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3 'X Rural Free Delivery list mr" jcx REORGANIZATION IN CORPORATIONS Annual Meetings of Banks ajid Business Firms Being Held Daily At the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the People's Trust Company of Wyomissing, in the of flce of H. Franklin Brossman, 520 vaemnff.un su eei, xeaaing, irom a. m. to i p. m.

rnursuay, tnese ai rectors were elected: Jacob D. Naft zinser and Orlando F. Bereer. Ham burg; Dr. E.

M. Bingaman, Hyde Park; Wellington VanReed and W. Kerper Stevens, Reading; Paul B. Wertz, Oliver S. Weible and S.

Wisser, West Reading; H. H. Rupp, H. Franklin Brossman, Howard M. PVy and Landes F.

Miller, of Wyomissing; William H. McAtee, Port Clinton; J. J. Sallade, Womelsdorf; Mahlon A. Moyer, Robesonia; Henry Clouser, Sinking Spring; Samuel T.

Bordner. Wernersville. At 2 in the afternoon the newly elected directors held a meeting and effected an organization by electing these officers: President, Jacob D. Naftzinger; vice president, Paul B. Wertz; seer eta rv, H.

H. Runnr treasurer. Oliver S. Weible: so ncitor. H.

Franklin Brossman. CEMENT In the office of Samuel E. Bertolet, 36 Court stfet at ,7 30 tlon.Earl Rader, 13 was captured and in IZTJ front of the Wyomissing borough hail of the stockholders of the Vindex Portland Cement Company was held. at which these directors were elected: John R. Miller, Henry R.

Jon athan C. Iilig, bamuel E. Bertolet and Charles T. Nagle. A reorganization was effected by the election of these officers: President, John R.

Miiler; vice president, Jonathan C. Illig; pee retary and treasurer, Charles T. LIVING MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS TREE incandescent bulbs of many rnW many were used in decorating the tree, and on vveuuesuay evening mere was a carol service under the tree. BARBERS HANG FIRE ON RAISING PRICES The Boss Barbers' Association, in conjunction with regular meeting Thursday evening, held a smoker for their members: At the meeting the proposed by laws were read and adopted, following which a constitu non was adopted. inese measures were carried through without any opposition.

That the boss barbers' union is rapidly increasing throughout the city is shown by 20 propositions for membership received. They will meet on January 22, when they will definitely settle the raise of hair cutting and shaving prices. COMRADES ELECT. The Comrades of St. Mary's Epis LUi'al "ua'' elu a uusmess meeting vn xnursuay evening ana elected otn cers: Captain, Albert Chillson; first lieutenant, Harold Dorwin; second lieutenant, Enoch Painter; sergeant of the guard, Harry Ferguson; chaplain, Paul Ray; secretary, Ward Boote and treasurer, Rev.

Harvey P. Walter Joseph Henry Miles, two months, son of Richard and Annie B. Miles, of 416 Rosenthal street, died on Thursday evening of pneumonia. Auman. STEAL STEEDS AND FARE BRAVELY FORTH Tliree Boys Secure Mounts and Forage, But Are Unhorsed By State Police.

Emulating the exploits of the bad men of the ''Wild and Wooly West," a trio of youngsters, none over, 15," are alleged to have broken open the stable of the Keystone Transfer Company, 614 Court street, and taken out as many horses, together with a bag of oats for feed until, it is said, they could disposo of them to a man named Miller, some time after 6 o'clock Thursday evening. At 8 the police were apprised of the disappearance of the horses and the wires were gotten to nighborinfr towns with re quests to look out for the horses one I a sorrel, another a dark, bay and the third a laght Officers Kautz and Banks, of the State Police, watched for the horses at Wyomissing. About i i o'clock the little troop oame along. i The troopers took the boys into ous tody. One of the officers Kautz I went into the hotel to telephone.

In the meantime the horse of Banks became restive and ran away." The three youngsters took advantage of the diversion to bolt. The troopers gave chase. In the yard of the home of N. Edward Richards one of the boys the other Albert Haag, li was overtaken. The third, whose name the captives suid is Samuel Fry, 15, made his escape.

The horses were recovered and returned to the owner J. Howard Smale. The youthful prisoners were taken to police station by the state policemen and locked up. One boy was carried in on the state police man saddle bow. Today warrants will be lodged against them.

DENTISTS CHOOSE YEARLY OFFICERS Election of officers and hearing the reading of the annual address of the retiring president took up the. time of the January meeting of the Reading Dental Society, in the offices of Dr. C. E. Grim, 762 Penn street, on Thursday' evening.

