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Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1916

Page

17

Holiday gift shop guide for Market Street stores

A shopper notes sidewalk displays and gift ideas at Walk-Over Boot Shop Deutrich Store Cotterels Gol den Seal Drug Store Astridhs J H Troup Music House Studebaker Grocery Woman's Exchange Electric Supply Co Berryhill Shop H C Claster Jewelry Shop and others. It highlights skating boots, gift stationery ivory items plumes candles Erector Sets ivy trellis boxes and small silver enamel vanity gifts as Christmas presents.

Wildwood Market Street Golden Seal Drug Store Markets Square Berryhill Second Street Locust H. C. Claster

Philadelphia Socials and hockey match plans noted

Miss Elizabeth Mullen Brandt will attend a Bellevue Stratford dinner on December 21 with Miss Elizabeth Ross and Miss Frances Ross of 1721 Spruce Street. Mr and Mrs Edward Manser will holiday in Peekskill, N Y. Marlin E Olmsted to meet Ross Hickok and others for a St Pauls versus Princeton hockey game. Marlin E Olmsted Jr is on the St Pauls team. Simon Goldstein of Chicago visits 1944 North Fourth Street.

Philadelphia Elizabeth Mullen Brandt Bellevue- Stratford Elizabeth Frances Ross George Ross Spruce Street Ross Fanny Jennings Edward R. Manser South Street Peekskill, N. Y Marlin E. Olmsted New York City Ross A. Hickok Janet Hickok Sara Hastings New York St. Nicholas Ring St. Paul’s School Princeton Marlin E. Olmsted, Jr St. Paul Simon Goldstein Chicago Mrs Eli Goldstein North Fourth Street

Personal- Social Talk On Mexico For Civic Club

William D. B. Ainey of the Public Service Commission spoke to the Chvio Club on Mexico. He shared insights from his Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee travels covering Diaz Madero Huerta and Carranza governments and their politics. The meeting included reports by Mrs. Henderson Miss Clute and other club officers and new member announcements. The social note also records the marriage of Edyth Rey Zimmerman to William P. Gohn at Harrisburg and their planned southern wedding trip.

William D. B. Ainey Public Service Commission Mexico Chvio Club Congressional Committee On Foreign Affairs Diaz Madero Huerta Carranza William Henderson E. Blanche Clute James I. Chamberlin Harry G. Keffer Fanny M. Eby Mabel Cronise Jones Rachel Pollock Harvey IF. Smith William E. Bailey Mont Alto William P. Gohn New Cumberland Geary Avenue Edyth Rey Zimmerman Johnstown Augsburg Lutheran Parsonage Harrisburg A. M. Stamets

Knights of Columbus Christmas Tree Celebration in Harrisburg

The Knights of Columbus host a Christmas tree event at Cathedral hall on Sunday afternoon December 24 for Catholic children in Harrisburg and surrounding areas. Gifts candy and a festive program of songs recitations and choruses are planned with Sisters of Mercy directing. Santa Claus will attend and each child receives a gift and candy. Committee members include J A Duchene John P Gohl Charles Schmidt Thomas J Cleary Jr J J Donegan C X Lawrence Peter Vanderloo and John Berry.

Knights of Columbus Harrisburg Cathedral Hall Knights Sisters of Mercy J. A. Duchene John P. Gohl Charles Schmidt Thomas J. Cleary, Jr J. J. Donegan C. X. Lawrence Peter Vanderloo John Berry

Whitmoyer Mengle Bridal at the Bridegroom's Home

Miss Katharine B Mengle of Lancaster wed Franklin D Whitmoyer at the bridegroom's residence 2215 North Second street in a quiet ceremony. Rev Norman L Linebaugh officiated. After a wedding trip to Philadelphia New York and Boston the couple will live in the city.

Katharine B. Mengle Lancaster Franklin D. Whitmoyer North Second Street Norman L. Linebaugh First United Brethren Church Philadelphia New York Boston Whitmeyer Willia Whitmoyer Harry Whitmoyer John Adams Sarah A. Brighthill Steelton Nicholas A. Peris Roy N. Peris Susan Mader Ellen Mengle N. L. Linebaugh Mary Kunkel Abbe' Academy Andover Mass Paul A. Kunkel James Fry Bullitt Chester Cricker Philadelphia College of Pharmacy W. L. Bricker South Seventeenth Street

Noted York financier Jeremiah Black gravely ill at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore December 19 Jeremiah 8 Black long a leading York Pa financier and lawyer is critically ill at Johns Hopkins Hospital after an operation weeks ago Dr J M T Finney reports the patient very sick relatives visit daily Black who studied at Princeton and York Law School built Rural Felicity home and once led several manufacturing firms before voluntary bankruptcy to equalize creditors Also in brief Supreme Court of Pa damages award to Stineman Coal Co reversed by U S Supreme Court and Harrisburg Rotary Club Christmas party planned at the public library with a humorous gift exchange

Baltimore Jeremiah 8. Black York Johns Hopkins Hospital J. M. T. Finney Princeton York Law School State Supreme Court Black Webb's Hill

Musicale This Afternoon With Newark Musicians

Miss Carolyn Spencer and Miss Hazel Spencer of Newark entertained guests of Mrs Alfred Robinson at her suburban home with vocal instrumental music and readings. The teens performed a French songs MacDowell numbers and English carols with violin accompaniment. Thirty guests enjoyed tea after the program.

