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AN   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER.   DEVOTED   TO   LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL    INTELLIGENCE.
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NAZARETH. PA., THURSDAY yORNINC. JANUARY 3. 1929
No. 6
linent Speakers at |5rst Annual Banquet of Ix)cal Eagle Commandery
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«Mt annual haiuiuet of the 'rcoiina'"'^'-^'   No.   116, . sf the Golden liagle, was - ..ceswful and  enjoyable lAtttf of the Commandery- iTyShW with castle members r!Siati of the supreme and '    MtlM and the Burgess of ^nt down to a delicious rjj roMt chicken and waffles
ItaDfesent at the alfalr were
nlrieM R"!'*-'-' P' ''•eu'ej- ak- PMt supreme chief, M- itl, and ^riiiul sir herald, D Hlttel. holh of Allen- jUd brand Historian K. H. ' ot Easton. rr iiHmbly v.;is called to- br the toastmaster U. S. I Invocation was gtren -J,| lieutenant T. R. Shafer. tMIBbly then sang 'America' fI3i**i»tely afterward began ^^^n the menu. lag tbe evening Burgess MSt supreme chief M. P- I sad grand sir herald a^ Hlttel made brief ad- __ Burgess Ziegler told of T^ work done by the Castle lCoBm»ndery in N'azareth dur- ilk P«»t y*""'' ""•' »^tad the I to keep up the good spirit.
llr gchantz spoke on the M Child" and told how Ii'l coming as the "prince of . Ild with his quiet teach- irricd his doctrines to the i corner of the world. He ^'lie spirit of Christianity J iritd his heirers to follow ^ II, incepts. He also urged latmbsn to support the Castle IftHii and extended an invita- ft ts ill members to attend the fo. I. meetinss which will be tJiAllratown during the early I of the new year.
||r. HIttri in his remarks olso I coatlBued support of the iwdCommanderies and ask¬
ed for better attendance ut meet¬ ings. He told of the wurk that is being done In a general way by the Commandery.
Grand historian K. H. Young spoke briefly on the formation of new Commanderie.s and asked the local men to support as far as possible the new Commanderies and give them u hold wherever possible. He told of several Caxtles that are contemplating Commanderies and asked for vol- unfeers to gn with htm •to these places when the Commanderies are Instituted.
Crand Commander V. Louis Kraemer, of Kaston, a memher o( Nazareth Castle and Commandery, Installed the ' recentl.v elected officers: Captain R. I.. Hoch; 1st lieut., ,lohn Neuner; 2nd lieut., T. R. Shafer; 1st sergt., Walter Min¬ nich; 2nd .xerKt.. Stanley Wolfe; .3rd sergt.. Clinton Burley; secre¬ tar.v, Walter Knecht; assistant secretar.v, Leonard Gaumer, and treasurer, Claude Metz.
Grand historian Young was to have presented Commissions at this time but the commissions had not yet arrived and this portion of the ceremonies was omitted.
Retiring Captain W. Cressman and retiring Lieutenant Raymond Frankenfleld were each presented with a handsome cigarette case and cigar lighter by the Comman¬ dery as tokens of appreciation tor their work during the past year. Presentations were made by Capt. R. L. Hoch.
A. N. Itterly, master of records of Nazareth Castle; E. Ruloff. dis¬ trict president of the K. O. E. a!4sociation; Henry Schafer, a charter member of Nazareth Castle and Claude Metz, treasurer ot Nazareth Commandery each spoke briefly during the evening.
Charlie Schnerr and his Melo- trons furnished the music for the occasion.
Putting thi Kid to Sleep
^  By Albert T Ret^ \
CHURCHES llHb PLANNING ¦IRIFIIL EDIFICE
lA/tiilaorger commission com- lir Oficlals of the    Haman I Evangelical Church and ilfthe    Zion    Evangelical .jMt in a body December I h the social  rooms  of  the _jCfciirch to draw up resolu- I f«r ¦ merger of these two ationi).
 resolutions    have   now
ipmented    to the respective ations for approval and at
 J of the Haman congre-
I olclals last evening it was
 la (avor  of  the  merger.
