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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1917
Page
9
The Red Cross Christmas drive aims to recruit 28 000 members in Harrisburg with 1 724 volunteers forming the campaign committee. Each ward will have two commanders, voting precincts will appoint two captains, and house-to-house canvassing starts Monday. Current members keep their memberships until year end.
The article urges members to rejoin now to renew so all memberships expire together next year. Those who joined since September 1 are treated as new members and their boards run until December 31, 1918.
Gaston B. Means testified under cross-examination about the shooting and death of Mrs. Maude A. King at the start of the third week of his trial on the murder charge. He said the pistol he used was taken from his counsel’s table, was unloaded, and had earlier been used by witnesses. Judge Cline lamented he had been humiliated by a Sunday publication about his court conduct.
Mr and Mrs James E Foltz of 535 Woodbine street hosted a party for their son Ben H Foltz on his fourteenth birthday. Red white and blue decorations framed games and refreshments attended by many friends and relatives including Mary Foltz Margaret Parks Fanny Steward Fanny Sheaffer Edith Mann Gladys Wallace Helen Munich Jessie Steckley Charles Foltz John Foltz George Winners John Shingler Cameron Gordon Warren Sheaffer Fred DeShong Ross Melchior Fred Minich William Wert Ronald Grey Clayton Neuman Harold Liby John Minich and others.
Miss Margaret Mitchell Velder of 546 Curtin street marries P Earl Byrem in Cape May New Jersey on Saturday December 8. Rev Curtis O Bosserman officiates at Cape May Presbyterian Church. The bride wears a dark blue traveling suit with taupe fox furs and orchids. After a trip to Baltimore and Washington the couple will reside with the bride’s family after December 30. Mrs Byrem is a Central High School graduate class of 1915. Mr Byrem, son of William W Byrem of 119 South Fourteenth street, graduated from Tech in 1913, and is connected with the Pennsylvania railroad service. a former athlete and P K fraternity member.
By special call of national president George A. Scott of Waverly New York Capital Legion No 1108 officers met Friday evening Plans were made for an extensive campaign to recruit new members and for the thirteenth anniversary celebration on February 18 The Wilmington degree team will be invited to exhibit degree work National president attended and recommended future plans Others present included secretary W H Sheibley C L Rhodes John Blessner James Rockwell and several ladies.
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Katharine Lamont of New York to James Boyd son of Mrs. John Y Boyd of this city. The ceremony is set for Saturday December 15 at 12 30 at Middlebrook Duchessounty New York at Miss Lamont s country home.
Harrisburg Lodge No 13 BPOE members wives and daughters held a well attended card and dance party with patriotic decorations. Twenty one prizes were awarded in five hundred. the Red Cross dance raised funds. The event featured patriotic dances and hats as favors, with Mary Cashman and E A Cashman winning the patriotic waltz.
The Rob ert Disbrow Lloyd Sunshine Society at the YWCA gathered December reports from committees on the opera Out-Somewhere and two other performances. The group netted between eleven and twelve hundred dollars from the shows and sweets sales. Funds support crippled and homebound residents, with thanks extended to singers, city stores, friends, and the storeroom owner.
Keystone Chapter United States Daughters of 1812 will hold its annual meeting Thursday December 13 at 2 PM in the Civic Club house with guest speaker Attorney Jesse E B Cunningham. Miss Anne A Wert will present Current Events and vocal solos by Mrs Wilbur F Harris and Miss Elizabeth Ross. Christmas philanthropic work will be completed for Real Daughters. Tell ers chair is Mrs Charles F Rebuck. Notables include Moody Bible Institute student Pauline I Hauck daughter of Mrs Harriet Hauck.
Dr George E Hawes denounces Christian Science as a false religion in a Market Square Presbyterian Church address. He contrasts Protestant beliefs with Christian Science claims, citing denial of creation, the Trinity, sin, judgment, and resurrection as key points of difference. Other sermons, church news, and local notices fill the page.
A Harrisburg audience is invited to view a picture of Governor's Troop members at a water ing place. The boys listed include G. W. Wright E. E B. Sheesley H. Haulman H. E. Cooper J. Bergenstock J. D. Green and J. L. Hobbs. They now serve in Italy as part of the One Hundred and Eighth Field Artillery U S Army.
Halifax faces a second blast aftermath as burials continue and relief units coordinate. Workers dig graves under snow while doctors and nurses arrive. German residents are detained amid inquiries into the blast. The Imo Mont Blanc collision blamed by Imo crew. Picton sank to prevent further explosions.
The Imo did not suffer major damage and aimed for shallow water to assess harm. Flames leaped from Mont Blanc before an explosion, sending the Imo onto the rocky shore. The captain’s head was blown off and all others above deck perished. 31 men escaped as naval relief searched nearby brush.
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