Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-07
Ehrntnn Gfrat

In view of the anniversary of the
birth OF Lafayette 1t is interesting to
recall that Harrisburg was one of the
places which the French statesman
and soldier visited during his tour of
the country in 1925. He came here
with his son on the evening of jan
uary 80 and was guest of the COVER
nor at the executive mansion. The
Dauphin cavalry and big concourse
or citizens escorted him. The follow
ing morning the general was escorted
to the Capitol, where he received the
members and the state governmental
people in the governors office. The
members OF the Dauphin county bar
then called upon him and George
Fisher made an address and in thS
afternoon he had more receptions =
the executive mansion. His evenilA
was partly spent at PerseVeraRo<e o<e
lodge. 1t was a pretty busy day. BuS
next DAY ne was escorted by the VOL
unteer cavalrymen from Dauphin,
cumberland and Lebanon counties,
commanded by General John E. Fors-
ter. and the fremen of Harrisburg to
the Capitol where he formally ad-
dressed the general assembly, sitting
IN the char which John Hancock oc-
cupied during the sessions of the con-
tlnental congress. and in which he sat
When ne signed Lafayette's commits
sion in the army. Next the students
OF dickinson college waited on the
seneral and he was given a parade.
followed at by a dinner at Matthew
wilson's hotel. the governor and
many prominent men attending. Thera
were numerous toasts and the gener-
al ana the company, says the chron-
lcle, sang Hail Colum bia" with Wig
OF. II is also stated that the general
IetlIea with the governor. about s, as
neHt morning he had to receive school
cniIoFen and to review the volunteer
soldlers before leaving for York AFT II
O'CLOCK. The generals visit to Harris
ourg was certainly strenuous. And II
IS OF record that when he got back to
washington he sent letters to those
VINO entertained him and also acknowl-
! eosed the patriotic address sent him
py the children from Shoop's school
iouse east OF harrisburg. Hundreds OF
| people came here from nearby towns
ana the generals progress through the
streets was always marked by cheers
DIR. j. George Becht, secretary of the
| State Board of Education. who is nov
CANNED as Harrisburg citizen, al
thoush he comes from Lycoming and
served in educational capacities in va.
| rlous parts of the state, has been Civ.
en- the honor of selection as the lectur.
er before the Department of Educa.
ton of the University of Pennsylvania
| this coming winter The invitation IL
the doctor to speak was given by Pro.
Vost Edgar f. Smith and it is under,
stood that the theme will be the his
tory of education in PENNSYLVANIA
DR.. Becht is certainly one of the bes
qualified men in Pennsylvania to dis
cuss that topic. For years he has beer
gathering material on the subject anC
his researches have gone back to co
lonial days. The series of lectures will
probably begin early in the college
year and will be the first to deal will
the subject. Some of the most distin
gulshed educators of the state and ma
ton have been among the lecturers a
the university.
The Bell Telephone companys Kip
ona float was not only one of the mos
attractive of those seen upon the rive
on Monday but it was also the occa
sion of some guessing. At a distanc
the figures and letters were rathe
hard to make out. There was consid
cradle discussion as to what 1t mean
and all sorts of long distance guesse
were made. The letters were
11,029 in Harrisburg.
This is what a small boy up tow
told his mother it read like to him:
love you Harrisburg.
"Harrisburg's first annual Kipon
was the most successful regatta ant
J carnival event that l, at least, hav
ever seen on the Susquehanna. In tn
past we have had splendid carnival.
but this has surpassed them all an
I think that this is pretty nearly in
dicative of greater things for the fu
!; ture. Certainly Harrisburg's secon
Kipona will be greater than the first
And it all demonstrates the ever-grow
ing popularity of the Susquehann
basin as an asset--an asset tha
should be encouraged and developed
To everybody who had hand or
voice in the preparations which lie,
to the successful working out of tn
day and evening program, every citi
zen owes a vote of thanks; too mucl
credit cannot be given to everybod
concerned in the big day That ther
is vast amount of work connectet
with such an affair is surely true AM
every detail, down to the tiniest item
was ably executed and carried out" NJ
Harvey Taylor, former city commits
sioner and superintendent of the par
department, under whose direction
J last years water carnival and regatt
were held thus to-day expressed hi
opinion as to the first Kipona. held un
! der the direction of the Greater Har
risburg Navy"