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The Evening News, Harrisburg, Penna., Tuesday, September 3, 1918
112th Heroes Fought Beside Marines In 35-Mile Advance to the Vesle,
Says Lt. Long, Back From the Front; Harrisburg's Casualties Not Heavy
Telling thrilling details of how the boys of the 112th Infantry,
containing most of Harrisburg's fighters, battled the Huns for more
than a week in an advance of thirty-five miles from the Chateau-Thierry
district to the Vesle River, Lieut. James T. Long, 222 Briggs street,
for eleven years a postman here, and Lieut. Joshua W. Swartz, Jr., a
son of Representative Swartz, of this city, arrived home last night,
direct from the battlefront.
They are the first Harrisburg men who participated in the big drive
from its start, to come back. Accompanied by three other commissioned
officers they were sent to America to act as instructors at Camp Dix,
where they will report after seven days at their homes. As a result of
this service each will be promoted to a first lieutenancy.
Lieutenant Long is connected with Company M, 112th U. S. Infantry, of
the 28th or Keystone division, and during the preliminary fighting
before the capture of Chateau-Thierry, was gassed, but refused to be
sent back.
Lieutenant Swartz is assigned to the headquarters company of the
112th. Both men came in contact with many Harrisburgers during the
days of the fighting and both have seen enough fighting to satisfy the
average scrapper, but both are willing to get back again.
"The 112th stood up under fire like veterans," said Lieutenant Long.
"The morale of the men is fine just as is that of all the other
Americans over there who have the spirit of up-and-at-'em well
developed. In every action where the 112th or any of its units was
called upon to fight it did the fighting well. "So far as I know the
casualties in the 112th were comparatively small. Personally I know of
but one Harrisburg man who was killed, although I understand there were
others in the regiment who have met death. The regiment in action was
often stretched out by battalions and it may have been eight or ten
miles from one end to the other during the movement forward."
Lieutenant Long had a lot of military training before going to
France. For thirteen years he was a member of the old Company D, of
the Eighth. He was commissioned in 1916 and went to the Mexican border
as a lieutenant. Then when the Eighth was inducted into the Federal
service he was detailed with Lieutenant Lesher at the U. S. Army
recruiting office for ten months on special recruiting duty. He had
hardly reached Camp Hancock, Ga., after completing his work here,
before the new 112th Infantry, composed of the old Eighth and the
Sixteenth Infantry, from the vicinity of Oil City, was ordered to
France. He was in the Georgia camp just three days.
"We got our first baptism of blood," said the Lieutenant speaking of
the 112th regiment, "on the birthday of America. July 4 and 5 the
112th as a unit of the 28th Division was moved to Grand Forest and the
Harrisburg men who had had the opportunity of getting accustomed to the
whiz-bangs and the racket generally at long distance got a taste of the
real stuff. That fighting was just the preliminary work to the big
drive. It was down south of the Marne River which flows through a
valley as beautiful as the Cumberland here and well cultivated.
Into the Thickest They Go
"The regiment was there for several days and there was at that time
no great excitement. It was then ordered north - nobody knew just
where or what was ahead of us.
"Meanwhile my company was thrown into the 153d French infantry to
reinforce that command south of the Marne and south of Chateau-Thierry.
That was on July 14 and 15. The 112th was nearby, but we were sent
into the very thickest of the fighting and for twenty solid hours we
were under heavy bombardment from the Germans.
"Their artillery kept at it without stopping and we lost two men
killed and eighty some were wounded and gassed. Most of the injuries
came from the injuries caused by the high explosives. It was then that
I was gassed, but after treatment I went back to the scrap.
"Company M lay there with the French for eight days and then we were
sent back for a short rest before we were joined with our regiment
again."
Entered Chateau-Thierry
The company to which Lieutenant Long is assigned is composed of men
from Company M, of the old 8th from Lewistown and Company M, of the old
16th from Grove City. There are no other Harrisburg men in this
company, but the local boys by the score were in other commands and
were with the regiment when it followed the Boche hordes as the latter
were driven back.
"Just six hours after the Huns had turned tail out of Chateau-
Thierry," continued the lieutenant, "the 112th entered what was left of
that town. We had been brigaded with the French while attacking the
town and were just off to the left of the valiant marines that figured
so largely in the attack at that point.
"The 112th entered Chateau-Thierry under very heavy bombardment, but
did not hesitate there long after it was clear that all of the Huns had
been driven out. It kept right on with the 28th Division, which was
working with thirty other divisions. We never stopped long in that
drive until we had left the Vesle River behind us. That was a drive of
thirty-five miles.
Ordered Back Home
"The last fight I was in was the taking of a railroad cut just beyond
the Vesle River. We advanced 200 yards beyond the river and took the
cut and held it. During this advance the Allies captured 34,000
Germans and 600 to 700 guns of various caliber. I had to quit fighting
August 11 when I was given two hours to report to the regimental
headquarters, five miles in the rear. It took all of that time to get
there and then five of us were sent to Paris and thence to Brest and
New York where we arrived yesterday."
Lieutenant Long said that frequently on the drive the American troops
reached a former German stronghold so quickly and unexpectedly that
there were gallons of Hun soup in pots already for the serving.
"Did you eat any of it?" was asked.
"Not a spoonful," was the reply.
Saw Colonel Finney
Company D of the 112th Infantry is made up of fifty per cent of
Harrisburg men and fifty per cent from the old 16th Infantry. There
are also scores of Harrisburg and Dauphin county men in the 109th
Machine Gun Battalion which is brigaded with the 112th Infantry.
Attached to this battalion was Harry Miller, of James street this
city, who was injured about the time that Long was leaving the
battlefront. The Lieutenant said he had recently seen Colonel Maurice
E. Finney, former commander of the Eighth and now in charge of the
truck train of the 28th division; Sergeant Philip T. Meredith, of the
Headquarters Company, and many other Harrisburgers all of whom were in
excellent health.
In the thick of the fighting with him was Wesley Ashenfelter, of
Bartine street, this city. Captain Bretz, of the old Company D, he
said, has been transferred to the railroad division of the American
forces, and Captain Jenkins, of Company I, of the old Eighth, now of
the 112th, has seen all of the excitement without getting hurt.
15-Year-Old Hero
The returned Lieutenant is full of details of the big scrap and he
has a forceful way of telling it that makes the story interesting. He
told today of the heroic work of a youth named Collins, of Michigan,
who was fighting in the same sectors that the 112th aided in capturing.
He was 15 years old when he left home and his mother sent him games to
while away the time last Christmas.
The youth found himself in a woods when his command was ordered to
advance against the Huns. He found a place whence he picked off thirty
Germans, killing all of them before they finally got him by treachery.
One Hun, speaking English, shouted to him to cease firing because there
were English ahead. He stopped and then they killed him.
Lieutenant Long tells interesting tales of interviews with captured
Huns. He says they are afraid of cold steel, but will stick behind
their guns until surrounded when they throw down their weapons and
throw up their arms and surrender. Few are given a chance to go
through these actions, however, said the lieutenant.
Haig Awards Military Medal to Halifax, Pa., Boy Who Kills 50 Huns
Special to The Evening News [photo]
HALIFAX, Sept. 3. Sergeant Bugler Herbert Hammaker, of this place, a
member of the Sixth United States Engineers, has been awarded the
British Military Medal, by Field Marshal Douglas Haig, "under authority
delegated by his Majesty the King," for gallantry and devotion to duty
in action, while fighting with his unit, bridaged with British forces
in France.
The news was brought in an official notification received this
morning by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Hammaker, from general H. S. Rawlinson,
commanding the Fourth British Army. The order is over the signature
also of Major General H. C. Holman, D. A., and Q. M. C., Fourth Army.
Sergeant Hammaker, who has been in the United States Regular Army for
the last fifteen years, was wounded so badly in the fighting at
Chateau-Thierry that he was compelled to remain in a base hospital for
a period of several weeks, but has now recovered and rejoined his unit,
simultaneously receiving the British Military Medal.
While Mrs. Hammaker has not been advised of the specific acts of
gallantry performed by her heroic husband, she believes he won the
decoration for his bravery at the time he was wounded.
In letters he has written to his wife from the base hospital Sergeant
Hammaker has said that he has killed at least fifty Germans and that he
shot down an enemy aeroplane with an anti-aircraft gun.
Seize 2 on Charge of Shooting Donatella
Rosaria Donatella, the man who was shot three times through the head
on Sunday night near Rutherford supposedly by Frank and Angelo Dalo, is
reported by the officials of the Harrisburg Hospital to be little
improved and still in a serious condition.
County Detective James Walters in company with two members of the
State constabulary went to Rutherford last evening to the house of
Donatella's two alleged assailants and arrested them. They were
brought to the County jail where they are being held pending the
outcome of Donatella's wounds.
Word Comes of More Local Boys Wounded in France
Today's casualty list contained the names of a number of men whose
homes are nearby. That Charles Raymond McCurdy, of 612 Schuylkill
street, had been wounded, was confirmed when his name appeared on the
list today. Samuel Wood, of Hanover, is reported wounded, as are also
Benjamin Bills, of Gap, Lancaster County, and Lieutenant Peter Wallis,
Jersey Shore.
Harry Dworchak, of Enola, has been wounded in action in France,
according to word received from the War Department today. He was a
member of Company K, 110th Infantry.
Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. William Martin, 342 West North
street, Carlisle, from their son, Marshall D. Martin, that he had been
gassed while in action with the 112th Regiment in France, but is not in
an alarming condition. Martin, who is 23 years old, before his
enlistment about a year ago was employed as a traveling salesman.
Another member of the old Eighth, Harry J. Finley, 1725 North Third
street, has been severely wounded in action, word received here this
morning told. A War Department telegram to the boy's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Finley, informed them of the casualty. Finley, who was 19
years old when he enlisted in Company C, of the old Eighth, is now a
member of the Headquarters Company of the 112th Infantry. He was a
student at Technical High School at the time of his enlistment. He was
wounded August 7.
Word has been received here that Harry Miller, of James street, has
been wounded in France. Miller was a member of Company D, of the old
Eighth Regiment, and before enlisting was secretary of the Hope Fire
Company. Miller's wife died several months ago while he was in France.
A telegram received from the War Department by P. J. Phillips, 1833
Market streets, states that his son, Corporal Mark Phillips, a former
Tech High student, now serving with the 103rd Ammunition Supply Train,
Twenty-eighth Division, was wounded severely in action August 8.
Phillips became 20 years old in August. He enlisted in May, 1917, and
after being encamped at Mt. Gretna for a short period was sent to Camp
Hancock, Georgia, where he was assigned to Truck Train No. 1. Corporal
Phillips was employed as a draftsman by the Bell Telephone Company
before entering the service.
Believes Child With Matches Started Blaze
A blaze in the home of Frank Russ, 116 Dock street, this morning did
damage to the extent of several hundred dollars to furniture and
clothing. The origin of the fire is not definitely known, but Mrs.
Russ suspected her small son was playing with matches.
Mrs. Russ saw smoke coming from the second-story windows at 8 o'clock
and called to a neighbor who turned in an alarm from box 442 at Front
and Dock streets. The loss is covered by insurance.
Wife Hurt in Man's Job; Husband Hurt in War
Mrs. Harry Peffley, 1615 Wallace street, received word from
Washington this morning that her husband, Harry Chester Peffley, has
been severely wounded in France. Peffley enlisted here in the
Engineers Corps and was recently transferred to the Infantry.
Mrs. Peffley is just recovering from an accident which occurred last
month in the local Pennsy yards where she took a man's work to release
a man for war. When Peffley went to France, Mrs. Peffley obtained a
position as a car painter. She was struck one day by a passenger train
and received severe lacerations of the shoulder.
Gradually recovering Mrs. Peffley plans to return to her old job to
"do her bit."
51 Years With Pennsy, J. T. Balsley Retires
John T. Balsley, 1611 North Second street, has been retired as
trainmaster of the Philadelphia Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
after fifty-one years of active service. His name has been placed upon
the roll of honor on which the company keeps the record of all faithful
employes.
In 1867, Mr. Balsley entered the employ of the railroad as a
telegraph operator and after several years of service he was made
yardmaster of the Middle Division. Later he was made assistant
trainmaster and in 1906 his offices were moved to this city from West
Philadelphia. In 1915, he was made trainmaster. Mr. and Mrs. Balsley
will live at Narberth.
4 Injured When Auto Skids at Rutherford
Clayton Hare, of Mechanicsburg, is suffering from undetermined
injuries, and his wife, a Mrs. Trout and her two daughters, Alma and
May, suffering from Bruises following an accident to the automobile in
which they were riding near the Rutherford yard of the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad.
The party was on its way to Hershey yesterday morning when their car
skidded and overturned.
YOUNG HOLLER SUFFERED INTERNAL INJURIES ALSO
Henry F. Holler, deputy prothonotary, received a letter this morning
from his son, Arthur, pharmacist mate, who had his right eye removed a
week ago at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital, saying that the son also fared
also internal injuries when the sight of his right eye was destroyed in
the explosion of a depth bomb on August 17 last.
The son wrote that he probably suffered internal injuries when the a
slight hemorrhage and closed his one lung. He was operated upon the
latter part of last week, and is much improved, he said. [note:
possibly missing words between "when the a slight"]
PLAINT AGAINST GAS CO.