•liOB congregation had already lit favor of the merger. ._-Hore, atter the first Sun- r la March. 1929. all members )Ilon church will attend the ^B church and will continue Ilo 10 until a uew church, now IcoMlderation, will be erected Ithe propert.v where the old WClare of tlie Zion's church 1» tttsd at roi'iiei- of Walnut and 1 streets.
;er the completion of this new jUdlng all pn.buhilities are that I church will assume another ¦». However, until that time I two congregations will attend I Haman churrh.
stic Ser¬
vices at Haman Church Next Week
jBTangellst, Joseph    Rowan,   of
pkea Barre will conduct a two
^»  evangelis!ic    campaign   In
Meniuiiiii      Kvangelical
¦wh.   The s' rviies   will begin
• Sunday ev* niiiK. January 6th
7:80 o'clock.    .\lr.  Uowan will
*««l«t€d by \.\> di.iiKhter, Miss
rpo Rowan, who will play the
'»oand direct the musical actlvl- I,
The Zion,Evangeliral congrega- •»lllcooperate with the Haman Weiation lIu-diiKhont the meet- !• *Uh the e\(, piion of Sunda.v «! !'• *'¦¦ '^"«a» l>ad charge "•Zion Chun ll lie^ival a f(-w •»'«Koand served so well that
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Ifi,? ""^ I-rscst campaigns VJ!, "'" ^'"^''-tli "ill hepin 8andayevenii,.,-. MeeiinRs will ¦WdeachniKi.: iu ihe week ox- KMoniay. Thi, uill he the first J»« heMin ii„n,an Chureh f..r I, thgr"" "'¦'' l'''"'"l^ca to be ».-,,  *'" •><• rmu-mhered fo''
"""'e<i to attend
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The
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Mun.Liy    skating nt uaiia,,ha.
^ Wrty w.n composed of the
Ue»«   ^,^'''''"^''^''I'^r. Marlon
^"•'.Olivo Harris,    Charles
Ntfild.,   ''*    Thaeler.    John
N.H.S. CLASS OF '25 HOLDS REUNION
The class of 1025 Nazareth High School held their Hrst annual re¬ union recently at the Naiareth Inn when 36 members of the class and their friends gathered for a ban¬ quet. John Fox, local athlete and member of the class presided as touittmaKter and kept things stir¬ ring during the evening. .Martha Trein, treasurer of the class, read a flnancial report. Charles Shim¬ er, president of the class appoint¬ ed a committee to arrange for a reunion next year. The time and place ot the meeting was left to the committee to decide. The committee consists of Marie Clew¬ ell, Morris VanNatta, Richard Saeger. Catherine Freeman and Byron Schmidt.
Following the banquet the members gathered at Odd Fellows Hall where they held a card party and dance until a late hour.
CANTATA IN SCHOE-
Last Sunduy evening the Young I'eople's Chorus of about thirty voices sang the major portion ot .Norwood Dale's tuneful cantata "Immanuel " in the Schoeneck church. A large congregation was present and thoroughly en¬ joyed the music. Inasmuch as most of the singers were untrained Ihe rendition ot the cantata was very creditable and pave much promise for the future.
Tho flrst part of the s.inie ser¬ vice consisted ot nhowing sixty colored lantern slides of the most beautiful (lalntings ot the Christ¬ mas story accompanied liy the singing of some ot the best loved Christmas hymns. The service wius attended by a ver.v appreci¬ ative audience.
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POOR DIRECTORS HOLD NEW YEAR ELECTION MEETING
At tlie annual met-tinf; of tlio (iiructors of the poor lielfi on .New Vear's Day, Kugene Arhenhacii waa re-eip«-ted president, and Clar¬ ence K. Deemer, secretary fur tht en.suing   yenr.
The following appointments were al.so made:—John K. Hu-i-iwas unusually had. ton. of Auburn. Pa., was appoint-1 Tiie lobby program witli recep- ed as .superintendent and his wife,: tion and tea was particularly in- as matrfjii. Howard T. Saj lur as ' terestini. The reception and ser- stewani rif the nial.^ department | vins of refreshments was tn ;ilid his wife, matron. Mrs. Anna ' charfrs of a committee of the "V" I'liaiiKst   as     children's  caretaker.   l.,a'Jiei"   Auxiliary,      Mrs.   William
Gala Festivities Mark Opening of New Year at T'; Sports Big Feature
Tiie annual public reception was held a! the .Vazareth V. M. C. A. huildiiiK Tuesday, New Year's Day. A good crowd was in attendance during tiie day altho the  weather
WALTER CRAWFORD, PROMINENT DRUG- GBT,  RETIRES
Dr. Walter Crawford, well known druggist of town, has re¬ tired, having severed his connec¬ tion with the drug busines.-i on the last  day cf December.
