The Hershey Press 1924-05-15

              Senior Class to Presen t
"Prof. Pepp" Monday
The Senior class of Hershey High School
will present their class play, entitled,
"Professor Pepp", on Monday evening.
May 19, 1924, at the Park Theatre, at 8.15
p. m. The play is to be given under the
direction of Miss Mary.Gregg Darrow.
The synopsis of the play is as follows:
Act 1. Professor Pepp's residence on
the college campus. The opening day of
school. A trip to Russia. Father comes
to college.
Act 2. Same scene-as Act 1. Father hazed. Surrounded by the Nihilistiss.
Bombs and buroski!
Act 3. Same scene. A garden party
by moonlight. Celebrating the football
victory. Bonfire and parade. Father
the football hero. The serenade. Aunt
Minerva on the warpath. A double wedd-ing.
The cast of characters is as follows:
Professor Peterkin Pepp, a nervous wreck,
John H. Bomgardner
Mr. C. B. Buttonbuster, a giddy butterfly
of forty-eight Victor Breneman
Howard Green, his son, -who had the court
change his name Earl Hackman
Sim Batty, the police force of a college
^ijtown George Zeigler
Peddler Benson, working his way through
school Paul Belser
Noisy Fleming, just out of high school
William Spangler
Pink Hatcher, an athletic sophomore..
Herbert Winters
Buster Brown, a vociferous jun ior....
Alexander Magrihi
Betty Gardner, the professor's ward..
LurileGilman
Aunt Minerva Boulder, his housekeeper,
from Skowhegan, Ma... Mildred Hocker
Petunia Muggins, the hired girl
Anna Reese
Olga Stopski, the new teacher of folk-dancing
Antionette Bilotta
Kitty Clover, a collector of souvenirs..
Mildred Palmer
Vivian Drew, a college belle. Gladys Christ
Irene Van Hilt, a social leader
Lillian Ricker
Caroline Kay, the happy little freshman
Mae Baker
Students, Co-eds, etc, Leah Brehm, Gladys
Kohr, Esther Walmer, Rhoda Yerger,
Kathiyn Miller, Walton Wiley, Edward
Savastio, Earl Nye and Marion Hess.
Tickets can be gotten from any High
School pupil. The admission charges are,
adults, thirty-five cents, school children,
twenty-five cents.
Hershey High Wins
Another Game
In a game replete with thrills, Hershey
High continued its winning streak by
defeating Hummelstown High on the
latter's diamond in a Lower Dauphin
County League game on Tuesday evening,
by the close score of 2-1. The opposing
pitcher had the local lads at his mercy
throughout the game only one hit, a two
bagger, by Long, being earned off his
delivery. In the fourth inning with two
down, Sam Curry, who was on second base
made a dash for third, and in his eagerness
to head off the runner, Wertman threw
wild, the ball rolling into the left field.
Curry scurrying home with the deciding
run. Stover pitched good ball for Hershey
striking out eight men,
Hershey 0 0 1 1 0 0—2
Hummelstown 1 0 0 0 0 0—1
Batteries: Hershey, Stover and Long;
Hummelstown, Wertman and Ebersole. -
Big Time At P. 0. S.
of A. On Monda y
On Monday evening, May 19, Washing-ton
Camp, No. 705, will hold an initiation
and social in the camp room in Hershey
Park. All members of the P. O. S. of A.,
regardless of what camp they belong to,
are urged to be present to help make the
occasion one long to be remembered.
The various committees have been busy
and there is a big surprise in store for every-one.
Eats, smokes, good speakers; these
are just a few of the good things for those
who attend.
As this will be the last initiation before
the summer months every candidate is
especially urged to be present at this meet-
Set aside Monday. May 19 now and
mark your calendar Big time at P. O. S.
of A.