The officers chosen are: President, Dr. Clarence DeLong; vice president, Dr. Yoder; secretary. Dr. Otto J.

Specker; treasurer, Dr. H. L. Cleaver; executive committee, Drs. Julius Charles E.

Grim and George F. DeLong; censors, Drs. I. M. Rapp, Alvin Bgenstose and S.

E. Tate; oral hygine, W. Bohn, C. B. Grim, J.

A. McGGov ern, J. Raver and M. U. Gerhard; press, Drs.

George F. DeLonsr and C. SchoM; dispensary, Drs; George S. Schlegel and George F. DeLong.

'Dr. Milton U. Gerhard made his address upon retiring as president, and the ex ecutive committee announced that it has gotten the consent of Dr. Otto Lengui, of New York, to be" present at the annual banquet, whielv will be held in the Elks' Home' on Thursday evening, Feb. 5.

Dr. Walter S. Herr, a graduate of Pennsylvania College of Dental was proposed for membership. U. S.

MARINE GUARD AT MEXICO DOUBLED Washington, Four hundred marines now in the Panama Canal zone were ordered today to join the American warships off the east coast of Mexico. Secretary Daniels explained that the transfer was to be made for the benefit of the health of the men. CHURCHES BUSY PICKING OFFICERS Anniial Congregational Meetings Will Continue For Several Weeks The congregation of the St. Andrew Reformed Church held its annual busi ness meeting on Thursday evening in the Sunday, School auditorium and elected elders and deacons. E.

H. Kraemer and A. Sharp were chosen elers and Charles A. Yeager, Israel Laucks and Thomas Burkey as deacons. Rev.

Henry II. Ranck presided and Edward Kinsey, Wayne Lenhart and Mrs. J. F. Doremus were tellers.

The reports of the church fund committee showed that $2,000 had been paid on the church debt during the past year and that the congrega tion had raised for current ex penses. The 13th annual report of the pastor showed that he had read 1,008 persons into the church and had con firmed 594 in that time. Mrs. Charles H. Leinbach reported for the Ladies' Aid; Jacob Rhoads for the Mission Band, and John Esterly for the Ushers' League.

Communion will be held at both services next Sunday at 10 a. m. in the morning and 7.30 p. m. in the evening.

FIRST U. E. The men's Bible class of the First United Evangelical Church held its annual election of officers on Thursday evening: President, James F. Mohn; vice president, Walter Woods; secretary, William H. Burke; treasurer, George S.

Merkel; chorister, Harry W. Spohn, and Rev. A. J. Brun ner as teacher.

The class raised $300 during the year. The average attendance was 138 and 176 are enrolled in the class. The president, James Mohn. made the customarv nresident's I OJfLT MOOTING PAPKR IN I TELEGRAM AN TIMES CIRCULATION YESTERDAY ASSOCIATED PRESS 17,606 VOLUME 11 2 NO. 8 1 READING, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 191 4 TEN PAGES PD 1 By th Week, Six Cent.

I 1 Ld sinl Oout On Cent. READING TOT AT DEBAUCH OF DRUNKEN REVELLERS Kotelkeeper, Under Fire in Media, Says Firemen Brought Five Year Old Child PROBING GIRL'S DEATH Alleged Occurrence in Hostelry Opposed by Chester No License League Media, Jan. 8. Dr. Stoddart P.

Gray, of Chester, will be called in the license court to explain his connection with the death of Florence Knight, formerly housekeeper at the Keystone Hotel of former Coroner Edward S. in Chester. Fry said on the stand a Reading brought his five year old child to the hotel during the convention. The Knight girl died last June as a result of an illegal operation, and B. Geary, attorney for the Delaware County No License League, has been seeking to' prove that Fry was respon (sible for her condition, in an effort to show that Fry was not morally fit to hold a saloon license.

When public jscandal became so great that it could not be ignored, the body was ex humed and a post mortem examina tion held. No responsibility was placed and the case apparently had dropped out of sight until the attack on Fry's license began. BDACK IS WHITE. Black is white and white is black, if the testimony of both sides is to be be lieved in the hearing of the license ap application of E. Fry.

It is seldom, even in a noted criminal case, that so large an array of witnesses present such a directly and flatly contradic tory mass of testimony. READING CHILD THERE. Fry said that he had found consid erable trouble in handling the boisterous negroes around his place. "Dur ing the firemen convention I was never away from my place. It is tin true that a 14 year old girl was dragged into the bar by a fireman.

