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of A A WILKES-BARRE RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937 Thirty-seven MORELAND M. E. Society 118 Years Old Center Moreland Church, 90, Helps to Celebrate Double Anniversary The 118th anniversary of the Northmoreland Society and the 90th anniversary of Centermoreland M. E. Church, will be celebrated next week, beginning with services Sunday morning addressed by Rev.

Dr. George Bell, Kingston, district superintendent. Home coming day will be observed Tuesday afternoon and evening with covered dish supper at 5:30. Evening speaker will be Rev. Roswell W.

Lyon of Plains. Final anniversary service will be on Wednesday night, when the preacher will be Rev. Corey B. Klinetob Nanticoke, a former pastor. Other surviving pastors, all of expected at the Tuesday celebration include J.

N. Bailey, James, J. R. Austin, S. Callender, Charles J.

Dempsey, WilBrown E. R. H. S. Munyan, Fedore C.

Ether. territory of this charge was. reached by Methodist preachers of Wyoming as early as 1818. Class at Westmoreland was organized in 1819, as a result of the visit of Francis Asbury in 1798, while on his way from Maryland to New York. This class later became known as the Northmoreland Society.

First families included Brown, Pace, Hallstead, Vincent, Snyder and Meld. They met for some time at the homes of the different members, preaching services usually being held during the week. First Sunday service was at the home of Mr. Pace in 1819. The first church was built and dedicated in 1829.

When it became too small it was sold and removed and in 1904 was used as a public school room for primary work. Present church was dedicated Thursday, February 17, 1870, Rev. D. C. Olmstead preaching in the morning and Rev.

George Landon in the evening. It cost $3,000, on third of which was raised on the day of dedication. Prominent among the workers at this time were Levi Howell, Theodore Smith, S. G. Smith, George Perrin, Joshua Griffin and William Thompson, In 1889, $500 was spent in building a tower, purchasing a bell and painting the church and in 1896 $650 was spent to build and outfit the basement.

The parsonage property was purchased in 1840 and comprised many acres. Land has since been sold off, leaving about two acres today. The parsonage burned in 1860 and was replaced by a new one a year later. In 1899 $250 was spent in repairing it. About 10 years ago the parsonage was again remodeled to its present form and appearance.

The charge was known as Northmoreland from 1841 until 1890 when its name was changed to Centermoreland. Mrs. J. D. Safford, whose husband was one of the preachers on the circuit in 1848 says: "Northmoreland Circuit included all the charges from Union to Tunkhannock, 22 appointments, 100 miles around the circuit.

only saw my husband one day each month unless I went along. So we almost lived our carriage. He used to say, 'This is all' the home we've got and all the home we want in this world'." In 1860 the circuit comprised Northmoreland, Union (Orange), Eaton, Thurston Hollow, Dymond Green Woods, Monroe (Beaumont), Phenix, Marsh Creek and Bowman's Creek. Subsequently classes were formed at Michegan and Lake. In 1872 the Union class was transfered to Carverton and in 1882 Thurston Hollow to Eaton.

In 1892 Noxen was taken up, Stull and in Exeter 1896. The charge in 1904 had later, and finally Demunds the following appointments: Centermoreland, Beaumont, Vernon, Dymond Hollow (Lockville), and Demunds. Appointments today are Centermoreland, Lockville, Demunde and Evans Falls. The Dymond Hollow Church in the township of Exeter came about as a result of an itinerant preacher shortly after the Center Moreland church was chartered. First ices were held home of Joseph Whitlock, class leader.

services After the school house was built were held there. Present church built in 1869 and dedicated on by Rev. D. C. Olmstead.

On Saturday, November 27, of that the building committee were Andrew Montayne, Enoch Whitlock and John Dymond. Growing out of the Center Moreland M. E. Church was the Presbyterian Church of Center Moreland which flourished for while but closed its doors in 1821.. The Center Moreland Baptist Church was set off from the church of 'Exeter (Dymond Hollow) and Northmoreland (Center Moreland M.

in 1849. From this church, which continues to serve its people, grew the Baptist Church at Vernon. Likewise out of the Centermoreland Church came a class, formed about 1860, which was called Green Woods (Vernon M. E. Church).

First meetings were held by Samuel Harrison, a local preacher. First class leader William Moore. The society worshiped in the school house till the church was built during 1874, at a cost of $2,500. At dedication services, January 18, 1875, Rev. J.

K. Peck preached in the morning and Rev. Luther Peck in the evening, $800 was raised during the day. Prominent among the promoters were Thomas Pinder, Jacob Weaver, George Waters and Henry Webb. Services no longer are held in this church.

Demunds was once on the Carverton Charge but was dropped in 1882. Meetings were held there by the Protestants and Free Methodiste but no class was formed, by either. In 1896 the Centermoreland pastor, J. W. Price, organized a class here which has flourished till the present, services being held in the school house.

Among pastors of the Centermoreland Church have been: 1841, King Elwell; 1842-1843, J. 0. Boswell; 1843, O. Lewis Brown; 1844, John Mulkey and J. B.