WET WEATHER RETARDS WORK
OF FARMERS
Wet weather has retarded spring plant-ing
and plowing among Pennsylvania
farmers to an extent, according to the
report on crop conditions issued by the
state department of agriculture. Spring
planting done by May 1 is estimated at 32
per cent, of normal, while spring plowing
finished by May 1 la estimated at 54 per
cent, of normal.
Last year by May 1 the farmers had 72
per cent, (If the normal amount of planting.
The winter wheat condition as of May 1 la
estimated at 85 per cent, of normal; rye, nt
90 per cent--! nny> at 85 per cent, and
pasturage conditions nt 77 per cent, of
normal, The demand for labor is esti-mated
at 93 per cent, ot normal and the
supply at 80 per cent.
MOTORED TO WEST VIRGINIA
Mr. and Mrs. Amos II, Lehman and son
Wesley, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Eapenshade
and daughter Irene and Edward Hoffman
motored to Charlestown, W. Va„ on last
Sunday, visiting Mr. Lehman's brother.
The distance covered was 234 miles, which
was made In 9K hours,
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means to thank our
neighbors and friends for their kindness,
letters of sympathy and floral tributes
received incident to the death of our sister
and aunt , Rcbeknh S. Rnuch.
J. C. and A. L. Rnuch, nephews and
niece*.
Hershey To Have
Baseball Team
Rouse up, you fans, Hershey is going to
have a baseball team, and will open the
season on Friday, May 30th (Decoration
Day).
For awhile it looked as if tho baseball
were dead, but several dyed-in-the-wool
followers of the game injected a serum into
the patient, and the old man immediately
came to life, and forthwith wanted to be up
and doing.
The injection of the serum took place at
the Hershey Men's Club on Monday eve-ning,
and Messrs; J. F. Snavely, O. J.
Traynor, Dr. H. G. Mumma and Jas.
Murray did the trick, with the assistance
of a score of other lesser satellites.
After baseball had become rejuvenated
it became necessary to secure the services
of a manager and as all the others had held
down this position with more or less suc-cess,
0. J. Traynor looked like a safe bet,
so he was given the coveted position,
while J. F. Snavely was given secondary
honors as secretary and treasurer, and Dr.
H. G. Mumma and Jas. Murray being
retained as advisors and scouts.
It was decided by these worthies to
build from the ground up this season,
taking heed from the experiences last
season, for if baseball should take a tumble
into the cellar the result might not be so
disastrous.
Instead of hitching the game to the
pocketbook this season, it was decided to
use different tactics. There are sufficient
players now in the employ of the Hershey
Chocolate Co. to form a nucleus of a team,
and these players expressed themselves
willing to play for the sport that was in the
game, trusting that the patronage will be
sufficient that at the end of the season a
goodly sum will be in the treasury, and
when the time comes to make a divy that
each player's share would be such that it
would be most gratifying.
There is no doubt about it but that base-ball
can be made to pay. Of course if
ridiculous guaranties are going to be paid
(which will not be done); fancy salaries paid
so-called stars (which also will not be
done); big sums being paid to umpires, $25
for instance (which will not be done)—Bill
Leithiser and Bill Hyland will be good
enough, and just as competent. By using
a little commonsense, playing good, snappy
and consistant ball, the patronage will be
there, and as a result the players will be
well repaid at the end of the season for
their efforts.
Manager Traynor and Secretary Snavely
are already on the job getting the players
signed up.
So from now on, let's get back of Mana-ger
Traynor and the team, giving them our
assurance that we are with him and them
to the finish.
Oliver Keck Has
Stran ge Experience
Oliver Keck, of the put chasing depart-ment,
two weeks had a pocketbook con-taining
$55 disappear from his inner coat
pocket one evening while he was in the
Land of Nod in his apartment at the Her-shey
Men's Club.
Altho he looked high and low, he was
unable to recover his pocketbook and his
beloved U. S. bills.