Dr. Crawford has been iu the husintss many years, having gradu¬ ated at the Pliiiadelphia College of Pharmacy in the year 1879. He later returned to Nazareth and was employed by R. F. Babp with whom he served his apprentice¬ ship.
At one time he owned a store on South Srd atreet, Easton, which he sold when be returned to Naa areth. He also conducted a store on Main street. Bethlehem, for a number of years, dividing his time between the two places. He flnal¬ ly sold his Bethlehem store and devoted all his time to his busi¬ ness here until his retirement.
Several years ago Dr. Crawford took in Paul Heekman as a part¬ ner, the flrm going under the name of Crawford & Co. Mr. Heekman will continue the business.
Dr. Crawford has been a very successful business man and has made many friends by his obliging and pleasant manner wtth which he was known to have always serv¬ ed the public.
LUTHERAN S.S OFFICERS INSTALLED
mm/itr     •¦/\na«rit»V      •"    co^H^Wiou  with the    main
NECK     MORAVIAiy servlcevl'..     Nazaretl.     St.  John's
I Lutljj»^n C0urch on Sunday morn- ' ing the following newly elected officers together with a full corps of-iaaohers of the Sunday School were formally Installed by the pastor. Kev. H. C. Snyder; F. A. .Marcks. superintendent; Elwood Cnangst, assistant superintendent; Miss Hattie Hahn, superintendent ot primary department; Miss Irene Savitz, superintendent of begin¬ ners' department; Eva Reimer und Mary Dry, pianists; A. Russell Snyder, secretary; Thomas Achen¬ bach and Robert Pauley, Jr., as¬ sistant secretaries, and George Herzing, treasurer.
.Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Siifies and faniily and Irvin Rissmiller. of Dath, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. nnd Mrs. Clarence .Smith.   Kast  W.ilnut  street.
Geary Gum Falls Into Ash Pit; Dies of Scalds In Jersey City Hospital
Special Meeting of Town Council; Committees Re¬ port; Important Issues
A    special     meeting Council was held this '
of    Town ' the Attorney General for the Com- 7th day of   nionwealth in view of the fact that
December, 192S. at 8 o'clock p. m. in   the     Council     Room   with  all memhers    jiresent excepting     Mi Butts.     The   president.   Mr.   Hart¬ zell.   presided.
fln motion of Me!<srs. Kern and Lindenmoyer, the following bills were approved as read:
Barret   Cn |?.3S.07
A. J. Schissier      33.07
R.  W.   Weaver         3.50
State Treasurer           4.20
E.  H.  Chler         76.72
Nazareth Item         25.38
Kre-idler & Dech         2.00
Barrel   Co	
Trunibower Co	
the State Department ot Health •nnd the Sanitary Water Board had turned all matters pertaining to the disposal of sewai^e and pollu¬ tion of sfeanis outside of tlw Borough to the .Mtorney fieneral. ;i.nd that .tpproval of plans for a sev*erase elant and extensions had been held up until the Borough of Xazareth made application on forms submitted for such approv¬ al. On motion of .Messrs. Sieg¬ fried and Lindenmo.ver. it was
Resolved, that the Secretary be
authorized   and  directed   to  make
324.3S! application  to  the  Department  of
814.10   Health   of  the   Commonwealth  of
.Mis-j liose Sclineir and Florence Fraunfelder as nurses. Howard I' Koch, cleric. Dudley A. tliber- son. solicitor. Klmer Teel. a.ssist- aiit farmer; Chester .Stein, fire¬ man: George Suter, huki-r; Drs. Victor .]. Koch and .Sem fl. Beck, house pliysicians, .Mis.4 Krhel K. Il:irdick. welfare worker for ths Children's Aid Socit-ty. f'haiil.iin.i: P.ev. W. H. Wotring, Rev. J. A. Klick and Rev. Freun-ikow.-ky.
