Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-30
Ehr&1tng GE1at

Plans are on foot to organize a COM
pahy OF volunteer infantry in Harris
purs among old members OF the Boys
pIlsdde in case of a call for men from
tne resident. The Boys Brigade a
nuIIiDer of years ago was strongly or
saHLzed in Harrisburg and according
70 Colonel Harvey e. Knupp there
@ Iiust De more than a thousand ex-
nit, oitteiiioers of the organization in this
SS SSi.S VINO have now grown to manhood.
4et etal years ago considerable opposi-
M eion 10 the Brigade movement arose
aii!ohs iitIs the religious organizations
VII VIII Which they were connected be-
Iause they were termed too military"
ana they were indeed military" for
me me, Iads who belonged learned their
~ t..iS OUT OF the regulation army tac-
80 taey We're equipped with regular
liiiantry uniforms and guns, went
aiIiPlhg each summer and studied the
S Sar game Just as the National Guard
th Ioes at Mt. Gretna each year. And
G1neIr training didn't stop at that.
nacn member of the Brigade had to
pmut m IN certain amount of time learn
ms 10 shoot and there are certain ex-
Pelts VINO contend that the ability to
sioot is fully as important in actual
service as the ability to wear dress
paraae uniform while the ladies are
OH.
In recent years the Bows Brigade
movement IN was supplanted through
cue eHorts of the well-meaning paci-
Iiclsts by the Boy Scouts, an organiza-
tioll which has been doing a lot for
tne p0ys of the land, by the way. But
as Solonel Knupp points out there are
quite lot of the old Brigade bows.
tiow eo Grown to manhood, who haven't
Iorsotten the use of a gun nor the
old familiar tactics ''And I believe
most OF these young men," smiled the
local brigade chief, would be ready
at any time to answer a call to arms.
MANY OF them are now in the Guard"
Ii you are interested in seeing how
popular the tennis courts at Reservoir
Park are these bright summer morn
lngs, douse bit of cold water over
youFseH about A. NJ. and then stroll
out oI 70 tne clty's big recreation spot.
yearly every morning the six courts
along Whitehall street are filed with
poys and girls. And dozens of office
tollers who don't find time tn IoII
apout The courts during the day get in
tnelr bit of exercise before the 7
O'CLOCK whistle blows.
Applauding several minutes. the
nHunareds II! of people in Carlisle at the
S -.IS FNcher monument celebration
Yesterday, showed the wave of military
splrlI mat Is sweeping the country, as
the drlll team of the Independent Or
der OF Americans, marched bv keen
ing strict time. The squad went
lhrough some difficult maneuvers and
steps, but the banner that one member
at the head of the line was Carving.
caused the most comment. On it was
the inscription:
we are ready for the next call"
One little man walking down Market
street with broken leg was a part of
the days happenings yesterday, The
broken member was artificial. Two
straps used in holding the leg snap-
ped off. Something had to be done. so
cutting hole in his trouser pocket
the young man grasped the broken
strap ENDS and walked down the
street to the shop of the artificial limb
company where repairs were made.
Jokers who were busy Yesterday
had a good laugh at the expense of a
young shoe clerk employed in store
on Allison Hill. During business hours
call came for the clerk. The person
calling said he was at the CITY Grays
armory, and that recruits were being
signed UP to go to Mexico. The clerk
was told that his name was handed in
as probable recruit and to report at
once at the armory for examination.
The clerk was obliged to close the
store to respond. He went to the arm
'ofy and found the place closed. On his
return to the store several friends
were waiting for an explanation for
the store being closed. The clerk was
not in happy frame of mind and said
he would explain later.
The new nurses home of the Har-
risburg hospital, in North Front street.
and close to the institution, is almost
ready for use and when opened for
the young women, will have practical
ly every convenience for their comfort.
Neatness prevails in the entire build
ing, from the top to the bottom. and
much care was taken in the selection
or decorations. Miss Frances Scott,
superintendent of nurses at the hos
pital, has been hard at work taking
care of the minor details, in arrang-
ing little touches to make the place
cozy for the nurses.
Who is vice-president of the United
States?
Recently it was reported that this
question was asked number of stu
dents in college and a large majority
COulu NOT answer IL. A rev DAYS ago
a professor in the city began asking.
his friends, with the same startling re-
suits. Practically no one knew, and
the few that did, only knew the last
name. In speaking of the incident he
said that he did not know why SO few.
remembered the name of the Presi-
dents assistant. Do you know who he
is?
Posted on the west side of the bricIe
barn at Twenty-first and State streets
is large white sign, with the follow
ing message painted on it in large
black letters:
For God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in Him Should
not perish, but have everlasting life :"
The sign is easily seen from all parts
of State street east of Thirteenth
street, but nobody knows how it came
to be placed there, or who is responS
sible. 1t is believed the same per
son or persons, placed little cards
on the bridges bearing the same mes
sage.