John S. Stark, 2012 Manada street, today filed a complaint with the
Public Service Commission against the Harrisburg Gas Company,
contending the company had promised to connect his property with gas
but that a pipe 815 feet distant from the residence had not yet been
connected. He said the company promised to do the work last Spring and
that not he alone but his neighbors have suffered inconvenience as a
result of their delay.
LOCAL DRAFTEES GIVEN NUMBERS
The draft board of the third city district today assigned order
numbers to the men who registered on August 24. The serial numbers
were given at State Draft Headquarters. The following table shows each
registrant's registration and serial number:
Reg. Ord. Name Address
246 1a Oscar B. Feldser, 1100 Herr.
259 4a Theodore F. Colestock, 1323 Cowden.
298 4b Charles S. Wagner, 1910 N. 5th.
268 12a Donald M. Wieland, 1010 N. 6th.
279 14a James H. Davis, 1240 N. 11th.
252 15a William Y. Williams, 661 Sayford.
269 18a Paul S. Worcester, 1941 Green.
291 20a Joseph H. Cermer, 418 Harris.
302 24a Edward Hutchinson, 2350 N. 6th.
294 28a Clyde W. Rife, 1616A N. 6th.
276 30a Robert E. Thomas, 634 Kelker.
275 38a Frank Compleso, 1101 N. 7th.
304 38b George Williams, 1157 Cumberland.
274 42a Charles H. Shaffer, 1615 Penn.
301 41a Charles S. Radle, 2304 Orange.
299 46a Winfield Scott Early, 536 Seneca.
285 56a Israel Veaner, 627 Cumberland.
254 59a C. Russell Phillips, 2240 Penn.
297 65a Newton N. Yontz, 2126 Moore.
267 65b Charles K. Saltsman, 225 N. 3rd.
270 70a Ross A. Gingrich, 2038 N. 6th.
303 75a Samuel Lock, 1113 Cowden.
266 83a Elmer R. Hale, 1513 Wallace.
278 83b Warren L. Koppenhaver, 1624 N. 5th.
264 84a Leo Robinski, 1921 Logan.
257 89a William H. Binkley, 500 Seneca.
280 92a James C. Gough, 2126 N. 5th.
296 92b Hamilton Jackson, 706 N. 7th.
288 97a George M. McCormick, 503 Woodbine.
253 97b Gerauld P. Dye, 1108 Calder.
265 124b Albert J. Astrich, 221 Maclay.
277 98b Edward Roy Markle, 311 Dauphin.
293 101a George E. Troup, 1921 N. 4th.
247 104a Howard E. Peifer, 227 Muench.
287 108a John A. Kuhn, 637 Muench.
263 108b Wallace Seidel, 343 Kelker.
300 118a Raymond E. Straw, 1916 Moltke.
260 124a William R. Bingham, 218 Kelker.
289 126a Edward Soth, 509 Seneca.
284 130a George Craver, 327 Dauphin.
251 132a Charles G. Buser, 638 Geary.
258 133a John M. Lyne, 1217 N. 6th.
262 134a Harry W. Mathias, 1810 N. 3rd.
295 154a Clyde Chester Peters, 2118 Moore.
292 164a Albert Smith, 660 Sayford.
272 181a Russell Johnson, 1250 Monroe.
256 182a John E. Book, 2251 N. 5th.
248 186a Ira J. Starliper, 2610 Agate.
250 195a Morris Cover, 2220 N. 4th.
286 199a Jacob H. Wissler, 1847 N. 12th.
282 200a Ray E. Wontz, 2412 N. 6th.
273 206a Harry R. Welsh, 1525 N. 3rd.
255 217a Ray P. Rathfon, 2231 Logan.
290 220a Clarence A. Snyder, 1531 N. 6th.
249 221a George L. Blossor, 1700 N. 3rd.
281 221b William D. Clark, 1808 N. 4th.
261 221c J. Emlin Hall, 2303 N. 6th.
283 223a James R. Marks, 433 Hamilton.
271 238a William Osborn, 943 N. 7th.
PLAIN CLOTHES MAN
To fill the position left vacant by David Willis, who was drafted
into the army, Oscar W. "Kit" Carson, 344 Hummel street, former traffic
policeman, has been promoted to plain clothes man. Patrolman Anderson
will fill the vacancy in the traffic squad made by the promotion of
Carson.
ACTIVITIES IN THE REALM OF SOCIETY AND PERSONAL NOTES OF INTEREST
STORY TELLING LEAGUE EVENTS FOR SEASON BIG
With the approach of Fall, club life begins to take on added
activities and interesting glimpses into the new club year books
foretell a season of worth-while enterprises and plans. The Harrisburg
Story Tellers' League, which is instrumental in furnishing many happy
hours to hundreds of children in the city, has issued a league calendar
for meetings to be held in the assembly room of the Public Library
every second and fourth Tuesday of each month, starting Tuesday,
September 10, and continuing until May 22, which includes the following
interesting programs:
September 10 - Opera stories, selected music; Miss Martha Jane Rife,
Miss Dolores Segelbaum, Mrs. J. Sharon MacDonald, Mrs. Edna Groff
Deihl, Miss Mary Rudy.
September 24 - Selection of the story, miscellaneous stories; Miss
Rhedna Mayer, Miss Clara Bittner, Mrs. Roberta Swartz Harling, Mrs.
David J. Reese, Mrs. Harry Leonard.
October 8 - Cultivating verbal expression, Oscar Wilde stories; Mrs.
W. C. Enterline, Mrs. Harry G. Keffer, Mrs. F. M. Hunter, Miss Margaret
Reichert.
October 22 - What to avoid in story telling, miscellaneous stories;
Miss Dolores Segelbaum, Miss Leah Clavens, Mrs. Anna Hamilton Wood,
Miss Alice Cusack.
November 12 - Business session; kindergarten stories; Miss Margaret
Reickert, Miss Martha Jane Rife, Miss Ella Yost, Mrs. William
Haseltine.
Colonial and Modern Wars
November 26 - Period stories of American history; selected music (in
costume); Landing of the Pilgrims, Mrs. David J. Reese; Early Colonial
Period, Miss Mae Le Van; Revolutionary Period, Miss Ella Yost; Civil
War Period, Mrs. Harry G. Keffer, Mrs. Roberta Swartz Harling; Spanish-
American War Period, Miss Clare Bashore; Modern Times, Miss Rhedna
Mayer.
Saturday, December 14 - Children's matinee. Technical High School;
Christmas stories; selected music; Mrs. Mary Snyder Roland, Miss Alice
Cusack, Mrs. W. N. Yates, J. J. Brehm, Mrs. Edna Groff Diehl.
