The Hershey Press 1921-06-16

              "How many-people do you estimate was
on the grounds Sunday," was the question
that: was put to us perhaps a hundred
times by people thai were interested in the
great throng that' filled the park. The
only apswer that could be given was "I
do not know." Estimates are treacherous
things. But there was a great crowd of
people. They were everywhere. It
seemed, that every nook and corner of the
big, spacious grounds was filled with
people. They seemed, also, to have come
from everywhere. Pennsylvania, of course,
was in the majority. Those who did
< estimate or venture to place a figure on the
crowd varied in their numbering. Some
said 20,000 while there were enthusiastic
folks who put it as high as 50,000. It is
probable that the first figure is more nearly
the correct figure. Twenty thousand
people is a lot of folks.
Every service was. largely attended.
Overflow meetings were held at many
places oyer the grounds. Aside from the
services in the Convention Hall six
ministers had been assigned.to'duty for
outdoor meetings. The Sunday school
was perhaps the largest gathering of this
kind in the World. . It is. approximately
estimated that ten thousand people heard
the exposition of the Sunday school lesson
Sunday morning from specially selected
speakers and instructors. At least six
thousand were in the Convention Hall for
this service where Rev. Walter S. Long, of
Altoona, and Prof. H. H. Nye'taught the
lesson, "Making the Nation Christian."
Other classes or assemblies were taught in
the Hillside Auditorium, band stand and
out in the open. The regular lessons were
used in every instance.
In the Convention Hall, Dr. Otho
Winger, of North Manchester Ind.,
Moderator of the Conference, preached a
great sermon.
In the afternoon there were many
meetings. In Convention Hall' was held
the Educational Meeting which was the
main part of the program. Dr. D. W.
Kurtz, chairman of the General Educa-tional
Board presided. Speakers repre-senting
the educational interests of the
church brought stirring messages that
dealt with problems that are before the
educational work of the church today.
Dean V; F. Schwalm, 'of Manchester
College and Dr. W. T. Sanger, of Bridge-water,
were the names that appeared on
the program. Members of the various
College faculties present were on the plat-form
as well as many other educational
leaders and members of the General
Educational Board. Special music was
also a special feature of this program.
. Later in the evening came the Young
People's program in charge of the Chris-tian
Workers society. The address for
this meeting was given by Rev. R. 1H.
Miller, of LaVerne, Calif., who, spoke a
stirring message that surely reached the
hearts of the thousands of young people
present and occupying seats in the center
section. Rev. Miller is a splendid type
of young manhood and the message he
brought was a most able one.
Following this came the regular evening
sermon delivered by Dr. C. C. Ellis, of
Huntingdon, Pa. Dr. Ellis is a prime
favorite with Conference audiences and
the large crowd that packed Convention
Hall was not disappointed in the message
he brought. His subject was "The Mean-ing
of the Cross.".
Hershey Park
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DAUPHIN COUNTY LEGION PICNIC
Elaborate plana are being arranged,by
the Dauphin County ' committee of the
American Legion, for the, second Annual
County picnic-convention .,, to be held
Saturday, June.,25,, at Millei sburgi A
strong representation , from each Post in
the Coiuh'ty,',ia .expected to attend. ;_ Every
Legion member is urged to-'Boost ''this
affair' 'and" t'6;arrange/to .accompany, the
crowd, , Watch'next week's issue of,, "The
Press" for detailed, announcements. ,
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WELL BABY CLINIC
The Well Baby Clinic conducted under
the auspices of Heishoy Chapter, Ameri-can
Red Cross, will be hold on Thuia 'ay
afternoon, Juno 16, from 2:00 to 4 :00
o'clock. The Clinic la held each week on
Thursday afternoon and all who are
interested are crodially invited to attend,
Saturday, june-18:—Picnics—Columbia
Silk Mills, Carlisle Shoe Company, Sink-ing
Springs Union Sunday. Schools; dance
in mammoth pavilion with the Banjo
Saxo orchestra furnishing the music;
moving picture show in- Park Theatre
where will be shown "Scratch My Back,"
a Goldwyn-Eminent Authors Production,
with an all star cast, and a Toonerville
Trolley comedy, "The Skipper's Scheme."
Sunday, ; June 19:—Concert by the
Iroquois Band of Palmyra. One of the
veiy best bands in Central Pennsylvania—
this we all know—so that a very enjoyable
concert may well be anticipated. Pro-gram
from 2:00 o'clock till 5:00 with an
intermission from 3:30 to 4:00.
Monday, June 20:—Concert by orches-tra
in Band Shell, 7:00 to 8:00. Introduc-ing
the Luttringei Stock Company in
"That Girl Patsy,".at the Park Theatre, at
8 o'clock.
(Announcement on these two items else-where/
in this issue).
Wednesday, June , 22:;—The . Annual
Hershey Park Red Rose Dance in the
mammoth pavilion. A feature event
which every pation of this far-famed
amusement institution will not miss. A
beautiful led rose will be given to each
person who attends this dance. A record
crowd is anticipated.
Thursday,- June 23:—The Steelton
Union Sunday-Schools and Ridge Ave.
Methodist Episcopal Chuich of Hairis-burg
will picnic here, this day.
Watch next week's Press, for show,
special concert and picnic announcements.
Park News: Red
Rose Dance and "
SHENK-CURRY
The marriage of Ira L. Shenk, son of
A. B. Shenk, of Hershey, to Susan C.
Curry, of Swatara Station, took place
Tuesday morning at the home of the
bride's brother, Rev. Irwin Curry, at
Swatara Station. The couple left on an
auto trip to Niagara Falls and the Great
Lakes. They will reside oh the farm of
the groom's father, near Hershey. The
bride , is a graduate of West Chester
Normal and has been teaching in the
Hershey schools. . She is a daughter of the
late John Curry. The groom is a Millers-ville
graduate- and a former public school
teacher, but has been farming the past
few years.
WERE QUIETLY WED
Miss. Ethel Rice, of 61 Caracas Ave.,
was very quietly wed to LeRoy Thomp-son,
of Millersburg, on Tuesday, May 31,
The nuptial knot was tied by Rev, -R. 'H.
Blair, of Philadelphia. The couple were
unattended. Announcement of the mar-riage
was made last week by the bride,
who has severed relationships here and
with her husband, had gone to Chester
where Mr, Thompson is employed and
where they will make their home. Mrs.
Thompson, during the three years of
employment here has made many friends
who now regret to bid her good-bye, and
sincerely hope she may be very happy
with her husband in their new home.
MOTHERS' CLUB
. The Hershey Motheis; Club held their
last meeting of the season on Tuesday
evening, June 14. The following splendid
program was very much enjoyed : Vocal
solo, Miss Anna Harlan ; History of
Hershey Mothers' Club, Mrs, John Shay;
Piano solo, Mia. J. L. Zimmerman; Vocal
solo, Mrs. W. F. Harvey; and an address
by Mrs. Weimer, of Lebanon,
Hostesses of the evening were; ' Mrs.
Snavely, Mrs. Hummel and Mra. Z'ig-ler,
who, during the social hour served
delicious refreshments.
BELMONT A., C. THURSDAY
Thursday evening,on,the local diamond
Herahoy will ' cross bata -lwith ' the strong
Belmont A, C. of, HarrlBbuVg,"'the' local
nine insetting a fast pace and are confident
of, adding, another victory' on, Thuf feday,
A' good game rr(ayi';be 'expecfed,' , Game
will start at 5:4(5, "Come ,out , and 'join
the 1 squad of Hershey rooters,, .,
HERSHEY POST
Hershey Post No. 386, of the American
Legion, will hold their regu|ar monthly
business meeting on Tuesday evening,
Juno 28, Every member who can arrange
to do so la urged to attend.
Monday, June 20, will see the opening of
the' summer season.: at Hershey Park
Theatre. In this connection the manage-ment
is. greatly pleased to'announce their
efforts to secure' the Luttiinger Stock
Company for the initial performance,
have beeri successful. Not only pleased
are they that the Luttringei Company will
open the season but that the engagement
in all probability will cover the entire
season.
