The Hershey Press 1925-08-20

              Lutherans Picnic and
Fight Mosquitoes
at Valley Glen
The Lutheran Sunday School held their
picnic at Valley Glen on Saturday after-noon.
Altho the place was muddy, and
there was but few tables and benches, and
but little open spaces in which to play, and
but little or nothing to see or do, except
swimming in the coal-laden waters of the
Swatara and stubbing ones Joes on the
pebbles under foot, everybody had a good
time. That is, until Old Sol began to hide
his head in the West, and then the fun
began. From out of the green morasses
along the roadway leading into the
grounds billions of mosquitoes arose and
smote the Lutherans, as well-as the Pal-myra
firemen, with the same zeal as the
locusts pestured the Egyptians. Altho the
tables were laden with chicken and other
good things galore, one can not eat when
one is using both hands smiting the enemy.
The mosquitoes swept all before them, and
there was but one thing to do—beat it for
home, which one and all did without much
ado, leaving the place forever and anon.
Before the Battle of Mosquitoes there
were numerous contests, as follows:
Running race, girls up to 8 years, won by
Anna Rachael Snavely.
Running race, boys up to 8 years, won
by Robert Shay.
Paper bag race, boys up to 12 years, won
by Robert Shay.
Bag race, boys up to 12 years, won by
John Shay.
Potato race, girls up to 12 years, won by
Catherine Shay.
Nail driving contest for women, won by
Mrs. John Leese.
Ball throwing contest for women, won
by Dorothy Bonner.
Running broad jump for men, won by
Paul Belser.
Peanut contest for women, won by Mrs.
Paul Kinports.
100-yard dash for women, won by Louise
Shay.
100-yard dash for men, won by Paul
Belser.
Tug-of-war for married and single men,
won by married men.
Baseball game, married men vs. single
men, won by single men.
Peanut scramble for all.
. Of particular interest was the game of
baseball. The game was played under a
handicap, the farmer running the players
into a field which was just about to be
plowed. Even tho none knew where the
bases were, and but few cared, for all that
—excepting "Doc" Henny, who was the
pitcher for the married men, and who
claimed the pitcher 's box was nearer first
than it was in the^middle of the diamond,
which placed "Doc" in a peculiar and
awkward condition. As it was, it might
not have made much difference as far as
the result was concerned, for the single
men liked "Doc's" offerings and pounded
the ball to all parts of the farmer 's field ,
and to add to "Doc's" embarrasment,
there were no fielders to gobble 'em up.
To be exact, the support , it was awful,
excepting that of Doc Mumma, who dis-played
old-time form and missed every-thing
that came along. It only took two
innings to prove that the married men
were outclassed and as it was nearing
lunch time, it was decided to call it a game.
From the farmer 's field the men went to
mosquito land, and from there it was home
to the medicine chest and the mosquito
lotion .
Ton Litter Weighing
Contest To Be
Held Thursd ay
A ton litter weighing contest of Duroc-
Jersey hogs will be held at Christian
Balsbaugh's farm on Friday, August 28th ,
at 4.00 p. in., and at Clayton Gingrich's
farm about 5.30 p. m. These litters are
beauties and it is a toss-up as to which
will be adjudged the winner. The judges
are F. B. Snavely, Harry Sponaglc and S.
T. Witmcr. This contest is held under
the auspices of the Dauphin County Agri-cultura
l Extension. The public is cordial-ly
invited to attend the weighing contest.
Hershe y Plays Sinking
Springs Saturd ay
The baseball fans will be given an oppor-tunity
of seeing a great game of ball on
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 22, at which
time Sinking Springs, with a string of
victories to their credit as long as one's arm
will be the worthy opponents of the Choco-latiers.
There will he but one other game
of ball this season, which closes on Labor
Day, and the curtain will be runij clown to
the same old tune— "A Good Team But
Poor Sup|x)rt By the Fans."
Alberts, Smith and Ream have been
playing with the Rubs Bros, team during
the past week and by their bats upset the
Allison Hill league contest, nosing out
Harilshurg Division.
Miller has been keeping his eye in gmxl
trim by playing with Kichland , unitizing
the Kiclilimcfites by his superb play ing.
Don't forget the game on Saturday
afternoon , at .'i.(X) . All Sinking Springs
will lie there , and there will be fun galore—
especially if you can understand Pennsyl-vania
Dutch.
84-Year-01d Farmer
Still Going Stron g
Out.in Fishing Creek Valley, near Grant-villo
, on h KiO-acro farm , lives Percival
Nye. Ills farm is known far and wide as
well-kept and a successful one, Mr, Nye
has farmed for many yours, in fncl , ho
but recently celebrated bin Mill birthday.