January 9 - The illustrative story, legends and fairy tales; Miss
Lois K. Booker, Mrs. Edward J. Decevee, Mrs. Roy Croll, Miss Kate
Craven.
Pennsylvania Tales
January 23 - Pennsylvania stories; Mrs. Edna Groff Diehl, Lieut.
George W. Danforth, Mrs. J. Sharon MacDonald, Miss Grace Witmer, G.
Herman Goetz.
February 13 - Modes of presentation, original stories from same
outline; Mrs. Harry G. Keffer, Mrs. W. C. Enterline, Miss Rhedna Mayer,
Miss Martha Jane Rife.
February 27 - Stories of Service and Patriotism, Miss Lois K. Booker,
Mrs. Anna Hamilton Wood, Lieutenant George W. Danforth, Mrs. G. W.
Matson, Miss Dolores Segelbaum, Rabbi Louis J. Haas.
March 13 - Condensing the Story, Stories of Great Paintings, Mrs.
Roberta Swartz Harling, Miss Grace Witmer, Mrs. William Haseltine, Mrs.
Mary Snyder Roland, Miss Claudine Melville.
Tuesday, March 27. - Stories of Spring, Mrs. David J. Reese, Mrs.
Edward J. Decevee, Miss Alice Cusack, Miss Leah Clavens, Miss Kate
Craven.
Nomination of Officers
April 10 - Business session; nomination of officers; Stories from Old
Testament, Miss Anna Margaret Miller, Miss Margaret Reickert, Miss
Helen Armpriester, Mrs. F. M. Hunter, Miss Rhedna Mayer.
April 24 - Annual Mothers' night; appropriate stories; selected
music; Miss Alice Cusack, Mrs. W. C. Enterline, Mrs. Mary Snyder
Roland, Mrs. Edna Groff Deihl, Mrs. F. M. Hunter, Miss Grace Witmer.
May 8 - Business session; election of officers; miscellaneous
stories; Miss Clara Bittner, Mrs. Harry Leonard, Mrs. J. Sharon
MacDonald.
May 22 - Banquet, Harrisburg Civic Club.
Each story will be followed by discussion and helpful suggestions
will be offered by Miss Lois K. Booker who has been appointed official
critic.
Officers for Club Year
The following officers will serve for the coming club year:
President, Mrs. Harry G. Keffer; first vice president, Mrs. W. C.
Enterline; second vice president, Miss Rhedna Mayer; secretary, Mrs. J.
Sharon MacDonald; treasurer, Mrs. David J. Reese; executive committee,
Mrs. Harry A. Keffer, Miss Rhedna Mayer, Mrs. David J. Reese Enterline,
Mrs. J. Sharon MacDonald, Miss Lois K. Booker, Mrs. Roberta Swartz
Harling, Mrs. Edna Groff Deihl, Mrs. Anna Hamilton Wood, Miss Alice
Cusack; Program Committee, Mrs. Harry G. Keffer, Mrs. W. C. Enterline,
Mrs. Roberta Swartz Harling, Miss Rhedna Mayer; Year Book Committee,
Mrs. David J. Reese, Mrs. J. Sharon MacDonald, Miss Alice Cusack;
Membership Committee, Miss Ella Yost, Miss Grace Witmer, Miss Martha
Jane Rife.
The league will conduct a story hour during next Summer on Thursday
morning of each week in the gymnasium of St. Paul's parish house. All
children are invited as the story tellers promise interesting stories
and folk games.
Personal Briefs
Private Charles I. Reel, University of Pittsburgh, spent a forty-
eight hour furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Reel, 1435
Berryhill street.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Bowers and son, E. Lee Bowers, 112 Nagle street,
have gone to Pittsburgh, where they are the guests of Charles Strouse.
Miss Florence Nesbit, of Rossville, is the guest of Miss Lile L.
Pond, 201 Hamilton street.
Mrs. S. J. Egolf, 1315 Market street, has returned home after
spending a week with her cousin, Mrs. Walter Sudick, in York.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Zeigler and son, "Billy," have returned to their
home in Wilmington, Del., after spending Labor Day with Mr. and Mrs. S.
J. Egolf, at the Leedy Apartments.
Dr. G. S. Pittman has returned from a trip to Atlantic City.
Mrs. E. Curzon Fager, 25 South Front street, has returned from a
visit with friends in Baltimore.
Miss Mildred G. Van Ormer, 408 Briggs street, has returned to her
home after a several days' trip to Atlantic City.
Miss Houston, of Philadelphia, is the house guest of Miss Dorothy
Wallower, Front and Maclay streets.
After summering at their cottage near Castine, Maine, Mrs. Malcolm
Long will open her home here at 1505 North Second street, September 7.
She will be accompanied home by her daughters, Miss Anne S. Long and
Miss Elizabeth R. Long, and granddaughter, Miss Pauline E. Long.
Mrs. Sanford D. Coe and her daughter, Miss Dora Wickersham Coe, 2017
North Second street, are visiting friends at Oxford, Md.
Henry Fink, who has been at Princeton Military Training School, is
home for a short visit with his family at their residence, 229 Pine
street.
Miss Marie M. Mutzabaugh, of Duncannon, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Miller, 103 Locust street.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kent and their family, of Scranton, motored to
this city to spend the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Ensinger,
600 Race street.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Geisking, 215 Emerald street, have returned from a
two weeks' trip to New York and Ocean City, N. J.
Mrs. A. Carson Stamm, 333 South Thirteenth street, motored home
yesterday from a week's stay at Hotel Conewago, Mt. Gretna. She had as
her guest Miss Mary Hanlen, 107 Locust street.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Moulthorpe of Dubois, have returned home after
a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Montgomery, 902 North Second street.
Edwin H. Brown, of Altoona, spent yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. William
K. Meyers, 213 North Front street.
Miss Helen Armor, 128 State street, will leave today for a visit in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Black, who for the last seven years have
resided in Washington, D. C., have returned to this city where they
will make their future home. For the present they will be at the home
of their friends at 1815 Boas street. Mr. Black has taken a position
with the P. R. R.
Miss Mary Turner, of Washington, D. C., is spending a two weeks
vacation at her home in this city.
Burton E. Commings, North Fourth street, will leave shortly for
Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Woods, Jr., 2218 North Third street, have as
their house guest their cousin, Paul Hamilton Duvall, of Chicago.
Miss Dorothy Arnold, 100 Conoy street, and Miss Sara Lackey, of
Enola, both graduates of the Central High School, will leave tonight
for Chicago to enter the Moody Institute, where they will take a two
years' course.
Leon Lowengard, first vice-president of the Y. M. H. A., is attending
the convention of the society at Wilmington, Del., this week.
