Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-18
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The Christmas even candle lighting
movement inaugurated in Harrisburg by
the Telegraph has spread like wildfr~
Dealers have been compelled to orde~
special quantities of candles and ~
some homes candles are being decor
ated In colors, holly. poinsettias ans
spruce being the favorite designs and
red and green the colors The Tele-
sraph has set the example by purchas-
ing very large candle, some feet in
helght and as thick as a mans leA
which will be lighted on ChristmaN
eve and will burn until exhausted.
Inc movement has had the hearty en-
uorseInent or Mayor Royal, of many
.sIersymen and of many clubs, includ-
ing the Harrisburg Chapter, Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution; Key
stone Chapter, United States Daugh-
terS OF 1912; Harrisburg Walking
CUB, the Story Telling Club, the Conn
IIoI,WeaI rISi Club of the Young Women's
christian Association and the Roberta
osbrow Lloyd Sunshine Society.
some rare old pen and ink sketches
OF camp Curtin in its palmiest days are
on more or less informal exhibition in
City Clerk Miller's office. MIR. Miller
got the pictures from a friend who is
trying to dispose of them and while
the negotiations are on between the
salesman and the city clerk the casual
visitor TO the city offices gets the bene-
NJ OF the art exhibit. The views are
al OF earlier days of the camp and
snow the scores of citizens i'm all man
ner OF dress, drilling in the rookie"
squads; the uniformed soldiers wheel
ing and marching and countermarch-
ing; the trained troops en- route to the
| N tI.A IL 4
Christian Jacob Hutter. who found
ed the Unabhaniger Republikaner, the
Allentown newspaper which suspended
rev days ago after a career of 1Os
| years, was the great grandfather of
Frank l.. Hutter. of this city, and of
other members of the family in this
section. The paper was in the Hutter
family for twenty-five years.
Harvey NJ. Watts, who is to be one
OF the speakers at the Lafayette
Alumni dinner here next month, is
one of the most widely-known news
papermen in Philadelphia and also
one of the best authorities in the
country, uncaught by the government,
| on meterology. Mr.. Watts Is con-
nected with the Philadelphia Ledger
staff which also contains Herman l..
Collins, another Lafayette man. Mr..
Watts Is a frequent contributor'to the
editorial page of, the Ledger and his
signed articles cover a wide range.
If what men who observe TIE at
tendance at moving picture places
! say is correct the display of toys at
| the stores is attracting the normal
crowds of youngsters. kids are GO
same as they did last year and the
year before in spite of the movies"
said this man. Il heard that the
| movies were such an attraction that
the boys and girls were going to sec
them and neglecting the toylands and
similar places in the department
stores. Don't you believe it. Go see
the toys yourself and you will see the
usual number of Riddles about the
| spaces"
These are the days when Postmas-
ter Sites is living the life of the hunt
ed. Nine out of every ten persons
who have a complaint to make at the
Post Office insist upon seeing the
postmaster. No one else will do. AS
the business is mounting and there
are occasional red cross stamps S
on letters instead of postage sta
complications are bound to arise.
This is the first time I have been
here for quite a WHILE" said ex-Sen-
ator Lewis Emery. Jr.. of Bradford,
former candidate for Governor, on a
visit to the Hill" yesterday. "I have
had some strenuous times in this city
and ] recall my days in the Legislature
as big ones in my life"
Senator Charles w. Sones. of the
Willlamsport district, was here during
the week looking into matters con-
! nected with workmen's compensation.
The senator will probably be q candi-
date for reelection from his district
at the next election and his friends say
that he will have no opposition for
denomination.
UEII HNOWN DENDI