Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-20
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Adjutant General Thomas ]. Stew
ART upon whom has fallen the trs-
mendous duty of preparing the Penn
sylVania National Guard for mobin
zation, is the official who handled ttrA
Guardsmen of the Keystone State
"hen they entered the federal service
at the outbreak of the Spanish war
ana who not only handed over the
nllhtla we'll organized and equipped to
tne united States but organized Ma
tional Guard for home defense. Gen.
erai Stewart is the official of the
state government longest in comnis-
SION sion IN single Office Misunderstanding
may come and administrations my
CO. put Stewart stays. And the GuaNH
system is well kept up in consequence.
ne knows all of the details becaus
ne nrst assumed charge of the Guar
on January 15, 1895. In other words
ne has been the executive officer for
tWenty-one years and more. The re-
organizations decreed by Washington
nave swept over the Guard time and
again and the general has undone his
Work and done it all over again. He
mas prepared troops for two mobiliza-
tlons for war service, counting in this
weeks labors; and sent them out five
times on strike duty. And he has not
snpped a cog. Although no longer
young, General Stewart works hard
er than any of the major state Off
clals and in times of stress he does
not go to bed. He just works. He has
not mad many hours of sleep since
saturday night because all of the de-
talls must pass him and the men stand
at either side of his desk attending
to the telephones and telling him
What is happening and what people
want to know and then tell what is
TO be done. One reason why every
thing has been going SO smoothly is
that the general knows the ways and
has prepared the ways.
The orders are that the camp to
De established at Mt. Gretna for the
mobilization of the Guard will be
named IN accordance with custom in
honor of the governor in office. This
was done when Camp Curtin was es-
taollshed in the Civil war at this city
ana also in the year of the Spanish
war when Camp Hastings was pitched
at Mt Gretna. where the Guardsmen
VIII mobilize over the week end
Hence it will be Camp Brumbaugh.
Somehow or other the Mexican diff
hculties have their lighter side here
ana some of the men who know the
border are engaging in expressions
which are quickly followed For in
stance you now hear "Pronto," Car
ramba" and other things while an en-
terprlsing grocer has posted a notice
that he has chilli con carne and to-
males for sale.
The former members of the organi-
cations of the National Guard in this
| city are getting into touch with the
commanders and if there are any va
nil Ia
the organizations start for camp and
chances are that there will be more
than enough applications to fill every
command in this territory to the lin
1t. Some of the veterans in this CITY
are casting around to see if volunteers
viii not be needed and should Uncle
Sam decide that he wants more than
the Guardsmen he will be able to get
a couple of organizations right here.
When one of the electric push but
tons in a trolley car gets out of fix
there is trouble with a big T. Last
evening on one of the Hill cars a girl
1abbed the button for a stop and the
Duzzer buzzed. She walked out to the
accompaniment of a buzzing like n
bee farm, much confused by the
racket and by her attempts to make
1t stop. The car was crowded and
some young men in an effort to soA
tne NOISE JaDDed other buttons, add
ing to the ioyousness of the occasi,n.
The motorman, who had started the
car, stopped and he and the condu,-
tor went around hunting the troubh.
the buzzer going all the time. Finaln
they found it and no sooner had tn,
car started than a woman forgot she
wanted off at the last stop and buzzed
But the eXasperated crew went on to
the next.
Emerson Collins, deputy attorney
general, is still being congratulated
upon the speech he made at Chicago.
Mr.. Collins was called in for a diff
cult task as the convention had heard
speeches for six hours and was facing
a vote. The attention he received
showed the merit of the speech.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE