Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-06
Middtet0un
Hold Reunion For
Son, Home From War


Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Brinser. of
North Pine street, held, q welcome
home party in honor of their son.
Lane Brinser. who recently returned
home from two-year service.
where he was a guard as q prisoner
OF war escart in one of the German
camps. Those present were: Lane
Brinser, Vernon Tritch, Noel Kohr.
Beane Klahr, James Ubich, Victor
Oberholtzer, Leroy Snavely, Lloyd
Runner. Leroy Baumbach, Robert
Whitman, Charles Lutz, Robert Belt,
Herbert Brinser, John Bryans
George Auchenbaugh, Charles Boda,
Levi Bolton. Lloyd SnaveIy and
Clarence Philips. all who served
overseas; Miss Olive Brinser Ruth
Sellers, Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Brinser,
Mrs. Helen Brinser, Mr.. and Mrs
William Riser and Mr.. Foltz and
the members of the Liberty Band.
The room was decorated in the ma
tional colors as was the house on
the outside.
The funeral of the late Martin
Snyder. who died very suddenly at
his home on Thursday evening, was
held from his late home, corner
Main and Pine streets, this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, the Rev. Floyd
Appleton, rector of the Episcopal
church. officiating. The body was
taken to Lancaster, where burial
was made in the Lancaster ceme-
terry. A memorial communion serv-
ice in memory of Mr.. Snyder will
be observed in the St Michael
church. Emaus street. on Wednesday
morning at $40 a. m. and on Sun
day, October IL, at 4.30 p. m, a
public memorial service will be held.
The Pastors Aid Society of the
Methodist church will be entertain
ed the home of Mrs. Wiley Schaef-
fer. Twenty-ninth street, Harrisburg,
on Tuesday evening.
Communion services will be ad-
ministered next Sunday morning and
evening in the St Peters Lutheran
church. The preparatory service
Will be on Friday evening of this
week.
The harvest home services of the
ST. Peters Lutheran church will be
held Sunday. October Is. The dona-
tions for the Washington home will
be sent before that date. The COM
mittee in charge of the decoration
Mrs. Adam Hoffman, Miss Annie
Bletz. s. s. Werlich, John YELL
Frank Shetron and Harvey Lesher.
Daniel Palmer left this morning
On several days trip to Baltimore
and Sparrows Point, Md.
George Lynch, of Columbia, spent
the weekend in town with relatives.
William A. Hill has been appoint
ed as timekeeper in the State High
way Department. being transferred
from the arsenal at Harrisburg.
The Otterbein Guild of the First
United Brethren church will hold a
special meeting Tuesday evening in
the Sunday school room of the
church.
The Rev. Joseph Werlich preach
ed the morning sermon in the First
United Brethren church Sunday
morning in absence of the Rev. E.
A. q. Bossler. who is attending the
U. B. conference at Reading.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist church will
meet at the home of Mrs. W. W.
Reitzel. South Catherine street,
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Beachler
have returned home from two
weeks visit to relatives at Philadel-
phia.
H. H. Tothero, teacher in the
High School, has returned from a
weekend visit to his home at
Stephens. Lancaster county.
Kirk Schwan has returned from
weekend visit to his family at
Mount Wolf.
Clarence Kohr, who spent the past
month in town as the guest of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Kohr,
South Union street, returned to
Camp Pike, Ark.
Noel Kohr. who was in the cav
airy service for two year and was
stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, was
mustered out of service and return
ed to the home of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. William kohr, South Un-
ion sctreet.
Earl Mccain. who spent a months
furlough in town with relatives, left
this morning for Camp Gordon, Ga,
and he will be mustered out of serv-
ice the latter part of December.
William Werlich. who is a patient
at the base hospital, Carlisle, is
spending several days in town as
the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Werlich, Pike street.
]. c. Fetrow has returned home
from a weekend visit to relatives
at Ephrata.
Miss Edith Kerschner, a teacher
in the High School. spent the week
end with her parents at Newport.
Norie Condran, who resides at
Kingston, and who was on his way
home in his tram. was knocked
from his wagon by an automobile
going the same way. He received
several bruises about the body. No
bones were broken The wagon was
badly damaged. The driver of the
automobile kept on going, but Mr..
Condron got his license number.
George Leggore. who is employed
at the local car plant, had his left
hand caught in "bulldozer," al
most cutting the little finger off and
required several stitches.
DR.. c. c. Bowers and wife have
returned home from Speeceville,
where they were called on account
of the illness of the formers sister,
Miss Rose Bowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Gilbert, of
North Katherine street, announced
birth of a daughter Saturday.
At a recent meeting of the Wo-
mems Club held at the home of Mrs
S. c. Carver. East Water street,
Mrs. s. c. Young and Mrs. George
s. Mish were elected as deegates