Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-19
UPPER END BOYS DARE
OTLEAVE STATION

UPPER END BOYS DARE
NOT LEAVE STATION
TContinued from First Pagc.l
this city for little over thirty min
utes. During that time they were
served a lunch from the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad restaurant at the local
station. Fourteen large cans of hot
coffee and individual box lunches
were ready for them when they ar
rived, and were received with cheers
Eighty-one young men from dis
trio tS of Dauphin county were
among the number. Their Journey
from Elizabethville, which started at
f.29 this morning, was one of good
cheer all the way. Crowds lined the
various stations en- route and the
boys received cheer after cheer. AT.
Millersburg the boys waited two
hours before entraining on the
special train and were treated to a
demonstration in their honor. They
were given the freedom of the town,
rides In automobiles taken TO NOV
ing pictures and were the honored
guests at short exercises at which
there were principal speakers and
music.
The special left Harrisburg directly
Tor camp Meade, where they were
scheduled to arrive at D. m, the
rnish tf the first leg of their trip to
France.
When the train pulled out half a
dozen o fthe boys who had scattered
We're left behind. They will go down
in later trains.
Claude 7. Keno. of Allentown, was
the principal speaker of the even
ing, and his address was confined to
the general discussion of True
Americanism" and what the young
men who left this morning are GO
ing TO hight for. Mr.. Reno stirred
ms audience, and in substance said
This is not war of indemnity. nor
Tor the profit of neutrals, nor for
freedom of the seas, although this is
vital reason, nor for revenge. We
are ffghting for the sacred, inherent.
unalienable rights of mankind, the
right to live, the right to pursue hap
plness and to make democracy safe
Tor the world. The task of these
young men is no light task. They
must fight hard and win they
must"
Senator Beidleman Speaks
Senator E. E. Beidleman was an
other speaker. He spoke only for a
snort. time, and in his remarks he
spoke OF American citizenship and
its value. He said that we are
hshting for liberty for the people
OF the world" and also expressed an
earnest hope for peace soon. The
senator was warmly greeted by the
residents of upper Dauphin county
and many of his spirited remarks
were heartily applauded by his
hearers.
Jumps the Kaiser
The Rev. j. ]. Hunt, of Wiconisco.
injected little extra ginger into the
celebration when i'm scathing words
ne severely catechised the Kaiser
and said that if there was anyone
IN the audience who did not like |
What he said that they could push |
thelr teeth back into their mouth,
ana go home. He meant every word
ne said, and he only regretted that
he was unable to speak longer"
AT the closing of the exercises
Robert Minnich spoke for the Red
cross and presented to the sixty
young men kits that they will carry
with them to Camp Meade,
Following the exercises a lunch
con was served by the Red Cross
women to the members of the various
Dands and friends. Dancing was held
IN the big dance pavilion in the
grove and was largely attended.
Platform Collapscs
Much credit for the success of the
celebration can be Justly given to
II. e. Burlington and A. P. Minnich.
little over forty-eight hours was
spent in making arrangements that
were carried out with only one mis-
nap. rms occurred at the conclu-
sion OF the exercises when the plat
form which fha |
held collapsed under the weight of
large number of people, including
the principal speakers and honored
guests. NO one was injured, how
ever, and the incident passed almost
The members of the general COM
mittee and the heads of the other
committees and the members of the
9. A. r. who were in the parade are
as follows:
G. A. RI. c. Davis, NJ. M. Hon-
man., Henry Kaiser, Tyrus Snyder,
Abraham Dreibelblis, John L. Miller
Joseph Miller, A. F. Thompson'
George st. Claire, Isaac Holland
Amos Mark, John Murphy, John
larker, Ben Welker, Daniel Hawk.
II. e. Burlington, chairman; Amos
F. Minnich, secretary.
General Committee-D. V. Ran
dali, Lykens; Isaac Mossop, Wico-
nisco; DR.. H. A. Shaefer, Williams
town; James Lentz, Elizabethville;
ID. F. Coleman, Gratz; ]. /. Corbett, |
Millersburg; II. Stewart Potter, Hal |
flax; Harvey Lupold, Loyalton; H. |
G. Foster, Berrysburg
Red Cross Workers-Mrs. d. ". |
Randall; finance. Samuel Fear; pa
rade. w. L. SAMSON; decorations, A.
f. Hanna; advertising, Forest Hem
sci; press, Arthur B. Morris; pro-
gram, H. E. Burlington; music, John
A. Page; auto, w. L. SAMSON.
10000 in Demonstration
Over ten thousand citizens of Up
per Dauphin county gathered at Ly-
kens last evening as a farewell DEM
onstration to the sixty young men
that will represent District of Dau-
phin county in the new national
draft army.
For two hours the PRINCIPAL
streets of that town were lined with
humanity that cheered the "rook- |
les" as they rode along the line of !