Back of the'Luttiinger Stock Company
is an enviable recoid of long and successful
runs. One entire year at New Bedford,
Mass.; nine solid months at Lewistown,
Me., and similar engagements in other
cities are facts impressively significant
that, this company produced at all times
the maximum of satisfactory , results.
Capacity houses greeted them at every
performance and every circumstances
blended to prove the good will in which
this popular oi ganization is held by theatre
patrons.^ • ¦ .'. ' ,,' . '
In view of these cold, hard facts, which
speak volumes of piaise for Mi. Luttringei
and his company, "The Pi ess" feels safe
in 'assuring Park" Theatre patrons a
season of most unusually enjoyable plays.
We feel safe in furthermore predicting a
record season for Hershey Park .Theatre,
with the Luttringei. Stock Company, as
the daily attraction'.
"That Girl, Patsy," will be theii initial
offei ing. The stoi y of the play deals with
the lite of a young girl raised in the slums
of New York but possessed of exceptional
ability as a mimic She attracts -the
attention of a wealthy woman and her son
who have come to witness an amateur
peiformance, at the settlement house, in
which Patsy takes part. Her keen sense
of humoi, hei loyalty to a girl friend and
her quaint logic win hei a home with them.
Then, through the sunshine of this new
life, comes the jagged angry specie of a
man who .wishes to ruin the life of her
benefactoresses 'daughter. Little Patsy
laces the fust big test of her life. The
manner in which she solves k, the deepen-ing
blackness of the cloud and the final
happy solution of all of hei difficulties
lorm the balance of this delightful play.
It is a fascinating story which w;ll interest
you irom the start ana will hold you under
its speil throughout the entue piece.
Fa., the second half of the week, Thurs-day,
Friday and Saturday, will be offeied
"Call ol the Woods." Its a stoiy of the
Canadian woods with plenty of comedy
and a ,good heart story with an unusual
appeal. Special scenery will be necessaiy
to stage this piece. Its a play with an
inesisiible charm, one which you will
neai tuy enjoy.
The' show will start each evening at
8:00. Pi ices will be 20 cents plus 2 cents
war tax and 30 cents plus 3 cents war tax.
Luttringer Stock
Company in Park
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WETZEL-SHLLLENHAMER
Miss Carrie A. Wetzel and Howard , J.
Sheuenh&mer were united in the holy
Donas oi matrimony on Tuesday, June 27.
1 he ceremony was held at the home of the
pricie in beavertown, Penna., with a
biother of the bride, the Rev, D. J.
W etzel, of Shippensbuig, the officiating
cieigyman.
Miss blanche Heiges, of Altoona, was
briues>maia while Meryin G. Holland, of
heishey, was attendant to the groom,
'l he wedding maich was played by Miss
Anna h. Vvetzel, a. sister ol the bride.
'lhe bride was very charmingly attired
in a ' gorgeous white satin wedoing gown
ana woi e a maline bridal veil caught with
orange blossoms. She carried a beautiful
bouquet ol rose buds,
Trie bi idesmaid waa attired Tri' a gown
of orchw organdie and carried a bouquet
oi carnations. 1 he home was . very
prettiiy accorated, the color scheme being
woriveu out in green and white.
The wedairig ceiemony occurcd at
nine o'clock in the morning and was fol-lowed
by a large wedding breakfast, after-which
the newlyweds immediately started
on their wedding trip. . ¦ ¦ ,
Mr, and Mrs. Shcllcnhame'r will 'reside
in 'hershey, iipo'n , their return from their
honeymoon. .. . . .... „ „„„ „ „;, ;,;,
" 'Funeral services' for, Gladys,E. Robert-son,
nine months old daughl'e'i "of Mn
and Mrs. Herbert G, Robertson, whose
death occurcd on Monday, Juno 13, will
be held at (he home on Thursday, Juno 16,
at 8:00 o'clock in the morning. Interment
will be made jn the Locust Run Cemetery,
ju niata , County , Rev. Butterwick will
officiate at lhe services and William Henry
of Palmyra, will be funeral director.
