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22 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, Thursday, February 20. 1947 Her Marriage Is Announced Miss Rowena Curry, daughter of Lynn B. Curry, 711 South Twenty fourth street, became the bride February 2, of Matthew C. Jan Ben, son of Mrs. Johanna Jansen, of Hallock, Minn.

The ceremony was performed in the Presbyte' rian Church at Hallock by the pastor, the Rev. Arthur G. Hav erlv. Attendants were Mrs. Roy McAllister, of Ames, Iowa, sister of the and Lawrence Jansen, brother of the bridegroom.

Mrs. Jansen was graduated from John Harris High School and Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing at Philadelphia. She is a nurse at Kittson War Veterans Memorial Hospital at Hal look. Mr. Jansen was graduated from Crookston Agricultural School of Minnesota and he is engaged in agriculture at Hallock.

He served overseas with the 3rd Armored Division and was discharged in October, 1945. Married Lewistown, 20. Miss Audra Jayne Bloom, daughter of Harry A. Bloom of Lebanon was married to William D. Stuck, son of Mr.

and Mrs. M. S. Stuck ofj Lewistown, Saturday in rectory of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, The Rev. Owen F.

Reilly The bride is employed by the bookkeeping department of the Naval Supply Depot at Median icsburg. The bridegroom is em ployed by American Telephone and Telepgraph Company in Washington. Bot'; were graduated in 1939, she from Lewistown Hieh School, he from Derry Township High school. They will live in Washington. Class Hostess Mrs.

Edwin Stouffer, 2545 Wal nut street, Penbrook, entertained Lutheran Church, Penbrook, at her home Tuesday evening. Those present were Mrs. William Smyser, and Mrs. Charles McNiss, teachers; Mrs. David Ream, Mrs.

Maude Mrs. Clarence Hendrickson, Mrs. George Moser, Mrs. Edgar Baston, Mrs. Annie Ebersole, Mrs.

Blanche Horning, Mrs. John H. Walter, Mrs. Sara Fry, Mrs. Edward May, Miss Nan Walters.

BABY CUPS $5.00 (In Included) A Fine Gift for the New Arrival, Limited Quantity. mm mjm TO JEWELERS 40 N.THMO ft 'Just to remind you of HOPE CHEST'S LOW PRICED HOSIERY! "Fit for the Finest" MISS MARGIE SNYDER Edward F. Snyder, 344 South Thirteenth street, has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Margie Snyder, to Frank A. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Emory Smith of the same address. Miss Snyder was graduated from Lower Paxton High School, and is employed by Model Clean ers. Mr. Smith attended John Harris High School and was in the Navy for 3 years. He is with Francis Auto Sales.

Club to Hear Kansas Editor The Harrisburg Executives Club will hold a dinner meeting this evening at 7 o'clock at the Penn Hams. Willard Mayberry, Kansas edi tor, rancher and business man, will speak on "What Farming Means to City Dwellers." Mr. Mayberry was born in Elk' hart, Kansas, in 1902, the son of a homesteader educator chemist He knows practical farming as well as book farming and discusses the Dorcas Class, Zion EvangelicaKchemurgy as a producer, not as a scientist. Lewis L. Sunkel will preside at the meeting, and the Rev.

Clyde E. Way will offer the invocation. Auxiliary Work Told to Board The following report of acuV ities of the Ladies' Auxiliary was presented at the regular meeting of the board of directors 01 the Polyclinic Hospital: Fifteen new members were added during the year; favors were furnished for patient trays for all holidays; a successful sale of dish cloths and coat hangers was arranged; cash donations were made to lha American Red Cross, the Tuberculosis and Health Society, and the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; toys were bought for child yatients Christmas; trees, wreaths, and holly were furnished for the decoration of the hospital; decorations for the commencement exercises were furnished; eighty pounds of jelly were made by Auxiliary members and donated to the hospital; a bake sale and hostess party were successfully arranged; the annual County Fair was very successful; final payment was made for new furnishings for the addition of the Nurses' Home, and four electric clocks were furnished in the Nurses' Home as a memorial to Mrs. Kate Peters. 5 febUruay On All Cleaning Of ORIENTAL It DOMESTIC RUGS All Work Guaranteed Done by Hand i iVo Chemical.

