Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-07
EVENINC Chat

| AcdueIny Boys VINO went TO
schools or colleges or into the wide,
wide world years ago will be invited
to gather at the new home of the
Harrisburg Academy the latter part
| or this month at an. alumni smoker,
which has been planned by Headmas
ter Arthur e. Brown for the alumni of
years gone by as we'll as for those who
nave been presented with their certifi-
Gates since the present building was
occupied. The idea of having gath
ering for the alumni was worked out
for the first time last year when the
younger alumni, those who have grad
uated since the ancient institution
took on its new lease of life up the
river, were the guests during Christ
mas week. 1t was such a success that
! Mr.. Brown has been tempted to try
gathering of all of the alumni and has
! fixed Monday, December 2S, as the
time for holding 1t. An effort will be
made to reach those who studied in
, the old plaster and frame building on
Front street near State back in the
days when DR.. Joseph F. Seller was
the beloved principal and those still
older ones who attended school in the
old Maclay mansion and possibly some
who attended the Academy when it
was farther downtown. There are a
few families in the city whose at
tendance at the Academy dates back
three generations or so, for 1t should
be remembered that the Academy
came into being in 1886, the year af-
ter the founding of Harrisburg and
that its charter was issued 105 years
ago. There art few institutions in this
part of the State which have had such
continuous history and few whose
alumni comprise the important men
of the community as the old Academy,
which is now on fair way to become
an educational institution of note
throughout the country. It is prob
able that the reunion of alumni will
be as interesting as was that held dur
ing Old Home week in 1906 when al
most 100 former students gathered at
a dinner at the Harrisburg club and
paid tribute to DR.. Seller, those pres
ent being surprised at the number of
men who appeared and at the interest
shown. In all probability the propos-
ed smoker will be an affair of more
than ordinary moment to the former
students and men interested in the
educational affairs of the city.
An interesting fact in connection
J with the certificate of election just sent
! to Washington setting forth that Boies
| Penrose had been elected to seat in
| the Senate. is that he goes with a plu-
rality of his next highest rival of Il
quarter of a million votes, a rather
remarkable circumstance when one
considers what almost everyone
thought year ago. Another fact is
that Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer
his Democratic rival polled smaller
vote than cast for Democratic candi-
date for big State office, with the ex-
ception of the 1910 fight, than any
Democratic candidate in almost half
century.
When George r. oliver was commits
stoned as United States senator in
1909 his commission was signed by
two men who had been intimately con-
nected with him. They were Cover
nor John K. Tener at whose fathers
home in Ireland the senator was born
during a visit of his parents and for
whose father Mr.. Oliver was named,
and Robert McAfee, who was born
near where the Governor and Senator
first saw the light and who had known
all of them for many years. Mr.. Nc
Afee was connected with Oliver enter
prises in Pittsburgh almost from the
time he came to America and until he
became a city official of Allegheny
City. 1t is seldom that three men
who have been so closely connected
appear together on such a notable
document.
The meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Street Railway Association,
which is scheduled to be held in this
city during the week. will bring to-
gether probably the largest assemblage
of men interested in traction affairs in
the history of the State. This asso-
citation, which has it's offices here with
DR.. Henry M. Slime as secretary and
treasurer, has been holding meetings
every Surfing and winter at which the
electric railway interests of Pennsyl-
vania has been discussed and import
ant action taken regarding common
propositions before the Public Service
Commission. The organization has also
rendered considerable service to the
State authorities in working out a
uniform system of reporting on tariffs
and rates.
When the street railway men are
meeting representatives of more than
100 branches of union labor will be
holding a session in the city at which
proposed legislation will be discussed
and the ideas of men connected with
practically every line will be submitted
to a committee which will look after
legislation this coming winter. This
labor conference, which has become a
biennial affair, is one of the most i'm
portant in the country for the reason
that it represents a greater diversity
of industries than any other.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE