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The Times Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 27

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The Times Leaderi
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A WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1923 THE WILKES-BARRE RECORD, Twenty-seven for traffic purposes at Kingston PLYMOUTH PHIL KELLER CORESPONDENT Phono 400 Bell and 7050 Consolidated Residence Phono 29-J Bell. Office 16 East Main 8treet a mm a on "Europe at the present time." Refreshments were served by the committee. A recital will be given to-alght In Kingston Methodist Episcopal Church by the popils of Miss Cora Griffith. An excellent program has ben arranged. Did you get your Mothers Day box of Chocolates? Sunday next is the day.

Pounds $1.50. two pounds $3. LOHMANN'S PHARMACY Corner Market and Chestnut Streets 11 i Jr day evening at the Jr. O. XT.

A. M. halL The tickets for Shavertown branch of Nesbltt West Side Hospital Auxiliary, can be obtained at Church's drug store. Dorrance Gift Causes Comment Tbe gift of ths Misses Anna and Frances Dorrance, Miss Frances Markham and Charles Loveland, caused considerable continent throughout the town yesterday. The generosity brought forth favorable comment and much praise from everybody.

Many have already suggested that It would be a fine thing to have an athletic field called. "Dor-ance Athletic Field." as a memorial to the Dorrance family who have meant so much to the community. In offering the tract of land first to the school board. Miss Dorrance declared that ehe was listening to the call of her heart which has always been with school affairs. She was a school director for years and was always in the fore.

Orchestra Gives Concert Kingston Orchestral Society under leadership of Prof. John Walking-shaw, gave a delightful concert last' night in the Main street high school auditorium. The orchestra numbered about twenty-flve pieces, for the most part strings. The orchestra MAKE YOUR SELECTION WE WANT TO PLACE A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IN EVERY HOME COME TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW SELECT YOUR IN- STRUMENT WE WILL HOLD IT YOU CAN MAKE DOWN-PAYMENT PAY DAY NO MONTHLY PAYMENT TILL JUNE NO INTEREST. i High School Gamoo Larksvllle high school team won an easy victory over Luzerne high school yesterday afternoon at Luzerne by the score of 12 to 7.

Plymouth high school defeated Plains hlsrh school yesterday afternoon at Plains in an Interesting game by the score of to 2. "Teddy" Mor- gans pitched for Plymouth. General hauling local and long distance any time, any place, any where. M. Shepherd, 144 Culver Ave, Forty Fort Bell Kingston 7615-J.

Joseph G. Rutkoskl Dies Joseph G. Rutkoskl. aged $8. died on Monday night at the family residence, 720 Mill street, of complications.

Deceased had been a resident for forty years and during that ti'ie he became well known and highly esteemed. For a number of years he was engaged as a building contractor. He was a member of the Polish National Church and affiliated with the Polish National Society and the Security Benefit Association. He is survived by the following children: Joseph, Frank and Mra James Fitz-patrlck, all of Newark, N. John Rutkoskl, Lee Park; Anthony Rutkoski and Stanley Rutkoskl, Plymouth.

His mother, Mrs. Mary Rutkoskl, and one brother reslda in Europe. He is also survived by three brothers, Frank Rutkoskl, Shamokln: Ignatz Peckville, and John Rutkoskl, Larksvllle. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock with a requiem high mass at the Polish National Church. Interment will be in Polish National Cemetery.

The Holy Name Society of St. Ignatius' Church held a very interesting session last night 1n Bergen Hall. Refreshments were served fol-r lowing a program of entertainment. D. T.

Scott was in Blnghamton yesterday, where he went with Rev. Dr. Frank D. Hartsock and his family. Mrs.

Peter Brady has returned from a viait to her mother In South Boston, Mass. On Friday night at Dorranceton Methodist Episcopal Church the moving picture, "The Virginian," will be shown to the Men's Club. Youth Adjudged Insane performed yesterday by Dr. H. L.

Whitney and Dr. C. C. Groblewsld at the request of his parents, Theodore Swipes, aged 18, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Felix Swipes, 180 Orchard street, was committed to Retreat Hospital Young Swipes had been receiving attention at the hospital previously but was discharged la the custody of his parents. Recently his actions alarmed his parents and other members of his family when he threantened violence: After breaking windows at bin home and threatening bodily harm to himself he was placed in tho custody of the local police and admitted to Retreat Hospital yesterdaf afternoon. was assisted by Miss Urace Hamsail, who sang several numbers In a manner heartily appreciated. Burgess C. Murray Turpin talked on the merit of music and what the orchestral society means to Kingston.

Notes and Personals The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of. Kingston M. E. Church will meet this afternoon In the church parlors. Mrs.

Granville Clark and members of her committee will be hostesses. $189Sj Will Conduct Open Housa Members of Fire Company No. 2. will entertain the public at an open house party next Friday evening from 7 to 10 o'clock. At this time the building will be thrown open for public inspection and the firemen have arranged a short program of entertainment.

The high school orchestra will furnish music during the GLASSES for ACHING ETES Dr. Ernst, 11 W. Northampton W-B Eg BU I A score or more of women left yesterday morning for Shickshinny, where they attended tbe W. C. T.

U. convention. The busses for transportation were, provided by Frank Martz. The women met In front of West Side Trust Company at Kingston Corners. Greatest Values Ever Offered In This City HURRY Before this sale ends TH OR N.

Electrio Ironer Let TJs Demonstrate to You How It Will Iron a Shirt LUDWIG SHEPHERD-RUST ELECTRIC CO. 11 W. Market St. Wilkes-Barre TTrhrt S. IJovd.

teacher In th lnrol schools for a number of This Player With SO RoIU Bench and Cabinet, $383 Mrs. Pinehot Will Speak Mrs. Glfford Pinehot, wife of the governor, and one of the most popular and able women speakers in the State, will be the principal speaker at ths third annual mother and daughter banquet at Methodist Episcopal Church, Saturday evening. Mrs. Pinehot will speak on law enforcement.

The various committees on arrangements are planning to make this the biggest and prettiest banquet ever conducted. The church parlors will be elaborately decorated with palms and flowers, and a delightful menu will 'be prepared by the Harvester class of which Thomas Clemow is teacher. Those who attend will meet upstairs In the church auditorium and will be ushered to the parlors. Thursday afternoon has been placed as the limited time when reservations can be made and those who Intend being present should return the invitation cards to Mrs. S.

L. Smith. In addition to the entertainment offered by Mra. Pinehot, the following brief program will be rendered: Address, "Mother" by Mrs. E.

E. Buckman of Kingston; address, "Daughters" by Miss Llllle Clemow; vocal selections by Mlsa Margaret Palmer, Scranton. The chorister for the evening will be Miss Alice Rowe. years, has been elected by the Wilkes-Barre school district as a teacher of history in the Junior high school recently erected. During the past year.

Mr. Lloyd was coach of foot ball and base bail. Business Men's Commltte Following a mental examination At a meeting of the executive committee and canvassers held last evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in connection with Merey Hospital bu'lding fund campaign, a business men's committee was appointed by District Attorney Arthur H. James, general chairman. This committee Is requested to make a can- vass of all business places on Main street on Thursday.

This will be done prior to the general bens to house canvass by other committees. Reports of the. canvassers are requested each evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms where tae secretary and other managers win bo located. The following business men have been named as members of tne committee; BuU Run Crossing to borough line, Michael J. Mras, Michael Brown, Frank Groblewsld: Bull Run to Eno street.

Gorge J. Durbln, George Armltage, Charles Flynn, Mitchael Plessett: Eno street to Centre avenue, Walter Lnblnskl John Scurry, Bernard Ryan. Harry Mains; Centre avenue to Academy street, John Haracz, Harold WelL' Joseph Hooper, Joseph Mangan, Frank Strojny; Academy street to' Nottingham Crossing, Richard Harris, Peter Maslowski, Alvln James, William Clarke, Nottingham Crossing to borough line Barney Balgis, Eugene Davenport, George Raub, and Clarence Dennis. The women canvassers are requested to start their campaign on Friday of this week. Mercy Hospital management Is-asking the people of Wyoming Valley to subscribe $300,000 to be used in addition to the present buUdlng and establishing a serviceable nurses' home.

Plymouth It is expected will overscribe it quota, Mercy Hospital has been declared non-sectarian by the State Publio Welfare Association. Persons of all denominations are willingly accented at the hospital when room is available. More than forty per cent of the patients came from Plymouth district and sixty-four per cent of the patients admitted were oharlty patients. In the local campaign whloh wlU be conducted shortly the people of this community are only asked to consider the proposition fairly and then offer contributions according to the dictates of their appreciation and feeling for others. DRY GOODS SPECIALS 6-4 Bleached Pecruot and Utica Muslin, 69c quality for 55c yard WHITEHAVEN In connection with the celebration of Musio Week, May 3-9, a chorus under the leadership of Miss Anna Park will sing "Mariams Song of Triumph," by Frantz Schubert on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock In the Methodist church.

Several other musical numbers will be given. Rev. and Mrs. P. S.

Kelley were guests at a reception held at the parsonage of the Methodisf church by members of the congregation recently. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Helmbach and daughter of Weatherly, spent several days witlh relatives. Mrs.

John J. Hochreiter Is spending somo time with her daughter at Forest Hills, L. I. Mr. and Mrs.

O. R. Shuman and children of Malnville, Pa, were recent guests at the M. J. Hess residence.

Mr. and Mrs. William F. Porttf-spent several days In New York City recently. Mrs.

Ella Eavenaon Is ylsltlng relatives at Philadelphia-Rev. George McKinley spent several days at Allentown. William Vanderveer of Camden, N. spent several days at the Krenson residence. Miss Anna Mae Marrlot of Trenton, N.

Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Morris Stelnert Miss May Albee and Mrs. Crawford Gordon wera recent Wilkes-Barre visitors. Mrs. Edward Sensenbach spent several days at Easton.

Miss Nelra Falrchlld has returned from a visit with relatives at Sayre. Miss Myrtle Snyder is spending a month's vacation at Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Harrlsburg. Mrs. Florence Eseley and daughters of Allentown, were recent guests at the Alice Shaffer residence. Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Penning and Mrs. Albert Bennlng of Wilkes-Barre, visited Mrs. Charles Hatmaker recently. William Caswell and family are occupying the residence of the late Mrs.

Alice Jones on North Towanda street. Herman Jones and family have moved into the south side of the double dwelling owned by the American Legion on Towanda street Miss Mary Wall of Wilkes-Barre and Miss Frelda Melcht of Kingston, were guests at the Behllng home recently. Ralph Marks spent the last two weeks at Reading. Mrs. Abe Hoffman has returned to Braeburn Heights, N.

after visiting at the Hoffman residence. J. J. Baker has returned from a visit with relatives at Clinton, N. J.

Mrs. G. H. Kneiss spent several days at Chatsworth, N. J.

Gerald Menchin of Leonard Hall, Bethlehem, spent the week-end here. Mrs. Michael Qulnllvln has returned after spending several months at Bayone, N. J. Mr.

and Mrs. William Schaffer and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schaffer visited relatives at Palmerton recently. Phonograph Specials $17 $69 $29 $39 $69 Exchanged for "KDIBALLS" Red and White and Blue and White Table Damask, 89c value for 69c yard.

All color Indian Head. 49c (X 1 Beauty quality. Sale price, 39c yd. Plain and rlaid Lress Gingham, 29c quality, sale price, 19c yard. Funeral Announcements The funeral of Mrs.

John Prltchard will be held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with services conducted at the family home. 148 Vine street, by Rev. Franklin R. Payne of the Christian Church. Interment will be In Reyburn Cemetery.

The funeral of Rudolph Heldle will bo held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with services conducted at the family home, S4 Boston Hill, by Rev Samuel Dlehl of First Presbyterian- Church. Interment will be in Mt Greenwood Cemetery. 1 iuJ $388 3 This Outfit COME TO-NIGHT TILL9P.M. 50 Selections With Every FREE "New Machine. PLAYS ALL RECORDS jj Git To-day 50 Rolls With Every New Player FREE.

Death of Infant The death of Edward, aged six months', son of Mr. and Mrs. Joneph Krehel, occurred yesterday morning at o'clock at the family residence, 635 State street, Larksvllle, following a brief Illness of pneumonia The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with ervloes at the family home. Interment will be in St Vincent's Cemetery. Dinner And Entertainment A dinner and entertainment will be held at First Methodist Episcopal Church this evening at 6 o'clock under auspices of the Men's club.

The following program will be given; Address, Rev. Howard Harrison; reading, Mrs. Harry Kuschke, clarl- net solo, C. N. Van Buskirk, selection, Sunday school orchestra.

The public Is Invited. Brief Notes -Gordon Richards, an engineer of State Highway department stationed at Messhopen spent last evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Richards, Reynolds street New A beautiful line of Children's Socks, 39c quality, sale price, 27c pair.

Come in and look around. These prices for Wednesday and Thursday. DAVIS 268-270 Wyoming Ave. The local police department will police Kirby Field, where the Wilkes-Barre professional team will play. A permit fee for each game will also be collected by the borough.

