The Hershey Press 1917-02-22

              TONIGHT IS THE
NIGHT OF NIGHTS
Hershey Volunteer : Fire Department
Will Sit Down to a Banqu et at
the Hershey Cafe And Af ter-
. wards Indul ge in a Feast .
of Oratory. Menu
Tonight there wilj be a sound of revelry
and the- voices of Hershey songsters
and orators will fill the ambient air. . It
is going to be one of the great nights of
the model town, an event looked forward
to with keen anticipation and one which
fits snugly into the history of Hershey.
It is the big banquet to celebrate the
tenth anniversary of the Hershey Volunteer
Fire Company. Work on it has been
going on for months. First was the
planning and the consummation of the
big entertainment which netted the
tidy sum of $170.00 which will more
than pay the full cost of the feast,.thus
giving to each member the joy of the
occasion unmarred by any consciousness
of draining his resources in these days of
the high cost of living.
If the guests at the dinner don't enjoy
themselves far beyond the usual limit,
it will be because something is the matter
with their digestive machinery or that
they have troubles of their own. So
far as is humanly possible, the Committee
has done its work for the occasion, where
the bliss shall be perfect and the joy
shall be unconfined. However, it is
understood that speeches will be con-fined
to reasonable limits, so that no
one need to have any fear in that respect.
The Committee who have been busy
on the program consists of Sam J. Feese,
Chairman, A. T. Heilman, F. B. Snavely,
J. K. Putt and H. A. Newton. Seated
at the head table will be the officers
and the guests, the officers of the company
at its organization and those of the original
members who still retain connection
with the company.
After the banquet, President William
C. Brinker will call the assemblage to
order and will introduce John E. Snyder
as the toastmaster. Among those who
are expected to respond to Mr. Snyder's
calls are Chief Holler of Hummelstown,
Chief Miller of Palmyra, W. F. R. Murrie,
President of the Hershey Chocolate
Company; Frank B. Snavely, the first
President of the Company ; Ezra F.
Hershey, Treasurer of the Hershey Choc-olate
Company; Charles V. Glynn, who
was for several years Chief of the Her-shey
Fire Department ; E. B. Cassady,
Past President; H. A. Newton, the
Secretary of the Company, and others.
The Souvenir Menu placed at each
plate will bear on the cover a fine picture
of the Fire Company in action, at the
burning of the Hershey 'Press Plant on
November 27, 1915. The following is
the dinner which Manager Krause has
prepared :
Oyster Cocktail Saltines
Celery
Olives Pickles
Chow Chow
Boiled Fish Matre D'Hotel Sauce
Wafers
Chicken-a-la-Hershey Dressing
Old Fashioned Filling Creamed Onions
Dried Corn Cranberry Sauce
Mince Pie a la mqde -^ Assorted Cakes
Salted Nuts > Hershey Bon Bons
Oranges "* Bananas
Coffee Mints
Cigars
It is particularly requested that , all
members who have not sent in their
acceptances, do so at once and that every-body
be on time this evening.
The attendance is expected to be any-where
between 100 and 200 and the
success of the whole affair depends largely
upon prompt seating' of the crowd.
Nobody who can attend can afford to
miss this very important o«^assion in
the life and development o( Hershey, for
the Fire Company has been a real factor
in the life and interest, of the community.
The Company was chartered under the
order of the Court of Common Pleas,
Dauphin County, February 18lh, 1907,
February 18th in 1917 was Sunday
and so the, dinner Is held tonight.
BEST MOVING PICTURES
Civili zation Will be Here For Three
Performances
Ah the season progresses, the moving
pictures at the Herahcy Central Theatre
grow finer and better and the audiences
continue large and appreciative. A great
picture ia coming for Saturday night ,
February 24 th. For Wednesday night ,
February, 28th there -will be Pauline
Frederick in Ziizn , a superb photographic
production of a great play,
On Friday and Saturday, March 2 and
3, Thomas luce's masterpiece, "Civiliza-tion
," will ho shown. On Saturday two
shows will bo given , one at 2.30 and the
Other at 8,00, This play Is one of the
big sensations of the Hereon, It has
been exhibited to millions of people.
It has drawn crowded audiences at b|g
prices. It shows the honors of whr with
every one of tlionow inventions for kllliii K
human beings.
