Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-19
EVENING Chat

Among the notable figures in the
manufacturing world-and also the
political worldwide are in attendance
| at the second annual Welfare and
Efficiency Conference is Joseph r.
| Grundy, of Bristol and Philadelphia.
Mr. Cru 10y has brought with him his
mother. Mrs. William III. Grundy, his
sister. Miss Margaret r. Grundy, and a
party OF friends including Colonel ano
Mrs. John p. Wood, of Wayne; Miss
I.andreth. of Bristol; Mrs. E. H. AUS
tin, Miss Austin and Miss Abbie Moore
austin. of Philadelphia, and H. w.
moore. OF Philadelphia. Being unable
to md hotel accommodations on such
snort notice for so large party, Mr.
Grunuy took an apartment in the
stanley. This is one way to solve the
hotel problem in Harrisburg. Singu-
larly enough. none of the ladies of the
Grumpy party, though most of them
have travelled all over the globe, had
ever seen the State Capitol. They
were most enthusiastic over it.
George c. Hetzel. Chester manufac-
turer, is one of the men who have also
come to the city to attend the confer
ence and is taking keen interest in
the problems presented, especially
Workmen's compensation. He is a
member of the State Industrial Acct
dents Commission, which drafted the
compensation law, and is an authority
on industrial accidents and an OBJ
server of conditions.
A. B. Farquhar, the York manufac-
turer, was going down a Capitol ele-
vator yesterday and was offered
cigar by friend. He chose a five
center and remarked: "The natives
are good and at the same time eco
nomical. This is welfare and economy
week.
John Lindner, the big Carlisle shoe
manufacturer, was an interested auditor
at the sectional and general meetings
yesterday and spent some time listen
ing to the suggestions which were pre-.
sented at the afternoon meeting. He
attended last years conference and
took part in the discussions
II. V. White, Bloomsbury manufac-
turer, Is attending the conference, but
Is not storm center this year. Last
year Mr.. White served on the COM
mittee on resolutions, which was a live
oody. 1t was largely through his good
hard common sense that some ticklish
points were passed by and resolutions
adopted that reflected the ideas of the
conference.
Governor Tener in the course of his
speech yesterday told why he had not
received any degrees from colleges or
universities. His friends are we'll aware
or the reason and have been for some
time, but yesterday he made reference
to 1t in public for the first time. He
said that he had been rendered the
honorary degrees, but did not believe
that man should accept such marks
ntGfinRfinTl mil h. I,AI
something notable in the world of let
ters, science, invention or somethint
that directly benefited mankind, and
not be taken Just because man occu-
pied high office.
William Frew Long, of Pittsburgh,
who precipitated the discussion on
regulation of hours of servant girls
yesterday at the Capitol, is head of the
state Laundrymen's Association and
has taken leading part in discussion
OF labor legislation for years. He was
prominent in the days. prior to the
legislative session last year when all
sorts of bills for the amelioration of
mankind were talked of and was here
at numerous hearings. Now that
things have calmed down and welfare
is constant, but not rampant, in the
minds of many people. he is devoting
much time to the discussion of matters.
Prominent among the labor leaders
here are James II. Maurer, president
of the State Federation of Labor and
the Reading member of the Legis-
lature, and Francis Feehan, leader of
Western Pennsylvania miners for MANY
years. Both were active in informal
discussions.
James S. Hiatt. Governor-elect Brum-
baugh's secretary. got into the lime
light yesterday without knowing 1t and
stayed in for five minutes. He came
along to see the conference and was
sitting quietly when he was asked to
give his views on continuation schools
It's the one subject I do know about"
ne remarked when he sat down after a
short talk.
Hughey Jennings, manager of the
Detroit American League Tigers team
familiarly known to thousands of
Americas baseball fans and formerly
a player here, was caller at the State
Highway Department yesterday. len
nings, who is lawyer in Scranton,
accompanied a delegation of Lacka-
wanna county lawyers to Harrisburg
to appear before the Board of Par
dons. While here, in company with
David Reedy, John r. Edwards and
Clarence Ballentine. he dropped in to
the State Highway Department to pay
his respects to E. A. Jones, Second
Deputy State Highway Commissioner
who halls from Lackawanna county.
One of the unique features of the
reception of Governor-elect Bfs4n-
baugh at his old home town of SEarE
klesburg last week was the firing &
military salute of seventeen guns M
the absence of artillery the ingenfdH
miners of that section fired the safti
by use of dynamite on a nearby hiifz
the charges being set off at regular
intervals in fine imitation of a real
salute.
II WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
-Edward f. Donaboa op T,roo