State Health Aids Tuberculosis Classed Draftees
The State Department of Health reports nurses aided 599 draft-rejected tubercular men and 620 discharged soldiers. Sanatorium care or state hospital admission offered where needed. Also notes smallpox case, public works contracts, and Public Service Commission actions on rates and trolley expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Health
B. F. Royer
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
Union Transfer Company
Philadelphia
Germantown
Chestnut Hill
Reading
Public Service Commission
Northern Central Telephone Company
Lycoming and Vicinity
Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph Company
Fayette and Westmoreland
Crescent Oil and Gas Company
Allegheny and Beaver
Farmers Ferry Company
Northumberland
Manufacturers Gas Company
McKeen and Vicinity
Consumers Gas Company
Berks County
Mastersonville
Lancaster
Lebanon
State Health Department
Greene Township
Fayetteville
Franklin County
State Department
W. D. Porter
Superior Court
Allegheny
Chester and Darby Telford Road Company
Eddystone
Pennsylvania
Vancouver Barracks
San Barcons
Pittsburgh
J. W. Cunningham
H. C. Turner
New Castle
Lawrence County Mothers Pension Board
Philadelphia Suburban Gas and Electric Company
Coatesville
County considers affidavits on insane hospital bills
The County Commissioners asked County Solicitor Philip S. Moyer to study laws requiring affidavits with each hospital bill for insane institutions. They voiced no charge concern but want sworn charges from institutions and noted limited inmate counts available from statements. Other items include a motion for a new trial for C M Dubs, a divorce, tax-collection appointees, a Democratic committee meeting, road repairs, a third marriage license, and a bridge project over Swatara creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip S. Moyer
C. M. Dubs
Linnie Mary Stoner
Robert E. Stoner
William A. Leech
Fourth Ward
Thomas Taylor
Chestnut Street
Third Ward
Democratic Committee
Democratic Oe
Charles D. Stucker
Central Democratic Club
Horseshoe Pike
Hummelstown
Ed. H. Fisher
Martin L. Raub
Raubsville
Harrisburg Red Cross Drives Enlistment of Nurses
Harrisburg reports 30 nurses enlisted in the drive, five above its 25 quota, while the Red Cross chapter pushes a public campaign to recruit high school and college girls for nurse training. A letter from Charles Scott Jr. requests volunteers with nursing aid or French language skills to serve in French hospitals, with shifts as needed. Further details are available at Harrisburg Red Cross Chapter headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Scott
Red Cross Chapter
Zuren Eberly Bridal in Philadelphia
Mr and Mrs Charles E Eberly announce the marriage of their daughter Charlotte Eberly to Walter F Zuren of Richmond Virginia. The ceremony occurred May 20 at Thirteenth Street Methodist Church Philadelphia with Rev Samuel Purvis officiating. After July 1 the couple will reside in Richmond where Zuren works for Dupont Powder Company. Charlotte is a 1911 Central High School graduate and 1913 West Chester Normal School alumna and has taught in Paulsboro New Jersey schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Eberly
Kittatinny Street
Charlotte Eberly
Walter F. Zuren
Richmond
Philadelphia
Thirteenth Street Methodist Church
Samuel Purvis
Mra. Zuren
Zuren
Dupont Powder Company
Central High School
West Chester Normal School
Paulsboro
N. J
Anna Byrde
Derry Street
Cape May
Philip Ogden
Samuel King
Washington, D. C
Luther Gaines
Green Street
Margaret Arnold
State Street
Atlantic City
Harvey F. Smith
Baltimore
Goucher College
Charles F. Etter
Ardmore
Elizabeth Snyder
France
Red Cross
Etter
Harrisburg
Robert A. Lamberton
Richard Rollin MacSherry
Jefferson Hospital
Little Son Arrives While Father Is Abroad
Mrs. Charles Debus reports the safe arrival of her husband Charles who serves in the 109th Machine Gun Battalion formerly stationed at Camp Hancock Augusta Ga. Debus is a nephew of Mr and Mrs Howard Hogentagler of 1706 North Fifth Street. Their first son Charles Wilbart Debus was born four weeks earlier. Mrs Debus, formerly Miss Jennie Ells wine of Columbia, notes the father has not learned of the birth yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Debus
Charles. Debus
109Th
Camp Hancock
Augusta
Debus
Howard H. Hogentagler
North Fifth Street
Charles Wilbart Debus
Jennie Ellswine
Columbia
Cards On Porch Of The Colonial Club Host Night
A social card night at Colonial Country Club filled the porch with games and dancing. Prize winners included Mrs. Charles D. Stucker and Dr. Robert E. Holmes among others. attendees featured numerous club members and spouses. An upcoming dance is set for June 27 and Saturday teas begin June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Country Club
Charles D. Stucker
E. W. Kenney
Carrie Orth
Clarence P. Hench
Robert E. Holmes
E. Hannestad
Edwin M. Singer
