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HERSHEY SCHOOL IS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER Another Important Meeting Will Begin Tomor* row and Will Continue for Two Days. An Attractive Program of Addresses , Discus-> sions and Music. The Participants. Although the M. S. Hershey Consolidated School of Def ry j Township has been open only since last September it has al- . j ready been the meeting place of important educational con- ; ventions'and it has been visited by hundreds of educators i from all parts of the country who have been attracted by its value as a model in school construction and convenience. Last month the teachers of the District held the most ¦ successful institute in their history and beginning tomorrow j the school directors of Dauphin County will conduct their midwinter session. While the meetings will be in the Her-shey Central Theater because of the accommodations the main point of attraction will be the new building which is called the model consolidated school of the country. ' The exercises tomorrow begin at 1.30 with an invocation by Rev. George S. Rentz. The music will be^Junder Miss Wingert. President Murrie cf the Chocolate. Company will deliver the address ,of welcome and President Ira.W. Hoover of the Dauphin County School Directors' Association will re-spond. Professor E. M. Rapp, superintendent of the schools of Berks county, will deliver the first address on "The Coun-try School." ¦ The second address will be "Consolidation of Schools; Costs; Results," by Albert W. Snavely, secretary of the Derry Township Board. Following will be a round uiuie ujl iiiipunaiiL scnuui yxuuieiiio. Friday evening at 8 o'clock the Hershey orchestra will be present. The invoca-tion will be asked by Rev. N. L. Line-baugh. Professor Keboch will sing a splo. The first address will be by M. S. Hershey. Superintendent Rapp will give an illustrated lecture entitled "A Crusade for Better Country Schools." The moving pictures of Hershey will be shown. Saturday's session -will begin at 8.30. The main address will be by Department State Superintendent Reed B. Teitrick and there will be the var-ious reports and a., round table of lead-ing: topics. Master Lewis Cassady will sing a solo. The Association has 200 members. In Dauphin county are 39 school districts with 400 teachers and 11,000 pupils. Busy Days at the School New Musical and Literary Program. Personal Items These are among the livliest days of the year at the M. S. Hershey Con-solidated Public School of Derry Township. . There is something new all the time and there are visitors daily to inspect the building and look into the good work of Principal Ke-boch and his staff. In spite of the bad weather the attendance keeps be-yond the 90 mark and the health of the children is wonderfuly good. The year's progress is going beyond ex-pectations. Musical and Literary Program of the Hershey High School for Feb. 19 at li'30 p. m. is as follows: II Trovatore : Song—Anvil Chorus, High School Boys; Life of Verdi, Chester Ebersole; Piano Solo, il Troyatore, Eva Gruber; Story of Opera, Elizabeth Forscht; Piano Duet, Anvil Chorus, Verna Stuckey and Mildred Keboch ; Victrola Selec-tions, Kindness of Albert Snavely who will furnish the Victrola. Tannheuser: Song No, 8 School Book, From Tannheuser;' Life of Warner , Martha Keenoy; O'du mein holder Abend Stern , Victrola; Story of Opera, Ruth Landis; Victrola Se-lections. Principal F. D. Keboch attended the State Convention of the School Di-rectors at Harrisburg last Thursday evening. Last Saturday he attended meeting of the teachers o:f Lebanon county. Ira Shonk was unable to teach his school on Monday and Tuesday on ac-count of an attack of pjrlp, Mrs. Everett, the substitute teacher, taught his grade. The annual entertainment; of the Public Schools will bo hold in the month of March. Owing to the great number who attend and talco part 'in this annual performance the Park Theater will bo used. GoorKo Dockort spent Saturday in Lebanon. Lecture on India AiiKimtino Ohol Entertained ' Large Audience on Sunday Another largo audience UHseinblod Sunday afternoon at tlio union moot-ing In Horshoy Central Theate r and greatly enjoyed the illustrated loc-turo of Augustine Dooji Ohol on his native country. His viown of India wore, excellent and his own story was capitally presented, E. L, Bomgnrdnor wuh the loader for the day, President Jiuiioh Mil-lard wuh on the slngo. Rw, George S. ItontK asked the invocation, The excellent congregational singing was undor Mr, Keboch and tho orchestra was present. The uhIioi'h woro Wil-liam 1.1. Gelling, John I\foyor, Baton Marks and Widtor Stanley. ISfoxt Sunday 'at !) Ityiry G. Os-trandor pf Now York will present an illuHlrntoil talk on "Peoples and Re-ligious of tho Oriental Wotid." It is n vivid and extremely Intorofiting lec-ture and all are invited. Death of Mrs. J. B. Leithiser Hershey Loses One of its Most Estimable Ladies ¦ Mrs. Lorena G., wife of Mr. J. B. Leithiser, died at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. While she had been ill for months and while she was under the care of two physicians and a trained niirse during the past several weeks, the end was not expected and the news came as a shock to the com-munity. There had been deep sym-pathy with her in her long suffering and daily . inquiries were made as to her condition. The devotion of her husband and her . daughter through the ordeal affected the people of Her-shey profoundly and increased the in-terest they felt and the hope they en-tertained for her recovery. Her age was 46 years, 4 months. Mrs. Leithiser's death is a great loss to Hershey, for she took an ac-tive and valuable part in the social and charitable work of the town. She was always kindhearted and was much beloved. She was the daugh ter of Christian and Barbara Hershet^f of Philadelphia and was a first cousin/ of M. S. Hershey. Her marriage to Mr. Leithiser was on June 16, 1892, at Reading. They resided in Reading and also in Philadelphia. They came to Hershey five years ago and three years ago they occupied their new house in East Hershey, one of the handsomest residences in Lebanon Valley and a center of hospitality and delightful social life. Their only daughter, Miss Margaret Lorena Leithiser, aided her mother in making this home happy and attractive. The details of the funeral were not completed when this issue of the Press was printed , but the services will be held at the residence in Her-shey at 9.15 Saturday morning and the interment will be at the Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading. George Karmany of Hummelstown is the un-dertaker. Because of Mrs. Leithiser's death all local social events for the present week were cancelled. The Christians of Armenia An Address by Mr. Herant Athan-asian in tho Derry Church Next Sunday evening, Fob, 14th, at 7.30 o'clock. Mr, Herant Athan-asian will deliver an address in the Horry Presbyterian Church on "Tho Christian Church in Armenia." As a member of tho stout-hearted church , Mr. Athunnsinn can toll of his own experience and those of his fellow-countrymen as only one who has known tho cruelty and terror of persecution can toll It. Few churches in the modern world have borne ho strong a witness as has tho Armenian church. Tho , faithful martyrs and confessors of this mountainous land know much of "tho terrible , heart-shattering secret of His way with uh " m Mrs. Moynoll puts it, Tho testi-mony of Dr. Gossan!, President of Lebanon Valloy College and Rev. Paul Wltman , pastor of tho Lutheran Church of Annvillo , Is very strong ao to tho power and interest of Mr, AthanaHian 's story of his native land, All are very ' urgently invited to hoar this stirring message. Woodmen to Give a Supper The Saner Kraut Supper and Social to bo given under tho uuspiclos of tho Uniformqd Rank of tho Woodmen of the World of llershoy Camp No. 804 Mill be hold on this coming Saturday evening in the P, O, S. of A. Hall in HorHhoy Park from 7 to 11 o'clock, During the past fow weeks a number of tho members have boon hoIHii k tickets, Tho sale 1ms boon largo. Tho tickets are ten coats, Holy Trinity s Big Day Sixth Anniversary of its Bible School Brings a Large Attendance With an attendance that excelled that of any previous session, Holy Trinity Lutheran Bible School last Sunday observed to the very day its sixth ' anniversary. The entrance upon the seventh year of the school's existance brought with it a change of the session from the afternoon to the morning at 9.15 o'clock. This hour generally considered more, favorable to efficient , service in teaching and spiritual effort and as affording an op-portunity, of attendance to a greater number of people, was proven to be so by last Sunday's change. The whole service of the school par-took of a festival character. Follow-ing the opening service and a word of greeting from Pastor Krapf , there came the lesson period, which was shortened for the day to 15 minutes. The close of the session was given over to the special anniversary feat-ures. The historical sketch was read by the School's secretary, Norman Z. Stable, who also was one of those present at the first session. This sketch, recalling the words of the pro-phet Zechariah, "For who has. de-spised the day of small things," in-dicated the main "stages by which under God's blessing, the school had come,to its present . encouraging posi-tion. The anniversary address was deliv-ered by the Hon. Edwin T. Kunkle of Stroudsburg. For many years Mr. Kunkle was engaged in the preparing of others for teaching, but in later years has been connected with the First National Bank of Stroudsburg. Elected to the State Assembly from Monroe County after a brief but re-markable campaign , Mr. Kunkle was also advanced by the bank directors to assistant cashier. Closely identi-fied with the church , and active al-ready as a student in teaching an adult class, Mr. Kunkle was able to speak an appropriate word of advice and encouragement to the people of Holy Trinity Bible School. His ad-dress was..in tho main an application to local conditions of the exhorta-tion in Haggai 2:4, "Bo strong and work: for I am with you , saitli the Lord of Hosts." He believed , ho said, in anniversaries and compared them to milestones. An anniversary Sun-day should also bo an "Evory-moinbor present Sunday." Ho censured par-ents who, being able, did not them-selves como to Bible School.. Ho paid a tribute to Horshoy wlth'its comfort-able homos and beautiful surround-ings. Ho congratulated tho congre-gation on its churehly and comfort-able house of worship, Pleading for personal service, ho urged in tho phrase of tho day, that all prove to bo live wires in tho work of tho school and church. At the anniversary Vespers nt 7.30 o'clock , Pastor Krapf spoke on "Tho Work of the Blblo School in tho light of tho Pa ruble of tho Sowor," Blblo School work, ho said , was pre-eminently sowlngi the seed, of tho Word. In the day 's gospel tho Lord indicated some of tho dillicultlofi that must bo reckoned with. Ho .urgod tho exorcise and cultivation of rov-oronco and tho recognition of tho fact that God first moved toward man and that in tho word of God wo huvo a means of Grace. The duty of tho school was to touch and impart not merely tho letter and logi c hut ; also tho life of tho Word of God. Plead-ing for prayer for success in reaching for good tho soul and life of the members, ,ho likewise added a request for such further offlcloncy and co-operation as would make possible tho fullest use of tho comparatively limit-ed time available for Bible , School work. G. II. Moyor, Esq,, of Palmyra expressed his congratulations. Hershey Against St. Joseph Hottest Game of the Season Expected on Friday Night Hershey will meet St. Joseph of Lancaster on Friday evening at the Hershey. Men's Club gymnasium in their annual basketball tilt and the record-crowd of the season is expect-ed to be on hand for the game. Leo Houck, the middleweight fighter, will be in the visitors' line-up and will play at one of the forward positions. Her-shey'has. not gained a verdict over St. Joseph in the past three years, but expects to turn the trick on Friday night .as it did one week ago with the York All-Collegians. The St. Joseph five have played about 18 games this season and have lost- but two and these to teams of the Eastern League. The Hershey team will probably pre-sent the ' same lineup as last week, with McCprd playing at forward, St. Joseph has practically the same men as in other years which are as fol-lows: Houck, . Kimmel, Hecker, Sel-bach and Kirchner. With McCord as a leader the Hershey five have taken on new life, as showed in last week's game, and the game on Friday night is sure to be the greatest of the. sea-son. Hershe y Girls Victorious Played a Brilliant and Winning Game at Lebanon The Pards, the first girls' basket ball five of the Y. W. C. A, accom-panied by a number of rooters, went to Lebanon on Monday evening and in a well played game won from the Moravian girl s by the score of 20 to 17. The game was played. ' in ithe Sixth Street Auditorium and -was witnessed by a large crowd. It was the local girls' first game and they deserve a lot of credit for their ex-cellent showing. Although modified rules were used the game was rough-ly played owing to tho referee having but little knowledge of girls' rules. Miss Virginia Hershey, captain of tho Hershey team, was easily the star of the game and her field goal from tho center of the floor brought forth rounds of applause. Miss Myrtl e Hershey thro w tho fouls in a stun-ning manner missing but one of her chances. Miss Verna Stuckey played well at forward while Miss Jostina Dissingor and Miss Florence Land-graph starred in general ofllciency. Arrangements arc being made for tho same teams to moot here on March (5. He Was Only 32 Years Old and Was One of the Best-Liked Young Men in the Town. Was Helping Others When He Met His Fate. Deep Sorrow Nothing that has happened since Hershey Avas founded caused more general or sincere sorrow than the death of Ira Kohr in the early hours of last Saturday .morning. It cast a gloom over the whole community. Coroner Eekinger of Harrisburg who was. summoned and who made an in-vestigation shortly after the accident occurred gave out the following state-ment: . , "E. M. Hershey, his wife and son and chauffeur, of Hershey, were re-turning home from a visit to Oberlin when the car skidded on the Beaver School. Hill, a . little way east of the Rutherford freight years. It went into the ditch and was slightly dam-aged but caused no injuries to the oc-r cupants. . . "Leaving the chauffeur in charge of the car, Mr. Hershey, his -wife and son walked to Hummelstown where they got a trolley to Hershey. There Mr. Hershey found Ira Kohr and the two returned in the car of M. S. Her-shey to help the first car out of the ditch. Kohr was driving about eigh-teen miles an hour when they reached the hill. He applied the breaks, but the . car skidded on the smooth icy road and went over the bank, turn-ing turtle. Kohr was caught by the overturned car, but died soon after, but Mr. Hershey escaped with a few slight bruises. Kohr had gone to Mr. Hershey's assistance voluntarily and was considered an experienced driver and well acquainted with the road. The hill is steep at this point and the road was like glass from the ice. No formal inquest will be held, the investigation alone being con-sidered, sufficient. " Ira Kohr was 32 years of age. He had been in the employ of Mr. M. S. Hershey for more than ten years and in recent years he was Mr. Hershey's special . chauffeur. He was a fine, careful, upstanding young man of clean character and attractive social qualities. He was universally liked and he was always willing to help oth-ers. So when Mr. E. M. Hershey asked his assistance early Saturday morning, he readily assented and got out the Selden car of M. S. Hershey and started for the stranded car on Beaver School Hill. The accident seems to have been one of those cases of skidding on ice that are beyond human foresight or control. The big machine turned and fell. E. M. Her-shey was thrown upon the road and Ira Kohr was pinned under the wreck. He was conscious for a few minutes and called to Harry Boyer and Charles Zerfoss who were with the other ma-chine. They responded at once and raised the machine. "A little higher and I will be all right," said Kohr, but before the work could be done he was dead. His skull was fractured , but the marks were scarcely dis-tinguishable. The Selden car was badly damaged. E. M. Hershey's" ma-chine was practically unscratched. Mr. Hershey was deeply affected by the accident. Ira Kohr leaves a wife, who was Miss Emorich of Swatara, and a son and daughter, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kohr, who live on a farm near Highspire. Ira Kohr was a resident of Hershey practically from tho beginning of tho town and was ono of its most popular mon. Ho lived on Caracas Avenue. He was a member of several organizations and last week ho joined tho Fire Company. Tho funeral took place yesterday morning from his homo in Horshoy and tho attendance was nn impressive tribute to tho esteem in which he was hold. From tho house the services woro continued at tho Brethren Church in Hummelstown. Rov, Weaver of Lancaster County preach-ed at tho homo. Rov. John Mosoman of Lancaster prenchod at tho church. Interment was in tho HummoMown cemetery. The pall-bearers woro: Harry Boyer, Gorman Anderson , Maurice Kosor, James