Edward Moore, Second and Locust streets, has returned from a short
visit in New York.
Dr. Harry M. Vastine, 109 Locust street, spent the week end at
Wernersville.
Ross Crownshield, of Milton, spent the week-end with his sister, Mrs.
Samuel D. Ensminger, 500 Race street.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Carruthers, 1250 State street, have received
word of the safe arrival overseas of their son, Chaplain John B.
Carruthers, U. S. N.
After a five days' visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Commings,
14 North Fourth street, Mrs. Fred Commings has returned to her home at
the Windsor Hotel, Reading.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stine, Sr., 3300 Main street, Progress,
entertained recently in honor of their son, Wesley A. Stine, Jr., who
celebrated his birthday anniversary. Among the guests who spent a
pleasant evening with music and dancing were: Miss Viola Dailey, Miss
Elsie Hartman, Miss Esther Warner, Miss Elsie Puffer, Miss Violette
Shope, Miss Erma Warner, Miss Gertrude Einsig, Miss Phyllis Witmer,
Miss Helen Wells, Miss Josephine Dailey, Miss Irene Copenhaver, Miss
Mabel Thompson, Miss Mabel Dare, Miss Sarah Dare, Miss Emma Shoup, Miss
Sarah Stine, Miss Laura Kline, S. Anson Smith, Calvin Holtzman, Howard
Klineyong, Floyd Pieffer, Ed Stine, Niel Pickering, John Hysmith, Ross
Rudy, John Care, Al Kleinyoung, Abe Arch, Harry Weaver, Richard
Pittinger, Lester Laverty, Richard Dare, William Uher, Sam Laverty,
Harold Swope, Gilbert Bell, Wesley A. Stine, Jr., George Achbrimge,
White Gotshal, Earl Parthemore, Merle Knupp, Ellwood Martz, Delbert
Martz, Roy Whitmer, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Dailey, Mrs. Gertrude
Zeiders, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Whitmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stine, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Saul delightfully entertained a number of their
friends at their residence, 1303 Susquehanna street, in honor of the
birthday anniversaries of Mr. Saul's father, who celebrated his sixty-
second birthday, and his brother, who celebrated his thirty-fourth
birthday. Quantities of gladiolas and asters made the house most
attractive and a special musical program delighted the many guests
invited to help celebrate the occasion. Late in the evening a buffet
supper was served to the following guests: Mrs. Barkley, Philadelphia;
Mr. and Mrs. Light, Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs. Kiehl, Elliotsburg; Mrs.
and Mrs. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hesson, Steelton; Mr. and Mrs.
Michael McCormick, Lemoyne; Miss Margaret Meas, New York; Mrs. Darr,
Miss Mary Darr, Mrs. Wieand, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Hosson, Mr. and Mrs.
George Saul and family, Franklin Saul, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Yost and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Saul and family.
Leroy Gemmel Consylman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Consylman, 2224
North Third street, has returned from Camp Missisquoi where he spent
the last eight weeks. The camp was under the supervision of Gordon C.
Platt, of the Harrisburg Academy.
The Industrial committee of the Y. W. C. A., Mrs. Mabel Cronise
Jones, chairman; Miss Lois G. Scott, secretary, are planning for a
conference of industrial workers early in October. Associations in
York, Lancaster and Hershey will send delegates. Speakers of State
reputation will speak and there will be several informal round-table
conferences.
Mrs. Edward F. Dunlap, general chairman of the Civic Club Hostess
House Committee, presided at a meeting this afternoon at the Red Cross
headquarters at which the Advisory Board of the Civic Club and the
chairman of the various Hostess House committees, including the Canteen
Committee, were present. Plans were discussed for the future week-end
entertainments for the soldiers.
Miss Minetta Hosmer, 605 North Fifteenth street, entertained
yesterday afternoon at Spooky Hollow in honor of the house guests of
Miss Fanny Ness, 2212 North Third street. The afternoon was spent in
hiking to "Spooky" where a delightful luncheon was served. The guests
of honor included Miss Helen Gould, Miss Sidney Calhoun, Miss Virginia
Lenox, Miss Myrtle Devereaux and Miss Elizabeth Alden, all of Scranton,
who are spending some time with Miss Ness. Among the other members of
the party were Miss Miriam Himes, Miss Pauline Kast and Miss Hosmer.
The young people were chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lenox. Last
evening a movie party was arranged in honor of the out-of-town guests.
Many will be interested in the Red Cross benefit to be given by Mrs.
M. Rochman, 1631 Market street, tomorrow evening, when an entertainment
of novel features will be rendered. There will be a sale of cake,
candies, ice cream, flowers and many other things and the public is
invited. The entire proceeds will be contributed to the Red Cross.
Contributions of any of the articles mentioned will be acceptable.
Mr. and Mrs. James Grant Schwartz, of Camp Hill, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Helen Dunglison Schwarz, to Lieutenant
Andrew C. Scherer, Ordnance Department of the U. S. Army. The ceremony
took place yesterday at the Schwarz Summer home at Ventnor, N. J.
RHEN OUT INDEPENDENTLY
Calvin J. Rhen, of Lebanon, today pre-empted the name of Independent
Republican and will run on that ticket as a candidate for the House in
Lebanon County. The party name was pre-empted at the State Department.
Rhen was a Republican candidate at the primaries in May.
Band Concerts and Sports Feature Close of Labor Day
The Labor Day festivities in Reservoir Park yesterday afternoon and
last evening, which included a picnic and two band concerts, were
enjoyed by the 5000 persons who went to the park.
The band concerts given under the auspices of THE PATRIOT and THE
EVENING NEWS were big drawing cards, which fact was recognized by the
Committee on Arrangements. The committee last evening extended the
newspapers a rising vote of thanks for their part in aiding the entire
celebration of Labor Day.
Much interest was manifested in the athletic contests. Five picked
men were pitted against as many blacksmiths in a tug-o'-war but the
result was one-sided. The smithies had a walkover. They were R. M.
Adams, W. H. Knabe, L. J. Eisenhower, R. W. Fry and H. J. Fenton. Each
was awarded a pocket knife.
Other contests, with the successful competitors and the prizes were:
Fat ladies' race, Mrs. Sadie Clark, aluminum percolator; girls' race,
Mrs. E. E. McNeal, American flag; boys' race, Abe Michlovitz, fifty
yards, fishing rod; bag race for girls, Miss Reba Heberling, roller
skates; nail driving contest for women, Mrs. Noah M. Jones, aluminum
percolator; boys' bag race, Abe Michlovitz, gymnasium shoes; peanut
race, Walter Fry, rooter skull cap; egg race, Miss Margaret Hoover,
tennis racquet; broad jump, David Saul, fishing reel; high jump, Earl
Yingst, Keen Kuter pocket knife; candle race, Miss Mary Fastnacht,
tennis racquet; hopping race, Harry Motley, Ingersoll Junior watch;
ball throwing contest for boys under 16, Meredith Krise, pair gymnasium
shoes. The prizes were furnished by the Harrisburg Telegraph.
