Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-22
Chairman of General Committee.
bring their apparatus here. All OF the
local apparatus will be in line.

bring their apparatus here. All of the
local apparatus will be in line.
Improvement Helped Plans
Five years ago a similar parade was
held here on Thanksgiving Day and
1t was grand success. Two years ago
an Old Home Week celebration was
held and the hremen again took q
prominent part. Several weeks ago
some of the members of the various
companies got together and talked of
the success of the other events and
the outcome was that another great
display was planned for Thanksgiving
Day. Renewed vigor was thrown into
the plans as the result of a one-night
celebration here held a month ago.
Merchants whose places of business
are along the main thoroughfare, Lo-
Gust street, decided they wanted more
light Almost all of these men are
members of the Merchants Association,
one of the towns live wire organiza-
tons. and with the associations aid
more light had to come. Light stand
ards, as a result, were placed on both
sides of the street from one end of the
business section to the other and when
the lights were turned on a big cele-
bration was held. Thousands of per-
sons were drawn to the center of the
borough both from Columbia and the
surrounding towns and the occasion
in the improvement led the various
Thanksgiving Day committees to work
harder and the success of their efforts
will be seen Thursday
Advertising Columbia
Columbians. for the past several
years. have had but one aim. and that
is town betterment. The celebration
Thursday is in line with this aim,
inasmuch as it is a great advertise
ment for the town and shows in a
large measure the spirit of the town s
people. Capitalists never fail to visit
a well-advertised town in seeking sites
for the establishment of new indus
tries and the value of public spirit in
Columbia is shown by the number of
industries which have been founded
there in recent years The Merchants
Association at the present time is PLAN
ming a big publicity campaign, and
this tits expected. will be inaugurated
short time after Thursdays big pa
rade has passed.
CIepper is Chairman
When the firemen interested in the
big Thanksgiving Day parade first met
1t was unanimously decided that Henry
B. Clepper, for ten years president of
the keystone Truck and Chemical
Company and the secretary of the gem
eral committee which carried the Old
Home Week celebration to success in
1918, should be made chairman of the
general committee. Mr.. Clepper ac-
cepted the place and has been one of
the busiest men in the town since.
Charles Shierlv. of the Columbia COM
many, and William Cashore. of the
Shawnee. were elected vice-chairmen.
Samuel McCracken. of the Vigilant,
was made secretary, and George Mann,
of the Susquehanna. was chosen treas
urer. Mr.. C1epper then named n num-
Der of subcommittee to look after the
details.
Parade Moves at $50
The big parade on Thursday after
noon will start promptly at $50 o'clock
and will! be made UP of five divisions,
each division containing visiting fire
companies and one local company. At
the head will be a quartet of buglers
and these will be followed by twenty
five fire police. five from each local
company. Fire police are on duty
here during fires and in the line Thurs
day they will carry maces which they
use in preserving order and ropes with
which the crowds are kept back at
fires. Following the fire patrol will be
Colonel e. c. Shannon. chief marshal:
Lieutenant Harry w. Zeamer, chief of
staff. and the following aids: Charles
L. Gohn. of the Columbia company;
Blaine T.. Clepper, of the Vigilant: Jo-
seph Rohlman, Shawnee: George
Mann, Susduehanna. and William NJ.
Croft. Keystone Truck and\ Chemical