The Conshohocken Recorder, May 24, 1918

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HEED THE
WAR CHEST
CALL
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THE
WAR CHEST
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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
r>n 8 CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1»18. $1.50 PER YEAR
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.s.
Letter Carrier Allen Koch Sells
$16,695-50 in War Stamps
in One Day. Leads Country
BEATS THE CALIFORNIAN
Conshohocken holds the record for
the entire United suites for War
Stomp Mlea made by one man in one
day. ,
Allen Koch letter carrier of Gpnsho-lioekeii
Poet I'like has broken all re-cords
for the Hale of war .stamps in
one day, by one man. His sales on
last Saturday the last day of "Pledge
Week" »lC.0'»r..50 the record made
heretofore, having been held by a let'
ter carrier of Fresno, California with
■ales of lfl,4M. Mr. Ki>cii haa bean
very asaldUOUa In the sale of stamps
during the whole year and especially
M during Pledge Week, lie is now
striving to make a mw record for the
years' sales.
To day the town has subscribed
more than one half its quota of $160.-
000 and there is not doubt the quota
win be eSceeeded by the end of the
Loan.
Report of the District Chairman of
The War stamp Committee:
Ami. subscribed in 1st ward
Ami. subscribed in -nil ward
Ami. subscribed in 3rd ward
Ami. subscribed in 4th ward ..
Ami. subscribed in 5th ward
Outlying Districts
Ami. subscribed in Mills of
Alan Wood II. S. C. Ivy Uock
Ami. subscribed in Mills of
Alun Wood Ixiwer Mill
Aral, subscribed in Mills of
Alan J. Wood & Hros 1285
POBt Office receipts 3,3L'5
$ 4-175
2GB5
4435
5475
7200
11000
S000
Total $86,135
Chairman Thanks Helpers.
I wish to thank the women and men
of our community who have come to
my assistance In muklng this drive a.
success, and hope that they will con-tinue
their efforts until its oonelu-uloii.
That we have been successful
above the average so far. is shown in
the fact that we have Obtained sub-scriptions
of above $10 per capita,
while that of the whole county, is
ulioul tit. ;
THOMAS F. MCCOY,
District chairman.
RED CROSS OFFICERS
A meeting of the war Relief of the
Needle Work Guild was held at the
residence of Mrs. George Highley on
Monday, followed bv a Red Cross com
mittee meeting. The War Relief dis-banded
ami here after all war relief
work will be done in the name of the
Red Cross.
The materials, money and ma-chines,
etc. were transferred to lite
Red Cross. Work will be continued
all day Thursday in the Episcopal
Parish Building and the rooms will
be opened up on Monday evenings
from 7.30 o'clock, for inuking surgi-cal
dressings.
We hope that those who do not
find it convenient to come in the day
time will avail themselves of this op«
portunlty to aid in the work of the
Hed Cross.
The officers of the Red Cross are
as follows:
chairman—Mrs. Qeorge N. Highley.
vice Chairman, Miss Margaret Mc.
l .irlaiid, I.ukens.
Secretary—Miss Marie .1. Tracy.
Treasurer—Mrs. Reese P, Davis.
Executive Committee—Mrs. John P.
Dollavon, Mrs. J. Kennedy MoorhOUM,
Mrs. Wm. F. Meyers, Miss Elizabeth
Stewart, Mrs. James L, Holland, Mrs.
Wm. w. Benninger.
Surgical Dressings—Miss Margaret
McF I.ukens, Miss Marie J Tracy.
. . I'urchasliiR Miss Elizabeth Stewart
Sewing Machines—Mrs. W. D. Iloyd,
Miss l.ouella Holland.
Knitting and Wool—Miss Anna Whit
ton.
Home Service—Mrs. Frank B. Wil-son.
Miss Lena Bteffy, Rev. Mr. Day.
les, Rev. Mr. Moorhou.se, Thomas F.
McCoy.
