Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-15
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iuihdtiiy Iueeting OF men ir
public or political life brings folk,
to Harrisburg in their best and they
{ generally can be told at a glance. Blu,
the meeting Of the Progressives here
: tnis week has emphasized, as perhaps
} nothing has done for some time. the
) passing of the high hat Time was
! when every man in politics used To
wear a high hat. 1t was a part of the
distinctive attire and the natives could
always tell when a convention or DO
nticai gathering was being held by
the number of 'silkies' or stove
pipes about the hotels or the Capitol.
fears ago they used to wear white or
pearl-gray high hats. Anyhow, the
nigh hat was part OF the statesman 3
makeup and 1t was generally worn
with frock coat, although some
| mems ideas of sartorial ELEGANCE uld
not go that far. Now the high hat is
USED Tor parade purposes. 1t is not
even worn to any extent in the church
parade. but kept for the political pa
| raoe, ana, so that the vintage may be
correct is bought annually or bien-
nially. In all of the crowd yesterday
tnere was just one man wearing a
| nlsh nat and he was a marked man.
| Most or the men wore soft hats. Gif-
iord Pinchot sports a black slouch of
lne Coionefs pattern and Dean Lewis
wears derby. William Finn has a
dark soft hat of fedora shape with
the steering gear behind and the rest
OF the Plttsburghers had the same. f..
A. van Valkenburg has the inevitable
cady' and the rest wore what suited
tnem. Such thing as uniformity in
neadwear among men in politics is as
| little known as the high hat. And
they used to go head to head.
I The recent meeting of the Social
| Cub. one of the best known clubs of
this part of the State for the election
OF It's officers for 1914 was notable in
that three well-known residents of
Harrisburg were again chosen to office
| II. f. Hershey, park commissioner
and widely known in business, was
again selected as the president of the
| club, an office which he has held for
! many years. Another Hershey. H. L.,
the former revenue collector, was
| elected vice-president, and George e.
Etter. who has been treasurer for so
| long that the records antedate the
Revolution, was again selected for
| that position. Joseph NJ. Means, an
| other well-known Harrisburger, was
elected secretary.
The inspection to be held of the
National Guard organizations this win
ter Will be entirely different from that
which will be held in April The in
spection announced in the Telegraph
last night is the regular inspection,
which takes place every year, but that
| In April will be by officers from Uncle
sam, s army. This inspection will be
for field service. Being a guardsman
Is no joke, for it means three inspec-
lions year---winter, regular army
and camp.
Major Isaac B. Brown, of Cory,
who is so we'll known here that he can
almost be considered a Harrisburger.
intends to take unique trip this sum-
mer. He will start with a party of
members of the Sons of the American
revolution and travel by automobile
over the route Washington took when
he went to Cambridge to take COM
mand of the American army. The
trip VIII be over the very roads and
the stops will be at the places where
Washington lodged.
Harrisburg is moving along, mov-
ing along, and her river front is as
pretty as ever" remarked William
Finn yesterday. The former senator
took walk along the river. which he
much admires. 1t only goes to show
that Harrisburg's natural beauty Is
appreciated by everyone who knows it.
Some Of the members Of the newly
organized Harrisburg Chamber of
commerce have received copies of q
very pretty booklet entitled "Winona
the Beautiful 1t is issued by the
Winona Board of Trade of which
James kinsloe, formerly of Harris
burg, Is secretary and manager Mr.
klnsloe will be remembered as man
ager of the branch of Bear and Com
pany in this city and as first president
of the Harrisburg Rotary Club. The
Winona booklet is as artistic as any
city prospectus that has ever come to
Harrisburg and if one may Judge by
its makeup, design and the illustra-
tions it contains it's author does not
go far astray when he asserts, "The
Father of Waters on his winding way
to the gulf passes no spot fairer than
Winona, Minnesota, the beautiful" In
one respect at least, Winona resembles
Harrisburg. 1T has a beautiful river
front park. and although it is not so
extensive as our own, being only 1,50O
feet in length, still 1t is well worth
while and very beautiful. Winona
has other parks. too, as large a pro-
portion to its $4,000 population as
Harrisburg can boast. Judging from
tne DoOklet WlnOna is prosperous,
progressive, up-to- minute CO M
munity in which IT must be a great
pleasure to be engaged in the con-
structive work which Mr.. kinsloe Is
SO ably doing.
Judge w. Rush Gillian, OF Franklin
county, who Is assisting President
Judge Kunkel in January quarter ses-
sions this week. owing to the illness of
Additional Law Judge McCarrell, took
exception to the near English of a
witness on the stand yesterday after
noon. The witness, who was testifying
against a woman, persisted in prefac-
ing his statement of her actions with
the expression. And so she went to
work and did" etc. Judge Gillan's
patience finally was exhausted lust
go on and tell us what she did," he
advised.
WELL" resumed the witness, "she
went to work and told me-
"Cut that out" Numbered the court,
she didn't go to work and do any
thing. Go on and tell your story"
NEVER MIND
By Wing Dinger.