The Hershey Press 1911-01-20

              away, but it was not from any word of
complaint on the sufferer 's part. He
was faithful and/cheerful until the last.
David U. Swartz was the son of
Jonah Swartz and Esther Cassel:: He
was married on April 28, 1892 to Annie
Painter, to whom have been born five
children: Elmer, Mark, Charles,
Chester and Paul. The wife and five
children survive. Mr. Swartz . was a
member of the Church of God and^was
a Christian gentlemen. His true char-acter
was displayed in his home where
all of his spare-time was spent and to-ward
the members'of which he showed'
unusual love and thoughtfulness.
"His youth was innocent; his riper age,
Marked with some " act of kindness,
every day ; r
And watched by eyes that loved him,
calm, and sage,
Faded his declining years away.
Cheerful he gave his being up, and
: went
To share the-holy rest that waits a life
' well spent." . *
The funeral was held on Wednesday
morning at the United Brethren Church
after a brief prayer service at the
house. It was largely attended. The
sermon was preached by Rev. Romig
and music was furnished by the church
choir. The bearers were John Heckert,
Michael Yingst, John Funk and Robin-son
Patrick. Interment was made at
Fishbum's Church.
Masonic Banquet
at the Cafe
Members of the Fraternity Entertain Their
Wive s and Friends. The Ladies- Present
an Elegant Gift to the Order
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" IHE Masonic fraternity of Her-shey
and vicinity held a de-lightful-
banquet in the new
¦ 1 Hershey Cafe on Wednesday
evening. Forty masons, their .wives
and friends were present on this occa-sion.
The banquet was under the
supervision of Charles V. Glynn, chair-man
of the committee of arrangements,
assisted by E. B. Cassady and Dr. M.
L. Hershey. ' 7
About 8 o'clock the company gather-ed
at the Cafe where a formal recep-tion
was tendered the "ladies until nine
o'clock when the guests repaired to the
dining room. A bounteous course din-ner
was served by caterer Frank Roth.
The Hershey Y: M. C. A. orchestra
furnished music during the entire
dinner. '
William H. Earnest, Esq., of Hum-melstown,
acted as toastmaster and
presided in a very able and genial man-ner.
The first toast was by Dr. Wil-liam
C. Baker, who spoke interestingly
and humorously on "The Uninitiated
Mason. " The next speaker was Rob-ert
W. Spunk whose subject was "The
Woman in Masonry." Other speakers
were William S. Essick, of Reading,
and John R. Geyer, of Middletown.
Another feature of the evening, a
complete surprise to the gentlemen,
was the presentation by Mrs. Charles
V. Glynn, on behalf of the ladies, of a
pair of beautiful' gavels bearing the
appropriate monograms of the Brown-stone
Lodge, No. 666.
Now Governor Tener
The Inauguration on Tuesday Witnessed by
Thousands. Most Spectacular Parade
Harrisburg Has Ever Seen
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" JOHN Kinley Tener, whom the
majority of the voters of the
State of Pennsylvania chose
¦ I to be their governor at the
last election; took his oath of office at
noon on Tuesday. The impressive cer-emonial
took place in front of the Capi-tol
and was witnessed by thousands of
spectators. The exercises were opened
by Lieutenant-Governor Murphy. The
prayer was offered by Bishop J. H.
Darlington of the Episcopal Diocese.
Following this, Harman M. Kephart,
chief clerk of the Senate, read the cer-tificate
of election . The oath of office
was administered by Chief Justice Fell.
Following the oath of office, Governor
Tener received the congratulations of
David u. Swartz Succumbs to La Grippe
on Sunday Morning
H
HE cares of Daud U. Swartz
were ended and forgotten
when, on Sunday morning at
.¦-; 1 1:50 o'clock, his life went
out. Mr. Swartz was one of Hershey's
best known and most highly respected
citizens. His position as clerk in .the
postoffice brought him in contact with
jnany, all of whom were his friends.
His life closed when but little past the
century mark, his age being 56 years,
5 months and 26 days. Mr. Swartz was
born on July 19, 1854 on a farm between
Linglestown and Paxtang. He spent
most of his life as a farmer, in fact all
but the last few years.
Mr. Swartz was not well for about
six days before his death and suffered
an attack of la grippe which seriously
affected his heart. He worked at his
post, however, until Friday night when
he was compelled to give it up. On
Thursday it was necessary to assist him
to his work. Even on Saturday it was
hjs desire to make the .effort to reach
the office . Many who saw him on Fri-day
realized that the "end was not far
Respected Citizen Dies official s and then began his inaugural
address. His voice was clear and strong
and could be heard well far back among
the crowd. He stated that he approach-ed
his duties conscious of the import-ance
of the oath just taken and of the
responsibilities in the lawful execution
of the same. The address consumed 31
minutes during which time Mr. .Tener
stood bareheaded. '
The afternoon inauguration parade
was the most spectacular ever seen in
the :apital city! ' The local band form-ed
a part of this marching line consist-ing
of National Guard, civic organiza-tions,
fire companies, etc. In-the even
ing a public reception was held in the
State Capitol when Governor Tener re-ceived
the people of Harrisburg and
visitors.
Wiisdom is knowing what to do next;
skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue
is doing it.—Jordan.
Rev. G. Benjamin Segelken Takes Charge
of the Steelton Presbyterian Church
jF=5S|EV. C. BENJAMIN SEGEL-
¦ •JJ KEN, formerly pastor of the
fcjj Derry Presbyterian Church and
1 • President of the , local Y. M.
C. aI, was installed on Wednesday even-ing
as pastor of ' the Presbyterian
Church at Steelton. The services were
in charge of Rev. W. H. Leslie who
presided. The sermon was preached by
the Rev. Francis H. Laird, of Harris-burg.',
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Installation Services
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" INITED STATES Senior Geo.
j T. Oliver was re-elected for
. the full term of six years. His
I total vote was 181, made up of
147 in the House and 34 in ' the Senate,
or 52 more than necessary to a choice.
Oliver Re-elected
For Six-Year Term