John C. Orr
Frank Hunter
Fayetteville
Ard
Brooke Trout
Jack Kelley
Ralph W. Dowdell
M. W. Allem
BE. K K. Lawson
John Jacobs
C. P. Hench
E. T. Dewald
Armstrong
James D. Hawkins
Mabel Stites
Kenney
A. N. Miller
Carrie L. Orth
William P. Miller
J. W. Armstrong
M. 8. Kelley
Fred C. Miller
Colonial Club
Pre-Nuptial Dinner Dance at Harrisburg Country Club
Mrs. Elaine W. Riley hosted a pre nuptial dinner dance at the Country Club of Harrisburg for her upcoming marriage to Robert C. Neal. Guests included local residents, officers and families with the Braxton orchestra providing music. Herbert O. Schutt and Miss Martha E. Fleming are noted among attendees and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Country Club
Elaine W. Riley
North Second Street
Robert C. Neal
Carl W. Kaltwasser
Henderson Gilbert
Howard M. Bingaman
Walter P. Maguire
Frank A. Robbins, Jr
Seymour Williams
Vanderpool
Yarrow
Warren
John Comstock
Frank Kelley
Braxton Orchestra
Will Discuss Home Economics Talks Next Week
Miss Mary Ruth Fisher of State College will present a series of talks in Dauphin County under the Woman's National Council of Defense. Sessions run June 17, 18, 20 and 21 at 7 45 P M with varied programs including substitutes for meat wheat fat and sugar and community singing led by different chorus leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ruth Fisher
State College
House of Representatives
Woman's National Council of Defense
Dauphin County
John W. Kelly
Woman's No- Sigrat Council of Defense
Academy Dance Tonight at the Colonial Club
The Harrisburg Academy holds its annual commencement dance tonight at the Colonial Country Club starting at 8. Nearly forty couples attend the largest event of the year with Mannix banjo orchestra providing music under committee chair Gordon J. Platt and academy students as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg Academy
Colonial Country Club
Mannix Banjo
Academy
Gordon J. Platt
Frank Francis
John Lescure
Parker Geistwhite
Henry Micharez
Dwight Ludington
Wilbur Morse
Lester Shafter
William McCaleb
Ross Krow Arrives Safely Behind Front Lines
Mr and Mrs Daniel D Krow of 432 Peffer Street announce the official notification of their son Ross Krow arriving safely on the other side. He serves with Company A, One Hundred and Third Ammunition Train, Twenty-eighth Division, AE F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel D. Krow
Peffer Street
Ross Krow
AE. F
Farewell Party for Walter Kuntzelman Before Navy Service
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kuntzelman hosted a farewell at 39 Brick Church Road Enola honoring son Walter Kuntzelman who will join the United States Navy. Guests included many local residents and friends, with games and refreshments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kuntzelman
Brickchurch Road
Enola
Walter Kuntzelman
United States Navy
Helen Battorff
Goldine Baker
Helen Kuntzelman
Mary McCombs
Ruth McC
Katherine Shuey
Katherine Harte
Edna Kuntzelman
Russell Shuey
Clarence Martin
John Fitspatrick
Paul Brubaker
Hen Battorff
Joe Martin
Lester Martin
Preston McPherson
John Huston
Ralph Reigle
Hindal Hinkle
Raymond Deibler
Richard Harman
Bob” Gates
Bill” Kuntzelman
Grand Jury to Inquire Into Draft Irregularities
Philadelphia sees a special U S grand jury called to probe draft irregularities. United States District Attorney and the Bureau of Investigation head announce the investigation. Major W G Murdock, War Department representative, led a probe and says all city draft questionnaires may be examined and reclassified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States Grand Jury
United States District Attorney
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
W. G. Murdock
War Department
Beary
Pennsylvania
Silks and Hot Birds Don't Help Win War
Albany reports the State Defense Council and its Advisory Commission distributing a resolution from the Council of National Defense urging immediate citizen economy. The note emphasizes reducing waste in dress, food, and living to conserve manpower, money, transportation, food, materials, and fuel for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Defense Council
Council of Navnal Defense
Citizens For Economy
Clemenceau Bestows Cross on Abbe Laurent
Premier Clemenceau personally awards the Legion of Honor cross to Abbe Laurent a Capucin monk and Chaplain of the 123d Infantry cited by the Bulletin Religieux. Clemenceau is quoted praising the abbé for bravery shown in a recent engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Clemenceau
Legion of Honor
Abbe
Laurent
Bulletin Religieux
M. Clemenceau
France
Princeton Flyer to Wed Wittiest Girl in Dixie
Richmond announces the engagement of Miss Nell R. Lee Murphy to Caroll Thomas Scott of the Princeton Aviation Training School. Murphy earned a title as the wittiest girl in Dixie at a Chattanooga Confederate reunion described by Gen. Bennett Young. Scott, from Berkeley California, is a Colorado School of Mines graduate and for the past year has written features for a Richmond newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Nell R. Lee Murphy
