Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-20
WHARTON SCHOOL
HONORS SOLDIERS
Governor to Tell of Camp Life
to Friends of Young Men
Who Enlisted

FINAL arrangem were COM
pleted last evening at a meeting held
at the rooms of the Wharton Stu
dents Club, 213 Walnut street, for
the patriotic rally to be held to-mor-
row evening in honor of the gradu-
ates and students of the Wharton
School of Harrisburg, who have en-
tered the United States service.
The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock
and will be held in the auditorium of
the Technical High school. The invo-
cation Will be given by the Rt. Rev.
Philip X. McDevitt, bishop of the
Harrisburg diocese of the Catholic
Church, following which will be sing
ing of national and school songs by
the Wharton school students.
The principal addresses will be de-
llvered by III. Eugene Helne, of the
Philadelphia bar, and professor of
law In the Wharton school, Il noted
orator and much In demand for such
occasions, and Governor Brum-
baugh.
The Governor has Just returned
from visit to Camp Hancock and
his experiences there for the first
time. While in the South the Govern
or talked with many of the boys from
Harrisburg and as he is a distinguish
ed alumnuS of the University of
Pennsylvania, took special pains to
see as many as possible of the Whar-
ton school men and other alumni and
students of the university.
Josiah w. Kline, of the State Lii
brary and graduate of the Wharton
school, will present to the school a
service flag containing twenty eight
stars representing the graduates,
students and former students of the
school who have enlisted. DR.. Thom-
as Lynch Montgomery, State Librar-
ian, and dean of the Pennsylvania
alumni in this part of the state will
follow with an address on the part
the university is taking in the war.
The benediction will be pronounced
by the Rev. S. w. Herman. of Zion
Lutheran Church, while Rabbi Louis
Haas, of the Ohev Sholem congrega-
ton will also make a short address.
Members of the Dauphin County
Alumni Society of the University OF
Pennsylvania, are cooperating with
the Wharton school students in ar
ranging the meeting and a large
number of the alumni will be pres
| ent.
The names. ranks and branch OF
service of all Wharton school mer
are given below:
Army, Quartermaster's Corps, Sec.
ond Lieutenant John j. Hellf, Firs
Glass Sergeant William f. Hoy, frs
class priVates, Wilson o. Black, Rob.
ert S. Neck, Chester Sheaffer, James
Sides.
Infantry, Sergeant Stanley NJ. Liv.
ingston, supply sergeants, Clarence
w. Wolfe and Raymond Long, Cor.
poral Wilbur l.. Minich, privates
Thomas Rodgers, James c. Fitzpat'
rick, Stanley Lemon, Howard Neid-
ich, Ralph Gingrich, Russell Glenn
Charles Brinser, Joseph Mumma, j
Allen Gebhardt Wayne Jeffries
Cavalry, Privates Frederick o. Ly-
ter, Charles G. Weikel.
Engineers, Privates Walter Seller
John Simon, Joseph Snyder.
Signal corps, Corporal Henry Le-
vim, Private Harry L. McFadden.
Navy, Lieutenant Fred Burris
pay department, Yeomen Paul j
Kirby. Fred Schlicter.
At Camp Meade, Md, as captain OF
infantry is Ward w. Pierson, form
erly professor of law at the univer-
sity. and instructor in the Wharton
school who resigned at the declara-
ton of war and attended the Fort
Niagara training camp. DR.. Pierson
together with Prof Wendell P
Raine, of Harrisburg, was respon-
sible for the founding of the Harris
burg branch of the Wharton school
and was very popular among the
students.