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ALTOONA TRIBUNE, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1923 Page 5 The dinner was a get-together atfair, designed to promote enthusiasm for the annual banquet on the tenth anniversary, which will be held on May 24. It was also a booster looking toward the Diamond jubilee of the order in Philadelphia next fall. The Alexander Commandery band is to accompany the order and $171 was subscribed as a nest egg for the fund. Ten committees had been appointed, each without knowing what the others were doing to furnish a ten -minute program Nine responded in fine style. C.

A. Ellmore, proprietor of the cafe, furnished an orchestra to play during the dinner; J. M. Lee staged ten minutes of jolly story telling; C. B.

Wilson had three "boys" for a mock trial; C. L. Nonemaker presented a dialogue; R. C. Haulman's contribution was a variety orchestra music; C.

H. Paul had J. Woodhouse of. give "Experiences of Thomas and His Girl at the Fair" in Welsh, along with another funny stunt. A.

C. Beaver's presentation was a dialogue, funny stunts and a piano solo by H. C. Isenberg. Two piano selections by a young girl W.

H. Lowe's number. D. L. Hoffman -stunts two funny to print- capped the climax.

CHURCH NOTES COUNTY ENDEAVOR WILL HAVE STATE SECRETARY SPEAK A special meeting of the executive committee of the Blair county Christian Endeavor society was held yesterday at headquarters in the First United Brethren church. The program committee announced securing the new secretary, Rev. H. L. Hazlet, of Huntingdon, as speaker for the county convention to be held at Canoe Creek in June.

There will be two sessions, the afternoon given to business and junior demonstration and the evening to the address of the new secretary. Officers reported visiting societies and were assigned others. MEN'S CLASS TO ENTERTAIN The Men's Good Will Bible class of St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday school cordially invites all members and friends of the Sunday school and all others who care to come to the church at 7:45. There will be a musical and literary program, with an address by Rev.

Dr. G. N. Lauffer, of the Second Lutheran church. EIGHTH DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEET THURSDAY Programs have been distributed to the sixteen Sunday schools the Eighth district of the county for the fourth annual convention, which will be held in the Third Presbyterian church on Thursday evening.

All Sunday schools on the east side of the railroad, east of Twelfth street, and the East End are in this district. The Peerless Eleven class of the First Church of Christ Sunday school holds the banner for largest percentage of attendance last year and will bring it to the convention church, to be awarded to the class having the largest percentage for this year. Each school in this district paid its per capita tax last year. The school with largest percentage of membership present at the convention, will be in competition with districts for choice of boy or girl for training camp. POLA NEGRI CONWAY TEARLE CONRAD NAGEL LOIS WILSON in "BELLA DONNA" Capitol Now EVENTS OF THE CITY Social, Church And Lodge Calendar APRIL 9 AFTERNOON Methodist Ministerial association, Eighth Avenue church, 2 o'clock EVENING Benefit social, Elks' home Catholic Daughters of America, Y.

M. I. rooms Quota club, Logan house, 6 o'clock Junior Von Bora class, Grace Lutheran, covered dish luncheon, at church, 6.30 Parliamentary law class, League of Women Voters, Penn-Alto hotel Board of Directors, P. R. R.

Y. M. C. association rooms L. L.

M. circle, Eighth Avenue M. Bank cafe, 6.45 Entertainment, Men's Good Will class, St. Paul's Lutheran, at church Serving and Waiting class, Fifty-Eighth Street M. at church Careful Gleaners, Fairview Union at chapel Mission study class, Second Lutheran young folks, at parsonage Knights of King Arthur, Trinity Reformed, at church Boys' Brigade Second, Presbyterian, at church, Boys' club, St.

parish house CENTRAL GRAMMAR FACULTY FUNCTION Principal W. H. Burd Honor Guest at Party Given by Teachers Members of the Central Grammar school faculty on Saturday evening had a happy social event at the Green Parrot tea rooms in honor of the birthday of their principal, W. H. Burd.