On Sunday evening, two weeks later,
Mr. Keck awoke about 3 a.m. and happen-ed
to place his hand under his pillow. He
awoke with a start, for what he felt had a
familiar feel—no wonder, for it was old
friend pocketbook and his $55. My, how
good it looked, and how wonderful it was
to know that his $55 was safe back home
again! There was little or no sleep for
Keck the remainder of that night.
The moral of this story is "Play safe, and
open a savings check fund in the Hershey
Trust Co.," which Keck did on Monday.
. It is assumed that the person who had a
hand in making the pocketbook disappear
was a practical joker, or else his conscience
worried him to such an extent that he
returned what was taken,
MONARCHS VS MOTOR PATROL
TONIGHT
A baseball game of much interest is
scheduled to be played this evening on the
local diamond between the Hershey Mon-arch
and the State Motor Patrol baseball
teams. The "Cops" have been seen
spending their spare time practicing for
the game and promise to put a powerful
team in the field. Although losing several
of their early scheduled games, the Mon-archs
are plugging up several holes in the
team and arc sure to give their opponents a
stiff argument. Sam. Zimmerman will
pitch for the Monarchs, and Long, the
High School star, will catch, For the
Motor Patrol the batteries have not yet
been announced. Game starts at 5.30 p, m.
EIGHTH GRADE ESSAYS
Miss McKinstry, teacher of the Eighth
Grade, employed a novel and interesting
method to review her work in Physiology
and Hygiene by means of having the pupils
write essays on the subject of "A Visit to
Microbe Land." The youthful scientists
wrote under "non do plumes" and the
judges had n real task on their hands to
determine the winners,, The prizes were
awarded to the following;
8A. Grace Lloyd , Shakespeare Birth-day
Book,
8A. Luther Hlnkel , Pocket Knife. ,
8B. Mne Grayblll , Shakespeare Birth-day
Book.
8B. Leo Grayblll , Pocket Knife.
HUMMELSTOWN WOODMEN TO
HOLD ANOTHER CLASS ADOPTION
On Thursday evening, May 22d, at 8.00
o'clock, Hummelstown Camp, Np, Mf llA,
Modern Woodmen of America, will hold a
Class Adoption. This will be the third
class adoption held this year and a number
of candidates will be on hand to be Initiated
All members of the local camp, as well as
members from surrounding camps, are urged to bo present.
Harrlsburg Police records here show
that during the first four months of this
year there were 100 more arrests in Harrls-burg
for Intoxication than during tho tame
month! of 1923.
Derry Presbyte rian Church To
Celebrate 200th Anniversa ry
Derry Presbyterian Church will observe
the 200 anniversary of the founding of "old
Derry" Church on June 20th to 22d of this
year. Dr. Stewart, President of Auburn
Seminary, of Auburn, N. Y., will be the
principal speaker, and all of the pastors
who have served the pastorate, now living,
will be present during the anniversary.
Derry Church is probably the most
curiously interesting in the country. The
original deed, which is now treasured by
the Historical Society of Philadelphia, was
given by Richard and Thomas Penn, sons
of William Penn.
Under the trees at the head waters of
Spring Creek, one and one-half miles south-east
of its present site, Deny Church found
its origin. Here Revs. George Gillispie,
David Evans and Robert Cross preached
to the pioneer Scotch-Irish, who then
occupied the country about.
The first church building, a small log
structure, followed soon after the first
meeting under the trees, the first authentic
date on record being 1724. There is a
tradition, however, that the building was
built as early as 1717. In 1769 its place
was taken by the church known for a gener-ation
as "Old Derry." In 1883 this build-ing,
which was also a log structure, was
replaced by a handsome stone structure,
within which the sacred relics of the early
church are reverently preserved..
In the grant from the Surveyor-General,
the "Presbyterian Meeting House and
Burying-ground in the township of Derry",
included land "beginning at a maple tree
on the northern bank of Spring Creek",
and then follow the exact measurements.
It is the ancient land-mark of the Scotch-
Irish immigration to America—their God's
acre and they named it Deny in memory
of the heroic defense of Deny which Ma-caulay
calls "that great siege, thejnbst
memorable in the annals of the British
Isles".
