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Newspaper

Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1917

Page

7

Central High Club Hosts Christmas Party For Children

The U S Club of Central High School hosts a Christmas party for ten children under Associated Aid Society care at president Miss Helen Hoffman 441 Market Street. H L Carl provided a Christmas tree filled with gifts by club girls. Supper will be served after the party. Members listed include Miss Helen Hoffman and other 12 society girls.

U. S . Club of Central High School Associated Aid Society Helen Hoffman Market Street H. L. Carl Josephine Klapp Grace Saul Katherine Carl Faye S. Haverstick Caroline McClain Mildred Graeff Cora Grove Mary Ammon Sarah Swartz Margaret Smith Esther Famous Dorothy Arnold

Furloughs Bring Gastrock and Hotchkiss Home for Holidays

Lieut Albert B Gastrock of the Ordnance Officers Reserve, stationed in New York, spends a Christmas furlough with parents Mr and Mrs William Gastrock in Riverside. He is Academy alumnus and grandson of General Joseph Knipe of Felton, Cuba. Inspector Lester H Hotchkiss of the U S government in Detroit visits his grandfather Jacob Houser at 19 South Sixteenth Street before returning to Derby Connecticut for the holidays.

Albert E. Gastrock Ordnance Officers Reserve New York City William Gastrock Riverside Lieut. Gastrock Academy Joseph Knipe Felton Cuba Spanish- American Steel Company Inspector Hotchkiss Lester H. Hotchkiss U. S Detroit Mich Jacob Houser South Sixteenth Street Derby Conn Earle E. Bortell University of Michigan Harry A. Bortell Woodbine Street W. H. Rife North Seventeenth Street L. E. Rife Camp Hill Augusta Camp Hancock John Toner Harris Bellefonte Robert M. Labaree Oxford Samuel Fleming Charles K. Imbrie Lancaster N. Y Flemings

Christmas Recess Brims With Social Events At Various Schools

Many students return home for Christmas from colleges and academies across the area. Despite wartime gloom, numerous informal dances teas and dinners are planned by the younger set. Notable returnees include Katharine Middleton Maude Stamm Jean Chamberlain Helen eee and Dorothy Hur ock among others from Smith College Wellesley Hood College Swarthmore and more. Walter Geiger a Bristol Herald Courier executive is home for the holidays with his parents.

Mars Yassar Katharine M. Middleton Maude Stamm Jean Chamberlain Helen Eee Dorothy Hurock Smith College Martha Miller Helen Dunlap Marjorie Q. House Mary Elizabeth Dietrich Dorothy Teats Wellesley College Lillian P. Miller Sarah Wentzel Birmingham Alice Virginia Cooper Kirk Bryn Mawr Miriam C. Cocklin University of Columbia Jeannette Claster Hood College Ruth Koons Catherine Cooper Margaret Hoke Isabel Bradley Caroline Schrackner Hummelstown Swarthmore College Helen Wilson Katherine V. Fahnestock Mildred Burke Drexel Institute Margaret Bacon Margaret Landis Katherine Aldinger Shippensburg Normal Esther Nell Bristol School Washington, D. C Harriet Oenslager Sayward Overbrook Marian Reinoehl Penn State Gertrude Wilson Dorothy Watts Frank Witherow John L. Wilsbach John Warden Marlin Geiger Bernard Wert Karl Elscheid E. Southard Parker Mildred Bomberger Notre Dame College Philadelphia Martha Kelley Trinity College Helen Kelley Barnard College Rosa Nonn Baird

Miss Alma Zettler to Wed Boyd Gramm of the City

Mr and Mrs Reinhold Zettler of 931 South Nineteenth announce the engagement of their daughter Alma Zettler to Boyd F Gramm of the city. Alma has worked at the State Printery for several years and Gramm is a driver for the Allison Hill Fire Department. No wedding date has been set.

Miss Zettler Boyd Gramm Reinhold Zettler South Nineteenth Street Alma Zettler Boyd F. Gramm State Printery Mr. Gramm Allison Hill

Season's gaieties for younger set around Christmas dances

The social calendar for the holidays features the Civic Club and Winterdale Hall dances with the Updegrove orchestra. Events include the Ladies' Auxiliary Y M H A dance, the Central High D S Society ball, Red Cross benefit drills, and teas and out-of-town guests. Patons include Mrs Brumbaugh, Miss Sherry, and Miss Hickok among others.

Civic Club Mary Ann Wilson Hood College Central High D. 8 Winterdale Hall Motor Messenger Service Red Cross Society Martin Grove Brumbaugh Lyman D. Gilbert Anne McCormick Charles E. Ryder Marlin E. Olmsted Junior Aid Society Annette Alger Bailey Honore Patton Margaret Davis Sara Bailey Mary Stark Kelker Street Jeannette Sherry Spring City Marie Carroll Altoona Triangle Club Updegrove Orchestra Jane H. Hickok Louise A. Hickok State Street Colonial Club

Nursery Home Children Will Have Turkey Dinner

The Nursery Home plans a Christmas celebration with a tree and gifts from the Market Square Presbyterian Church Comrades in Service. A turkey dinner is served tomorrow with Mrs Brumbaugh providing viands and gifts for each child. Tomorrow at 10 o clock candy is distributed to city children at the Executive Mansion, driven by James M. Auter with Governor and Mrs Brumbaugh assisting.

Santa Claus Market Square Presbyterian Church Martin G. Brumbaugh James M. Auter

Dunbars Celebrate 58th Anniversary in West Fairview

Mr and Mrs Joseph R Dunbar of West Fairview mark their fifty eighth wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Married December 26 1869 in Duncannon by Rev Abner Vanfurson the couple has deep roots in the area with Mr Dunbar long associated with several iron works. The celebration includes children grandchildren and great grandchildren from multiple states.

Joseph R. Dunbar West Fairview Mrs. Dunbar Duncannon Dunbar Samuel McDaniels Abner Vanfurson Eliza J. McDaniels Perry County Mr. Dunbar McCormick Nail Mills Oxford Iron Mills Oxford N. J Lebanon Iron

Velvet and Suede Coats and Suits in Colorful Styles

Prices on velour coats and suede velour misses and ladies suits listed with bold color options. Featured items include green beetroot Pekin navy taupe brown and Fox accents with silk linings and large fur collars. Special sale prices range from 18.50 to 38.50.

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