District     physicians:   — J.     F. Mr.Avoy.  .V.  Catasauoua  and   East .Allen township: Fran'K Hahn. Bath nnd   Ea.st   Allen   township;    K.   f*. Miller.  Bangor. Washington  town¬ ship and part of I'piier and  [..ower Mt. Bethel townships; K. D. Schna- hel.      Bethlehem;      Roht.   J.   Yost. Bethlehem. South Side; Thomas B. Kern.     Freemansburg,  Fiethlelieni township   and   .Vorthampton   HeT- glits;      R.   W.   Richards.     Kaston. wards   Nos.   1,   2.   4.  5.   9.   10.   11, 12.   Glendon   and   Wiliianis   town¬ ships; F. J. Kessler. Easton. wanis Nos. 6. 7. S. and West  F:;ist..n;   K. S.   Rauh.     F:aston,     w:ird   No.     W. Wilson Borough and Lower Forks: Howard   Ott.   Portland  and   Cptier Mt. Bethel township from Fnx Gap to Belvidere Bridge:  K. .1. Deihert. Hellerfown and I>iwer Saiicor.:  M. v.. Kemmerer. Walnutport and r>^- high township:  S. G.  Berk.  Lower Nazareth and Hanover towtishlps: William   J.   Happel,   Nazareth   and t'pper  Nazareth   Township;   B.   J. Reaser.   Martins Creek and  I.,ower part   o'   Lower   Mt.   Bethel   town¬ ship;   M. G.  Miller. North:impton: .1    A.  Fetherolf. Stockertown.  Pal¬ mer and Plainfield  townshins and Cpper      Forks:      M.   W.   Phillips, riiapnian     Qn.trries     and     Moore Township.
Richard   B.  Carey died at  3:15 a.  in., January 1st. of a compllca-
Gano, Mrs. A. K. Frantz. .Mrs. Ht-r- m:Mi H.il!:. .Mrs. Clarence Fehnel {ind .Mrs. Florence Broekman. OtliP'* members of Ihe Auxiliary a'sisted in making guests "at home" and all appeared to catch t'le siiirit of tiie holida.v good cli.?er. The entertainment featur¬ es In the lobby were several .aelec- tion.s li.v members of tlie High School Orchestra. The orchestra cori->istert of Franklin Kostenbader pianist; Samuel Shimer. drums; Ed. Hellick, Cornet, and Walter Altemose, violin. G. Whitfield Trein gave inte.esting selections on the "sav/." Miss Arlene Helms recited a pianoiogue. A girl-' choru=i coii.-isting of Helen Gum. M^-yb'-l! Happel. Kva Reimer, Julia
the auditorium was occupied With a motion picture showing of two comedy hIiow^ which were fur- I'i-ilieJ gratua by the managemant (.' the Broad Street Theatre, town. There were also several education¬ al reel.s of the orange Industry, g'rl scout camping, etc. The pic¬ tures were run hy Carisle Angle- in iie and Irwin Uhler. S|M>rtN
The dtiy's proiirani started early Willi a quoit tournament of tlie Junior members In v.hich William Schleicher   won   from   all.
In the gymnasium athle'ic meet three events were held for boya with prizes in ejch. The 2ft yard run was won hy Mark Koch; the higll jump b.v Ralph .\ltemose and the basket throwing contest was c::rried off by William .Schleicher. These gair.es were followed by an a<iuatic meet of three even's. Th© winners in this were 20-yard .swim Kinsey Regan; SO yards swim, Woodrow Dech and plunge, Ken¬ neth Regan.
A program was held in fhe form of a gymna-sric exhibition by th© iir.yanized gionp of the hoys' de¬ partment   with   ieadt-rs   in  charg©
Keller ui.d Madeline Saeger g.ive of squads. Ralph Altemose, John ."4/»veraI sfelections. Miss Reimer j Price and Warren Breinig. These also  Biive a  piano solo. exercises  were followed hy a con-
Motion l'i«-tHr«'>» I tes*   In   spring  board   jumping  in
In     addition to the    social   aiid, which Woodrow Dech excelled. atli!'-'ic  prrigram  of the afternoon (Ton'iatied on Pa^e Four>
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REFORMED CANTATA WELL RECEIVED
Vigilance Hose Co         8.00   Pennsylvania   asking   for   the  ap-
R. E. Rulotf       404.62  proval of plans and speclflcations
Vigilance Hoae Co    iso.OO; «uhmitted to us by the Nazareth
Frank Huth         39.00: Sewerage Company for the Instal-
Gulf Reflning Co        41.71 j Iation of a  modern sewage plant
Blue Mt. Watre Co      250.00! Motion carried.