The old-fashioned pewter communion
service was manufactured by Richard
King, of London, in 1783, and bears the
stamp of the Goldsmith's Company. This
gave rise to the amusing legend, which
even has been set forth in magazines , to
the effect that the service was made in the
reign of Richard the First, as the imprint
"Richard King" would indicate. Another
pleasant tradition is that William Penn
hitched his horse to the white oak tree next
to the south-west comer of the old church.
Two of Derry's early pastors, Revs. Wm.
Bertram and John Roan served Derry only,
the others grouping this with other charges.
The Rev. Jas. Anderson, who at bis own
request, was transferred from the First
Presbyterian Church, of New York City
to Donegal, gav one-fifth of his time to
Derry and Pax n, from 1726 to 1732.
Upon the coming of Rev. Wm. Bertram to
Paxton and Deny these churches were
organized and became apart of the newly
organized Presbytery of Donegal at the
time of its formation. Mr. Bertram, like
his predecessor, was a native of Scotland
and an aluminus of the University of
Edinburgh, both being recognized as
among the able men in the ministry of the
church of their time.
But the outstanding figure in the early
ministry of Deny and Paxton was Rev.
John Elder, familiarly known as "the
fighting parson". For fifty-two years he
served this field faithfully and well, tower-ing
above all his peers as one of the most
prominent figures of his age. He was
succeeded by Rev. Nathaniel Snowden
(1793-96), Rev. Joshua Williams (1799-
1801); Rev. Jas. Russel Sharon (1807-43),
Rev. John M. Boggs (1845-47), Rev. An-drew
D. Mitchell (1850) the last to preach
in Deny, then almost defunct.
New life was brought to it in its new
church home under Rev. Albert Barnes
Williamson. The present pastor is Rev.
R.H. Taylor.
Near East Relief
Needs Our Help
Representatives of the Near East Relief
will address the Bible Schools and occupy
the pulpits of the churches of town on
Sunday, presenting a plea for their cause,
and receiving offerings for the relief fund.
We, who are plentifully supplied with
all of the necessities of life, yes, and lux-uries,
too, little realize the conditions that
exist in that Moslen-ridden country. There
are thousands upon thousands of persons,
men, women and children, who are actually
destitute, in dire distress, and are absolute-ly
dependents. The Near East Relief
alone is caring for about 50,000 boys and
girls.
In Philadelphia "Bundle Day" was
recently held. Shoes, stockings, dothing
of any kind were accepted—size and style
didn't matter. Children who have nothing
are not particular. So long as it is cloth-ing,
the condition that it is in, or how old it
is, to them is ot little importance.
The Hershey Red Cross made an appeal
through these columns for old clothing, but
there was no real plan back of the drive,
and the results did not come up to expecta-tions.
Why not have a "Bundle Day" in Her-shey.
Inject some real "pep" in the
campaign and results will accrue, we are
sure.
SURPRISE PARTY
A surprise party was given at the home
of A. G Snyder , of Sand Beach, on Satur-day
evening. Those present were; Mr.
and Mrs, John F, Rathvon, Wayne Rath-von,
Mr, and Mrs. Harvey Etter, Mr. and
Mrs. C. K. Yerger and daughters, Dora,
Ruth and Eva ; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Behney,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B. Snyder , Mr, and
Mrs. Joseph Shenk and sons Cassel and
Walter and daughter Harriet, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. D. Snyder , Mr. and Mrs. John
Etter and son Paul and daughters, Esther
and Catherine, E. M. Snyder, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Hummer and son Earl, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Houser and son Mark and
daughter Betty, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hous-er
and son Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Ream, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Moyer and
son Carl, Beulah Shank, Mildred Mover,
Rachael Grunden, Erma Rathvon, Mary
Hummer, Elizabeth Gruber, Carrie Sny-der,
Frances Breach, Rhoda Yerger, Helen
Moyer, Mary Snyder, Lizzie Snyder, Sara
Snyder, Harold Yerger, Harold Moyer,
Carl Snyder, Ralph Gruber, Clyde Yerger,
Harry Snyder, David Snyder, David
Grunden, Mr, and Mrs, A. G. Snyder and
daughters Erma and Vcrna and sons Adam
and Enrl.