Mr. Nye does not consider that he Is in the
old man class, not by a jugful - he Is Just
as spry and Just as keen hh he was forty
years ago.
lj iat week lie finished plowing a 25-HCie
field , all by himself, too. This Slimmer
he cut n 22-acro field of oats, which was of
good yield.
Mr. Nje says, unless something unfor-scen
should lmp|>eii , thai he will live to a
ripe old ago.
ALWAYS SHINING CLASS TO ENJOY
CORN ROAST
Tho Always Shining Class of the First
United Brethren Sunday School will enjoy
a corn roast nt tho park on Thursday eve-ning,
August 27th. nt six o'clock. The
hostesses will be Miss Mary Hansluie and
Mrs. Raymond lllnkel , all members
expecting to attend llio com roast shall
please notify either one of the hostesses and
alao bring with them a knife , fork and glaia
Big Fireworks
Display at Camp-belltown
Saturda y
Campbelltown has organized a Volun-teer
Fire Company, arid installed first-class
equipment. As the work of a fire
department is of benefit to the community,
and the public at large, it was decided to
hold a Firemen's Carnival, the proceeds of
which will be used to help to pay for the
equipment.
This carnival is the biggest thing ever
attempted in Campbelltown and no effort
or expense has been spared to make it a
success. It opened on Saturday, August
15th, and will be continued on Thursday;
August 20th, closing on Saturday, August
22d, at which time a $1,000.00 display of
fireworks will be the main feature. The
Iroquois Band, of Palmyra, gives concerts
every evening of the carnival and there
are lots of booths displaying all the latest
in carnival goods, such as Kewpie dolls,
canes, silverware, blankets, etc. Another
feature will be the giving away of a latest
model Ford touring car to the lucky
winner.
A general invitation is extended to the
public to attend the carnival. Remember
there is something doing every minute and
there is plenty of free entertainment for
young and old. Don't forget the dates,
August 20th and 22d.
Alex Magrini Keeps In
Touch With Advanced
Physical Knowledge
Alex Magrini, physical director of the
Hershey Men's Club, is taking up a three
weeks' course at the Y. M. C. A. Summer
Training School at Silver Bay, on Lake
George, New York.
Orily those who are recommended by
secretaries of the Y. M. C. A. are eligible to
be registered at this school. Students
come from all sections of the country, and
the instructors are nationally known in
their respective branches.
Summer School certificates are issued to
students who complete satisfactorily _ a
prescribed summer school courseincfiiding
examinations and book tests, and prepare
an acceptable thesis of approximately 1500
words on some vital subject connected
with Association work. The Physical
Education Course covers four years.
This is the third year that Mr. Magrini
has attended this school. This year he is
taking up a special course in hygiene
under A. J. Stearns, an expert of inter-national
fame. He is also receiving in-struction
in indoor and outdoor track and
field athletics, aquatics and life-saving,
and intermediate and advanced gym-nastics.
Home Products
Part of Big
Harrisbur g Exhibit
Products of farm homes will form an
important part of the Harrisburg-Dauphin
County Fair, which opens Labor Day and
continues to September 11 on the fair
grounds beyond Paxtang along the Hum-melstown
Road.
While the men on hundreds of central
Pennsylvania farms are selecting their
best specimens of grain , fruit , vegetables
and livestock for exhibition , farm women
and their daughters are going through
their pantries to pick their finest jellies,
dried things and canned goods for dis-playing
in the big home economics depart-ment
of the fair here. Three cash prem-iums
are being offered for prize displays in
most of the home economics divisions.
The first two sections of the department
will be devoted to evergreens, potted plants
and cut flowers raised in farm home gard-ens,
in addition to flowers raised in green-houses.
Jars of beets, plums, grapes,
pickles, lima beans and corn will form
another section, and all kinds of jellies
will be assigned a division to themselves.
Dried apples, pears, peaches, berries will
comprise another section, and miscellan-eous
home products will form another
group convicting for cash premiums.
Cakes, breads, candies and honey have
been assigned to a separate division, and
eleven sections will be set aside for knitt-ing,
tatting, decorative stitches, yokes,
applique work , crochet , embroidery, bed-spreads,
quilts, antiques, hand-made paper
work , baskets, wooden work and bird
houses.
A committee 6( six women are in charge
of securing the exhibits for the home
economics department. They are : Mrs.
D. W. Poet , Dauphin; Mrs. I. W. Hasain-ger,
Dauphin; Mrs. J. W. Poffensberger ,
Halifax; Miss Susan Myers, Dauphin; J.
W. Clemson, Halifax , and Mrs. D. M.
Shearer, of Hiimniclstown.
