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Harrisburg Telegraph

Location

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1916

Page

7

Louisa Yeomans Boyd Class Hosts Supper at Rutherford House

The Louisa Yeomans Boyd Bible Class holds a supper this evening at the John A Rutherford house Pax Tang Avenue and Derry Street. Supper served at 5 30 o'clock in a house and veranda decorated with peonies. Chairman Mrs Arthur Bailey and her committee organized the event for members and friends.

Louisa Yeomans Boyd John A. Rutherford Paxtang Avenue Derry Street Arthur Bailey

Wharton School Dinner Sparks Five Hundred Night

Wharton school students enjoyed a dinner hosted by John Mohn at his South Seventeenth street home. Prizes went to Harry Smeltzer first and William Sheridan second. attendees included McFadden, McManamy, Munich, Kishpaugh, Livingston, Sides, Kline, Rochenour and Mohn. A Maryland College visitor and wedding usher were also noted along with club events and a royal Italian dinner for tailors.

John Mohn South Seventeenth Street Wharton School Harry Smeltzer William Sheridan Harry McFadden Edward McManamy Wilbur Munich Stewart Kishpaugh Monroe Vance Stahley Livingston Jacob Sides Joseph Kline Harry Rochenour Maryland College William M. Kishpaugh College Park Maryland State College Ruth Kishpaugh South Sixteenth Street Elsie Evans Gordon Butterworth

McCormick Says He Will Accept as Party Chairman

Vance C. McCormick former Harrisburg mayor announced he would accept the Democratic national chairmanship if elected. He noted his selection by President Wilson is a surprise and stated he would serve to help re-elect Wilson. The move drew mixed reactions from Old Guard factions and Progressive supporters.

Vance C. McCormick Harrisburg Hogestown Wilson Democratic National Committee National Committee St.Louis Dispatches McCormick New York Illinois Philadelphia Ledger St. Louis Dispatch Washington A. Mitchell Palmer White House Pennsylvania William Draper Lewis Mitchell Palmer Pinchot Bullsetectt Roosevelt Palmer Fred B. Lynch Minnesota McCombs Lynch J. P. Morgan & Co

La Rose electric fountain to tour city carnival week

The Royal Fire Company presents La Rose electric fountain at Seven teenth and Chestnut streets all next week featuring living models and skyward water displays. The show opens Monday June 19 with changing colors, statue-like figures, geysers, and fireworks ending in a grand splendor. Also reported is a Presbyterian Association meeting at Rev. Harry B. King’s home in Paxiang with about seventy five guests and a talk by Rev. William C. Hogg on The Every Member Cavan ss.

Seventeenth Chestnut Streets Royal Fire Company No. 14 la Rose Mr. la Rose Presbyterian Association Harry B. King Paxiang William C. Hogg First Presbyterian Church Williamsport

State Insurance Act Defined and Public Works Notes

An official opinion holds state owned buildings insurance should end by December 31 1920 with the State Fire Insurance Fund covering new structures. Other items include acts on penalties for West Virginia Petroleum Telephone Company taxes, police appointments for Pennsylvanian Railroads, and updates from the State Board of Education and Labor Department on employment agency enforcement.

Samuel B. Rambo William M. Hargest State Hospital Farview Hargest Commonwealth Petroleum Telephone Company West Virginia Oil City Pennsylvania

Consulate Burning and Gavina Execution Denied

A Durango dispatch says no attack on the American consulate occurred amid anti-American demonstrations. No confirmation of General Gavira’s execution in Mexico City is found. reports from El Paso and Special Agent Rodgers offer no mention of him as of yesterday.

Associated Press Washington, D. C Durango Mexico State Department el Paso Gavira Mexico City General Pershing Rodgers

Reception at Park Street for Departing Missionaries

A Park Street United Evangelical Church reception honored four missionaries bound for China on September 1. The group includes Rev. D. R. Kauffman and Mabel Peffier of Richland Pa Miss Martha K. Wolf Nerstrand Mich and Miss Bertha E. Magness Amity Ore. The Rev H B Hartzler presided with prayers by Rev J Q A Curry and Rev W M Stanford. Music by Park Street choir and talks by Rev H B Neibel and Bishop U F Swengel.

Park Street J. Q. A. Curry Johnstown W. M. Stanford H. B. Neibel Lillian C. Graeff Woman's Missionary Societies U. F. Swengel

Elk Lodge 12 Years Old Celebration in Harrisburg

Members of Harrisburg Lodge No. 12 Elks mark the twelfth anniversary with an 830 pm program including addresses by past exalted rulers vaudeville acts and a crab feed. Police seek James Milliken in the city as part of a Camden inquiry. CAPITOL PICNIC POSTPONED due to weather the Labor and Industry Department event is rescheduled. An earthquake report notes shocks at Ferli and Rimini Italy with no casualties. Death notices include nine year old Charles Fenical of Marysville who died at Harrisburg Hospital with a post mortem. Miss Lillie Viola Gipe and Samuel Rothrock wed March 4 in Hagerstown Md.

State Board of Education Thomas F. Floyd Nesquehoning State Highway Department Newark N. J Crooks Philadelphia Department of Labor and Industry George H. Tate James J. Nolan Tate ELK Lodge Harrisburg Lodge No. 12 B. P Q. Elks Charles Fenical John Fenical Marysville Harrisburg Lillie Viola Gipe Samuel Rothrock Hershey, Pa First Baptist Church Hagerstown E. K. Thomas

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