Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-10
STEELTON FOREIGN
POPULACE WARNED
AGAINST OUTBURSTS
Burgess Wigfield Forbids Street
Parades or Similar War
Demonstrations
BIG SUM FOR RED CROSS
Mere Boy and Bent Old Man Are
the First to Lay Savings
on the Table

In an address at an enthusiastic
mass meeting of Slavs in Steelton
yesterday afternoon Burgess Fred
Wigfield, himself an Englishman by
birth, forbade sympathizers with any
of the warning European nations from
holding street parades or war demon
strations of any kind. He advised
them, further, to remain quiet and
refrain from discussing the war sit
uation with any adherents of the OPP
posing forces.
The meeting was held in Croatian
Hall, South Second street. and was for
the purpose of raising additional funds
for the Servian Red Cross. More than
zoo Slavs filled the long, narrow
benches or crowded around the walls
packing the little hall to almost suffo-
cation. When Burgess Wigfeld, ac-
companied by members of the Red
Cross committee. filed into the room
and took their places on the narrow
stage In the front of the room there
was a great outburst of handclapping
and loud shouts of "Zivio! Zivio!"
(Slavish for "Hurrah!") from the big
audience.
The meeting was presided over by
Stevan Memenic and Steven Koncar.
Beside them on the stage were Vojo
Yovanovic. treasurer of the Red Cross
committee; K. Pozega, secretary; Juro
OraliGa. Stanko Srbic, Mile Mimic and
Michel Horvath. members of the COM
mittee; Burgess Wigfield, Chief of Po-
lice Fl. p. Longnaker and Adolph P.
Johanson.
Chairman Nemenic opened the
meeting with a short address review
ing the weeks developments in Eu-
rope. Kazimir Pozega, secretary of
the Red Cross committee, introduced
Burgess Wigfield.
Forbids Parades
In short speech Burgess Wig
iield forbade parades, advised against
heated discussions of the war and
complimented the Slavs for their
enthusiasm and for their liberal sup
port to the Red Cross fund. He called
attention to the fact that "Steelton Is
cosmopolitan town. containing many
subjects of every one of the nations
now at war.
I'VE are all members of one fam
tly,' said the burgess, "and we should
sympathize with our brothers of all
nations. When this great war is over
we will have a great, long peace. I
/ am glad to see that you have con-
tributed so literally to the fund to
/ alleviate the sufferings of the widows
and orphans of all the warning ma
tions.
Now, men, you are here in a neu-
tral county; you can have no part in
inc Struggle. Don't let your enthusiasm
get away with you. Street demon
strations of any warlike nature are
forbidden. Maintain your present
peaceful attitude and don't let your
enthusiasm get away with you. Re-
frain from discussing the war with
adherents of the opposing forces es-
pecially if you have had drink or
two. If YOU don't follow this advice
and break the law. you will be ar
rested and fined and maybe placed in
jail. Now you are all poor men; we
don't want to fine you, for you can
use your money in other ways"
Money for Red Cross
Following Burgess Wighelds talk
short speeches were made by Stevan
Nemenfc, Kazimir Pozega, Stevan
Koncar and Voja Yovanovic. Then
the $500 raised last Sunday was placed
on the table on the stage and the sub
scription list for the Red Cross fund
was opened.
The first to contribute was Mele D,
Bogdonovic mere boy, who marched
proudly up to the table and deposited
crisp SIS bill. This was in addition
to SO he contributed earlier in the
week. He was followed by Jovo
Marin. bent old man, who placed q
$40 note, the greater part of his
months savings, on the table. Then
came Nikola Zutic. little man. with
S20-and so on until nearly $500 in
cash lay on the table.