Hotrick , Charles Stuckoy and John Snavely. Tho floral tributes wore re-markable for their number and beau-ty. Action by Ilornhoy Men's Club At u mooting of tho Executive Com-mittoo of tho HorHhoy Man 's Club , President James Millard presiding and J, M, Brandau secretary, tho fol-lowing resolutions woro unanimously adopted : WHEREAS, in tho midden and tragic death of Ira Kohr tho town of Horslioy has lost a useful ci tizen and tho Horshoy Men 's Club a faithful and valued member; therefore ba il; RESOLVED, that tho Incentive Committee of tho HorHhoy Men's Club, speaking for tho entire or-ganisation , place upon record their appreciation of his unblemished char-actor and their deep sorrow that a career of such service and promise (Continued on Pago 4) Ira Kohr of Hershe y Killed In Automobile Accident Progress in its Many 'Activities Re-ported and Praised and Officers for the Ensuing Year Elected. Fine Record of the Clubs. Volunteers Thanked. The annual 'meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association was held on January 25 in the reading room of the association. The presi-dent, Mrs. M. L. Hershey, presided. The meeting Was well attended and much interest was shown in the pro-ceedings. All the reports were • favorable and proved the association to be in fine condition and the work of the various departments going along prosperous-ly. In all respects satisfactory pro-gress over tho preceding year was in: dicated. The record of the various clubs was especially fine. The Association expressed its ap-preciation' of the efforts of the volun-teer workers for the Association, among them being George Copenhav-er, Miss Ella Keggeries, Mrs. H. G. Mumma, Mrs. Harry Everett, . and the members of the different com-mittees who took part in the forward interests of the Association during the year. All the employed officers were praised for their faithfulness and efficiency. Officers Elected At the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: president Mrs.'M. L. Hershey; vice-president, Miss Mary Leob; treasurer, Miss Anna Mowery; sec-retary, Miss . Bertha Moyer. - The Spring classes in sewing- and cooking began on the first of Febru-ary. A number of girls enrolled and it is hoped more will take advantage of the opportunity. The junior gym classes have been divided intif two sections—and they are preparing for a contest in drills and marching. This contest will mark the closing of the season's work sometime in April and will be open to parents and all others in-terested. The sewing of the juniors will he exhibited at the time of this contest. More teachers are needed for the junior sewing classes arid volunteers are invited. The second term of work of the junior class be-gan Thursday afternoon. There are about 30 enrolled in this class which is taught by Miss Alice Elder and Mrs. Harry Everett. The afternoon sewing class meets Monday afternoon at 2, the evening class at 7.30. Twelve lessons are given for $1.50. Mrs. S. P. Bacas-tow teaches the sewing and Miss Ella Steck the cooking. , Annual Meeting of Y. W. C. A. Finds its Good Work Growing So He Writes to Postmaster Newton of Hershey Postmaster Newton received the following letter last week and asks The Press to give the matter publicity in order that any young woman- who is interested may apply. Tho letter is dated at a town in Kentucky, Jan. 31, 1915 and reads as follows: "Postmaster I wish you wod fine mo a good wom-an to rite to mo. Age 20 or 25, my ago is 27. I want you to soo Rome ono when you get this letter. I hope you will look for some ono at onco and soo If she wont rite to me—please do like I ask you. I will pay you for your Trubblo to bo true. please soo A Bough t it so I will close look to here fromo you at wonco, and tho other ono too ho I will close. Tho name Is withhold for obvious reasons but Mr. Newton will gladly give all particulars in his power to any young lady who is interested. Kentucky Man Wants a Wife Cecilian Concert Tonight Tonight tho Cocillun Concert Com-pany will give tho last number of tho Horahoy Men 's Club's lycoum course and ono of tho finest programs of tho wlntor will bo presented, Tho com-pany is composed of four glftcjj artists and their (selections ofTor^a wide variety of interest , onjoyrhonj ; and merit. Tlio performance pOWo ladles Is expected to bo "iibrjj lj aijg close to tho host sorloB o^ofttaj ^ meats that Horshoy has known. "Bi Bl" him como and tho parts will bo assigned this woek. Rehearsals will begin in onnioflt next wook and there will ho hard work right on to tho final presentation of tho lumpiest play over soon In Horshoy. There are 12 principal parts and over a hundred minor parts, Bi Bi Has Arrived A young man about 17 years of ago by tho name of Martin , employed with his father , Jacob Martin on tho R. J. Walton dairy near Hummels-tow n , had his ' right log broken on Tuesday morning just above tho ankle whom ho fell from tho milk team which ho was drivin g at tho station of tho Horshoy Chocolate Company. Tho accident happened after "tho young man had finished unloading tho milk and wuh about to climb upon tho ,soat of the wagon when h sudden Jork by tho mules throw him to the ground. l.)i\ Horshoy sot tho frac-ture temporally, after which tho young man was removed to tho Har-risburg lloHpital . Broke His Leg Fred Lee Humphrey Married Cards hnvo boon received in Her-shey from , Mrs. Francos G. Swarthout announcing tho marriage of her diuitflftur Florence Scoboy to Fred Loo Humphrey, on Thursday, February <1, at Denver , Col. Mr. Humphrey is one of tho most popular of tho Hor-shoy roprosontatlvoH , Mr, and Mrs. Humphrey will bo at homo after March 1 at 018 Emerson Street, Den-ver.
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Title | The Hershey Press 1915-02-11 |
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 | 1915-02-11 |