$110.00 buys an Easy Washer, used for demonstration only; factory guarantee. Good Housekeeping Shop, phone 6558. Harry S. Sorber, who was elected truck driver at Independent Hose Company on Monday night by the borough council, drove about the borough yesterday with Truck Driver Charles McDavitt, acquainting himself with the fire truck and apparatus. Mr.

Sorber, is said to be a mechanic of ability. Sale, Wednesday and Thursday, high grade wall paper, 5c up per roll. S. Gittins, 218 Rutter Kingston The regular monthly meeting of the West Side Settlement Association was held May 5 at the home of Mrs. Frederic Corss, Maple avenue.

After the usual business meeting Mrs. Kent gave an interesting talk Paramount! Will Dine Manager Strojny and Coach James Noonan, of the Paramount basket ball team, amateur champions of the valley, will do honor to the players and friends at dinner to be held on Thurs- $160 Size. jlF 79 '47 '69 GLASSES for ACHING ETBS Dr. Ernst, 11 W. Northampton 6t, W-B Members of Christian Endeavor society of Welsh Presbyterian Church will hold a social at the church parlors on Thursday evening.

For Sale Brand new Ford Sedan, only three weeks old; two Dodge Tourings, late models; cash or terms. Apply BIttenbender's Garage, Centre avenue. LEE PARK Boys' Crepe Sole Sneaks, $1.48 The Racket Store, 207 Barney St. FORTY FORT 0 Electrio Ironer Let Us Demonstrate to You How It Will Iron a Shirt SHEPHERD-RUST ELECTRIC CO. 11 W.

Market St. Wilkes-Barre LEHMAN An enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith recently. Saunders' orchestra of Plymouth, furnished music.

Games were played and luncheon was served to the following: William Saunders, Edward Flynn, Charles Cooper, A. Willard, Guy Klstler, Theodore Ro-hazzenskl, George Harrison, Albert Williams, Dorothy Hutchlns, Althea Kellar, Agnes Freeman, Lavlna Smith, Zlba Smith, Elwood Hutchlns, Georgo Pugh, Hutchlns, Anna Mae Hutchlns, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hutchlns, Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Hutchlns, Mr. and Mrs. William Freeman, William Owens. Miss Martha Owens, Mrs. Saunders, Morgan Hutchlns, George Hutchlns, Mr.

and Mrs. L. L. Smith. Mr.

and Mrs. Albert H. Smith. Dr. and Mrs.

C. L. Ashley have moved Into their summer home at Meadow Lake. KIMBALL PHONOGRAPHS Are The World's Finest- Old Standard Make, $75 Compare Them With Any Other. YOU SHOULD OWN A KIMBALL! hp $475 A meeting of Fire Company No.

1 will be held on Thursday evening and a driver will be elected to succeed Hartley Parker, resigned. $110.00 buys an Kasy Washer, used for demonstration only; factory, guarantee. Good Housekeeping Shop, phone 6558. The community choir will give a program at the high school this evening in connection with the musio week program. DO NOT LET ANYTHING PREVENT YOU FROM LOOKING THESE BARGAINS OVER BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO BUY ANY PLACE ELSE COME IN OWE IT TO YOURSELF.

THESE ARE THE GREATEST VALUES EVER OFFERED Wanted Girls to work In kitchen. Apply Rustlo Shoppe, 39 East Main street. PIANO COMPANY EASIEST TERMS. OPEN EVERY NIGHT. A reorganization meeting of the official board of M.

E. Church will be held on Thursday evening. 36 West Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. THOR Electrio Ironer Us Demonstrate to Ton How 1 Will Trnn i1r Let IEZ Whitenights persistent effort in striving to please the good housewives for over 40 years has made them the largest Washer dealers for the largest factory in the world. Whitenights Maytag Washer has proven the biggest help of all ages.

This washer sells itself without argument. Whitenights will set it into your home for you to use. If you like it, pay for it on your own terms. Call 1057. SHEPHERD-RUST ELECTRIO CO.

11 W. Market St Wilkes-Bsrre Plans for the dedication of the new Jewish synagog on Contra avenue, will be discussed at a meeting of the Bnal Israel congregation on Thursday evening In the Elcy house building. street school pupils and the Schnyler avenue orchestra will play at the Maple street school building. The grade school tras are to be found wherever there are cigth grades, for the most part. Miss Olwen Rhydderch of this place, will sing soveral numbers this morning at the Rutter avenue high school.

