Sewickley Herald

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The Herald
The Sewickiey Valley's Home-News Weekly
Vol. XXXI.   No. 6.
SEWICKLEY, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1933
Price 5 Cents
SEWICKLEY'S NEW BURGESS — PAUL H. INGRAM
Mr. Ingram becomes burgess with the New Torn. His election last
mouth was a notable victory for the elements favoring a change in the
borough's administration policies. Mr. Ingram has sorted four years
in couru.il> with a record of independence, courage and apparent willingness to strive for what ho considered the best interests oi: tho borough.
Mr. Ingram is employed in the office of the H. II. Eobertson Co.,
Ambridge. Born in Sewickloy, October 4, 1896, he has lived here ever
since; served in tho World War, September, 1916, to April, 191!), in the
Gas Defense Division, Chemical Warfare Service, being stationed at
Long Island City, New York. Ho is married and has one child. He
promises to be "an active, independent burgess."
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WATCH NIGHT
Churches to Welcome the New Year
There are to bo Watch Night services at several of the local churches,
at which tho midnight ringing in of
tho Now Year will bo tho climax of
appropriate exorcises.
It was a custom formerly for churches to foster this service as an aid to
tho spiritual lifo of tho church and
community. It was a call for repentances and resolution. And what is
moro needed at this timo than sueh a
call and challenge! It will bo interesting to soo what tho rosponso will bo.
Wo feel sure tho peoplo will welcome
tlio return to tho old religious way of
greeting tho New Year.
The Presbyterian Churcli, aftor ^nearly twenty years, has arranged for such
a  service,  beginning  Sunday  evening
at eleven o'clock. Tho last one hold
in that church was during the pastorate
of Dr. Hugh L. Hodge, early in the
war-time.
Dr. Owen D. Odell, tho minister, will
speak on "Courage for 1934." The
groat inspiring hymns of tho Church,
such as "How Firm a Foundation,"
"Jesus, Lover of My Soul," "Eock of
Ages," "Ton Thousand Times Ten
Thousand," and others, will bo sung,
led by tho church choir.
Tho Now Year will bo welcomed by
silence, prayer, the ringing of tho bolls
and happy greetings. Tho service is
for overy one.
At tho Methodist Church, tho Watch
Night soi'vico will begin at 10 s 30 Sunday night. There will bo singing of.
tho old songs, special music by the
choir, a sermon by tho pastor, Dr. J.
Vernon Wright,   Tho service will close
at tho stroke of midnight, after which
there will bo an hour of fellowship,
and refreshments will bo served.
There will bo a Watch Night service
.at St. Matthew's A. M. E. Zion Church,
from cloven o'clock to 12:01 a. m.
Other churches will also observo tho
New Year in their several Sunday services.
OPEN HOUSE AT THE  "Y"
Program of Activities for All Ages
At Sewickiey YMCA,. New Year's
Day will be observed by an Open House
prograv.*. .' ' 1""j many attractivo
features, to which all YMCA members
and thoir friends are invited.
At 9:30 in tho morning, the Boys'
Division will enjoy Olympic Games and
swimming pool events. At 2 p.m. the
Senior Division Events begin: a volley
ball game, Sewickiey vs. Now Brighton; basket ball, Sewiekley vs. Boreins
of Ambridge; and wrestliing matches,
in which some of the A. A. U. champions will tako part.
At 2:30 there will be the annual
swimming meet, in which the Cadets,
Juniors and Intermediate members will
tako part; at four comes the "family
swim"—an informal splash party for
members and their families. At live
o'clock the football returns from the
Eoso Bowl will be heard.
At eight o'clock there will be an
entertainment program, with tho Kus-
siau Choir singing folk songs, W. H.
Wilson, magician, and the Valley Entertainers in a varied program. And
then a regular "Old-Fashioned Party"
with games, square dances and contests.
Mi-, and Mrs. Howard Paine will load
this part of the program.