el a 12 Pages-96 Columns Today THE READING NEWS-TIMES Reading, April 27, 1917 TWO HUNDRED CHILD FARMERS FOR BOYERTOWN Three Acres Will be Cut Into Plots of Suitable Size MUSICAL COMEDY. SUCCESS Last Number on the Community Course Proves Very Enjoyable BOYERTOWN, April 26. -The Boyertown Association has been strumental in interesting the local school children in gardening this summer and has leased a three-acre tract on Third street, between Franklin and Madison streets. This plot of ground was leased from Dr. T.
J. B. Rhoads, trustee for the Fairview Cemetery Company, overseers for the Lutheran Church property or late Elam Rhoads property. These three acres ofthe best soil will ho laid out in plots 12 by 30 and 24 by 30 feet, respectively, which will then be assigned to youthful farmers for cultivation. Principal H.
R. Vanderslice, of the Boyertown schools, is at the head of the great movement and application blanks were distributed in the school rooms and 200 farmers are expected to be signed up by this volunteer system. Rules for the farmers are: List of vegetables- Beans (string or lima), carrots, beets, tomatoes, onions, cabbage, sweet corn, hubbard squash turnips, lettuce, spinach, Swiss chard, potatoes. Not more than one-half of the plot may be planted in one vegetable. At least four vegetables must be planted, one of which must be beans.
Each applicant will be required to pay for the seed used out of the earnings of the crop, to be paid when crop is marketed. Land, fertilizer and garden expert provided free. This project will cost the association a large outlay of money to purchase fertilizers, seed and the hire for a man to place into condition for cultivation, after which the gardener will be retained during the entire summer. Frank Reigner, who has made a lifetime study of the soil, has been engaged by the committee for this work and will supervise all planting. Liberal minded citizens have offered fertilizer and all will be welcomed by the The musical comedy by committee at once.
talent under the direction of Cambria Kolb and Herbert Bender, of place, presented in the Lyric theatre, was largely attended. Patriotism reigned through the entire show. Music was by Albright's Orchestra, of Pottstown. Owing to the splendid success, the play will be repeated in the Lyric Theatre on Monday evening, April 30, at 8 o'clock. Several new numbers will be shown.
Calvin J. Kutz, Boyertown; W. Rothenberger, Pottstown, and Geo. Lessig, of Pine Forge, left for Center county, where they will spend several weeks on a fishing trip. Mr.
and Edwin Breil and daughter, Dorothy; Mr. and Mrs. 'Howard of Reading, spent several days in this vicinity, having been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Specht, New Berlinville; Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton Grim, Chestnut street, and Milton Breil and family, East Philadelphia avenue, this place. Samuel G. Landis, proprietor of the New Berlinville brick yards, and his employes will have a flag raising at the brick yards on Saturday, April 29. The strong gale broke down the flagstaff and carried with it the flag which adorned the town hall tower.
As soon as a new staff can be procured, it will be replaced. Last Number of Course The last number of the Community Course of Entertainments was held in the Lyric theatre on Tuesday evening. The Parish Players, of four people, presented three one-act plays. The plays, of a dramatic nature, were splendidly rendered and the crowded houses showed their appreciation. The entertainment ended with a farce drama.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Corbin, of South Walnut street, spent a day in Philadelphia, where they were the guests of friends. William S.
Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam R. Hess, of Bechtelsville, and Mabel C. Bechtel, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Bechtel, of Colebrookdale township, were united in marriage at Reading by Rev. H. W. Warmkessel.
They were unattended. After the ceremony, they left for the homey of the bride's parents, where will reside. The groom is a laborer. Lyman Gerhart, employed with E. J.
W. Leaver, spent a day at Huff's Church, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Gerhart and family. The Gerharts recently moved from Boyertown to the Benfield farm at Huff's Church.
LOBACHSVILLE LOBACHSVILLE, April -The result of falling down a flight of stairs nine days ago, Ethel Olivia Miller, aged 11 years, 5 months and 25 days, died of inflamation of the brain at 1.30 p. at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zacharias Miller, this place. Besides the parents she leaves two sisters and a brother, Emma, wife of Harry Throm, and Estella, wife of John Buchert, both of Reading, and Reuben, at home.