Such a thing could not have happened without my seeing it. One of the firemen had his own five year old child with him, brought from Reading. It is true that on the 4th of July I closed the place in the evening, but it was not because the beer ran out; it was because my bartenders had had no time off for meals." EYE PEELED FOR STARKEY. Fry admitted that he had seen Starkey in the place with a woman on December 5. Starkey yesterday denied that he had been in the place that night.

Fry said he knew Starkey and when he saw him in the place he made an entry of it in a book and hid a couple of witnesses in a side room. PATRIOTIC SONS BEGIN CONTEST Camp 183, Giant of Reading, Enter Banner Race With Roxborongh Will BANQUET ENJOYED BY 500 Five hundred members of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, all loyal sons of Washington Camp, No. 163, at a banquet in Rajah Temple, Thursday night, inaugurated their boom session campaign contest with Roxborongh Camp, No. 50, of Philadelphia, by strengthening both their physical and mental abilities to cope with Rox. borough in the quest for members.

An excellent menu was spread before the members of 163, and when finished1 dining they heard toasts and responses, speeches and addresses by P. O. S. of A. men prominent not only in their own camp but throughout Patriotic Sons' circles.

The rules of the contest, how Camp 163 had challenged the Philadelphia camp to a contest in securing members, how Roxmorough had accepted, how the contest would. judged, was all made clear to them. The contest will last several months, and during this boom session both camps will secure hundreds of members. The winning camp will be given a fine American flag and camp banner by the loser. Camp 50, of Roxborough, is one of the largest in Philadelphia, and 163 is one of the largest in this territory, claiming a membership of 1,200.

Addresses were made by Irvin S. Smith, Eugene Hendricks, Rev. C. P'. Gramm, Joseph Scheifly, Frank Bates and other prominent Sons.

Officers of 163 made addresses. LIBERTIES ACCEPT FINE NEW ENGINE The Liberty Fire Company held a special business meeting on Thursday evening in the engine house, when the committee on the new automobile fire engine presented the engine to the company. President Edward L. Mc Kinney receiyed the engine on behalf the company. The engine committee was composed of Ed.

McKinney, Cieorge Butler, Adam Boyer, James VI. C. Cumming3 and John W. Weitz 1. The engine will be put into ser ice within a few days.

At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace loland, 147 North Fifth street, the nembers of the Ladies' Whist Club ere entertained on Thursday evening, ix were in attendance. READING MAN MAY INHERIT $10,000 Jan. 8.

Herman Has senbrush, of Lower Merion, who was a hardware dealer and importer of Philadelphia, left an estate worth $50, 000 and upward, according to a statement filed with the will here today. He leaves to the German Hospital, Philadelphia, $5,000, to establish and maintain a bed in memory of his fath of Theophilus Hassenbrush. His son, Herman, is to receive $50,000 when he is 25 years old; $10,000 is bequeathed to each of eight nephews and nieces (they are not named), $2,000 to John Haas and $1,000 to Guy Gray, if they are in his employ at his death. His wife, who is made legatee of the residuary estate, is to set aside a fund for assisting 'his blood relatives, especially nephews and nieces, with special regard for their education. T.

E. Hessenbrach, of 416 Douglass street, is a nephew. ASTROLOGERS' EASYMONEY Pottstown Hex Doctor Arrested in Philadelphia on Charge of Fleecing $8000 RAN OFFICE IN READING Buddy Skean, Member of Famous Beech Street Gang, Adds New Honors to His Clan Philadelphia, Jan. 8. Budman Skean, 27, who falsely representing himself as the heir to an $80,000 estate, is said to have defraud ed residents of Quincy, was arrested here this afternoon.

With his was taken a friend, Grover Rutter, thirty years old. The charge on which he was arrested was deser tion and non support, preferred by his wife, Elizabeth. Both men come! from Pottstown. Skean, it is said, fleeced business men in Quincy of from $7,000 to $8, 000. all on the strength of his assur ances that he had been left a fortune by his aunt.

Rutter accompanied him West. Several months ago, it is asserted, Skean contrived the publication of articles which depicted him as the heir to this mythical estate. Skean and Rutter left for California, makine their way by money earned at "palm reading." Finally they arrived in Quincy. FOUXD WEST EASY. There it is said, Skean lost no time in displaying the clippings and pro claiming himself heir to 80,000.

