Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-01
Ehpntng Grat


The great review of the Grand Army
or the Republic at Washington this
week on the fiftieth anniversary of the
review after the civil war and the
meeting of the National Encampment
in the national capital is interesting TO
Harrisburg not only because this city
is we'll represented, but because Har-
risburg had the honor of the ma
t1onal encampment one year. This en-
campment was held in Pennsylvanias
capitol in 1874 when the city was
nothing near as large as it is to-day
and when the Grand Army was con-
siderably larger The sessions were
brought to this city by a committee
OF citizens who gave literally for the
expenses. The encampment met at
the Capitol and there was a monster
parade reviewed by national and State
officials Every hotel. clearinghouse
and hall was filled and there was a
great time in the city. 1t Is interest,"
ing to note that the city has had COM
| paratiVely few State encampment
meetings, although district meetings
have been held here. One of tho
greatest of the G. A. r. gatherings
f, here after the national encampment
was in the Dauphin county centennial
in 1885. Governor John F. Hartranft.
Lieutenant Governor ]. P. S. Gobin
and Adjutant General Thomas ]. Stew
art have been national commanders.
| General Stewart having been elected
in 1902 and the last one from Penn
sylvania until this year. general
| Robert B. Beath of Philadelphia, we'll
| known here, was also a national COM
mander. This city, which is import
ant historically because of it's Civil
| War associations, has always been
| rOta hla nIara
nually receives more veterans than
any place in the State except Gettys-
burg
One of the most beautiful sites for
miles around Harrisburg is to be OBJ
tanned any clear night from Washing
ton Heights, about a half mile back
from the river. The new lights along
the river wall looks like a string of
pearls stretched out in straight line
from the lower end of the city to
Maclay street. The reflections in the
water only add to the beauty of the
Landscape. During the river carnival
a large party, of West Shore people
gathered at Washington Heights TO
watch the boat parade, which from
that distance looked like a vista OF
fairyland. The aerial fireworks were
also visible from there and made d
great display. Residents of that dis
lTlCl were nlSnIy pleaSeu WIN the an
nouncement yesterday that the Camp
Hill borough council is cooperating
with the Harrisburg planning commits
sion for the Identification of the Camp
Hill and Washington Heights districts.
The property owners of Washington
Heights will do anything they can to
further this plan.
The presumption of the name of the
Franklin party by the Philadelphia, In
dependents calls to mind the fact that
1t was partly chosen for the Bull
Moosers official party name in 1912.
When the final day to pre-empt names
came along it was found that some of
| the progressives who were not in
sympathy with the dominant forces in
the party had taken the name Pro-
gressive, under which the Roosevelt
movement moved in other States. So
there was great casting about and
much secrecy. Finally, bundles of
papers came here all ready prepared.
There was Washington, Franklin and
; one other not divulged. Washington
was picked. Then over $50 papers
were put on file In an hour at the
prothonotary's office.
The eel baskets; against whose own
; ers the State Police and Fisheries De-
partment are moving, are the last sur
, vivors of the dams which used to zig
! gag across the Susquehanna river AMI
block navigation and ruin the appear
ance of the stream. The Legislature
revokes the act which gave authority
to have such contrivances and there
are some people who are counting
J prosecution by falling to obey it.
|
! Col. Fred Taylor Pusey, assistant
adjutant-general of the Ma tional
. Guard, who was here vest srday
| to see the Governor. served
as member of the Lsgis-
lature from Delaware county. Col.
Pusey is one of the trustees of Spring
City State Hospital and we'll known as
an attorney in Eastern Pennsylvania.