Membership—Mrs. John F. Shep-pard,
Mrs. Howard Roberts. Mrs. Ho-ward
I.. Koch, Mrs. Herbert Frees,,
Mrs. Maurice H. Hallowed, Mrs. Frank
Curtis, Mrs. John Fox Mrs. A. Conrad
Jones, Mrs. Thomas A, Armore, Miss
Elizabeth Kelly.
Comfort Kits—Mrs. J. Kennedy
Moorhouse.
Cutting Out—Mrs, Williams, Mrs.
John P. Dcllaven. Ml.ss Bailie Stewart,
Mrs. Chas, Herron.
Surgical Shirts—Mrs. Wm. F. Mey-ers,
Mrs. Frank Curtis.
Fejatna Jackets—Mrs. Wm. M. Hall,
Mrs. Thos. F. McCoy.
Pajama Trousers, Mrs. Frank B.
Wilson, Mrs. Kate Davis.
First class BICYCLE REPAIRING
done at KEIIOES.—Adv.
DR. H. J. MEYERS
Dentist.
75 Fayette Street. Adv.
List your house for sale with
I LIGHT. He las the buyers.—101
Fuyette street
A FIELD OF STRAWS
AND A WORLD OF STYLES
That's the way Ihings look here.
See Our Windows
THE FREY & FORKER
HAT 8TORE
142 W. Main St., Norristown
11 CRUSHING DEFEAT
FOR AMBLER TICKET
Borough and County Give Big
Majorities Against Ambler-ites—
Hamilitorfs Fine Run
BOYD'S MAJORITY 3000
The Ambler faction In the Republi-can
party suffered an overwhelming
defeat In Tuesday's primaries In the
county and in every legislative dis-trict,
insurance Commissioner Am-bler
was defeated for the nomination
for State Senator by James B. Iloyd.
of Norristown, by over 3000 votes.
Jacob Hamilton, of this borough,
candidate for the Assembly nomina-tion,
won a decisive victory over Bam.
uel Roberts, of Norristown, Hamilton
getting a majority in every district
comprising the legislative district.
Congressman Watson will again be
the Republican nominee to succeed
himself, winning this county over
Fletcher Suites, of Narberth, by 1706
and over 2000 In Rucks county.
The Ambler faction's bitterest bluw
was losing their candidate for the
legislature hi the First district, where
their greatest strength is. l'ike won
Over Mi bus by titi majority. The or-.
ganlsatlon acknowledged the fighl
WOUld be a close one but conceded the
chances favored Mebus.
Conshohocken gave a large vote for
the organisation candidates and J.
Denny O'Neill, who addressed a meet-ing
here shortly before the primaries
was the worst defeated man on the
ticket His vote in the fown being
20E to 6C7 for Sproul.,John R. K. Scott
the Vare candidate for Lieutenant
Governor received 169 votes to t>25 for
Beldleman. Scott's strength was in
the Third and Fifth wards.
Stites put up the best fight on the
Ambler ticket. He recently met many
people here in speaking for the var-ious
war aid campaigns and in a local
church. He headed the Ambler tick-et
with 382 votes. Watson carried
every ward as did all the other organ-llsatlon
candidates, and had a major-ity
in the town of 168.
Boyd received a fine vote in each
ward and polled 594 votes to Ambler's
351.
Hamilton's home ward, the Fifth
gave him an exceptional vote. The
"Ambler workers but up n. hard fight
for all their candidates but Hamilton's
friends hujig up the big majority of
116 for him. Hamilton had a major-ity
of 3X5 In the town. Ills run in the
district was also an exceptional one.
He won Norristown, currying 12 of
the 17 (flstricts. by a majority of 391.
Boyd carried every Norristown dis-tricl
ami got a majority of !M!7 beating
Ambler over 2 to 1.
Watson also carried Norristown and
had a majority of 618.
In every ward here the Ambler fac-tion
put up candidates for ward com-mitteeman
and all were defeated. In
the First war, I ^-Assemblyman Wil-liam
Neville, who was an active Am-bler
worker and had been ward com*
mltteeman for several years, was op-posed
by the organization candidate
William llorron. Neville was defeat*
ed by a vote of S5 to 56. Another
spirited fight was In the Fifth ward
Where Al. Royal] ran against Alex.