Premium lists and entry blanks irmy be
secured from the monitors of the commit-tee
and from P. W. Fctteroff , 15 N. Market
Square, Harrisburg.
WEDDING RECEPTION
On Sunday, August Kith , a number of
local people gave a sunwise wedding re-ception
at the Water Works, in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard II. Pastorlus, of
this place. The bride and groom arc well
known anil they received many beautiful
and useful gifts . The following guests
were present: Mr. and Mrs. John Fox. and
daughter Nancy, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Smith , Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gambler , Mr
and Mrs. .lames F. Hannagin , Mr. and
Mrs. William Henningcr and daughter
Miriam , Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mumford ,
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Difwingcr and daugh-ter
Cecelia , Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mc-
Nally, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gutwnll and
son Charles, Mrs. Robert Payne and son
Rotort , Jr., Miss Frances Bowers, Claude
Heisoy and Harvey Reich , all of Ixbanon ;
Lee Howard, of Palmyra : Mr. and Mrs.
Irvin Cordon. Mr. ana Mrs. Russell
Zentmeyer and son Richard , Misses Alma
Drencher , Prances Breach , Goldle 11a-becker
and Guru Zimmerman and Arthur
Gordon , of Hershey, and James J. Jenn-ings,
of Harrishiirg.
37th DIVISION MEN ATTENTIONI
The Seventh Annual Reunion of the 37th
Division Veterans AsHociatlnn will lie held
nt Cincinnati , (>., on September 6, (i rmd 7.
In view of the fact that there will be a
largo attendance a special railroad rate of
fare and one-hnlf has been authorized.
Comrades of the Buckeye Division, dig
out your uniform and bring it with you to
Cincinnati,
If you are interested In the reunion and
would like further particulars , such as
your lndentlficalion certificate , etc, see,
Norman Z. Stable, 119 Trinidad Avenue,
Hershey, Pa., local chairman of 37th
Division of Veterans Association.
With the Prop er Guidance the
Average Workman Can
Improve His Financial Status
(By a Workman)
In writing this article, I wish to call
attention to the fact that in a great many
cases with the proper guidance, coupled
together with his own personal observation
and study, the average working man could
improve his financial status, and still
maintain the average living standard.
First, I want to say that I am a working
man myself and I draw as a salary what I
believe would be considered an average
day's pay for the average working man.
As I go about my day's work and rub
shoulders with my fellow working man,
the puzzle to me is the apparent indiffer-ence
that he manifests in his future finan-cial
welfare.
He is well posted on the World's Base-ball
Series; he can tell the merits of all the
prize fighters. As a rule he can tell you
nearly all of the popular makes of auto-mobiles
and the mileage to expect. He
can give you up-to-date information re-garding
any bad stretch of road within
a radius of 25 to 100 miles from his home
town. He is fairly well posted on most of
the leading topics of the day, and can
carry on an intelligent conversation re-garding
them. He can talk to you along
his line of work. Yet, the average working
man knows little or nothing of financial
matters.
If a man desires a trade, he is willing to
serve an apprenticeship of four years to
learn it, or he is willing to make a certain
amount of preparation to fit himself for his
life's work. With these and the years that
he has spent to get a common school educa-tion,
if he has gotten one, he feels that he
is equipped to fight the battles of life, hold
his own and make a living.
Assuming that he does hold his own and
make a living, these are not enough. He
should use at least some of his spare time
in preparing himself to cope with the
financial problems that he will have to
meet from day to day as he journeys
through life.
In my several years of experience as a
working man, I have tried different
methods with friends of mine to get them
interested along this line. I have given
them literature and talked with them along
financial lines. In most cases that I have
dealt with, I have had little success. The
financial page to most of those I have come
in contact is dry reading indeed.
You can talk to the average business
man along the line of investment and get
his attention. Why should not we, the
working class, post ourselves on this im-portant
subject, for self protection, if
nothing else?
Occasionally, we do hear of some work-ing
man who has pulled himself by his
boot straps, so to speak, out of his class
and has gone higher, but I am afraid that
those cases are too few indeed. I think
that we, as a class, should and could do
better if we would study as do those who
make a success financially.
Some may and do argue that our time
is taken up working and that we do not
have the time to study. But I am of the
opinion that with our present working day
of only eight hours, we could find ample
time to study more than we do. I am
also of the opinion that we are responsible
for our. own predicament financially in
most cases, barring, of course, sickness
and accident, over which we have no
control, and which do come, irrespective
of persons.