Cooper; 1845. John Mulkey and George P. Potter; 1847, E. Smith; 1848, J. Young and J.

D. Safford; 1849, E. Taylor; 1850, C. E. Taylor and F.

S. Chubbuck; 1851, A. Bronson, A. H. Schoonmaker and 0, F.

Morse; 1852, S. Welle; 1853, F. 8. Chubbuck: 1854, C. L.

Rice and S. S. Kennedy: 1855, C. L. Rice; 1856- 1857, J.

La Bar; 1858, D. Personens. 1859-60, P. Holbrook; 1861-62, J. S.

Lewis: 1883, T. D. Swartz; 1865, J. G. Eckman; 1866, Isaac Austin; 1867-68, George Greenfield; 1869-71, A.

J. Athold: 1872-74. S. E. Wel worth; 1875-77.

W. Shelp; 1878-79, Isaac Austin 1880-81, W. Keatley; 1882-83, W. H. Gavitt; 1884.

R. J. Kellogg; 1885-86, J. B. Santes; 1887- Sunday Speaker (Photo by Ace Hoffman Studios) REV.

DR. GEORGE M. BELL 89, G. F. Ace; 1890-91, J.

R. Allen; 1892-93. W. A. Cochrane; 1894-96, J.

W. Price: 1897-98, J. N. Bailey; 1899-1903, Frank James; 1904, J. N.

Goodrich. 1905-06. W. R. McDermott: 1907, C.

R. Vickery; 1908, J. R. Wagner; 1908-09, J. R.

Austin, Hopbottom; 1910-12, Corey B. Klinetob, Nanticoke; 1913-15, C. M. Griffith; 1915, J. A.

Transue; 1916-17, F. A. Smith; 1918, A. W. Cooper and S.

J. Callender; 1919-21, William H. Stang; 1922, J. W. Brown and M.

Ives: 1923-24, Charles J. Dempsey, Newton; 1925-27. William Brown; 1928, E. R. Roberts; 1929-33, H.

S. Munyan, Uniondale; 1934-36, Fedor C. Ether, Mt. Pleasant. Present pastor is Thomas F.

Kline. On the board of trustees are: George B. Schoonover, president; Donald Dymond, secretary; Clifford Dickinson, treasurer; James M. Winters and Fred Dymond, Other officers include: Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Ruby Besteder; Epworth Miss Charlotte Siperko; Missionary Society, founded 1915, Mrs.

James M. Winters; Sunday School superintendent, Donald Dymon; assistant, Willard Armstrong; pianist, Miss Janet Thomas, succeeding D. C. Smith. NOTES AND PERSONALS Adult 4-H Club met with Mrs.

Albert with 10 members and Miss Edith Ganns, teacher, present. They hand lotion and shoe polish. Next meeting will be with Mrs. Eugina Shook. Candy will be made.

Clarence Corby and John Kasson spent Tuesday in Pittston. Louis Zack of Aldovin spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clark Weaver, Mrs. Earl Nulton and daughter Pearl, were enroute to Pittston on Tuesday when their car skidded on Trail near Fred Martin's and the three suffered minor injuries.

Mrs. Clark E. Shook and daughter, Mrs. D. E.

Davis, and daughters, Joan and Doris, visited Mr. and Mrs. Russell Transue of on Sunday. Mrs. Claude Dymond spent Tuesday in Pittston.

Miners Mills Grade Pupils Give Holiday Programs building. WEDDING TODAY Miss Alexandria Merowski, East Pupils 'of the Columbia Avenue Grade School yesterday presented Thanksgiving programs which consisted of poems, songs, recitations and readings. These teachers had charge: Misses Margaret Gallagher, Marie Boylan, Anna Brislin, MarLingertot, McAndrew, Mrs. Agnes J. McAndrew, Mrs.

Agnes Silvany, William Kelly and John J. Burns, principal of the Sheridan Street, and Zigmund Koslosky, Plains, will be married today' in Holy Resurrection Russion Orthodox Church, city, by Rev. John J. Krashkevich, pastor. A reception will follow at home of bride's parents.

Couple will reside in New York. JAIL FAILS TO END BRIDE'S DEVOTION Effie, 17, Declares She Loves Her Bill, 19 Pittsburgh, Noy. 24. (P)-Seven- Fleese Effie Marpes arrived tonight from Scranton and announced she would stand by her, 19-year-old husband, William, who faces charges that he forged checks finance their honeymoon. The two were married Sunday after the girl abandoned her high school classes.

District Attorney Andrew T. Park said the couple obtained a license in Wellsburg, W. and were married in Pitts-: burgh. He is investigating validity of the wedding. Fleese was arrested at his home near Moscow, Lackawanna County, and returned earlier this week.

His former landlady and two store managers charged he cashed $100 checks. Mrs. Fleese, who remained with her in declared tonight: "I love Bill. I love him like anything, and I'm going right up to jail to see him. I'll see him as often as they'll let me.