REINHOLDS, April: Saturday evening the Rev. C. H. Gramm, pastor of Zion's Reformed Church, Reading, will deliver an address in Swamp Church. His address upon this occasion will be along the line of present day, conditions.
The address will given in connection with the Young People's Society. On Sunday morning M. -W. Schweitzer will administer the Holy Communion at Swamp Church and BE preparatory services see will be held on Saturday afternoon. Edward Schaffer and family, of Reading, moved in William Lutz's house on Lincoln avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gress visited 1 the family of N. G. Binkley.
W. F. Geist and family moved to Reading. HARLEM IN THE WAY OF NEWS How Our Rural Neighbors Are Entertaining and Being Entertained REINHOLDS HARLEM, April 26. Mr.
and Mrs. James Hoffman, Mrs. Anna Hoxworth and sons, James and Robert; Calvin Seisholtz and. son, Clarence; Mamie Siesholtz, Howard Weaver, Mr. and Mrs.
Norman W. Rauch and son, Henry; Wayne Dennis and Pierre Rauch, all of Allentown, were the guests of Howard Gregory and family. Miss Emma Fox is on the sick list. Dr. L.
N. Rohrbach, of Palm, attends. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin V.
Albitz, son, Raymond; Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Schmoyer and son, Oswin, and John W. Heimbach spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob M. Gery, of Topton. Elsie Benfield and daughter, Loraine, of Emaus, are here to spend a week with Miss Lucy Bittenbender. M.
M. Gery made a business trip to Palm. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kistler, Mary Kistler, Samuel Kistler and Edwin Clauss, of Allentown, called on Howard Gregory and John Wren and John familien made a business trip to Emaus and Allentown.
Miss Birdie Trollinger spent a few days in Allentown and Emaus visiting friends. John H. Gery and a friend spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin O.
Rohrbach, of near Landis Store. Mrs. Jerome Richards spent a few days with Walter Schmoyer and family, at Gardner's Station. Mr. and Mrs.
James F. Rohrbach and sons, Franklin and Lewis, were away on Sunday, visiting friends. Wien is on the sick list. Dr. J.
N. Rohrbach, of Palm, attends. LEESPORT LEESPORT, April climbed into the band wagon last night in the county organization of Red Cross societies under the direction of the Berks County Chapter the Red Cross, addressed when Eric Allen, field secretary, of in the Leesport High School. Enrollment of members started immediately after the meeting and it is expected from the enthusiasm shown that Leesport will easily do its share to meet ten per cent. mark placed as the goal of the campaign.
Miss Mary Ives Parvin is in charge of the formation of the local SOciety. Following the Red Cross speaker, Daniel Hoch, of Reading, gave an address on "Conservation," and Miss Closer, Domestic science teacher, gave demonstrations on preparing children's lunches. The meeting was well attended. ROBESONIA ROBESONIA, April Elizabeth, nine-month-old daughter of Lewis and Stella Hassler (nee Hoover), died of convulsions. Funeral Sunday.
ENTERTAINED ON ANNIVERSARY William Bauer, of Rehr's Hill, Surprised on His 46th Birthday REHR'S HILL, April surprise party was held at home of William Bauer, in. honor of his forty-sixth birthday anniversary. He received many gifts. Supper was served. Various games were played music was rendered.
The ing were present: Mr. and Mrs. William Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. William Ziegenfuss, Mr.
and rMs. Peter Ziegenfuss, Mr. and Mrs. George Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Miller, Mr, and Mrs. Emory Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eline, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Koch. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brinker, Edna, Alice, Ida and Helen Ziegenfuss, Sallie and Alma Miller, Mary and Lizzie Monberger, David Ziegenfuss, Nathaniel Warner, Harry Fox John Koch, Henry and Warren Ziegenfuss, Frank, Joseph and Charles Monberger, Paul and Lester Williams, Horace Gehman, Nicholas Koosman, Frank Eck and Frank Rohrbach. A donation party was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Cline. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brinker, of Allentown, visited relatives and friends at this place.