He got a partnership in a mine, aad bor rowed mcney on notes, it is asserted, getting $1,400 from one hotel man alone. Occasionally a telegram would ar rive for Skean. Apparently it was from his lawyer, and it gave details of the settlement of the aunt's estate. Skean was not reluctant to let his friends see these telegrams. Both Skean and Rutter lived "on the fat of the land" while Quincy.

they were in Finally they, decided it would he wiser for them to return to the East, so back them came to Philadelphia, taking rooms at 242 South Eighth street, and resuming their "palm read Inc." Tt whs at th South VAehth street house that they were arrested this afternoon. BROUGHT TO POTTSTOWN. i The arrests were made by Frank O'Connor, a detective of the city staff, and another O'Connor, a Pottstown detective. The Pottstown man had come here for Rutter and Captain Cameron detailed Frank O'CJnnor to accompany him. When they entered the room oecu pied by the two men Frank O'Connor was amazed to find Skean, for whom he had been hunting.

Skean, the de tctives say, made a free confession. The men were searched and a dag ger was found in Rutter's possession. Skean had a revolver ana a numoer of cartridges. At first it was thought McDonald, has a living mu thesc might have been the men Christmas tree, a large na tried to rob the jewelry store at 107 tive pjne trees which stands on a va South Eighth street Tuesday' night, cant lot near the rent nf th n.n but Max Myers, the proprietor, looked them over and said he had never seen them before. Rutter was turned over to the Potts town detective by Magistrate Eiaen brown in the Central Station, and was taken to Pottstown to answer his wife's charge.

Skean will not be ar raigned until the police hear from the police authorities in Quincy. OF FAMOUS GAXG. Skean has relatives in Reading. He ran a "hex office here. His uncle, Dawdy," was found dead in Potts town a week ago.

Skean and Rutter were members of the "Beech Street Gang," in its prime 15 years ago, in Pottstpwn. Five of its members were arrested again Wednesday for disorderly conduct. These five are on Pottstown's official "jag list" and have been in jail perhaps oftener than any other citizens. This gang has been noted for the originality of its nicknames, some of which were: "Dago," "Hoggie," "Huckle," "Lombone," "Stink," "Froggie," "Abbie," "Cap pie," "Doc," "Tossie" and Biffle Ox." They used a peculiar whistle known as the "Eighty Acre." KEVERSIXK MEETING. The Neversink Fire Company, in BC0OIUI1 inursuay evening, re v.yvu jji ujjuoiiiuiis lur admission.

The meeting was short and was the first time the officials 'elected in December assumed their power and dignity. address. oranges, B. J. Saylor; woolen blank At the regular meeting of St.

John's 'ets William Miller; jelly, Mrs. W. A. German Lutheran Youths' Society, Fisher; two turkeys, Mr. Kalbach; Thursday evening, the program was: i cakes, James A.

Schofer; toys, C. K. recitation, Miss Dorothy Parker; piano Whitner; ice cream, J. D. Mishler; ice solo, Rev.

Philip Kirchner; reading, eream, Dr. J. B. Raser; cake, Mrs. F.

Rev. Mr. Kirchner; piano duet, Miss Wertz; cranberries, Mrs. B. B.

Baus Unger and Mr. Unger; reading, Paul nian; boxes of "ackers, Na Kaufmann. Biscuit Company; G. M. These officers were, elected at a Britton Company: potatoes, Mrs.

F. I', meeting of the congregation of Cal 1 Seidei; four bags flour, Leinbach vary Reformed Church: Elders, S. Y. barrel, of stgar, William H. Reigner, J.

Milton Miller and M. M. Luden; sweet potatoes, W. F. Linder Weinhart; "deacons, R.

Bright, man; donation, John Barbey; two tur George Gossler and G. J. Weiss. The i keys, J. turkey, Mr.

Lutz; annual reports of the congregation two plants, John H. Giles; magazines, showed substantial gains. Joseph Keely; Christmas music, Wyomissing, Jan. 8. At the annual Zion Reformed Church.

meeting of the congregation of the Bausman Memorial Reformed Church u.a mua weie reau ano ap 1 Christmas dinner at the Homeopathic: proved and Jacob E. Naftzinger wa3lMiBg Annie Mcllvain. Mrs. Richmond elected an elder and Harry Weik a Jone3i Mrs Emer Thomp30n, Mrs. au.u LORD READING Or OLD NAMESAKE London, Jan.

