The Hershey Press 1918-06-20

              WILL BE HELD EVERY THURSDAY
MORNING IN HERSHEY PARK
UNDER AUSPICES OF THE
MOTHER'S CLUB
The Hershey Mother's Club extends
an invitation to all children in Hershey,
between the ages of four and ten years,
inclusive, to be their guests every Thurs-day
morning, from nine o'clock until
eleven o'clock, beginning Thursday, June
27th. The children will meet a Com-mittee
of the Mother's Qub outside the
Central Theatre, in Centre Square at
9 o'clock. They will be entertained with
stories, games, etc., in the Park, by com-petent
instructors under the leadership
of Mrs. A. O. Stine, Mrs. R. H. Taylor and
assisted by Miss Winifred Harvey, and
Miss Olive Mary Walton . In fine
weather the children will be kept out
of doors. In inclement weather the en-tertainment
will be held in the Park
gymnasium. The instructors will bring
the children back to Centre Square at
eleven o'clock. Any children interested
in knitting may bring their work with
them.
It is suggested that all mothers in-terested
in the Red Cross take this op-portunity
of spending two hours each
Thursday morning in the Red Cross Work
Rooms as the children will be well cared
for.
Children 's Hour
in Hershe y
RALPH M. FOX , AGED 19, VICTIM
OF HUN SHELL MAY 27, HIS
MOTHER LEARNS—JOINED
IN THE WEST
According to advices received by Mrs.
Alice H. Fox, of Hershey R. F. D., her son,
Ralph, who is now with the American
army in France has been severely injured .
Word from the War Department stated
that Ralph M. Fox, 19 years old, had been
severely wounded in action, May 27.
Ralph enlisted shortly after war was
declared by the United States -from a
western city where he was working. At
that time his mother resided in East Han-over
township with his brother.
Ralph enlisted at the age of eighteen
and was sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana, where he was stationed in Com-pany
D of the 28th Infantry. He was
nineteen years old in March.
For several months according to letters
received by his mother he has been in
France training. The communication re-ceived
by his mother was addressed to his
brother, who is also in the American army,
but is now in France.
Ralph formerly lived with his mother
and brother at their home in East Han-over
township, and worked for Charles
Basehore on one of the Hershey farms.
NO SHOOTING ALLOWED
IN HERSHEY
Shooting of all kinds is forbidden by
law in Hershey, as elsewhere. This in-cludes
shooting of pistols, firecrackers,
etc. All offenders will be arrested.
Hershey Boy
Wounded in France
ARE PRESENTING HIGH-GRADE
COMEDIES AND DRAMA AND
CHANGING TWICE A WEEK
VAUDEVILLE ACTS
The Pickert Sisters Stock Co. opened
their- return engagement at Hershey
Park on Monday evening and judging
from the comments heard they haven't
lost their power to please.
The company opened with W. H.
Winters big New York success, "The
House of Lies," a comedy drama that
has been used more by the big stock
companies in New York and Philadelphia
than perhaps any other play outside of
the old classics. All of the old favorites
were there, and everything new, and
special scenery for all of the different
scenes. The story deals with a young
girl who is the support of the family and
and old father who has lost his all by the
extravagance of his wife who aspires to
rise to the social world again. The girl
is loved by a poor man and by a rich one,
but the girl's parents insist that she marry
the rich one although she loves the poor
one. She has a lazy brother who does
all in his power to keep things boiing.
The girl marries the rich man and then
things commence to happen.
Lillian Pickert as the girl had a part
just suited for her style of work and had
the audience with! her from the very
start. ^
Ralph Chambers'as the rich man, won
his way into favor by his conception of
the whole-souled fellow with money.
Richard Foote, a new member since
last year, showed that the company had
lost nothing by the exchange of men, as
he showed a perfect conception of the
poor man and friend.
Clair D. Barnes, another new member,
played the part of the lazy brother and
handled it as if it came natural.
Elizabeth Pickert and Clint Dodson.
looked after the parts of the scheming
mother and uncle and succeeded in get-ting
themselves very much disliked* by
the large audience present.
Last but not least, Blanche Pickert as
the chorus girl, proved she is the same
winsome actress as last year, and played
her part to perfection.
The Pickerts have a fine stock com-pany
this year. Three vaudeville acts
were put on Monday evening and two
reels of pictures. Richard Foote in his
extemperaneous singing, making up his
songs as he goes, all about the people
sitting in the audience, made a big hit.
Clair D. Barnes in character singing, was
well liked.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
the company will play Wm. A. Brady's
great play "Mother. " This play was
produced by him in New Yorki. for over a
year, also a great success in pictures,
but he would never allow it to go on the
road until this season, and the Pickerts
succeeded in getting it for a limited time.
There are three children in the play and
the little Pickerts, three, four and five
years old, will have parts in the play and
also do a vaudeville act. This play was
made famous by Emma Dunn and is one
of the prettiest plays ever written. There
will be a change of vaudeville with every
play.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Pickert Stock Co.
Ple ases Patrons
of next week the Pickerts will present
Wm. H. Neimyer's famous play, "24
Hours of Truth." This is the funniest
of all farce comedies and is identically
the same play that is now running in New
York and called "Nothing but the Truth ,"
which is considered the greatest comedy
seen in years. It is a scream from start
to finish. Anybody who thinks it is easy
to tell the truth for 24 hours should see
this play and find out just what happens.
The cast of characters is as follows:
Jack Vernon, Jr, An apostle of the truth
Ralph W. Chambers
Fred Loomis, pledged to the opposition..