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Title | The Hershey Press 1915-02-11 |
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 | 19150211 |
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Full Text | HERSHEY SCHOOL IS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER Another Important Meeting Will Begin Tomor* row and Will Continue for Two Days. An Attractive Program of Addresses , Discus-> sions and Music. The Participants. Although the M. S. Hershey Consolidated School of Def ry j Township has been open only since last September it has al- . j ready been the meeting place of important educational con- ; ventions'and it has been visited by hundreds of educators i from all parts of the country who have been attracted by its value as a model in school construction and convenience. Last month the teachers of the District held the most ¦ successful institute in their history and beginning tomorrow j the school directors of Dauphin County will conduct their midwinter session. While the meetings will be in the Her-shey Central Theater because of the accommodations the main point of attraction will be the new building which is called the model consolidated school of the country. ' The exercises tomorrow begin at 1.30 with an invocation by Rev. George S. Rentz. The music will be^Junder Miss Wingert. President Murrie cf the Chocolate. Company will deliver the address ,of welcome and President Ira.W. Hoover of the Dauphin County School Directors' Association will re-spond. Professor E. M. Rapp, superintendent of the schools of Berks county, will deliver the first address on "The Coun-try School." ¦ The second address will be "Consolidation of Schools; Costs; Results," by Albert W. Snavely, secretary of the Derry Township Board. Following will be a round uiuie ujl iiiipunaiiL scnuui yxuuieiiio. Friday evening at 8 o'clock the Hershey orchestra will be present. The invoca-tion will be asked by Rev. N. L. Line-baugh. Professor Keboch will sing a splo. The first address will be by M. S. Hershey. Superintendent Rapp will give an illustrated lecture entitled "A Crusade for Better Country Schools." The moving pictures of Hershey will be shown. Saturday's session -will begin at 8.30. The main address will be by Department State Superintendent Reed B. Teitrick and there will be the var-ious reports and a., round table of lead-ing: topics. Master Lewis Cassady will sing a solo. The Association has 200 members. In Dauphin county are 39 school districts with 400 teachers and 11,000 pupils. Busy Days at the School New Musical and Literary Program. Personal Items These are among the livliest days of the year at the M. S. Hershey Con-solidated Public School of Derry Township. . There is something new all the time and there are visitors daily to inspect the building and look into the good work of Principal Ke-boch and his staff. In spite of the bad weather the attendance keeps be-yond the 90 mark and the health of the children is wonderfuly good. The year's progress is going beyond ex-pectations. Musical and Literary Program of the Hershey High School for Feb. 19 at li'30 p. m. is as follows: II Trovatore : Song—Anvil Chorus, High School Boys; Life of Verdi, Chester Ebersole; Piano Solo, il Troyatore, Eva Gruber; Story of Opera, Elizabeth Forscht; Piano Duet, Anvil Chorus, Verna Stuckey and Mildred Keboch ; Victrola Selec-tions, Kindness of Albert Snavely who will furnish the Victrola. Tannheuser: Song No, 8 School Book, From Tannheuser;' Life of Warner , Martha Keenoy; O'du mein holder Abend Stern , Victrola; Story of Opera, Ruth Landis; Victrola Se-lections. Principal F. D. Keboch attended the State Convention of the School Di-rectors at Harrisburg last Thursday evening. Last Saturday he attended meeting of the teachers o:f Lebanon county. Ira Shonk was unable to teach his school on Monday and Tuesday on ac-count of an attack of pjrlp, Mrs. Everett, the substitute teacher, taught his grade. The annual entertainment; of the Public Schools will bo hold in the month of March. Owing to the great number who attend and talco part 'in this annual performance the Park Theater will bo used. GoorKo Dockort spent Saturday in Lebanon. Lecture on India AiiKimtino Ohol Entertained ' Large Audience on Sunday Another largo audience UHseinblod Sunday afternoon at tlio union moot-ing In Horshoy Central Theate r and greatly enjoyed the illustrated loc-turo of Augustine Dooji Ohol on his native country. His viown of India wore, excellent and his own story was capitally presented, E. L, Bomgnrdnor wuh the loader for the day, President Jiuiioh Mil-lard wuh on the slngo. Rw, George S. ItontK asked the invocation, The excellent congregational singing was undor Mr, Keboch and tho orchestra was present. The uhIioi'h woro Wil-liam 1.1. Gelling, John I\foyor, Baton Marks and Widtor Stanley. ISfoxt Sunday 'at !) Ityiry G. Os-trandor pf Now York will present an illuHlrntoil talk on "Peoples and Re-ligious of tho Oriental Wotid." It is n vivid and extremely Intorofiting lec-ture and all are invited. Death of Mrs. J. B. Leithiser Hershey Loses One of its Most Estimable Ladies ¦ Mrs. Lorena G., wife of Mr. J. B. Leithiser, died at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. While she had been ill for months and while she was under the care of two physicians and a trained niirse during the past several weeks, the end was not expected and the news came as a shock to the com-munity. There had been deep sym-pathy with her in her long suffering and daily . inquiries were made as to her condition. The devotion of her husband and her . daughter through the ordeal affected the people of Her-shey profoundly and increased the in-terest they felt and the hope they en-tertained for her recovery. Her age was 46 years, 4 months. Mrs. Leithiser's death is a great loss to Hershey, for she took an ac-tive