Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-09-08

yelled and fired imaginary salutes
from toy revolvers. 1t was the open
ing meeting of the Fall and President
Arthur d. Bacon, who presided, intro
duced number of novel stunts. The
club decided to continue the publi-
cation of its club paper, Tachograph,
and to continue its MONDAY luncheons
The next meeting will be held at the
new clothing store of A. w. Holman
22S Market street.
In his report eX-President Essick
who was introduced in full regalia, "
made up of the pennants, badges and
souvenirs of score of clubs the coun.
try over. said, with relation to local
duties:
Need of Hotel
Il mention this because of the in
difference of our city as to hotel ac-
odations-Harrisbur is known
everywhere as the no-hotel-town, and
the damage of this justifiable repu-
tation to our city is incalculable-
not that the hotels we have are to be
condemned, but they are not sufficient
Compared with hotels in other cities
of our class, they are inferior. A ho-
tel such as the Capitol of Pennsylvania
deserves would be worth more to Har-
risburg than a dozen factories
build this hotel and the factories will
follow
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burg.
Supply an attractive stopping
place for men of means and leisure
and they will come and having come,
they will stay. Blind and stupid is
the capital of Harrisburg that it does
not quickly note its opportunity and
take advantage of it.
An old Grecian philosopher said
The man who does not carry his
city within his heart is a spiritual
starving.
Therefore, / say, let one of the big
aims of Rotary be-A new hotel for
Harrisburg in 1916.
You will, am sure. be interested
in the draft of what the Rotary Club
of Davenport, Iowa, accomplished for
that city. In it all, the club was the
of Commerce the fruitful tree, re-
ceiving all praise and ali credit I
know that this is not the common
course among men and organizations,
but 1t is the way of Rotary.
There is no doubt abuot the South
and the West being more aggressive
than the contented east. We too often
set our mouths for the cake but ne
glect to show our right to have it.
Not Kicker
Now please don't settle back on
your bench and call me a kicker
am as proud of Pennsylvania and
as vain of Harrisburg as anyone can
be-but / see how much greater we
might become If we'd awake, arise
and bestir ourselves.
Mentioning kickers, recalls a SEN
tence that one of the speakers at the
convention used-he said he'd rather
be one legged optimist than a cent?
pede with a crouch.
Wants COnclaye Here
While we have Harrisburg in
mind, why not plan quickly for bring
ing here the first conclaVe of the
Third district. That would bring buy
ers and prospectors from all the clubs
in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
and District of Columbia 1 do not
hesitate to say that the Chamber of
Commerce should assist in financing
such an undertaking. That was the
way that Salt Lake City worked its
big banquets.
son some folks accomplish little is be-
up and do it"
Samuel Eby Reports
The club decided to organize a Gin
ton, and in his report as delegate to
you desire to know more about Ro-
to attend the next convention" Mr..
Eby's report was so full of interesting
incidents that the club remained a
half hour beyond schedule to hear it
and gave him round of applause at
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