I.ong. who has been committecinan
for years. Long won by 81 majority.
In the Fourth ward. Councilman Oscar
Freas made an attempt to gain a mem-bership
in the county committee for
the Ambler side but was defeated by
Edward Bailey, who had n majority
or 39. There were also fights In the
Second and Third wards but School
Directors, James M. Morrison and
Ralph N. Campbell easily won. Mor-rison
having a majority over Tomlln-son
of 78, beating him over 4 to 1, and
Campbell had a majorltyflbf '17 over
Harvey Campbell.
The Democrats took little interest
In their ticket. Bonnlwell, for Gov-ernor,
polled 87 votes to Ouffey's 20
in the entire borough. Dlffenderfcr's
friends stuck by him and gave him 61
to 28 for Grim in the race for the Con-gressional
nomination. Bonnlwell won
the county by 501 and Grimm by 84
but Grimm had a good majority In
Bucks Connie.
In West Conshohocken, Hamilton
and Boyd carried all three wards
and Watson carried two and lost the
third ward to Stites by 4 In this
ward. Boyd beat Ambler by 1 and
Hamilton got a majority of 18. Sprotil
am: Beldleman had good majorities
In all the wards.
e e e
COUNTY COMMITTEEMAN
Republican
First Ward
William Herron 85
William Neville 56
Second Ward
James M. Morrison 102
Walter Thompson 24
Third Ward
Harvey Campbell 61
Ralph N. Campbell 128
Fourth Ward
Edward Bailey 113
Oscar Freas .74
Fifth Ward
Alex. Long 186
Al. Reyan 105
Democratic
First Ward
John A. Kelly 45
Second Ward
Joseph Witt 1
REPUBLICAN VOTE
CONSHOHOCKEN
Wards
GOVERNOR 1st
Robert Patton Habgood 2
J. Denny O'Neill 25
Wm. C. Sproul 112
Asa A. Weimer 0
LIEUT. GOVERNOR
Geo. P. Aarons 4
John R. Bateson 3
Edward E. Beidleman 104
E. D. Powell 1
John R. K. Scott 19
SECY. INT. AFFAIRS
Paul F. Houck 14
Fred. E. Lewis 13
Jas. F. Woodward .100
CONGRESS-AT-LARGE
(Vote for Four)
William S. Aaron 23
Thomas H. Atherton 16
William J. Burke 23
Charles M. Clement 21
Thomas S. Crago 79
Guy B. Flyte 4
Mahlon M. Garland ...» 88
M. C. Harner 6
Joseph McGarrity 12
Joseph McLaughlin 86
Lex N. Mitchell 10
M. B. Rich 5
Thomas Robins 6
Anderson H. Walters 86
CONGRESS
Fletcher W. Stites 47
Henry W. Watson 91
STATE SENATOR
Charles A. Ambler 42
James S. Boyd 102
REP. IN GEN. ASSEMBLY
Jacob Hamilton 102
Samuel Roberts 41
STATE COMMITTEE
(Vote for Two)
Harold B. Bechtel 31
Charles W. Bosler 78
Harold G. Knight 33
Freas Styer 89
KEN WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
Wards
2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total 1st 2nd 3rd Total
5 7 7 7 28 1 4 5 10
22 62 35 61 205 17 11 27 55
101 119 189 216 687 62 38 65 165
1 5 2 4 12 1 0 4 5
6 15 10 14 49 3 4 5 12
4 10 8 12 37 8 :(, 1 7
101 89 137 194 625 64 37 58 159
0 2 4 :5 10 0 0 1 1
17 47 24 62 169 12 8 28 48
14 57 34 55 174 14 11 14 39
14 29 27 37 120 5 4 11 20
96 98 124 183 601 57 34 62 158
27 60 37 58 205 9 12 20 41
12 36 22 40 126 13 5 11 29
16 32 26 41 188 10 7 14 31
16 86 31 49 152 5 6 13 24
95 100 118 190 577 54 31 54 139
5 14 15 18 56 6 2 4 12
90 114 115 185 592 55 35 55 145
10 36 16 31 99 12 7 12 31
7 15 14 16 64 3 2 6 11
90 98 101 156 531 46 32 44 122
5 20 26 40 101 3 1 10 14
7 10 11 15 48 4 2 9 15
14 25 23 34 102 7 8 17 27
89 101 121 190 587 53 30 48 181
35 98 73 129 382 24 25 51 100
89 102 108 160 550 54 32 47 133
28 87 76 118 351 25 21 51 97
99 110 111 172 594 59 37 52 148
95 126 139 206 668 59 42 58 159
33 68 51 90 283 24 14 40 78
29 84 58 106 308 27 20 44 91
87 93 110 170 538 46 26 48 120
25 72 54 93 277 20 18 88 71
97 118 118 180 597 59 29 59 147
n.
