Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-18
COMMERCE PARTY
AT WILLIAMSPORT
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met with nothing but hospitality from
the start to the finish of the trip, but
they were most impressed with the
heartiness of their reception at Tyrone
and Williamsport.
The Williamsport Rotary Club had
prominent part in the entertain
mont there and some practical joker in
that organization caused the arrest OF
Arthur ID. Bacon, president of the Har-
risburg club, who, on the arrival of
the train there. was carted off to a cell
at city hall. where he was held on
charge of violating the alien labor
laws. although art hadn't worked a
stroke on the trip. 1t was not until
Joe Wallazz vouched for his financial
standing that How'd" Fry was able to
bail him out by presenting a self
certified check for a thousand dollars.
Harrisburg rs a Model
Mr.. Munson, who is an excellent
speaker. paid a high tribute to the
public spirit of Harrisburg, which, he
said mas made it q city known the
length and breadth of the land. and he
declared that Williamsport is looking
to the capital city as an example and
trying to follow in its footsteps. Bishop
Darlington dwelt upon the necessity of
new hotel in Harrisburg and said
that he thought one of the things
tlbnQllS III llS way IS l1t6 uelbl VI
businessmen that local option is bound
to come in this State. and that the
abolition of liquor sales would cut into
hotel profits. He said that a hotel
need not depend upon its bar for it's
earnings and quoted the Hotel Gotham,
| in New York city, as an example.
The remaining time was so brief
that William Jennings begged TO be
excused from addressing the diners on
the subject of Harrisburg's improve
ment loans. with which he has been
identified ever since the first campaign
was inaugurated. lie made q short
speech, in which he rendered the
thanks % the visitors for the enter
tainment and issued a cordial invi-
tation for them to come to Harris
burg.
At Other Points
The party took lunch at historic
Bellefonte yesterday and paid a visit
to the wonderful spring from which
Lafayette named the town. Afterward
there was a public reception at the
courthouse, which is a perfect model
of its kind and puts Dauphiu county's
shabby old pile TO shame. County
Controller Henry w. Cough and John
f. Sweeney were the speakers for Har-
risburg and developed a style of ora
tory that took we'll with the Center
county people.
At Lock Haven the meeting was also
held in the courthouse and Flavel w.
Wright, presiding, presented S. S.
Eberts. of the Bell Telephone Com
pany. and Boyd NJ. Ogelsby. advertis-
ing manager of the Harrisburg Tele-
graph. Mr.. Eberts spoke on town ad-
vertising and Mr.. Ogelsby made a hit
with his brief talk on intercommunity
cooperation and his observations of
the trip, with special application to
Lock Haven.
David Kaufman i'm Charge
In the absence of J. William Bow
man yesterday the honors of the day
fell upon David Kaufman, who had
as his aids Charles w BURNETT and
Flavel w. Wright They got along
with the job in fine style and Mr..
Kaufman liked his new duties so we'll
that he organized a committee on en-
tertainment on the train coming home
last night and was at the head of all
the pranks and. good fellowship which
marked the homeward jaunt. Another
leading spirit of the occasion was Jo-
seph II. WallazZ who had charge of
the financial end of the trip, and con-
tributed much to it's success. Secretary
McColgin was here and there and
everywhere and never once did he
slip up on the schedule he had out
lined. In this he was ably assisted by
A. T.. Buchanan, division passenger
agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad
who saw to il that the train schedule
was maintained and who almost dis
charged a disorderly brakeman on
the train last night until he discovered
that the miscreant was Henderson Gill
bert, logged out in q train uniform
The railroad service was perfect al