Mrs. James Fox- visited Andrew Stauffer, of this place. Eugene Reigner and Howard Eschbach, of Barto, visited Peter Ziegenfuss, of this place. FRIENDS GREET SHERIDAN LAD At a Birthday Party and Voice Regards and Good Wishes SHERIDAN, April -A surprise party was given at Newmanstown in honor of Ed Matthew, on his sixteenth birthday anniversary, by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. S. Matthew. The rooms were prettily decorated with bunting and flowers. An elaborate luncheon was served.
Those present were: Misses Pauline Kurtz Hattie Weik, Florence Weik, Helen Zimmerman, Elsie Saltzer, Laura Ream, Hilda Bowman, Bertie North, Virgie Ibach, Irene, Blanche Strickler. Odessa Rader, Berger, Carrie Brooks, Helen Strickler, Effie North. Bennetch, Lizzie Leibig, Hilda Witter Blanche Weiss, Minerva Moore, Harry Witmoyer, Herbert Mock, Harry Schadler, George Dierwechter, Harry Wolfs. kill, Herman North, Frank Rader, Samuel Strickler, Harry Sheetz, Raymond Noll, Joe Matthew, John Shultz, Mrs. Amanda Zerbe, Mrs.
Amanda Matthew. RICHLAND RICHLAND, April Andrew Moore, who was ill is better again. Michael Haak, who left Saturday for Hamburg Sanitorium for treatfor tuberculosis, returned home. Mrs. Anna Beamaderfer, who is living with her daughter and sonin-law, Cleveland Swartz is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. George Peiffer attended the funeral of the former's sister, Mrs. William Henry at Palmyra on Tuesday: Six new members installed in the Knights of Pythias last week at this place. Mrs.
Elmyra Shirk will dispose of her household goods, this Saturday, Jacob Mohler and family were at Fredericksburg on Sunday. The following visited George Peiffer: Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Messersmith and children, Palmyra; Mrs. Francis Messersmith, Barnsville; Mr. and Mrs. Howard -Helder and son, Robert Eisenhower, Host; Cleve Smaltz, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Layser and four children, Mrs. William Mrs. Layser and Maland daughter, Ella. DEMONSTRATION FOR FLEETWOOD Flag Raising and Speech Making to Follow Street Parade FLEETWOOD, April 25. A parade and flag raising will be held Saturday afternoon.
Old Glory will be unfurled from a pole in front of the Fleetwood Volunteer Fire Company Hall. A general invitation has been issued to the residents to particpate in the demonstration. No expense has been spared to make the occasion a gala one. The patriotic demonstration and flag raising will be followine, by an address by Daniel of Reading. The local band has been engaged to enliven the occasion.
It is a desire by the Chief Burgess C. A. Miller to have at least one or more flags displayed on each and every residence in the borough. Work on the foundation for the new home for George Schlegel on West Main street has been started. Walter H.
Weidner and Sallie Keller both, of this place, obtained a marriage license at Elkton, Md. Plasterers have started work on the new Seventh Day Adventist Church on Locust street. William Stitzel, of Hamburg, has the contract. The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Kelchner, residing on Washington street and left a baby girl. Painters are putting the finishing touches on the new residence of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kelchner, corner Washington and Walnut street. George A.
Schlenker, general manager of the auto freight and express company of Kutztown, was a visitor on Monday in the interest of the firm. Clark G. Long, Jonestown, and Frank J. Dellingeh, Cleveland, Ohio, registered on Monday at the Hotel Fleetwood. YEARLY RECORDS OF FOLK'S SCHOOL Reinert Pupils Very Studious and Compile Good Averages REINERT.
April except one pupil of Folks school attended more than 70 per cent. of the term. The percentage of attendance for the term was: Males, 90 per females, 96 per cent. Only one pupils, Ira S. Reider, attended every day during the term.