Services will be Held in Ceme-teries
in Afternoon and in
Opera House at Night
REV. MUNS0N, THE ORATOR
DEMOCRATIC VOTE
GOVERNOR
Eugene C. Bonniwell
Joseph F. Guffey
Joh nButch McDevitt
LIEUT. GOVERNOR
Howard O. Holstein
J. Washington Logue
SECY. INT. AFFAIRS
Asher R. Johnson
CONGRESS-AT-LARGE
(Vote for Four)
Joseph F. Gorman
Fred Ikeler
Elisha Kent Kane
Joseph McGarrity
J. Calvin Strayer
Samuel R. Tamer
CONGRESS
Robert E. Difenderfer
Harry E. Grim
STATE SENATOR
Harvey Christman*
REP. IN ASSEMBLY
John J. Cronin
STATE COMMITTEE
(Vote for Two)
James J. Kane
John F. Weyand
1st 2nd 3rd
45 12 6
7 14
2 1 0
4th 5th
15 9
5 3
0 1
10
39
3
11
2
8
4
15
/
64
44 13 9 16
Total
87
20
4
25
77
91
45 12 9 14 9 89 18 15 20 53
36 6 8 14 8 72 14 9 19 42
33 5 2 8 8 56 7 7 4 18
32 6 o 9 9 61 9 11 5 25
19 4 a 7 4 40 10 7 16 33
18 7 5 10 3 43 17 10 15 42
33 5 7 16 0 61 0 12 20 32
16 9 1 2 0 28 0 8 3 11
43 15 8 15 0 81 0 16 17 33
47 14 9 17 12 99 16 18 22 56
43 14 8 17 12 94 17 18 21 56
38 8 5 12 8 71 11 18 25 49
1st
9
10
1
. 8
16
18
2nd
20
30
8
13
17
3rd
7
15
0
8
20
Total
36
28
1
14
49
57
Non-Partisan Vote JUDGE OF SUPERIOR
COURT
Stephen H. Huselton 60 1 66 71 93 291
William D. Porter 81 0 122 87 180 470 5
Hi orge smith post. No. y, c. A. R.
Will hold memorial services next Bun-day
afti rnoon al the ci mi ti rli ■ al
.Mei-ion Square. The speakers will
be Revs, Joseph Ashworth and Prank
ii. Rose, both "I' Oladwj n. The yet.
, i. us will in assisted In their services
by a delegation from Iho ' >. of I. A.
and «iii decorate the gra
The veterans will make the trip In
automobiles Bupplli ii by friends,
Sunday evening a memorial service
will i" hold In the opera house in
memory of Comrade John Barr, the
only member of 11»- - Post to answer thi
last roll call during the past year,
and the other departed Boldlers.
,The local churches will either bold
early services or dispense with their
evening service thai the congregations
may attend the memorial service.
The memorial oration will be delrt -
ered by Rev. Henry i.. Munson. Tho
pastors of the local churches will al-so
take pari in the services, ,
Mei ill I>ay. next Thursdyay, the
veterans will hold services and decor-ate
the grave al HI. Matthew's two
cemeteries, Plymouth Meeting, Cold
point and Barren i till. Si r> lei a al
these plaCeS Wllbbe held 111 'he 111(1111-
ing.
