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Overwinter Insects Are Being Killed and the People of Hershey and Berry Are Taking Great Inter-est in the Clean-up Day on April 10. Instructions The Fly Campaign Committee held a meeting last night at the Men's Club. There was. a good attendance and the reports from the. various committees showed that the fight has been taken up earnestly and that the people are showing every disposition to cooperate in the work. Arrangements for Clean^Up Day, April 10, are well advanced. In this every householder and lot owner is expected to . join and most of them have indicated their purpose to :do their duty. The women and children are getting deeply interested. General satisfaction was expressed over the, progress made. . W. L. Dubois, secretary of . the Fly Eradication Committee, has sent the following to the Committee Chairmen and it is asked that they be read by all so that the methods may be thor-oughly understood. The directions are based on Bulletin 118 of the Unit-ed States Department of Agriculture : 1. Kill all the flies that are com-ing out of their hiding places now. These are the mother flies that have lived over winter and are ready to lay eggs. Each one of these flies may lay 5 batches of 125 eggs which means millions of flies by the middle of the. summer. If all the over-win-tering flies -were killed we would have no flies later. Hence the . great im-portance of swatting the spring fly. 2. Assuming that all the over-win-tering flies will not be killed some will be left to lay eggs. These eggs will be deposited on horse manure if this can be found. If not in horse manure the eggs may be deposited in any fermenting or rotting vegetable or animal matter such as garbage, lawn clippings, contents of house vaults,, etc. A pig sty with its . ma-nure and slop is a very prolific breed-ing place for flies. If all breeding places and material are cleaned up there will be no flies propagated by the mother flies that escape early spring destruction. The following course is suggested : (a) Keep all manure, garbage and other refuse cleaned up and hauled away at least once a week. If ma-nure cannot be taken away as often as that it should be kept in a tight box (unless the quantity be prohibi-tive) and after each removal from the stable to pile or box borax should be applied- at the rate of 0.62 pound to every 8 bushels of manure. Apply the borax particularly around the outer edges of the pile with fine sieve or flour sifter and sprinkle 2 or 3 gallons of water over the borax-treat-ed manure. The reason for applying the borax to the manure immediately after removal from the stable is that the flies, lay their eggs on the fresh manure, and borax, when it comes in contact with the eggs, prevents their hatching. The treatment should be repeated with each addition of fresh manure b,ut when the manure is kept in closed boxes less frequent applica-tions will be sufficient, Borax may also be used on other manure and re-fuse, in garbage cans, etc., and around floors and crevices in stables and oth-er buildings where thoroug h removal of breeding material may bo difficult, (b) Every family should bo pro-vided with a garbage can fitted with a tight lid, If these cans are frequent-ly emptied and , kept clean , flies will not brood in them. If householders will not keep cans clean a fly trap should bo set in each can lid. (c) Fly traps should be kept sot on porches and elsewhere whore flies are seen to collect, Those traps should bo baited with vinegar and sugar, equal parts , or with broad and milk. Bait should always bo wot. Dry bait is of no account, Fly traps should bo scalded and rebutted ovory day. Hershey Band at Lebanon On Wednesday evening April 7th , WV!> the Ilorshoy Band will go to Lebanon and play a concert in the Academy of Music in connection with tho moving pictures. ' There will bo an admission of 10 cents, The Bund extends a general invitation to its many friends to bo present and en-courage an undertaking of this nature , as the concert In itself in worth more than tho low admission price, Power From McCall's Ferry The Pennsylvania Water and Pow-er company, of MoCnll's Ferry, now has a capuuity of 1.12,000 horse pow-er, or 12,000 more than tho capacity when the clam was constructed. A contruct has boon entered Into to limi'itd] vowar to Mia Mnrylnnd. nnd Pennsylvania railroad , a steam road running from Baltimore , vln Boluir mid Delia , !,<> York. Tha Una will bo electrified from Baltimore to Delta. Fly Campaign Committee Pressin g the Good Work Great Five Part Story Will be Presented at, Hershey Central .Theater Saturday Night As the season draws near the close the attendance at the moving picture shows grows larger. This is due to to the fact - that unusually fine at-tractions have been secured and those who attend have been greatly pleased. For Saturday night an unusual pic-ture will be shown. It is the Kalem Company's wonderful five-part story of the Life of the Savior, entitled "From The Manger to. The Cross." AIL the scenes are in authentic loca-tions in the Holy Land and Egypt. They are praised by the leading clergymen. For instance Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst says,: "I feel that I am rendering a service to a good cause in expressing to you the pleasure and satisfaction afforded me yesterday by the opportunity you kindly ' put within my reach of wit-nessing the drama, "From the Man-ger to The Cross." Rev. ' W. T. Steel, Professor Bib-lical Science, University of Denver, writes: "I wish to say that the work is the most marvelous and realistic of its kind that could possibly be pro-duced in motion pictures. The op-portunity that will be afforded to in-spire thousands with deep religious sentiments, thousands ' that could never otherwise be reached and affect-ed, should be encouraged by clergy and laity alike the world over." The pictures will begin at 8.15. AH For Local Option Thousands to Meet at Harrisburg to Support Governor Brumbaugh The crowd that will assemble from all parts . of the state in Harrisburg next Tuesday promises to break all records. Many from - Hershey and vicinity will go. Governor Brum-baugh has . sent the following letter to the Hershey Press : Executive Chamber, Harrisburg My Good Friend:— You are earnestly requested to be present at a conference' on the Wil-liams County Local Option Bill in Harrisburg, morning and evening of April 6th, and a hearing in the House of Representatives, in the Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Tuesday after-noon , April 6th, 1915, at 2:30 o'clock. It is needless to impress upon you that I