R.  M. Geti         15.00 j      Communication  from the Vigil-
M. D. Frable        5.48 | ance   Hose   Company  advising   of
Naiareth Hdwe. Co .*      4.65i*^he    appointment of    Charles M.
Nax. Coal & Lbr. Co.   ...     55.58; Stuber. as Chief, and Raymond D.
S. J. Oregory         55.481 Teel,  assistant  chief, of the  Fire
C.  Rissmiller         33.30 j Department, was accepted and on
Communiration  was   read  from' motion   of   Messrs.   Schaeffer  and the    State Department of    Health   Mertz said appointments were con¬ stating that due to the failure of! Armed and approved, the Borough of Nazareth comply-; R«t>«»H!i of <V»mmllt»M^
ing with the requirements of the; Highway — Mr. Lindenmoyer Sanitary Water Board all future "tated a numher of complaints had matters should be taken  up  with |        (Continued on Page Four)
I'he f;i;oir of Sr. John'.s Retorm¬ ed church on Sunday e-ening in connection with the regular ser¬ vices rendered in a very masterly mpnner the Christmas cantata eti- ti'Ied "In Excelsis" hy J. Lincoln Hall, to a lar.ae and appreciative audience   of   wriisliippers.
Tbe parts. Tlie choir was composed of 24 voices, 11 male and female voice.^. Mrs. Luther S. Bat*, Mrs. Kachline, Miss He'en Smith, Miss Lena Marcks. Claud" Me'z and George A. Sin:th sans ¦he solo parts.
LUTHERAN CHOIR TO RE.\DER CANTATA SUND.4Y EVENING
At the ve.sper service on Sundajr evening at 7::i0 p. m. tlie Choir of St. John'>» Lutheran Churcl^ will render tie cantata ".Msssiah'a Advent"  by Adam fieihel.
Tlie  following  is  a  synopsis  of
composition  is iu     eleven, the caii'ata. the words which wer©
written  hy   Elsis   Duncan   Yale: —
organ   prelude,  Daniel iiropher     v.oids"    liy Solo "The  Sliejiherd.s" Schnerr.       Recitative
Riilin.     "O
the    choir.
by Charlea
soprano-^
tion   of   ailments,   aged   't>   years. J He  lived   at   Easton   and   wis   f or-1 merly  employed   on   the   railroad.; He is survived hy three daughters. Mrs. f)iiver Kiefer and .Mrs. Hslen .lames,   liotii  of   Kaston.  atid   .Missj Lila     Care.v,     "hiladelphia:     also! train   3et; three  sons,   Carl     Carey.   Kastjn; j ticket   No.
Joseph,  .New  York Ci;y, and  Har-jand   was   held   hy     .Miss     Himler,! old, Michigan. l North  Whitfield .-street, and ticket
.Mrs.   Sarah   Ihrie.   daughter   oT   No.  \V,?,'.) entitled holder to a  doll the  late   Jacob   .Milheim   and   Re-j tmd satno wa*' held by Miss Louisa becca     nee     Welty.    died at     thej I.,annins.  Kast  Walnut street. County   Home  January   1  at   1:1.'')| •
P.*Ti:(».\S'      l>R%%tl\Ci
The following  ticket   liolder-  in
.Mfenios'   annnai   patron   drawing
1 are entitled  to prizes.     No.  3123.
No.   .'7*>.   lea   set,   and
2011,   electric   cleaner.!
p.  m.. of diabetes, aged  6.">  years She wns    admitted    from   P^asto-i, October 7, 1921.     She is survived hy two daughters. Mrs.  Henrietta • Weese   and   Mrs.   Emma   Langen.l hoth   of   Philadelphia;   two   broth¬ ers. Stephen Milheim and Christian Miilieim. Raston. and a sister. Mrs.' P.eliecca   Snyder,  .\llentowti.
