Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-17
EVENING CHAT

oaniuei IS. RambO, superintendent
OF public grounds and buildings, plans
10 nave seven famous battle flags.
relcs OF hve wars and one a-captured
trophy, framed and hung in
the corridors of the State Capitol next
year THESE flags are of such un-
usual interest that they have not been
placed in the glass cases, but have
peen taken charge of until an ap-
preparation can be made to preserve
ana treat them. 1t is the idea to
cover them with a very thin grade of
silk and to .have them so displayed
tnar both sides can be seen. One of
tnese nags is the Revolutionary flag
ana the other will be the 'rattesnake
nag OF the Proctor regiment in the
war for independence which will soon
be sent here from Greensblirg. The
others VIII be the 1912 war flag; the
Mexican flag captured when Scott took
Mexico in 1S4S and recently donated
to the State; the flag the first defend
ers carried into Washington in 1851,
the standard in the glass cases having
been that they carried through Bal
tlmore; the signal flag used to sional
the approach of the Rebels on Little
Round Top and the standard the
Tenth Pennsylvania carried into Ma
Mia in 1898. 1t is figured that these
trophies are of such general interest
that people would rather see them
displayed full length than see them in
the cases where the flags are furled.
The flags are attracting great atten-
ton as they stand in the cases in the
Capitol, where they were placed after
the ceremonies of Monday, and prof
fers of number of others have been
made.
One of the things most commented
10 OF
the transfer of the battle flags from.
the State Museum to the Capitol ro-
tunda was the manner in which every
thing moved. There was no hitch
anywhere, there was always something
doing and there was a fitting in that
made the whole program enjoyable.
AS matter of fact there was not
minute lost and everything went on
the time which Adjutant General
Thomas ]. Stewart had scheduled
weeks before. For instance it was
planned to have the flag distribution
at the Museum completed by 2 o'clock.
This began at 12:45 and when it is
considered that each flag had to go
to the right man II meant lots of
work. 1t was just 1858 when the last
standard bearer marched out. The
exercises were planned to begin at 8
O'Clock and to last seventy-three min
Capitol would begin and end at 4:45.
The veterans were all seated and the
choir ready to sing at 3 and it was
just Ala when the benediction had
been pronounced. Everything was
over before a quarter to 5. In the
of difficult problem with
aged men and thousands of specta-
tors to manage it was some demon
Harrisburg men do not seem to be
as forward in the matter of wearing
white clothes in summer as they were
last year, declared a man who keeps
tabs on styles. cover in New York"
he remarked, "there is a movement
under gay for the general wearing of
white as the summer garb for men
and 1t appears to be taking WELL Men
do not like to wear white because it
makes them conspicuous, but YOU
give any man companion garbed
the way he happens to be and he will
become a crusader for style. They're
not like women in that respect. A
woman likes to be unique and all
alone when she is setting the pace.
Now, it is my observation that last
year more men wore white than are
doing so this year. Maybe they are
waiting for start. Anyway, it would
add much to comfort if men wore
white through the summer"
w. C. Bennett, of Blairsville, was
here yesterday on business connected
with the Capitol. He is a member of
a well-known business firm in Indiana
The flag transfer ceremonies and
the numerous meetings on Capitol Hill
this week have caused the hotels to
be thronged by people and the num-
Der Of persons has attracted atten-
ton. One hotel was compelled to
turn people away and another put in
cots. The hotel men say that un-
fortunately the rush is only a day or
so and that the week ends are any
thing but lively unless a good auto
day comes along.
Those who have occasion. to observe
the skies to the south of the city in
the evening will notice that for the
first time in years there is little or
no glow over Steelton. Two years ago
furnaces in South Harrisburg and
Steelton were lighting up the skies all
night and the reflection from the Bes-
semer mill could be seen for miles.
Now except for an occasional CLINT
the skies above Steelton are dark.