The veterans will return to the •;.
A. R. hall and have dinner, which will
be supplied by the Women's Relief
Col| is. ,
Services will be hold ii Gulf ceme-tery
In the afternoon and Rev. A. F.
Chamberlain, of Barren Hill will be
orator of the day.
The I'ust will need many flowers
and the people are asked to bring
flowers to tin <1. A. II. hall al any
time during the day on Wednesday
and on Thursday up until noon. Tho
school children arc also requested to
donati flowers.
32
35
Michael Kehoe 2
Garret Blanche 1
Third Ward
Cornelius O'Brien 9
Fourth Ward
Frank Kelly 12
Fifth Ward
Thomas Loftus 12
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
Republcan
First Ward
William Cameron 72
Second Ward
Joseph McElhatton 46
Third Ward
Jacob Restine 82
Edward Cassey 5
Democratic
First Ward
C. Rush'Barr 16
Second Ward
John McGough 16
Third Ward
Thomas Flanagan 14
* • •
THE VOTE OF THE COUNTY
REPUBLICAN
Governor
Robert P. HabgooC
J. Denny O'Nell
Wm. C. Sproul
Asa A. Weimer
Sproul's majority
Congress
Fletcher W. Sti'.es
Henry W. Watson ........
Watson's majority
State Senater
Charles A. Ambler
483
3246
.i,t>68
208
7,731
7.731
8,739
1,70(7
6,474
—- ---■
James S. Boyd
Boyd's majority
Assembly, 1st Dist.
Charles F. Mebus
Harold C. Pike
Pike's majority
Assembly, 2nd Dist.
Jacob Hamilton
SamuelRoberts
Hamilton's majority
Assembly, 3rd Dist.
Henry H. Fetterolf
I. T. Haldeman
Haldeman's majority
Assembly, 4th Dist.
Henry C. Lutl
Harry S. Mack
Mack's majority
State Committee
Harold B. Betchcl
Charles W. Bosler
Harold G. Knight
Freas Styer
Styer and Bosler elected
jorlty of over 3">00.
Watson leads Stites" in Buck
ty about 2500.
DEMOCRAT
Governor
Eugene C. Bonniwell
Joseph F. Gufiey
John Book McDevitt
Bonniwell's majority
Congress
Robert E. Difenderfer
Harry E. Grim
(Irlm's majorlly
Assembly, 4th Dist.
Joseph E. Blanck
Daniel K. Graber
Blank's majority
State Committee
James J. Kane
John F. Weyand
ssssssst
9,411
2,'.I37
2.416
2,482
ob
3,120
1.931
1.189
1,526
2.335
809
679
912
233
:>, 1127
8.319
r.,:,04
9,386
by ma-
S COUU"
1,566
1,085
74
501
1,269
1,353
84
769
504
265
2,023
1,968
All MALES 21 YEARS OLD
MUST REGISTER
All male residents ol the United
States who have arrived at th Bags of
L'l years since June 5, 1917 and all who
will arrive al thai age on or before
June of this year, must appear before
their local registration hoard on
June 5 to be registered. The form of
registration will be the same as that
carried opt last year. The men regis.
tired this will year will be placed at
the bottom of the list in the classes to
which they may be assigned.
The Conshohocken registration will
be lade by II. ('. .loins, chairman of
district No. :i draft board. J. Aubrey
Anderson, attorney for the board, as-sisted
by former register of wills Dan-iel
Stewart and II. I!. Ileywood.
The places for registering will be
announced later.
BASE BALL
St Gertrudes D. C. will have a
fast attraction for their Tans on Sun-day,
when the cross bats, with the
strong Turner J. C. of Philadelphia.
This is nothing but a strictly first
class semiprofessional team, which
they have proven by playing the best
teams In this vicinity. This team
plays Stetson A. C. of Philadelphia
on Decoration Day, and Manager Mc-
Elhatton is going to considerable ex-pense
by booking this attraction..
EXTRA-STRAW HATS
For Men—in fresh lots—
i 'pened up for this week's
business.