20-LB. CCAORNAVMEENLTI AOTN CANDY
The annual convention of the National
Confectioners' Association will be held at
Chicago beginning May 19th, with busi-ness
sessions at the Drake Hotel and an
exposition at the Municipal Pier.
Manufacturers of confectioners' equip-ment
will transform tho exposition quar-ters
into a series of modal candy factories,
the latest types of machinery, including
one model designed to replace the old
hand-style of tying fancy boxes will be on
display.
Mammoth confections will be a feature
of the exposition. A caramel weighing
twenty pounds will be made and alongside
of It will be a nougat twenty-four inches
long, nine inches wide and ninelnches high.
The giant candles and the unique system
of lighting will bo the principal features in
the decoration scheme.
GIVEN A FAREWELL PARTY
A number of friends gathered at the
home of Mr, and Mrs. Harper Snavely on
Thursday evening, giving them a farewell
parting before their leaving for Bethany.
Those present were: Mr, and Mrs. Harper
Snavely, Mr. and Mrs, Claude Schlaugh,
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lcedom, Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Henry, Mr. and Mrs. John Zug,
Mrs, John Stahley, Mrs. Annie Glpe,
Misses. Mamie Glpe, Esther Light , Martha
Henry, Marian Lcedom, Myrtle Hclsey,
Mildred Helsey, Esther Weathafer; Messrs,
Paul Glpe, Solomon Gip*. Darwin Holwy
Daily Vacation Bible
School Enrollment
Pupils desiring to enroll in the Hershey
Daily Vacation Bible School will be given
the opportunity to do so next Wednesday,
May 21st, 1924, when enrollment blanks
will be placed in the hands of the children
of Hershey and vicinity. Parents are
urged to give thoughtful consideration to
this opportunity and respectfully solicited
to enroll their children in this worthy cause
by seeing to it that the enrollment blanks
are properly executed and returned
promptly. Children four years old and
upward will be given the best instruction
possible and the enrollment will determine
the number of grades into which the school
will be divided. Sessions will be held in
the morning only, from nine to eleven
o'clock, during the month of June from the
second to the twenty-seventh inclusive.
There will be no sessions on Saturdays.
MUSICAL AT CAMPBELLTOWN
SUNDAY EVENING
The King's Daughters Class of Salem
Reformed Sunday School, of Campbell-town,
will render a musical on Sunday
evening, May 18th, at 7.15, in the church.
The program promises to be interesting and
entertaining. The class has been practic-ing
for several weeks, under the director-ship
of William Horst. The program will
consist of choruses by the class, duets and
quartetts, pantomines; violin solo by Miss
Helen Flickinger; cello solo by Miss Hilda
Gingrich; saxaphone solo by Harry Flick-inger,
accompanied by Miss Helen Flick-inger;
piano duet by Miss Esther Gingrich
and Mrs. Elvin Miller; reading by Miss
Edith Mengle, as well as other musical
numbers. A silver offering will be lifted
which will be used by the class for charity.
The class extends a hearty invitation to
you to be present on Sunday evening, May
18th, and assure you that you will not be
disappointed.
WEDDING RECEPTION
A wedding reception was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ensminger
on Sunday in honor of Merle L. Ensminger
and his bride, who before her marriage was
Miss Opal V. Hartman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Saylor Hartman, of Palmyra. A
dinner was served to the following: Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. R. Ensminger, Mr. and Mrs.
Saylor Hartman and sons, Harold, Wayne,
and Millard ; Mr. and Mrs. Merle L.
