Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-23
EVENING CHAT

l..
tions, which are always more or less
OF an informal part of Yuletide on the
Hill, took place this. morning in the
office of Tom" Perry, the veteran
chief clerk of the Department of In
ternal Affairs. Tie whole Office force
assembled in the office with Uncle
Henry Houck at their head and Cap
tain John II. Campbell, the chief
craftsman, presented to Mr.. Perry a
handsome silk umbrella as the gift of
the staff. In his little speech he re-
ferred to the faithful and efficient SER
vice rendered to the State by Mr.
Perry and to the esteem which every
one from DR.. Houck down felt for him.
The event was somewhat of Sur
iprise party" for Mr.. Perry, but one
fwho as a United States cavalryman in
his youth fought Indians in the West
and later on was a member of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, could not be
stampeded. He rose to the occasion
and returned his thanks for the token
Of his colleagues regard for him and
the kindly sentiments that accom-
panied the gift.
The Christmas number of the Moth
er's Magazine contains two songs with
music by Mrs. Edna Croft Diehl, of
Harrisburg. Several well known mu-
! sic clubs have taken them up and
have placed one or both of them on
their Christmas programs. Mrs. Diehrs
, Aunt Este" stories have delighted
thousands of little ones through the
columns of the Telegraph. Mrs.
| Diehls first work of any consequence
appeared in the columns of this news
paper. Now her writings are pub
lished by many OF the leading news
papers and magazines of the country
and she Is recognized as among the
| first few in the ranks of writers for
children. Mrs. Anna H. Wood, who
also was introduced to the public
through the Telegraph, is spending the
holiday season with her mother in
New York city and will have the pleas
ure of hearing the children in one or
more of the New York schools recite
the Lincoln Birthday poem which she
contributed to the Telegraph last year
and which has since been introduced
extensively in New York public
schools. 1t is an open secret that Mrs.
Wood is now at work on a story hav-
ing to do with incidents and scenes of
the present war in Europe.
The Harrisburg Public Library is
showing the Christmas spirit and the
charging desk and some of the orna-
mental book cases in the central part
of the big room have been hung with
laurel, while Christmas pictures have
Ibeen placed about the shelves The
Library will remain open until
io'clock on Christmas eve and there
Twill be rousing woodfires in the fire
places. In accord with custom the Lii
brary will be closed on Christmas and
New Years days, but it will be open
on each of the following days. On
Saturday of this week there will be the
usual children's hours. The Library's
Christmas booksh.. which contained
many suggestions for Christmas gifts
who got ideas of just what to buy for
relatives or friends.
One of the late announcements OF
Ibooks is one which has q Harrisburg
interest. 1t is entitled Me as a
Model" 1t is by w. r. Titterton, who
it seems was one of the men who posed
for the Barnard statuary in front OF
the Capitol. The book is filled with
references to the days in the studio
of George Grey Barnard when litter
ton posed with his hand over his head
or holding a mythical whispering con.
versation. Harrisburg people might
go up to the Capitol, when weather
permits, and guess which is litter
ton.
One of the hardy woodmen who
brings Christmas trees to the city from
the surrounding country says that he
no sooner unloads trees bearing cones
than they are snapped up. These trees
are spotted some way or other about
as quick as they reach the ground and
are taken by eager buyers. Apparent.
ly trees containing cones are much il
demand because they have q natura
touch which is worth while.
C. Stuart Patterson, Jr., who was
here yesterday for the meeting of the
State Board of Pardons, remarked a:
he looked out of the Capitol at the
SNOW covered hills that it reminded
him of Christmas during his army ser
vice in the Philippines. He spent i
chasing insurrectos through the jungle
Percival Phillips. the correspondent
in the war in Belgium for the LondoI
Times, is not unknown to Pennsylva
mans as he was for several years active
in newspaper work in Pittsburgh. II,
was a member of the staff of the Pitts
burgh Dispatch and his work brough
him to this city. His articles are be
ing read with interest by friends here
More people have enjoyed sleighini
lhiS year DtlOIG OsllIlSlIlldS lIldI Ild
, been the case for many, many years
The cold weather which preceded las
weeks snow and intense cold prepared
, the ground for the snowfall and it ha
made some of the roads in the coun
try ideal for sleighing, the compare
lively mild weather of the last forty
eight hours having had little effect
The roads in some districts near tn
city are smooth and teams have beel
able to make excellent time. A mum
Der of farmers came to market OIL
Saturday in sleighs and sleds
Fred Schaeffer. chief of the guides
of the State Capitol, is being looked
for at the big building this week. H,
) always takes his vacation abou
; Christmas time and when he started
on his "off PERIOD" said he expected
to visit the building and be shown
$ through by a guide like an ordinar!
citizen.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE