Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-24
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mower garden" one of the sights of
Ine peoples park at any time when
JACK Frost is not cutting up his
taPerS or when King Winter has not
the slopes in his grip, is we'll worth
a walk or a ride these days. It is
HIleo with the flowers that come in
me spring, gladdening hearts with
lheir color and adding to the joy
with which we greet the return Of
Ilider days. Just now the garden
Is bright with flags and other blos-
SONS of the early variety and the
array OF colors is bewildering. The
cultivation of the flag has been AL
most as extensive as of the gladiolus
and some interesting results have
been attained by crossing, some of
Whlch are to be seen at the Reser-
Volr. Not only have the flowers
bioomed in way that makes one
forget that the season is backward.
but the trees are unusually beautiful.
Ihe horse chestnuts have been very
pretty, the catalpas have attracted
much attention and the empress tree
is sight. The garden and the flow
well known as they should be and
the people who visit the park have
treat in store.
Representative Samuel A. Whit
aker of Chester county, is one of
the few commanders of National
Guard units in the National Guard
who has his command at war
strength. Mr.. Whitaker is captain
OIL Battery G, First artillery,
/ Phoenixville, the oldest battery in
the National Guard and one of tho
best in the organized militia of the
country. For months this battery
mas been conducting a school for
| artlllCrVmn and has haan N
ing men who were not members of
the company so that when it was
ordered above peace strength it
could draw upon its reserve. Hence,
like the Philadelphia First City
Troop of Cavalry, it has always had
men on waiting list. When the
order to recruit to war strength
came Captain Whitaker was told by
AdJutant General Stewart, he should
secure his men. He drew an envelope
from his pocket and said: Here
they are" He had the whole 100 re-
quired on the rolls and scores more
qualified by physical condition and
training to enter the service. AS an
example of preparedness Battery
ranks pretty high.
DR.. Nathan c. Schaeffer, the vet
eran educator who is national
figure, has served under six COVER
4lors as head of the educational de-
partment. He will receive his
, seventh commission this week. DR..
Schaeffer who comes from Berks
county and has a string of letters
after his name, was first commits
, stoned in 1893 and commissioned
again in 1897, 1901, 1905, 1909 and
} 1913. Now 1917 comes along. His
collection of State parchments is inn
pressive and his closest rival is Ad-
, | int nt ot.t
State service in 1895 and is still
blooming strong.
Members of the State Grange, who
were opposed in many instances to
the war, have turned in behind the
| national government with en-
thusiasm. A number of the most iI-
fuential Changers who were here
this week attending meetings of
their legislative committees, said
! that their people were doing all they
could to increase their food produc-
ton and that some farmers had re-
sponded to the call for more food by
putting under cultivation moro
acreage than ever before and some
faced hard work through the lack
of farm labor which would require
them to handle all of the chores
themselves. 1t is predicted that
the State will have some great
crops barring only unfavorable
weather conditions and pests.
Mice are again commencing to
make trouble about the Capitol. For
a while they had the mice banished
and reaches were the cause of much
tribulation, necessitating taking of
desks apart and liberal dosing of
rooms with powders and prepara-
tions to make the bugs depart or die.
Now the mice have come back and
than the Governors departm
They have been dancing square
dances on the floor of Executive
Clerk Deiningers office and playing
tag beneath the desk of Private Sec
r retary Ball.
The Big-Q Society of which Col
onel Charles E. Covert is the lead
ing spirit, will camp this year on the
island of that name opposite Selins-
grove beginning Wednesday,, July
IS. Lucky is the man who is invited
to the Big-Q camp, If he enjoys life
in the open, jolly companionshfp and
good things to eat. Those who go
once never want to miss another sea-
son. Formally is thrown aside,
costumes are cut down to the re-
uuirements of decency and the men
become as nearly boys again as 1t is
possible for grown men to do. In
deed there are those who have been
entertained by Colonel Covert who
believe that the campers could give
a troop of Boy Scouts many point
ers in the line of having a good time
outdoors.