Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-21
READING ROTARIANS
VISIT HARRISBURG
Auto Trip Over City and Dinner
at the Colonial Coun-
try Club

SeVenty-seVen members OF the
Reading Rotary Club were entertained
yesterday afternoon and last evening
by the Harrisburg Rotary Club. The
Reading Rotarians came to Harris
burg by automobile and were met In
Market Square by the Harrisburg club
and the united party made a tour of
the city, including North Front street
and Reservoir Park. Following TINS
trip the guests were dined at the CO.
lonial Country Club.
The Reading club was organized
little more than a year ago by party
of Harrisburg Rota2ans and yester-
days visit was the first time the
younger organization was entertained
by the parent body.
The Colonial clubhouse was deco
rated in autumn leaves and hundreds
of dahlias, in keeping with the Hal
lowe en- season, the flowers being from
the private gardens of c. c. Crawford
one of the most beautiful ever seen at
the club Mr.. McCord also provided
the boutohnieres.
Guests Make Addresses
Secretary Howard C. Fry introduced
william S. Essick, president of the
Harrisburg club, who acted as toast
master and responded to the toast,
"The Carpetbagger," II happening that
he had come to Harrisburg from Read
ing. The guest of honor was z. j.
Berlet, of Philadelphia, vice-president
of the eastern division of International
Rotary Clubs of America. Mr.. Berlet
spoke on Rotary" his address being
in very happy vein and reciting the
benefits of club membership and the
aspirations of the organization. Other
special guests were Mayor Stratton. OF
Reading. and Mayor Royal, of Har-
risburg.
william S. Keck. formerly manager
for Doutrich & Co. in Harrisburg, and
now president of the Reading Rotary
Club, talked on How 1t Feels to Be
President" and got a warm reception
at the hands of his old friends. The
most eloquent speech of the evening
was made by the Rev. ]. H. Hacken-
berg, D. D.. the ministerial representa-
tive in the Reading Rotary Club. His
subject was The Sons of the Father"
and referred to the organization of the
Reading club by the Harrisburg club.
The Reading Party
The Reading Rotarians proved
themselves to be a very live lot In
deed. They had an excellent program
of songs and knew how to sing them.
They brought with them a box of
Reading-made pretzels for each men,
ber of the Harrisburg club and in re-
turn received Halloween favors to
take home as mementos of the trip.
During the ride about the city the
clubs passed the residences of w. r.
McCord, vice-president, and the Rev.
DR.. James F. Bullitt. in Bellevue Park.
which were handsomely decorated in
honor of the visitors from Reading.
The dinner party was made UP OF
about one hundred and forty-five and
among those from Reading were the
following: Jonathan Mould, Theodore
C. Auman. Landes F. Miller, James A.
Schafer, Joseph w. Essick, NJ. F. Will
kinson. A. NJ Nelson, H. S. Schaeffer,
G. f. Smith B. r. Knisley. William A.
Sharp, Stanley r. Kaufman, l. A
Deisher, L. c. Mccain. Maurice E.
Roeder, William NJ. Croll, j. H. Barr,
William H. Albright. Conrad B. High,
]. Milo Webster. Charles T. Dellinger,
w. S. Keck, Joseph NJ. Eshelman, John
G. Capallo, f. Y. Kitzmiller, w. /.
Goldman, Marcus B. caches, G.. A.
Schlechter. John K. Stauffer. Charles
]. Esterly. ]. P. Hennesy. w. f. Fisk,
A. w. Barr, c. C. Merrill. William
F. Remppis. A. c. Weile. Hen John
son. \. b. Wamsher. the Rev. DR.. j.
II. Hackenberg, II. NJ. Fry, Maurice
b. Bartlett. L. K. Morris. John n.
Hickman, A. n. Bodey, DIR. c. V.
Kratzer, II. NJ. Jenkin, c. G. Bergen
dahl, A. w. Luck. B. II. Farr. ".
Clement Jenkins. John B. Bowers, L.
L. Trowbridge. Mayor Stratton, Ray
mond Wentzel. w. Frank Mohr and
DsJ. Albright.