Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10
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Harrisburg may be considered as
exceptionally fortunate, according to
the musically inclined people i'll
neighboring cities to have q concert
by an organization such as the Mad
rigal Club in prospect for what might
oe called the opening of its holiday
season. The Madrigal Club is COM
posed OF music lovers of the city, not
those who like to listen to music bug
those who like to sing and it is doubts
Iul IL IN many years there have been
such an assemblage of the really tai
ented musicians of the city. Next
tuesday evening it Will give a concert
for the funds of the city's leading
charlty, the Harrisburg Hospital, and
VIII bring forth a feature of the mu-
slcal life of the city which is repre-
Sented but not emphasized by the
harrisburg Choral Society. The so
ciety as its name implies, is moro
Tor the chorus work, the soloists be-
ing brought here from the national
musical centers. while the club is
made up of the best singers of the
city with individual renditions as an
important branch of it's work. The
Madrigal Club came into being last
winter. Some of the men who have
been members of choirs or who felt
the desire for an organization which
gave opportunity for more general
excursions into music than afforded
by the choral society formed 1t. It's
meetings were held at the Country
club OF Harrisburg and were delight
tul occasions, so much interest being
taken that efforts were made to in
duce the members to participate in
public concert. For some time the
rehearsals have been under way and
the program will represent not only
unusual selections, but some which
uFti oil frin Dc
Will be the more appreciated when
sung by our own music lovers. The
clubs president is Carl B. Ely, while
Henry A. Kelker, Jr., is the director,
the membership comprising the names
of some of the best known of Harris
burg's musicians
Colonel Joseph r. Hutchison. for
| mer chief of police of Harrisburg.
now head of the police department of
the Pennsylvania Steel Company,
slipped into town yesterday between
duty hours. The Colonel" is having
his troubles in organizing the new
police department and has been up
against some stiff propositions. One
of the hardest duties is to have his
officers understand that admission to
the steel companys property is strict
| ly prohibited, except to those having
the proper credentials. No matter
whether it is the president of the com
| pany or a laborer, he must show u
check or card at the gates Whenever
| stranger is found within the COM
panys domain, Colonel Hutchison
must explain how he got there and
| his business. Some resort to anus
| ing tactics to get inside Not a few
| have passed the gates carrying empty
dinner pals. The other day a
stranger was caught in one Of the rail
| mills. He had a hammer and several
other tools in his possession. lie told
| the gateman that he was on q special
! plumbing job. The steel company's
police have had trouble with some of
the foreigners. They sometimes carry
| home property that is valuable and
| have a special liking to heavy soles
| for their shoes. Frequently the hose
on cars has been cut to get rubber
| for heels and soles. Old belts are
also cut into pieces and used for soles.
Henry Prather Fletcher, Ambasa-
dor to Chile, who is to be appointed
| Ambassador to Mexico by President
| burg and throughout the Cumberland
Valley. He is a brother of ]. Rowe
| Fletcher, former Sheriff of Dauphin.
county His grandfather John Rowe,
| of Greencastle, was Surveyor General
| of Pennsylvania from 1857 to 1860,
and Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the session of 1862. His
uncle, d. Watson Rowe, of Chambers
burg, was judge of Franklin county
over twenty years. Has grandfather,
Charles A. Fletcher, was a member
of the Maryland Legislature at the
ttime of his death.
William A. Glasgow, Jr., the Phila-
| delphia lawyer who was here yester
day for q hearing before the Public
! Service Commission, became famous
because of Investigations by the In
| terstate Commerce Commission in
| Pennsylvania transportation matters a
| few years ago. He was temporary
chairman of the Democratic State
| convention of 1912.