Carolyn Spencer Hazel Spencer Newark N. J Alfred Robinson

Praise Miss Sara Shriner For Character Sketches

Bertha Noble Barton of Philadelphia praises Miss Sara Venore Shriner a popular local reader and performer. She notes Shriner's recital at Heidelburg Reformed Church on December 14 drew a large audience and showcased clear character depictions and an original monologue At the Theater.

Bertha Noble Barton Philadelphia National Sara Venore Shriner Sara V. Shriner Heidelburg Reformed Miss Shriner Peg O

Christmas Luncheon at Mrs Hayes Residence

Scarlet poinsettias and ribbons adorned the Hayes home on State street where twelve guests enjoyed a luncheon. A glittering Christmas tree centered the table with tiny gift decorations on each cover. Candle sticks held scarlet candles with place cards. Music and bridge followed as Miss Coral Whitney of Baltimore served as guest of honor.

Central High Students Toast Saturnalia in Latin Celebration

Central High and Dickinson College students are featured in a festive Roman Saturnalia at Miss Louise Johnsons Paxman home. Honor guests included President A Carson Stamm and Dr Frederick Downes. Attendees wore laurel wreaths, Greek and Roman dances were performed, and toasts were given in Latin. The piece also notes Dickinson students spending Christmas at home and advertises a Singer Sewing Machine sale at 13 South Market Square.

A. Carson Stamm Frederick E. Downes Louise Johnson Paxman Katherine Keene Katherine Dobbs Helen Kelley Mary Dietrich Mary Allen Margaret Landis Margaret Bacon Bertha Hogentogler Sabra Clark Evelyn Speakman Katherine Kelley Margaret Wingeard Rachel Lightner Getha High Nora Lippi Emory Hartman Martha Cresswell Marlin Geiger Kenneth Downes Donald Dallman James Daugherty Bernard We Singer South Market Square Ady

Christmas Invitations and Holiday Plans Listed

Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted hosts an informal dance at the Civic Club on Monday evening January 1 1917. Mr and Mrs William Elder Bailey send out invitations for a New Year breakfast at their Front and South streets home. Marian Strouse plans a December 28 dance at Hanshaw Hall for guest Miss Henrietta Bloch of Philadelphia.

Marlin E. Olmsted Civic Club William Elder Bailey Front South Streets Marian Strouse 1632 North Second Street Hanshaw’s Hall Henrietta Bloch Philadelphia

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Deutrich Cotterel's N. Market Square Astridh's J. H. Troup Music House le Market Square Yuletide Studebaker George Barnes Crossing of State Delft Woman's Exchange Third Street Herr The Electric Supply Co Tello Evers Ainey Edyth R. Zimmerman W. A. Michael Reel Street Joseph Ensinger Ralph Lester Ensinger Ruth Barnhart Boyd Reneker Cameron Extension Walter P. Maguire South Front Street Jane Hickman Germantown Frederick L. Morganthaler Hamilton Street Black's Art Store Adv Jeremiah PENNY Washington Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Stineman Coal Company Pennsylvania Railroad Supreme Court of the United States Coal Company Rotary Club Harrisburg Rotary Club Harrisburg Public Library George W. Bricker North Seventeenth Street William S. Reed Palmerton Charles D. Stucker Reily Street R. H. Thomas, Jr Mechanicsburg Washington, D. C.C Earl Whitmower Earl Whitmoyer, Jr South Fourteenth Street Chambersburg Sara Shriner Central High Dickinson Dickinson College M. Mabel Clark Caroline Hatton Margaret May Elva Lippi Eleanor May Marguerite Butler Mildred Day Hether Wengert Mary Bell Lucille Smucker Charles Segelbaum Edward Long Herman Shuey Dillon Nickey the Ladies’ Bazaar South 4Th Street Harriet Oenslager Southland Seminary Frank Oenslager Helen Oenslager Havana Cuba William A. Walton Kensington Street Freeda Widder Derry Street Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts J. H. Troup Victrola Victrola IV Victrola IX Victrola XI Troup Building S. Market SQ Ie Ee
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