Ensminger, Daniel Ensminger, Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. S. Ensminger, Mrs. David
Ensminger and daughter Ruth and son
David, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ger-berich,
Mr. and Mrs, Clco Horst and
daughter Isabel; Miss Emma Fctterolf,
Miss Ella Fettcrolf , Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Ensminger and son Clyde and daughters,
Anna, Sara, Eva and Miriam; Roy Ging-rich,
Joseph Ensminger and Oscar.Fox.
HERSHEY ALUMNI CAKE SALE
SATURDAY
A cake and candy sale will be held on
Saturday morning, May 17th, In the Her-shey
Market House, under the auspices of
the Hershey High School Alumni Associa-tion;
Members of the Alumnae are busily
preparing a large assortment of dainties for
tho occasion and it will do your heart as
well as your stomach good, to visit the sale
and supply your week-end needs with these
toothsome products. All members of the
Association are requested to donate cakes
or candies for this sale. Bring them to the
Market House, Saturday morning or notify
the committee and they will be called for.
MISS KATHRYN HENRY
GRADUATE OF POLYCLINIC
Miss Kathryn Elsie Henry, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Morris Henry, of Hershey,
was among tho nurses to graduate from the
Polyclinic Hospital on Monday, May 12th .
Exercises were held for the graduating
class on Monday evening in the Masonic
Temple at which time n routine of the
methods that have placed the profession of
nursing in America on a high plane waa
Slven by Dr. C. H. Garwood, superlnten-wit
of Hmrliburg School*.
Hershey Hospital
[Opens For Inspection
On Saturday and Sunday, May 17th and
18th, the Hershey Hospital, situated on W,
Chocolate Avenue, directly across from
the, Hershey Cafe, will be open for the
inspection of the general public and medl-ey
Jraternity, and a most cordialyiivita-tiori
is given for everyone in Hershey and
vicinity to be present on these tWo days.
The Hershey Hospital is modem in every
sense of the word, and has every facility for
the physicianjand patient, with private
and semi-private rooms. It will be ready
for occupancy on and after the above
mentioned days for any patient who may
be in need of facilities that a hospital has to
offer.
Patients while guests of the Hospital
will bej directlyj[under ..the care'Jpf their
own physician, supplemented by the nurses
of the hospital. The Hospital is for those
living in Hershey, Palmyra, Hummels-town,
Campbelltown, Union Deposit and
vicinity.
No cases, however, that'are contagious,
such as small pox, scarlet fever, etc., will be
taken at the Hershey Hospital.
The hospital fills a long-felt want in this
vicinity, and we know that all of us feel
highly gratified that we have such a.splen-did
institution to serve us.
Hay Hop At Park
Wednesday, May 21st
The 10th annual May Hop will be held
at the Hershey Park dance hall on next
Wednesday evening, May 21. The May
Hop has become an important feature in
the activities of the Park, and prove more
popular each year, being attended by
dancers from Harrisburg, Lebanon, Hum-melstown,
Elizabethtown, Palmyra, Ann-ville,
and vicinity, taxing the big dance
hall to its utmost capacity.
For this annual May Hop two popular
orchestras have been engaged—the Banjo-
Saxo and Major's orchestra—for the best
is none to good for the dance patrons of
Hershey Park.
Dancing will begin promptly at 8.15
o'clock, and will be continuous until 11.15.
The Hershey Park dance hall is without
a peer, it matters not where you may go
you will find none better. For the May
Hop the hall has been transformed into a
veritable "Alice In Wonderland".
The dances at Hershey Park are always
conducted in a refined manner. No
objectionable dancing is permitted, and all
offenders are promptly ejected from the
hall.
For thosew ho may motor to the Park for
the May Hop, the greater number do? there
is a pohce-patroled area with facilities for
the parking of a large number of cars.
Saturda y Mornin g
Gym Class Hold Meet
Miss Cleora McKinstry's Saturday
morning gym class held their third track
met at the Y. W. C. A., last Saturday
morning. The last class for this year will
be held this Saturday morning at 8 o'clock
instead of 9 o'clock, when the kiddies will
go on a hike, and then have "eats."
