Weddings bloom among Capitol Hill workers in social note
Dan Cupid taps the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau staff in a social roundup noting six weddings and one engagement among department brides and grooms. Nods to Henrietta Grimes and Arthur Affler bach of Philadelphia, Mary Wall and Rev. Robert Wolf in Berwick, Be. Burnette Gohn and Sherwood I. Watts in town, Anna Nissley and Fred B. Harry of the city, Miora Galbraith and Calbert Wiley in Bisbee, Catharine Church and Robert Yohn, and Alice Le Compte and Dr. Robert M. Hursh of Bethlehem Steel on engagement news with spring wedding anticipated. The department gifts its brides a clock with chimes, and more candidates are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buureau
Henrietta Grimes
Arthur Afflerbach
Philadelphia
Mary Wall
Robert Wolf
Berwick
BE. Burnette Gohn
Sherwood I. Watts
Anna Nissley
Fred B. Harry
Second
Hamilton
Miora Galbraith
Bisbee
Arizona
Calbert Wiley
Catharine Church
Robert Yohn
Yohn Brothers Music House
Alice LeCompte
Robert M. Hursh
Bethlehem Steel Company
Steelton
Embroidery Club Busy With Red Cross Work
Members of the 1900 Embroidery Club met at Mrs Benlett Lawson home in Paxtang and knit squares for a wool comforter to present to the Red Cross in Harrisburg. Attendees included Mrs Edwin Cook Mrs Bickle Mrs J A Thorley Mrs L A Scott Miss Maria York Miss Lois York and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benlett Lawson
Paxtang
Red Cross
Harrisburg
Edwin Cook
Bickle
J. A. Thorley
L. A. Scott
Mma Trace
Maria York
Lois York
Edward Kirby Lawson
Golden wedding anniversary celebrated in Columbia
Mr and Mrs B F Pheneger of Columbia celebrate sixty years of marriage with a Tuesday reception attended by about one hundred guests. Mary McCall assisted, gifts included gold, and the Phenegers received ties to Grace Methodist Church ties. Harrisburg guests listed. Katharine Morrissey hosted a Red Cross knitting gathering with several attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McCall
Pheneger
Pennslvania Railroad
Grace Methodist Church
Lancaster County
Harrisburg
Ss. B. Ellenberger
Willard Young
E. §. Blackson
Miss Morrissey
Katharine Morrissey
South Fifteenth Street
Red Cross
Alice Joyce
Helen Cazneriski
Mary Smarsh
Marion Durborow
Marguerite McCarthy
Sunday School Girls Form Red Cross Knitters Club
Mrs. J. H. Kase hosted the Sunday school class at her 1h North Seventeenth Street home after illness delay. The group decided to organize as Stevens Memorial Junior Red Cross Knitters and will meet Mondays with plans to form soldiers in a membership drive, with James Rebneck honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Kase
North Seventeenth Street
James Rebneck
Kase
Rebuck
Red Cross
Stevens Memorial Junior Red Cross
Marie Mowers
Ethel Werner
Virginia
Della Costello
Ruth Steel
Kathryn
Virginia Morrow
Grace Peake
Elsie Pierce
Mary Ritter Kohline
Bertha Templar Flowers
Harrisburg Bay Serves in Panama Canal Zone
Fay E. Campbell, East End resident, enlisted after war declaration on Germany and serves in Company G, Fifth United States Infantry. Stationed at the Panama Canal Zone, he reports enjoying the services in letters home. Also notes sister cities and local residents in brief social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay E. Campbell
East End
Germany
Fifth
United States Infantry
Campbell
Canal Zone
Panama
Mrs Bailey's Scholars Hold Class Meeting
Mrs Edward Bailey led the Market Square Presbyterian Church Sunday school class at Mrs William H Pomp's home on Market Street. The group held a business session before study and followed with a social hour and refreshments. Members present included Mrs Bailey teacher and several listed ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bailey