and valuable part in the social and charitable work of the town. She was always kindhearted and was much beloved. She was the daugh ter of Christian and Barbara Hershet^f of Philadelphia and was a first cousin/ of M. S. Hershey. Her marriage to Mr. Leithiser was on June 16, 1892, at Reading. They resided in Reading and also in Philadelphia. They came to Hershey five years ago and three years ago they occupied their new house in East Hershey, one of the handsomest residences in Lebanon Valley and a center of hospitality and delightful social life. Their only daughter, Miss Margaret Lorena Leithiser, aided her mother in making this home happy and attractive. The details of the funeral were not completed when this issue of the Press was printed , but the services will be held at the residence in Her-shey at 9.15 Saturday morning and the interment will be at the Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading. George Karmany of Hummelstown is the un-dertaker. Because of Mrs. Leithiser's death all local social events for the present week were cancelled. The Christians of Armenia An Address by Mr. Herant Athan-asian in tho Derry Church Next Sunday evening, Fob, 14th, at 7.30 o'clock. Mr, Herant Athan-asian will deliver an address in the Horry Presbyterian Church on "Tho Christian Church in Armenia." As a member of tho stout-hearted church , Mr. Athunnsinn can toll of his own experience and those of his fellow-countrymen as only one who has known tho cruelty and terror of persecution can toll It. Few churches in the modern world have borne ho strong a witness as has tho Armenian church. Tho , faithful martyrs and confessors of this mountainous land know much of "tho terrible , heart-shattering secret of His way with uh " m Mrs. Moynoll puts it, Tho testi-mony of Dr. Gossan!, President of Lebanon Valloy College and Rev. Paul Wltman , pastor of tho Lutheran Church of Annvillo , Is very strong ao to tho power and interest of Mr, AthanaHian 's story of his native land, All are very ' urgently invited to hoar this stirring message. Woodmen to Give a Supper The Saner Kraut Supper and Social to bo given under tho uuspiclos of tho Uniformqd Rank of tho Woodmen of the World of llershoy Camp No. 804 Mill be hold on this coming Saturday evening in the P, O, S. of A. Hall in HorHhoy Park from 7 to 11 o'clock, During the past fow weeks a number of tho members have boon hoIHii k tickets, Tho sale 1ms boon largo. Tho tickets are ten coats, Holy Trinity s Big Day Sixth Anniversary of its Bible School Brings a Large Attendance With an attendance that excelled that of any previous session, Holy Trinity Lutheran Bible School last Sunday observed to the very day its sixth ' anniversary. The entrance upon the seventh year of the school's existance brought with it a change of the session from the afternoon to the morning at 9.15 o'clock. This hour generally considered more, favorable to efficient , service in teaching and spiritual effort and as affording an op-portunity, of attendance to a greater number of people, was proven to be so by last Sunday's change. The whole service of the school par-took of a festival character. Follow-ing the opening service and a word of greeting from Pastor Krapf , there came the lesson period, which was shortened for the day to 15 minutes. The close of the session was given over to the special anniversary feat-ures. The historical sketch was read by the School's secretary, Norman Z. Stable, who also was one of those present at the first session. This sketch, recalling the words of the pro-phet Zechariah, "For who has. de-spised the day of small things," in-dicated the main "stages by which under God's blessing, the school had come,to its present . encouraging posi-tion. The anniversary address was deliv-ered by the Hon. Edwin T. Kunkle of Stroudsburg. For many years Mr. Kunkle was engaged in the preparing of others for teaching, but in later years has been connected with the First National Bank of Stroudsburg. Elected to the State Assembly from Monroe County after a brief but re-markable campaign , Mr. Kunkle was also advanced by the bank directors to assistant cashier. Closely identi-fied with the church , and active al-ready as a student in teaching an adult class, Mr. Kunkle was able to speak an appropriate word of advice and encouragement to the people of Holy Trinity Bible School. His ad-dress was..in tho main an application to local conditions of the exhorta-tion in Haggai 2:4, "Bo strong and work: for I am with you , saitli the Lord of Hosts." He believed , ho said, in anniversaries and compared them to milestones. An anniversary Sun-day should also bo an "Evory-moinbor present Sunday." Ho censured par-ents who, being able, did not them-selves como to Bible School.. Ho paid a tribute to Horshoy wlth'its comfort-able homos and beautiful surround-ings. Ho congratulated tho congre-gation on its churehly and comfort-able house of worship, Pleading for personal service, ho urged in tho phrase of tho day, that all prove to bo live wires in tho work of tho school and church. At the anniversary Vespers nt 7.30 o'clock , Pastor Krapf spoke on "Tho Work of the Blblo School in tho light of tho Pa ruble of tho Sowor," Blblo School work, ho said , was pre-eminently sowlngi the seed, of tho Word. In the day 's gospel tho Lord indicated some of tho dillicultlofi that must bo reckoned with. Ho .urgod tho exorcise and cultivation of rov-oronco and tho recognition of tho fact that God first moved toward man and that in tho word of God wo huvo a means of Grace. The duty of tho school was to touch and impart not merely tho letter and logi c hut ; also tho life of tho Word of God. Plead-ing for prayer for success in reaching for good tho soul and life of the members, ,ho likewise added a request for such further offlcloncy and co-operation as would make possible