Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-21
EVENING CHAT

Dealers in toys and department
managers of some of the big stores
Who were on the anxious seat awhile
ago in regard as to where they were
going to get their supplies of amuse-
ment devices that are to be found un-
der the Christmas tree on the great
festal day, may take heart from the
optimism of one dealer in all sorts of
things for the little ones, who believes
that Yankee ingenuity will solve the
problem. For a long time" this
merchant said, I'VE have depended
upon the Germans for our mechanical
toys, but l have assurance from
friend of mine who is in close touch
with some of the toymakers through
out New England. in fact is a close
friend or leading Lynn maker of
toys, that the Yankees are already
putting several experts at work on
the task of creating new mechanical
devices to amuse the younger genera
tion."
]. V. w. Reynders. vice-president
and general manager of the Pennsyl-
Vania Steel Company. is now regarded
by many of his friends as a prophet
who is not without honor even in his
own country. Some months ago he
predicted the outbreak of the general
European war within a month of it's
actual happening. He based this
prophecy upon certain developments
OF the last two years, among them
the boarding of gold by the European
nationc, the large increase of the
standing German army, the increas-
ing unrest over taxation and other
considerations which were certain to
force the conflict.
Among the leading features of the Au-
gust number of hTe Theater is an ar
ticle by J. Clarence Funk, this city, on
The Movies To-day and Tomorrow"
1t is study of the moving picture
situation applied to present conditions
and was the result of Mr.. Funks per-
sonal investigation of the moving pic
ture houses in this city. Nothing bet
ter has been done in this line and the
article has attracted much attention.
Not only in tennis, however, do the
boys and girls excel, as you will learn
by making a trip to the McCormicks
Island camp. Many of the young
sters can swim and row boat in a
way that would shame their older
brothers and sisters. The facts are
that some of the girls from the Reser-
voir groups who attended the camp
early in the summer were Just as good
free for all race one afternoon Miss
Bertha Brightbill, of Allison Hill, de-
feated every one of the older women
in charge.
The Telephone News of recent is
sue prints a picture of L. B. Garrison,
district engineer of the Harrisburg
division, Bell Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania, with Offices in this city,
in which Mr.. Garrison look worlds like
Chief Bender, the Athletic twirler Mr..
Garrison played shortstop on the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania nine in 1907
and 1908 and the picture snapped of
him at the time in some way found
its way into the hands of the Tele-
phone News editors.
Plans toward making the Fleming
mansion, recently willed to the Civic
Club, social center and headquarters
for activities of all women's organi-
cations in town, have been informally
discussed at meetings of the club. It
is understood that the mansion, when
1t is occupied by the club, will be
thrown open for social affairs of vari-
GUS kinds. In fact 1t is the intention
of the club to use the building in this
way for the purpose of deriving the
revenue necessary for its upkeep. The
will of the donor will not be probated
until the twenty-fifth of this month.
Then year will lapse before the club
takes possession because the lease of
its present tenant, Frank Payne, does
not expire until August, 1915.