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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1919
Page
9
Triangle social column reports New Year’s Eve dance in Winterdale hall hosted by local hostess with Bernard jazz orchestra from Detroit. Event marks end of wartime dance cessations, 9 to 2, with decorations and invitations delayed by printing troubles.
Mrs James I Chamberlin and Miss Jean Chamberlin hosted a dance at the Civic Club House. The hall featured hemlock wreaths and laurel with Japanese ruscus, a fireplace arrangement of Jerusalem cherries, and guests from Philadelphia Carlisle Petersburg Bennington Bryn Mawr and Shippensburg among others.
The Music Club of Paxtang gave its first concert yesterday at Mrs. Charles H. Woehle in Paxtang. Miss Jean Allen wrote the words sung by the chorus and Mrs. Ralph I. Deihl composed the musical settings. Miss Catherine Martin and Miss Mildred Sheesley of the Peabody Institute assisted. About fifty attendees were present.
Miss Susanna Mowry Fleming will wed William Emery Jr at Market Square Presbyterian Church on Saturday January 17 at 4 o'clock A reception at the Civic Club will follow. The couple will reside in Frackville Pennsylvania after the ceremony.
The New Year's tea dance is planned at the Civic Club on New Year's afternoon from 4 to 6:30. The Sourbeer-Myers Orchestra will perform. Mrs. Lesley McCreath will host with tea service in the assembly room. Committee in charge includes Richard Robinson and Albert H. Stackpole. ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE Lydia Major, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Major, to Walter M. Teichen of Chicago Ill. They will reside in Chicago after January 5.
Marysville December 30. Miss Anna Wagner daughter of Mrs. Catherine Wagner and Bruce Rider son of William Rider were wed at Trinity Reformed Church in a simple ceremony conducted by Rev. Ralph E. Hartman. The bride wore Georgette crepe over satin with white roses. Afterward a wedding supper was held at the bride’s home. The couple will honeymoon in New York and Philadelphia and reside in Marysville. Mrs. Rider is a former labor department attache in Harrisburg. Mr. Rider works at Commercial Trust Company in Harrisburg and is a 1917 Marysville High School graduate.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Doan of 1561 Vernon street celebrate fifty years of marriage. They wed December 31 1869 in Washington DC with Rev Samuel Shannon officiating. One grandson Odin E Carpenter, Civil War veteran Mr Doan and Mrs Doan are in good health. Their seven of eight children are married.
The marriage of Miss Farn Asenath Haller of Williamstown to Alexander L. McElheny of Penbrook occurred quietly on Christmas Day in New Kensington. Rev F L Kerr officiated. The bride wore brown velours and orchids. They plan a home in Penbrook and a new house is under construction. The bride is a Williamstown graduate and trained at Harrisburg General and McGee hospitals. McElheny is connected with the Elks and Rotary Clubs.
Society notes on Miss Mary E. Witmer and Samuel S. Froelich wedding as prenuptial events galore unfold. Many guests from Indianapolis and Pittsburgh attend teas and luncheons at the Commercial Bank Apartments with yellow floral decor. A benefit recital by Katherine V. Fahnestock and Naomi Bevard for Nursery Home is planned at Fahnestock Hall tonight.
John A. Rose entertained guests at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams for a holiday card party. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Dotts, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. Rodenhaver, Mr. and Mrs. C. Floyd Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. S. Reuel Sides, Miss Eva Guiles, Miss Bertha Sellers, Miss Nelle Good, and Mrs. Charles Clayton Jr.
Miss Alice M. Cummings hosts the S E E Club at her home for a pleasant evening social. Club members include Mrs. M. E. Brown and Miss Mabel Charles among others from Washington D. C. Bell Adv notes social activity and residents’ movements.
Included attendees list names Mrs. EB J Stackpole Jr Miss Maude Stamm Miss Almeda Herman Miss Mary Creighton Mrs Walter B Caldwill Mrs Paul Smith and Mrs Harry Neale reflecting a community gathering event with prominent local women.
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