consider the County Option measure, which will receive considera-tion at this conference, one of the most important bills to come before this session of the Legislature. I am very anxious that it shall be passed. I trust you will attend the confer-ence and that you will urge your friends to accompany you to this con-ference. Cordially yours, M. G. BRUMBAUGH. Mr. Maulfair 's Record A few days . ago a Lebanon paper stated that a certain auctioneer sold 1810 articles in 5 hours and ' 45 min-utes. This would be more than five articles per minute and as each arti-cle would have to have three entries on the clerk's book it would mean some speed. Mr. Christ S. Maulfair, who was an auctioneer for fifty years, says he would not think of doubting anything ho read in a Lebanon paper or of questioning the record of any auctionor , but ho would certainly like to know the name of that clerk. Mr, Maulfair 's highest record was 810 articles in 5 hours, A man recently said to tho Ilorshoy veteran that ho believed ho would make a good auc-tioneer. Mr. Maulfair doubted it, and tho man asked why. "Because ," replied Mr. Maulfair, "a successful auctioneer is one who never told a lie." Skivington-Cooper A very quite wedding of the Easter season took place on Thursday eve-ning at the homo of Mr. and Mrs, William Cooper when their daughter Miss Edith Cooper became the bride of Arnold Skivington , also of this place , Tho ceremony which was per-formed by the N. L. Llnobaugh wan witnessed by tho Immediate members of the family. A reception followed at the Cooper residence after which Mr, and Mrs. Skivlngt;on loft on a trip to the groom 's parents at Duiienniion. They will reside In Horshoy whore both artl very popular, Hershe y Best of All l)r, Sonsholos, who spoke at tho union services on Sundivy, made special reference to his visits to the four model towns of tho United HtnUm , especially Pullman , 111, Ills conclusion wuh Mink Uarnhay was by far the best of thorn all, Ho. pro-nounced It tho cleanest town h'o had over soon , and ho Ims just travelled nil over the United Stale's, Easter Flower Show Next Sunday The Finest in Hershey's History THERE ARE OVER TWELVE THOUSAND BLOOMS AND THEY INCLUDE MANY OF THE LOVLIEST FLOWERS THAT GROW. VISITORS ARE WELCOME FROM ONE TO 'FIVE O'CLOCK. SOME OFTHE UNUSUAL THINGS Hershey s Easter Flower Show next Sunday will be the most beautiful ever held in Lebanon Valley. There will be shown 12,000 plants • from small pots to full grown trees repre-senting the choice ' flowers , of the world. Most of these will be in bloom. The three big conservatories will be open to the public from 1 to 5. There will be no charge for admission. The best plan is to see these three con-servatories in the order, of their loca-tion ' and during the crowded hours especially it is masked that the visitors keep to the right. Main Park Conservatory First is the Main Park Conserva-tory on Park Avenue, a short distance below the Young Women's Christian Association. This building is 130 by 40 feet and is specially for large tropical plants, such as palms, rub-bers and ferns, of which there are many handsome specimens. In the main entrance you will see a pair of remarkable Sagos, six feet in diame-ter and each with a hundred leaves. These plants get leaves only every other year and then they come in bunches of 25 . or 50 all in a circle with a crown, .Within, the attrac-tions are many. The two Kentia palms .18 feet , high are 15 years old. When ; originally secured they were only 3 feet high. Here is an unusual plant, a blue evergreen—the aucaria or Norfolk Island pine, 15 feet high, a very fine specimen, and there are two greens of the same kind. A group of 8 banana plants will interest everyone. There are 12 rubber plants, and one would fill the ordinary room. These are interesting because they have reached the age when the roots have- started downwards from the stems seeking the soil in the big tubs. There are 3 majestic rubbers with guitar shaped" leaves, two of these plants being 20 feet high. A pair of large date palms have leaves 10, feet long and are very bushy. The 6 ferns as big as washtubs are Teddy Rbosevelts and the smaller ones more lacey and finer are Teddy Juniors. There are 25 dwarf Japanese fan palms 5 and 6 years old arid only 6 inches high ; they are for table decora-tions and are used in Japanese gar-dening. All will admire the 150 be-gonias which help to make the big centerpiece : they are of all varieties and colors and are very beautiful. A wonderful prize is the cardeman plant which has the most exquisite perfume ; if you touch its under leaf with a handkerchief the odor will remain a whole day. The big fish aquarium is for the water plants—the water pop-pies, ferns, umbrella plants and dra-caenas. Here, too, we find real alliga-tors on sandy shores surrounded with ferns, asparagus and tropical things. And there are many other plants that add to the delight of the visitors, This conservatory is open every day from 9 to 5 and the Sunday hours are 1 to 5. Green House at the Zoo In the Green House at the Zoo, a minute 's walk from the Main Park Conservatory, tho great Easter dis-play will bo scon, Tho bottom of this green house is the amphitheater for tho animals, ¦ The flowers are on tho second floor and its extensions, Tho largo whip; is 150 feet long and tho round house is 50 feet in di-ameter. Tho whole arrangement is divided into four apartments , as fol-lows: First, entering: from tho east side you see (i,000 pots of qolous , 22 varie-ties in all tho colors of the rainbow; then multitudes of foliage plants such as achranthus and altortianthorus, There are 2 beautiful erotons nearly 40 yours old, Harry Havorstlek got them when ho first went to school and ovory year they have told their story in marvelous colors, running ¦ rod , green , pink , bronze and yellow , mark-ed and mottled wonderfully all In the same plant. Hero, too, is n table with 1,000 tiny cactuses that are used for borders In rugs and small bods, in the second department in t|ia I; of the wing arc 4,000 pots of flowers for summer planting, thousands of geraniums and small begonias; also variegated loaf maples and 200 pots of vinos and heliotropes in fancy as-sortments, This Is one of tho lovliost and most inUiroHtlng of the depart-ments, The third department Is a small room filled with beautiful birds that, must bo sheltered in severe weather —parrots , enimvios, finches , Jnpanoso robins , .lava sparrows, all full of life mid music, Tho ' fourth Is tho main section , the groat round cpimorvntory and hum in to bo seoivtho Pastor display. Thoro aro over 11,000 plants. Notice