Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-25

AVIATION
tempted transatlantic flight. The
other is Captain Frederic G. Dor
wart, son of Archdeacon William
porwart, chairman of the committee
in charge of the arrangements.
At the conclusion of the parade,
exercises were scheduled for Center
Square and these got under way
promptly at O'Clock. Lieutenant
Governor e. e. Beidleman was the
principal speaker of the afternoon.
John s. Eby, local druggist, a for
mer Perry county representative in
the State Legislature, made the ad-
dress of welcome.
Program Outlined
The program follows:
Selection, community chorus, the
Rev. w. c. Ney, director; invocation,
the Rev. F. T. Bell; address of well
come, John s. Eby; community
chorus, Home, Sweet Home; ad-
dress, Edward e. Beidleman, lieu
| tenant-governor of Pennsylvania;
music by the Citizens Band of New
| port; reading of the roster, L. w.
Brimmer; benediction; first call for
retreat, Harvey Dudley, official
busler; assembly; retreat; Star
| Spangled Banner" by massed bands.
At 5 o'clock dinner will be served
to all veterans of the three most re-
cent wars of the country. No in
timation has been given of the bill
of-fare, other than that it resembles
| an extensive banquet much more
| than it does an ordinary dinner.
Newport housewives have done most
of the preparation.
At 7.30, there will be a band con-
cert in Center Square by Newport
Citizens Band under the direction
of H. w. Rough. Dancing will fol-
low at $50 in Gelnetts garage. Ia
too will be sounded at 8 o'clock;
call to quarters at 1890 and taps
at IL.
Services tomorrow will be largely
speaking. In the. afternoon at 2
o'clock services will be held in Cen
ter Square and in the evening at
z o'clock in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The Rev. U. o. H. Kersch-
ner, pastor of the Reformed Church
of the Incarnation, will preside at
the Center Square exercises. and the
Rev. Frank T. Bell at the exercises
in the Methodist Church.
Congressman Benjamin K. Focht,
of Lewisburg, who represents the
Seventeenth district in Congress, has
been secured to deliver the principal
address at the. afternoon exerciss
He is a native Perry county lad,
having been born in New Bloomfield.
The programs for the two exer-
cises, follow:
Many on Committees
Afternoon - Church call, the Rev.
L. o. H. Kerschner, presiding; selec-
ton by the band; invocation, the
Rev. w. K. Shultz; community
chorus, 11ymn; scripture reading, the
Rev. ]. A. Staub; community chorus;
address, the Rev. Henry + Hansen,
D. D.; selection by the band; ad-
dress, B. K. Focht; community
chorus; benediction; recall.
Rev. u. o. H. Kerschner; scripture
reading, Archdeaoon William Dor
wart; hymn; address and demobiliza-
ton of service flags, the Rev. Will
liam C. Ney; hymn; benediction;
recall.
. Archdeacon William Dorwart, rec
tor of the Newport Episcopal
Church, is chairman of the general
committee in charge of arrange
ments. F. P. Whitmer is secretary
and H. w. Wertz, treasurer.
The various subcommittees and
Finance = H. w. wertz. chair
man; j. S. Butturf, 8. D. Myers. w.
C. Fickes, c. Earl Noll.
Publicity - David s. Fry, chair
man; F. P. Whitmer, e. M. Buffing
ton, c. B. Adams, e. S. L. Soule, L.
F. Smith.
Invitation = I. NJ. Meminger,
chairman; DIR. ]. H. Mccullough,
M. d. Smith, Mrs. Edna Boyer, Mrs.
p. c. Morrow, Miss Helen Fritz.
Decorating - D. H. Minich, chair
man; F. s. Kirk, J. K. Saucerman,
L. M. Keller. ". r. Bosserman.
Band - w. H. Rough. chairman;
C. P. Keim, J. ]. Tucker. Wylie
Davis, c.. F. Hoke. d. P. Smith.
Community Singing = c. H. Re-
bert, chairman; Harry wilt, Miss
Claire Defnaree. Mrs. c. e. Jeffers,
Mrs. Edith Barton, Mrs. ]. M.
Smith.
Military Affairs - CAPTAIN r. G.
Dorwart, Lieutenant d. R Demaree,
Lieutenant G. Landis Rice; Lieuten-
ant H. r. Wertz, Lieutenant g. M.
Dorwart, Lieutenant j. Layton sun
day, Lieutenant s. G. Fickes.
Parade = DIR. S. e. whitner.
chairman; G. W. Marnitz, P. R.
Flurie, G. P. Bistline, H. w. Rough,
F. M. Snyder.
Program = John s. Eby, chair
man; c. w. Lahr. A. B. Wright, John
s. Rough, ]. s: Leiby. c. c. Brandt.
Religious Services - The Rev.
w. c. Ney, chairman; the Rev. u. O.
II. Kerschner. the Rev. Frank T.
Bell. the Rev. W. X. ShuItz. the Rev.
j. A. Staub.
Grandstand = ]. E. Fleisher.
chairman;. P. G. Hertz, John Gun
derman. Robert Rice, John Kipp.
Amos Hopple.
Reception - H. A. Moore. chair
man; s. A. Sharon, G. H. Frank. +.
G. Van Newkirk, A. w. Kourh'
George w. Yocum.