• Richard Foote
Jack Vernon, Sr., Jack's father
Clint Dodson
Rev. Story, Author and promoter of truth
Clair D. Barnes
Ida Moore, Fred's fiance •
Ernestine Demmillo
Dolly Mason, Loofting for revenge
'.. Florence Hall
Alice Grey, Jack's fiance.. .Lillian Pickert
On Thursday , Friday and Saturday of
next week "Fine Feathers" will be pre-sented.
This is one of the best known
dramas of the day, a wonderful play, by
Eugene Walter, author of "Paid in Full."
Any one who likes a good strong drama
with plenty of good comedy should see
"Fine Feathers."
The cast of characters is as follows:
Mrs. Collins Ernestine Demmillo
Jane Reynolds Lillian Pickert
Bob Reynolds Ralph W. Chambers
Dick Meade .Clint Dodson
John Brand Richard Foote
Frieda Florence Hall
Nurse Elizabeth Pickert
The Orchestra this season is again un-der
the able leadership of John Rhodes,
and was given a glad hand for the excell-ence
of music furnished.
WAS ORGANIZED ON TUESDAY
EVENING , WITH 44 IN ATTEND-ANCE.
MEETINGS HELD
EVERY WEEK
The Evening Knitting Class was or-ganized
on Tuesday evening and 44 heard
the cal and enrolled. The organizers
are well pleased with the large attendance
on the first night, but believe that this
number can be increased considerably and
are putting forth efforts to accomplish
this result.
The following are those who enrolled :
Mildred C. Esbenshade, Ruth Esben-shade,
E. Vera Harvey, Mrs. W. F. Har-vey,
Mrs. J. E. Snyder, Mrs. Esbenshade,
Elizabeth A. Mumm \ Mary Steckbeck,
Ruth Shultz, Minnie Whittle, Bessie P.
Moyer, Ester M. Snavely, Bessie Whittle,
Catherine Niles, Helen Downin, Camille
Waidlich, Rhoda Waidlich, Helen Steiger,
Pauline Edris, Lynndith Edris, Lydia
Fasnacht, Mary A. Kauffman, Mildred
Killian, Lydia G. Weltmer, Mrs. Clarence
H. Shenlv, 'Minnie Ramsey, Margaret
Bomgardner, Naomi I. Woomer, Mrs. M.
Buchanan, Florence Landgraf, Mrs. Frank
Spangler, Eva Gerberich, Anna Gerber-ich,
Marie Gebhard, Minnie Miller, Anna
M. Mowery, Minnie Mumma, Kathleen
Stover, Mrs. Ed. Hershey, Mrs. T. L.
McHeffey, Katherine Snavely, Mrs. J.
R. Kreider, Mrs. Crawford and Manetta
Kilmore.
Kni tting Class Has
Large Enrollment
UP TO THE PRESENT T ME THE
HAVE SOLD $2960.50 WORTH OF
WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT
STAMPS
The Boy Scouts of Hershey are working
like beavers selling War Savings and Thrifi
Stamps for Uncle Sam. There is mud
rivalry as to the one selling the greatei
amount 'of stamps, and the race is keen
Up to the present time Sandra Magrin:
is in the lead, with Chas. McHeffey a closi
second, and C. Von Neida a third. Fol|
lowing is the amount that each of the boy!
have sold: '
Sandro Magnnni $1017.21
Charles McHeffey.. 855.2J
C. Von Neida 525.51
Kenneth Stover 183.(X
Bricker 174.21
Charles Black 73.0J
W. Leithiser 71.(X
A. McKinney 50.o|
S. Purcell 12.2!
AWNING OF HERSHE Y MEN'S CLUB
BUILDING REMOVED ]
The awning that has long hidden thf
beautiful architectural lines of the Her-shey
Men's Club building has been re
moved. Now that it is down, everybody
has ^wondered why it was not done Ions
ago. It has given Chocolate . Avenue s
more citified aspect.
Hershe y Boy Scouts
Selling Stamps
HERSHEY BASEBALL TEAM NEEDS
SUPPORT OF HERSHEY PEOPLE
UNION DEPOSIT BAND TO
PLAY
The Hershey baseball team went tc
York on Saturday and was defeated bj
the strong York Chain Works team, b5
the score of 7 to 1. This is Hershey';
first defeat of the season. The boys hac
to go to York in automobiles and onlj
arrived on the ball field at 2.45 and th<
game was called at 3.15, consequent!}
were not in the best condition to play i
good game. Manager Hinkle promise
tVi^t Via will rprlopm Viimcolf \r\ W\rlr V»afn».i
the season is over.
This Saturday will be Booster Day ii
Hershey, the "team playing the St. Mary*!
team of Steelton. This team was de
feated by Hershey earlier in the seasoi
and they have a good team.
The management has secured the Unioi
Deposit band, and a parade will be givei
before the game and the band will plaj
during the game. Sometime in JuTj
the Hershey Boy Scouts will play, thej
having volunteered their services.
This week will decide whether or noi
the Hershey people want a baseball team
If the boys are unable to make the guar
an tee this week it will be necessary foi
them to play all of the games away fron
home.
Hershey has a strong team and is ii
much demand away from home, game
with Columbia, Lancaster, Reading, Pot
tsville and Stetson, are pending.
Be a Booster, and join the boosters oi
Saturday afternoon. It's going to be «
good game.
Saturda y is Booster
Day in Hershe y