Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-23
EVENING Chat

ol tHe state Ior the manner in which
the ceremonies of the day were car
ried out. 1t is not generally known
that there was no delay in any of the
events of the day. The committee fix
ed time for everything and it work
ed out. For instance it was calculated
to get the Governor back to the man
sion at o'clock. A few minutes be-
fore his automobile rolled up to the
mouse, all ceremonies over. Mr.. Beid-
leman was i'll during much of the pre-
paration but from his home kept in
constant touch with the details which
were looked after by Charles E. Co
vert with Adjutant General Thomas J.
Stewart acting in advisory capacity and
splendidly at that.
One of the oldest effects of the
sudden snowstorm that came down on
the city yesterday afternoon was the
rush on the shoe and umbrella stores
along about 5 o'clock when it was
seen that the weatherman meant busi-
ness and proposed to visit on Harris
burg one of the SHOWS that had been
covering the western counties in
white. Nine-tenths of the persons
who left homes at noon had failed to
put on overshoes or 10 take umbrellas
and about 8 the streets We're slippery
opportunities for wet feet. Conse-
quently there was a regular rush for
gums and umbrellas and some of
the stores had customers waiting when
the closing hour rolled around.
Blast furnaces have been spouting
flames at Steelton for over forty
years and yet there are persons who
imagine that explosions take place
when they see a flash of light in the
night time at the steel borough. Often
the police department gets calls to
know if anything has blown up at
Steelton and frequently newspaper
men are told that something awful
has happened and that they had bet
ter look it up. The other evening
one of the furnaces let go some flame
and there was 81 big glow that was
seen for miles. People up around
| West Fairview and Enola who saw
it were sure that it was an explosion
and that something in the accident
line had occurred.
The clearing out of the ruins of
the Market Square fire attracted the
usual crowd yesterday and the watch
men on guard at the building had
their hands full every minute keep
I ing people, especially youngsters out
OF the place. In spite of their efforts,
| a couple of boys got into a dangerous
spot and when called tried to hide.
They Just missed going into the eel
lar and came out chastened in mind
and also in body by the time the
watchman was through with them.
Harry A. Boyer, president of the
city school board, tells this story rela-
tive to youth in Prof. j. f. Fer
guson's room in the Forney building
The youth in question is not one who
always leads his class.
The war in Europe was under dis
cussion," said President Boyer, when
| happened to droD in for a short visit,
but L happened to overhear this ques-
ton and answer which l thought par
ticularly to the point:
What asked the teacher, seems
to be the greatest trouble in Eu-
rope?"
why, answered the pupil keep
ing the earth quiet!'"
While Governor Brumbaugh was
receEing the thousands who flocked
to the Capitol to shake hands with
him on Tuesday evening during the
public reception following his inaugu-
ration, young girl timidly came for
ward and left in his hand when she
shook it the following note:
Honorable Governor Brumbaugh;
This day, the day of your inaugu-
and citizens of the State of Pennsyl-
vania and the city of Harrisburg wish
to congratulate you as our most
worthy Governor. We hope this day
will be the starting point of a good
government; a world of good will to
You and may peace soon be the bless
ing of the people of Europe so that
we may all rejoice in all our affairs
with full and contented hearts.
we wish you the greatest sue
cess, such as you wish to attain and
each step of the ladder you climb
shall be firm and strong, so that we
also may enjoy the results of good
and wise government. May this day
and every day of your life and all the
lives of all the people Of our world
be bright and full of sunshine, and
with gladdened hearts let us think
and do toward all things worthy in
the eyes of our Lord.
Yours respectfully,
LILLIAN WILANSKY,
Harrisburg, Pa"
Lillian, it develops, is a clerk in a
downtown department store and a
great admirer of the new Governor.
Announcement yesterday of Coun-
CHS intention to appoint Horace A.
Chayne, assistant city assessor at
salary of $500 establishes a unique
situation in city ofiicialdom so far as
the question of emolument is con-
cerned; the job of assessing the prop
erty of Harrisburg will differ from
all other positions under the munich
pal government in that the head Of
the department and the second assist
ant will receive just $500 q year less
than the first assistant. BY virtue of
his holdover tenure w. II. II. Bick-
ley has another year to serve as city
assessor at salary of 5000; Howard
C. Townsend who was appointed as
sistant last year will be reelected for
another term at an increased salary
of 1920; and Mr.. Chayne, who is to
be second assistant, will receive the