Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-19
COMMERCE BODY IS
BACK, DETERMINED
To HAVE NEW HOTEL
Trade Boosters Well Pleased With
Their Efforts to Advertise
the City
WAS LIVE, ENERGETIC CROWD
Committee on Arrangements Is
Commended For Completeness
of Its Plans
WAS LIVE, ENERGETIC CROWD

The Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce trade expansion eXcursionists
returned to Harrisburg last evening
delighted with their two days trip
and visits to Millersburg, Herndon,
Sunbury, Northumberland. Danville,
Bloomsbury, Berwick, Kingston, Wilkes
Barre, Hazleton, Pottsville, Hamburg
and Reading.
The votes of thanks that were eN-
tended to President Henderson Gill
bert Secretary f. l.. McColgin, Charles
w. BURNETT, Stanley Jean and the
members of the committees on ar
rangements and concessions during
the Ceremonial session" held on the
train during the return trip from
Reading well merited the vociferous
manner in which the assembled Tive
wires" put them through.
Harrisburg has never been repre-
sented anywhere by a livelier, more
enthusiastic delegation than made up
this trade excursion party. They
boosted the home town from start to
finish and in turn brought with them
many lessons for their own future
guidance. Also they brought back
from Reading the determination that
the new Harrisburg hotel simply
MUST be one of the things of the
very near future.
Biggest Man i'm Wilkes-Barre
The biggest man the Harrisburgers
discovered in Wilkes Barre was Isaac
Long, prominent merchant, who put
his automobiles at their disposal on
the morning of their departure and
showed up at the station himself to
bid them "godspeed" A special in
vitation was extended to Mr.. Long to
come down and visit Harrisburg,
which he promised to do.
The trip from Wilkes-Barre to Ha-
lion gave William II. Benne,
S,veral other members of the party
opportunity to display the beautiful
crepe paper chrysanthemums they had
purchased under the impression that
they were real and for such minor
diversions as a little game of five hun
choruses led by Howard G. Fry and
Joseph Claster, who is to be elected
soloist of the new Chamber of Com
merce church choir.
At Hazleton
Ahead of schedule the Harrisburg
special pulled into the Valley station
at Hazleton at 1895 yesterday morn
ing. Headed by Secretary Hart, a
delegation of the Hazleton Board of
Trade members was on hand to greet
the visitors. Mayor Harvey was late
in arriving, owing to the unexpected
early arrival of the guests.
Forming in a line, the guests and
the local reception committee marched
to the Markle Bank building, where
they were taken to the Board of Trade
rooms From there they went to the
top floor of the eight-story fireproof
bank building and were given an idea
of the extent of Hazleton and it's in
terests. With this item of entertain
ment completed the party went to the
Loughran Hotel, where from 11.30 to
IL they enjoyed lunch. Addresses
were made by Secretary Hart for Ha-
zleton and Bob" Hoy responded for
Harrisburg. Clark Diehl, who spent
some of his early telegraphic man
agerial days in Hazleton. spoke on
"Old Landmarks I couldn't Find and
Me-"
Following the lunch the visitors
held an informal reception in the hotel
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