LOOKIXi   KOi:  <i.%>IKH
Th? St. John's basketball team, of Bethlehem, are looking for games for January. The averase age Is from Ifi to l*. Anyone wishing to liook a game writn to| .John Verban. manager. 42!» K:is: ."th  sTe^t,  Befhlehetn
"Ai d lo:   the .Angel of the L.ord," Evelyn   Rohu.     Chorus     with  »o- lirano  oblifeato  "O  Fear ye  Not." ] Quartet   "Linger   .Not"   by   Verna i Lic!;t-t;walner,     Fannie     Garnet, Charle.- Barrie atid Cl'nton Frants. I Trio   and   chorus   "The  Gloom  of I Night  is  fllorifled,"   Kvelyn  Rohn, 1 Hattie   H:ihii   and   Fannie  Gernet. Tei-.or   s:ilo   ".No   Room   for  Him," Wiiliani   tJriffln.   Jr.     Chorus    'Y© i Heavei.ly      Host."     Soprano     and alto  duet   "Rest   Thee"  by   Paarl Schnerr    and    Mrs.  VVilliom  Joa. Happel.     "R^'joice Ye " hy the en¬ tire chorus of thiriy-orie voicea.
This ser. ice will begin at tb© regular time—7:30 p. m. Th© liublic is cordially invited to at¬ tend.
Geary A. Gum, uKi'd -''> years. a well knowu former resident of town, now a resident of South side Kaston. and employed ns a fii'o- nian with Ibe Lehigh Vall'y rail¬ road, died Wednesday morning in a Jersey City hospital trom sc:ilds received durini; Tuesday night. when ho stepped into nn a-^h pit on  the  L.  V.   trucks  near  Jersey
City.       " I
It  is   presumed   tliat  iio  forgot that his englno was over tho pit ^ ond that he stepped from the loco¬ motive Info tho water.
Mr. Gum    beforo   moving    his| family to Easton conducted a fon-i fectionery store here on Belvidere street.. I
He was a member of Ciflaln
dwell Rice Cainp -o, Sons of rn¬ ion War Veteruus* and Vi.uIIsnc.- Hose Company, of Naztirelh, be¬ sides being secretary of the L. V. .\ssociation ot S. nt V.
He is survived by his wifo, Hat¬ tie. and five children, Karl, John. Geary, Jr., Mildred and Mary, ill at home; also his parents, Mr. .in.i .Mrs. Kzra Gum, of Nazareth: three brothers, Ra.v, ot Balh; Jnhn and Orvin, at honi"; six sisters, Mrs. Leo Shook, Kast Lawn: Mrs. Frank Grogan, Mrs. firan'.ille Nolf, Mrs. Kmory Kngler, ot Nuz¬ areth, nnd Helen, al home, and .Mrs. Frank firadwohl, of Niskey. Funeral services and burial will tako place oa Friday from the home of his parents.
OFFICERS OF REF. SUN. SCHOOL CHOSEN
The Sunday School officers elect¬ ed to serve for this year are as follows: Superintendent. t.)liver T. Knauss; assistants, fieorge A. .Smith and Luther S. Batt; secre¬ tary, Charles \V. K. Shafer; assist¬ ants, John .M. Kern, Chas. 9. Kratz and Floyd P. Hess; treasiir- ei. f)wen H. Hess; musical direc¬ tor. Prof. Charles W. Hess; or¬ chestra leader, .Miss Lena M. -Marcks; pianist. Lena M. .Marcks; assistant, .Mrs. L. S. Batt; librar¬ ians, Melvin Werner. Nelson .Mes¬ slnger and Woodrow Brong: sup¬ erintendent cradle roll. Mrs. W. H. Wotring; assistants. Mrs. Clay¬ ton H. Kern, Mrs. Raymond Hel¬ ler. .Miss Mahel Kahler: pianist. .Miss Loralne Fehr: siiperintend- en' beginner's depnrtment. .Miss Irene M. Roth; assistants. Miss Mildred YouiiR and Mrs. Kollin S. Kachline; pianist, Gladys Heek¬ man: superintendent primary de¬ partmenl. Mrs. William Sllties; a.-sistant. Miss Marie Kiefer; pian¬ ists, Irene Reimer and Miriam ilelnier; superintendent male and fl male junior-^. Miss .\iiiia H. I Kraemer; assistant, Miss Klb-n^M.; Uiiloff; superintendent tiai'herj iralniiig. Mrs. R. W. Nolf: siiper- inti'iideiit home departmi-iit. Mis-i Kllen R. Goetz. .and anditors. Luther S. Batt, K. P. Tro.vell and Harry  flriibh.