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3rd St. DEAR MARIAN: The Chantry of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, of New York City, was scene a 4 o'clock, today, of a marriage of importance to many of us in this city. The marriage was that of Miss Jean Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel A. Burns, 2921 North Second street, to Thomas Joy Glenn, son of Dr. and Mrs. John Perrin Glenn, Spartanburg, S. C.

The ceremony was performed in the presence of the two families and a few friends by the Rev. Dr. Roelif H. Brooks, with reception following at the Hampshire House, Mr. Burns gave his daughter in marriage.

She wore a gown of white crepe Romaine, with deep neckline, and cap sleeves with bands embroidered in gold thread, with tiny pearl and emerald bead' ings. The street length skirt was given fullness at the waistline by three inverted darts and was also ornamented by gold thread and tiny jewel embroideries. Her bonnet was of self material bound in beige tulle and she car ried a tulle muff with orchids. Miss Ann Keister, of this city, her only attendant, wore an aqua marine crepe Romaine dress with square neckline and cap sleeves. The street length skirt had pleated drapery falling from the waist to opposite hemline and her bonnet and flower trimmed muff were of self material with brown tulle.

John Perrin Glenn, was his brother best man. The family dinner party was given by the bride uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Burns, last night, at the St.

Regis Hotel, and later in the evening the party was entertained at supper by Dr, and Mrs. Con P. Faller, 127 State street, with Mrs. Faller's brother and sister law. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles K. Boas, of Hogestown, who are in New York celebrating Mrs. Faller's birthday. The bride is a member of the Junior League of Harrisburg.

She attended the Katharine Sweeney Day School in this city; and was graduated from' Ashley Hall, Charleston. S. Finch Junior College and the Barmore School, New York. Mr. Glenn is a graduate of Darlington School, Rome, and of Davidson College, Davidson, N.

C. He' attended the Harvard School of Business Administration and served four years in the Army, with a discharge a few months ago, with the rank of They will live in Spartan burg, S. C. A coming marriage of much interest is that of Miss Helen daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Loyal Curtis, of 65 Central Park, to Edward N. Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Cooper, 1940 Market street, Camp Hill.

Miss Curtis, who is a Wallesley graduate, will sail Friday on the Grace Liner Santa Maria for Roles Announced For Pageant Apr. 1 The casting committee for the Holy Week Pageant, directed by Abram J. Dewhirst, announces the following cast for the roles of Jesus and the twelve disciples: Jesus, Alan Weiser; John the Beloved, Anthony Arms; Peter, Raymond P. Clark; Judas Iscariot, Donald E. Wise; James, Richard Musser; Phillip, Robert Brubaker; Thaddeus, Charles H.

Linde; Si mon Zelotes, John F. Hyssong; James the Less, Harold K. Davis; Thomas, Joseph Starr; Andrew, Samuel R. Keefer; Bartholomew, W. Cleop Boston; Matthew, Nob man Brubaker.

Alan Weiser portrayed the role of James the less in the Palm Sunday Pageant of 1945, then spent eighteen months in the United Slates Army. Joseph Starr is another returned veteran who has played many roles before his Army service. Raymond P. Clark is the disciple Peter for his fifth year, Donald E. Wise will mark his fourth year as Judas Iscariot.

W. Cleon Boston had the role of the Rabbi in the 1946 Pageant. Rtfhard Musser and Norman Brubaker last year were Roman guards. Harold K. Davis was Gabriel in the 1946 Christmas Pageant.

Robert Brubaker, Charles H. Linde and Samuel R. Keefer were also in the Christmas Pageant. Anthony Arms and John F. Hyssong are newcomers to the Pageant.

The Holy Week Pageant will be presented Tuesday, April 1, 8.15 o'clock at Zembo Mosque. MISS MARY ELLEN ADAMS Mr. and Mrs. H. M.

Adams, 2164 North Seventh street, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Ellen Adams, to William B. White, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.

White, 2137 Penn street. Miss Adams attended John Harris High School and is employed by Pomeroy's, Inc. Mr. White was graduated from William Penn High School and is also employed by Pomeroy's. Peru, where she will be met by Mr, Cooper and where they will oe mamea.

Mr. Cooper was graduated from the Harrisburg Academy, from Princeton University, and from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a mining engineer near Lima, Peru. Miss Helen L. McFarland, of Bellevue Park, has returned from Princeton, N.

where she had a delightful visit with her cousin. Miss Ruth McLinn. During her stay, she heard a fine concert by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, and attend ed the reception given by Mr. and Mrs. David McAlpin at the Pres ent Day Club for George Szell, conductor of the Cleveland Or chestra and Mrs.

Szell. At the reception, Miss McFar land met Mrs. Arthur Poillon, formerly of this city, who asked so kindly for her friends, for the Girl Scouts and the Civic Club in which she was so deeply inter ested and so active here in Har risburg. The Pi Beta 'Phi Almunae Club of this area will meet Saturday at 1.30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. H.

Winey Graybill, 2220 Boas street, with Miss Dorothy Louise Sponsler and Miss Ruth Trout as assisting hostesses. Colonel George H. Millholland; U. S. tArmy, retired, of Washing.

ton, tells me that he and Mrs. Millholland are planning to come to Harrisburg to live before too long. That is certainly good news to their many mends here. Mrs. Millholland, with her daughter, Miss Nancy Rheem have just returned to Washington after a stay of several weeks in Florida and the former plans trip within the next few months to London.

Miss Rheem's engagement to John Alden Talbot, of Del Ray, was announced re Colonel Millholland lived here when he was stationed as Penn sylvania National Guard instruc tor before the war. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCreath, Parkway Apartments, will enter. tain at their home tomorrow night before the dance to be given by Colonel and Mrs.

Henry M. Gross at the Harrisburg Country Club for their daughter, Miss Martha Gross. Miss Ann Emery, niece of Mr. and Mrs. McCreath, will be their guest of honor.

Miss Susanna McCreath. Red Cross director at the occupation Air Force station, Horsching, Aus. tna, is spending a leave on the Riviera. Miss Elizabeth Hean, daughter or Mr. and Mrs.

Frank R. Hean. 1717 North Second street, has been awarded semester honors at the Wesleyan College. Macon. Ga.

She is a member of the lunior class, majoring in chemistry. Tonight: Events Y's Menettes party for Susque hanna Chapter, 8 clock at Central Y. Foose TA, Founder's Day meet ing, 7.45 o'clock at the school. Vernon TA. Founder's Day meeting, 7.30 o'clock at the school.

Newcomers Club, dinner party at the YWCA. AAUW, International Relations Group, 8 clock, home of Mrs. H. B. MacMannus, 447 South Third street, Lemoyne.

Dauphin County Council of Re publican Women, 8 o'clock, unestnut street Hall. Executives' Club, dinner, 7 o'clock, I'enn narns. Tomorrow 'til 6 o'clock: Women's Church and Missionary federation, World Day of Prayer meetings in city and vicinity churches. Civic Club bridge classes. 2 o'clock.

Birth Announcements Keystone Hospital Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Dorwart, Etters, a daughter, Kathleen Diane, February 14.

Mrs. Dor wart was Miss Catherine Peters. Polyclinic Hospital: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bickle, Harrisburg R.

D. 3, a son, Feb ruary 18. Mrs. Bickle was Miss Anna Rhine. Capt, and Mrs.

William Yea man, Olmsted Field, Middletown, a daughter, February 18. Mrs. Yeaman was Miss Hope Richard son. Harrisburg Hospital: Dr. and Mrs.

Howard H. Stauf fer, 104 East Chocolate avenue, Hershey, a son, February 18. Mrs. Stauffer was Miss Anna Elizabeth Boyer. Mr.

and Mrs. Harold F. Lanshe, 1009 North Seventeenth street, a daughter, February 18. Mrs. Lanshe was Miss Patricia Jean Merker.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Frew, 2608 Derry street, a son, February 18. Mrs.

Frew was Miss Ethel C. Janes. Mr. and Mrs. James E.

Near hood, Millerstown R. D. 1, a daughter, February 18. Mrs. Near hood was Miss Anna Mae Snyder.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Bar rick, Marysville, a daughter, February 18. Mrs.

Barrick was Miss Arlene Ellenberger. Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Espen shade, 467 Eshelman street, High spire, a son, February 18.

Mrs. Espenshade was Miss Leona Margaret Stengle. Mr. and Mrs. Roy H.