first tho ,14 baytreoH and , the 5(1 boxwoods in pyramids and forms, all Imported from Holland and very old and fine. Now come the Spring flowers : 1,200 bulbs of tulips in 34 varieties, 6 in each pot; 500 daffodils in 8 varieties, 12 in a pan ; 200 hyacinths in. 25 varieties; 40 cinerarias running in all the shades in pink, red, blue, lavender and purple, no two alike; 2 large rhododendrons strikingly beautiful in their rich colors; 250 primroses cir-cling all the windows of the room and a Mexican amaryllus with two flowers wholly different from anything you ever saw in a lily—be sure that you see it. There are some fine azaleas but there would have been more, if the war had not interrupted the supply from Belgium. All these plants , are arranged to form an. imitation of a Dutch garden. It-is all wonderfully attractive. Mansion Green House The Mansion Green House is a walk of about five minutes from the con-servatory in the Zoo. It is easily reached by a pleasant path. The building is 110 feet long and is in three divisions. The entrance is from the east. This is the second part of the Spring Show. It has all the white lillies, numbering over 600 and all the 150 pots of primroses in the newer shades, principally" dark. Here you will see 1,000 pots of ger-aniums in full bloom all in red; hun-dreds ' begonias, cinerarias, cyclamen, baby primroses, and red flowering primroses called Zulu King, smother-ed in red flowers ; and 200 carnations. All the second division is devoted to tropical plants, the main attrac-tions being two immense Chinese fan palms more than 20 years old. In the third apartment are erotons, dracaenas, pandanus, tuberous begon-ias in pots, fancy leaf caladiums, 2 thistle plants from Montana 6 feet high with beautifully mottled leaves and plumes of white flowers. All colors. imaginable are in this depart-ment. There is a beautiful orange plant of the kid glove variety with 42 oranges on it. You will also notice 5 ponderosa lemon plants with a number of lemons the size of croquet balls. 40,000 Shrubs and Trees Since Harry Haverstick began the flower and plant work for Mr. . Her-shey 11 years ago he has put in tens of thousands - of things. There are 15,000 tulips in beds, 2,000 hyacinths in beds and in the woods in the rear of the Mansion there are 5,000 daffo-dils. In ten years more than 40,000 shrubs and trees have been planted , and thousands of Norway maples and tens of thousands of hedge plants. Even those who live in Hershey do not fully realize the extent of the work that has been done, but every year the town and all its_belongings become more beautiful and the Easter Show on Sunday will call attention to the results. Big Work Progressing With all the steel on hand tho pro-gress on the great Tabernacle will now be rapid. It will bo ready for the big conference in June and will be tho finest convention hall in America, Tho new Horshoy trolley lino to Elizabethtown is being pushed. It will be in operation in a few months. One result already is that picnics and excursions from Lancaster county are being arranged for Horshoy. Soon the wires for the now tele-phone system will bo underground, Tho work is well advanced, The homo of the Horshoy Press, at the corner of Chocolate and Park ave-nues, which next to the factory will bo tho largest buildin g in Horshoy, is promised for this year, It is one of tho busiest places in town just now. More than a dozen important build-ing operations are In progros on the Horshoy farms. Work on tho big cocou storage house—a lino building of stone and cement—is advancing. , More big work is being done In Hor-shoy than In any place of its sl/.o in the world, At Holy Trinity To allow of further reception of members a confirmation service was hold In Holy Trinity Luthera n Church on Tuesday night , also a service pre-paratory for the administr ation of tho Lord's Supper to-night at 7.4fi o'clock, The meditation on Tuesday night was on the "Apostle John, " To-night's meditation will bo on the thought "Truly this man was the Son of God." The KiiHtoi- Festival of the congre-gation and .Bible School will bo hold on Easter Day at 7.1)0 o'clock. The program will consist of Scripture , Carols, an Address and Prayer.' Eloquent Address by Dr. Seasholes Held Large Audience. More Than Four Hundred Present Rising Vote of Appreciation td M. S. Hershey. Speakers Sunday afternoon marked the close of the union services in the Hershey Central Theater. ... More than four hundred were present. From the be-ginning of these services last Novem-ber the total attendance . was over 7,000. No series of meetings in Her-shey or in this part of Lebanon Val-ley was ever so successful. It was planned to have as the lead-er of the final meeting the man who had suggested the idea,' but Mr. Her-shey could not be present. Harry N. Herr presided in his place and read the scripture lesson. The music included numbers by the orchestra, a cornet solo by Mr. Williams, a song by Eva Runkle, a solo by Master Smith of the Industrial School, and congre-gational singing led by Mr. Kebocli. Rev. N. L. Linebaugh made the pray-er. The speaker for the, day was Dr. Charles L. Seasholes of Philadelphia, and his lecture on "Brains and the Bible" was accounted one of the strongest and best of the- whole list, many giving it first place. It was an argument and a plea for the Book of Books and a tribute to its supremacy. It covered.the field of science and ,ac-cepted the miracles and was as ortho-dox as an evangelical sermon. With all the serious speech was healthy humor and thus the audience was held in close attention for almost an hour and a half. The discourse was full of profit and interest and it strength-ened sfaith. For a Sunday afternoon service it was an ideal lecture. So fine was the impression made by Dr. Seasholes that he was induced to re-main over night in order that he might fill the pulpit at the United Brethren Church. He preached at the Derry Presbyterian Church in- the morning, so that he was heard here three times in the one day; After the address Chairman Herr stated that Mr. Linebaugh would say a few words to the audience. Mr. Linebaugh said the union services had been of great value to the com-munity and that he was sure the peo-ple desired to express their apprecia-tion to the man who had made them possible. He wished particularly to say that all the local ministers had felt their influence upon their churches. They had been a new fac-tor in the town 's life and had contri-buted materially to its uplift. It was well known that the collections met a very small part of the expense of such a brilliant list of speakers and