Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-07

DR.. B. Franklin Roger, chief medi-
cal inspector of the Department of
Health. who was elected president of
the Jefferson College Alumni Associa-
ton at Philadelphia Friday, is being
congratulated by many medical men
not only in this State but in others for
there are JEFF" men to be found all
over the country. DR.. Roger Is the
first official connected with the present
state health administration to be hon.
ored and he was warmly complimented
at the Capitol, Commissioner Samuel
G. Dixon being among those to tender
congratulations. Dr.. Roger Is q son of
Franklin county and received his pre-
Iliminary education in its schools. He
likes to go back to the county and to
enjoy riding through its valleys. DR..
Roger has been connected with the
Department of Health since shortly
after its organization, coming here
from Philadelphia where he had taken
charge of important work in munich
pal health service.
Two of Pennsylvania's former COVER
nors were in Harrisburg on Saturday.
William A. Stone came here from
Pittsburgh for a few hours legal busi-
ness and John K. Tener came up from
Philadelphia to play some golf and to
meet old friends. Governor Tener's
visit was a surprise. No one knew
he was coming and when he walked
out on the links of the Harris
burg Country Club he was greeted by
the golfers and welcomed back to
the scenes of his mighty drives. The
former executive had not been playing
much golf lately and he played until
darkness, getting in four rounds. Last
summer and Fall he used to go five
and six. In the evening the ex-gov-
ernor was rendered an informal dinner
lat the Harrisburg Club by a few friends
and all evening prominent Harrisburg
ers dropped in to greet him and wish
him al more visits to the city
where he made hosts of friends during
his term.
The annual picnic to the children
of McKeesport was given last week by
County Commissioner j.. Denny O'Neil
in spite of the fact that the commits
sioner had suffered heavy loss during
the yea by the burning of his store
and the interruption of his business.
Mr.. O'Neil has given this picnic for
years and it is n of the great eventss
of Allegheny county. This year was no
exception and hat is saying some
thing.
David A. Reed. who argued the
United States steel case in the Federal
courts, is well known to many people
here as he was the chairman of the
commission which drafted the work.
mems compensation act. The commits
sion was named four years ago and its
work attracted wide attention, being
made the basis of the bills which are
soon to be signed.
Many of the automobiles which
came into the city Saturday and last
evening were filled with flowers, the
people taking the trips having found
the roadsides and the mountains filed
with blooms. Some very handsome
wild flowers are to be gotten within
ten miles of the city and the mountains
just now are showing many trees and
shrubs that are beautiful.
That Sunday is a popular day for
sightseeing at the Capitol was DEM
onstrated again yesterday and the
number of visitors was greater than
on the previous Sunday, the first of
which ithad been open under the new
rule of Superintendent Rambo. The
visitors yesterday included many of
the Brethren who are here for the
conference at Hershey, but by far the
greater number were Harrisburg peo-
pie.
The pure lime bill, which was APP
proved the other day by Governor
Brumbaugh, marks the completion of
an effort on the part of people interest
ed in agriculture to secure the bene-
fits of State inspection that has lasted.
for over a decade. The bill has ap-
peared regularly for years and only
this session did 1t reach the Cover
uor's desk.