Good Matches in Labor Day Golf at Colonial
Labor Day golf at the Colonial Country Club resulted in some good
matches. The club team match was a hummer. The teams were captained
by L. C. Owrey and S. B. Nissley. The results follow:
Owrey and Nissley, tied; Harry defeated Shreiner; Pavord Lost to
Kelley; Frank Hunter defeated Wildemuth; Walker defeated Pennock;
Morgan defeated Devine; Kinter defeated Williams; Ogelsby defeated
Care; Botts defeated Dare; Brinser defeated Jacobs; Burtnett lost to
Cooner; Stone defeated Miller; Hench defeated Dr. Cadwallader.
Baby Bond Prizes for the Kiwanis Club
A large attendance of members is expected at the weekly Kiwanis Club
lunch at the Y. M. C. A. Building tomorrow at noon, because most of
them have returned from their vacations. The attendance prize will be
$10 worth of automobile repair work at the garage of "Tom" Black.
The attendance prize next week will be two baby bonds, donated by J.
Q. A. Rutherford, of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.
The silent boost next week will be tickets to see Theda Bara in
"Cleopatra" at the Victoria, furnished by "Jimmy" George.
Just what the silent boost will be tomorrow is a secret and the name
of the speaker at the dinner will not be announced until the members
gather.
LEE UPDEGRAFF
Funeral services for Lee Updegraff, 7 years old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Updegraff, of Market street, Camp Hill, who died at his parents'
home from peritonitis, will be held tomorrow morning at 10.30 o'clock
at the residence, with the Rev. Dr. E. D. Weigle, pastor of the Camp
Hill Lutheran Church, in charge. Burial will be made in the Boiling
Spring Cemetery.
AT 15 HE WINGS 2 HUNS
MAPLETON, Sept. 3. - A very interesting letter has been received by
the mother of C. Fay Banks, 15 years old, who is now serving in France
in the Headquarters Company, Thirty-ninth Infantry, Fourth Division.
He writes that he is well and happy and that he has killed two Huns,
one with a bayonet and the other he "knocked out."
Dauphin News Notes; Four to Go to War Camp
DAUPHIN, Sept. 3. - Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Stanford and family have
returned to Harrisburg after spending the Summer at their cottage at
Stone Glen.
Miss Hazel McCarty, of New York, Miss Sue Myers, Mrs. Joseph Veatch,
John Meyers and Lewis Eisenhower spent Sunday at Camp Colt, Gettysburg.
Miss Leanna Knupp has returned from a visit to Fox Chase.
William Shaunnessey, William Knapp, Clifford Hocker and Ralph Knapp,
selected men, will leave on Thursday of this week for Camp Greenleaf,
Ga.
John Bricker has returned from Decatur, Ill.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the United Evangelical Church will meet at
the home of Mrs. C. C. Hoover, Rockville, on Tuesday evening, September
10.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kramer and two children who were the guests of
Mrs. Kramer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Kline, returned to New York
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Starry and family returned to Harrisburg on Monday
after spending the Summer at the "Waldheim," along the river shore.
Halifax News Briefs; 1200 Attend Picnic
HALIFAX, Sept. 3. - The big Valley Union Sunday School picnic held
Saturday in Hoffman's Grove, at Enterline, attracted almost 1200 people
and the day was spent renewing old acquaintances. Music was furnished
by Schreff's Band, of Shamokin. An address was delivered in the
morning by the Rev. J. George Smith, pastor of the Halifax Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Community singing, which was scheduled to have been held on Saturday
evening on C. C. Baker's lawn, was postponed on account of the rain.
The Rev. Dr. S. C. Ench, of Philadelphia, conducted quarterly
conference in the local United Brethren Church, Saturday evening. Amos
Dunkel was elected delegate and Miss Caroline Richter alternate, to
attend the annual church conference which convenes in Myerstown on
October 2.
Lieutenant Leslie R. Shope, of the Wilbur Wright Aeronautics School,
Fairfield, O., spent Sunday at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
R. Shope.
The public schools of the borough opened yesterday morning with a
large enrollment of pupils.
HOLSTEIN HONORED
Just before the annual session of the national convention of the
Order of United Americans was adjourned in Providence, R. I., last
week, Howard O. Holstein, of this city, was elected secretary of the
convention.
Local Lads Who Are in Service of Uncle Sam [12 photos]
Left to right - Top row - George Parsons, Elmer Deckman, Andrew
Clark, John G. Sprow, Second row - Harvey Glocker, William L. Moore,
Raymond Stepp, John McAttee. Third row - Joseph Wolf, Dillman
Blackburn, Norman F. Smith, John R. Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. George Blackburn, of Hummelstown, have received word of
the safe arrival overseas of their son, Dillman Blackburn. Blackburn
enlisted in St. Louis and was assigned to 812th Aero Squadron, Kelley
Field, San Antonio, Tex.
Mrs. Katharine Deckman, of Eberly's Mills, Cumberland County, has
just received word from her husband, Elmer Deckman that he has arrived
in France to fight the Huns.
S. W. Sprow, 1500 South Twelfth street, has received a letter from
his brother, John Sprow, now serving in France with the 58th Machine
Gun Company in which he says that they are all very busy chasing Huns
"over there." He believes that the Boche realizes at last that the
Americans are made of pretty good stuff and can make it hot for them.
He says every time his company has been in action they have put the
Germans to rout.
John R. Parker, 1421 Swatara street, left last Thursday to take a
course in mechanical training for the Army. Before leaving the city he
was employed by the P_____ _____ Railroad.
William J. Moore, of Middletown, former star baseball player on the
Middletown Central Pennsylvania League team, is among the lower end
boys who have reached France, according to word received by his
relatives here. He was left fielder on the team and was one of the
best hitters. He was employed on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Wolf, 639 North Front street, Steelton, have
received word of the safe arrival overseas of their son, Joseph G.
Wolf.
Corporal Andrew A. Clark, now stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, is
home on a ten-day furlough visiting his family in Mechanicsburg. Prior
to his enlistment November, 1917, he was employed as a tool maker by
the Elliott-Fisher Company. Corporal Clark is well pleased with Army
life.
Charles Glocker, of Steelton, has received word of the safe arrival
overseas of his brother, Harvey C. Glocker. Young Glocker was born in
Steelton and was a former pupil of the State Soldiers' Orphans' School
at Scotland. He was drafted in Detroit, Mich., and assigned to the
339th Infantry, Headquarters Company, 85th Division.
John McAttee, 1086 South Ninth street, was given a farewell dinner by
his mother at which more than fifty of his friends before he left with
other draftees for Camp Lee, last week. Before entering the service he
was employed as brakeman at the Central Iron and Steel Company plant.
Raymond A. Stepp, of Enhaut, is home on a furlough of a month after
serving continuously on a United States warship for a year. He has
been in European waters for some time and says he likes the Navy. He
is learning to be a radio operator. He enlisted two years ago, before
the United States entered the war. Prior to his enlistment he was
employed as a clerk in the Enola yards.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Parsons, 617 Peffer street, have received word
that their son, George E. Parsons, has arrived safely in France.
Parsons was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad and enlisted in
Company A, 66th engineers, last April. He was stationed at Camp
Laurel, Maryland.
Norman F. Smith, Battery E, 108th Field Artillery, has been promoted
from corporal to sergeant, according to word received by his mother,
Mrs. Smith, 11 North Fourth street. Smith was a member of the
Governor's Troop and was later transferred to the artillery. He is now
serving with his contingent in France.
MARTIN IS HIGH GUN IN SHOOT FOR RED CROSS
T. G. Martin was high gun at the Red Cross Merchandise Shoot held
yesterday at Second and Division streets by the Harrisburg Sportsmen's
Association. He broke ninety-nine out of a possible 100 targets and
won a safety razor as a prize. The shoot netted $79.35 for the Red
Cross.
H. E. Donson was second with a score of ninety-four and he won a
wrist watch. Third prize, a pipe, went to J. L. Sheaffer, who had a
score of ninety-four. A feature was the shoot-off for a cake baked by
Mrs. W. H. Cleckner.
The Scores.
Event -
Target -
George Byles 14 15 10 13 11 63
R. B. Smith 16 20 15 17 18 86
H. E. Donson 20 17 20 20 18 95
"Henry" 20 17 15 14 16 82
E. O. Zealy 18 18 15 16 16 83
Geo. F. Shissler 18 18 20 18 19 93
P. R. Shirk 18 18 18 19 19 92
C. N. Meidhamer 15 19 16 18 16 84
Joseph Quigley 13 16 16 16 17 78
W. Watson 12 16 14 16 14 72
E. M. Alleman 19 19 17 18 20 93
A. B. Freeland 19 17 18 15 18 87
R. R. Shapley 15 14 18 15 13 76
N. W. Cassel 18 16 18 16 19 87
Dr. Nissley 17 16 16 20 17 86
Wm. H. Cleckner 19 17 19 16 20 91
M. B. Stewart 18 19 20 15 18 90
D. H. Wagner 19 20 18 16 20 93
N. Dailey 16 16 15 18 18 83
D. W. Miller 18 15 19 17 11 80
A. H. Roberts 17 16 17 16 17 83
B. P. Rothrock 18 17 16 18 17 86
S. P. Segelbaum 11 16 13 09 17 66
W. Metzger 16 16 16 16 18 82
W. Gueistwhite 18 18 20 15 16 87
J. G. Martin 20 19 20 20 20 99
O. K. Ehenauer 20 20 15 18 15 88
C. N. Miller 17 18 20 15 15 85
S. S. Hoffman 16 17 16 18 19 86
C. Z. Moore 15 13 14 16 16 78
E. Hatfield 17 16 18 17 19 87
J. H. Heiges 15 16 19 19 18 87
H. Ryder 15 16 17 17 16 81
W. A. Miller 15 19 14 13 19 80
W. O. Buck 18 15 16 17 18 84
J. L. Sheaffer 18 19 19 19 19 94
Prize Winners
The prize winners were as follows:
A Class
Scores
99 - Martin, safety razor.
95 - Donson, wrist watch.
94 - Sheaffer, pipe.
93 - Shissler, wine.
93 - Alleman, cap.
B Class
Scores
86 - Smith, umbrella.
86 - Nissley, pocketbook.
86 - Rothrock, carving set.
86 - Hoffman, cigars.
85 - Miller, C. N., lunch tickets.
C Class
Scores
81 - Ryder, shooting glasses.
80 - Miller, W. A., Theater tickets.
80 - Miller, D. W., cigars.
78 - Moore, shoe shines.
78 - Quigley, shaving brushes.
Country Club Golf Is Won by Bingaman
The cup offered as prize in the Red Cross gold tournament at the
Harrisburg Country Club yesterday was won by Howard Bingaman, of
Riverside. The cup was donated by the vice president. The tourney was
made a Red Cross benefit and all the proceeds were turned over to the
Harrisburg Chapter of the Red Cross. The match was close and
interesting but Bingaman playing a strong game showed his superiority.
Four Harrisburgers Given Commission
An official announcement was made today from Washington that the
following Harrisburg boys have been graduated from Camp Gordon, Ga.,
with commissions as second lieutenants: Roland H. Douglass, Herman W.
Hummer, William R. Lutz and M. A. Sietz. These young officers have
been granted a ten days' leave and after that they will report at their
various stations. They are all in the infantry.
The following Central Pennsylvania men have been appointed second
lieutenants at the fourth officers' training camp at Camp Lee, Va.:
Sergeant John E. Bakeless, 595 East Third street, Bloomsburg; Sergeant
Lawrence C. Bernard, Lebanon; Sergeant William S. Hart, 126 North Third
street, Reading; Sergeant Guy Kachel, 336 North Lime street, Lancaster;
Private Norman E. Smith, 303 Washington street, Slatington; Sergeant
Albert J. Whalen, 322 South Chestnut street, Mt. Carmel.
Reedy Arrives in France
JAMES REEDY, JR. [photo]
Mr. and Mrs. James Reedy, of Washington Heights, have just received
word from their son, James, Jr., of his safe arrival "Somewhere in
France." Private Reedy left Pittsburgh University, July 9, with the
Maryland boys of the Sixth Trench Mortar Battery. Before his
enlistment he was employed by the D. Bacon Co., this city, as
chauffeur.
SWARTZ EXTOLS 112TH'S DARING
Lieutenant Joshua W. Swartz, Jr., here from the front on leave, is
brimful of stories about the daring and bravery of the men of the 112th
Regiment. In the July advance, when the Germans were driven from the
pocket between Soissons and Reims, extending to Chateau-Thierry, he
said the Americans advanced so rapidly on the heels of the retreating
Germans that it was impossible for the supply trains to follow closely.
"Our men passed loads and loads of German dead," he said, and when
their supplies gave out they rolled the dead Germans over and ate of
the hardtack which they found on the Huns."
