Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-01
EVENINC CHAT

The Lincoln day poem written for
the Telegraph last February by Mrs.
Anna II. Wood, of this city, is now be-
ing taught to thousands of school
children in New York city. The Sc
lection was made without the knowl-
edge of Mrs. Wood. who was very
much surprised to learn that the
school authorities had noticed 1t In the
Telegraph and appreciating its merit
had placed it on the official list. She
did not know until some time after the
poem had been read to the youngsters
and they were reciting it that it had
been chosen. Poems like that written
by Mrs. Wood have been a feature of
holidays in the Telegraph for years
and have attracted wide comment
The Thanksgiving poem has been re-
printed by number of newspapers
in this State and elsewhere.
Another contributor to the Tele-
graphs columns has been attracting
attention. She is Mrs. Edna Croft
Diehl, who wrote a song, with music.
which has been given a prominent
place in the current number of the
Mothers Magazine, published in New
York.
Golfers of the Country Club of Har-
risburg will have their second annual
on Thursday night and there will be
some tall golf talk. There are almost
100 members of the club playing golf
this year, Il larger number than ever
before and interest has been notable.
In addition to matches with teams
from other clubs the members have
enjoyed contests on a Goat Board" ;"
on which every member has a place
which he must defend.
DIR. Joseph Kalbfus. secretary of the
State Game Commission, does not
agree with Horace w. Schantz, the
State senator-elect from Lehigh coun-
ty, that the hunters license act has
not benefited the farmer and will be
prepared to put on his war togs If an
effort is made by the first Republican
senator from Lehigh to repeal the act.
The doctor says that the law has been
of great value to farmers in enabling
them to identify the gunners who
cross over their lands and that he
does not agree that the act has made
trouble. The experience of other States
shows that it has been beneficial, he
asserts, and when the hundreds of
thousands of dollars realized by the
act in two years are made available by
legislative appropriation the sports
men will get direct help because game
will be propagated.
In spite of the fact that only ex-
pense accounts of candidates for State
wide offices and organizations interest
ed in Statewide candidates are re-
quired to be filed at the Capitol there
has been a regular rush to file ac-
counts of expenditures and, receipts by
chairmen of county and city commit
tees. Half dozen such accounts have
been sent back daily with information
that they belong with clerks of the
courts. In one instance an account
came back again, the sender insisting
on filing it at the Capitol and inform
ing the State official that he guessed
he knew the law. Accounts that lack
the official certification are numerous.
Friends of Samuel Schriver, one of
the Well-known residents of the Fifth
ward. will regret to learn of his seri-
Gus illness. Mr.. SchriVer was connect
ed with the Hickoll works for many
years and until his retirement headed
the roll of service.
People who have been at Gettys,
burg and remarked how close the lines
seemed to run during the battle and
how short the distances between oppos-
ing batteries in 1863 probably think
that because of the high power ord
nance such close fighting would be
impossible to-day would be surprise at
some of the situations on French bat
tlefields.' said an army officer a day
or so ago. Judging by reports and
maps. there are places where men by
the thousand are separated by no
greater distances than the river front
and the island containing your filter
plant. And they have rifles capable of
killing at distance of four miles"