Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-20
EVENING CHAT

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Harrisburg has the distinction of
| having had many of its residents
prominent in the State organizations
of the various fraternal societies and
there is scarcely one of importance
\ in which some resident of this city OF
Its vicinity is not serving in an office
! of more than local authority But
thus far the city is the first to have
two of its residents elected to be State
heads of an influential order within
half dozen years. The Order of Red
Men at its recent State conclave in
| Philadelphia elected Charles E. Pass
as great sachem. The Red Men are
up among the leaders in point of
membership and wealth among sec
ret societies in the Keystone State
and Harrisburg is one of the cities in
which the order has much strength.
| Mr.. Pass has long been active in the
affairs of the order and it is of inter-
est to note that he follows II. o. Burt
nett, a neighbor and member of the
same tribe, as the subordinate bodies
are known, in the State chieftainship.
Some years ago Jerome Hite, we'll
known in the business and official life
of Steelton for a quarter of q CEN
tury, was elected as great sachem of
the order. so that the county has had
three men to head the organization.
Charles R. Willltts. of Reading, as
sistant chief clerk of the State De-
partment, who is almost Harrisburg
er, filled the same Office about five
years ago.
Superintendent of Parks Taylor will
probably be asked in a short time to
have some of the park force cut down
trees which were planted or allowed
to grow to strengthen the river bank
against high water. The trees are now
so large that they obsruct the view
from the sidewalks and even from the
driveway for blocks. The advantage
of the city's water front has been that
it has always afforded a splendid op-
portunity for a sweeping view of the
valley of the Susquehanna. The trees,
however, have grown so large that
they are really making a sort of Sec
ondary park below the street level.
A little trimming would be a good
thing.
Just as an example of the way peo-
pie from out of the State regard the
scenery and historic points of Penn
sylvania a conversation with a man
from Cincinnati may be cited. This
man came here on an automobile trip
and remarked that a number of his
friends from Indiana and home city
had been in the habit of going to
New England every year. But we
have never gone through Pennsylva-
MIA" said he. 1--WE have always cut
lup to Cleveland and then gone by
way of the New York State roads,
simply touching Pennsylvania at Erie
The reason for this for the i'll repute
of your roads. Two years ago we
heard that you were going to fix up
| 1 4
that the funds to repair them had
been held up by politicians. You do
not know what that has cost your
State this year"
The display of moving picture
| films at the Cresson sanatorium, which
was made possible by the generosity
of some Pittsburgh producers, will
probably be duplicated at Mont Alto
before long. There is nothing more
popular than the movie and the dis
! play of films which have had theiT
display in the cities is something that
will cheer up the patients more than
anyone has any idea. The donation
of films is something which the max
ers can well afford to do and which
will earn them lasting thanks.
Miss Alice r. Eaton, librarian of the
| HARRISBURG puDllC library Will spear
| to-day at State College, on topics o1
! interest to the students of the sum
mer school maintained at the college
Miss Eaton is able to show a record ot
which very few libraries with but
| 10000 books on their shelves car
boast. The first six months of the
library showed a circulation of ovel
$4,000 books.
| Among the grangers here on Satur-
| day was John G. McSparran, of Ian,
caster, who is one of the youngest and
most active of the workers in the or
ganization. Mr.. McSparran does no
play the political end of the Grange
except to accomplish what the Grange
stands for, and while of good timber
and often suggested for nominations
! has declined to run. He is one of the
coming figures in the organization.
| Warden John Francies, of the West
ern Penitentiary, has two penal insti
tutions under his charge, being tn,
head of the old Western pen" anC
superintendent of construction of tn,
new one in Centre county. He refer!
to his charges as folks"
How are you all?" was asked hin
on a recent visit to this city.
Folks out West are doing as wei
as can be expected and folks up il
Centre are all working out in the