We expect the young man who is starting
out to learn a trade or profession, to listen
to the advice given him by his elders and
instructors, and to profit thereby. Then
why shouldn't we, the working class, who
have financial problems to meet (and we
all have) listen to our banker or other
person better informed than we, if we are
not willing to study and work it out our-selves?
In these days when we can secure
expert advice simply for the asking, or at a
very small cost, it seems to me that we
could do better than we do relative to
preparation for old age and the managing
of our financial problems in general.
I am aware that the working man is
handicapped to some extent in handling
financial matters on account of his lack of
education. He is not qualified to combat
the forces that predominate in the financial
world. But one thing is certain. We will
never get anywhere unless we put forth
some effort in addition to our ordinary
day's work.
Furthermore, we will never get any-where
criticizing our employers and our
superiors, who have studied for years, and
have sacrificed much to attain the positions
they now hold. I am afraid the laboring
class are .too much inclined to hold their
handsand wait for a raise.
This leads me to another thought,
namely, our income. How many of us
have outside income, aside from our regular
pay check that we prize so highly? Why
couldn't we manage to have an income on
the side in the form of some good safe
securities? Many of us do, I am sure,
but more of us should.
Many of us make the excuse that it takes
all we make to live. True enough, living
these"dpys does come high, but I am of the
opinion that many of us could save a few
dollars each month if we really tried.
Are we, as a class, sensible in our every-day
living? Could we not save more of
our earnings than we do by a real effort on
our part? Many working people of today
live beyond their means. Why should we
pay fifty dollars for a suit of clothes and
ten to twelve dollars for a pair of shoes,
when we could meet our requirements at
better figures? Why should we buy an
expensive automobile when, in some cases,
we are unable to make the payments on it,
much less buy gas and oil to run it, to say
nothing of the repair bills that we are sure
to have to face? Why not get a cheaper
car and invest the difference in well pro-tected
securities that would bring us in
ready cash to pay our oils and gas bills?
In many cases I am afraid we try to keep
up with the other fellow who is able to
afford that which we cannot afford our-selves,
and in trying to keep up with him,
we are working against our own best
interests and that of our families. Quite
true it is that we all like to have the best,
but we should be consistent in our every-day
expenditures as we go along and save a
small sum for the rainy day that will surely
come. I am afraid we are living too high
for our pocket books, and in some cases, to
the detriment of our own health.
This brings me to the thought of the
teaching of finances to the younger genera-tion.
What about those who are looking
to us for instruction as to the management
of their financial affairs? Are we teaching
them how to handle their savings to the
best advantage when they are to take our
places, or will they be like we were, unable
to invest a dollar if they should save one?
Those of us who are responsible to the
young relative in financial matters are not
doing our duty. "We teach them history,
geography, arithmetic, spelling and various
other things, but how about the question
of investment? I dare say the amount of
instruction given on finance is little among
the working class, because we do not take
time to even post ourselves on this question
How can we then teach those who are look-ing
to us for instruction? It seems to me
we are leaving them at the mercy of those
who are better informed. If we do not
care to protect ourselves, we should at
least try to protect them on this most
important and vital question.
I was raised a poor boy and not until I
was of middle age did I know that there
were people in the world who would help
me with financial matters merely for the
asking and not until I had lost nearly all of
my life's savings did I ask for advice. The
party who advised me was the one from
whom I least expected help, namely, a
banker. Let me say right here that if we
would consult the banker more, we would
save ourselves much trouble, for he has
gone the way before and in most cases
knows how to advise us concerning our
problems. Too many of us do not make a
friend of our banker as we should. I am
afraid that many of us do not even give the
banker the chance to advise us. If he is
willing to help us, and in most cases he is,
we should seek his counsel and appreciate
his advice, instead of ignoring him as we
usually do.
I am of the opinion that the working
man is slowly but surely waking up. He is
forging ahead in financial matters and im-proving
his standards of living, for which
we should all be proud and I think we are.
Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that
there is still room for improvement and a
whole lot of it. I think he should study
and strive for knowledge a great deal more
than he does.
Yet I have noticed several instances
where the working man is buying the
securities of the corporation by whom he is
employed. It seems to me that this alone
will not only promote good fellowship
between employer and employee, but will
tend to encourage and spur the working
man to move forward. These signs and
many others lead me to believe that the
working man is striving more than ever to
better his condition financially.
As time rolls on we should study to show
ourselves approved as capable of handling
our own personal financial problems first.
Then and not until then will we be able,
and called upon, to assume larger responsi-bilities.
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The Smokestack
f Blf Dee J ap Gee
The Smaihed-Up Motoriit.
This is the motor car which, salesmen feign,
Runs without undue drain
Upon tho pocketbook,
'Tis the very same boat in which we took
Our journey north past wood and babbling
brook ,
Through pleasant mountain air ,
Driving for miles and miles against the
headlights' glare.
