Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-02
RUMMAGE SALE
BREAKS RECORD
Total Receipts Will Run Well
Over $4,000; Exciting
Auction


The big three days rummage sale,
held for the benefit of the Harrisburg
Hospital closed with Saturday nights
auction.
Total receipts will run well over
the $4,000 record made at last years
sale when the treasurer's final report
is turned in to the executive commit
tee in the next few days. After the
auction Saturday night it was unof-
fcially announced that the three days
sales had netted the sum of $3.9SS.29.
This amount will be considerably in
creased by the receipt to-day of checks
for purchases made during the sale.
Counters Swept Clean
A wrlggling and perspiring crowd
surrounded the auction block in the
big room at 200 Walnut street Saturday
evening when Clarence Fry began his
stunt. Practically every article re-
naming on the counters was disposed
of. many of them for a penny or nickel
regardless of their value. Thus rock
ing chair that looked like a good bar
gain at 81. went for one cent; a childs
high chair. for three cents; whole
row of beGsteads worth at least a few
dollars was knocked down at 90 cents.
and mass of good kitchenware
thrown together so that 1T resembled
pile of junk, brought five cents.
Captures Maine Lantern
few articles were not sacrificed in
this manner. A "grandfather's clock
started some excited bidding, the figure
finally reaching $37. Arthur Hollis, of
the Senate Hotel, got it. Vance c. Nc
Cormick captured a ships lantern from
the battleship Maine after n dozen men
had bid it up to $3.50. Several fine
paintings and works of art in wood,
linen and porcelain brought from Sc to
S12 each.
Before the auction began Mrs. Thom-
as NJ. Jones. in strenuous effort TO
clear her window counter, began cut
ting prices until they were hardly
recognizable as such, and using every
cunning device of the professional auc-
tioneer in attracting the crowd. In
half hour the counter was cleared, eN-
cept for what appeared to be the re-
mains of an umbrella.
All the receipts are clear. no bills
having been contracted. The money
will be used by the Women's Aid So
ciety to continue its work in provid-
ing quarters for the nurses and other
purposes.
Mrs. James Milhouse, Mrs. Girton
Smith and Mrs. r. N Cooper, members
of the general committee on the rum
mage sale from Camp Hill, expressed
as being greatly pleased
with the residents of that community
for the very generous response to their
appeal for contributions to the sale.
Thank Merchants
The executive officers of the Harris
burg Hospital Annual Rummage Sale
Committee desire to express apprecia-
tion of the splendid support given ~
members of the general committee, the
merchants of the city and surrounding
territory and by the general public
throughout the week just ended. 1t is
only by a community effort that such
result as that attending the sale may
be accomplished.
Signed-AIrs. Marlin Z. Olmsted, Miss
Mary c. Heister, Miss Anne Mccormick,
Mrs. Meade ID. Detweiler.
The Executive Committee of the Har
risburg Hospital Annual Rummage Sale
desires to particularly thank the mer-
chants who so generously aided thA
work. A partial list has been secured,
but there are many others whose names
the committee desires to learn in order
to make proper recognition OF their
services.
The list includes: II. c. Claster, Kauf-
mans, Samuel Kuhn Co, George Hines,
Astrich's, George Bogar, David W. Cot
terel, Messersmith's, Doutrich's, VIM.
Strouse, J. II. Troup & Sons. VIM.
Schleisner's. Fred Harry. Jacob Tau
sig's Sons, The Hub. Goldsmith's, Bow
man & Co.. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart,
Samuel Meltzer. Vogt's. Miller 81 Kades,
Goth Century Shoe Co. Singer Sewing
Machine Co, J. c. Gitt. Collins Co. NJ.
and r. Keefe, Miss Waller, 25-cent
Store, The Globe. Kresge and 10-cent
Store, Cleckner Is Burke, Paxton Flour
& Feed Co., Stieff Piano Co., Sigler.
Henry Gilber & Son, Slabach. Frank
Payne, Wilmer, Bair &Witmer, II. A.
Robinson & Co., Ashmer Blake. Roth
erts, Z. G.. Hoover, Brown & Co., Steel
ton Store Co., George NJ. Long, Steel
ton, DR.. John a. McCurdy, Steelton;
Bates & Co.. a. II. Kreidler. Studebaker,
ans BURNETT Co., Louis Mueller, Pol