Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-31
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Four of the prominent State officials
in this administration are members or
| the honorary fraternity of American
| colleges, the distinction conferred only
for excellence in scholarship. These
| four holders of the Phi Beta Kappa
| key are the Governor. who won his at
tho University of Pennsylvania; Cyrus
e. Woods, Secretary of the Common
wealth, who is a Lafayette man; DR..
Nathan c. Schaeffer. State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, who
comes from Franklin and Marshall.
| and Dr.. ]. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, who is
also Lafayette man.
DR.. John A. Brashear, the Pitts
burgh astronomer, who was selected
as the Pennsylvania most qualified
for distinction at the hands of the
Panama-Pacifc Exposition, has written
to Governor Brumbaugh thanking him
for the recommendation for the honor
and expressing his appreciation of the
mention of his name among the editors
OF the State and of the efforts of many
of his old friends in suggesting him.
In closing his letter he says: AL
though I average fifteen hours a day
of either physical or mental work for
ten months in the year, and my next
birthday will find me three score and
ten and five, please command me for
anything can do to help you in carry
Ing our your plans for the betterment
of our State"
These are days when people inter-
ested in horsefesh are taking care to
urge drivers to take thought for the
welfare of their animals. Yesterday
| afternoon a couple of horses which
had been kept standing for hours in
Market street were marked by some
| men who are interested in animals
| and the owners given some straight in
formation. The use of the horse bon
| net, which was so general a few years
ago, appears to have been forgotten
lately.
Practically every official paper re-
quiring action by the Governor, in
cluding charter applications, is being
sent to Governor Brumbaugh in Maine.
There is no acting on any papers in his
absence and signing of his name to
documents is against the orders. That
the Governor was having everything
sent to him in Maine was learned early
this week. No charter applications
were acted upon the latter part of last
week and all scheduled for his desk
this week were bundled up and sent to
the summer capital. This is the first
time such wholesale shipment of pa
pcrs has taken place. Governor Penny
packer used to take official papers
home with him and in the days of Ed
win S. Stuart they awaited his return
from the short and infrequent trips
Which he made while Governor Gov
ernor Tener used to have some papers
sent to him in Massachusetts in July
and August, but DR.. Brumbaugh has
everything sent to him, and a lot of
detailed reports are going to him, too.
The Governor has been keeping in
very close touch with the plans being
worked out for the continuation
schools while on his vacation and re-
ports on the opening of the summer
training schools were sent to him.
After his return from San Francisco
in September he intends to take an
active part in their development and
also to talk over agricultural training.
ut is surprising to know the large
number of people residing in the lower
end of Cumberland county who were
bern in Perry county" said George
Rice, supervisor of East Pennsboro
of Perry county. "Why, we are such
a numerous clan that we are going to
I hold reunion at Boiling Springs Park
next Saturday and if it is as large a
gathering as 1t ought to be would not
be surprised II the annual reunion of
the Perry county natives in Cumber-
land county became an annual event"
| Harrisburg Will be widely adver-
tised henceforth by means of unique
little scheme that has been put in
effect by City Forester Harry ]. Muel-
ler. The forester had procured some
$4,000 tiny circular sticker- posters a
little larger than a silver dollar On
the diverse side there is a section of
city street with the dome of the
Capitol in the background showing
above the tree tops. The picture might
represent view of State street look
ing eastward from the river. The
tiny poster is done in colors and is
attractive enough to call instant atten-
ton to itself when pasted on package
or letter. The inscription requests the
reader to cooperate with Harris
bUrg's city forester" to preserve the
trees.
Shipments of automobile license
plates through the Harrisburg post
office continue to be made every day
and the rattle of the plates as they are
rushed down in the parcel post wagons
tells of new automobiles being bought.
The business at the Highway Depart
ment is commencing to show the usual
summer slackening. but the way the
applications are asked evidently means
: that there are more to follow.