The following pupils from Keller's school, Warren Heist, teacher, attended more than 70 per cent. of the term: Carl Strozyk, John Seyler, Edward Cronrath, Irvin Cronrath, Charles Rothermel, Theodore Strozyk, Helen Schwoyer, Helen Dautrich, Gertie Cronrath, Eva Cronrath, Lester Eckert, George Rothermel, Luther. Rothermel and Willie Eckert. Lester Eckert, Geo. Rothermel, Luther Rothermel and William Eckert attended every day and reecived certificates of awards.
Mr. and Mrs. Fitchorn, of Reading, visited John Eckert and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Von Nieda, of Readng, visited A. H. Reider and family. Lyman Seyler is confined to the house with sickness. L.
B. Heffner was at Fleetwood on business. Paul. Seyler, of Reading, spent several days at home. EPHRATA EPHRATA, April Susan Gerhart, widow of Isaac Gerhart, died at the home of her nephew, L.
W. Gockley, from Bright's disease in the sixty-seventh year of her age. She was born near Schoeneck, the daughter of the late Samuel and Catherine Gockley. Her husband died about ten years ago. THE VILLAGE SOUSE WILL SOON HAVE TO SEEK ANOTHER KIND OF POPULARITY By GOLDBERG WHEN PROHIBITION ROBS THE VILLAGE FAME, AT FIVE ONE STEAKS THE INHeRITED STEAK MIX MORE ME SOLAS, You A RE WOLF FIFTY NINE SOUSE OF HIS ONLY UP SITTING HABIT FROM JOE 1 DON'T POOR.
MAN. RICH MAN. CLAIM TO HE'LL HAVE TO KEEP HE OUGHT 70 GRANDPA. CARE WHAT HIS POPULARITY BY TAKE THE HAPPENS CURE JUST THINK ALL 1 GET Is THREE AFTER SEDUCTIAG' EATING DOLLARS A YOUR INCOME TAX, WEEK! He's MORE I CERTAINLY ENVY YOUR WAR TAY, WONDER- I STEAKS THE 50,000 A- COM YOUR INHERITANCE WISH 1 HAD THAN MEN TAK, YOUR PERSONAL SO THIS WEDNESDAY- I IS HOW IT- ELSE IN AND ALL YOUR DON'T ENOW HIS CAPACITY ANYONE FIR TAY, YOUR BREATHING HOW FLIES TIME I MUST 50 DRINKS A DAY THE ICE CREAM YOUR HE'S TOWN op BREAKING OTHER TAXES ON MISSED LAST SODA RECORD SALARY I FIND HAVE SEVENTEEN THAT 100 OWE TUESDAY YOU'VE GOT TO HAUL COMPLETELY: IT TO HIM YOURSELF HE STAYS TWENTY CENTS TILL TWO o'cLock HEARD THAT OZLEDINKE EVERY MORNING HRS. HANGING AROUND HE TO HUSBAND IS A THE CANDY STORES CARRIED BE CREAM PUFF HOME LAST FIEND NIGHT GOING (1) FOR CANDY ON A WHOLE- WHEN THEY CAN'T Gossip SALE SCALE.
ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD SOUSE. AUBURN ITEMS OF INTEREST Band Members to Take Part in the Demonstration at Pottsville AUBURN, April The remains Mrs. Reuben Heckman, of Shartlesville, who died while visiting her sister at Pottsville, were brought to town by Undertaker Christ. The ardson, of town. The funeral deceased is sister of James do Richie take place this morning 9 o'clock.
Services and interment at Shartles. ville. Norman Murdock and Luella Stoudt were married on Monday evening and left on a wedding trip. Liveryman Mengel is making exington street home. tensive re improvements to his WashSeveral of the local band members have been engaged to assist the Orwigsburg band in the patriotic parade at Pottsville on Saturday.