8. Sir Rnfws Isaacs, who was raised to peerage on Xew Year's day, lias chosen the title of Lord Reading, the name of the town whie.li he represented in the House of Commons from 1904 to 1911. Reading, is the town from TWELFTH WARD PICKS OFFICERS These, officers were nominated at a meeting of the Twelfth Ward Democratic Club Thursday evening: Chair jman, Charles Moll; vice president, i First Precinct, Samuel Gensemer; Sec i ond Precinct, Herbert Moyer; Third Precinct, William Croll; Fourth Pre cinct, John Levan; secretary, L. J. Sissaman; treasurer and custodian, Dr.

W. H. Rothermel; auditors, Wil liam Croll, Henry M. Mayer and Joseph N. Vogel.

DEM0CRATS0F FOURTEENTH ASK MORE ROOM TO DIVIDE VOTES Would Create New Precinct North of Douglass Street to and Including Riverside Democrats of the four precincts of the Fourteenth Ward crowded into the Subway Inn, at Sixth and Spring streets, Thursday evening where, at a meeting called for that purpose, they discussed the demand for an enlarg ing readjusting of the precincts, neces. sitated by the rapid growth and increasing sway of the Democratic power in that ward. The disposal of the questio.n and the resolutions adopted, by the Fourteenth Democrats was that they advocated the number of precincts be increased to five. The fifth is "to be formed by the splitting of the Second Precinct and will take in all that territory north of Robeson, street, extending to Riverside. If this' proposition of the Democrats of the Fourteenth Ward is adopted it will lessen the number of voters in the Second! Precinct.

There are 800. To materialize their proposition, the Democrats must raise a petition and have the support of the Republicans, Socialists or of any other political party in the ward. James Reedy annaunced that he would be a candidate for re election to the county committee at the primaries to be held in May. Nominations for the vice presidencies of the four precincts were: First, Emory sllouser, Second, Charles E. Mast; Third, Harry Hill; Fourth, John Koch; 'treasurer.

Reynolds Richards; secre tary Milton Miller The election of officers will be held at the next meet ling op February 12. Nominations for chairman of the ward were: D. Schaeffer and Harry F. McCloy. Mr.

John Koch presided at the meeting andn. j. MUton Miller recorded the minutes. CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOMEOPATHIC Donations Unusually Generous During Month Covering Christmas The women managers of the Homeopathic Hospital held their monthly Dusiness meeting on Thursday afternoon in' the nurses' home with Mrs. R.

M. Hoffman in the chair and Mrs. Charles G. Willson recording the minutes. Mrs.

Charles E. Leippe and Mrs' Clarence Long were appointed the house committee. The chaplain for January will be Rev. Norman S. Wolf.

1 The following dues were paid: Mrs. George Eckert, Mrs. J. L. Lance, Mrs John J.

Kutz, Edward Moyer, Mrs. Ben Jones, Obadiah Sanders, Mrs. M. Aulenbach, Mrs. R.

M. Hoffman, Mrs. J. M. Mountz, Mrs.

William Bus fom Mrs. Samuel Davies, Mrs. F. S. Wertz, Mrs.

George Bard, Mrs. Charles Zimmerman, Miss Clara Reber and Mrs. F. F. Seidei.

The following donations were received during the past month: Magazines, George F. Rein hart; theatre tickets, Dr. Michael Austin; magazines, First U. Church; quantity of jelly, Mrs. M.

E. Fisher; picture books and dolls, Mr. and Miss Hageman; use of automobiles, George F. Eisenbrown, Joseph W. Essick and Jonathan Mould; ham, Joseph Derr; CHRISTMAS SUBSCRIBERS.

The following subscribed to the John Barbey, Mrs. Jacob Barbey, Joshua Keely, Mrs. J. D. Lotz, Mrs.

Trtf maotAi Miu AT of a if TlTvo XT Harry 0rr Mrs Luden Mrs Corkhill, Mrs. F. F. Seidei, Mrs. R.

1 Hoffman, Mrs. Charles Madeira, Mrs George Schuler, Miss Clara Schmucker, Mrs. S. E. Slegcl, Mrs.

H. Slegel and Miss Ritter. If vrc iuitct rt tokitcu RAILROADS MUST FURNISH i DRINKING WATER AND CUPS which our own Reading gets its name. I Harr'isburg; Jan. 8.

All railroad This city has outstripped its prototype companies engaged in passenger traf both in population and. wealth, al fie are required, By an order issued by though the two cities are still nearly of the Public Service Commission tonight, a size. The Reading, England's prin to provide a sufficient quantity of cipal occupation is biscuit making. It water for drinking ptyposes in cars is the county seat of Berkshire, as and stations used for passengers and Reading is the county seat of Berks, 'to have sufficient sanitary drinking and from which this county takes its cups to allow each passenger one for hame. jhis individual use.

