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DAIRYMAN'S DAY AT HERSHEY ON SATURDAY Innovation By the Hershey Choco-late Company For Benefit of Milk Producers. Speakers of National Prominence tWill Deliver lec-tures. Ail Are Invited Saturday will' be the great day for the farmers and milk pro-ducers of Dauphin, Lebanon, and adj oining counties. 1500 invitations have been sent out to the farmers and dairymen of this section of the state to come to Hershey oil Saturday with their wives, children and sweet-hearts, to attend the great Dairyman's Day lectures and visit through the Chocolate Company's plant. The Dairyman's Day is an in-novation, but like everything that the Chocolate Company un-dertakes will be a success. A very interesting program has been prepared and very promi-nent lectures have been secured to talk on subj ects pertaining to the milk production of the farm, and how to make it -pay the greatest interest. The morning, from nine o'clock until noon will be spent in going through the Chocolate Company's plant and seeing the manufacture of chocolate. Spe-cial guides will be furnished by the company for the conveni-ence of the many visitors, and the inspection of the chocolate factory will be one of the most interesting features of the day. The afternoon program will be of an instructive nature and will be a great help to all inter-ested in increasing both -their milk production, and profit from their farms. An address of Welcome will be delivered by Mr. Wm. F. R. Murrie, president of the Chocolate Company, and an address on "Our Relation," by Delos L. James, Superintendent of the milk department of the Hershey Chocolate Company. Besides these there will be two addresses or lectures by men famous in their line, and who will be able to give the farmers and dairymen some information that will be of great help and value to them. , The first ad-dress will be delivered by Dr. Gurie G. Hopkins, of the Uni-versity of Illinois, who will speak on "Soil Fertility and Fer-tilizers." The second lecture will be made by the Professor John Trueman, of Storr's Agri-cultural College. At four p. m. a demonstration will be given at the Hershey de-monstration farm, southeast of Hershey, of the Sharpies milk-ing machine. This is the ma-chine that is being go success-fully used on the Hershey de-monstration farm, and is now doing all the milking. The local reception committee is composed of the following men : Frank B. Snavely, Geo. (Continued oh page 16) Two o clock next Wednesday afternoon will mark the opening of the Hershey Chautauqua to which the citizens of Hershey and vicinity have been looking -forward for the past two months. By that time all will be in readi-ness so that the program will start off smoothly to con-tinue throughout . the seven days and the- thirty-two events. -^ Two committees have been appointed to "make pre-liminary arrangements for . the week. One is a decor-ating committee which is to see that the stage of the theater is Properly decorated and arranged. The decora-tions will largely consist of plants and American flags. Mrs. C. V. Glynn is chairman of this committee. An-other, a reception committee, will meet the Chautauqua people as they come in on the trains each day. Every effort will be made to make the people who come to take part on the progran each day feel at home while in our town. Mrs. M. L. Hershey is chairman of this com-mittee. .;> ,-- Program Will Begin at Two O'clock Wednesday. Ciricillo s Band the Big Feature On the First Day Preliminary to the opening lecture, by Mr. Downey, the platform manager, on the opening day^la word of welcome will be; given to the Chautauqua by a repre-sentative of the local committee. . The committee will be represented on the platform during the opening session. After the brief opening exercises Mr. Downey will de-liver the first of his series of lectures on "The Right of a Child to Be Well Born : Heredity." Mr. Downey was in Hershey for a few hours on last Friday making arrange-ments for his coming here for the week. His lectures will be given each afternoon at two o'clock. . , At three o'clock the opening concert will be given by Ciricillo's Italian band. This will conclude the afternoon program. In the evening a second concert* will be given by the band followed by the illustrated lecture entitled "Seeing America," at nine o'clock. Following this the motion pictures will be thrown on the canvas at nine forty-five. This will conclude the first day's program. • There is still time to secure season tickets for the week. Those who desire tickets should get them at once. Every season ticket holder should be present from the beginning of the first session. Three thousand programs for the daily sessions have just arrived Chautau qua Opens Next Week MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS FAIR Deny Township High School opened Monday with an enroll-ment of .39. The senior class consists of seven members; the j unior class thirteen ; the sopho-more class four and the fresh-men class, fourteen. Of these 39 pupils, 21 are from the coun-try or township proper, 11 from Hershey, 5 from Derry Church, one from Union Deposit, and one from Campbelltown. The enrollment in a high school, located in a district as large and thickly settled as Derry Township, should be not less than 60. - Eleven pupils withdrew from the freshmen class during the last term. Total number of students who withdrew from the High school during the last term is twenty. CHORAL SOCIETY HERE TO STAY The Hershey Choral Society has come j ;o be. an established institution among the many and varied enterprises of this wide awake and up-to-date communi-ty. During the coming months, weekly rehearsals, on Tuesday evenings, will be held at the pa-vilion under the direction of Conductor Feese. The music commitee has outlined a pro-gram of interesting and instruc-tive musical works, by good composers, and it is hoped thereby to develop a healthyrin-terest in chorus smgiTig7 and to give Hershey a first class musi-cal organization. Young men and women, possessing fair voices and musi-cal knowledge are invited to be-come members and. to take ad-vantage of good 'musical trairi-ing, and -to enj oy tne rriany pleasures and benefits that chorus work affords. SCHOOLS WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 All the rest of the schools in Derry Township will open ft)r an eight month term, Tuesday, September 3. •, ¦
Object Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1912-08-29 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 1912-08-29 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact Hershey Community Archives at contact@hersheyarchives.org. |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
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Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1912-08-29 |
Subject | Hershey (Pa.)--Newspapers |