Abraham Faust has broken ground for the erection of a dwelling house. George Sowers left for Kutztown, where he enrolled as a student in the Normal School. ADAMSTOWN VS ALLEGHENYVILLE Lengthy and Interesting Program to be Presented This Evening ADAMSTOWN, April Alleghenyville debating team paid a visit to the local team and fine program was rendered. The question, "Resolved, That the inventor is greater than the reformer," was won by the visiting team, after a splendid debate. The following program will be rendered Friday evening: Song, by the audience: reading of tho minutes; referred question, "Discuss the life and works of Lafaymusic, by the Kessler orchestra; select reading, Solomon Zerbe: referred question, "The need of the conservation of food products and the ends to be attained;" trio, John Frankhouser, Whitman sisters; debate, "Resolved, That the pen is mightier than the sword," affirmative, Eugene Shirk, Charles VonNieda; negative, Elmer Frankhouser, Harry Reddig; music; society budget, Henry Ziemer; critic's remarks, THe May Trostle.
ROBESONIA ROBESONIA, April 26. Miss Ella Knoxstead, student nurse at the Central Hospital, Philadelphia, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Knoxstead, and called on Sherman Richards. Henry Palm is confined with illness.
Sherman Richards attended: the funeral of a relative in Columbia county, his former residence. Misses Esther Swope, Womelsdorf, and Mamie Dundore, Glenside, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Flesher. Mrs.
Daniel Fleisher, north of town, is confined to the house with illness. Mr. and Mra. Miles Miller, Penn avenue, became the parents of a son. Jesse Geissler, contractor, while at work on the new garage, Penn avenue, fell from a joist to the cement below, a distance of ten feet.
His injuries were slight of bruises about the head and body. Mrs. Robert Kauffman attended the funeral of her uncle, John D. Ruth, who died in Reading. Mr.
Ruth was a resident of this place until about ten years ago. A surprise party was held at the home of Mrs. Emma Helms in honor of her son, Walter's nineteenth birthday anniversary. Games and music were enjoyed. NEWS NOTES OF STEVENS Country Appeals to Many as a Fine Place to Pay a Visit a and Mrs.
STEVENS, H. D. April Stick and daughter, and Roste, and son, George, visited at Reamstown, where they were the guests of their son, Paul and family. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Boddy, of Hopeland, were guests of the Sam'l. Snyder family. Mrs. Mary Lish visited her son, E. A.
Lish and family, of Ephrata. Mr. and Mrs. John Reinhold were guests of Adam Bollinger and family near Clay. Mr.
and Mrs. M. P. Showalter and sons, Elmer and Earl, spent Sunday at Litiz as the guests of Daniel Eberly and family. The following were the guests of Adam Slabach and Mrs.
Edwin Slabach, of Harrisburg; Mrs. Levi Gingrich and grandson, Warren, of Palmyra; Mr. Harry Becker and wife and daughters, Ella and Margaret, of Fritztown; Miss Katie Mellinger, of Reinholde. The following persons visited W. F.
Bensing and family: Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bensing son, Oscar, of Fritztown; Mr. and Mrs. John Loose, Mr.
and Mrs. A. F. Loose, Mr. and Mrs.
Elias Showalter, Messrs. Charles Hirneisen and Elmer Showalter, all of Reinholds; Mr. and Mrs. Harding and daughter, Mae, and son, Elmer, of this place. THE LIVE SUBURB ACROSS THE RIVER What Its Residents Are Doing in a Social Way and Other Affairs WEST READING, April minstrel show given by the members of the Boys' Olivet Club was a success.
Mrs. H. W. Bagenstose and son, Clinton returned from a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Foster, near Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. Spangler, who resided at Sixth and Penn avenues, moved Robesonia. Mrs.
Sallie Nunemacher, Reading, visited her sister, Mrs. Daniel Brown and family, Chestnut street. C. Arendt, 530 Penn avenue, returned from New York City. Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Hertz and son, Harold, Chestnut street, are spending several days with Mrs. Hertz's brother in Philadelphia. Miss Sallie Bortz, of St. Lawrence, spent Sunday with her brother, Geo.
B. Bortz and family at the West Reading hotel. Ninety pounds of candy will be made for the community social and bazaar to be held for the benefit of the public school in the Franklin street school building on Friday and Saturday evening, April 27 and 28. Misses Mary M. Hain and Florence V.