GOOD ROADS ASSURED BY GEIGERTOWN FARMERS Dues Increased and New Members Are Added For Spring Work On Highways. (Special to The Times.) Geigertown, Jan. 8. Real interest in good roads and how best to attain them was shown at the annual meeting of the Geigertown Good Roads Association, held In Farmers' Hall, hers, today. There were sessions morning and afternoon, at which the annual dues were raised from 25 to 50 cents a year, officers chosen for the coming year and plans made for pressing tha objects of the Organization.

The morning session opened at 10 o'clock and was called to order by the president, John W. Jacobs, of Joanna. H. B. Plank, also of Joanna, the secretary, recorded the proceedings.

Therj were addresses by Howard G. Mc Gowan and E. M. Zerr, of this place; Henry Stultzfus, of Elverson; Amos Ranck and James McGowan, of Joanna, and Rev. H.

U. Sebring, or Joanna Heights. There also was an interesting address by Supervisor Rothermel, of Muhlenberg township, in which he made the sfatement that he had gotten the roads under his supervision in splendid permanent shape at $1,000 a mile. There also was a brief though interesting talk by Jacob Hartz, of Morgantown. It was brought out that the membership is now over 100 and that they live in Union, Robeson and Caernarvon townships and Birdsboro.

NEW OFFICERS. At the afternoon session, at 2 o'clock, these officers were re elected: President, John W. Jacobs, of Joanna; vice presidents, Henry Stultzfuss, of Morgantown, and E. M. Zerr, of Geigertown; secretary, H.

E. Plank, of Joanna; treasurer, Bernard Fox, of Elverson. Committees on legislation and executive work were also author ized. There was an address by Engineer Irelston, of the State Highways Department, in which he spoke of the work of the department. It was decided to meet monthly on Thursday evenings of full moon.

The feature at noon was the annual banquet, prepared and served by M. S. Hemmig, of Elverson. During 'the meeting programs for the formers' institute were distributed. TRANSIT HEADS ARE PROMOTED C.

C. Eong Becomes Superintendent of Power; S. E. Smith Superintendent of Railways C. C.

Long, of Reading, has been appointed general superintendent of light and power and chief engineer, with jurisdiction extending over the entire system controlled or operated by the Reading Transit and Light Comnanv and the Metropolitan Electric Com pany. S. E. Smith, also a resident of Read, ing, has been appointed general su perintendent of railways, with jurisdic tion over the operation of railways in all localities controlled or operated by the Reading Transit and Light Company. Both of the above named gen tlemen have been identified with the interest of the company for number of years, and their advancement to positions of greater responsibility is in line with the general policy of this company for promoting from its own ranks those who have been faithful in its service.

The appointments were announced Thursday by President Norman McD. Crawford. A. H. ROTHERMEL ON TRUSTEE BOARD At the mid winter meeting of the oard of trustees of Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Hon.

George F. Baer presided. The following members were present: Hon. George F. Baer, J.

W. B. Bausman, Lancaster; W. H. Hager, Lancaster; M.

F. Baringer, Wyncote; A. Kepler, Lancaster; Hon. W. U.

Hensel, Lancaster; IL S. Williamson, Lancas ter; Dr. N. C. Schaeffer, Lancaster; S.

P. Heilman, M. Lebanon; L. B. Keiper, Lancaster; W.

J. Zacharias, Chambersburg; W. Wetzel, Carlisle; Dr. A. S.

Weber, Baltimore, Robert L. Motter, York; F. CBiesecker, Somerset; Rev. C. W.

Levan, D. Alexandria; Charles A. Sauber, treasurer, Lancaster; Dr. George F. Mull, Lancaster; President Henry Apple, Lancaster.

Three vacancies in the board ere filled with the election of Charles F. Miller, Lancaster; Charles G. Baker, Lancaster, and A. H. Rothermel, Reading.

Dr. N. C. Schaeffer was elected second vice president. CHURCH SOCIALS.

The Olivet Presbyterian Church presented a lively appearance on Thursday evening when the Olivet Brotherhood held their first ladies' night of new year. The speaker of the evening was Rev. Herbert McDermott, of the North Philadelphia Presbytery. At the luncheon there were 12 decor ated tables, each one representing a month. Six new members were elected and one proposition was received.

In the Memorial Church of the Holy. Cross on Thursday evening the Men's League were entertained by William Ii. Patterson, of Philadelphia, who made an address on "Social Causes of Social Evils.".