LOCAL LEGION POST TO MEET JAN. Sth
The Harold V. Knecht Post, .No. 415. American Legion, has postponed their monthly meeting from January 1, I!>2!t. until Janu¬ ary s, next. Thi.s postponed meet¬ ing will be an ali imiiortant one as considerable husiness has accu¬ mulated that should be dispatched therefore ail members are stron;;- ly ur.ged lo be present and help to transact these important Items of business.
.\ detail of twenty memhers of the Legion Drutu and Bugle Corps assembled at their headquai'ters I'n Friday evening and hied them¬ selves to Hecko.vn for the pur¬ pose of serenading the newly we 1 .Mr. and Mrs. Wilson A. Zerfass. Mr. Zerf;:ss beiiiK also a m-'inber 1)'' Ihe fost atid pii'-^t coriis. Cpon M'riv'ne; nt  the Zerf-.j home thev
Watch Night Services In Moravian Church Monday Well Attended
idfiyed a feiv se'ec! i t!:ey h:id  a   iolly go
Splendid   rcfnshnu' ed.
''er which
ciill time.
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lioi.V  t'OMMlMoN
The Lord's Supper will be ad- minislered in Ihe Forks-.Ariidt's Lutheran I'arish, Rev. Geo. S. Kleckner, Pastor, as follows:
.At Arndt's, Preparatory .Service and Holy Communion on Sunduy,
At Forks, Preparatory Service and Holy Communion on Sunday, January 0, at 10 A, lif.
The Cliiisil.iii Spring Cni.in Sunday School held their annual election of offlcers on Sunday. Dt-i-Hniher 3 0, l!i2>. The offlcer-i <t'l'-cted :ire as   follow-,:
Superintendenl. flley Pliook; ;i-<- si.-taiit superintendent, John Hag¬ enbucli; secretary, .Miss E-a Ha.:;- i-nbiich; assistant secretary. Miss Geraldlne Bensing: treasurer, Howard Bensing; organist, Mrs. Bowman; assistant organist. Miss M. Wulch; librarians. Miss Theda Brobst nnd Walter Shook, nnd janitor, H.  Bensing.
Mrs. Mary A. Engler, of Wilson Borough, called on her sister, Mrs. WilHam D. Ginther, on Thnridar-
The services in the .Moravian Cluirch last Suuday registered ,i l.irge attendance morning and e\ ening.
Tile evening ser.ice was of d iiiusii'ul nature emphasizing tho heme of tlie morning sermon •Shall the Christmas Spirit Sur- V ve." .A numher of standard Cliristmas hymns were sung inter- sjiersed with scripture passages siilistatilialiiig the birth of Christ. The jiastor was assisted h.v Rtv. G.  .M.  Shultz who led in pra.\er.
The orcliestra with I'aul !•:. Beck directing, the choir and male cl.oriis rendered excellent services. A. iiavid Thaeler, medical stud- en' at V. P.. played a violin solo, 11 I'd Wilson Boerstlrr. a cornet solo. Hoth renditioii-i were much eii.'oyed. .Mr. Boerstler was ac- ro'iipanied by the orij.in aiu! or- cliPstra.
The atti iidalice was large and :he program elicited much favor¬ able coninii-iit.
Watch .Night services wero ob¬ served Monday evening beginning at 8 o'clock with a prayer nieeting with an attendance that overflow¬ ed the chapel. The ]iaslor. Rev. Paul S. Meinert. delivered ,iii ad¬ dress on "The Divine and Human Factors in n Revival. " Mi^-^ Anna Kern, of fresco, presided at fhe jiiano.
.A musical fnllowed this service in the Sunday School room with the largest nitondanco for some years. The Sunday School or¬ chestra under tho direction of Mr. Beck featured rendering excellent music. A varied program was carried out.
