Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-06
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Sunday School Members
Receive Books as Gifts

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Special services We're held at the
Church of God Sunday School yes
terday morning, when gifts of books
were presented to those who did not
miss any session of the school dur
ing 1918. The presentation of the
gifts was made by the Rev. o.. M.
kraybill and j. B. Martin.
+. The Sunday school board of the
Methodist Episcopal Church met
after the Sunday school session yess
terday afternoon and discussed Civ
ing presents to those who did not
miss any session during 1918. 1t was
finally decided to contribute the
amount spent for gifts to the relief
fund of the church for the starving
In foreign lands.
The following members of the
Methodist Church were named as
group committees in the Missionary
Centenary drive of the Methodist
churches OF America: II. J. Wickey,
A. q. Banks, John Tritch, c. b. Ems
man, Mrs. John Group, Mrs. Fl. S.
Roth, Mrs. d. w. Huntzberger, Mrs.
Jennie Slack, Mrs. E. Il. Buck. This
committee will meet with the pastor
on Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church will meet at the
home of Mrs. A. l.. Etter, North
Union street, tomorrow evening.
The Pastors. Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will
meet at the home of Miss Clara
Beck, North Spring street, on Tues
day evening.
An open meeting of the Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary Soci-
ETY. of the Methodist Episcopal
Church will be held at the home OF
Mrs. John Group, Swatara street, on
Thursday evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will
meet on Wednesday evening after
the prayermeeting session.
The newly-elected officers of the
Methodist Sunday School were in
stalled by the pastor, the Rev, James
Cunningham: Superintendent, John
Tritch; vice-superintendent, p. i.
Delhi; secretary, Miss Blanche
|Churchman; assistant secretary, Har-
riet Swartx; pianist, Janet Wallace;
assistant pianist, Kathryn Weaver;
missionary president. Mrs. Jennie
Slack; missionary treasurer. Mrs. IL.
s. Roth; financial secretary. II. A.
Mckee; treasurer, II. r. Brinser;
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ackernlan
and daughter, of East Water street,
are i'll with influenza and aid had to
be called in.
Sergeant II. J. Roberts, of the Six
Hundred Tenth Aero Squadron, at
the Aviation Depot, sang n solo en-
titled Lead Kindly Light" at the
morning service in the Presbyterian
Church,
b. +. Henry, is visiting relatives at
Cham bersburg for some time. lie
was accompanied by his son, Charles
Henry.
Frank Houser, of South Catherine
street, received letter from his son
Jacob Houser, that he and James
Heininger, son of John Heininger
are on their way over to France, sail
ing from Cuba, where they had been
working for the past several weeks
The former has had quite an expert.
ence in travelling, being on the boat
Slocum that was returning from Lon
don at the outbreak of the war ano
which was run down by German
submarine. He was one of the crew
who was rescued.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rooms, oi
Pine street, were called to Harris
| burg yesterday because the latter. 4
sister, Mrs. Frank Schreiner, fel
down a flight of steps at her home
and is In O serious condition.
The body of Luther Stevens. aget
| 20 years, who died at the Harrisburg
Hospital on Wednesday from tuber
culosis, was buried in the coloret
cemetery, East Middletown, on sat
urday afternoon, with services at th'
| grave at 1 o'clock. It was in charge
of Deputy Coroner G. e. Brestle. b.
| The continuation school, which
| had been closed for the past TIVE
weeks, was opened this morning pI
Miss Elizabeth Overdeer, the teacher
The Middletown Praying Band me
at the home of William Stipe, AM
street, on Saturday evening.
Miss Reba Stauffer, who was nurs
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Askerma1
and daughter, who are i'll with th'
Influenza, was taken suddenly Ill OF
Saturday and was removed TO tn
Harrisburg Hospital. Miss Elizabetl
Seltzer has taken charge in place
Miss Stauffer.
Martin Stevens, a member OF tn
Six Hundred Thirty-fourth Aer'
Squadron, of the Aviation Depot, wa
discharged from the service and viii
remain in town.
| MIR. and Mrs. c.. Edward Benson
who spent the past two weeks il
town as the guests of the latter
mother, Mrs. Ella Alderman, Eas
Water street, have returned to thei
home at Pittsburgh.
Horner Yingst, who was statione'
at Camp Gordon, was mustered ou
of service and returned to his hom
at Clifton.
Lieutenant John Croll. of CAM
Funston, Kan, who spent q ten-da
] furIough with his parents, sMr. an
Mrs. John Croll, West Main street
returned to camp to-day.
Miss ONO Lutz has returned nom
from a several days visit with rela
tives at Reading.
Miss Luella McHenry, who wa
Tho guest of Miss Ethel McNair,' re
turned to her home at Roseile, n.
Marietta Soldiers Are
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