The lieutenant said that Company B, commanded by Lieutenant Nelson,
got into a German dugout and there found large quantities of hard tack,
canned beef and Kimmel. Nelson afterward told Swartz, he said, that
the "find was a life saver" because the men were very hungry and they
were far in advance of the supply train.
During the forepart of the period that Lieutenant Swartz was in the
thick of the fighting he was attached to the battalion staff and as
such was in charge of scouts, observers and snipers. Later he was
assigned to the brigade staff, and kept headquarters advised as to the
location of the fighting units.
This was his most perilous work, he said. He passed through several
barrages and was slightly wounded once. A piece of shrapnel struck him
on the shoulder.
Lieutenant Swartz has been recommended for promotion and he expects
that upon his return to the front - he leaves here September 9 - he
will be moved up to first lieutenant.
Doctors Hold First Fall Meeting Tonight
The Dauphin County Medical Association will hold its first Fall
meeting this evening at the Academy of Medicine at 8 o'clock. The
president of the society, Dr. H. H. Finsley, will preside at the
meeting. Dr. David Funk will deliver an address on "Scarlet Fever,"
Dr. B. J. Hetrick on "Chickenpox" and Dr. M. W. Emerick on "Smallpox."
Plans concerning the holding of the annual convention of the society
here next year will be discussed this evening. The convention this
year is being held in Philadelphia.
Wernersville Hospital Trustees Appointed
The Executive Department today announced the following appointments
by the Governor as members of the board of trustees of the Wernersville
State Lunatic Hospital:
Joseph L. Lemberger, Lebanon; E. E. Beidleman, Harrisburg, and J. H.
Cummings, Philadelphia, all reappointed, and J. Warner Hutchins,
Philadelphia, vice H. M. Dechert, Philadelphia, deceased.
Colonel Hutchins was detailed here most of last year in connection
with the work of the draft in Pennsylvania.
Forgets His Age, So Writes to Court for It
Irvin S. Anderson, a former Harrisburger who is living now in
Hibbing, Minn., has written the Recorder of Deeds here, James E. Lentz,
asking Lentz to tell him what age Anderson gave when he obtained a
marriage license here "in 1891 or 1892," to marry Ida H. Granger.
Anderson is not sure of his age, he said, and is unable to produce a
birth certificate and the information from the Orphans Court clerk "may
save me considerable trouble in the future as to the draft," he wrote.
The records show that Anderson obtained a marriage license here
November 7, 1891, and at that time he gave his age as 21 years old.
Anderson, therefore, would be 48 years old and would not be subject to
the army draft, if that is so.
ALL OF THE NEWS OF STEELTON, MIDDLETOWN AND DAUPHIN COUNTY
MIDDLETOWN
ANNUAL OUTING OF PASTOR'S AID
MIDDLETOWN, Sept. 3. - The members of the Pastor's Aid Society of the
Methodist Church, enjoyed their annual outing yesterday, and were
conveyed to Mt. Gretna by auto, at which place they spent the day in
the woods. Dinner and a late supper was served to the members, after
which the following returned to their homes at a late hour: Miss Mary
Wise, Miss Nettie Cain, Mrs. J. J. Groupe, Miss Fan Gross, Miss Mary
Stipe, Miss Anna Wagner, Miss Romaine Kennard, Miss Mary Beachler, Miss
Catharine Beachler, Miss Sarah Davis, Mrs. C. Lloyd Lindemuth, Miss
Blanche Churchman, Miss Harriet Swartz, Mrs. John Keiper, Miss
Catharine Raymond, Lillian Weller, Miss Bess Weller, and Miss Jennie
Campbell. The party was entertained at the Weller cottage.
RETURN FROM HOUSE PARTY
The members of the T. J. K. Club, of Middletown, have returned to
their respective homes here, after enjoying the past several days at
Stoverdale, where they were entertained at the "Jason" cottage. Those
included in the party were Miss Ruth McNair, Miss Oma Lutz, Miss
Romaine Kennard, Miss Agnes Markley, Miss Erma Brenneman, Mrs. J. Lloyd
Lindemuth, Miss Verona Keiper, Miss Martha Swartz, Mrs. John E. Keiper,
and Mrs. Raymond E. Gilbert.
HUMMELSTOWN
BOROUGH PERSONALS
Jacob Shope, stationed at League Island, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Shope.
Miss Edith Bobbs, of Harrisburg, was the guest of her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Earnest, for several days.
Mrs. Minnie Stecher spent yesterday with friends at Chambersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Campbell and children, of Shamokin, are visiting
Mrs. Campbell's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Shuey.
Corporal Peter Fisher, of Camp Meade, spent several days in town.
Mrs. Catherine Oakum is visiting relatives at Lickdale.
Bertram Hummel, stationed at Augusta, Ga., in the Ordnance
Department, is spending a ten-day furlough at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Hummel.
Charles Hale, of the Naval Reserves, stationed at League Island,
spent several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hale.
STEELTON
Five Men Called to Go to Camp Dix Friday
Charles A. Rudy, 62 High street, Middletown; Howard Sellers,
Steelton; James L. Rosetta, Middletown; Rocco Pugliese, 261 South Third
street, Steelton, and David T. Harder, Highspire, were called by Draft
Board No. 1 of Dauphin County, this morning to go to Camp Dix,
Wrightstown, N. J., at 3.15 o'clock Friday afternoon, September 6,
where they will enter general military training.
They will report at the draft headquarters in the Electric Light
Building, Steelton, 9 o'clock, Thursday morning, September 5.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Word was received here yesterday that one soldier from the borough
and another from Enhaut have been seriously wounded in action on the
French front.
Mrs. George W. Hall, 586 Christian street, received word that her
brother Harry J. Geistwhite, was seriously wounded in action August 9.
Private Fred Koenig, son of Fred Koenig, Enhaut, was seriously wounded
in action July 26. Both men are members of infantry regiments.
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of St. John's
Lutheran Church will meet in the church this evening at 7.45 o'clock.
Miss Speera, of Decatur, Illinois, will sing at Wednesday evening's
prayer service in St. John's. The Sunday School Association will meet
after prayer service.
The Usher's Association of St. John's will meet Thursday evening in
the church at 7.30 o'clock.
STEELTON PERSONALS
Sergeant John Yestadt, Washington Barracks, spent the week-end at his
home in the borough.
Mrs. Raymond Morrison, Miss Blanche Morrison and Mrs. Charles E.
Steiner were week-end guests of friends in Elliotson.
BACK FROM MOTOR TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feidt returned yesterday from an extended motor
trip through New Jersey and Western New York state.
MOYERS DIVORCED
The Court today signed a decree in divorce in the case of Sylvia vs.
G. Ray Moyer, of this city.
The Evening News, Harrisburg, Penna., Tuesday, September 3, 1918