They can keep him in jail but they can't keep us from loving each other." Park said Fleese admitted he cashed the bad checks to help finance his wedding and honeymoon. Entire Town Will Get Free Dinner Today Michigantown, Nov. 24 (AP). -The entire population of this County town of 419 has an invitation to. eat a free Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, thanks to a bequest in the will of the late Davis, former grain dealer and farmer, who set up a trustfund for that purpose.

The will, offered for probate in 1929, provided that all permanent residents of the town be asked to. attend the dinner, Representatives of three churches serving the meal are preparing to accommodate a crowd of 350- persons between 5. and 7 p. m. tomorrow.

The menu consists of oyster soup, sandwiches, celery, pickles, cookies and coffee. The dinner will be financed from the earnings of a $2,000 trust fund created by Davis, who died Feb. 18, 1929. Kingston Twp. Call Dallas LADIES' AID TO MEET Ladies' Aid of Trucksville M.

E. Church will meet with Mrs. Joseph, Orchard Street, on Wednesday, December 1. TEACHERS TO MEET Sunday School teachers and -officers of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Shavertown will meet at the church Friday night at 7:30.

MANY ATTEND RALLY About 200 young people attended the Thanksgiving rally of Luther Leagues of the lower section of the Northeastern Pennsylvania district, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rev. Herbert E. Frankfort, pastor, Shavertown, on Tueeday night. led the service.

Rev. Carl H. Schindler of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, spoke, Mrs. Isabel Santiago sang.

A social hour followed. Warren Boyes sang, accompanied by his father, W. W. Boyes. J.

A. Colvin gave demonstration on the handling of Indian clubs, accompanied on the piano by Ralph Eddinger. Holiday Features Nuptials, Parties, Family Reunions Thanksgiving Day in Kingston Township will be outstanding this with sunrise services in two churches, a matin service in Truckeville M. Church at 9 a. two weddings and a championship football many parties and family gatherings.

Sunrise services, with Thanksgiving breakfast will be held in Shavertown and Trucksville M. E. Churches this morning. The Shavertown service will begin at 6:15, followed breakfast, and the Trucksville service will be held following breakfast which will be served at 7. Rev.

J. Arthur Jones, pastor at Wyoming, and formerly of Trucksville, will speak at the 9 a. m. service in Trucksville M. E.

Church. Kingston Township and Lehman High School football teams will clash for the championship of the back mountain league on the local field this morning at 10. The wedding Miss Deloris Craig, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Earl Craig of Ridge Street, Shavertown, and Ord Trumbower, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Theodore Trumbower, also of Shavertown, will take place today Shavertown M. E. Church, with Rev. F.

M. Sellars performing the ceremony. Miss Craig is a graduate Dallas Township High School and is employed by the Commonwealth Telephone Company. Mr. Trumbower is a graduate of Kingston Township High School and is manager of the American Store in Shavertown.

Miss Elsie Johnston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johnston of Shavertown, and Robert Williamson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Williamson of Wyoming, will be married today at noon A at Dallas M.

E. Church, with Rev. Francis E. Freeman officiating. Miss Johnston will have as her bridesmaid, her sister Alice, John Williamson, a brother the bridegroom, be best man.

Miss Johnston is a School: Mr. Williamson is "emgraduate of Dallas Borough High ployed by General Cigar Company. Thanksgiving is primarily a "home, holiday" with the family gathering around the festive board, where food, cheer and love abound. In many Kingston Township homes today -such celebrations- will be found. Some families will journey out of the township to be members of family parties elsewhere.

Rev. and Mrs. Harry M. Savacool and son Paul will leave for Binghamton today following church services to have dinner with Mrs. Savacool's sister and brother-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Taylor Lord. Dr. and Mrs. G.

L. Howell, William Howell and Miss Ruth Howell of Trucksville will be members of a family gathering at the farm of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.

Howell on Harris Hill. Family of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Perrego of Trucksville will have a reunion today at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Harvey Averett of Mt. Airy Road, Shavertown. Guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Frank June Williams, Marion Rogers, Trucksville; Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Stevens, Victor Stevens, Vestal, N. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Perrego, Robert Perrego, Kingston; Mr.

and. Mrs. Ray Perrego, Donald Perrego, Huntsville; Florence Perry, Ruth Strohl, Kingston; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Averett, Orval and Carlton Harry Youells, Margaret Armstrong and Ray Chappel of Shavertown.

A family dinner with 15 guests will be held today by Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGarry of Shaver Avenue, Shavertown. Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Dieter and family will be guests today Dean and Mrs. James A. Adams of Wyoming Seminary, Kingston. Mr. and Mrs.

Delbert McGuire of Shavertown will have as guests today Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Glahn of Forty Fort.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Johnson of Trucksville will visit in Kingston today. Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Ide and son Bryon of Trucksville will be members of a family group numbering 40 at the home of Mrs. 'Ide's mother, Mrs. Stanley Gregory, Lehman. Dr. and Mrs.