The bus in which I once took so much
pride.
In which I loved to ride,
Smoking a ten-cent weed,
Now is no three-letter word meaning speed
That eats the longest, steepest hills with
greed.
Oh, why did I connect
anything if not consistent, we are bound to
continue using the same line and the same
sinker whether anyone swallows it or not.
And as for the 'fresh airs' of a lot of these
flappahs, well, the less said, the better.
Doc Drake's hired man used to say he
had three perfectly good reasons for not
voting for the late President Wilson , the
second time he ran for office. These were
his reasons:
"Well, in the first place I don't like
Wilson because he didn 't buy up the Cuban
sugar crop. In the second place I don't
like Wilson because he's an Irishman. In
the third place I don 't like Wilson because
he passed that law in Pennsylvania that a
man ain't got no right to fish on a Sunday."
The Three Scotchmen.
As the saying goes, there's more than one
way to skin a cat, which was amply proven
by the three Scotchmen, who went to
church , and discovered as the collection
plate was started around that they only
had a penny between them, Sandy, who
was the quickest of wit , soon found a way
out of difficulty.
"I'll tell you what," said Sandy, I'll
faint and you two fellows can carry me
out."
pleasure, of gainful accomplishment and
even of life itself?"
"Tater bugs," responded a shrill voice
from the rear of the hall.
"You all is so block-headed," said
George Washington Johnson's wife to her
spouse, "that you ain't got no dandruff in
youah hair, exceptin's sawdust."
"Why is it," asked the Man Who Holds
up the Postoffice, "that a pretty girl
usually picks out a good husband?"
"I don't know," replied the Man with
the Cedar Chest, "but I suppose it is
because she is a good looker.
Sure to Mias It
"I hear that Pat is goin' a bear hunting.
Is he a good shot?"
"No, If he should fire at randon , he'd
be sure to miss it."
No Difference
"What's the difference between a fool
and a man who cashes a check for a
stranger?"
"No difference ."
Why is a woman, driving a nail, like
lightning?
"She never strikes twice in the same
place."
A party of Americans were touring
Scotland and lost their way. -Presently
they found themselves in the outskirts of a
large city. Stopping their car , they asked
a boy the name of the town.
"I'll tell ye if ye gie me saxpence,"
replied the youth.
"Drive on," said an American , "I guess
this is Aberdeen.
Some day by popular, i. e., ours truly 'a
request, Old Dobbin's Tail will switch in
this column.
Now we understand why the modern
girl tlocs not come up to the moral standard
of the old time Jane. The hat pin , O
staunch defender of the weak, has fallen
into disuse.
Evidence
In a high tribunal of the state
Whether to hang or liberate
The prisoner as yet was undecided .
The defendent was a dark young man,
Thirty iierhapa , his face would scan
The |K)inting crowd with somewhat of
calm courage.
Now the witness wau a sturdy soul
Who seldom lied and never stole,
It seemed the dark young man must face
the gallows.
Though no one had seen the bloody deed,
I Icre were the fuels. Then was there need
Man ¦should" have viewed what was so evident?
Hut there was a woman, comely fair ,
Tears were her eyes, her lips a prayer ,
A prayer for him so wrongly scorned,
her husband,
And the witness saw her bitter tears,
Spurned the false truth; in spite of fears
He lied and freed the dark iniin held un-justly.
But the truth he'd sworn he had not kept ,
So In Ills humble way hit wept.
(The dark young man would never come
to thanH him.)
As he walked, reflective , through the town,
An automobile rim him down,
He faces now tho one Supreme Tribunal.
More than 250,000 farmers in tho United
States now own radio nets,
Pay Dirt
Beats all how one story recalls another,
doesn't it? Ever hear about the old timer
who decided one day to take a bath? Do
you remember what he found while wash-ing
his back? You've forgotten, have
you? Why, he found a penny with the
date 1863 on it ,
One thing leads to another. A British
soldier in India was ordered to wash up and
clean up an Afghan he had captured. He
was so long at his task that another soldier
was finally sent in search of him. When
the second soldier did not return , an officer
went to see what was the matter. He
found both soldiers, still steadily scrubbing
the Afghan.
"For the love of Great Scissor's Ghost
don 't you have him clean yet?" yelled the
officer.
"No sir," said the first soldier," we
thought we had him all finished a while
ago, but then we came, to another suit of
clothes. "
The Man with the Wooden Ix'g says the
girls Who have been vacationing, to his
way of thinking, don't need to use as much
pnint au they did before their outing. He
claims they can use the coat of tan they
acquired as the primer (first coat,) .
