| of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, met with serious accident
yesterday afternoon, near the Mid
| dletown station. He was standing on
boXcar when the cars uncoupled,
throwing him. down on the track un-
der one of the cars, nearly severing
| his right loo "a II
taken to the supervisors office and
DIR. II. II. Rhodes, the company ply
sician, was summoned. Later he was
removed to the Harrisburg Hospital.
1t is feared that the leg may have
to be amputated at the knee.
John Stager. of South Union
street. is spending several days at
Washington.
William Messenger is seriously I'LL
with pneumonia at his home in Will
son street.
Miss Edna Beard is spending a
week at Philadelphia as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin HAITI.
Samuel Kinsay moved from the
X. l. Young building in South Union
street to the Holland property in
Royalton.
Thomas Ritchcreek moved from
the Mcdonald property in Royalton
to Penbrook.
Private William Patton, of Camp
Merritt, N. j., and Private Russell
Fornwalt, of Camp Dix, N. j., are
spending five-day furlough in town
with relatives. Private Patton had
been in France but seven days when
the armistic was signed and was
one of twenty-seven out of 1900 who
were sent home and Sent to Camp
Merritt, n. j., where he expects to
be mustered out of service in about
month.
Edward Campbell, who was a.
member of the heavy artillery and
spent the past six months overseas.
has been brought to the United States
and was mustered out of service.
He was in four battles and escaped
injury. He has brought home sew
eral relics, including q helmet and
sword of the Germans.
Harry Haverstraw. of Columbia.
and Miss Helen Dietz, of Charlotte.