Market Square Presbyterian Church
William H. Pomp
Market Street
Stadler
A. L. Geyer
Mabel Buffington
Harry Young
C. G. Keister
Ivy L. Huber
Anna Patterson
Ida Hoover
J. IE. Wilson
Margaret FE. Kessler
Anna Wright
B. W. Wright
Dance Hostess Mrs. Bingaman Entertains at Riverside Dance
Mrs. Howard M. Bingaman hosts an informal dance at 3203 Riverside Drive in honor of Miss Lydia Kunkel. The guest list includes members of the Friday Evening Dancing Club and several named social figures in a social local pageant. Also, invitations go out for a Civic Club dance on December 28 honoring Miss Martha Ann Wilson of New York City, a Hood Seminary student visiting for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Buck
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Louis Buck
Cumberland Street
Walter P. Maguire
South Front Street
New York City
Edward J. Stackpole, Jr
Augusta
Charles L. Bailey
Maclay
Martha T. Black
Forster Street
Howard M. Bingaman
Riverside Drive
Lydia Kunkel
Susanna B Maguire
Winnifred Meyers
Annette Alger Bailey
Louise A. Hickok
Cecilia Kunkel
Alice Lescure
Honore Jane Patton
Katherine Rutherford
Parker Geistwhite
John Lescure
Wid” Lescure
Theodore Sangree Kauffman
Evergreen Street
Civic Club
Martha Ann Wilson
Wilson
Hood Seminary
Grandma's Teacups Tea Party Embroiderers Gather
Mrs. James Eastright hosted the Thursday Afternoon Embroidery Club at an old fashioned tea party at 525 Peffer Street. Tea cups belonged to her grandmother. Prizes were awarded to members who knitted the most for soldiers. Attendees included Mrs. Charles Hall Mrs. Henry Towsen Mrs. B. B. Beistel Mrs Maud A. Cooper Mrs Wilson Ebersole Mrs. J. A. Hagerman Mrs. Arthur Loser Mrs. William Quenzler Miss Esther Martz Mrs. Ross Yaple Mrs. A. B. Buffington Mrs. James Eastright and Eleanor Eastright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Eastright
Peffer Street
Charles Hall
Henry Towsen
B. B. Beistel
Maud A. Cooper
Wilson, Ebersole
J. A. Hagerman
Arthur Loser
William Quenzler
Esther Martz
Ross Yaple
A. B. Buffington
Eleanor Eastright
Reform Bill Introduced In Prussian Diet
The electoral reform bill was introduced in the Prussian Diet by Imperial Chancellor Von Hertling. He urged support, stating a royal pledge would be fulfilled and duty carried out with conviction. Lieutenant George Danforth of the U S Navy will speak at the Public Library study hour Saturday at 3 PM about sea experiences and West Indies explorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Amsterdam
Von
Patch
Berlin
Pharos
Danforth
George Danforth
United States Navy
Public
West Indies
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dan Cupid
Workmen’s Compensation Bureau
Little Dan Cupid
Capitol Hill
Offices of Statistics and Information
Ss. P. M
Lillian Sherman
Kunle and
Cowden Streets
Helen Arch
Stackpole
Camp Hanrock
Fifty-fifth
George Hi. Wert
State Forestry Department
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Green and
Cumberland
Cumberland Streets
B. F. Pheneger
Columbia
Jane Dawson
Mary Wilhelm
Green Street
Irene Dysert
Mechanicsburg
York
Anna Glass
Thompsontown
C. D. Stewart
Tiny Matthews
C. N. Nieman
South Thirteenth Street
Knoxville
Tenn
S. J. M. McCarrell
Locust Street
William Wallace
Harriet Westbrook
Melrose
Heber Harris Thompson
Tamaqua
Peter Morris
Baltimore
West End
J. Austin Brandt
North Front Street
William G. Childs
Edison Cement Company
Lillian M. Baughman
North Fifteenth Street
Allentown
Easton
Francis Hl. Green
West Chester
Minnie E. Bailey
Bar Harbor
Goldsmith
Harrisburg Bay
Panama Canal Zone
Fay.e. Campbell
Paul’s
Goodyear West
Burt
Fourth Street
Wm. Strouse
Give
HER
Usn North Market
Davenpore
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