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Women of Hershey Meet 0 " IN response to a call issued thr u the Pr ess, a lar ge number of the women of Hershey met > r-J on Tuesday evening in the lobby of the Inn to talk over the advis-ability, of organizing a Young Women 's Christian Association . After brief de-votion al exercises , Mr s. M. L. Hershey was elected temporary presi dent arid Cath arine Mumma , secretary pro tern. Mrs.1 Mary Baxter , who has been con - nected , for many years with the work in Har risburg, in a few well chosen re-marks; set forth the object and .bene-fiits of a Y'. W. C. A. There was un-usual interest manifested on the part " of all present in such work among the girls of our, communi ty. The official field secretary of the Y. W. ' C. A. in this Large Company Gathers at the Inn to Dis-cuss a Young Women 's Christian Asso-ciation district will be communicated with and further steps taken • in the immediate futur e. Anoth er meeting will be held soon at the call of the president , an-noun cement of which will be made in these columns. Those present were : Misses Viola Boyer, Elizabeth Mumm a, Kathryn Gar-man, CatharineHersh ey, BlancheDeBolt , Mary Painter , Esther Moyer j Bessie Moyer , Edna Gehret , Belle Weltmer , Bertha Leibhart , Martha Clark, Esther Hummel , Alberta Grove , .Blanche Eber-sole, Marion Espenshade , Elizabeth Grove , Sue Wirth , Bessie Horst , Jennie Holland, Lillie Garm an , Cath arine Mum-ma, Harriet Klaua , Miss Hairtman , Mesdames Murrie , Ezra Hershey, Al-dus Wirth , M. L. Hershey and Mary Baxte r. Children's Meeting I at Henry's Church The Church of the Brethren Sunday School] will hold their children 's meetin g at Henry 's Church , close to Hershey, , Sunday afternoon , January 15, "'at 2 o'clock. There will be several speak- [ ers from a distance. Everybody wel-come, i Milton Basehore. i A Beautiful Building of Spanish Design Patterned After the " Europa " of Placetas, Cuba n HE accompanying cut repre - sents one of the most promi-nent buildings of Hershey ¦ 1 and is situated on the "Squ are " at the intersection of choco-late and Cocoa Avenues. The building is of Spanish design and gives little ovi-dence from its exterior , owing to the absence of display windows , of being used as a departmen t store. The base-ment and first floor are devoted to the various lines of the Hershey Depart-ment Store and the second floor is used for rooming purposes. In the basement are the meat , tin-ning, plumbing, electric , cobbling and harness repairing departmen ts. China and hardware are also given a place in this part of the buildin g. The meat department is worthy of special men-tion. A six ton ice machine keeps the temperatu re of the cold storage " room constantly at the freezing point. This cooler is of immense size and is illumi-nated by electricity. These facilities for cooling will be especially appreci-at ed in the summer season. The first floor consists of 15,625 square feet of surf ace. Here are the groceries , dry goods, furniture , etc. A metal ceiling, num erous electric light s and oak cases add; to the beauty of the room. In the center is the cashier 's booth presided over by Miss Beulah Chrisemer. The various departments are connected with the cash booth by the Lamson cash carriers. The general manager of the store is Samuel D. Clark who was for years connected with Dives, Pomeroy & Stew-art in . Harrisburg. The directory of department heads is as follows: John Sneath , groceri es, fancy china and sta-tionery ; • Kathryn Garman , ladies ' ment; Martha Clark , confectionery and drugs ; Harry Clark , furniture , draper-ies and piece goods; S. S. Brown , hard-ware and stoves; John Smith , gents ' furnishings , shoes and clothing; Harry Plickinger, meats; H..T. Keifer, plumb-ing; Carl Coppenhaver, electrical de-partment; F. D. Stonesif er , tinning; Daniel Elliot , cobbling and harness re-pairing . Jonas Basehore is the book-keeper and stenographer. In addition there are several clerks and assistants employed. Now let's go up stairs to see the Inn . The visitor 's surprise is called forth as he ascends the beautiful stairway, im-maculately clean and has his first view of the long corridors, the lobbies and reception halls. At the head of th e stairs the reception halls 'are furnished with mission tables and chairs , and the polish ed floors with crex runners. The woodwork thruout . pillars and all, is of (continu ed on page 13) ready-to-wear department and gloves; Virginia Witman , notions, jewelry and art department; Esther Hummel , pian-ist and in charge of the music depart- The Big Department Store and the Inn
Object Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1911-01-13 |
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 | 1911-01-13 |
