Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-11
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Return of the Philadelphia and
Westmoreland Washington Fayette
regiments of the National Guard from
the Texas border has brought out con-
siderable talk about the experiences of
the men and there has naturally been
considerable curiosity about the way
the militiamen feel Everyone knows
no" they felt at Mount Gretna. but it
Is rather surprising to get the angles
OF thought after couple of the worst
months OF the year in rigorous train
ing service along the border. Just to
md out how the men felt. some Har-
rlsnursers asked men Of the two Phila-.
oeiphia regiments which paused here
TINS week and what they learned was
Wiuely divergent and also more or less
lnolcatlVe of character. Some of the
men declared that they were disgusted
nad the say, unless they were going to
set some real active service. Others
sald that no doubt the experience was
valuable because 1t showed men what
reai preparedness would mean. Prob
ably one of the most significant of the
remarks made was by a man in the
Ihlrd, who said: I'm ready - go
pack. 1t was better than Plattsburg.
IL gave us splendid physical train
lne' IL was an excellent thing even If
we ald not know what we were there
Ior The same sentiment was ex-
pressed by other men. but not as en-
phatcally. All agreed that there would
pe Dig stimulus to the public interest
III tne National Guard and that while
! the army would not get many recruits
the guard.
one of the first Harrisburg hunters
aileld this year will be E. D. Hilleary.
al.lslon freight agent of the Pennsyl-
rania Railroad at this point and one
or the best-known railroad men in the
state. Hilleary comes by his love of a
gun and dog from a long line of
Maryland ancestry. He is a hard
worker and takes few vacations, but
when the cunning season comes around
he just can't get past sporting goods
store or keep out of the woods. Next
| week. his friends suspect he will be
absent from his desk day or two and
a long distance telephone message
might or might not, reach him back of
emporium Junction, depending upon
how deep he happened to be in the
mountains. His favorite sport is pheas-
ant shooting, but he has a fondness
TOR partridges, too. Last year he
brought to town some of the finest
punches of pheasants seen here.
j. Denny O'Neil, the State Insurance
Commissioner, has been active in Sun
day school and temperance work for
probably quarter of a century and
has made speeches all over the state in
various forms of religious and civic
activity. 1t seems that at Pittsburgh
| there are still some people who discuss
the evangelistic work of BILLY" Sun
| day. On one occasion one woman who
was exceedingly interested in the
| a CT oil nI, 81 H.
gunent by saying: We'll, you ask
whether Sunday has done much. Just
| O'Neil."
Governor Brumbaugh is rapidly pill
ing up mileage as the States most
travelled executive. He has been speed
ing about since his return from his
vacation and has probably made more
speeches this Fall than during his cam
paign. The Governor never seems to
want for new topic and his memory
of places. events. persons, is remark
able. On his tours he often called out
men by name whom he had not seen
for years and at Philadelphia during
the receptions to the returning regi-
ments he spotted" boys whom he had
seen in school.
Congressman Daniel F. Lafean, of
York, who was here yesterday, is one
of the big businessmen of the city by
the Codorus and has had much expert
ence as a businessman and banker.
He is also mentioned for the Public
Service Commission, which now con-
tains five lawyers.
Among visitors to the city yesterday
was Walter ]. Christy, of the Pitts
burgh Gazette-Times, one of the best
posted newspapermen in Pennsylvania
on things political and an authority on
legislation. Mr.. Christy will represent
the GaZette-T Times at the coming ses-
sion.
Very few people can say that they
were hit on the head by the moon, but
Majestic last week. was not only
struck by moon, but has a two-inch
scar on the top of her head to prove
! it, They called Katherine O'Connor
Pat White when she was one of the
little" girls with an Opera Company
a musical stock aggregation that
played twenty-eight weeks in Johns
town in the Spring of 1914. One night
a Weber and Field production played
the Johnstown theater and the music
al stock was sent to Barnesboro for
one performance. The show was 1.-THE
Gingerbread Man." and one number
was a moon song sung by Pat" White
from a large and electrically realistic
moon swinging in the well-known
scenery heavens. After the song was
over, and as the girl was standing on
the stage under the moon, grip" or
scene-shifter, let go the rope and the
moon banged Miss White, or Miss
O'Connor, on the head. A large and
interesting variety of stars then made
their appearance, but the singer didn't
know 1t, nor anything else for a couple