''' ; ' '. 'glAdys E' • Robertson;; j:;
. Missionary- Day has.; for' many years
been the climax of the General Conference.
All previous programs seem to culminate
in this great outflowing, overflowing spirit
of service which crystallized at this time.
There is always an intensity of feeling at
this time that cannot be expressed on the
printed page or by written word. It is
something that is felt. This year was no
exception, it was rather intensified.
An unusual and sad part of the program
this -year was a Memorial Service for two,
who for years had been familiar faces at
the Conference, active in the Mission
work of the church and connected officially
with the General Mission Board, Elder
D. L. Miller, life member of the Board and
for many years its Chairman, and Elder
J. H. B. Williams, secretary of the Board
who died in Africa on April 17.
Elder Otho Winger was Chairman of the
meeting. The devotional services were
in charge of Rev. I. S. Long, of India.
Mrs. Stahly led the service of song. Elder
W. B.. Stover, of India, gave the. main
address, "Looking the World in the Face."
Following this address, Elder C. D.
Bonsack, New Windsor, Md., a member
of the General Missionary Board, briefly
and feelingly spoke of the life and service
of Brother Williams. It was not a time for
many words or lengthy eulogies, but his
message came from the heart.
Following him- Elder H. C. Early spoke
of the life and labors of Elder D. L. Miller!
For fourscore years his life had been
lengthened but in his death his activities
are not over. His worthy life and in-fluence
still follow him.
At the close of these addresses there was
read" a poem written by Mrs_Nora E.
Berkebile in memory "if their life, services
and death. V
Then came the introduction of the new
missionaries. Mr. anr/Mrs. Miles Blick-enstaff
and daughter Catharine, of Kan-sas,
Dr. Carl Coffman and wife, Fern
Hegley Coffman, go to China. Miss Elsie
Shickel goes to India. At the conclusion
of the introduction of these missionaries, a
most effecting scene took . place when
service, crosses were placed on the big
Missionary Flag for those who are going
out and the gold crosses for those whose
lives were given in service.
The offering plea was in charge of Elder
C; D. Bonsack and from indications there
was more than life laid on the altar.
Then came the prayer of consecration
and the splendid, • appropriate, hymn,
"Speed Away" was sung and, the bene-diction
was given.
For a moment the great audience stood in
silent prayer, after whi :h a mixed chorus
feelingly sang, "The Unseen City."
Monday Afternoon
Missionary Day of
^?v^;;;G^^t^6ri^r6nce
A DELIGHTFUL WEDDING TRIP
Mr. and Mis. Ira Shenk accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Shellenhamer,
principals in nuptial events of last week,
enjoyed a most delightful wedding trip,
starting Tuesday and returning to Her-shey
on Sunday. During the tour they
traversed a most interesting route as
indicated by the following list of towns:
Harrisbuig, Sunbury, Mansfield, Elmira,
N. Y., Watkins Glen, N. ' Y., Batavia,
N. Y„ Williamsvillc, N. Y„ Niagara
Falls, Ontario, Canada, Buffalo, Westfield,
Erie, Pa., Pittsburgh, Cumbeiland , Md„
Hancock, Hagerstown, Cliambersbuig,
Shippenaburg, Catliale, Harrisbui g and
Hershey.
"The Picas" desiies lo join the many
friends in congiatulating these newlyweds
and in extending sincerest wishes. To the
charming brides, who.hitherto have been
but temporary residents of Hetahey, we
bid a hearty welcome and hope that as
they become permanently situated here
they' may' grow happier as the days roll
along,, .
FIR ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mr8. Hai ry ;;Kale,y( observed
thelz fiiStiVedding ahnivcrsary ph Friday,
June 10. A feature of the day was a moat
delightful Buppei ,a,t which the following
iclativea and friends weie gueata: Mr. and
Mis. , John , M. Kaley,, Mlaa Catherine
Kaley, H.„ W. . Embich, Mr. and Mra.