Missbach called on Miss Lillian R. Newhard, Wyomissing, teacher of the fifth grade here. Miss Blanche McGuire, Reading, was the guest of Miss M. Heinly, Franklin street. MT.
PENN MT. PENN, April Friday evening a comedy entitled "All a Mistake." will be rendered in the local school auditorium, under the auspices of the grammar school. Samuel P. Ziegler purchased the el ice and hauling business of John Rudy, and took possession at once. J.
N. Leedom, who broke his hip in a. fall several months ago, is greatly improved. R. M.
Mohrie, of Reading, took possession of Harvey Bernhart's house on Fairview street. Samuel Bechtel, a former borough councilman, was here on a visit. MOSELEM MOSELEM, April and Mrs. J. G.
McCown, of New York, spent a. few days on the Blue Ridge fruit farm. J. D. McCown made a trip to Philadelphia.
Walter Owen, of Philadelphia, 66- cured -employment with Mr. McCown. Mrs. R. B.
Finnell made a trip to Reading. The supervisors. of Maldencreek made an inspection trip through this section. James Becker is confined to the house with sickness. Philip Bixler, of Beckersville, made a business trip through town.
Ivan Freeman of St. View visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Freeman. Charles Kintzel moved to the Shaw homestead, which he purchased recently.
MANY GUESTS AT BECKER'S MILL Large Parties Are Entertained During the Week Other News BECKER'S MILL, April -The following were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Levi L. Becker: Mr. and Mrs.
Milton B. Rentschler, and Miss Mary Rentschler and Ada Biery, all Mertztown; Mr. and Mrs. Ira boden and children, Walter, Stanley, Lawrence and Marie Imboden, of Pottsville; Mr. and Samuel Hoch and daughter, Mildred, and Mabel Loose, of near Dauberville; Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Bagenstose, Leesport; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Zerby, Orwigsburg; Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Becker, Mrs. Henry Faust and Jesse Owen Becker. The Misses Amy, Mamie and Carrie Dietrich visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
M. Dietrich. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phillips and Bessie, Katie and James Phillips visited the families of Henry Phillips and Walter Becker.
The following were visitors on the er and family: Mr. Mrs. H. Meadowbrook Farm of Milton, BeckFranklin Brossman and daughters. Dorothy and Evelyn; Walter G.
Wide, Jesse Becker, all of Reading; Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Faust, Centerport. TAMAQUA TAMAQUA TAMAQUA, April with stealing $57 from the servant's quarters at the Moyer Hotel while the girls were at dinner, William McCullough, of New York, who came to the hotel last Saturday was arrested at Coaldale by Chief of Police Ehing and lodged in the borough lockup.
McCullough learned that the girls had money in their room and planned to appropriate it just before the 12.30 car was due and beat it back to New York. He missed the 12.30 car, however, SO did not get away until 1 o'clock. Being delayed half an hour, he decided to get off at Coaldale instead of going direct to Mauch Chunk. police at Mauch Chunk were waiting for him, but when it was learned he got off at Coaldale, Chief Ehing took up the chase, finally landing him in a saloon in that town. He is alleged to have stolen $52 from Miss Alice Bohle, and $5 from Miss Tillie Hill.
It is also charged that he stole clothes from the room of Paul Peters, a traveling man, and two razors from the room of Michael Boyle, which was recovered. Chief Ehing recovered $51 of the $57. HARTZ'S STORE HARTZ STORE. April 26. On account of bad weather, the entertainment and package party at Lower Allegheny school house was postponed until Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haws. of Allentown, visited Mr. and Mrs.
John Schlouch. Adam. Moore, of Reading, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kring were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. John Schlouch. SERVICES FOR DEPARTED I EAGLES OF KUTZTOWN Will be' Held by Aerie No.
839 in on Sunday SURPRISED ON Pure Food Demonstration tended and Enjoyed by Many Kutztown, April fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 830, will honor the brethren. that have passed into the Great Beyond with a memorial service on Sunday evening. The event will be held in the Kutztown Auditorium at 3. o'clock.