The tables were beautiful in their green and yellow color scheme, jonquils being used in decorations and as favors. The place cards were the work of Miss Grace Masterson, of the art department. After the delicious menu had been disposed of, conundrums, charades and a variety of contests made the evening pass delightfully. Mrs. Edwin Jaggard won prize and William Leman the "booby" prize Superintendent Laramy and Mr.

Jaggard made addresses and Principal Burd responded, The company was composed of Principal and Mrs. Burd, Assistant Principal and Mrs. Edwin Jaggard, Superintendent Laramy, Orchestra Leader William Leman and wife; Misses Emma Davis, Clara Hazzard, Mary Wala ters, Grace Masterson, Jessie Kipp, Dorothy Kurtz, Minnie Carver, Nan Bailey, Annie Crumbaker, Nettie Wagner, Carrie Ketler, Dorothy Morrow, Bertha Grazier, Bessie Gephart, Louise Schomberg, Helen Beech, Bertha Minster, Laura Rickanbaugh, Mrs. Ella Edgar. Members of the Ladies Auxiliary to Altoona Gymnasium were out in force to greet their president, Mrs.

W. Frank Vaughn, who has been absent for some time on account of illness. Plans were made for a card party late in April. URIC ACID Too much aric acid means various forms rheumatism, inflammations in the joints and consequent pains and aches. Drive that excess uric acid out of your blood by taking regularly the old reliable PLANTEN'S "RED MILL' GENUINE IMPORTED HAARLEM OIL in Capsules It dissolves the uric acid, cleanses the tem and leaves you without pain or ache.

Look for the "Red Mill" trademark on every package. Take no other. At all leading druggists, Trial size cents. 'H. PLANTEN SON, BROOKLYN, N.

Y. L. L. M. CIRCLE The L.

L. M. Circle of the Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal church will meet at the bank cafe this evening at 6:45. There will be a special program and a good time for all present. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS TONIGHT Business of live import will await Court Eugene A.

Garvey, No. 652, Catholic Daughters of America, at its April meeting this evening. It will be held in the Y. M. I rooms.

PRESBYTERIANS GO TO HUNTINGDON FOR ITS SPRING MEET Huntingdon Presbytery, will hold its spring meeting Huntingdon, Rev. R. P. Daubenspeck pastor, today and Tuesday. The first, session will open at 2 o'clock afternoon, with sermon by Rev.

James C. McConnell. this, After opening formalities, officers will be elected and reports received. of large interest to Altoonans will be that of the committee on the Dysart home project, of which it is expected some definite action will be taken. popular meeting in the interest of foreign missions will be held this evening, Rev.

Dr. H. H. Stiles presiding. Dr.

Ernest F. Hall, a well known and energetic member of the church board of missions, located at New York, will be the speaker. It is Dr. Hall's first to this presbytery and he will be warmly welcomed. Tuesday morning will be given to reports and to election of commissioners to the general assembly.

At the opening of the Tuesday afternoon session memorial of the late Rev. W. H. Kuhn of Bellwood, will be read by the Bellwood pastor, Rev. Samuel Barber.

This session will close the meeting. SERVING AND WAITING Men of the Serving and Waiting class of the Fifty-eighth Street Methodist Episcopal Sunday school will meet at the church this evening 1 for their April business and social meeting. MISSION STUDY CLASSES and The young people's mission study classes will meet at the Second Lutheran parsonage this evening and Tuesday evening to complete the study of of the book, "India on the March." SODALITY MISSIONARY. and SODALITY MISSIONARY. Meeting of the missionary section of the Sodality union, postponed from last Tuesday evening will be held tomorrow evening at the Casa Regina, HOME MISSION MEETING Grace Methodist Episcopal Home Missionary society will have an interesting program the church on Tuesday evening.

The program will inVocal solo, Rev. J. V. Adams; address, Miss Sadie Sheffer; piano solo, Margaret Santomario; address, Mrs. A.

C. Myers; piano solo, Mary Lamont; vocal solo, Miss Annie Martz; reading from the text book, Miss Alice Davis. GET NEW STRENGTH FOR SUMMER HEAT need perfect health and bodily vigor to carry you through the long summer that is just at hand. If you are thin and run down, easily tired, nervous and sleepless, you need the new strength and vigor which Gude's Pepto-Mangan has given to so many thousands of people. It will help wonderfully to create the buoyant, radiant energy and animation you need for the summer months.