Mostly $2, $2.50 and $3
The Frey & Forker Hat Store
142 W. Main, NORRISTOWN
SCHOOL CHILDREN AND VETER-ANS
IN PATRIOllO MtcuWU
Qaorge Smiths Post, No'. 79, of
Conshohocken. paid Its ninth annual
visit to the Spring Mill school ihis
afternoon,
The Patriotic exercises will be in
charge of Principal I". Johnson Ban-ter.
The Assembly room will be decor
ated with flags, bunting and flowers.
An Interesting feature will be tin
presentation of the Honor Flag to
the Community by Mrs. Wm. White.
The following will be the program:
PROCESSIONAL.
Chorus:
(a.) Like Glad Birds,
(b.) over There.
ie,i Song to the Flag.
Salute to the Flag.
w.ii nun address .. Thomas Ramsey
Recitation John Blackburn
Bole and Thorns Fslcr Rlghter
Exercise, "Our Flag", Helen FoUooki
Helen Rlghter, lllll .\hliie llalllptoll.
Two Lilttli Patriots, Ids Nell and .lack
i'a liner.
Chorus:
ia.i God Save our Splendid Men.
(h.) We're Going ' >vcr.
Reading Clara I lighter
Vlctrola.
Sketch What tan 1 DO.
Recitation Qeorge Lents.
Soh Clara Johnston
Sketch Worlds War Heroines Helen
Bennett, Ruth Kollerman, Maudi Flte,
i.ydia Creasrrian, Thelma Kriebel and
Mary Crawford.
Vlctrola,
Sketch, "The lllue and The Cray, Ed.
win Joseph, Anna Ramsey, Samuel
class Ruth Bkelton Wlllard McFar-land.
Clara Rlghter, George Knous
Murel Baker, Howard Johnston and
Wilbur Graham.
Presentation of Honor Flag. Mrs.
William White.
Acceptance .... Lewis Frunkenflcld.
star spangled Banner.
Memorial Exercises
The annual exercises commemor-ating
Decoration Day were held in the
auditorium of the Weal Conshohocken
High school this morning at 10 o'clock.
The i M rolsi a wen held under the aus-pices
of Qeorge Smith Posl No. TH, Q,
A. rt., of Conshohocken.
The interior of the building was
tastefully decorated with the Ann ii.
can flag and flags of the allied na-tions
in the great world war, plants
and flowers were placid copious
quantities about the room which pre-sented
a neat appearance.
A number of the Old Veterans climb
ed the high hill and were warmly Wel-comed
by u large number of persons
who had gathered to do honor to those
heroes who fought for the preservation
of the Union and wire spared during
the dark days of the Rebellion from
IStil to 1SU5.
The school children rendered an
inii listing and appropriate program
which was thoroughly enjoyed by tho
soldiers and an appreciative audience.
At the conclusion of the exercises
the veterans wire given B treat of Ice
cream and cake provided and served
by the faculty and pupils of the school.
Owing to the lateness Of the hour In
completing the program, there was
no session/if the school this afternoon.
A patriotic address was delivered by
Rev. W. W. Walls, pastor of tho Hol-iness
Christian church.
At Last Hour It Was Decided
to Hold a Patriotic Demon-stration
Here To-morrow
SOLDIERS WILL SPEAK
For BABY COACH TIRES of all
sizes, go to KEIIOES, Hector street.
-Adv,
Tin- wind up of 'i" i ampalgn to fill
the War chest will be madi with a
big demonstration here tomorrow af-ternoon
when it's Imped committee will
I,, aiiii to unnounce thai the Consho-hockena
have completed their quota
Of SIIIII.IIIMI. which means $10 per Cap.
Ita tii in paid within a year, to the
War chest for the relief of the sold-li
i H and sailors.
The demonstration has been hastily
arranged and us there is no time to
eend oul Bpi ii.il Invll it ions to the var-loui
organisations t" Join In the par-ade,
a gi nerai invitation is extended
through the Ri corder for all to partic-ipate.
