Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-15
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In his letter to State Librarian
Thomas Lynch Montgomery closing
the work of the State commission
which handled the wonderful celebra-
tion of the semicentennial of the battls
OF Gettysburg, Col. Lewis E. Beitler,
VINO was the moving spirit, states the
purpose of holding together all papers
ana materials used in the celebration
as an exhibit in the State Museum.
Yesterday Col. Beitler deposited in the
Museum practically everything in the
way or record of the commission
and the celebration. Nothing that has
ever taken place in Pennsylvania. not
even the centennial at Philadelphia in
1875, has ever been so completely
recorded. A special alcove will be
made ready for the exhibition of the
invaluable collection of autographs.
pictures, medals flags and other OBJ
Jects and the official papers In his let
ter to Mr.. Montgomery, Col. Beitler.
VINO began the work under Governor
[ Edwin 5. Stuart, carried 1t on through
| the administration of Governor John
n Tener and finished 1t under that of
| Governor Martin G. Brum baugh says;
| In closing my five years serv-
| ice in this work there is preserved
| In the archives of the Common
wealth a permanent record of the
great reunion of the Blue and the
Gray on Gettysburgs historic
field, that thus made readily ac-
cessible may merit, I sincerely
hope, the interest now of many of
the direct participants in that
| great and historic event who are
fast entering the twilight of life's
journey and that also may prove
in the future of interest to those
who coming after" may so
cherish all the more the history of
dc of ntt a1,ttr A,
viewing the record of this recon
ciliation, this reunion of a nation
by the same brave men on that
same field half a century after
and that stands unparalleled in
the worlds history"
In the fine collection of pictures of
the reunion, some of which have been
published in Europe, there was a group
oil sixty pictures made by Robert F.
German, who was the Telegraphs staff
photographer at the reunion celebra-
ton. The first book issued by the
State on the reunion contained about
thirty of the pictures taken by Mr.,
German and published in the Tele-
graph. These pictures are notable for
the action" which they show and
form a valuable part of the record
preserved for posterity at the Capitol
| ~ . IuiiiiS "lldl ptODle can 90 WIFI
their hands when they must Yester-
day an automobile in trying to cross
the excavations for new tracks in
Second street at State got in the
wrong place and sagged down into the
trench. About half the car was in
the trench and the man in charge was
somewhat perturbed He acted as
though he had to make a train or aid
a dying relative. Finally, he got out
his jack and made efforts, strenuous
ones for a warm October afternoon, to
move the car to a point where it could
go off under its own power. Some of
the men came to help and for ten
minutes they futilely worked with the
jack. Just about that time one of the
men in another gang who had been
looking on remarked:
Say. boys. let's get that auto out
on the road"
Six men modified, picked up the
car and put 1t down in the street five
feet from the trench.
The driver was so nettled that he.
drove off leaving his jack.
Harry Newman, who attended the
recent Grand Army encampment az
Washington, AYERS that Pennsylvania
had the call at the national capital
and that the boys in blue from the
Keystone State appeared to be more
numerous than those from any other
commonwealth. He says that Penn
sylvania badges were in demand and
some of them commanded substantial
prices. Pennsylvania, says Mr. New
man, was as popular as in 1861 and
1862 at Washington
Among visitors to the city yester-
day was Frank B. Won Tacky, who was
a member of the Legislature from
! Crawford county few years ago. He
met number of friends at the capitol.