Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-31
TRIES, TO GET WIFE
AT RUMMACE. SALE
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The man and his roll made their way
to that department where Mrs. Mercer
b. Tate took them in charge and he
laid In a supply of next winters suits
and a light summer outfit, which. he
said, he would wear to church Sunday.
y little later another rustic ffoated
in and drifted down to the notion
counter, where he stopped-thats s
where they ali stop. the city chaps as
well as their country brothers-and
asked a few aimless questions. cones
powers of concentration do seem to
desert one as one beho1ds the varied
assortment of a little of everything on
display here-and that array of Har-
risburg's beauties behind the counter,
which is NOT FOR SALE.) Miss Mary
Sponsler, one of the most efficient SELL
ing experts at the sale, offered this
prospective customer some hand
warmer" for a nickel. mo, thank
you, have no need for that Chinese
punk kind of hand warmer" said he.
but Ill take YOU" mo sale" came
back. But he was a knight, was he
and presented the fair saleslady with
q bar of chocolate and n richly en-
broidered pair of tan stockings which
he purchased at the women's clothing
counter for 5 cents.
The men have come to the rescue of
the ladies during the rush hours each
day. 1t matters not that they were
caught while walking about just look
ing on and pressed into service, they
were helping out. Spencer Gilbert was
made tally clerk and Mrs. Meade ID.
Detweiler, treasurer of the general
committee, gave it as her word that
his accounts were found to be correct.
AL Seligman was nabbed and put in
the mems clothing department, it hav-
ing been the unanimous opinion of the
directing managers, at a hasty confer
ence, that he could serve better in that
division.
The public has been as liberal in con-
tributing. articles for the sale as it has
been in buying. Burns and Company,
furniture dealers, donated a delivery
wagon to-day. Several automobiles
brought contributions of clothing and
morning.
:, Another big crowd was jammed in
the entrance to the salesroom this
at 8 o'clock. This is the last day of the
sale and preparations have been made
for a rush of late buyers. this after
tinue until late tonight. Every article
that is not sold up to 6 o'clock, when
an, hours respite will be granted the
promptly at S:sC, Clarence 0 Fry, rtHHo Who
acted as auctioneer at the sale last
year, will probably preside at the block
Miss. Helen Espy of the furniture
sales force was making desperate ef-
forts this morning to dispose of an
organ and save 1t from being sacrificed
on the auction block tonight. She was
about to give up, when Vance C. McCor-
mick happened along. A brilliant idea
struck her Would he not help her
prove the worth, the tuneful qualities
of her organ? He would. Hark! Soft
and beautiful melody fills the big room.
Everybody quits right there.
There's an organ in the parlor
That gives the house tone,
And you are welcome every evening
In Maggie Murphy's home"
That duet sold the organ in five sec
onds and it went for twice the price
that had been put on it.
More than $1,000 was taken in yes
terday. bringing the total receipts to
s2.S7295 for the two days. This is $72
above the total for the end of the sec
ond days sale last year. The first
hours receipts this morning Were
S25050.
The executive committee will not be
surprised if the total receipts exceed
the $4,000 mark of last year. The sale,
which is held for the benefit of the
Harrisburg Hospital is managed by
committee of 200 representative wo-
men of the city. Everyone comes in for
a share of the credit for the success of
the affair: those who contributed so
generously. the thousands who spent
with liberal hand and the hard
working women-and men-who COM
posed the sales force.