Caroll Thomas Scott
Princeton
N. J
Chattanooga
Murphy
Bennett Young
Dixie
Scott
Berkeley
Cal
Colorado School of Mines
Committee on Economical Merchandising Soon Names Chair
J William Bowman, named by E Lawrence Fell, will head a war time merchandising rules committee. A tentative list of about thirty members is prepared, awaiting Fell’s final confirmation on personnel before formal announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Bowman
E. Lawrence Fell
Mercantile Economy
Bowman
Fell
Kiwanis Club to join in Flag Day Parade
The Kiwanis Club plans to participate in Friday's Flag Day parade with the Harrisburg Elks. Members are asked to meet at the Elks home at 7 p.m. Friday. President Fahnestock led today's luncheon and H. M. D. Heasting headed the event arrangements. Mrs. C. Elinor Fox gave humorous readings and received a bouquet from William Alexander. William Alexander also presented a hosiery donation box from Moorhead Kopitting Co. to Dr. H. M. Walters, who won it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Harrisburg
C. Elinor Fox
William Alexander
Moorhead Kopitting Company
H. M. Walters
Y M C A Seeks Automobile Driver in World War I
Harrisburg Y M C A seeks an automobile driver for service abroad in France. Applicants must be 32 or older American citizens without German or Austrian ancestry and capable of repairs. Applications to Guy Vogt or Robert Reeves. more men needed for canteen work and various posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
France
Guy 8. Vogt
North Market Suare
Robert Reeves
Central
Y. M. C. A. A. H. Dinsmore, of the Y. M. C. A
Councilmen Confer on Hospital and Water Plant Plans
Council members met with Commissioner 8 F Hassler after hours to discuss several minor issues. Hassler said the conference aimed to address plans for a county contagious disease hospital and improvements at the water plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Hassler
Dr. Hassler
Colored Men to Training Camps from Pennsylvania
Colored men from Pennsylvania will leave June 21 for Camp Sherman under the June 24 call. Harrisburg districts will send twelve from the first, six from the second, and five from the third, with Dauphin County contributing twelve from the first district. Entrains will occur at Harrisburg and other counties will follow with four from Huntingdon en route, one from Lancaster district, two from Lebanon district, and two from York district en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sherman
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Huntingdon County
Huntingdon
Lancaster City
Lancaster
Lebanon County
Annville
York City
York
German Enemy Women Ordered Photographs for Registration
Police report from the United States Department of Justice requires German enemy alien women over 14 to register next week and provide four photographs at least three inches square. The portraits must show registrants without hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Justice
Wome
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Tuberculosis
Zuren-Eberly
Phila
Bride
Father
Rubin& Rubin
Market St
Hub Bell
Herbert O. Schutt
Scranton
Martha E. Fleming
North Front Street
Joshua Sharp
Chambersburg
Palm Beach
Solmor Wind
Baldwin
Fackler’s
Woman's Council of National Defense of
Katharine First
Senate
Capitol
Camp Hill Lawn
Robert L. Myers
Camp Hill
Camp Hill Presbyterian Church
Historical Society Meets
The
Historical Society of
South Front Street
Mary Belle Rogers
Norman Fairley
Market Street
Ma‘bel Inez Berow
Melvin Charles Wiley
Watertown
N. Y
Vine Street Methodist Church
William Moses
United States Army
James L. Grimes
Driftwood
Rachel Evans
Walnut Street
Louise Phelps Martinez
Emilio Woods
Lily Woods
Mexico City
Columbus Hotel
Edward Green and Sons
Wittenmyer
Meade D. Detweiler
Arthur Taylor
Cleveland
Ohio
Co. W. Cooke
T. B. Woodruff
Oscar Ambrose
George Widener
M. J. Johnson
Sparrows Point
Hershey
ROSS_KROW
Young Sailor
H. D. Hammond
North Sixteenth Street
John Guyer
W. K. Meikle
F. F. Unger
B. F. Fry
Joseph Rehn
J. N. Finley
C. W. Gage
Margaret Slaymaker
Mary Rehn
Marie Thompson
Nebraska
Otto Wiese
Lincoln
Neb
A. H. Dinsmore
Eloise Young
Nelle Young
Kansas City
B. F. Burns
F. E. Dinsmore
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Houston Canning
John Q. Stewart
Rebecca Stewart
Princeton University
James H. Stewart
William Shetter
North Fifteenth Street
New Cumberland
Abbe Laurent
Princeton Flyer
Mendleson Corporation
New York
Ake Et
Belsinger
Bellinger Optical
J. S. Belsinger
Locust Street
Orpheum
Witmer
N. Second
Voile
Oller
Georgette
Serge
Jersey
Witmer, Bair and
Shaw
ALC CA Rou
God's Acre
I. B. Dickinson
N. 13Th St
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