Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-19
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Lie idte Jonn I. Boyd, who made
the bequest of 100000 for the insti-
tutional work of Pine Street Presby-
terian Church for men and boys, had
long contemplated substantial aid for
such work and several years ago dur
ing visits to New York and some of
the larger cities made inquiries as to
the manner in which such lines of
church activity were conducted. Sew
eral ministers In charge of movements
to interest men and boys in church
aHalrs were consulted by him and
more imam once he expressed himself
as oeslrous of working out some prac-
tlcal plan OF making good citizens of
people who did not have advantages
at nome or when they were young. In
conversation with friends in this CITY
he said that he thought the church
with Its organizations for work among
the nonchurchgoing people and the
example OF people who devoted many
hours to such labors with recompense
was the vehicle to get practical results.
Ihere is great field for church
work. mean the church work that
Will lead men and boys to become
good. substantial citizens and heads of
homes in every sense of the word-in
Harrisburg" said he upon one occa-
sion. This community has q large
american population and q large for
elgn population and there are MANY
who have to go to work at an early
age and who miss some influences
winch might enter into their lives for
the better at some time or other. I do
not know exactly in what form a
movement should be launched to reach
them, to interest them and to help
them, Dut the field is here and the
people are here" Mr.. Boyd was keenly
interested In movements to reach BOYS
especially and he said that the place
TO start after them was right here at
home. fe't~~~
Squire John H. Strock. clerk to the
County Commissioners, has been a
mighty proud grandpa ever since the
current issue of the Woman's Home
Companion made its appearance few
days ago. There's reason. A double
page of the magazine is given over to
reproductions of nearly a hundred
smiling, chubby baby faces-faces of
Youngsters from all over the country
VINO won prizes for perfection in baby
hood. And among the SO per cent.
raters Is the tiny grandson of Squire
Strock. The magazine each year offers
something like $4,000 in 500 prizes
for the best babies and the very young
Mr.. Strock was entered in the contest.
so he pulled down one of the 500
prizes. Not that this is unusual. Some
time ago he won cash prize of S15
and silver medal at the New Jersey
state Fair baby show. So he's rather
blase about 1t, particularly when he
recalls that Just because he was born
April lot of his fathers friends
loyously called him fathers April-fool
baby" Not because it's especially in
tpr6SfinR hi l,
about a prize baby, but because il
might please the home folks, 1t may
be well to mention that John Junior
is son of the Rev. and Mrs. Harry
j. Strock. The former Is a son of
Squire Strock. He is now assistant pas
tor at the First Presbyterian Church.
Pittsburgh. Mrs. Strock was Miss
Strock carries the Companion around
in his hip pocket.
Once in while Private Conscience
gets into action and he does Il effect
lively. Yesterday man interested in
one Of the city's big corporations one
which has considerable real estate, got
dollar Dill. 1t was sent to him by
one OF the employees, who stated that
probably ten years ago man had
rented piece of property owned by
the company for q fruit stand. The
rent was nominal. but the man beat
the company out of some rent. Not
long ago a letter came from the man
stating that he had gotten religion
and had become q minister. He sent
the dollar as rent due and was with
difficulty dissuaded from sending rs
cents for interest.
Members of the Legislature have
been visiting the city quite frequently
lately. Most of them are interested in
the campaign that is coming on and
they are rather keen on finding out
whether anyone has taken out papers
for their districts. In fact. about every
other stranger that appears on Capt..
tol Hill seeks out the State Depart
ment to talk about nominating pc