Your druggist, has Gude's both liquid and tablet form. Gude's an Tonic and Blood Enricher Your Name Will Be In This Book! The Reason Why some business men are successful is because THEY KNOW when to give credit and when to withhold it. The Merchant's Credit Guide tells how everybody pays. It will be issued soon. All business and professional men will have it, displaying our authorized signs.

THE MERCHANTS Your Name Will Be In It CREDIT Rated according to the way you settle your bills. As every person's GUIDE give every citizen of Altoona and Blair County ample notice that they credit are record Prompt being is the rated. Pay, UTMOST Fair Pay, IMPORTANCE Slow to or them, we hereby THE MERCHANTS Credit Guide heading and a picture of the credit guide on the Delinquents affected will receive a special letter with the Merchant's as many of your bills you can before this book is published, or upper left hand corner (none other is genuine), from their creditors telling just what is expected of them. For your credit's sake pay GUIDE. make some definite arrangements when you will pay.

Every subscriber will meet you more than half way. Make sure your merchant has this protection. There's a reason. THINK! The Retail Credit Men's Association of Altoona YOU PAY JOHN W. POPE, "Credit Expert," MERCHANTS AND COUPON PROFESSIONAL PROMPTLY TO MEN SEND THIS COMPANY TELLS HOW No.

1414 Thirteenth Ave, (Bell Phone 2797X) Altoona, Penna. Without Obligation upon my part call or send me full particulars about your MERCHANT'S CREDIT GUIDE SYSTEM and its beneficial features. NAME OF CITY OR TOWN. INDIVIDUAL TO METHODIST MINISTERIUM The Methodist Ministerial association will meet in the Eighth Avenue church at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The chief item of business will be reorganization for the coming year and election of officers.

HUMANE WEEK April 9-15 has been designated as Humane week and efforts are. being made to further its observance in this region, Mrs. Clyde S. Wynn, of Tyrone, who is state superintendent of humane education for the Women's Christian Temperance all Union members is greatly the union interested and of friends do their best to make the week of benefit to "friends in fur and feathers." MEN'S CLASS ELECTS The Men's Bible class of the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Sunday school elected as its officers for the ensuing year: President, F. R.

Finney; vice president, Men W. Craine; secretary, W. S. Renninger; treasurer, T. M.

Gates. Y. W. C. A.

DIRECTORS POSTPONE The directors tian day Monday April meeting of the board of of the Young Women's Chrisassociation will be held on Tuesafternoon at 4 o'clock, instead of afternoon at 3. JUNIOR VON BORA A covered dish luncheon will feature the April meeting of the Junior Von Bora class of Grace Lutheran Sunday school hat the church this evening. The hour 6:30 and after the luncheon a social time will be enjoyed. CAREFUL GLEANERS At Fairview Union chapel this evening will be held the April meeting of Careful Gleaners, the young people's class of the Sunday school. WEDDINGS ROSS-GILLILAND.

Mr. George H. Ross, of 219 avenue, Juniata, and Miss Emma Gladys Gilliland, of Antis township, were united in marriage on April 4. The ring ceremony was performed by Rev. W.

A. Dysart, pastor of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal church, at his home in Bellwood. William M. Ross, brother of the groom, was best man, and Miss Reba Gilliland, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Following the ceremony, the party went to the home of the bride's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. T. Gilliland, near Asbury church, where an elaborate wedding dinner was served. They will receive congratulations of numerous friends at the home of the bride's parents and later will establish their home in Juniata: Mr.

Ross is a Pennsy employee at the transfer station. LUTHER-SCHERMERHORN. At 7 o'clock Wednesday evening at the parsonage of the Fairview Methodist Episcopal church, Miss Dessie Schermerhorn and Mr. Anthony C. Luther were united in marriage by the Rev.