tho fullest use of tho comparatively limit-ed time available for Bible , School work. G. II. Moyor, Esq,, of Palmyra expressed his congratulations. Hershey Against St. Joseph Hottest Game of the Season Expected on Friday Night Hershey will meet St. Joseph of Lancaster on Friday evening at the Hershey. Men's Club gymnasium in their annual basketball tilt and the record-crowd of the season is expect-ed to be on hand for the game. Leo Houck, the middleweight fighter, will be in the visitors' line-up and will play at one of the forward positions. Her-shey'has. not gained a verdict over St. Joseph in the past three years, but expects to turn the trick on Friday night .as it did one week ago with the York All-Collegians. The St. Joseph five have played about 18 games this season and have lost- but two and these to teams of the Eastern League. The Hershey team will probably pre-sent the ' same lineup as last week, with McCprd playing at forward, St. Joseph has practically the same men as in other years which are as fol-lows: Houck, . Kimmel, Hecker, Sel-bach and Kirchner. With McCord as a leader the Hershey five have taken on new life, as showed in last week's game, and the game on Friday night is sure to be the greatest of the. sea-son. Hershe y Girls Victorious Played a Brilliant and Winning Game at Lebanon The Pards, the first girls' basket ball five of the Y. W. C. A, accom-panied by a number of rooters, went to Lebanon on Monday evening and in a well played game won from the Moravian girl s by the score of 20 to 17. The game was played. ' in ithe Sixth Street Auditorium and -was witnessed by a large crowd. It was the local girls' first game and they deserve a lot of credit for their ex-cellent showing. Although modified rules were used the game was rough-ly played owing to tho referee having but little knowledge of girls' rules. Miss Virginia Hershey, captain of tho Hershey team, was easily the star of the game and her field goal from tho center of the floor brought forth rounds of applause. Miss Myrtl e Hershey thro w tho fouls in a stun-ning manner missing but one of her chances. Miss Verna Stuckey played well at forward while Miss Jostina Dissingor and Miss Florence Land-graph starred in general ofllciency. Arrangements arc being made for tho same teams to moot here on March (5. He Was Only 32 Years Old and Was One of the Best-Liked Young Men in the Town. Was Helping Others When He Met His Fate. Deep Sorrow Nothing that has happened since Hershey Avas founded caused more general or sincere sorrow than the death of Ira Kohr in the early hours of last Saturday .morning. It cast a gloom over the whole community. Coroner Eekinger of Harrisburg who was. summoned and who made an in-vestigation shortly after the accident occurred gave out the following state-ment: . , "E. M. Hershey, his wife and son and chauffeur, of Hershey, were re-turning home from a visit to Oberlin when the car skidded on the Beaver School. Hill, a . little way east of the Rutherford freight years. It went into the ditch and was slightly dam-aged but caused no injuries to the oc-r cupants. . . "Leaving the chauffeur in charge of the car, Mr. Hershey, his -wife and son walked to Hummelstown where they got a trolley to Hershey. There Mr. Hershey found Ira Kohr and the two returned in the car of M. S. Her-shey to help the first car out of the ditch. Kohr was driving about eigh-teen miles an hour when they reached the hill. He applied the breaks, but the . car skidded on the smooth icy road and went over the bank, turn-ing turtle. Kohr was caught by the overturned car, but died soon after, but Mr. Hershey escaped with a few slight bruises. Kohr had gone to Mr. Hershey's assistance voluntarily and was considered an experienced driver and well acquainted with the road. The hill is steep at this point and the road was like glass from the ice. No formal inquest will be held, the investigation alone being con-sidered, sufficient. " Ira Kohr was 32 years of age. He had been in the employ of Mr. M. S. Hershey for more than ten years and in recent years he was Mr. Hershey's special . chauffeur. He was a fine, careful, upstanding young man of clean character and attractive social qualities. He was universally liked and he was always willing to help oth-ers. So when Mr. E. M. Hershey asked his assistance early Saturday morning, he readily assented and got out the Selden car of M. S. Hershey and started for the stranded car on Beaver School Hill. The accident seems to have been one of those cases of skidding on ice that are beyond human foresight or control. The big machine turned and fell. E. M. Her-shey was thrown upon the road and Ira Kohr was pinned under the wreck. He was conscious for a few minutes and called to Harry Boyer and Charles Zerfoss who were with the other ma-chine. They responded at once and raised the machine. "A little higher and I will be all right," said Kohr, but before the work could be done he was dead. His skull was fractured , but the marks were scarcely dis-tinguishable. The Selden car was badly damaged. E. M. Hershey's" ma-chine was practically unscratched. Mr. Hershey was deeply affected by the accident. Ira Kohr leaves a wife, who was Miss Emorich of Swatara, and a son and daughter, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kohr, who live on a farm near Highspire. Ira Kohr was a resident of Hershey practically from tho beginning of tho town and was ono of its most popular mon. Ho lived on Caracas Avenue. He was a member of several organizations and last week ho joined tho Fire Company. Tho funeral took place yesterday morning from his homo in Horshoy and tho attendance was nn impressive tribute to tho esteem in which he was hold. From tho house the services woro continued at tho Brethren Church in Hummelstown. Rov, Weaver of Lancaster County preach-ed at tho homo. Rov. John Mosoman of Lancaster prenchod at tho church. Interment was in tho HummoMown cemetery. The pall-bearers woro: Harry Boyer, Gorman Anderson , Maurice Kosor, James Hotrick , Charles Stuckoy and John Snavely. Tho floral tributes wore re-markable for their number and beau-ty. Action by Ilornhoy Men's Club At u mooting of tho Executive Com-mittoo of tho HorHhoy Man 's Club , President James Millard presiding and J, M, Brandau secretary, tho fol-lowing resolutions woro unanimously adopted : WHEREAS, in tho midden and tragic death of Ira Kohr tho town of Horslioy has lost a useful ci tizen and tho Horshoy Men 's Club a faithful and valued member; therefore ba il; RESOLVED, that tho Incentive Committee of tho HorHhoy Men's Club, speaking for tho entire or-ganisation , place upon record their appreciation of his unblemished char-actor and their deep sorrow that a career of such service and promise (Continued on Pago 4) Ira Kohr of Hershe y Killed In Automobile Accident Progress in its Many 'Activities Re-ported and Praised and Officers for the Ensuing Year Elected. Fine Record of the Clubs. Volunteers Thanked. The annual 'meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association was held on January 25 in the reading room of the association. The presi-dent, Mrs. M. L. Hershey, presided. The meeting Was well attended and much interest was shown in the pro-ceedings. All the reports were • favorable and proved the association to be in fine condition and the work of the various departments going along prosperous-ly. In all respects satisfactory pro-gress over tho preceding year was in: dicated. The record of the various clubs was especially fine. The Association expressed its ap-preciation' of the efforts of the volun-teer workers for the Association, among them being George Copenhav-er, Miss Ella Keggeries, Mrs. H. G. Mumma, Mrs. Harry Everett, . and the members of the different com-mittees who took part in the forward interests of the Association during the year. All the employed officers were praised for their faithfulness and efficiency. Officers Elected At the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: president Mrs.'M. L. Hershey; vice-president, Miss Mary Leob; treasurer, Miss Anna Mowery; sec-retary, Miss . Bertha Moyer. - The Spring classes in sewing- and cooking began on the first of Febru-ary. A number of girls enrolled and it is hoped more will take advantage of the opportunity. The junior gym classes have been divided intif two sections—and they are preparing for a contest in drills and marching. This contest will mark the closing of the season's work sometime in April and will be open to parents and all others in-terested. The sewing of the juniors will he exhibited at the time of this contest. More teachers are needed for the junior sewing classes arid volunteers are invited. The second term of work of the junior class be-gan Thursday afternoon. There are about 30 enrolled in this class which is taught by Miss Alice Elder and Mrs. Harry Everett. The afternoon sewing class meets Monday afternoon at 2, the evening class at 7.30. Twelve lessons are given for $1.50. Mrs. S. P. Bacas-tow teaches the sewing and Miss Ella Steck the cooking. , Annual Meeting of Y. W. C. A. Finds its Good Work Growing So He Writes to Postmaster Newton of Hershey Postmaster Newton received the following letter last week and asks The Press to give the matter publicity in order that any young woman- who is interested may apply. Tho letter is dated at a town in Kentucky, Jan. 31, 1915 and reads as follows: "Postmaster I wish you wod fine mo a good wom-an to rite to mo. Age 20 or 25, my ago is 27. I want you to soo Rome ono when you get this letter. I hope you will look for some ono at onco and soo If she wont rite to me—please do like I ask you. I will pay you for your Trubblo to bo true. please soo A Bough t it so I will close look to here fromo you at wonco, and tho other ono too ho I will close. Tho name Is withhold for obvious reasons but Mr. Newton will gladly give all particulars in his power to any young lady who is interested. Kentucky Man Wants a Wife Cecilian Concert Tonight Tonight tho Cocillun Concert Com-pany will give tho last number of tho Horahoy Men 's Club's lycoum course and ono of tho finest programs of tho wlntor will bo presented, Tho com-pany is composed of four glftcjj artists and their (selections ofTor^a wide variety of interest , onjoyrhonj ; and merit. Tlio performance pOWo ladles Is expected to bo "iibrjj lj aijg close to tho host sorloB o^ofttaj ^ meats that Horshoy has known. "Bi Bl" him como and tho parts will bo assigned this woek. Rehearsals will begin in onnioflt next wook and there will ho hard work right on to tho final presentation of tho lumpiest play over soon In Horshoy. There are 12 principal parts and over a hundred minor parts, Bi Bi Has Arrived A young man about 17 years of ago by tho name of Martin , employed with his father , Jacob Martin on tho R. J. Walton dairy near Hummels-tow n , had his ' right log broken on Tuesday morning just above tho ankle whom ho fell from tho milk team which ho was drivin g at tho station of tho Horshoy Chocolate Company. Tho accident happened after "tho young man had finished unloading tho milk and wuh about to climb upon tho ,soat of the wagon when h sudden Jork by tho mules throw him to the ground. l.)i\ Horshoy sot tho frac-ture temporally, after which tho young man was removed to tho Har-risburg lloHpital . Broke His Leg Fred Lee Humphrey Married Cards hnvo boon received in Her-shey from , Mrs. Francos G. Swarthout announcing tho marriage of her diuitflftur Florence Scoboy to Fred Loo Humphrey, on Thursday, February <1, at Denver , Col. Mr. Humphrey is one of tho most popular of tho Hor-shoy roprosontatlvoH , Mr, and Mrs. Humphrey will bo at homo after March 1 at 018 Emerson Street, Den-ver. |