M. J. Borthwick of Shavertown will entertain Mrs. Celia Borthwick and Miss Faeme Borthwick of Avoca. Mr: and Mrs.

James Trebilcox and son Harry of Trucksville will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hafry Trebilcox of Plymouth. Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Lloyd and children of Shavertown will spend the day, with Mr. and Mrs. Leon Mowery of Hazleton, Mrs. Mowery is Mr. Lloyd's sister, Mrs.

Elizabeth Warden of Trucksville will have as dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. George Bessmer of Buffalo and Mrs. Emily Courtright and the Misses Lucy and Marion Courtright of Truckeville. Mr.

and Mre. 1 Ralph Whipp of Shavertown are entertaining Mrs. Walter Mevius of Terra Haute, Mrs, T. M. Major of Tunkhannock and Mr.

and Mrs. J. N. Whipp of Dallas. Guests expected by Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Weaver of Truckeville are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stewart and BOn Norman of Greenville, Pa. Road, Shavertown, Wiles.

guests Mr. and Mrs. Leon of Main at a family dinner at the home of Mrs. Weies's mother, Mre. Archie Major of Lehman.

Mr. and Mre. John Eck of Shavertown are spending the hollday and week end with their Mrs. Anna Tantnor and Miss daughter Dorothy at Washington. Ruth Tantnor of Shavertown will be guests of William Steinhauer of Kingston.

and Mrs. Marvin Moss and family will be dinner guests of Mrs. Moss's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Spencer of Harris Hill.

Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Sellers and family of Shavertown plan to motor to New York today to have dinner with Rev.

Mr. Sellers' brother and his family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson of Trucksville will entertain and Mrs.

C. A. Ferguson of WilkesBarre at dinner. Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Hartman and family of Davis Street, Shavertown, will be dinner guests of Mrs. Grace Ellsworth of Kingston. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grenner of Shavertown will visit in WilkesBarre today.

Miss Grace Morris who attends school in New York is spending the recess with he parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Morris, Davis Street, Shavertown. Mr. and Mrs.

George Metz of Carverton are entertaining Mrs. Wardell, Mary Wardell, Iva GuenLois and Meryl Fowble of Hazleton. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Williams of Shavertown will be dinner guests Mr.

and Mrs. John Campbell of Shavertown. Lehman Dial 2-1427 or 2-2121 LADIES AID MEETS Lehman M. E. Ladies Aid met Tuesday afternoon at the church.

Mrs. James Ide and Mrs. C. D. Butler led devotions.

Hostesses were Mrs. Clifford Ide, Mrs. Walter Brown, Mrs. Elwood McCarty, Mrs, Kirk McCarty. Others present: Mrs.

H. A. Brown, Mrs. C. D.

Butler, Ms. Austin Snyder, Mrs. William Major. Mrs. Eugene Lamereaux, Mrs.

William Ambrose, Mrs. James Simpson, Mrs. R. D. Major, Myrtle Major, Mrs.

A. B. Ide, Mrs. Fred Harlos, Mrs. James Ide, Mrs.

Oliver Whitesell, Mrs. Aaron Sutton, Mrs. James Jones, Mrs. Charles Kinsman, Mrs. Francis Lewis, Mrs.

Harvey Sutton, Newell Butler. Huntsville Edward Jones is visiting Glenwood Ide. Mrs. Albert Perrego is home after visiting at Waterton. Elsie Derby has returned from Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.

Janet Evang is recovering from an appendicitis operation in bitt Memorial Hospital. Joseph Bulford and family have moved to Trucksville. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Franklin have moved into the Bulford home.

Asa R. Holcomb has returned, Howard after visiting Jones, her Plymouth, daughter, Dallas Call 277-R-10 ANNOUNCES TOPICS Rev. Francis H. Gerrett, evangelist at Huntsville Christian Church announces the following topics for the remainder of this week. Tonight, "What Must I Do to Be special music by Jack and Earl Frick.

Friday, "The Ark a Type of Church." Sunday morning, "The Print of the Sunday evening, "Steps Unto Heaven." Services begin at 7:30. VARIETY SHOWER A variety shower was given for Dorothy Vergaillie by Miss Helen Nealon, 510 Market Street, Kingston, Tuesday -Present: Doris Jenson, Sally Phillips, Margaret Wolfe, Josephine Hester and Helen Nealon of Kingston, Betty Niemeyer, Madeline Sullivan, Millicent Rustine, Mrs. Kenneth' Brobst of Dallas. ATTEND MEETING Members of the D. of A.

who attended the district meeting held with Hiawatha Council 106 of Luzerne on Tuesday night were Mrs. Mabel Mitchell, Mrs. Lillie Reed of Shavertown, Mrs. Rebecca Monk, Mrs. Lovina Eveland, Mrs.

Martha Swire, Mrs. Alice Fiske, Mrs. Genevieve Mead, and Mrs. Maude Eipper. HOLIDAY TEA Dallas Ladies' Aid is sponsoring a Holiday.

Tea in the church recreation rooms, Tuesday. night, November 30, at 8. Committee reservation, Mrs. John Frantz; program, Mrs. Francis Freeman; decoration, Mrs.