Batdorf, 1543 Swatara street, a son, Feb ruary 19. Mrs. Batdorf was Miss Ruth Irene Koppenheffer. I Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Menden hall, Caves Place, Rochester, N. a son, February 19. Mrs. Mendenhall was Miss Rita Cynthia Scholts. Mr.

and Mrs. Ray M. Schaffner, New Cumberland R. D. 1, a son, February 19.

Mrs. Schaffner was Miss Bermce Hand Illllllllllllllllllllillllllllll iH As! Ensminger. MRS. GILBERT M. BECKER Miss Ruth Marie Adams, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. John Adams. 208 Ninth street. New Cumberland, became the bride of Gilbert M. Becker, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Reamer H. Becker, 25 West lieller street, Mechanics' burg, February 5, in the rectory of St. Theresa's Catholic Church, New Cumberland. The Rev.

Roy C. Keffer, pastor, officiated. The bride wore an ivory faille gown with tram. Her veil of Eng. nsn illusion was attached to a Queen Anne bonnet trimmed with imported French forget me nots.

She carried white roses, gardenias, and feathered carnations on a prayerbook. Mrs. S. K. Schrader.

sister of the bridegroom was matron of honor. She wore a powder blue satin gown, with an overskirt of net, and carried a colonial bouquet. John Adams, brother of the bride was best man. A reception was held at the home of the bride. Mrs.

Becker was graduated from New Cumberland High School. The bridegroom was graduated from Mechanicsburg High School and attended Central Pennsylvania Business College, He was in the Army for 3 years. Out of town guests at the wed ding were: S. K. Shrader, New York; William Rack, Mrs.

John Rack, Miss Helen Racik, Mrs. Robert Carnigg, Miss Alice M. McNulty, Mrs. John Petrasek and daughter. Andrea Lee, of Kings ton; Mrs.

Howard Schmidt and children, Beechhurst; Mr. and Mrs. M. Javick, Mrs. O.

Javick, of Plaims; Mr. and Mrs. Shard, of Trenton, N. J. Literary Circle To Meet Monday Miss Caroline Rauch will be hostess to the Jonestown Road Literary Circle on Monday evening at 8 o'clock at her home, 3517 Jonestown road, Progress.

"Driftwood Valley," a book by Shannon Fletcher, will be reviewed by Mrs. Anna Hoverter. In College Play State College, Feb. 20. Port man A.

Paget, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Paget, 1742 North Sixth street, Harrisburg, will play the role of Krongstad in Ibsen's "Doll House," the next production of Players, student dramatic group at the Pennsylvania State College. Paget, a graduate of William Penn High School, is a senior in arts and letters.

He has taken part in ten pervious Players shows, and three shows produced by Thespians, musical comedy group. He is a member of Theta Alpha Phi, honorary dramatics fraternity. Meet Tonight Miss Nance executive di rector of the Pennsylvania Asso ciation for the Blind, Tri County Branch, will be the speaker at the regular monthly meeting of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Chapter of the National Council of Catholic Women at 8 o'clock tonight. Mrs. Leo Campion is president.

MRS. DONALD STRAWSER Hum me Is town, Feb. 18. Miss Delphine Stoudt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

George Stoudt, 189 South Railroad street, be came the bride of Donald JJ. Strawser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Strawse: of West Main street, Friday night, February 14, in the Ilummelstown Methodist Church. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev.

Donald F. Miller, and Mrs. Harold Kaiser was at the organ. The bride given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white nylon and marquisette and her veil fell from a coronet of seed pearls. She carried a white Bible with white roses.

Miss Madge Weaver was maid of honor. Her gown was of petal pink satin and marquisette and she wore a matching bralo hat with shoulder length veil. She carried red roses. Mrs. Emma Stoudt, sister in law of the bride, as bridesmaid, wore a sky blue gown and halo hat, with veil.

She carried red roses. Norman Strawser, brother of the bridegroom, was best man, and ushers were Harold Stoudt, brother of the bride, George Kline and John Miller. Junior League In Conference Twenty five representatives of Junior leagues throughout the State attended the legislative conference today at the Penn Harris, with the Harrisburg. League as hostess organization. Speakers were Mrs.

Donald W. Pierpont, consultant on education for the staff of Association of Junior Leagues of America, whose subject was "Legislature in the Junior League" and State Sena tor O. J. Tallman, of Allentown, who spoke on "The Legislature and Its Plan." Presiding at the meetings was Mrs. Jane Ludwig Worley, of Reading, State Legislative, chair man.

