Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-13
EVENING CHAT

have they sold as many blooms or
sold as many high class flowers as they
did in the closing days OF last week.
The demand for Easter flowers in Har-
risburg appears to have been some
thing that surprised even the people
VINO deal in them, and from all ac-
counts thousands were sold. The rush
seems to have started last Wednesday
ana 1T Is of interest to note that the
sales of azaleas were larger than ever
reported and that some stores sold
them almost as soon as they could be
unpacked or delivered. This flower
seemed to have even more of a Call
than the Easter lily among the higher
priced blooms and there was O ready
sale for two and three-dollar plants.
Rhododendrons which made their ap-
pearance in greater numbers than
usual, We're snapped up for church and
elaborate decorations, and from all ac-
counts this beautiful shrubbery is GO
ing to be a prime favorite hereafter.
Some of the plans We're breast high
and covered with flowers of pink, red,
white and lavender hues. OF course,
the hyacinth, tulip, jonquil and their
kind had the call among the lower
priced flowers, and people were to be
seen bearing them home even at late
hours on Saturday night Most of the
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hereabours, but the higher priced
blooms were brought from Philadel-
phia or its vicinity, some big ship
ments having been made the last
week. Some of the choice plants. It,
might be added, were hardly on dis
play an hour when bought
The combination of the Post Office
closed owing to Good Friday and the
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the substations of the Harrisburg Post
Office on Friday. Most of the sub
stations also deal in postal cards, and
the business they did, if not very
profitable, was decidedly lively. The
Easter post cards were sent about in
showers and Saturday morning the
postmen found every mail box about
the city jammed with them. Appar-
emily, the Easter post card shower was
as strong in its way as the demand for
Easter flowers, which was a record
breaker.
The Central Democratic Club, which
is having its annual Jefferson Day din
ner tonight, is revival of a famous
marching club in the days when the
club fever was at its height. The
club was formed back in the eighties,
I members of the Hancock Legion and
members. 1t enjoyed a great vogue
among the Democrats for years, hav-
ing its meeting place in College Block
and attending every parade for miles
around in presidential years. In 1890,
when the Democratic State convention
was held at Scranton, the Central sent
a big delegation wearing white high
hats and frock coats and was the CEN
ter of attraction. After the Cleveland
'f.ND arNNR. R.,f fff.t, ia,
tose. but was revived seven or eight
years ago. and permanent quarters
were secured. It's dinners have been
attended by many prominent Demo-
Gratis, including Secretaries Bryan and
Wilson, Senator Gore and number
| of Congressman.
Yesterdays weather appeared to
| have q tonic effect upon strollers in
the country and there was scarcely q
road leading from the city which did
not have its strollers. Wildwood Park
was especially popular and scores OF
people rambled through the woods
| looking for the first flowers of Spring.
Incidentally, it might be good thing
for the city fathers to put up some
markings of the splendid botanical eX-
hibit which nature has provided in the
park. There is the marshmallow field
| LOT instance, where Ill DlOOHllIlS ll1nt
there are several acres of pink flow
ers; places where white and blue vio-
| lets abound and where other flowers
| of the wildwood are to be found. The
park regulations guard against the
taking of flowers and plants, but there
is no harm in telling people where 10
| go to see them.
"Girard" in the Philadelphia Ledger
says: There will occur at Harrisbure
J on June 10 ceremony which in olden
! days would have called forth a feast OF
oratory. 1 am thinking of the trans
fer of Pennsylvania's battleflags from
their present resting place, to the new
cases in the rotunda of the Capitol.
There are as ] have counted, 324
J Civil War flags and 20 Spanish-Amer-
lean War flags. They will in future
occupy a place where every visitor tG
the Capitol cannot fail to see them.
These by no means represent al
! the flags carried by Pennsylvanlu
troops from Fort Sumter to Appomat.
tox. Many Grand Army posts, notably
the George G. Meade Post of this city
have a great number of battleflags
some of which were shot to tatters.
/ "It has seemed to me that the most
impressive grouping of battlefiags tc
be seen anywhere in the world is al
the tomb of Napoleon, in Paris: but
if put in one place. the flags borne ir
battle would make an exhibit thai
would rival it,