Description | The Hershey Press (alternatively published as "Hershey's Weekly" or "Hershey's The Progressive Weekly") was the first local newspaper, published from 1909 until 1926, covering news and events throughout the Township of Derry, Hershey, and surrounding Pennsylvania communities. |
Date | 1912-08-29 |
Location Covered | Hershey (Pa.) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Rights | https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact Hershey Community Archives at contact@hersheyarchives.org. |
Contributing Institution | Milton Hershey School |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | DAIRYMAN'S DAY AT HERSHEY ON SATURDAY Innovation By the Hershey Choco-late Company For Benefit of Milk Producers. Speakers of National Prominence tWill Deliver lec-tures. Ail Are Invited Saturday will' be the great day for the farmers and milk pro-ducers of Dauphin, Lebanon, and adj oining counties. 1500 invitations have been sent out to the farmers and dairymen of this section of the state to come to Hershey oil Saturday with their wives, children and sweet-hearts, to attend the great Dairyman's Day lectures and visit through the Chocolate Company's plant. The Dairyman's Day is an in-novation, but like everything that the Chocolate Company un-dertakes will be a success. A very interesting program has been prepared and very promi-nent lectures have been secured to talk on subj ects pertaining to the milk production of the farm, and how to make it -pay the greatest interest. The morning, from nine o'clock until noon will be spent in going through the Chocolate Company's plant and seeing the manufacture of chocolate. Spe-cial guides will be furnished by the company for the conveni-ence of the many visitors, and the inspection of the chocolate factory will be one of the most interesting features of the day. The afternoon program will be of an instructive nature and will be a great help to all inter-ested in increasing both -their milk production, and profit from their farms. An address of Welcome will be delivered by Mr. Wm. F. R. Murrie, president of the Chocolate Company, and an address on "Our Relation," by Delos L. James, Superintendent of the milk department of the Hershey Chocolate Company. Besides these there will be two addresses or lectures by men famous in their line, and who will be able to give the farmers and dairymen some information that will be of great help and value to them. , The first ad-dress will be delivered by Dr. Gurie G. Hopkins, of the Uni-versity of Illinois, who will speak on "Soil Fertility and Fer-tilizers." The second lecture will be made by the Professor John Trueman, of Storr's Agri-cultural College. At four p. m. a demonstration will be given at the Hershey de-monstration farm, southeast of Hershey, of the Sharpies milk-ing machine. This is the ma-chine that is being go success-fully used on the Hershey de-monstration farm, and is now doing all the milking. The local reception committee is composed of the following men : Frank B. Snavely, Geo. (Continued oh page 16) Two o clock next Wednesday afternoon will mark the opening of the Hershey Chautauqua to which the citizens of Hershey and vicinity have been looking -forward for the past two months. By that time all will be in readi-ness so that the program will start off smoothly to con-tinue throughout . the seven days and the- thirty-two events. -^ Two committees have been appointed to "make pre-liminary arrangements for . the week. One is a decor-ating committee which is to see that the stage of the theater is Properly decorated and arranged. The decora-tions will largely consist of plants and American flags. Mrs. C. V. Glynn is chairman of this committee. An-other, a reception committee, will meet the Chautauqua people as they come in on the trains each day. Every effort will be made to make the people who come to take part on the progran each day feel at home while in our town. Mrs. M. L. Hershey is chairman of this com-mittee. .;> ,-- Program Will Begin at Two O'clock Wednesday. Ciricillo s Band the Big Feature On the First Day Preliminary to the opening lecture, by Mr. Downey, the platform manager, on the opening day^la word of welcome will be; given to the Chautauqua by a repre-sentative of the local committee. . The committee will be represented on the platform during the opening session. After the brief opening exercises Mr. Downey will de-liver the first of his series of lectures on "The Right of a Child to Be Well Born : Heredity." Mr. Downey was in Hershey for a few hours on last Friday making arrange-ments for his coming here for the week. His lectures will be given each afternoon at two o'clock. . , At three o'clock the opening concert will be given by Ciricillo's Italian band. This will conclude the afternoon program. In the evening a second concert* will be given by the band followed by the illustrated lecture entitled "Seeing America," at nine o'clock. Following this the motion pictures will be thrown on the canvas at nine forty-five. This will conclude the first day's program. • There is still time to secure season tickets for the week. Those who desire tickets should get them at once. Every season ticket holder should be present from the beginning of the first session. Three thousand programs for the daily sessions have just arrived Chautau qua Opens Next Week MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS FAIR Deny Township High School opened Monday with an enroll-ment of .39. The senior class consists of seven members; the j unior class thirteen ; the sopho-more class four and the fresh-men class, fourteen. Of these 39 pupils, 21 are from the coun-try or township proper, 11 from Hershey, 5 from Derry Church, one from Union Deposit, and one from Campbelltown. The enrollment in a high school, located in a district as large and thickly settled as Derry Township, should be not less than 60. - Eleven pupils withdrew from the freshmen class during the last term. Total number of students who withdrew from the High school during the last term is twenty. CHORAL SOCIETY HERE TO STAY The Hershey Choral Society has come j ;o be. an established institution among the many and varied enterprises of this wide awake and up-to-date communi-ty. During the coming months, weekly rehearsals, on Tuesday evenings, will be held at the pa-vilion under the direction of Conductor Feese. The music commitee has outlined a pro-gram of interesting and instruc-tive musical works, by good composers, and it is hoped thereby to develop a healthyrin-terest in chorus smgiTig7 and to give Hershey a first class musi-cal organization. Young men and women, possessing fair voices and musi-cal knowledge are invited to be-come members and. to take ad-vantage of good 'musical trairi-ing, and -to enj oy tne rriany pleasures and benefits that chorus work affords. SCHOOLS WILL OPEN ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 All the rest of the schools in Derry Township will open ft)r an eight month term, Tuesday, September 3. •, ¦ |