The program for the day: Processional, "Onward Christian Soldiers," Eagle Orchestra; tion, Eagle Orchestra; devotional exercises, Rev. N. Dis. singer, of Kutztown: selection, "The Lost Chord." Beethoven octet; opening ceremonies; selection, "Adoration," Eagle Orchestra; solo, Dry Those Tears," Tracy Rees; continuar tion of Aerie ceremonies; selection, "Crossing the Beethoven 00. tet; memorial address, Frederick Hughes, G.
V. of Yonkers Aerie, No. 4.73, Yonkers, N. selection, "Flower Song," Eagle Orchestra: solo G. LeRoy Faust; roll call of departed brothers; selection, "Good-Bye," Beethoven octet; closing exercises.
The audience is requested to rise and join in singing "God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again." Benediction, Rev. S. N. Dissinger; recessional, "The Eagle Orchestra. The members who have passed beyond and to whose memory there will be offered tribute are: Aug.
Krusie, Alfred Schearer, Thomas Y. Haus, Charles P. H. Leibensperger, Oliver H. Sander, John D.
Yoder, Clinton E. Stitzer, J. Henry Stocker, Fred Fisher, John A. Hawk, John W. Gehret, Harry P.
Schoedler, Cyrus Kohler, John Wilson, Harry A. Smith, Howard Brown, John H. Delp. Harry A. Stoudt.
Samuel Fink and 0. R. Keiter. The last eight died since the memorial service held last year, The officers are: William D. Fisher, past worthy president; Russell Brooks, worthy president; James N.
Stump, Yenser, worthy chaplain; vice president; Henry, David. ductor: Howard S. Sharadin, secretary; Herman A. Fisher, treasurer: Milton G. Oswaldt, inside guard; George A.
Kroninger, outside gur Dr. N. Z. Dunkelberger, aerie physician; trustees, -Angstadt, Sealous Fisher, William F. Schoedlemme committee in charge of the arrangements for the services are: William D.
Yaxtheimer, chairman: E. M. Angstadt Sealous Fisher, William F. Schoedler, Russell Brooks, H. S.
Sharadin, H. A. Fisher and Joseph A. Haney. The ushers for the day -are Wit.
liam F. Schoedler, chairman; E. L. Schatzlein. Jacob J.
Schofer, Ellis C. Trafford and Fred Hill: The Beethoven octet, of Allentown, will furnish the vocal mustc. The Aerie Orchestra will furnish instrumental selections, under the direction of P. Metzger. Surprise Masque A surprise masque party was held at.
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bordner, in honor of their daugh. ter, Mary C. The young woman was the recipient of many presents.
Luncheon was served. Music was rendered by different members of the party. Those present: George Ruth, Mary and Earl Weldenhammer, Ralph Trout Earl Reichard, Paul, John and Sadie -Printz, ard and Francis and Mary H. Bordner. Eva and Jennie Schneider, Luther and Dorothy Spayd and Benjamin Shoemaker.
Washington Camp, No. 677, P. O. S. of of town, will hold a public patriotic meeting in the Washington House Hall on Monday at 8 o'clock.
The camp appointed a. committee to urge the citizens to and also to di the The show their loyalty and patriotism committee Schick, H. Williams. Solon A of Readin town on Mrs. spent We.
Pure' pure foo held at the k. side de hartm. store. The demonstration was charge of Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Stine assisted by Miss Miriam Dick of Reading. All lines of fruits, vegetables, preserves and household necessities were displayed. Music was furnished by the Pastime Orchestra, of town, during the afternoon and evening.
Coffee, pineapple and grape Juice were served. This was the best and largest attended demonstration ever given here. FREEMAN FREEMAN, April 26. -Mr6. Carrie Hertzog spent Sunday with Susan Behm and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lukens, of Reading, spent Sunday with her father, John Freeman, of town. Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Hafer spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Paul Hunsle, of Pottstown. George Freeman, of Oarbreok called on his father, Cornel man, of town. William Lesher ployment wit' Derrydown..