True Friendship
The colored maid of a lady in Atlanta ,
Georgia, allowed up one mornlncr late for
work and explained that her tardiness was
caused by having to stop at u hospital to
see John , her husnand.
"Why, Maggie", said the lady, "what 's
the matter witli John?"
"Well , ma'am," said Maggie, "It was
like (lis. Last night two men took and
jumped on John and beat him up some-thing
awful. Den dey went and took his
watch and chain and all of his money, and
lust left him there till a (xiliccman found
him din morning, and sent him to dc
hospital."
"Gracious," said her mistress, "that's
awful. Did John know who thuy were?"
"Yes, ma'am," wild Maggie, "ho knowed
'cm. I)ey was two of de tost friends he
had. "
The Skunks' Comers temperance lectur-er
warmed to his subject.
"What is this menace, this vicious
plague that threatens the nation?" he cried.
Can any of those within the hearing of
my voice name the thing that la robbing
the youth of our land of hours of innocent
With that big ten-ton truck and get my
flivver wrecked ?
Year after year the wife and I had slaved,
By self-denial saved
The dough with which we paid
The salesman for this bus that ran upgrade
Faster than on the level and that made
Us feel like millionaires.
But now we and the bus are laid up for
repairs.
Although in this too sudden auto wreck,
I almost broke my neck ,
For this much I am glad;
My wife escaped (the only wife I had),
And those that know say nothing is so bad ,
But that it might be worse,—
Yes, even now we might be riding in a
hearse.
This accident puts me way in the hole,
It makes the old bank roll
Look awfu l wan and pale,
Still If I have good luck 1 should not fail
In live or ten years more to save the kale
To buy an aeroplane.
They kill a man outright , there Isn 't half
the pain.
Horror of horrors! I^ist week we wrote
about the Widctor Jones and Deacon
Grimes and plumb clean forgot to give our
lingo a title . However, jxissibly some of
the more intolerant readers of the Smoke-stack
named it for us, using word of four
letters meaning bologna, applesauce, etc.
Mayto though , if we are allowed to live,
we shall write a poem with two titles to
atone for our grovious omission of last
week.
livery once in a while we get a little
encouragement from some of our Kindly
Kritlks. Aforesaid encouragement bright-ens
the path for us and enables us to keep
on living. No kidding, we do gut moods
of deep clenpair every now and then , and
anytime someone slaps us on the hack and
says. "Courage, brotherl" it raises our
market value twenty-eight per cent,
I-ast week we complained about the
INUicity of inspiration , whatever that is,
and right away someone said. "Why don't
you write uImhiI the 'Fresh Airs' tha t, are
coming all the way to visit Hershey? Why
don't you depart from your eternal harping
about the High Cost of Living, your blight-ing
remarks about the fair sex, your kind
words nlxiut liquid refreshments of a
spiritua l nature , etc, and sew on? Why
don't you write a soui-stirrlng appeal in
behalf of the 'Fresh Airs' that will set the
town ablaze with enthusiasm for them and
cause such a demand for the privilege of
entertaining litem that the demand can't
lie met?"
Here indeed was brotherl y advice, freely
given, However, feeling that no-one ii
Yera Miller and
Her "Hicks "
Scored Big Hit
Little Miss Vera Miller and her
assistants, Mary Deppen, Ruth Frehn,
Mary and Katherine Tobias and Marie
Mays, pupils of Miss Ethelyn Storey's
Dancing Class, in their "Down On the
Farm" dance, was the big hit during the
presentation of "Mary", a musical comedy,
at Hershey Park Theatre.
Vera has a style, and a mannerism that
makes things hum when she is on the
stage—^every little movement has a mean-ing
of its own, and her vivacity carries all
before her. The audiences could not
get enough of her act, and she and her
assistants had to work overtime encoring.
Not a little credit of the success of
"Down On the Farm" $> to the capable
work of her assistants, who, with their
dash and pep, step lively and prettily.
"Down On the the Farm" would make a
hit anywhere—it isn't of the usual amateur
calibre, stiff , stilted and measured, but is a
highly professional and finished act.
Owing to an engagement at Washing-ton,
D. C, on Tuesday evening. Vera and
her "Hicks", where they scored another
huge success, did not appear at the Park
Theatre, much to the disappointment of
the big audience.
Miss Storey is to be congratulated upon
the success of this singing and dancing act,
for it was she who conceived and directed
it. She is now working on another act,
which will be ready for presentation some-time
this Fall.
"Why Men Leave
Home" at Park Theatre
This Week
Why Men Leave Home" will be the
attraction at Hershey Park Theatre on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this
week.
