Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-11
TEARS MINGLE
WITH CHEERS
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in civilian clothing looked a bit gar
ish in the midst of so much khaki
and the other trappings of the boys
who want to win shoulder straps.
Many Keenly Disappointed
While there were heartaches among
relatives, sweethearts and friends
there were also heartaches far more
tragic among those who applied for
permission to enter the camp, but
who were not approved. out of the
700 who applied in this city less than
40 were accented. Many of the men
left to-day at various times and
others will leave tonight. The last
increment of those called from this
city and vicinity will leave before
Sunday.
The first man to receive the call
in this city was w. Y, Blaming, Il
graduate of Dickinson Law School, a
member of the Dauphin County Bar
and employe in the Jaw library at
the State Capitol. He was one of the
first to leave for the Niagara Camp.
Two Bell Men Go
Among the young men were two
from the division offices in this city
of the Bell Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania. ~
John II. Fox reported to-day at the
camps. He is the son of DIR. John
d. Fox, formerly pastor of the Grace
Methodist Church, who was recently
transferred to a charge in Phila-
delphia. Fox was educated in the
High Schools of Trenton and from
there entered the Princeton Unit
versity where he graduated with the
Degree of Bachelor of Science in
1915 and sice that time has made his
home in this city and has been con-
nected with the. Bell Telephone Com
pany in the plant department. AL
though Mr.. Fox has had no military
experience. he has been deeply in
terested and at the first call signified
his intention through the local re-
cruiting Office of becoming if possible
an officer in the United States Army.
He is 23 years old ana unmarried.
T.. Cursor Eager, who has been
with the Bell Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania since early in 1916, also
reports to the Officers Training
Camps. He is a graduate of the
Harrisburg Academy and following,
spent two years at Princeton, pur-
suing a scientific course, he returned
to his home in this city and spent
some time with the Cadillac Auto
mobile Company, lesrning the me-
chanical end of the business. For
some time afterwards he sold auto
mobiles and then entered the en-
ploy of the Bell Company Mr.,
Eager is member of the Harris
burg Military Association, the Rife
Club and the Motor Cub. lie is %
years of age and unmarried.
Reporter Is Going
John c. Swank, 209 Walnut street,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. john III.
Swank, Lancaster, a reporter on the
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH, is
N ha me- 1,n
ceived orders to report at the Fort
Niagara camp, Sunday. He has
covered" recruiting since the local
office was opened by Captain William
L. Harrell and became so infatuated
with the taste of army life that he
Edecided to desert the typewriter for
! the sword.
Swank has been with the TELE-
| GRAPH for nearly year and in that
time has covered many of the bigger
assignments. Before coming to this
city he was sporting editor of the
Lancaster News-J Journal. He is a
Lancaster High School athlete. hav-
| ing played varsity football and bas-
ketball three years. He will leave
for Fort Niagara tomorrow night.
Herbert Harry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. M. Harry, 1921 North Sec
ond street. has received notice to re-
| port to Fort Niagara tomorrow and
he will leave to-day. He has been
employed as commission clerk in the
office of Governor Brumbaugh.
| George and Daniel Kunkel, sons
of Judge George Kunkel, president
] Judge of the Dauphin county court,
/. will report to the Fort Niagara
camp on Sunday. Both arc gradu-
ates of the Harrisburg Academy and
Franklin and Marshall College. and
| are now students at the Harvard
law school. Both are. prominent SO .
cially here and are crack tennis
players.
Charles F. FIlleary. employed in
the office of the Armstrong Cork
| Company. Lancaster. a nephew of
| IF. d. Hilleary, division freight agent
of the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad. has been approved and will
report this week at the Fort Niagara
camp.
Others who will report at the
camp. are William TT. Eby, Union
Trust: Henry r. Ely, As North Six
teenth street; James G. Elder, 242
Harris street; William Y. Fillebrown.
Oil North Second street; John S.
Floyd. S3 North Seventeenth street;
Lester A. Harris, Lewistown. and
Edward s. Baker, South Nineteenth
street: John b. Warden, 22S5 North
Second street. left last night: Louis
Wilson, 125 Pine street, a member
of the old Yale battery. is going.
James Kennedy Notified
James Coyle Kennedy. Steelton.
son of M. c. Kennedy, president Of
the Cumberland Valley Railroap