CAMPAIGN OPENS
NEXT MONDAY
New Management of the Hersh ey
Men 's Club Mean Business and :
They Are Going Right Ahead
to Build Up the Organiza -
tion. A Live Board
Next Monday evening at the Hershey
Cafe will be held probably one of the
most important meetings of the year in
its significance to ¦ the future interest of
the town. It will be the'eoming together
of the leaders to outline and inaugurate
the new membership campaign of the
Hershey Men's Club. This campaign
will be different from others followed
here. It will last only two weeks.' The
preliminary organization will be thorough
and the effort will be to secure the closest
and liveliest kind of team work.
The appointment of the Committee -was
the main work of the new Board at its
meeting oh Monday evening, when
President I. Ward Nicholas presided.
The Committee was made up from
names gathered and suggested by. Pres-ident
Nicholas, Manager John Snavely,
and Vice Presidents, S. D. Clark and
Frank B. Saylor, and were as folllows:
Store—Victor N. Gingrich.
Mechanical Department—H. L Miller.
Bank—A. W. Snavely. . .
Press Building—F. B. Saylor. .
Factory Office—Chance Phillips, Eddie
Foster, Alan Fidler, John Seitzinger,
Howard Bomgardner..
Factory General—Paul Zentmeyer,
Lewis P. Emerich, Edward Lewis, Ross
Strine, Paul Henry, William Brinker,
Walter Ashenfelter, Aldus Wirth, E. C.
Black, C. C. Gorsuch, Hugh Wagner, A.
Bowman Snavely, Thomas J. Walton,
Paul Brewer, Paul Edris.
Managers of Sport
The new boarcj has worked hard to
get as committee managers of sports
the men whom the members most desire
and who are familiar with the particular
sports they are called upon to develop.
The following appointments were made
and confirmed:
Baseball—F. B. Saylor.. .
Track—Alan Fidler.
Tennis—Charles Grube.
Swimmings—Earl Brown.
Pocket Billiards—I. Ward Nicholas.
Various Matters
All the affairs of . the Hershey Men's
Club will now be worked on a budget
system whereby there will be well-understood
financing of every activity.
President Murrie of the Chocolate Com-pany
has announced that so far as the
Company is concerned, everything will
be done to promote and increase the
value of the organization. The Choco-late
Company's interest is not only in
the fact that the Club is of very great
usefulness to its employees but that under
the recent grouping of the Hershey.
activities the Men's Club and similar
organizations were placed under the
property division of the Chocolate Com-pany.
The club is run wholly by the
members and their new board .
OVER 10.000
Hershey Food Show Scores a Record
Bre aking Success
Over ten thousand attended the Food
Show last week, All records were broken
in every department. The day 's sales
of each department , the total sales of
the store and the week's sales reached
new figures. In every way the show was
a great success, Tons of sugar were
sold,
Many new customers came and said
they would be regular dealers in the
future. Manager Clark and his associ-ates
are delighted with their showing and
there in a spirit of great livliness In the
force. They are sure that 1917 will
be their banner year,
Many pleasant events attended the
show, Miss Harrison gave the boys
of the Industrial School a fine lecture on
bees. . Others took interest in Hershey
life. The, article on Hershoy in this
issue of the Press Is by the representa-tive
of the Ryson Company,
The moving pictures and the dance
had crowds, The show next year will
be larger and belter than ever,
MR. STECHER IN NEW YORK
Ml', an d Mrs, S, C. Steelier were in
New York Saturday and Sunday where
Mr, Stccher attended the meeting of
the Now York Chapter America n In-stitute
of Banking as the guest of the
Irving National Bank of Now York City,
NEW MISSIONARY SOCIETY
On Sunday afternoon at the parsonage
of the First; United , Brethren Church
a Women's Missionary Society was
organized by the pnslor, Rev. R. R.
J3uttcrwlck,' The following were elected
officers : President , Mrs, John II. Moyer;
vice president , Mrs. Kunklo; secretary,
Mm. Stover j t reasurer, Mrs. Charles
Stuckuy,
HERSHEY : MY IMPRESSIONS
By Louise Naylor of New York
Were I limited to one word in giving
my impression of. the town of Hershey,
I should choose the word "unity, " for
everywhere one goes in the model town,
there1 is evidence of universal good tfill,
of the working together for the better-ment,
or should I say the keeping up,
of a standard of an already almost perfect
dwelling place. ' .
We all know that "In unity there is
strength" but in order to use that strength
to its best advantage, there "has to be
a master mind and hand to direct it into
the most useful channels, and further
the compelling force o[ human kindness
to keep such a community in harmony,
which means endless thought for the
health, wealth and happiness of our
One man, with indomitable will
and superabundance of human kindness,
has shown the world the possibilities of
wealth and the attainment of that much
sought and rarely found condition, Hap-piness.