It was written by Avery Hopwood,
known internationally as the author of
"The Bat." There are laughs galore for
the men and for the women.
In "Why Men Leave Home" the author
has contrived an unusual and novel enter-tainment
by means of situations wherein
three sets of husbands are placed. Theree
child-hating wives return after months of
flirtations abroad to find that their hus-bands
have not been merely twiddling
their thumbs during their absence. Two
of the men have yielded to emotional
hunger of some sort, while the third has
become the Fairy Prince of Doris, the
vamp.
"Why Men Leave Home" was one of
the brilliant successes of last season in
New York City. It is one of the most
important plays to be released for stock
purposes this year and the local manage-ment
is to be congratulated upon its
enterprise in contracting for the play.
The cast of characters is as follows:
Butler Wesley Barney
Grandma Kathryn Nisley
Tom Ralph Crabtree
Fifi Katherine M. Bauer
Sybil Helen Mowery
Billy Eddie Watrous
Nina Nina Howell
Betty Miss Sherwood
Artie Jimmie Dempsey
Sam Dick Foote
ENROLLMENT OF BEGINNERS AT
HERSHEY SCHOOLS
Parents of all children who will enter
school for the first time this fall , are re-quested
either to bring their children or
send them to the Principal's office in the
Grade building for the purpose of properly
enrolling them on Friday, August 28th,
between the hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m.
It is very important to comply with this
regulation . All children must present
certificates of successful vaccination as
well as birth certificates, before they can
be admitted to school. In such instances
where birth certificates are not available,
parents should provide a carefull y written
copy of the name of the child , and the date
of birth , month and year.
DERRY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS
COMPLETELY CONSOLIDATED
With the opening of the 1925-1926
school term , the schools of Derry Town-ship
will be completely consolidated. The
four remaining rural schools: Waltonville,
Stoverdale, Sunny Side and Gravel Hill ,
have been declared closed and the pupils
will be trans|x>rted to the schools pro-vided
at Hershey. Here ample room,
excellent facilities and almost ideal condi-tions
have been provided for the comfort
and instruction of the pupils.
NEW RESIDENTS AND NON
RESIDENT PUPILS
Pupils who moved into .the district since
the last school term and all non-resident
pupils , cither for grades or admission to
High Schcxil, are requested to present
themselves at the Principal's office in the
afternoon of Friday, August 2Hth, between
the hours of one and tour. Such pupils
should bring with them last year 's report
cards or certificates of admission to High
School in order to facilitate classification,
OPENING OF SCHOOL
Monday, August 31 is reserved for the
teachers. Faculty meetings and "getting
ready" will be the order of the day. The
pupils will arrive Tuesday, September 1st.
RE-EXAM NATIONS
As previously announced re-examinn-llons
u> those High School pupils who are
entitled to take them , will bo given Friday,
August 2Hth , al H.30 a. in., in room No. 20
of the Grade School Building.
LIONS PICNIC AT HERSHEY ON
FRIDAY. AUGUST 28
The Lions Clubs will picnic al Hershey
Park on Friday, August 28th, at Hershey.
Ten clubs will take, part including: Harris-
Inirg, Red Lions, 'Gettysburg, Chnmhcrs-hurg,
Reading, IJtncaater , Coatesvillo,
Allentown and York. ,
The Ixbnnon Lions club has been se-lected
to bo one of the clubs to take part in
(lie iMiselmll event which will to held in Hie
afternoon. York will be the opponent.
At six o'clock a big dinner will lie given
at which time an elalxirate program oi
entertainment will be a feature,
Dancing will conclude the festivities.
ERB REUNION
The third annual reunion of the Erb
famil y will be held on Sunday, August 30,
In Erb'a Grove, at Kllnefelteravillo, Leba-non
County.
Two Concerts By Fred
Proni o and His
Orchestra Sunday
On Sunday afternoon, August 22d,
Fred Pronio and His Orchestra at Hershey
Park, will give two concerts, from 2 to 4
o'clock and from 6 to 7.30 o'clock. The
Sunday evening concerts have met with a
quick response, and large crowds enjoy the
musical treats. The programs are agree-ably
diversified.
Mrs. Alfred ~K. Mills, of Anhville, will
be the soloist at the evening concert. Mrs.
Mills is a contralto, and is well-known thru-out
Lebanon Valley as an artist of ex-ceptional
merit. Her selections will be
"O Divine Redeemer" and "Supplica-tions."