Miss Mario Voigt, and Messrs. H. T. VanNatta and William P. Gano, Jr., sang Tocal lolos wbich were roundly applauded.    Eutene
Trein accompanied by his daugh¬ ter, .Miss iMartha Trein on tlie piano played a trombone solo in llis very fine way. G. Whitfield Trein accompanied by Miss Martha Trein on the piano liaiidled the musical saw in a most difficult selection which called for real skill. The audience expressed its appreciation. A. David Tliaeler, a very able violinist rendered a vio¬ lin solo in a most pleasing manner. Pranklin Kostenbader, the iiiailist, played a solo on the piano evincing hiM growing musical talent. The cornet duet hy Messrs. Wilhelm Knecht and Wilson Boerstler with Mrs Klwood I'nangst at the jiiano. brought prolonged applause, and al^o the cornel solo hy Mr. Boer¬ stler wilh orchestra accompani¬ ment. Refreshments were served !ifl',-r Ihe program by members of the Y. P. S. C. K. and the Tnter- nu'd'ate C. K. sii|iervised hy Mr. and  Mra. William  Henry.
The 11:15 service in fhe church auditorium also enjoyed a larg-> attendance. Tho Choir with organ and orchestra accompaniment ren¬ dered a selection in a lirillinrit m.itiner. Miss .\nna Ztegler ac- conipanied by the ortrani«t, and A. David Thaeler (ilaying the virdin ohiipafo, sang a soln evincing her superb voice nnaiity. It was much appreciated nnd madw a profound impression.
Tlie p.-istnr delivered tho gi^r- mon. Promptly at midnight, fhe death of the Old Vear, tha full organ, trombone choir and con¬ gregation interrupted the sermon, by the singing of Martin RJnltards hymn "Now Thank We AU Ood." reading of the Dally Te«t followad
Prayer by th« iMttor ind the readinff of th© dallr trat followed, which cloaed the scrrlctf.
Fire Co. Auxiliary Elects New Officers
At a reee:;! meeting of the Ladies' Au.\iliary of th? Tatamy Kire Company the following offlc- eis were elected to serve during l\*2'^: presideni. Mrs. Alvin Hel¬ ler; vice president. Mrs. Florence .S'ouit; secretary. Mrs. F. M. Dut/.; assistant secretary, .Mrs. Paul .<nvder; treasurer, .Mrs. Ar¬ thur He.-ter;. and trustee, Mra. Clarence Huber.
The auxiliary sponsored a very successful card jiarty on Tliursday evening. A large iiuinher of players participated in hoth '500' and 'Haas' gaiiie.s. F'ollowing won prizes for scoring high in 'haas': .Mr. Acliermaii. Krank Kice, Mrs. I Wilson Werner, Roy Throne, Mra. Crace B:ilip. Mrs. Albert Heller, ! Helen Altemose, and Mrs. Frank liice. '500' prize winners wer© Mrs. Wagner. Sylvester Garr, Mra. .Sylvester Garr, Raymond Kees, Charles rensterniaker, Kdgar Dahp, .Mrs. Howard Frantz and a iinii-phiyliig prize wus given to .Mrs. Kmma Happel.
Arrangements are under way I© hold auother card party in th© Firemen's Hall on January 16. Games will start ut 7 o'clock and wortb-w Iliie iirizes will be given tn higll scorers in hoth '500' and 'haas' panies.
i'Hrit* M    OKIifEKS    ELEfTTED
Moravian Church Council waa hold last Thursdny evening when the following olhcers were elected: Llil.r, Charles VV. Clewell; trust©©© A G. Kirn. William E. Henrjr and Paul S. flapp; auditor, Fredarick Martin: fore.*try board, E. .S, LouK and W. E. Henry; secretary o( Church  Council,  E.  8.   Lout.
On Friday evening tb© Board oC Trustees beld a meetint and or¬ ganized by electing Albart O. Sturgis, president; rr©d D. lUra, sArretary, and Edward S, LM^ treasurer.
Mr. and Kn. Ow©« BlUg, M B©thl©k©m. gpMit SvMar la WM 0«p vlaltloc Mr. |Ulig* mttkitt,   ^
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