The following were the winners of the
last track meet:
Smaller Girls: 35-yard dash, first, Cath-erine
Leibfried; second, Esta Black. Broad
jump, first, Mildred Harkins; .second,
Catherine Leibfried. High jump, first,
Helen Gerth ; second Catherine Leibfried.
Hopping race, first, Catherine Leibfried;
second/Esta Black. Baseball throw, first,
Helen Gerth; second, Esta Black.
Larger Girls: 50-yard dash, first, Hilda
Badger; second, Esther Pass, Broad
jump, first , Esther Pass; second, Irene
Souulard. High jump, first , Irene Soulll-ard
; second Esther Pass. Hopping race,
first , Esther Pass; second, Hilda Badger.
Baseball throw, first , Irene Souillard;
second, Ruth Frehn.
High School Notes
On Wednesday and Thursday evening
of the week the Annual School Exhibit is
being held at the Hershey Schools. All
patrons and friends of the school are heart-ily
invited to attend this exhibit. The
work on exhibition consists of the work in
drawing of the seven grades of the school,
basketry of the sixth and seventh grades,
sewing of the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth grades of the Home Making
Department and woodworking by the
same grades of the Manual Training De-partment.
The Senior Class of the High School is
planning to present a farcical comedy
entitled, "Professor Pepp" on Monday
evening, May 19th, at the Park Theatre.
This class has had an enviable record In
theatricals and dramatics and their last
production to the people of Hershey will
no doubt be a real treat. The tickets can
be procured from any High School pupil at
thirty-five cents for adults, rind twenty-five
cents for school children. '
The annual Commencement Exercises
will be held In the Park Theatre on Friday
evening, May 23rd. Dr. A. Bonn Van
Ormer, of Juniata College will make the
address, Tho music will be provided by
an orchestra In charge of Frank P. Went-zel.
At this time the various prizes will be
awarded to tho pupils for special accomp-lishments
during the school year.
REV. J. WEBSTER BAILEY
CONVALESCING
Rev. J. Webster Bailey who has been
confined to the Harrisburg Hospital for
about two weeks with pneumonia, is im-proving
and his many friends are hoping
for his early return to Hershey.
MOVIES AT PXRK^BEGiNMrTG
SATURDAY EVENING
Beginning Saturday evening, May 17th,
the movies will be transferred from the
Hershey Central Theotra to the Hershey
Park Thwtre,
Ella Kramer Stock Co.
Opens Monday,May 26
The EUa Kramer Stock Company,
which made such a creditable reputation
at the Hershey Park Theatre last summer,
opens it? second summer engagement at
the Park Theatre on Monday evening,
May 26. .TheCompanycomesdirectfrom
Sunbury where they will have concluded a
most successful season.
Theatre-goers who enjoy good, clean,
up-to-date comedies and dramas, will have
an opportunity to see only the best when
the Ella Kramer Stock Company. opens
the season. Never in the history of this
Company has the selection of plays been
so varied, as this season, consisting of "Cat
and the Canary", "The First Love". "In
Love With Love", "The Clinging Vine".
"Scrambled Wives", etc.
The Company is headed by Miss Ella
Kramer, who is talented and capable, and
who has made a most enviable reputation
in the theatrical world as an artist of high
degree. No expense .has been shared to
surround Miss Kramer with capable artists,
C. A. Braisted is the manager and Geo.
Gilday the scenic artist. All plays are
produced under the personnel direction of
Miss Kramer, and elaborate productions
are assured.
The opening play will be "The Cat and
Canary , which is an orgy of thrills—more
exciting than "The Bat." This famous
mystery drama has achieved a world-wide
reputation as the most exciting play ever
written.