it was only fair to say that these speakers could not have been secured had it not been for the generosity of Mr. M .S. Hershey. Futhermore • it was Mr. Hershey's initiative that opened these meetings to the general public and it was largely for them that he had built the new Hershey Central Theater. Mr. Linebaugh said he did not want to put tho suggestion to a formal vote but it was quite in keeping if the audience would want to express its endorsement by rising. At once the audience responded and the editor of tho Press was directed to convoy to Mr. Hershey the grate-ful appreciation of all for the meet-ings and for his interest and kindness, The action of the meeting was a spon-taneous tribute very beautifully ex-pressed. Tho Sunday meetings began on the 25th of last October and tho first two wore hold in tho Horshoy Men 's Club because tho theater was not ready. In November tho meetings in the thea-ter began and the full list of the speakers is as follows: Dr. Andrew Johnson , Dr. Frederic Poolo, Rev, S. G, Noil , Dr. Goo, L, Colo , Olympin Ladies , Dr. C. C. Ellis, Dr. W. T. S. Culp, Dr. ' Byron W. King, Dr. 0. C. Mitchell , Dr. George P. Bible , Marion B. Flsk, Dr. J. 0. Scorer, Dr. A. E. Lamar, Linwood lOisonborg, W. S. Batis, A. D. Ohol , II. C. Ostrimdor , Ed, It. Bushnoll , l>\ 11 Wright , Lor-enzo /iwickey, Dr, S, L. Krobs , Arthur K. Pock , Dr. C. L, Soasholos, Tho loaders for tho 211 meetings wore : J. W. Millard , E, I. Bomga rd-nor , Goo, Copo nhnvor , W, L. Dubois , S. D. Clark , Allison Garman , Ezm F, lloi'H huy, Paul (lliiRrich , Dr. M. L, liorshoy, J. B. Lolthisor , W. V. R, Muri'lo , Dr. II . G, Mummu , L. R, Moeklns , R. L, Marquurt , II. S. Moyor , II , A, New ton , I. L. Hoist , Rus.hoII Htoner , S. 0. Stochor , A. W. Snnvoly, I'Va n lc Suavely, J, JO. Snyder, 'N , P, Bnmstow, II. N. Ilorr, Much of tho credit for the success of tho series Is duo to President Mil-lard and Managing Director tti -umlnu , Both took special interest in the de-tails and were present at all the meetings, Do It Wow If you want a flylcss town begin by ki lling, ovory ily In flight. The files crawling around aro the ones that lay eggs and breed tho summer swurmis. Swat 'em I Success of Union Meetin gs Reached Climax on Sunday Most Important Musical Event of the Season Proves to be a Complete Success. Both Soloists Won Much Applause. Six En-cores Demanded No event of the season gave great-er pleasure than the grand concert of the combined glee clubs. It was de-lightful in every particular.. For the occasion the stage of Hershey Central Theater was handsomely -decorated and the temporary platform s permit-ted the graceful arrangement of the groups. The twenty members of the Glee Club of the Young Women's Christian Association were in white and their position in front made a most attractive stage picture. The sixteen members of the Men's Chorus were in evening dress with bouton-niers. Young ladies in white acting as a reception committee welcomed the audience at the main door and the people were shown to their seats by men ushers who gave every possible attention. The theater was comforta-bly filled and the attendance showed how well the people of Hershey ap-prfeciated the efforts of young men and women in developing the musical talent of the town. This apprecia-tion was further demonstrated in the applause that greeted each number and that demanded no less than six encores. The program opened, with the full strength of the two choruses in: Wil-son's "Carmena " ' and Custance's "Nursery Rhyme Suite," both of which were effectively rendered under the admirable direction of Miss Blanche P. Wingert, Then followed Gounod-Parks' "In Liberty's Name" by the Male Chorus ably directed by Wilbur L. Dubois. To this an encore was demanded and given. Miss Bertha A. Wingert was warm-ly applauded for her ; rendition of Schubert's "Serenade," and . she in-creased her success by Vannah's "Good-Bye, Sweet Day." She has a voice of power and sweetness which she uses with excellent art. Mrs. C. V. Glynn was her accom-panist and Mrs. Glynn showed the delicacy and power of a true musician. "Water Nymphs" by the . Glee Club scored a complete success for the ladies. Paul E. Dubois followed with three numbers and won a triumph. All were splendidly done, especially "When the Roses Bloom," by Reich-ardt, a perfect gem perfectly given. Mr. Dubois has a tenor of genuine quality and he knows how to use it. He was obliged to respond to an en-core. "Larboard Watch ," by Williams, was greatly enjoy ed and the Male Chorus was much applauded . Again the ladies showed fine harmony and training in "The Shower" from "II Trovatore," and the applause was general. Miss Bertha Wingert gave Tosti's "Good-Bye ,", one of the most difficult numbers of the evening, with full satisfaction and she was cordially ap-plauded. She added a pretty number, "Mammy Lullaby." Parks' "Serenade " by the Male Chorus and Motcalf's "Absent" by the Glee Club both won encores and both deserved the appreciation they re-ceived. When Paul Dubois came forward on his second appearance he was greeted with much handclapping, showing the deep impression he had made. He increased it by two num-bers, "What Is Lovo" and "The Year's at the Spring, " and two encores were demanded. "Boatman 's Good Night" by Sehira sung by. tho combined chorus under tho direction of Wilbur Dubois was a fine climax to tho best musical eve-ning that Horshoy has enjoyed this season. Both of tho accompanists—Miss Kathorino Mumma for tho Glee Club and Miss Lottie Conrad , for tho Men 's Chorus—played admirably. Mr. Kegerreis Success A. E. Kogorrois of Horshoy has ac-cepted a position to teach in Mlllors-villo Normal School , durlii fc 'the re-mainder of this term, Por the last two yours ho has been attending Franklin and Marshall College, from which ho Is about to graduate. While al, this Institution ho wi\s u member of tho Diugnotliian Literary Society, serving as one of Its anniversary ora-tors this spring. Ho was ulso one of tho intor-collogiuto debaters of the year 11)14-1015. Before coming to college ho prepared lit Mlllovsvlllo , entering from thoro upon tho third years' work at Franklin mid Mar-shall. Visitors to Ilorshoy Sinca the first of tho your almost ovory state and several foreign coun-tries lutvo boon represented in Hor-slioy. It is oxpeetod that tho visitors this summar will number ovor 200,000, Two Glee Clubs of Hershe y Delight Large Audience
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Title | The Hershey Press 1915-04-01 |
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 | 1915-04-01 |