Mrs. Mary Rice Morrow, direc tor of the Bureau of Women and Children and Hours and Wages, Depfetment of Labor and Indus try, was the principal speaker at the luncheon at which Mrs. James H. Duff was the honor guest. Mrs.

Morrow's subject was "Women's Laws." After luncheon the delegates had a tour of the Capitol build' ings. Later, Gov. Duff is to receive the group in the Executive De partment. Society to Meet The Olivet Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. W.

W. Schaffner, president, will meet the church on Frl day evening, at 8 o'clock. "Coin Cards' distributed last year will be returned at this meet ing. Mrs. W.

Ray Kittinger will be in charge of devotions and the hostesses are Mrs. F. I. Richard son, Miss Martha Strausner, Mrs. F.

Foose, Mrs. L. Bolton, Mrs. Mayme Craver, Mrs. S.

C. Ben nett and Mrs. Ard G. Steel. Ensminger.

MRS. EDWARD T. DOUGHERTY, who was married Saturday morning in St. Patrick's Cathedral. She was the former Miss Virginia' Reidelbach, daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Sylvester Reidelbach, of North Twenty first street, Camp Hill. (if MRS. D. RICHARD BOMBERGER Miss June E.

Baum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Baum, 226 West Emaus street, Middletown, became the bride Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock, of D. Richard Bomber ger, 21 Adelia street, Middletown, son of David K. Bomberger, Lebanon R.

D. 1, and Mrs. B. P. Albert, R.

D. 6, York road, Towson, Md. The ceremony was performed in Calvary Presbyterian Church, Middletown, by the Rev. Robet Lewis Atwell, pastor. Wedding music was furnished by Mrs.

Lewis Roberts, organist, Mrs. Rob ert S. Marsden, violinist, and Miss Joyce Novinger, soloist. The bride, given in marriage by her father, was gowned in white satin and lace. Her fingertip veil was caught to a lace halo, and she carried a white Bible marked with a white orchid.

Miss Lois Baum, sister of bride, was maid of honor. She wore a blue taffeta gown and carried yellow roses and blue iris. Miss Betty L. Geyer and Miss Anna Marie Schmidt were bridesmaids. They wore gowns of yellow marquisette and carried tailsman roses and blue iris.

Kay Binga man, cousin of the bride, was flower girl. She wore blue taffeta and carried a basket of mixed roses. Benjamin Brandt, of Royal ton. was best man, with Gilbert H. Bingaman and Herbert B.

Baum, uncles of the bride, serving as ushers. L. Fred Baum, brother of the bride, and Patricia Ann Men augh, cousin of the bride, lighted the tapers. The reception was held follow ing the ceremony at the Harris burger Hotel. Mr.

Bomberger and his bride went on a wedding trip tnrough the South. He will begin his studies March 4, at the Radio Corporation of America. New York, N. Y. Chapter Has Dessert Tea Delta Phi Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi, held its regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon at 12.45 o'clock in the clubroom with Mrs.

Fulton Howell presiding. A dessert tea was served by Mrs. J. C. Gribb and Mrs.

W. J. Healey. At the business meeting plans were formulated for the participation in the All Chapter benefit card party and bazar which will be held in the Madrid ballroom, March 4. A bake sale which the chapter itself will hold the first Friday afternoon available in the Hill Market, was also considered.

Mrs. L. D. Anderson, a former resident of Arizona, presented a program on the "Arizona Indians and Their Customs." She had illustrations and jewelry to show. Dinner Dances Will Be Held The entertainment committee of the Colonial Country Club, under the chairmanship of L.

A. Magnelli, has planned a series of monthly dinner dances, the first of which was a Valentine dance, held recently with more than 125 members and guests present. Mrs. L. A.

Benson is chairman of the decoration committee. Prize winners were Mr. and Mrs. William H. Morris, Dr.

and Mrs. Paul S. Herr, Miss Anne Och, Mrs. Elgin Wood, Mrs. Gordon Malie, Mrs.

Anna Lee Magee and Mrs. Ray Slothour. A St. Patrick's dinner dance will be held on March 22. Pig Roast Company 8th Regiment.

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