Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-14
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road center during war times he or
she has another guess. Passenger
Trainmaster E. f. Dunlap, of the
Philadelphia division of the PEN
sylvania railroad. with his forces
have been working night and day to
keep up the supply of cars for trans
portation of soldiers. At present with
troops moving all over the United
States, and passenger traffic breaking
records, getting cars for troops is no
easy task. Just where the cars for
the 200 trains to haul drafted men
to training camps will be secured
is a question. However. it is a safe
bet that most of those cars will be
handled through Harrisburg. Pitts
burgh. Harrisburg and Philadelphia
will be the busy points when the
drafted men start to move. The bulk
CT them will go through this CITY,
Pittsburgh will handle those ordered
to Camp Sherman. Drafted men for
Camp Meade will pass through this
city and Philadelphia, and those for
Camp Lee will be taken care of at
this point. Cars to be used in haul
ing these soldiers will be gathered
from all over the Pennsylvania rail-
road system and sent here for distri-
button. This means more strenuous
times for the local passenger depart
ment. Each division will notify Har-
risburg daily as to the number of
available cars. and a close watch will
be kept to prevent equipment from
getting far away.
Adjutant General Thomas J. Stew
art, who died a few days ago, prac-
tically while directing the organiza-
ton of the Pennsylvania Reserve
Militia. had a wonderful memory.
He knew the history of every Penn
sylvania volunteer organization of
the Civil War and could give the
regiment in which many officers in
the great struggle served. Time and
again he would be asked by newspa-
per friends for the war service of
some veteran who answered the last
call and would invariably respond
with the regiment and facts about
the service. 1t was often subject
of remark that he knew the battles
in which the regiments participated
and when asked about 1t he would
laugh and tell inquirers to go read
up" Up until the time when the
changes began to be made so rapidly
in the National Guard during MeM-
can border service, the general not
only knew all of the officers of the
most of them by their first names.
It is not generally known that IL
eX-State Treasurer Robert K. Young
had lived he would have established
law office with the firm of which
the late Frederic w. FlietZ was the
head and which is now composed of
n. T.. IIause and j. Ralph Baker.
Mr.. FleitZ and Mr.. Young were close
fri dc thaV pan1a from the same
county and singularly enough in
iuries of almost similar character
caused their deaths A short time
ago Mr.. Hause received letter from
Mr.. Young in answer to one con-
cerning some business matters and
in which the Tioga man with a flash
of his old humor said, II am fight
ing in too close a ring to make much
noise now"
Mrs. Edna Croft Delhi, Paxtang,
writing in a recent issue OF The
Etude, the well-known musical mag
azine, says: Every thoughtful
mother will! agree that the story
hour has been a great blessing in
the training and development of
children. II is an indisputable fact
that there is nothing which so well
teaches the child the lessons-the.
Joys, the temptations, the battles, the
achievements and victories-of life,
the while it amuses and interests
him. But the story hour can be
improved How? BY setting its
libretto to music; by writing cheer
full tunes about the tales of joy;
heart-touching ones about the sad
tales soul-stirring ones about the
victorious lives: and by bringing
rythm into the child's life, by maxi
ing his fairies dance and his SOL
diers march"
Mrs. Delhi has told her idea of
starting-yes-the veritable babe in
the cradle on a musical pathway.
The article is illustrated with one
Of her "baby tunes"-which is so
simple it appeals to the child when
he is only learning to gurgle.
Mrs. Delhi has written quite few
child songs for various magazines,
her latest development of what she
calls her Song Story idea having Just
appeared in sheet music form, The
Fairy Ring" a little fairy tale by
Elizabeth Keller set to music by
herself, and published by the Song
Story Publishing Company. The song
was sung first in public in manu-
script form by Mrs. Arthur Hull be-
fore the Wednesday Club last spring.
The new golf course of the Coun-
try Club of Harrisburg is being Vis-
tied by many golfers and almost ev-
cry afternoon there are men trying
out the various holes. The up hill
and down dale layout and the fine
natural hazards have quite a repu-
tation about the State and some OF
the players wax enthusiastic about
them. The other day well-known
educator was invited to play on the
new course.
"I've heard good bit about that
course Now what had 1 better take
along?" he asked.
An old hand at golf was nearby
and smiled slow smile. You had
better take along a pair of telegraph
pole climbers" quoth he.
Frank II. Schell, a grandson of the
late W. o. Hickok, is one of the in
structor officers at the Plattsburg
camp. Mr.. Schell attended the camp
and has been placed in charge of a
number of the student officers.