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Description
Title | The Hershey Press 1915-04-01 |
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 | 19150401 |
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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Full Text | Overwinter Insects Are Being Killed and the People of Hershey and Berry Are Taking Great Inter-est in the Clean-up Day on April 10. Instructions The Fly Campaign Committee held a meeting last night at the Men's Club. There was. a good attendance and the reports from the. various committees showed that the fight has been taken up earnestly and that the people are showing every disposition to cooperate in the work. Arrangements for Clean^Up Day, April 10, are well advanced. In this every householder and lot owner is expected to . join and most of them have indicated their purpose to :do their duty. The women and children are getting deeply interested. General satisfaction was expressed over the, progress made. . W. L. Dubois, secretary of . the Fly Eradication Committee, has sent the following to the Committee Chairmen and it is asked that they be read by all so that the methods may be thor-oughly understood. The directions are based on Bulletin 118 of the Unit-ed States Department of Agriculture : 1. Kill all the flies that are com-ing out of their hiding places now. These are the mother flies that have lived over winter and are ready to lay eggs. Each one of these flies may lay 5 batches of 125 eggs which means millions of flies by the middle of the. summer. If all the over-win-tering flies -were killed we would have no flies later. Hence the . great im-portance of swatting the spring fly. 2. Assuming that all the over-win-tering flies will not be killed some will be left to lay eggs. These eggs will be deposited on horse manure if this can be found. If not in horse manure the eggs may be deposited in any fermenting or rotting vegetable or animal matter such as garbage, lawn clippings, contents of house vaults,, etc. A pig sty with its . ma-nure and slop is a very prolific breed-ing place for flies. If all breeding places and material are cleaned up there will be no flies propagated by the mother flies that escape early spring destruction. The following course is suggested : (a) Keep all manure, garbage and other refuse cleaned up and hauled away at least once a week. If ma-nure cannot be taken away as often as that it should be kept in a tight box (unless the quantity be prohibi-tive) and after each removal from the stable to pile or box borax should be applied- at the rate of 0.62 pound to every 8 bushels of manure. Apply the borax particularly around the outer edges of the pile with fine sieve or flour sifter and sprinkle 2 or 3 gallons of water over the borax-treat-ed manure. The reason for applying the borax to the manure immediately after removal from the stable is that the flies, lay their eggs on the fresh manure, and borax, when it comes in contact with the eggs, prevents their hatching. The treatment should be repeated with each addition of fresh manure b,ut when the manure is kept in closed boxes less frequent applica-tions will be sufficient, Borax may also be used on other manure and re-fuse, in garbage cans, etc., and around floors and crevices in stables and oth-er buildings where thoroug h removal of breeding material may bo difficult, (b) Every family should bo pro-vided with a garbage can fitted with a tight lid, If these cans are frequent-ly emptied and , kept clean , flies will not brood in them. If householders will not keep cans clean a fly trap should bo set in each can lid. (c) Fly traps should be kept sot on porches and elsewhere whore flies are seen to collect, Those traps should bo baited with vinegar and sugar, equal parts , or with broad and milk. Bait should always bo wot. Dry bait is of no account, Fly traps should bo scalded and rebutted ovory day. Hershey Band at Lebanon On Wednesday evening April 7th , WV!> the Ilorshoy Band will go to Lebanon and play a concert in the Academy of Music in connection with tho moving pictures. ' There will bo an admission of 10 cents, The Bund extends a general invitation to its many friends to bo present and en-courage an undertaking of this nature , as the concert In itself in worth more than tho low admission price, Power From McCall's Ferry The Pennsylvania Water and Pow-er company, of MoCnll's Ferry, now has a capuuity of 1.12,000 horse pow-er, or 12,000 more than tho capacity when the clam was constructed. A contruct has boon entered Into to limi'itd] vowar to Mia Mnrylnnd. nnd Pennsylvania railroad , a steam road running from Baltimore , vln Boluir mid Delia , !,<> York. Tha Una will bo electrified from Baltimore to Delta. Fly Campaign Committee Pressin g the Good Work Great Five Part Story Will be Presented at, Hershey Central .Theater Saturday Night As the season draws near the close the attendance at the moving picture shows grows larger. This is due to to the fact - that unusually fine at-tractions have been secured and those who attend have been greatly pleased. For Saturday night an unusual pic-ture will be shown. It is the Kalem Company's wonderful five-part story of the Life of the Savior, entitled "From The Manger to. The Cross." AIL the scenes are in authentic loca-tions in the Holy Land and Egypt. They are praised by the leading clergymen. For instance Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst says,: "I feel that I am rendering a service to a good cause in expressing to you the pleasure and satisfaction afforded me yesterday by the opportunity you kindly ' put within my reach of wit-nessing the drama, "From the Man-ger to The Cross." Rev. ' W. T. Steel, Professor Bib-lical Science, University of Denver, writes: "I wish to say that the work is the most marvelous and realistic of its kind that could possibly be pro-duced in motion pictures. The op-portunity that will be afforded to in-spire thousands with deep religious sentiments, thousands ' that could never otherwise be reached and affect-ed, should be encouraged by clergy and laity alike the world over." The pictures will begin at 8.15. AH For Local Option Thousands to Meet at Harrisburg to Support Governor Brumbaugh The crowd that will assemble from all parts . of the state in Harrisburg next Tuesday promises to break all records. Many from - Hershey and vicinity will go. Governor Brum-baugh has . sent the following letter to the Hershey Press : Executive Chamber, Harrisburg My Good Friend:— You are earnestly requested to be present at a conference' on the Wil-liams County Local Option Bill in Harrisburg, morning and evening of April 