For to be able to create harmony^
which means happiness and contentment,
in a community of thousands of people,
to be able to say, "It was I who made it
possible for my brothers to enjoy, by
their own labor even, this beautiful
dwelling place," must indeed be a hap-piness
and comfort that few millionaires
enjoy, no matter how many thousand
times their signatures appear at the
ends, of checks during the ,year, for
charity.
That the good work may continue,
your, community increase with the
years to follow, and health and' con-tinued
success and happiness be your
handmaidens is the wish of
Yours sincerely, ,
Louise Naylor, New York City.
Hershey, February 15, 1917.
fellow beings,' "To do unto others as
ye would have them do unto you, even
unto the least of them " was never better
exemplified.
Mr. Hershey has solved the great ec-onomic
problem of so tactfully blending the
lives of the rich and less fortunate (in this
world's goods) peoples, that the result
is perfect harmony. There are no poor
people in Hershey, for no one who has
a home, sufficient food to eat, and clothes
to wear, can be called "poor,1' and
while there is the usual difference in the
style of house they live in, style of clothes
they wear and manner of serving the
food they eat, the fact remains that the
bricks and mortar are of the same ma-terial,
the food identical and their cloth-ing
serves the same purpose.
From time immemorial it has been
"the survival of the fittest ," and under
these conditions every man has a chance.
We cannot all be successful lawyers and
bankers any more than we can all be
expert machinists or farmers, and were
either forced to the circumstances . of
the other, discontent and unhappiness
would result.
The writer has always contended that
charity (in its accepted sense) encourages
poverty, and a condition which has
arisen in connection with the recently
passed laws (in New York State) confirms
this, The Board , of Child Welfare was
originally planned' and formed for the
benefit of widowed mothers, whose chil-dren
would otherwise have been sent
to an orphan asylum,—one of the con-ditions
it seems is, that the mother must
be entirely dependent and unable, (or
unwilling) to work. For a woman who
goes out to work for her children , whether
her salary be sufficient to cover her or
their needs, and supply some one to care
for them during her absence, or not , is
considered ineligable, while the one who
says, "I can 't or won't," may be pensioned
until her children are old enough to help
her, This is encouraging shiftlcssness
and dependency and in the long run ,
poverty.
How much better for the mother, the
children and the world at large, it would
be to help and encourage the mother in
the care of her children while they are
small , insuring her at least an income to
cover the rent , thereby helping her to
help hcrselfl This, I cannot help but
feel , was the real intention of the noble
people who proposed such a pension,
Real charity means the helping of one
to help themselves—not to make them
beggarly recipients of gifts, but to give
them work to do to be paid for, that they
may hold the respect, not only of their
fellow men, but of themselves.
This , then , such a community , as
Hci'shey offers to men, women and
girls, and under the. most pleasing and
ntl. racl.lvo conditions, and therein lies
the definition of the word "Unity."
Men and Boys and Girls Over 16
CAN FIN D ATTRACTIV E WORK AT GOOD WAGES IN THE
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Ther e arc places now open for men and boya and girls over 16 In the
factory of the Hershoy Chocolate Company ; Tho work la very desirable be-cause
tho wages are good, employment ia steady and the surroundings arc
healthy and cheerful, Apply by letter or in person to tho Herehey Employ,
meat Bureau. Bring references.
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CHANGES AT CAFE
ON MONDAY NEXT
All Intended to Give Better Meals
And Better Service
On and after Monday next breakfast
in the Hershey Cafe will be discontinued
and a new schedule will go into effect.
This is because 39 few take breakfast
under the present arrangement. The
Hershey Quick Lunch will be available.
Dinner and supper will be served in
the Dining Hall during the old hours.
These meals will be improved. Tickets
not transferable will be sold to Hershey
employees and their families at $2.50
calling for 10 meals; meals without the
ticket 30 cents each. To others the
price will be 50 cents a meal. The sale
of the $4 ticket is discontinued .
The Hershey Cafe will open for a la
carte service from 11 to 8 with no change
in prices. Any regular meal served in
the Cafe, whether to employees or others,
will be 50 cents.
All these changes are in the direction
of efficiency. One day this month only
4 took breakfast in the Dining Hall
while 60 often take dinner and over 40
supper, On all days the number taking
breakfast is only a fraction of the number
taking dinner and supper, Thus meals
the people want will be given first con-sideration.
