NEWS: Personals, Notes About People, Altoona Tribune, August 26, 1918, Blair County, PA

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NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE

  Miss Elizabeth Harnden, of Altoona, is the guest of her grandparents, Mr. 
and Mrs. C. M. Buck, of North Pennsylvania avenue.
  Frank Miller, proprietor of the Keystone hotel, and his daughter, Miss 
Justine, are on a trip which includes stops at Williamsport, Buffalo and 
Niagara Falls.
  Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gardner, of South Lincoln avenue, are entertaining Mrs. 
Vern Sharp and son, of Jamestown, N. Y.
  Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Vincent were called to Uniontown on Saturday, on account 
of the sudden death of the mother of Mrs. Vincent.
  L. P. Brisbin, of Twenty-first street, accompanied his daughter, Mrs. J. F. 
Budd, on Saturday, to the Clearfield hospital, where she goes for treatment.
  Joseph H. Brandstetter, of Logan avenue, departed on Saturday for Rochelle, 
Ill., where he joins his wife, spending several days, and then they both will 
come home.
  Carl Grove, who is employed in the supervising agent's office at Fourteenth 
street, but who at night time lives in Huntingdon, spent Saturday and over 
Sunday at Cumberland.
  Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hull, of East Tenth street, have as house guests, 
Mrs. Anna Parks, Mrs. Charles Hull and her children, Charles and Florence, 
all of Marshall, Mo.  They expect to spend several days in this locality, 
before preceding to their western home.
  William Ermine, of the United States army, is spending a short furlough at 
his home at this place.
  Mr. and Mrs. Walter Study, of Lincoln avenue, had as their week end guests, 
Mr. and Mrs. Park McFarland and son, of Altoona.
  Misses Dottie and Betty Hamer have gone to Atlantic City, for a week's stay 
at that popular summer resort.
  Prof. I. C. M. Ellenberger, lately of the schools of Sunbury and some time 
previous, superintendent of the Tyrone schools, visited over Sunday with 
Isaac Gates and family, of East Eleventh street.
  Thomas V. Barber, the first assistant of Pharmacist W. H. McLanahan, is 
spending several days bout his old home at Mifflinburg.
  William R. Houser, of Seventh street, has as his guest over Sunday, his 
brother from Lewistown.
  Thomas McHugh, jr., of the U. S. N., at present stationed at Philadelphia, 
where he is receiving special training, was home over Sunday with his parents 
and brothers and sisters on Washington avenue.
  Miss Edith Walker, of Hollidaysburg, was the guest for the last few days of 
the week of the Misses Hiller, of Pennsylvania avenue.
  Mrs. William H. Neff, of West Fifteenth street, left Sunday for Camp Lee, 
Va., where she will spend a few days near to her husband, who is in training 
at that place.
  Mr. and Mrs. Will Leech and Mrs. Graham and young daughter, all of State 
College, were motor guests on the Sabbath of Mr. and Mrs. Will Reel and Mr. 
and Mrs. C. S. D. Hastings.  Mrs. Graham is the wife of a lieutenant who is 
with the A. E. F. in France, and the young daughter has arrived since the 
father went abroad.
  Miss Mary Tate, of Wilmington, Del., is the guest of some of the young 
ladies of the younger set.
  Mrs. James Fleming and daughter, Miss Maude, spent Sunday with friends and 
relatives at Mill Hall.
  Sergeant Huston, who is attached to the new government plant at this place 
as an inspector, and who with his wife has occupied the Kestler home, on 
Fifteenth street, for the summer, have as their guests the parents of Mrs. 
Huston, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Reed, of Binghamton, N. Y.
  Mr. and Mrs. George C. Woodring have as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin 
Jones, of Philipsburg.
  James Bathurst, Alexander Hipple and John H. Priest are a trio who left the 
latter part of the last week for a vacation period to be spent in visiting 
New York, Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
  Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Scullin, of Lincoln avenue, have as a most delightful 
guest,  
the sister of the latter, Miss Annie Sneeringer, of Baltimore, Md.