A. L. Bixler. Miss Helen McFalls and Mr. Theodore Schiessle attended them.

After honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. be at home Muthastem at 1811 Fourth street, where they will establish their new home. WAGNER-GEHRDES. At the home of Mr.

and Mrs. F. J. Gehrdes, 1431 Third avenue, at 10 o'clock Wednesday evening, Miss Gertrude M. Gehrdes the bride of Mr.

Alfred B. Wagner, 1540 Pleasbecame, ant Valley avenue, the ceremony being performed by Rev. F. L. Teeter, pastor of the First Evangelical church.

Mrs. F. J. Gehrdes attended the bride as matron of honor, Mr. Gehrdes acting in the capacity of best man.

The newlyweds will be at home at 1540 Pleasant Valley avenue. HUNDRED MILLION IN WAR SAVINGS ARE OUTSTANDING WASHINGTON, April 9. one hundred million dollars in War Savings Stamps and certificates due and payable on January 1, 1923, are still outstanding," said Lew Wallace, director of the United States government savings system. "That means loss of interest for more than three months, although the government has done everything possible to induce the people to exchange these stamps for the new Treasury Savings Certificates." EUCHRE AND 500. Arrangements have been for the cuchre and 500.

party completed will be given in the Y. M. I. rooms tomorrow night under the auspices of the district committee of the Knights of St. George.

Anticipations are that an unusually large crowd will attend. Nothing has been overlooked that may A contribute good time to is the assured success' to of the everybody. party. P. R.

R. Y. DIRECTORS. The monthly business session of the P. R.

R. Y. M. C. A.

board of directors will be held in the general office of the Eleventh avenue and Thirteenth street, this evening at 8 o'clock. BENEFIT SOCIAL. Mrs. M. Doyle, assisted by Mrs.

A. W. Ashburn, hag completed elaborate plans for a beneficial social which will be given at the Elks' home this evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. A program will be presented that will give the maximum pleasure to young and old. There will be a diversity of good music, progressive euchre and other features that have a popular appeal.

Those incomparable little artists, ThelDiehl and Marian Brunhoover, will demonstrate a "Dutch" dance. Miss Summerville will entertain with piano selections. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone interested, the committee having untiringly worked to insure the pleasure of all who will attend. FRATERNAL NEWS COMMANDERY DINNER BIG BOOSTER AFFAIR P. O.

S. of A. Function Full of Enthusiasm and Laughy Stunts Alexander Commandry, No. 46, the uniform Patriotic Order Song of "america, had a full course dinner Saturday evening at the Union Bank cafe. Covers were laid for 120.

Commander C. H. Paul, WAS the presiding officer of the occasion. C. L.

Nonemaker, commander-in-chief of the commandery general. of the United States; W. H. Schwartz, the only survivor of the state camp incorporators; both members of Alexander Commandery; W. A.

Derrny, picket-in-chief of the commandery general, from Harrisburg, were honored guests. The first telescope, invented by Galileo in 1610, collected about eighty-one times as much light as the human eye, but the Mt. Wilson tleescope, the largest in the world today, collects 160,000 times as much as the human eye. Kline Bros "THE BEST FOR LESS" OUR APRIL SALES BRING STIRRING SAVINGS Endless in Variety and Exceptional in Values New Silk Dresses $30 TO $35 $22.50 ALL SIZES VALUES 16 TO 44 No matter what your particular style may be--you are assured of finding just what you want in this collection of specially priced dresses. MATERIALS, Egyptian Printed Crepes, Canton Crepe, Taffeta, Satin-Back Crepe, Crepe de Chine.

Styles range from slim, straightline types to bouffant and full gathered skirts; many show pleated panels, drapes, basque waist, tight bodices and draped collars. Spring's Newest Models in SUITS Very Specially Priced $25.00 Individual suits which embody those characteristics sought for and demanded by the smartly groomed woman superior styles, materials and workmanship. MATERIALS: Velour Check, Poiret Twill, Twill Cord, Tricotine. Lovely, long line tailored models, self-trimmed, chic box jackets trimmed with braid or embroidery; smart sport types; Balkan Blouse, straightline and belted styles. Other beautiful models at $38.95 to $79.95.

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