Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-22
Errtttt1g Glraf

Men who have visited the various
camps in the eastern part of the
United States where soldiers are be-
ing trained for the manner in which
war is waged nowadays declare that
there are few finer bodies of men to
be found anywhere than those of
the Pennsylvania division at Camp
fisncock. This camp is composed eX-
cluHvely or men from the keystone
state, all being. as Governor Brum-
baugh said yesterday in his address
at the Welfare Conference, not only
volunteers, but the flower of the vol
unteer system OF the country. The
pennsylvania militia was long noted
for its efficiency and for the COM
pleteness of equipment and the at
tention to detail given by the late
Ihomas j. Stewart bore fruit when
the men went to the southern camp
from their home stations. The Penn
sylvania troops were pronounced in
better health than almost any body
OF troops, thanks to the training the
men who are the mainstay received
on the border and the care taken
during last winter and spring to
| maintain the organizations strength
! at top notch in anticipation of an
OthSi Sdlis 4NOl lOllB ago several men
visited the big camp at Augusta and
| declared that the Pennsylvanians
were ready to be sent to France then.
The only difficulty appeared to be
! over the reorganization which has
| caused more or less perturbation
ever since it was broached. 1t is ex-
pected that the assignment of new
Regular Army officers to the Penn
| sylvania division means the final
! h F1i III frN ND ,,
the Keystone state men to another
camp.
High school boys will probably
save the day for Southern Pennsyl-
vania farmers who have been call
ing for hands to help husk their
corn or get it in from the fields. In
the last two weeks the state employ
ment authorities have been able to
organize squads of High school boys
in number of the counties in a
belt stretching across the state from
Allegheny to Northampton to go out
for a week on husking work. In a
number of instances boys have
worked on Sundays and farmers
who have not done any Sunday work
before in their lives, are joining in.
In some instances men from mills
have worked Sundays for farmers.
The State Employment Bureau in
conjunction with the State Commit
tee of Public Safety has lately secur-
ed hundreds of men for shipyard
work
Two points of great historic in
i terest in Southwestern Pennsylvania
l-Bushy Run and Hannastown-are
to be marked by state monuments
by the States Historical Commission
within the next year according to DR..
Thomas Lynch Montgomery, the
State Librarian, who has just re-
turned from visit to that section
of the state. The markers will be of
more or less elaborate character in
keeping with the significance of the
two places in the colonial wars. The
commission was at Connellsville and
Greensburg short time ago to mark
some sites of interest and to dedi-
cate a memorial. I'VE have ar
ranged to dedicate a marker at the
site of the battle of Bushy Run on
the anniversary of the battle fought
by Bouquets men next August" said
DIR. Montgomery. I'VE have made ar
rangements and the ceremony will
be in keeping with the Importance
of that engagement in the history
of Southwestern Pennsylvania, in
deed in Pennsylvania, because the
fight had great influence. 1t was
fought by men from the Cumber-
land valley and Lancaster county
and some from the western country
and the site of place which should
be commemorated in a fitting man
ner. I'VE have also arranged with
Judge Steel, who owns land where
Hannastown stockade stood, to place
marker to recall that Indian raid.
If possible we will dedicate that in
July when the anniversary falls"
Action of the Dauphin County
Historical Society in deciding to re-
ly upon newspaper notices instead
lof sending postal cards announcing
the monthly meetings is rather a
significant action and in line with
what is being done in other COM
munities. The people connected with
such organizations find that the post
al card is apt to be thrown away
| and that 1t means very little as a
reminder unless put right in front
of the average person. But the
newspaper notice is the thing that
holds attention and interests people
who may forget all about a card The
Dauphin society announces that oW-
ing to the increased expense in post
ais the sending of notices of regular
| IleellIb' Will DS WILL eluu-
ing Consult the daily papers for an-
nouncements". After all 1t is the
newspaper to which everyone looks
to find what is going on.
The State Teachers Retirement
Fund which will handle millions OF
dollars in a few years, will get into
active operation early in the new
year, as II. II. Baish, the secretary.
will then begin the organization of
the system. There are now three
members of the board with three to
be elected later on when the teach
ers and districts begin contributing.
The six members will then select the
seventh member.
|
II. II. Baish, who will be the ac-
tive man in the State Teachers Re-
tirement Fund Board, was for years
superintendent of schools of Altoona,
and has recently been at Washington
engaged in educational work for the
United States government. He was
formerly president of the State Edu-
cational Association.
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