Altoona Tribune, Monday, August 26, 1918, page 2
  
PERSONALS

  The rumor that excited Juniata last evening of the drowning of J. P. Wise 
at Mill Creek was exploded by a party of visitors to that place who said 
there wasn't enough water in the Juniata river to drown anybody and even if 
there was, Mr. Wise wasn't drowned when they left, as they had seen him just 
before they started home. 
  Mrs. S. I. Forsht, Mrs. Laura Shuss and Mrs. Dorothy Hammers were last 
evening in Hollidaysburg as supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Dodson.
      Campers Return
  Misses Esther Gates, Fern and Pearl McKinney; Messrs John Berney, "Polly" 
Rhodes and Joe McKinstry, after spending the week camping at Mill Creek, 
returned home last evening.  The party was chaperoned by Mrs. W. D. Berney 
and Mrs. William Barry, W. D. Berney and daughter Elizabeth, spent the week 
end with them.
      Chief Takes Vacation
  Chief of Police J. W. Norris will be out of town on a vacation trip into 
Centre county this week.  While the chief is reviving memories of his youth 
on the far Juniata lawbreakers are left to the Home Defense Police and it's 
simply up to every fellow to use his own judgement about this being a good 
week to start something.
      Pastor Home
  Dr. S. J. Taylor is again at home after a month of pleasant vacation 
rusticating at Julian.  Dr. Taylor will resume his regular duties as pastor 
of Trinity Lutheran church this morning.
  Mrs. S. I. Forsht, Mrs. Dorothy Hammers and Mrs. Laura Shuss were Sunday 
guests of friends in Hollidaysburg.
  Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gettys and son Joseph, of 1003 Boulevard, accompanied by 
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Killetts, of Altoona, motored a Ryde on Saturday, where 
they will spend the week camping.
  Roy Logan, of Garrett, Indiana, has returned home after a short visit with 
Juniata friends.
  Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hoke, of 208 Tenth avenue, are entertaining their 
daughter, Mrs. O. L. Stevens and Mr. and Mrs. John Hollingsworth, of Erie.
  Mrs. E. Deweese and daughter Dorothy, of 608 Second street, have returned 
from a trip to New York.
  Mrs. J. L. Noll, of 809 Broadway, spent a pleasant Sunday with friends in 
Tyrone.
  Dr. E. M. S. McKee has returned from Philadelphia where he had been called 
by the death of a relative.
  Mrs. Ada Geist and daughter Eleanor, of 804 Second street, are visiting 
friends in Philadelphia.
  Miss Fred Kennedy, of State College, is the guest of Miss Mabel Boyles, of 
527 Sixth avenue.
  Mr. and Mrs. William Crider, of 607 Eighth avenue, are entertaining their 
sister, Miss Matilda Hunter, of Rossiter, and H. D. Sanders, of Braddock.
  Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Black, of 703 Fifth avenue, returned last evening from a 
week-end visit with friends in Youngwood.
  Mrs. H. G. Long and daughter Evelyn, of 613 Fifth avenue, are visiting in 
Cresson and South Fork.
  Mr. and Mrs. William Chambers and two daughters, of East Juniata, are 
spending the week with friends in Dubois.
  J. L. Noll and son John, of 809 Broadway, have returned from a two weeks' 
vacation spent at Clarks Lake, Mich.
  Mr. and Mrs. William Clemens and daughter Laura, of Easton, have returned 
home after a pleasant visit with friends in Juniata Park.
  Miss Florence Mengle, of Mifflin, has terminated a visit with Mr. and Mrs. 
J. I. Haines, of 409 Sixth street, and returned home.
  Miss Della Steffey, of 509 Sixth avenue, has returned from a visit with 
Wilkes-Barre friends.
  
Altoona Tribune, Monday, August 26, 1918, page 2