Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14

the crush that the big plate glass front
OF one of the show windows was shat
tered to bits and the patient and genial
officer in charge of the incoming bar
gain hunters. Lyman Dutton, had his
hands full enough. And good old
"Merky' Tate, with his all-persuasive
voice. permitted of no loafing on the
job. Alas, however. a late news flash
reports that "Merky' has been de-
NOTED and is now measuring goods.
/ He was ably supported this morning
/ by the most expansive smile in the
store, signifying the presence of John
Sweeney. who "floorwalked" with the
experience and "savoir faire" of an
old-timer
The money still rolls in at the same
rapid pace, closely rivaling the splen-
did average of three and one-half dol
/ lars a minute which prevailed yester-
day. \ friendly rivalry between the
different departments keeps the ex-
Citement of the sales at a high pitch,
and all the salesladies seem to be in
good spirits and rare selling form. The
demand for more contributions is be-
| ing partially met, but there must he
a big increase to-day and tonight if
the supply is TO meet the demand on
the last day tomorrow. A clean sweep
is looked for and that, too. in spite
of the fact that many cash contri-
buttons have been coming in from
those who want TO help the cause
along and yet do not feel like making
any purchases. The treasurer, Mrs.
Meade Detweiler, announced this
morning that there is no embargo on
cash contributions and that the COM
mittee has no objections to having the
few hundred dollars that have already
been given augmented.
Three Kittens for Sale
Anybody want TO buy three of the
sweetest little kittens in the city?
They were contributed to-day by the
little son of ex-Mayor John k. ROYAL
with the request that they be given
the best of care, so they must be
valuable and ought TO bring a good
price The baby that was left under
the counter yesterday morning while
the mother 'rummaged" was, fortu-
nately, not sold in the excitement of
the moment. but il was not observed
among those present this morning.
The gift of Mrs. Herman Astrich yes
terday of a small runabout which sold
for 500 was duplicated to-day by
Lee Goldsmith's presentation of an
electric runabout. for the possession
of which it is expected competition
will be keen. Four wagons and a
player piano. TO say nothing of an or
gan, which came from 1906 Regina
street, and regular piano that Frank
O. Horting presented, were additional
Dig SlitS that are sure to boost the
receipts tremendously.
Members of the police force have
been doing yeoman service. not only in
handling the crowds, but also in aiding
materially in the sales. And they seem
10 be enjoying themselves. Captain
Thompson, Lyman Dutton, George
Wiesman, Nj. kepford, Herman KautZ,
John Hess and a number of others
have taken turns maintaining the little
order that is needed. and all exnrees
pleasure at the good humor of the
thousands that have fiocked in and out
of the store.
The army of salesladies is becoming
more efficient all the time under the
capable general management of Mrs
Olmsted. Miss Anne Mccormick and
Miss Hester. All are doing a splendid
work and all share equally in the
credit which, expressed and unex-
pressed, is theirs Although there
have been a number of relays. there
are many who have worked through
every hour of the sale and are deter
mined to continue until exhaustion
overcomes them or the house is sold
out. II is a revelation in endurance.
II is a safe estimate that the total
sales for the two days, up to noon to-
day, are we'll over three thousand
dollars. There must be a restocking
of mems clothing and womens and
children's hats. however, If the maxi
mum is to be reached.
Here are some of the force that is
making a record for this and other
cities in the matter of rummage sales
that will take some tall hustling on a
future occasion to duplicate:
Furniture Department-Miss Martha
Buehler and Mrs. Albert NJ. Chesley.
Kitchen Utensils-Mrs. w. G. Gra-
ham, Mrs. Benjamin Strouse, Mrs.