Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-06

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tol at $50 this aftrnoon. Mrs. Name
E. Smith of Lancaster is presiding.
The session was given over to the Me-
mortal Home Association, which owns
and controls the Home at Brookeville.
Following the report of the presi-
dent and other officers, pledges were
received for the ensuing year. A board
of directors will be elected late to-
day. The session tomorrow will open
at $40 o'clock in the morning. An ad-
dEess of welcome will be made by
Mrs. Josephine Davidson, representing
the auxiliary to Post No. $40. DR.. Mil
lie j. Chapman of Springboro, will re-
spond.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4.30 o'clock
the Relief Corps will present an Amer
lean flag to the Sunday school of Zion
Lutheran Church. 1t is customary to
present a flag each year. When the
Relief Corps met in Harrisburg several
years ago the flag was presented to
Central high school Tomorrow night
there will be a reception to the de-
partment president and staff. The
business sessions will close tomorrow
at noon with electio nand installation
of officers.
There are 200 delegates in attend
ance representing the Women's Re-
lief Corps. The total membership in
United States is 1877, 900, with Pennsyl-
vania showing a membership of $500.
Many Vets Here
The city is fast filling up with veter-
ans for the fiftieth annual department
encampment of Pennsylvania, which
opens Thursday morning in Technical
high school auditorium. The arrivals
to date exceed all expectations of the
local committee, and it was estimated
fn dow hn OF fal nt nj
G. A. r., representatives would reach
1000.
Throughout to-day, department
headquarters were besieged by the
comrades who were welcomed by Sam
uel P. Town, of Philadelphia, assistant
adjutant general; Department Com
mander C. F. Gramlich was delayed
yesterday and did not get to his head
quarters until noon to-day. He was
given a warm reception by the veter-
ans.
Crcdential Committee Meets
The meeting of the committee on
o'clock at the Commonwealth oHtel,
was the first official meeting. Ar
rangements were made for the enroll
ment of representatives which will
start at 7.30 this evening.
The parade tomorrow afternoon
will be historical event. Many COM
rades have brought with them their
old flags under which they fought dur
ing the War of the Rebellion, and will
have them in parade.
The local committee met last night
and made a change in the rote of the
parade, in order that a CONCESSION on
Market street may be avoided. The
formation will be made on State street,
right resting on Front. The parade
will form at 1.30 tomorrow afternoon
and move at 2 o'clock.
The route will be down Front to
Market, to Fourth, to Walnut, to Sec
ond, to Commonwealth Hotel where
the parade will be dismissed. This
will be dismissed. This will do away
with the necessity for a countermarch
on Market street When the head of
wealth Hotel, the parade will helt un-
til Commander Gramlich with his
staff take their places for review of
the veterans.
1t is probable that City Commission
er Edward H. Gross will welcome the
comrades, Thursday night at Techni-
cal high school auditorium instead of
Mayor E. S. Meals who is still in poor
health. Commander c. F. Gramlich
will respond. other speakers will be
as announced yesterday
Added Features
Music will be furnished by Fred
Weber's orchestra. There will be
other features including folk dancing
under the direction of Miss Elizabeth
Louise Killinger, songs and recitations
by Miss Helen Sheehey, Miss Agnes H.
Using and others.
Representatives from Conneaut
Lake, are the first bidders for the en-
campment next year. Candidates in
the field are: L. f. Arensberg of
Uniontown who seeks the command
ership, and Thomas Numbers of Har-
risburg who is out for election as jun
ior vice department commander. Post
So members are making a strong fight
for their comrade and back 1t up with
a record showing the local Post to be
the largest in Pennsylvania
The plans for an excursion to Get
tysburg battlefield on Friday will be
taken up by the local committee to-
night. The final session of the en-
campment will be held Friday morn
ing according to the preesnt plan, but
if possible business may be cleaned up
in time 10 allow all representatives
who desire to make tbs trip to Gettys-
hurg.