The program for the concert from 2 to 4
o'clock, is as follows:
1. March, "With Trumpet and Drum"
Weldon
2. Overture, "Hungarian Lustpiel" ..
Keler-Bela
3. "Waltz Militaire" Waldteufel
4. "Naila" Lange
5. "In a Monastery Garden *
"Rubenesque"
6. "Around the Worl with Irvin Berlin"
Lake
INTERMISSION
1. Overture, "Light Cavalry" Suppe
2. Selection, "The Prima Donna".Herbert
3. "Scarf Dance" Lange
4. "Providence" ". Lange
5. "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2". .. .Liszt
The program for the evening concert,
from 6.30 to 7.30 o'clock, is as follows:
1. March, "King of the Air" Cavelli
2. Overture, "Egmont" Beethoven
3. Selection, "Rigoletto" Verdi
4. Egyptian Echoes" Black
5. "Gavotte Mignon".'; Thomas
"Hearts and Flowers" Tobani
6. "Dance of the Hours"... Ponchielli
30 Fresh Air Children
Coming to Hershe y
August 28th
Impelled by a fine sense of Christian
spirit thirty families in Hershey and vicini-ty
will be the hosts of thirty East Side New
York tenement children for a two weeks
visit, arriving in Hershey on August 28th,
remaining until Sept. 11th.
This vacation, for these youngsters will
in most cases be their first real trip out in
the country—it will be a change from con-jested
tenements—it will be a revelation
that the American home is not a few city
blocks of crowded, ill-ventilated tenements.
These little ones will be lifted from the
miserable dark, and hot quarters, to the
free out-of-doors where they may romp
and play and into the home of some kind
and considerate person.
The number of children that will have
the opportunity to enjoy all this depends
on YOU. Will YOU entertain an un-fortunate
child for two weeks? You have
up to and including August 25th, in which
to make your decision. If you decide to
help some child to have its first real joy,
communicate with the Hershey Employ-merit
Bureau.
There will be absolutely no obligation to
you. They will be brought here and
placed in your hands by the Committee
Your part is to welcome them, give them
daily food and a place to sleep.
This is part of the work done by the
New York Tribune Fresh Air Fund. It
is no new venture and all those who are
acquainted with the work are glad to co-operate.
For years the children from the
congested districts of the great metropolis
have been given this opportunity and large
numbers look to this Fund for their annual
outing.
Special Dance at
Hershe y Park
Monda y Evening
The Georgia Peaches are coming to
Hershey Park on Monday evening, Aug.
24th—eleven in number—a big basketful.
These Peaches are better known as "Tom-my
Christian Orchestra" and hail from
Atlanta , Ga.
The Park management has incurred
considerable expense in booking these
syncopators, but have continued in their
policy of giving the dancing public the best
in orchestras. In the Tommy Christian
Orchestra they have secured one of the
very best in America, and as a result , the
dancing pavilion should be taxed to its
utmost capacity on Monday evening,
August 24th.
The admission will be 75c, including tax.
H. 0. A. Class
Hold Supper
The H. O. A. Young Ladles' Bible Class
of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Sunday
School, held a picnic-supper in Hersliey
Park on Tuesday evening. Those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. John Snavely and
sons, Bobby and Harry Barr , Mr. and
Mrs. Ixster De Verier, Mr. and Mrs.
Melville Kelffer , Mr. and Mrs. Grover
Sheckart , Mr. and Mrs. Paul Groy and
son Billy, Mrs. ltklwln Schwenk and child-ren
, Ruth , Mary I^mise and Edwin Jr.,
Mr. ' and Mrs. Robert Atimen and son
Rol)crt , Jr., Mrs. Joseph {birth and
daughter Annie, Mrs. Sallie Wharfel , Mrs.
George Shuey, Mrs, Mary Smith, Mary
Reiser, Margaret. Domgardncr, Alma
Drcscher and Goldle Habnckcr.
MEN'S BIBLE CLASS TO MEET ON
THURSDAY EVENING
lhe regular monthly meeting of the
Men 's Bible Class, of the First United
Brethren Sunday School, will bo held on
Thursday evening, August 20lh, at 8.00
o'clock, on the lawn of the church. All
members are requested to Iks present, busi-ness
of imixirtance will bo discussed.
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Mrs. Jacob K. Snyder entertained at a
birthday dinner in the Park on Wednes-day,
in honor of her daughter , Mae. she
received many beautiful gifts, T hose
present wore : Misses Isabelle Smith,
Marion Hess, Helen Habakcr, Ruth Ha-baker,
Dorothy Bohner, Iva Drencher,
Rhoda Yeager, Mae Drencher, Mrs. John
Kulp, Mrs, Harrison Hosteller and Mrs.
Jacob K. Snyder.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. David SatUuahn an-nounce
the birth of a son, David Lane, on Tuesday, August 18th,