HERSHEY UNION SERVICES
Owing, to the illness of the speaker for
the coming Sunday there will be no
union services in the Ilcrshey Central
Theatre next Sunday. Due announce-ment
will be made of the next speaker.
Among the speakers secured for March
are Dr. George Warren Richards of
Lancaster , one of the ablest orators of
tho state, and Dr. J. George Becht ,
secretary of the state board of education ,
who is very popular with the people of
this section.
HERSHEY IN ALASKA
A post card, enclosed by the Hershey
Chocolate Company In their milk Choco-late
packages, was received hero on
Wednesday by II, T. Kioffer from Fair-banks,
Alaska. The aM was sent by
John McCord who picked up the Hershey
souvenir on tho beach at San Francisco,
Tho card was mailed January 30.
WASHINGTON
THE CHRISTIAN
Tribute of Rev. Dr. R. R. Butterwick
in His Sermon Before the Local
Lod pe of the Patriotic Sons of
America. Large Congre -
gation in Attendance
A large congregation assembled in
the First United Brethren Church last
Sunday evening to hear Rev. Dr. R. R.
Butterwick's tribute to George Washing-ton.
It was pronounced one of the
finest sermons ever heard in Hershey
and it was listened to with ' complete
attention. The local P. , O. S. of A.
attended in a body, marching from tlieir
rooms just before the services began.
In the course of his sermon Dr. Butter-wick
said:
"Man's best gift to the world is a good,
useful life. No home or country , is
better than the sum of all the goodness
in the home or country. Not wealth or
learning, although they must not be
underestimated, but character is man's
best asset and his most valued con-tribution
to the welfare of society. Man
is more highly honored for the purity of
his character than for the amount of
his wealth or the extent of his learning.
The memory of man's character is more
enduring than anything else that he may
possess. Well does Lowell say:
'When all have done their utmost,
surely he hath given the best who gives
a character erect and constant.'
"I speak of Washington, the Christian,
because his life is incontrovertible proof
of the fact that it is quite possible in
times of war for men and nations to
maintain their religious self-respect.
That the Father of Our Country laid em-phasis
upon religion while fighting for
liberty is shown by the following proclam-ation
issued to his soldiers in camp in
New York: 'The General hopes and
trusts, that every officer and private
will endeavor so to live and' act as be-comes
a Christian soldier, defending the
dearest rights and liberties of his country.'
"The position of Washington today
is due very largely to the high standard
of conduct set up for himself early in
life. Among the papers found by his
biographers was one entitled : 'Rights of
Civility and Behavior written by My-self.'
There are 48 of these rules in all. Rule
32 says: 'Associate yourself with men of
good quality if you esteem your own
reputation, for it is better to be alone
than in bad company.'
"Rule 43 says: 'Be careful to keep your
promise.' Washington was conscientious
in everything that he did. In 1759 he
surveyed the estates of Lord Fairfax in
Virginia. So careful and accurate was*
his work that the expert government
surveyors which made a survey in 1913
could not find a single variation. That
he was a man of prayer is shown by the
fact of his having led the Constitutional
Convention of 1789 frequently in prayer
at the opening of the sessions; and the
well known incident reported by Isaac
Potts during the Valley Forge encamp-ment
in the winter of 1777-1778."
NEW MEMBER
ON THE STAFF
Miss Rigler of Ann-ville Becomes
Temporary Secretary of tke Her-shey
Young Women 's Christ-ian
Association. Various
Events of Month
Miss Ruth Rigler of Annville came to
the association on Monday and took
up the duties as secretary, Miss Kigler 's
appointment is at present temporary .
While the work in the association has
gone along smoothly and the winter
has been one of great success the assistance
was needed and it is hoped Miss Rigler
will find Hershey a pleasant field for her
efforts,
The big event at the association of
recent date was the Valentine party given
at the club room in the Park last Tuesday
evening, The party was arra n ged by
Miss Mabel Ilomsby assisted by the Up-
To-Date and Onward Clubs. The in-vited
guests were the young men of tho
Men 's club and there were forty-five
present, It was one of the most dolightfu l
affairs of the year, Games and music
provided tho entertainment for tlie ev-ening
and a fine luncheon was served ,
The Loyalty Club members will hold
a supper In tho gymnasium on Tuesday
afternoon and evening and on Satur-day
nftornnoon from 1 to 4 o'clock an
indoor picnic will be conducted for tho
Sunshine children, A nrogrnm a! games
and raccfi has boon arraiiKed.
