Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-06
OVERLAND MEN
HAVE GREAT TIME
Forget Dull Care and Every
body Turns Good
Fellow
BY ANTON HENSON

Aboard Overland Pullman Special,
Dec. 5.-From the time the Overland
Special pulled into Harrisburg from
Philadelphia to take on the delegation
of sixty from the Overland Harrisburg
Company the trip was one continuous
round of sociablity and hilarity. Hard
headed business men who couldn't be
induced to crack smile while draw
ing the line to business principles on
a close deal threw all formality to tho
winds and were jolly good fellows and
as full of life and pranks as schoolboys
at recess. The Philadelphia delegation
was accompanied by q band and with
p. S. Smith as cheer leader proceeded
to give the Harrisburg crowd a warm
welcome. At every station where
the train stopped the Overland bunch
let the Inhabitants of the place know
that live bunch of fellows were 60
ing through.
Carl Hanson and J. r. w. Hunter.
better known as Doc" were ably
assisted by r. C. Barrett, A. n. Straub,
E. Z. Barner and H. B. Burns in en-
tertaining the representatives from the
Harrisburg district Three special
Pullmans were provided for the COM
fort of the Harrisburg representatives
and guests.
The cuisine was up to the highest
standard and refreshments without
stint were provided and every con-
orable one was arranged for.
In crowd of this kind there are
always a few whose sense of humor
is above the average and whose spirit
of fun provides amusement for the
more observant and sedate ones. Chief
among these in the Harrisburg dele
cation was Sam Russell, of Lewistown,
who needed no megaphone to an
nounce his presence. He was perfectly
able to speak for himself and his
klaXon was in good working order.
Ably assisted by John Sweeney, the
two bankers with their round-faced
smiles radiated cheerfulness in what
ever corner their presence became evi-
dent. BILL Fetter," of Carlisle, was
there with the hot air which makes
the motor cars sell in that territory,
and Nanny" Westhafer. of Mechan-
icsburg. was one of the smallest in
size but very much in evidence from
one end of the train to the other.
Ream. of Palmyra, says ii takes twenty
quires TO make a ream, and judging
from the number of stories he can tell
it would take about that many quires
to record all he told to entertain the
crowd. When peal of laughter would
ring out more heartily and louder than
all the others it was a foregone con-
clusion that c. T. Romberger, of Eliz-
abethville, was an appreciative listener.
for the Willys-O Overland in the East,
including all districts between Johns
town and Norfolk. Va, was in charge
of the train and the captains in charge
of the Philadelphia cars We're H. II.
Beeman, r. Greenwood. Basil Thurin,
H. S. James and T. Holden, and S. e.
Fenstermacher, of Berwick, was in
charge of the delegation from the
Wilkes-Barre district. and ]. L. Ben
der with his crowd got on at Altoona,
Upon arriving at Toledo at this
morning\the train was parked in the
factory yard near the new admins
tration building. one of the finest office
structures in the country. The recep-
ton committee from the WHY'S Over
land factory then escorted the dele
cations from the various trains to the
new restaurant for breakfast, after
which the schedule of entertainment
and sightseeing of the first day began.