John I'ugh will be ehlcf marshal!
and he requests tin fin mi n and all
.ither organisations to turn out and
make 11 good Showing for the cause of
helping ihe boys who are In the sir-
Nice. The Red Cross Chapters of this
borough and \v. Conshohocken. Tho
Conshohocken band will furnish music.
All rganlsotlons are requested to re-port
ot First avenue and Harry Btl
ot 2.80 o'clock for location In hue. The
parude will move promptly ol :s o'clock
over tin- following route: to Fayette
street to Twelfth avenue. counter.
march to Third avenue and dismiss.
From ~i until L'.::II o'clock the Con-shohocken
band will give a coucert
at First avenue and fayette street
and there will be several short ad-dn
sses.
A meeting will be held al the li-brary
grounds uftcr the parode. Two
soldiers will make addresses as will
Howard Butcher, of Ardmorv, who has
recently returned from France where
he B< rved a - n v. M. i'. A. si en tary.
lb will tell of Ihi great work thi v.
M. C A and kindred organizations are
doing at the seat of war
An Italian Meeting.
The local Kalians will hold a mass
mooting tonight al First avenue and
.Maple Btroet, In the interest of the
War Chest. There will be music and
two prominent Italians will make ad-dress,
s. • <*"•/
The local chapter of the Bed CrOSM
will mill each Monday evening KI
their rooms in Calvary parish house
for the purpose of making surgical
dressings. Work will begin at T.ir,
o'clock and as their is much work to
be done, the members are asked lii le-servi
Monda) evenings for this highly
important war work.
The War chest campaign eommitteo
is very confident Of raising the, quota
of $100,000. East night the ram.
palgncra for pledges reported they had
received pledges In the amount of
I and big work will be done
today ami tomorrow to complete tho
quota
THE WAR CHEST FUND
Cbntrlbutlona for the War chest
are not being taken through the mills.
The house to house canvas are tho
only solicitors for the Chest Fund.
A SOCIAL
The Busy Worker's or St. Marks
Luthern church, will hold their An-nual
Dollar Social in the church on
Tuesday evening. May 1'Mh.
The following program will be ren-deret".:
Singing.
Prayer by the Pastor.
Vocal Solo Miss Emma Fox.
Recitation .... Miss Margaret Marks.
Piano Solo .... .Miss Dorothy Slaiey.
Bass solo Mr. Harry Eisenberg.
Vocal Solo Miss. Louretta Much.
Address by I he I'astor.
Piano Duel Misses. Helen Dale
and Dorothy M'ssinger.
Male Quartette
Dialogue..entitled...Going to Mauro.
Vocal Solo Misses. Helen Kocll
and Helen Dale.
Piano Solo Mrs. R. Yoder.
Vocal Solo MiSB. Mary Haverstick.
l'iano Solo Ceo. Wiinmer.
AGED RESIDENT IS DEAD.
Thomas 11. husband of Louise Hyifi.
in his Bind year, dud Wednesday at
the home of his sun. Joseph Hyde. 310
West Fifth avenue.
Mr. iiydi was one of the borough'g
oldest and best known residents. For
many years, he was employed in tho
local Iron mills. I Hiring the later
years of his life, lie has lived retired.
Aiiiuit three weeks ago, Mr. Hydo
h II bis Inline, in Fasl Sixth avenue, to
take a Bhorl walk. He visited the
home of his son. Joseph, :*iii while
there "as taken in, it was the first
I inn in his life that he had suffered
illness, A physician was summoned
and Mr. Hyde's condition ha<i become
so serious that he could not be moved
to his home. His illness constantly
biiann more Berlous until death en-sued.
lie is survived by his widow, four
fons and two daughters, all of this
borough.
Funeral services will be held at
the home of hfo son. Joseph Monday
afternoon a* 2 o'coek, which rela-«
lives and friends of tho family arc in-vlted
to attend. Tho Interment will
he .ii Cult cemetery,
The remains may be viewed Sunday
i vi ning.
T.lst your house for sale with
EIGHT. He has tho buyers.—203
Fayette street.