One of the best Vesper Services held
thus far was that of last Friday evening
when the meeting was conducted by tho
Rev. R, R. llutterwlclc . There was a
fine attendance and Dr, Butterwick gave
n forcefu l address,
DERRY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Services on Sunday will bo hold as
usual.
RECORD CROWD
AT BAPTISM
Twenty New Members of the Church
of the Brethren Received Through ¦
Immersion in Spring Creek
Last Sunday. People .
from Three Covmtie g
An event of unusual interest was the
baptismal services conducted by the
Church of the Brethren last Sunday
morning in Spring Creek on the old Her-shey
Homestead property. The country
was covered with snow, the mercury,
was near the freezing point, and Spring
Creek looked very cold. But even this
combination of circumstances could not
deter the two preachers and the twenty
members from braving the discomfort, and
they went through it all without a sign
of complaint. Elder John C. Zug and
F. S. Carper of Palmyra were nearly
three hours in and out of the water but
they were partially protected by their
rubber suits. With the twenty members
who were immersed it was different.
They wore their' usual clothes and they
went through the ordeals wonderfully.
After they came from the tfater, they
made their way to the nearest house,
where they , found dry clothing. The
church at Henry's was' crowded for the
preaching services conducted by Rev.
Ralph Schlosser of Elizabethtown who
preached a very earnest sermon. Twenty
members received the rite of admission
to the faith by immersion and later nin-teen
more will be baptized.
Overhead the day was beautiful and
this drew probably the largest number of
automobiles and other vehicles ever' seen
around the church. More than fifteen
hundred people •$were present and they
came from , three counties, Dauphin,
Lebanon and Lancaster. The congre-gation
at Henry's meeting house is one of
the best and most thriving in the church.
Its membership includes leading citizens
of this section.
PROFESSOR LANTZ HERE
AIJ Are Invited to Hear His Address
on Proper Feeding of Animals
Tomorrow evening at 7.30, Professor
Lantz of Harrisburg, who is an expert
on cattle feeding, will deliver an address
in the Hershey Central Theatre. It is
under the auspices of the Hershey In-dustrial
School and the public is cordially
invited to attend. No. admission is
charged. The importance of Professor
Lantz's information and advice ' is pecu-liarly
large at this time, because . of the
high cost of all food materials. T,he
margin . which saves the cattle profit will
be fully explained by Professor .Lantz.
In fact his address will be a complete
exposition of the material facts of animal
husbandry and will contain suggestions
that will be of direct help and economy to
the farmers of this section. It is the aim
of the Hershey Industrial School to be a
center of practica l information and edu-cation
and to that end from time to time
it will bring leaders here to discuss these
matters before audiences comprising per-sons
of this section who wish to profit
from the experts in progressive agri-culture.
TOMORROW'S BIG GAME
Record Crowd Expected in Gym-nasium
of Hershey Men 's Club
Big pcrparations arc being made at
the Hershey Men's Club to take care of
the crowd that will turn out Friday even-ing
for the greatest basketball game of
the season, The Lebanon Y, M, C, A.
five, comiiosed mostly>*qf college stars,
will oppose Hershey in the "rubber " game
of the series of three. Hershey lost at
Lebanon by two points and at Hershey
Lebanon lost by tho margin of one
point, These games were conceded by
basketball fans as being tho best struggles
that they had witnessed all season and
the deciding game should add even more
zest and fine playing,
Since their last visit hero several weeks
ago, Lebanon has added another star
to their five and tho entire team has been
greatly Improved. Hcrfihcy has been
playing remarkable ball under the tutor-ing
of John F, Suavely and our men ex-pect
to show their best In Friday even-ing
's contest, The Hershey team was
out several nights this week and were
Riven excellent practice games by some of
the Hershoy veterans,
Holllnger , tho former Lebanon Vnlloy
star, will piny tho pivotal position on
tho Lebanon team, while tho other
positions will ho filled by some of tho best
players in the Lebanon Valley, Horahoy 's
lineup will bo tho same as that which
represented tho team at Carlisle on
Saturday evening last. Tho Ilcrshey
players nro: Lelbfrled , Wirth , Zimmer-man,
forwards; Zentmeyer, center ; E.
Slesser and Hunch, guards,
On Saturday evening tho Hershoy
team wllllmvo its finest trip of tho season.
Thoy will journe y to Summit Hill , In tho
northern part of tho state,
Hershey 's Busy Thoroughfare