6th, and a hearing in the House of Representatives, in the Capitol Building, Harrisburg, Tuesday after-noon , April 6th, 1915, at 2:30 o'clock. It is needless to impress upon you that I consider the County Option measure, which will receive considera-tion at this conference, one of the most important bills to come before this session of the Legislature. I am very anxious that it shall be passed. I trust you will attend the confer-ence and that you will urge your friends to accompany you to this con-ference. Cordially yours, M. G. BRUMBAUGH. Mr. Maulfair 's Record A few days . ago a Lebanon paper stated that a certain auctioneer sold 1810 articles in 5 hours and ' 45 min-utes. This would be more than five articles per minute and as each arti-cle would have to have three entries on the clerk's book it would mean some speed. Mr. Christ S. Maulfair, who was an auctioneer for fifty years, says he would not think of doubting anything ho read in a Lebanon paper or of questioning the record of any auctionor , but ho would certainly like to know the name of that clerk. Mr, Maulfair 's highest record was 810 articles in 5 hours, A man recently said to tho Ilorshoy veteran that ho believed ho would make a good auc-tioneer. Mr. Maulfair doubted it, and tho man asked why. "Because ," replied Mr. Maulfair, "a successful auctioneer is one who never told a lie." Skivington-Cooper A very quite wedding of the Easter season took place on Thursday eve-ning at the homo of Mr. and Mrs, William Cooper when their daughter Miss Edith Cooper became the bride of Arnold Skivington , also of this place , Tho ceremony which was per-formed by the N. L. Llnobaugh wan witnessed by tho Immediate members of the family. A reception followed at the Cooper residence after which Mr, and Mrs. Skivlngt;on loft on a trip to the groom 's parents at Duiienniion. They will reside In Horshoy whore both artl very popular, Hershe y Best of All l)r, Sonsholos, who spoke at tho union services on Sundivy, made special reference to his visits to the four model towns of tho United HtnUm , especially Pullman , 111, Ills conclusion wuh Mink Uarnhay was by far the best of thorn all, Ho. pro-nounced It tho cleanest town h'o had over soon , and ho Ims just travelled nil over the United Stale's, Easter Flower Show Next Sunday The Finest in Hershey's History THERE ARE OVER TWELVE THOUSAND BLOOMS AND THEY INCLUDE MANY OF THE LOVLIEST FLOWERS THAT GROW. VISITORS ARE WELCOME FROM ONE TO 'FIVE O'CLOCK. SOME OFTHE UNUSUAL THINGS Hershey s Easter Flower Show next Sunday will be the most beautiful ever held in Lebanon Valley. There will be shown 12,000 plants • from small pots to full grown trees repre-senting the choice ' flowers , of the world. Most of these will be in bloom. The three big conservatories will be open to the public from 1 to 5. There will be no charge for admission. The best plan is to see these three con-servatories in the order, of their loca-tion ' and during the crowded hours especially it is masked that the visitors keep to the right. Main Park Conservatory First is the Main Park Conserva-tory on Park Avenue, a short distance below the Young Women's Christian Association. This building is 130 by 40 feet and is specially for large tropical plants, such as palms, rub-bers and ferns, of which there are many handsome specimens. In the main entrance you will see a pair of remarkable Sagos, six feet in diame-ter and each with a hundred leaves. These plants get leaves only every other year and then they come in bunches of 25 . or 50 all in a circle with a crown, .Within, the attrac-tions are many. The two Kentia palms .18 feet , high are 15 years old. When ; originally secured they were only 3 feet high. Here is an unusual plant, a blue evergreen—the aucaria or Norfolk Island pine, 15 feet high, a very fine specimen, and there are two greens of the same kind. A group of 8 banana plants will interest everyone. There are 12 rubber plants, and one would fill the ordinary room. These are interesting because they have reached the age when the roots have- started downwards from the stems seeking the soil in the big tubs. There are 3 majestic rubbers with guitar shaped" leaves, two of these plants being 20 feet high. A pair of large date palms have leaves 10, feet long and are very bushy. The 6 ferns as big as washtubs are Teddy Rbosevelts and the smaller ones more lacey and finer are Teddy Juniors. There are 25 dwarf Japanese fan palms 5 and 6 years old arid only 6 inches high ; they are for table decora-tions and are used in Japanese gar-dening. All will admire the 150 be-gonias which help to make the big centerpiece : they are of all varieties and colors and are very beautiful. A wonderful prize is the cardeman plant which has the most exquisite perfume ; if you touch its under leaf with a handkerchief the odor will remain a whole day. The big fish aquarium is for the water plants—the water pop-pies, ferns, umbrella plants and dra-caenas. Here, too, we find real alliga-tors on sandy shores surrounded with ferns, asparagus and tropical things. And there are many other plants that add to the delight of the visitors, This conservatory is open every day from 9 to 5 and the Sunday hours are 1 to 5. Green House at the Zoo In the Green House at the Zoo, a minute 's walk from the Main Park Conservatory, tho great Easter dis-play will bo scon, Tho bottom of this green house is the amphitheater for tho animals, ¦ The flowers are on tho second floor and its extensions, Tho largo whip; is 150 feet long and tho round house is 50 feet in di-ameter. Tho whole arrangement is divided into four apartments , as fol-lows: First, entering: from tho east side you see (i,000 pots of qolous , 22 varie-ties in all tho colors of the rainbow; then multitudes of foliage plants such as achranthus and altortianthorus, There are 2 beautiful erotons nearly 40 yours old, Harry Havorstlek got them when ho first went to school and ovory year they have told their story in marvelous colors, running ¦ rod , green , pink , bronze and yellow , mark-ed and mottled wonderfully all In the same plant. Hero, too, is n table with 1,000 tiny cactuses that are used for borders In rugs and small bods, in the second department in t|ia I; of the wing arc 4,000 pots of flowers for summer planting, thousands of geraniums and small begonias; also variegated loaf maples and 200 pots of vinos and heliotropes in fancy as-sortments, This Is one of tho lovliost and most inUiroHtlng of the depart-ments, The third department Is a small room filled with beautiful birds that, must bo sheltered in severe weather —parrots , enimvios, finches , Jnpanoso robins , .lava sparrows, all full of life mid music, Tho ' fourth Is tho main section , the groat round cpimorvntory and hum in to bo seoivtho Pastor display. Thoro aro over 11,000 plants. Notice first tho ,14 baytreoH and , the 5(1 boxwoods in pyramids and forms, all Imported from Holland and very old and fine. Now come the Spring flowers : 1,200 bulbs of tulips in 34 varieties, 6 in each pot; 500 daffodils in 8 varieties, 12 in a pan ; 200 hyacinths in. 25 varieties; 40 cinerarias running in all the shades in pink, red, blue, lavender and purple, no two alike; 2 large rhododendrons strikingly beautiful in their rich colors; 250 primroses cir-cling all the windows of the room and a Mexican amaryllus with two flowers wholly different from anything you ever saw in a lily—be sure that you see it. There are some fine azaleas but there would have been more, if the war had not interrupted the supply from Belgium. All these plants , are arranged to form an. imitation of a Dutch garden. It-is all wonderfully attractive. Mansion Green House The Mansion Green House is a walk of about five minutes from the con-servatory in the Zoo. It is easily reached by a pleasant path. The building is 110 feet long and is in three divisions. The entrance is from the east. This is the second part of the Spring Show. It has all the white lillies, numbering over 600 and all the 150 pots of primroses in the newer shades, principally" dark. Here you will see 1,000 pots of ger-aniums in full bloom all in red; hun-dreds ' begonias, cinerarias, cyclamen, baby primroses, and red flowering primroses called Zulu King, smother-ed in red flowers ; and 200 carnations. All the second division is devoted to tropical plants, the main attrac-tions being two immense Chinese fan palms more than 20 years old. In the third apartment are erotons, dracaenas, pandanus, tuberous begon-ias in pots, fancy leaf caladiums, 2 thistle plants from Montana 6 feet high with beautifully mottled leaves and plumes of white flowers. All colors. imaginable are in this depart-ment. There is a beautiful orange plant of the kid glove variety with 42 oranges on it. You will also notice 5 ponderosa lemon plants with a number of lemons the size of croquet balls. 40,000 Shrubs and Trees Since Harry Haverstick began the flower and plant work for Mr. . Her-shey 11 years ago he has put in tens of thousands - of things. There are 15,000 tulips in beds, 2,000 hyacinths in beds and in the woods in the rear of the Mansion there are 5,000 daffo-dils. In ten years more than 40,000 shrubs and trees have been planted , and thousands of Norway maples and tens of thousands of hedge plants. Even those who live in Hershey do not fully realize the extent of the work that has been done, but every year the town and all its_belongings become more beautiful and the Easter Show on Sunday will call attention to the results. Big Work Progressing With all the steel on hand tho pro-gress on the great Tabernacle will now be rapid. It will bo ready for the big conference in June and will be tho finest convention hall in America, Tho new Horshoy trolley lino to Elizabethtown is being pushed. It will be in operation in a few months. One result already is that picnics and excursions from Lancaster county are being arranged for Horshoy. Soon the wires for the now tele-phone system will bo underground, Tho work is well advanced, The homo of the Horshoy Press, at the corner of Chocolate and Park ave-nues, which next to the factory will bo tho largest buildin g in Horshoy, is promised for this year, It is one of tho busiest places in town just now. More than a dozen important build-ing operations are In progros on the Horshoy farms. Work on tho big cocou storage house—a lino building of stone and cement—is advancing. , More big work is being done In Hor-shoy than In any place of its sl/.o in the world, At Holy Trinity To allow of further reception of members a confirmation service was hold In Holy Trinity Luthera n Church on Tuesday night , also a service pre-paratory for the administr ation of tho Lord's Supper to-night at 7.4fi o'clock, The meditation on Tuesday night was on the "Apostle John, " To-night's meditation will bo on the thought "Truly this man was the Son of God." The KiiHtoi- Festival of the congre-gation and .Bible School will bo hold on Easter Day at 7.1)0 o'clock. The program will consist of Scripture , Carols, an Address and Prayer.' Eloquent Address by Dr. Seasholes Held Large Audience. More Than Four Hundred Present Rising Vote of Appreciation td M. S. Hershey. Speakers Sunday afternoon marked the close of the union services in the Hershey Central Theater. ... More than four hundred were present. From the be-ginning of these services last Novem-ber the total attendance . was over 7,000. No series of meetings in Her-shey or in this part of Lebanon Val-ley was ever so successful. It was planned to have as the lead-er of the final meeting the man who had suggested the idea,' but Mr. Her-shey could not be present. Harry N. Herr presided in his place and read the scripture lesson. The music included numbers by the orchestra, a cornet solo by Mr. Williams, a song by Eva Runkle, a solo by Master Smith of the Industrial School, and congre-gational singing led by Mr. Kebocli. Rev. N. L. Linebaugh made the pray-er. The speaker for the, day was Dr. Charles L. Seasholes of Philadelphia, and his lecture on "Brains and the Bible" was accounted one of the strongest and best of the- whole list, many giving it first place. It was an argument and a plea for the Book of Books and a tribute to its supremacy. It covered.the field of science and ,ac-cepted the miracles and was as ortho-dox as an evangelical sermon. With all the serious speech was healthy humor and thus the audience was held in close attention for almost an hour and a half. The discourse was full of profit and interest and it strength-ened sfaith. For a Sunday afternoon service it was an ideal lecture. So fine was the impression made by Dr. Seasholes that he was induced to re-main over night in order that he might fill the pulpit at the United Brethren Church. He preached at the Derry Presbyterian Church in- the morning, so that he was heard here three times in the one day; After the address Chairman Herr stated that Mr. Linebaugh would say a few words to the audience. Mr. Linebaugh said the union services had been of great value to the com-munity and that he was sure the peo-ple desired to express their apprecia-tion to the man who had made them possible. He wished particularly to say that all the local ministers had felt their influence upon their churches. They had been a new fac-tor in the town 's life and had contri-buted materially to its uplift. It was well known that the collections met a very small part of the expense of such a brilliant list of speakers and it was only fair to say that these speakers could not have been secured had it not been for the generosity of Mr. M .S. Hershey. Futhermore • it was Mr. Hershey's initiative that opened these meetings to the general public and it was largely for them that he had built the new Hershey Central Theater. Mr. Linebaugh said he did not want to put tho suggestion to a formal vote but it was quite in keeping if the audience would want to express its endorsement by rising. At once the audience responded and the editor of tho Press was directed to convoy to Mr. Hershey the grate-ful appreciation of all for the meet-ings and for his interest and kindness, The action of the meeting was a spon-taneous tribute very beautifully ex-pressed. Tho Sunday meetings began on the 25th of last October and tho first two wore hold in tho Horshoy Men 's Club because tho theater was not ready. In November tho meetings in the thea-ter began and the full list of the speakers is as follows: Dr. Andrew Johnson , Dr. Frederic Poolo, Rev, S. G, Noil , Dr. Goo, L, Colo , Olympin Ladies , Dr. C. C. Ellis, Dr. W. T. S. Culp, Dr. ' Byron W. King, Dr. 0. C. Mitchell , Dr. George P. Bible , Marion B. Flsk, Dr. J. 0. Scorer, Dr. A. E. Lamar, Linwood lOisonborg, W. S. Batis, A. D. Ohol , II. C. Ostrimdor , Ed, It. Bushnoll , l>\ 11 Wright , Lor-enzo /iwickey, Dr, S, L. Krobs , Arthur K. Pock , Dr. C. L, Soasholos, Tho loaders for tho 211 meetings wore : J. W. Millard , E, I. Bomga rd-nor , Goo, Copo nhnvor , W, L. Dubois , S. D. Clark , Allison Garman , Ezm F, lloi'H huy, Paul (lliiRrich , Dr. M. L, liorshoy, J. B. Lolthisor , W. V. R, Muri'lo , Dr. II . G, Mummu , L. R, Moeklns , R. L, Marquurt , II. S. Moyor , II , A, New ton , I. L. Hoist , Rus.hoII Htoner , S. 0. Stochor , A. W. Snnvoly, I'Va n lc Suavely, J, JO. Snyder, 'N , P, Bnmstow, II. N. Ilorr, Much of tho credit for the success of tho series Is duo to President Mil-lard and Managing Director tti -umlnu , Both took special interest in the de-tails and were present at all the meetings, Do It Wow If you want a flylcss town begin by ki lling, ovory ily In flight. The files crawling around aro the ones that lay eggs and breed tho summer swurmis. Swat 'em I Success of Union Meetin gs Reached Climax on Sunday Most Important Musical Event of the Season Proves to be a Complete Success. Both Soloists Won Much Applause. Six En-cores Demanded No event of the season gave great-er pleasure than the grand concert of the combined glee clubs. It was de-lightful in every particular.. For the occasion the stage of Hershey Central Theater was handsomely -decorated and the temporary platform s permit-ted the graceful arrangement of the groups. The twenty members of the Glee Club of the Young Women's Christian Association were in white and their position in front made a most attractive stage picture. The sixteen members of the Men's Chorus were in evening dress with bouton-niers. Young ladies in white acting as a reception committee welcomed the audience at the main door and the people were shown to their seats by men ushers who gave every possible attention. The theater was comforta-bly filled and the attendance showed how well the people of Hershey ap-prfeciated the efforts of young men and women in developing the musical talent of the town. This apprecia-tion was further demonstrated in the applause that greeted each number and that demanded no less than six encores. The program opened, with the full strength of the two choruses in: Wil-son's "Carmena " ' and Custance's "Nursery Rhyme Suite," both of which were effectively rendered under the admirable direction of Miss Blanche P. Wingert, Then followed Gounod-Parks' "In Liberty's Name" by the Male Chorus ably directed by Wilbur L. Dubois. To this an encore was demanded and given. Miss Bertha A. Wingert was warm-ly applauded for her ; rendition of Schubert's "Serenade," and . she in-creased her success by Vannah's "Good-Bye, Sweet Day." She has a voice of power and sweetness which she uses with excellent art. Mrs. C. V. Glynn was her accom-panist and Mrs. Glynn showed the delicacy and power of a true musician. "Water Nymphs" by the . Glee Club scored a complete success for the ladies. Paul E. Dubois followed with three numbers and won a triumph. All were splendidly done, especially "When the Roses Bloom," by Reich-ardt, a perfect gem perfectly given. Mr. Dubois has a tenor of genuine quality and he knows how to use it. He was obliged to respond to an en-core. "Larboard Watch ," by Williams, was greatly enjoy ed and the Male Chorus was much applauded . Again the ladies showed fine harmony and training in "The Shower" from "II Trovatore," and the applause was general. Miss Bertha Wingert gave Tosti's "Good-Bye ,", one of the most difficult numbers of the evening, with full satisfaction and she was cordially ap-plauded. She added a pretty number, "Mammy Lullaby." Parks' "Serenade " by the Male Chorus and Motcalf's "Absent" by the Glee Club both won encores and both deserved the appreciation they re-ceived. When Paul Dubois came forward on his second appearance he was greeted with much handclapping, showing the deep impression he had made. He increased it by two num-bers, "What Is Lovo" and "The Year's at the Spring, " and two encores were demanded. "Boatman 's Good Night" by Sehira sung by. tho combined chorus under tho direction of Wilbur Dubois was a fine climax to tho best musical eve-ning that Horshoy has enjoyed this season. Both of tho accompanists—Miss Kathorino Mumma for tho Glee Club and Miss Lottie Conrad , for tho Men 's Chorus—played admirably. Mr. Kegerreis Success A. E. Kogorrois of Horshoy has ac-cepted a position to teach in Mlllors-villo Normal School , durlii fc 'the re-mainder of this term, Por the last two yours ho has been attending Franklin and Marshall College, from which ho Is about to graduate. While al, this Institution ho wi\s u member of tho Diugnotliian Literary Society, serving as one of Its anniversary ora-tors this spring. Ho was ulso one of tho intor-collogiuto debaters of the year 11)14-1015. Before coming to college ho prepared lit Mlllovsvlllo , entering from thoro upon tho third years' work at Franklin mid Mar-shall. Visitors to Ilorshoy Sinca the first of tho your almost ovory state and several foreign coun-tries lutvo boon represented in Hor-slioy. It is oxpeetod that tho visitors this summar will number ovor 200,000, Two Glee Clubs of Hershe y Delight Large Audience |