Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-14
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the best known and most popular
men In the city. This is saying a
good deal on short acquaintance,
but one conversation with the able
and energetic young man who has
been chosen to put new life and
ginger into the local association willA
be convincing proof that the esti-
mate is not overdrawn. The man
ner in which he sized up the situa-
ton in his first report to the di-
rectors Tuesday night was a revela-
ton to those who heard him and a
delight to all who have the best in
terests of the association and its
development into a helpful influence
in the city at heart. Mr.. Reeves
was not at all backward about tell
ing the directors what he believed
must be forthcoming in the next
year or two and he has the hearty
support in the board in most of his
recommendations. There Will be lots
doing around the association build
Ing in the next few weeks. Meet
me at the Y. M. c. A." is going to
be a slogan for the men of Harris
burg before many months and the
new boys department now being
planned will take into the associa-
ton a lot of youngsters VINO nave
absolutely no place to go other than
the movies or other places tnat may
be all right once in While put are
not to be recommended as s'eauS
daily diet
IT is Mr.. Reeves plan to take all
the stiffness out of the Y: M. Z. A;
and to make real sociability one OF
the big features. He is a Rotarlan.
THAT may be one of the reasons why
he Is so keen for the social emu
of the work. Any rate, Harrlsours
Rotarians will be given an opPoL-
tunity to study the association from
the inside instead of the OUTSIDE pc
fore the club is many months older
and Mr.. Reeves hopes to have this
hustling organization of live wires
thoroughly informed as to the needs
and aims of the Y. M. G. A. In
Harrisburg, as he and the directors
see them. But you must not gather
from this that the "Y" is to become
a zone man" association. Far from
1t. Many young men, and older ones.
too, are to be given ample opportun-
ity to help put the work on its feet
here and the chances for service of
a very real kind will be many once
the plans now under consideration
work out.
Mr.. Reeves is a young man, but
not too young. He is married and
the father of three children. two
boys and a girl, the oldest being
seven. He is just now engaged In
finding a place for them in Har-
personality and of unbounded energy
and enthusiasm. He has made good
in every position which he has filled
and Harrisburg he does not mean to
make an exception.
Policemen in addition to being the
guards of the city's safety are called
upon from time to time to perform
many and various little favors for
people who usually think 1t is in
their special line of work and that
the policemen are being paid for 1t.
An uptown woman recently insisted
an officer remove a dead cat that
had been littering an alley for sew
eral days. Perhaps one of the most
original requests recently came from
a section quite distance beyond the
city limits. A resident called up
and reported a dog he would IKE
very much to have shot as ne was
no longer needed about the mouse.
When the desk man inquired for
rame and address the complainant
admitted he lived quite distance
beyond any officers beat. When
told an officer could not leave the
city limits to shoot an erring
canine, he promptly and ,obhgingly
volunteered to bring the dog TO the
nearest officer for execution. His
kind offer was denied
Shortage of sweet potato plants in
Harrisburg is troubling local gar
deners this year. Twenty cents a
hundred was the price for fine plants
last June, This spring so cents Is
the price, and only few to be had
at that. The plants that are brought
to town are fine and sturdy ana the
weather has been prime for planning
the past week. Sweet potatoes grow
snlendidly in most of the soils about
pa rrishurg and the local crop Is
lrrou,i,,p every year. More will be
nIanted, if the plants can be pro
cured. this year than ever before;
For those who know how to cure ana
nack them. the local grown sweets
aro ovailable for food as late as May
of the year following the harVest.
Roth the yellows and the reos are
grown hereabouts in large quanu-
ties.
sneaking of gardens, ]. William
Rowman, of the firm of Bowman az
90. which had on display last year
large number of the biggest pump,
isins ever brought to Harrisburg Will
he responsible for a bumper crop OF
numnkin pies hereabouts next ran.
he saved the seeds from the largest
Of the pumpkins and distrlouteu
them among his friends. Whlle tney
Ia sted he was the most sought aIteI
man downtown, but he says he coulo
have given away ten times as many
seeds as the prize pumpkins neeueu;
Every man who has been presented
With seeds, has promised to SEND
MI Bowman at least one pumpkln
ME next winter. Maybe 1t won pe-
such a bad Investment after all.
Some of the legislative bllls nave
had varied careers this season, ana
the divorce measure which went 10
the committees on game, forestry,
health and other committees, mas
nothing on a couple of others. one
insurance bill has been In six diner
ant committees and when last hear9
from was resting in the raiiroau
committee.