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. |
Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1911-01-13 |
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 | 1911-01-13 |
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 | Women of Hershey Meet 0 " IN response to a call issued thr u the Pr ess, a lar ge number of the women of Hershey met > r-J on Tuesday evening in the lobby of the Inn to talk over the advis-ability, of organizing a Young Women 's Christian Association . After brief de-votion al exercises , Mr s. M. L. Hershey was elected temporary presi dent arid Cath arine Mumma , secretary pro tern. Mrs.1 Mary Baxter , who has been con - nected , for many years with the work in Har risburg, in a few well chosen re-marks; set forth the object and .bene-fiits of a Y'. W. C. A. There was un-usual interest manifested on the part " of all present in such work among the girls of our, communi ty. The official field secretary of the Y. W. ' C. A. in this Large Company Gathers at the Inn to Dis-cuss a Young Women 's Christian Asso-ciation district will be communicated with and further steps taken • in the immediate futur e. Anoth er meeting will be held soon at the call of the president , an-noun cement of which will be made in these columns. Those present were : Misses Viola Boyer, Elizabeth Mumm a, Kathryn Gar-man, CatharineHersh ey, BlancheDeBolt , Mary Painter , Esther Moyer j Bessie Moyer , Edna Gehret , Belle Weltmer , Bertha Leibhart , Martha Clark, Esther Hummel , Alberta Grove , .Blanche Eber-sole, Marion Espenshade , Elizabeth Grove , Sue Wirth , Bessie Horst , Jennie Holland, Lillie Garm an , Cath arine Mum-ma, Harriet Klaua , Miss Hairtman , Mesdames Murrie , Ezra Hershey, Al-dus Wirth , M. L. Hershey and Mary Baxte r. Children's Meeting I at Henry's Church The Church of the Brethren Sunday School] will hold their children 's meetin g at Henry 's Church , close to Hershey, , Sunday afternoon , January 15, "'at 2 o'clock. There will be several speak- [ ers from a distance. Everybody wel-come, i Milton Basehore. i A Beautiful Building of Spanish Design Patterned After the " Europa " of Placetas, Cuba n HE accompanying cut repre - sents one of the most promi-nent buildings of Hershey ¦ 1 and is situated on the "Squ are " at the intersection of choco-late and Cocoa Avenues. The building is of Spanish design and gives little ovi-dence from its exterior , owing to the absence of display windows , of being used as a departmen t store. The base-ment and first floor are devoted to the various lines of the Hershey Depart-ment Store and the second floor is used for rooming purposes. In the basement are the meat , tin-ning, plumbing, electric , cobbling and harness repairing departmen ts. China and hardware are also given a place in this part of the buildin g. The meat department is worthy of special men-tion. A six ton ice machine keeps the temperatu re of the cold storage " room constantly at the freezing point. This cooler is of immense size and is illumi-nated by electricity. These facilities for cooling will be especially appreci-at ed in the summer season. The first floor consists of 15,625 square feet of surf ace. Here are the groceries , dry goods, furniture , etc. A metal ceiling, num erous electric light s and oak cases add; to the beauty of the room. In the center is the cashier 's booth presided over by Miss Beulah Chrisemer. The various departments are connected with the cash booth by the Lamson cash carriers. The general manager of the store is Samuel D. Clark who was for years connected with Dives, Pomeroy & Stew-art in . Harrisburg. The directory of department heads is as follows: John Sneath , groceri es, fancy china and sta-tionery ; • Kathryn Garman , ladies ' ment; Martha Clark , confectionery and drugs ; Harry Clark , furniture , draper-ies and piece goods; S. S. Brown , hard-ware and stoves; John Smith , gents ' furnishings , shoes and clothing; Harry Plickinger, meats; H..T. Keifer, plumb-ing; Carl Coppenhaver, electrical de-partment; F. D. Stonesif er , tinning; Daniel Elliot , cobbling and harness re-pairing . Jonas Basehore is the book-keeper and stenographer. In addition there are several clerks and assistants employed. Now let's go up stairs to see the Inn . The visitor 's surprise is called forth as he ascends the beautiful stairway, im-maculately clean and has his first view of the long corridors, the lobbies and reception halls. At the head of th e stairs the reception halls 'are furnished with mission tables and chairs , and the polish ed floors with crex runners. The woodwork thruout . pillars and all, is of (continu ed on page 13) ready-to-wear department and gloves; Virginia Witman , notions, jewelry and art department; Esther Hummel , pian-ist and in charge of the music depart- The Big Department Store and the Inn |