Cyrus Leslie/Jr ;, of Lebanon: Miss Elsie
Sweigart, of Hummelatown ; Mr.'and Mrs.
S. D. Clark, Mr. and Mra. Fred Clark,
Miss Ruth Clark, Russell Clark and
Howard Glark,
-Many people who' were at the Confer-ence
for the over Sunday sessions went to
their homes on Monday. . But this did
not prevent the Convention Hall from
being packed at the Monday night service
at which time Dr. M. G. Brumbaugh,
former governor of Pennsylvania and well
known as ah able preacher, educator and
lecturer, spoke on the great doctrine of
Peace and Disarmament.
Preceding the address of Dr. Brum-baugh,
Mr. S. D. Clark, representing the
Hershey management and Mr. Hershey,
personally, was introduced and/brought
a short message of greeting, again welcom-ing
the Brethren to beautiful Hershey
Park. Mr. Clark has done this gracious-act
for the two preceding conferences so
that, he, is getting to be fairly well ac-quainted
with the Brethren audiences.
. The response to Mr. Clark's welcome
was given most fittingly by Elder Edward
Frantz, editor, of the Gospel Messenger.
His words were sincere and he bespoke the
sentiments, of the thousands who have
been here for the 1921 Conference. .
The Monday night program was in
charge of the Peace Committee and Prof.
W. J. Swigart, of Huntingdon, chairman
of the Committee. In a few well chosen
words he introduced Dr. Brumbaugh who
also expressed his pleasure in being able
to meet again in Annual Conference.
That his address met with a hearty
response was evidenced by the miany
"Amens" that were heard and which one
one or two occasions broke out into hand
clapping applause.
Following is a brief abstract of his
address:
"It is a sacred heritage we enjoy today."
Our people—the Brethren-Tpver two
hundred years ago became dissatisfied
with the tread of armies in the war-weary
lands of Europe, and came to America.
They came to the: colony of Pennsylvania
because its founder—the great Penn—was,
like themselves, unable to reconcile the
Continental wars with, the teachings of
Jesus of Nazareth. They sought asylum
in a land of religious liberty, and with- a
people devoted to the principles of peace.
Thus from its inception the Church of the
Brethren held to the peace-promoting
doctrine of the Son of God, our Saviour.
Let us never surrender the holy ideal of
the founders. We have happily come
through the late world war, when nations
ran red, with no blot on our record, no
fair criticism of our loyalty to church or to
country. For this we should be devoutly
grateful. War shatters many ideals. Its
destructive processes leave civilization
shattered arid broken. Fortunate, indeed,
are we that our loyalty, unquestioned and
steadfast, was given to pur country with-out
any surrender of the holy dictum that
enshrined the earth-born Saviour—"Peace
on earth, goodwill to men."
There is a vast area of service of a
highly patriotic qrder that' does not de-mand
the bearing of arms, It does
demand, however, unchecked ardor for
the right and absolute loyalty to country.
I counsel a wide and intelligent participa-tion
in that social complex of which we are
a part and in which we should play our
part, We have, I trust, long since come
to' accept the fine teaching that one can
be in the world and not of the world, that
one can do his full duty to hia country
without in any way surrendering hia high
privilege of being a citizen of God's king-dom.
Aa a matter of fact, one ahould be
both a good citizen and a stalwart Chris-tian.
The ideals are not necessarily
incompatible in our splendid scheme ,of
government.. Here men and,women can
render loftiest loyalty to country, by being
openly and actiyely a fpllovver ,'of ¦ the
great Nazar'ine; ' To be a gbpcrcjltyej i.qne,
must bo ,a goodr ^lisciplo;6f , the Master.';'
* We are a' forRdttiil g1, pebpl<?,i-rU ; Is; a
national traiti ' We seldom think of a.war
scarcely concluded; Whoso wreckage lies
nil about"'Us. ' Nevertheless the problems
of peace in the poat-war period are quite
as significant aa are the problems, of war
In the time of strife. The patriotism of a
people is as much put to the teat In the
way they solve their peace problems as in
the way they solve their war problems, .
(Continued on page 8) ,
Former Governor
Addresses Large
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