Through a maze of perils move a boy and
a girl whose every step is followed with
tense interest by the enthralled audience,
while, as danger piles on danger, every
other character in the play is under sus-picion
as the perpetrator of the strange and
creepy happenings around which the
amazing story is woven. Though the
mystery is not cleared until the very fall
of the final curtain the nerves of the on-lookers
are never overstrung for there is
constant relief in the most engaging love
scenes and in highly humorous situations
that turn the shrieks of terror into shrieks
of laughter. —
Jean tingle Is the
Prettiest Baby
Last Thursday the Hershey Clinic was
opened,a nd to make it an auspicuous occa-sion,
a baby show was held. The weather
man was not in a genial mood, and he
poured considerable dampness on the baby
show, which wasn't very nice of the old
fellow, and as a result the Hershey mothers,
in but two instances, kept their babies at
home. The mothers of the other towns,
however, showed more fortitude and came
to the show in considerable numbers.
The babies entered in the contest were:
Monroe Hughes, of Hershey; Jean Phillips,
of Hershey; Geraldine, of Union Deposit;
Zelma M. Shreffler, of Union Deposit;
Richard Kulp, of Palmyra; Harry J.
Sanley, of Palmyra; Norman Risser, of
Palmyra; June Snyder, of Palmyra; Jean
Lingle, of Palmyra; Samuel Farver, of
Deodate; Pauline Shertzer, of Hershey, R.
F. D.; Betty Jean Rheam, of Elizabeth-town;
Bobby Ulrich, of Elizabethtown;
Dorothy Risser, of Swatara Station.
All the mothers present made the deci-sion
by ballot, which resulted in Geraldine
Dupler. being awarded the prize as the
cutest baby; Jean Lingle as the prettiest
baby: and Harry Sanley as the best devel-oped
baby.
Last Saturday morning thirty boys,
members of the Junior Class of the Her-shey
Men's Club enjoyed a hike to Sand
Beach and return. The original route
was to be Sand Beach, Union Deposit and
return but owing to the poor condition of
the roads between Sand Beach and Union
this, leg of the journey was not made. On
the return journey the hikers stopped at
Part's Hill where athletic contests and
contests in wood-craft were held. Much
eagerness was shown in both contests and
the boys exhibited considerable knowledge
in the art of wood-craft. Prizes were
awarded to the first four in the respective
events. Saturday morning. May 17th,
the weekly field events will oe held on the
Park Field.
PRIZES AWARDED IN JUNIOR
CONTEST
SENIORS ATTEND COURT IN
HARRISBURG
On Tuesday afternoon the members of
the Senior Class, of the Hershey High
School made their annual trip to Harris-burg,
where they visited the County Jail
and attended a session of the Civil Court.
The trip was made for the benefit of the
Commercial Law students and gave them a
chance to see the actual workings of the
judiciary branch of the county govern-ment.
Arguments in several cases before
the court were listened to attentively and
the class returned much benefitted by their
afternoon's tour of inspection.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
A birthday dinner was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sibe, of Patt's Hill,
on Sunday, May ljth, in honor ot, tho
birthdays of their two children, Elwood,
age six, and ' Louise, age three. Dinner
was served to the following: Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Lightner, of Carlisle; Mr. and Mrs,
George Miller and son LeRoy, of New Cumberland; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sipe and
children, Paul and Clarence, of West
Falrview; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sipe and
children Elwood and Louise; Geo, Sipe,
Mr. and Mrs. Mcrvin Sipe and daughter
Pearl, and Mr. and Mrs. George Sipe,
JOINT RALLY AT UNION DEPOSIT
SUNDAY •
' Following is tho program which will be
observed at the j oint C. E, Rally which
will bo held In the Reformed Church, at
Union Deposit, Sunday evening, May 18:
Song; scripture reading and prayer, by
Rev. Yingst; mixed quartette; piano solo;
reading; male quartette; address, by Prof.
Hoffer ; soprano solo; announcements;
offertory: eong by congregation; benedic-tion,
by Rev. MacDonald,