James Oliver; refreshMrs. Ray Shiber, Mrs. Bert Lewis. FAREWELL PARTY Joseph Fiske of King Street entertained at a farewell party, for George Phillips on Monday night. Present: Warren Brown, Warren Culp, Elwood Ide, George Phillips, Lester Fiske, Joseph Fiske.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Ladies' Aid will repeat the play, "The Strike of the Ladies' at Lehman on Friday night, December 3. Dallas Juniors are sponsoring dance tomorrow night in the high school. JUNIOR WOMEN MEET Dallas Junior Women's Club met Tuesday night at Colonial Tea Room, Fernbrook. Plans for the International Jubilee to be held in Dallas Borough gymnastum De-cember 1 were completed. Present: Mrs.

Lloyd Hughey, Mrs. Howard Isaacs, Mrs. dore Potter, Dells Thompson, Betty Williams, Mrs. Milford Shaver, Mrs. Karl Kuehn, Mrs.

Reese Finn, Mrs. Arthur Culver, Evelyn VanAntwerp, Marie Woolbert, Viola Morrett, Mrs. William Krim. mel, Mrs. Peynton Lee, Mrs.

Johi Yaple. Mrs. G. K. Swartz, Mrs.

Herbert Lundy, Mrs. John Durbin, Mrs. Margaret Shultz, Mrs. James Gansel. Gertrude' Wilson, Beth Love, Mrs.

Ross Lewin, Mrs. Charles Whitesell, Josephine Stem, Mre. Guy Rothery, Mrs. Melvin Carey, Leona Smith, Mrs. Stanley Moore Betty Jane Cooke, Alberta Hof meister, Mildred Devens.

PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. H. Tennyson are spending the holiday with Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Sanders of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gordon, Mrs. Florence Phillips, Barbara and George Phillips left yesterday morning for St.

Petersburg, to spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kinsman of Lehman spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.

Clifford Ide of Shrine View. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown of Parrish Street are spending Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Major of Shavertown. Dorothy Gardner, former teacher in Dallas Borough schools, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. M. J.

Brown of Main Street. An 18 pound turkey was taken from the back of a truck owned by Arthur Kibbler of Jackson Street. At the Institute Deanna Durbin and Adolphe Menjou are shown above in 8 scene from "100 Men and Girl" showing for the last times today at the Institute Theater. Forty Fort Rev. Adrian B.

Foote Addresses Students Rev. Adrian B. Foote, pastor of Forty Fort M. E. Church, spoke on "The First Thanksgiving" yesterday morning during assembly in Forty Fort High School.

George Culver presided and Thomas Millington read Governor Earle's Thanksgiving proclamation. Prof. E. R. Griffiths led singing.

Program was arranged by the Junior Class, directed by Miss Beulah Butz. Thanksgiving issue of the "Red and White Review," distributed yesterday, was discussed. Staff of the publication is headed by Miss Doris Leibensberger and Prof. Ralph Gramley is faculty advisor. Schools closed at 3 for the Thanksgiving vacation.

Methodists to Give Musicale on Sunday A Thanksgiving musicale will be held at Forty Fort M. E. Church on Sunday night at 7:30 by five church choirs, comprising 150 voices. W. E.

Newhart is director. Program win open with a massed processional to the hymn, "Come Ye Thankful People." Individual numbers will be given by each choir and these massed numbers will be sung: "Prayer of by Krenser; and "Come All Ye People" by Gunod. There will be inspirational singing by the congregation and chorus. This will be the second in a series of musical programs by the choirs. Fire Follows Motor Trouble in Truck Fire damaged a truck of Stackhouse Electric Company, West Pittston, yesterday afternoon 3 when a short circuit ignited oil in the pan of the motor.

Wires were short circuited after connecting rods smashed through the motor block and knocked the 'starter from' its seat. truck took fire on Murray Street, near Denison Street, Forty Fort, and an alarm was telephoned to Town Hall. Firemen David Coutts and Robert Mack responded with Engine 1. Chemicals were used. MEETING POSTPONED Women's Club of Forty will meet Monday night at 7:30 in Town Hall instead of tonight as originally planned, TO SPEAK AT SERVICE Rev.

Edward Tate, assistant rector of St. Stephen's Church, city, will speak at the Thanksgiving service this morning at 8 in First Presbyterian Church under auspices of Swartz Bible Class. Emerson W. Swartz, class teacher, will give the invocation, read the Scripture and preside at service. Gomer J.

Williams will offer prayer. 50 ATTEND DINNER More than members and guests of the Comrade Social Club met recently Fort Dining Room. Lawrence Casey was chairman assisted by Lawrence Hosey, Thomas Cawley, Joseph Lewis and Michael Kasparan. Edward Walsh was toastmaster and Paul Lambert and William Mulhern spoke. Club will meet Saturday night at: 7 in headquarters.

