Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-12

Captain Henry M. Stine, the chair
man selected by the Spanish -Ameri-
can War Veterans with whom the
movement started, presided last night
and included among those present
were ladies representing the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution and
other patriotic organizations.
Captain e. Laubenstein was the
unanimous choice of the committee
for chief marshal of the parade and
William Laubenstein was selected as
secretary to the chief marshal. Sec
retary Laubenstein resides at 2510
North Sixth street and to him all
communications with regard to the
parade should be sent.
Parade OH Saturday
The date of the parade had been
fixed for Monday, April 23 in the
evening but so many people desired
to participate that it was decided to
hold it Saturday afternoon, April 21,
at an hour to be selected by the chief
marshal.
This suggestion was made by III.
NJ. Brooks. president of the Harris
burg Central Labor Union, who said
that the union men of Harrisburg de-
sired to have a division of their own,
that Saturday was a half holiday for
most of them and that they would
onstration was fixed for that day. In
case of rain the parade will be held
one week later. n,
Practically the whole Capitol Hill
force will march in body The Boy
Scouts will be in line. So will the
Rotary Club and numerous patriotic
and secret societies. After the parade
there will be big patriotic open air
mass meetings at which Col. A. b.
Demming, representing the G. A. r.,
and other speakers will address the
people.
Chairman Stine to-day announced
patriotic boosting committee appoint
ed by Chief Marshal Laubenstein,
which will serve until he forms his
David E. Tracy, Frank c. Sites, E. L.
McColgin, w. B. McCaleb, George
Kunkel, Judge S. J. NJ. McCarrell,
Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh, Will
liam H. Carroll, Robert r. Free, Hen
derson Gilbert, Ray Shelly, Michael
A. Stroup, John J. Finn, Captain
George F. Lumb. Major George C.
Bennethum, William Struse, David
Kaufman, H. Marks, Amos Brenne-
man, Harry +. Bowman, Gus NJ
Steinmetz, Howard C. Fry, Charles Il.
Covert, Z. E. Beidleman, ii. w. Rit-
ter, William E. Graham, John w.
Russ, George Weitzel, Harry C. Wells,
Colonel Frederick M. Oft, William H.
gustus II. Kreidler, Harry c. Ross,
Jacob Eckinger, Frank S. Keet,
George f. Ross. William NJ. Robin
son, Rudolph X. Spicer, e. j. Stack
pole, Jr., George CockilL Wellington
G. Jones, Henry Hare. Harry Frae-
Itch, Stanton Wilson, James A. Win
ters, Captain George w. Rhoads, Wal
NAlr L.
Koenig, Philip T. Meredith, Howard
NJ. Holstein, Milton T. Robinson, Col
onel Henry'C c. Demming, I. S. Kicker
w. Harry Baker. Herman Hahn,
Harman NJ. Kephart, Elmer E. Skeen,
William X. Drake. John II. Shaner
Fritz Kramme, II. c. Hilton, Howard
Newcomer, Francis P. McGinnis,
Jonas X. Heist, C. Clyde Buck, George
obler, John Gastrock, J. Grant Koons,
w. II. H. Buckley, Isaiah Reese, Jr.,
Charles e. Blessing, F. W.NsAbel,
Harry G. Morton, Joseph D. Emman-
uel, E. A. Falter, DIR. James B. De-
Shong, Ramsey Black, John G. Felty,
Neil Daily, Donald Dallman, Leon
Engle, V. Grant Forrer, Vance c. Nc
Cormick, Leo c. Gainor, Richard NJ.
II. Wharton, f. r. Oyster, Harry
Lowengard, Harry L. Hershey, Oscar
Lamberson, John c. Kinder Donald
Mccormick, Dean NJ. Hoffman, Col
onel ]. NJ. Auter, L. II. Fisher, Marion
Verbeke, Frank C. Hoffman. Frank c..
Mordan, w. r. Deheney, j. L. Cum
ningham, William S. Tunis, r. ].
Stackpole, Charles r. Weber, Chris
tian L. Nauss, Philip German, Hiram
MEG. SINNERS, John w. Riley, Graf
fus Drake, William ]. Mehring, Jr.,
Charles P. Walter. James J.. HAITI,
Fred B. Harry. ]. William Bayliss, W.
Justin Carter, Edward Burrs, DR.. II.
Edwin Carson, DR.. Charles II. Cramp-
ton, Frank n. Robinson, James H
Hunter, DR.. Carter. w. S. Winston,
Robert ]. Nelson, Frank I. Jefferson,
Charles H: Jones, DR.. stephen j.
Lewis, DR.. Nj. III. Layton, Quincy Bat
tis, Sylvester Jackson, r. Ross Sea-
man, ]. NJ. Welsh, Harry White. T. j.
Nelley. Hugh l.. Mclaughlin. John X
Royal. Richard Fox. M. II. Plank, H
f. Handshaw. Joseph Gerdes, Colonel
Maurice e. Finney, c. Day Rudy. AL
bert S. Cooper, f. Asbury Awl, e. ].
Kreidler, G. II. Hoffman. Thomas P.
Moran. Edward Dapp. william l.
Laubenstein, H. M. Brooks, Francis
II. Hoy, Jr., Mayor A. M. Porter, Mer-
Ger B. Tate, Sergeant Major Bruckes,
Charles E. Pass and Captain Henry
NJ. Stine.
Organizations seeking information
and all who wish to take part in the
'ENoryDOQy S PaIflOtlC ParaQe' VIII
address all communications to Will
liam 1. Laubenstein. 2510 North Sixth
street, phone 4336-J,
William /. Laubenstein is a son of
Captain E. Laubenstein and is secre-
tary of the "Everybody's Patriotic
Parade" committee.
This was adopted and some ques-
ton arising as to how the business
men of the city would look upon a
Saturday parade, Henderson Gilbert,
former president of the Chamber of
Commerce. recommended that all
stores, business houses and other
places of all kinds where labor is en-
ployed be closed from IL o'clock un-
til o'clock on that day This was
put into the form of a motion by
Mercer B. Tate and unanimously car
ried.
The chief marshal, Captain Slime,
Commander Dapp and Thomas p.
Moran, will meet tonight in Mr.. Lau-
benstein's home and set the parade
hour.
The Grand Army has named these
delegates to arrange for the veterans
division: f. II. Hoy. Sr.. A. Wilson
Black, e. B. Hoffman. Thomas Num-
bers, n. A. Walmer. Harry Newman.
George w. Rhoads. Fl. S. Watson and
Colonel James w. Auter.
Leo G. Gainor, representing the
United Catholic Societies of Dauphin
county, made an enthusiastic address
and announced that this society will