Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-01

Funeral services for Harry c. |
Wright, president of the Municipal
League, school director and widely
known citizen, who died Saturday, !
will be held at his late residence, 4O5 !
Swatara street, Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock. The Rev. Charles A. |
Huyette, pastor of the First Re-
formed Church, will officiate. Burial
will be made at Oberlin. The services
will b" private. Six brothers will be
pallbearers.
Mr.. Wright was aged AZ and en-
1oyed the best of health until Saturday
evening week ago, when he com
planned of sore nose. In the belief
that boil was forming, his nose was
lanced. The following morning, how
ever, a high fever set in and Mr..
/ Wrights condition became alarming.
He. grew steadily worse and died Sat
urday afternoon. Death was due to
erysipelas.
Harry c. Wright was born in South
Second street and early entered the
employ of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company. After an accident in which
he suffered injuries to a hand he en-
gagged in the general contracting busi-
ness, in which he was successful
He built the big general office build
ing of the Steel Company Front and
/ SWatara streets and the Steelton Trust
! company building, North Front street !
two of the finest buildings in Steel
Ton business section.
Among other large buildings erected
under Mr.. Wright's direction were
I the First Methodist Church. Fourth
and Pine streets; Monumental A. M,
r.. Church, Second and Adams street
the recent addition to Centenary
United Brethren Church, South Sec
ond street; st. Peters Lutheran
Church, Highspire; the Highspire
High School; the United Brethren
Church at New Cumberland; the
United Brethren Church at IIummeIs-
town; the Cameron Extension. South
Harrisburg and many other churches,
schools and dwellings, in Central Penn
sylvania
Among Mr.. Wright's achievements
in Steelton was the erection of many
of the beautiful homes in Swatara
street, a district developed largely by
him. He also was instrumental in
laying out the extension now being de-
veloped by Brigntbill & Wright, east
of the borough.
Mr.. Wright was president of the
Municipal League, member of the
School Board and of the Dauphin
County Viewers Board. AS head OF
the Municipal League, he did much
towards developing Steelton. 1t was
the Municipal League that fostered
practically every big public improve
ment in the borough in recent years.
The paving loans and the develop
ment of the Luther r. Kelker Park
were among the most notable achieve
ments.
The day that he became i'll. Mr..
! Wright held a number of conferences
with view to urging the borough
! council to pass an ordinance creating
a Parks and Fairgrounds Commission
| to direct establishment of an ade-
quate system of Fairgrounds in the
| borough. He was largely instrument
! tai in having drawn this ordinance
/ which will be submitted to council
next Monday and his death at this |
time will be greatly felt by the forces
that are endeavoring to secure ade-
quate recreation facilities.
In the school board, Mr.. Wright al |
ways threw his influences against
mixing politics with educational mat
ters. As chairman of the building
committee, he directed the erection
| OF the new Hygienic school and was
largely instrumental in the borough's
obtaining a modern edifce in the
| colored section.
Mr.. Wright was also active in char
table affairs and was n member of
the board of directors of the Steelton
Associated Charities. He was also a
member of the original charities com
mittee organized in 1907 to care for
the poverty stricken people of that
winter. 1t was this committee that
placed charitable work on an efficient
basis in the borough. lie was also a
member and trustee in the First Re-
! formed Church.
Mr.. Wright was a member of Har-
risburS Lodge of Elks, the knights
of Malta and Sons of Veterans. He
is survived by his wife, two daughters,
Mabel and Ethel six brothers, Eph-
riam, Aaron, Samuel, William, John
and James; three sisters, Mrs. Will
liam Kuhns and Mrs. Harry Troup. of
Harrisburg, and Mrs. Thomas Jacks,
of Humm elstown.
At a meeting of the Steelton School
Board tomorrow, resolutions upon
the death of Mr.. Wright will he
! | | passed Efforts are also being made
by members of the Municipal League
to have a special meeting to act on
Mr.. Wright's death.