SILK WORKERS TO MEET TWOC officials yesterday nounced employes of Belmont Silk Company, Forty Fort, 2:30 will in head- meet quarters, third floor of the Town Saturday afternoon at Hall building, East Market and South Washington Streets, city. Forty Fort Personals Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Ackerson and daughters, Barbara, Marilyn and Jane, of Virginia Terrace will spend today and the week end with relatives in Brooklyn.

Mrs. R. S. Oyler and son Richard S. of Simpson M.

E. parsonage, Altoona, were entertained by the former's daughter, Miss Evelyn Oyler, member of Forty Fort High School faculty, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stillman and daughter Ragnhild Gale of Lewisburg will spend today and the week end with Mr.

Stillman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Stillman, River Street.

Mrs. Frank Dewees, Yeager Avenue, has returned after a week in Philadelphia. F. Myers, Dana Street, recently spent a day with her sister, Mrs. S.

D. Allen who is ill at the home of her daughter in New Milford. and Mrs. R. N.

Tatum of Washington, have returned after visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. George F. Connell, Sullivan Street. Mrs. George Perley, 45 Dana Street, will entertain Mr.

and Mrs. L. G. Sampson of Wyoming Seminary at dinner today. Mr.

and Mrs. Luke Hall of Murray. Street will have as holiday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall and Miss Catherine Westgate of Dixon.

Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Starr, Oak Street, will be dinner guests today of Mr.

and Mrs. Wilbur Starr. Tripp Street. Miss Winifred Evans of Yeager Avenue is home from Skidmore College for the holiday. Mr.

and Mrs. John W. Brobyn of West Pettebone Street had as re- KINGSTON Kingston Office, 706 Market Street, Kingston West of Kingston Corners Dial 7-1714. Items also may be telephoned to the home office 2-2121. Continuous Shows At Kingston Theater Performances at Kingston Theater, will today, be Manager continuous George from Horlacher announced yesterday.

Starting time of the feature will be 1:30, 8:30, 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 Featured at Kingston Theater today is "Stage Door," screen transcription of the famous Broadway stage hit. This picture co stars for the Arst time in their careers Katherine Hepburn and Ginger Rogers. Peggy O'Donnell, a Wyoming Valley Native, has a emall part. TAKE FINAL FILMS Final motion pictures of scenes in Kingston Borough prior to combining a two-hour Alm to be presented at Kingston High School December 1 and 2 under auspices of Kingston Firemen's Association, were taken yesterday morning and afternoon, Miss Ruth A. Ritchie, director, announced last night that aerial pictures of Kingston Borough had been taken during the afternoon as one of the principal features of the Alm.

UNABLE TO APPEAR Word has been received here the inability of Dr. James Shields to appear at Kingston M. E. Church Sunday night where he was scheduled to speak on "The Life of John Wesley." Dr. Shields was taken ill and will be unable to fulfill engagements for some time.

Rev. Dr. Norman W. Clemens will speak on "Why Some Prayers Are Not Answered. degree next Wednesday night.

Reupholstering Work guar. J. Curtis, 38 S. Goodwin, formerly A. C.

Disque. 7-5636-Adv. PLAN YULE PARTY Plans for the Christmas party to be held December 22 by Kingston Lodge 709, I. 0. 0.

for beneft of the Odd Fellows Orphanage Sunbury and Home for Aged at Middletown, were discussed last night. E. C. Pearson, William Gilbey, Howard Jones, Edgar Morgan and William Parkinson were named in charge of the party. Lodge will confer the initiatory cent guests Mrs.

Emily Paul, daughter Lillian, son Ray and grandson Doris, all of Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Brobyn will entertain at family dinner today. Noxen KARD KLUB MEETS Members of the Twin Kard Klub were entertained at the homes of Mrs.

Gomer Thomas and Mrs. Ray Miney. Guests of Austin, Miner were Mrs. William A. Mrs.

Earl Crispell, Mrs. A. E. Dimmick, Mrs. E.

Y. B. Engleman, Mrs. Albert May, Blizzard, Mrs. Lewis Hackling, Mrs.

John Hackling, Hackling and Mrs. Beulah Van Campen. Guests of Mrs. Gomer Thomas were Mrs. Albert Dendler, Miss Bina Dendler, Mrs.

Carl Auvil, Mrs. Nathan Straley, Mrs. E. Bowers, Mrs. Wheeler Hess, Mrs.

M. W. Whitaker, Mrs. William Doty, Mrs. Harry Palmer, Miss Letha Jones, Mrs.

Charles Hobbs, Mrs. W. S. Bender, Mrs. Gertrude Thomas and Mrs.

R. S. Crosby, PERSONALS Mrs. Fred Still has returned to Wilkes after visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Miner.

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Crispell and son Lyle were in Tunkhannock on Tuesday. Mrs. James Traver was admitted to General Hospital on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Cargill and sons, Harold and Larry, spent the week end with, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cargill, Vestal, N.

Y. Several relatives from here attended the funeral of R. P. Kocher of Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday.

