Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-04
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EA-GoVefnOr John Is. Tener, who
was visitor to Harrisburg short
time on Thursday, heard with the
greatest interest plans for the i'm
provement of Capitol Park. especially
the project to widen the streets
bounding the States reservation. 1t
was John X. Tener who signed the
bill which made possible Capitol Park
extension after it had failed in legis-
| lative sessions and been vetoed prior
to his term as chief executive of the
State. 1t was also this Governor who.
wanted to make the West front of thA
Capitol something in keeping with the
great building in which he took
pride, but which project was lost in
politics in the 1913 legislative session.
Governor Tener heartily endorsed the
plan to get the best landscape architect
advice obtainable and for the syste-
matte and harmonious improvement
or the whole Capital Park. II always
teit that in time the Capitol Park
would become the civic center of Har-
risourg and l was glad to do what I
tending the park" said he. IT hope
10 see 1t made a beautiful place and
that 1t will be some day lined with
handsome buildings and be the central
point OF your park SYSTEM" ne con-
tlnued. The former Governor who has
always admired our River Front i'm
mensely and everywhere praised Har-
risourg's plans for making it attrac-
tee, heard with much pleasure that
plahS lot further care for the bank
had been worked out.
Ihe dinner given by Governor
Brumoaugh to his staff here Wednes-
day evening was made most enjoy
tow
ed out by Private Secretary Ball MIR.
Ball took the United States army
regulation that only military organ
llzations can wear uniforms as his idea
and proceeded to have fun with it.
The members of the staff must get
uniforms unlike those of. the United
States army and Mr.. Ball furnished
suggestions In the way of gorgeously
costumed tin soldiers at each place.
a number of kilograms were also sent
IN bearing on the subject, among
them being offers from firms for Sec
ond hand uniforms and offers to outfit
the staff officers so that they would
outshlne peacocks and be as incon-
spicuous as prairie chicken. One Of
the kilograms, said to have come from
Easton was:
Hon. Martin G. Brumbaugh,
Governor, Harrisburg, Pa
Newspaper reports indicate you
Will be accompanied by staff to-
morrow, although it will be i'm
possible for them to appear in
uniform. Our people are very
conservative and would resent
anything too advanced or modern.
Kindly advise at once what ar
rangements have been made to
clothe them with respectability.
MAYOR OF EASTON.
/ The Pennsylvania Farmer, one of
{ the leading agricultural journals of
the country, contains some matters
of interest to Dauphin countians. An
article on practical dairying is
, illustrated by photographs of Her.
shey farms which are cited as models.
, Special attention is called to the dairy
barns as illustrative of the best type.
Charles L. Reid, of this county, con-
tributes an interesting article on the
camera on the farm showing how 1t
can help in the sale of produce and
livestock and especially in the sale of
products of the field.
Captain Frank E. Zeigler, coA-
. mander of Company /, of the Eighth
Infantry, who is mentioned to sue
, ceed Major Z. NJ. Vale, who resigned,
has been in the National Guard since
1896. He was in the Eleventh In
fantry of the Provisional Guard
where he was a sergeant and when
y Company I became part of the Eighth
I he entered it, becoming a lieutenant
in 1905. He became a captain Sep
tember 21, 1908.
People who are familiar with
military matters wonder that the Ma
tional or State Governments or the
Pennsylvania Railroad or the patriotic
orders of some one does not mark
the site of Camp Meade This camp
was one of the model camps of the
r Spanish American war and was con-
t tiDued for two years as place for the
. mobilization of recruits. The Nine
teenth Infantry was reorganized at
that camp and four PHILIPPINE regi-
ments were formed there Yet there
n is nothing to make the place notable
to the casual visitor The camp was
most interesting part or local his
n tory and the site deserves some at
g tention from Dauphin countians.
d Harrisburg is going to have numer-
t Gus meetings of the State organiza-
: ton between the first of December
d and the first of April The State
n Educational Association. which will
9 hold it's biennial Harrisburg session,
}. comes right after Christmas and dur
= ing the last week in January there
d will be six or seven agricultural and
v allied associations meeting here
!. when the midwinter corn show will
n be held. The State Vegetable grow
Y ers is the latest organization to book
y a meeting for that week.