Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-11
PERSONAL----S SOCIAL

Red Cross posters. potted hyacintha
and tulips giving suggestion OF
spring. The regent. Miss Cora Lee
snyder. presided and the large gather
ing sang heartily several patriotic
songs. with Mrs. Mary Boyer MoCrea at
the piano. During routine business
nominations were made for ofncers to
be elected at the annual meeting on
May 49, Mrs. Frederick II. Marsh was
appointed Judge of election, with Mrs
John NJ. ]. Raunick and Mrs. Samuel F.
Dunkle, tellers. Mrs. Charles A. Kun
kel and Mrs. Edward Boyer were ap-
pointed auditors for the treasurer.
George Sutton, ably accompanied by
Alfred c, Kuschwa, sang one OF the
new war songs, The Young Warrior"
and later The Star Spangled Banner"
AS Mr.. Sutton's wonderful voice rang
out in the inspiring strains, the women
were flled with patriotic fervor and
at the last verse Joined In the song as
a prayer that The Star Spangled Ban
ner in triumph may wave DER the land
OF the free and the home of the brave"
Life ON the Border
Mrs. Maurice E. Finney. president of
the Authors Club, and wife OF Colonel
Finney of the Eighth regiment, n. @.
p, who spent several months at the
Mexican border while her husband was
there on duty with the N. q. U. s.. told
the chapter something of her expert
ences in Texas, She says that while
not in battle, the soldiers found plenty
to do in making their camp livable.
cutting new roads and the like. and she
repeated a verse OF the soldiers song:
Captain says my rifles rusty and
guess that he is right; but il he looked
at pick and shovel he would find them
shining bright"
Mrs. Finney urges universal military
training, not for aggression but protec-
finn Of fhR nnnnfrN for the diaHin1 q
serves to keep the young men in fit
condition of health, as was, shown by
the companies coming back from Tex
as, all OF them in fine shape physically.
Witty and chatty. with a charm of man
ner all her own, Mrs. Finney described
various phases of the country and its
people. giving much information that
the society is glad to have at first
hands.
The chapter historian, Mrs. Charles
]. Wood, Jr., gave interesting current
events and attention was called to the
entertainment for the blind soldiers
and sailors to be held in the Orpheum
Friday evening. All the proceeds will
go direct to this great work.
Delegates to the 26th annual Con-
tinental Congress in Washington next
week are the regent. Miss Cora Lee
Snyder; alternate, Mrs. Samuel Il.
Shope; chapter delegate, Mrs. Charles
j. Wood, Jr.; alternate, Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones.
A copy of THE Battle Hymn of the
Republic" Julia Ward Howe's stirring
hymn. was given to everyone present.
and after singing it the meeting closed
with repeating II pledge allegiance to
the American Flag and the Republic
for which il stands. One Nation, unit
ed. with Liberty and Justice for all"
In the small committee room just
outside the hall, a Red Cross booth
was established with several workers
who gathered in about, twenty new
members for the society. Many of the
chapter have been members of the
Red Cross for several years and have
given not only large sums of money
but much time and labor to the work,
especially during the past several
months.