There' will be musical activities at tho Main street high school by the pupils of the school. Incidentally thero Is a wealth of talent to be found among the high school pupils. Both high scliool orchestras, of course, are playing special numbers this week. Band No. 1, announces the following teams to represent her band In the field day meeting on Saturday at Klrby Park: Knot tying contest, Louise Herberger; resuscitation, Louise White; firemen's lift, Elizabeth Johnson, and patient, Stella Bigley: signaling, Ethel Partridge and Laura Shultz; aids, Marie Hudock and Margaret Lewis; stretcher drill, Margaret Lewis, Mary Rees, Pauline Grover and Laura Shultz: patient, Lois Braddock; 60-yard dash, Dorothy Williams; relay race? Blizaboth Campbell, Lillian Miner, Marie Hudock and Irene Knapp.

You The Woman of the Jury" a First National big special feature, with an all-star cast headed by Frank Mayo and Sylvia Breamer. This picture and a 2-Mel comedy shown at the Rlalto to-day and tomorrow. Come, It's extra good. Mr. and Mrs.

John H. Rees, West Shawnee avenue, are entertaining their daughter, Mrs. F. L. Fisher, snd tho latter's daughter of Pittsburg.

Jan Garber, Croop's Glen, Friday, May 8. Miss Mabel Denn, Orchard street, inn.A trtv tnr Orfn Grove. N. lira 1057 is a busy line, must insist on 1057. Call Bell 1057 as plumbing Inspector.

A request from Edmund Johns for a sidewalk grade at 832 Rutter avenue, was referred to the borough engineer. Councilman seem to be In, favor of having fire officials of the four boroughs of Edwardaville, Kingston, Luzerne and Forty Fort, get together and have an understanding on the answering of alarms for big fires. Residents of North Welles street, have requested an arc light. This was referred to tho light committee. Ordinances were passed providing for the sewering of Meadowland streets, Including Hamilton, part of South Dorrance, Tioga, Meadowland, Butler and Glllls.

Edward Ellsworth made a fine report which showed that great progress Is being made in the matter of having sidewalks throughout the borough put Into good shape. Many an accident has probably been averted by the timely action of Mr. Ellsworth. The borough will accept the offer of French Brothers and will take one-foot front from their property on Wyoming avenue, and the corresponding depth of the property. In their plan to have the corner widened KINGSTON 7.

Brass Quartet Entertains Arass quartet, directed by Prof. Thompson Rowley, and the compliments of Snyder Musio rendered evral beautiful selections at both the'kain street and Rutter avenuo high' schools yesterday morning as Dart' of the Music Week program arranged by Prof. T. S. Davis, supervisor of musio In the local schools.

T)ie numbers and the quartet, whloa Is an unusual thing in musical clrctes, took the high school students by Storm. One number that especially scored well, and brought out tho beauties of the brass ensemble, was "TH Song That Reached My Heart," which concludes with the theme, "Home Sweet Home." Ifr'the grades. Prof. Davis had the Schuyler avenue grade orchestra of twenty pieces entertain tho pupils of the'-Church street building and the pupils of the Dorrance street overtures, waltzes and marches were tho chlot numbers rendered by the orchestra. The performances proved a stimulus to the-puptls of both mo1s.

To-day, the Chester street fchool wcpjsstra will entertain tho Loveland 31 W. Market Street, Wilkes-Barre where she will upend the summer. Girl Pioneer Notts All former Girl Pioneers of Kingston, will meet at Kingston Corners, on Saturday, May 9, at 1 o'clock, to po over to. Klrby Park to take part the field day meet. Prof.

Herbert H. Lloyd will have charge. of the Girl Pioneer, field meeting on Saturday, In place of John Hewitt, assistant Boy Scout executive, who is 111. Ralph Bush, of Rutter avenue, will assist Mr. Lloyd, and the members of Mr.

Bush's Boy Scout Troop will assist In the handling of the crowd. Roe A. Miles, director of Kingston Echoesof Council Meeting Sower permits for the month of April amounted to $660, It was at the council meeting held on Monday night. Burgess Turpin reported collections of $793 In fines and $77.60 In license fees. Chief L.

S. Reese reported ninety-eight arrests for the month; lodgers, forty-three; calls, eighty-seven; wagon calls, fifty-eight; stolen property, $55; recovered property, $113. For services during the month of April, Charles Vincent was paid $264 Any' kind of a LAMP Your Choice with' a. Phonograph FREE at Whitenights. HUGRO CLEANER AND ATTACHMENTS $39.73 Was $81.00 HAND AND MOTOR WASHERS $3.50 and $12.50 Sale Prices On Fixtures 6 rooms $32.75 6 rooms $39.75 8 rooms You Make the Terms.

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