He was a brother of Miss Ruth and Elmer E. Kocher. William Thomas has been ill. Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Meyers of Wilkes-Barre were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miner. Miss Alice Gallup of Lake Catalpa is spending the winter with her grandmother, Mrs. Joseph Sickler, and is attending school here.

Mary, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dana Swetland, is ill. Mrs. Sherwood McKenna, R.

is attending her. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Galley announce the birth of a daughter on Monday, November 22, at home. Fernbrook SUNRISE SERVICE A sunrise service will be held in Glenview M.

Church this morning at 6:30. Rev. Charles Thomas, pastor, will preach. There will be no midweek prayer service. FERNBROOK NOTES Mr.

and Mrs. Claude Cooke will entertain at dinner today, Mrs. Charles Cooke, Ira Cooke and Mrs. Abbie Morris of Dallas. Rev.

Charles Thomas, pastor of Glenview P. M. Church, will officiate at the wedding today of Miss Martha Burridge and John Mosley at East End Mission Church. Rev. and Mrs.

Thomas and family will be dinner guests of the bride's parents. Mre. Wilbur Hurthler of the Bible School at Hornell, N. is spending the holiday with Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. Akens. Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Collicott and two children of Wilkes Barre will be guests of Mr. and Mre. Charles Bennallack today. Matthew Dixon is seriously Ill in New York where he was taken for treatment on Tuesday night, The Ricky Club celebrated its fourth anniversary with a dinner at the home of Mrs. Charles Detrick on THE WYOMING NATIONAL BANK 01 Wilkes-Barre.

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0. to 8:80. Evenings by Appointment Plains Drum Corps To Be at Seminary I Cheering Section Holds Pep Meeting One of the most enthusiastic pep meetings of the year was held terday morning during assembly exercises in Kingston High School, marking opening of Thanksgiving vacation and in preparation for the Kingston-Coughiin football game this morning in Kingeton Stadium. Participating in the program was William Jenkins, head cheerleader, who has led chering in every Kingston football game for three years. He thanked the student body for its support in his long tenure and was greeted with a round of applause.

Andrew Victor and Joseph Gugeski, members of the football squad, spoke. Edward Sollers played trumpet Others participating in the musical program' were Kingston Harmonians and Treble Clef Club, student choruses, Prof. L. W. Krieger presided.

Troop 153 Ray Pascovy, Reporter Boy Scout Troop 153 met Tuesday in Kingston M. E. Church with Ralph Davis, scoutmaster. David Morgans, assistant scoutmaster, spoke on the West Side District rally to be held at Kingston High, December 9. Opening ceremonies were In charge of Mr.

Davis and Bugler Albert Karolchick. New color guards were Ellsworth Lynn and Ray Pascovy and bearers were Robert Lowe and Harry Grant. Points in the patrol. contest are: Engineering, 17; Flying Arrow, 16; Beaver, 11; Crows, 9. Scouts engaged in various exercises while a compass race was held with the following participating: Ellsworth Lynn, Harry Grant, John Walters, John Kray, Ray Pascovy, Robert Lowe Elmer Smith.

Chariot racers were Ellsworth Lynn, John Cieczko, Ray Pascovy, Harry Hojnowski, Ralph Vonsavage. Walter Evanskl was admitted to the troop. Cub Pack 161 Bruce A. Weatherly, reporter Cub Pack 161 of Grace Episcopal Church will discontinue registration of new members for the 1937 period on December 7 and reregistration of. present members and filling of vacancies will be held after January 1.

Sixty-six registered Cubs, nine to 11 years of age, have been assigned to dens in their own neighborhoods. Dens are headed by members of Boy Scout Troop 161 directed by Cubmaster Allyn J. Crooker. John and Thomas Demyan, Charles Lenahan, George Govin and Hollis Holvey were registered at last week's meeting. Troop 21 Mrs.

Charles Doron, Captain Marcella Lympany, Scribe Miss Flora Briggs, lieutenant, was in charge of opening exercises at last night's meeting of Girl Scout Troop 21 in Kingston Presbyterian Church. Laura Jane Jones and Eloise Havard were color guards. Patrols elected these treasurers: Robin Patrol, Anna Yanuska; Wild Rose Patrol, Theresa Shiner; Nature Wind Patrol, Marylyn Frank; Busy. Chipmunk. Patrol, Lila Jane Astin.

Girls donated goods for Thanksgiving baskets which were given to needy families, Tenderfoot girls studied the flag. Mrs. Doran thanked members for their donations and Night Circle was held, Tuesday. Guests were Mrs. John Garrahan, Mrs.

James Harfman, Mrs. Zigmund Harmond, Mrs. Charles Bennallack, Mrs. Oscar Dymond, Mrs. George Shaver and Mrs.

Edward Sowers. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Anderson have ae their guest, Benson Anderson of Sweet Valley. Girl Scout Troop 16 Miss Mary Bennallack, Captain Claudia Cooke, Scribe Troop 16 met in the P.

M. Church and opened the meeting with songs. Patrol corners followed. Girls taking the tree finder badge finished the course. The following girls been transferred to other troops: Norma Trevathan to Virginia; Isabel Veitch, Margaret Sawyer and Rose Lavelle to Dallas.

Eleven girls are now enrolled. Games were played and tape ended the meeting. Sixteen were present, and two visitors, Agatha Kamor and Mrs. Dorey Rogers. Court of Honor' followed.

Swoyerville BERES-KRAKOSKY Miss Verna Krakosky, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Krakosky, 35 Perrin Street, Swoyerville, was married to John Beres, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beres, 34 Prospect, at Street, 9:45 Saturday Wilkes-Barre morning.

High mass was celebrated by Rev. George Bendick in St. John's Church, Luzerne. The bride wore a white satin gown with neckline and long sleeves. Her veil was edged in Chantilly lace and fastened to a tiara.

She carried a bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. The bride was attended by Miss Anna Gresko. She wore a fitted gown of sky blue with corded skirt and silver accessories and carried pink roses. Michael Beres, brother of the bridegroom, was best man. After the ceremony reception and dinner was held at the home of the bride's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Beres will reside at Prospect, Street, Wilkes-Barre Township. KINGSTON Continuous Shows 1-11 P. M. Our Holiday Treat! Stare starring PBURN 'ROGERS ADOLPHO MENJOU Boys' Drum and Bugle Corps of Joseph E.

Conlon Post, Plains Township, will participate in the program at Nesbitt Memorial Star dium, Kingston, this afternoon where Wyoming Seminary's varsity eleven will clash with Manhattan Frosh eleven in the local team's last contest of the season. The unit of 120 boy-, all sons of Legionnaires, is the only one in the State and is directed by Prof George Summerson of Wyoming Seminary; William Christianson, drum instructor, and Capt. George Perentz, drill master of the 109th Field Artillery. Corps will drill on the gridiron before, between the halves and after the game, the first such drill to be staged here. In addition, Wyoming Seminary Band, directed by Prof.

Summerson, will play, Members of the visiting squad this year are three former Plains boys, John Proach, Walter Caekalski and John Wysocki. CHOIR TO SING Senior Choir of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church will present service of music Sunday night under direction of Mrs. Peter Braadt. Mrs. Kathryn Drasher, soprano, will appear and Junior Choir will sing one number.

Miss Dorothy Turner will be organist. TO ENTERTAIN AT TEA Miss Grace A. Leacock of 48 Virginia Terrace, Forty Fort, will open her home Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 for one of the series of teas being sponsored by Women's Foreign Missionary So" ciety of Kingston M. E. Mies Leacock will be aseisted by Mrs.

W. S. Ricker and Mrs. Frank Shedd. Public is invited and a silver offring will taken.

Community Notes Mrs. Evan B. Williams of South Walnut Street is entertaining sister, Mrs. Clell Anderson, and Clell, of Carbondale over the holiday. Mr.

and Mrs. George Moon New York and Miss Kate Guest of Laguna Beach, are the holtday and week end guests of Mrs. James Moon, 92 East Vaughn: Street. Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Dewees, Th oga Avenue, will leave today for Philadelphia to see the Penn-Cornell game today and the ArmyNavy game on Saturday. Gordon Davies, student at Leba anon Valley College and Jonah Davies, student at Davis-Elkins College, W. will spend the holiday and week end with their mother. Mrs. Howard Davies, South Lang don Avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wolfe of South Walnut Street will entertain the latter's family, Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens and sons of Par sons, at dinner today Jane Rossman, Tioga Avenue, had a tonsil operation yesterday morning at Nesbitt Memorial Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ives and daughter Marjorie of North Gates in Avenue Westchester. are spending Thanksgiving, Miss Nan Madeline Williams of Allentown spent the week end with Miss Edna Williams, Page Avenue: Mr. and Mrs.

S. M. Shelley and son of 88 East Vaughn. Street will spend today and the week end with the Shelley's son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Chester W. Ilea Glenside Garden, Philadelphia, Miss Ada Holmes of South Goodwin Avenue is visiting friends in Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heslop spent Sunday with the latter mother, Mrs.

Bell, at Deedsville. Mrs. Burt, mother of Prof. Pare ker H. Burt of Wyoming Seminary, has been a patient at Nesbitt Me morial Hospital for the past two weeks.

Theodore Oliver of New York will spend the holiday with his parents on South Atherton Avenue. Sam Dilcer, of South Landon Avenue 16 recovering after longi Illness. Edward Redlhammer of New York is spending Thanksgiving with his mother, Mrs. Albert hammer, Poplar Street. Mrs.

G. VanArkel of Washington has returned after spending a few days with her parents, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. George M.

Bell. Prof. Parker H. Burt and Prof. Leroy.

Bugbee ofe Wyoming Seminary will spend Friday In New York. Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Watts of 116 Church Street will entertain these guests at Thanksgiving dine ner today: Mr.

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Edward H. Bacon of Rutter Avenue is returning from Bloomsburg Teacher's College for the Thanksgiving recess. Miss Gene Castle of Market Street will spend the week end with her aunt, Mrs. B. W.

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