Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-07
CITY PLANNING
GREAT OVATION
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see the French party will be along
the line of march, preferably Front
street entrance to the Capitol
grounds.
Formal Welcome
A brief ceremony will be held at
I the station on the arrival of the par
ty. at which Acting Mayor Gorgas.
will welcome the Frenchmen. At the
conclusion of his welcome the party
| VIII be taken by automobile to the
state Capitol building over the fol-
! lowing route:
From the station plaza to Market
street, to Front, TO State, to Third, to
the central entrance of the Capitol
by way of the State street driveway.
The commanders of the companies
/ of the Eight Regiment, n. G. P,
| Troop c, of the First Pennsylvania
Cavalry. the resident officers of the
State Constabulary, and the local
ponce force VIII cooperate with the
Chamber of Commerce. committee.
The Governors Troop. in COM
mand of Captain George W. II. Rob-
/ erts, will act as special escort to
the party and the route of parade
viii be covered at a dog trot."
The committee announced that no
person will be allowed to stand on
| the steps leading to the Capitol plaza.
or on the driveway and that this rule
will be enforced by members of the
local companies of the Eighth Regi-
ment.
Captain of Police Joseph p.
Thompson this morning issued traf-
fice regulations for the period when
Marshal Joffre is expected to arrive
in Harrisburg. Effective at IL so and
continuing until 2 o'clock there will
be no parking of vehicles in Market
street from Fifth to Front. in Front
from Market to State, in State from
Front to Third, on the south side and
in Third from State to Market.
Ceremonies at Capitol
Arrangements were made Ato-day
FOR joint session of the Legislature
to be held tomorrow in honor of the
members of the French mission. an
unusual honor at which they will be
, presented with the freedom of the
State. The resolution for the joint
session will be presented tonight
and committee will be named in
each branch to cooperate with the
Harrisburg committee.
The plan is to have the mission
escorted by soldiers and citizens to
the Capitol where the French Off
Gals viii be introduced to the Gov
ernor in the executive reception
room after which they will be es-
corted to the hall of the House of
Representatives where senators and
representatives will be assembled
and Lieutenant Governor McClain
will preside with President Pro TEN.
Beidleman and Speaker Baldwin.
Governor Brumbaugh and Secretary
or the Commonwealth Woods will
escort the visitors to the Legislative
halls When the ceremonies are
completed the visitors will proceed
down the marble stairway of the ro-
tunda to the front of the Capitol
where there will be salutes to the
flags with bands, soldiers and school
children assembled in front of the
Capitol
Reception Committee
The reception committee will be
headed by Vance G. Mccormick, as
chairman. Other members of the
committee are David r. Tracy, pres
ident of the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce: c. w. BURNETT, vice.
president of the chamber; Robert
Mccormick, treasurer of the cham
ber; rPesident Judge George Kuhkel.
Associate Law Judge S. j. NJ. McCar-
! rell, City Commissioners William L.
Gorgas, E. u. Gross. William IL.
| Lynch and Samuel +. Dunkle.
The committee on arrangements
! includes Henderson Gilbert. chair
man A. G. Stamm, II. NJ. Slime, Will
liam B. McCaleb, Col. NJ. L Finney,
Captain George w. II. Roberts, Chief
of Police J. Edward Wetzel, and Cap
tain George +. Lumb.
The Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce has engaged the Municipal
and Comm Bands for the
occasion. One will be detailed at
the Pennsylvania Railroad station to
play during the arrival and depar-
ture of the party and the other will
play at the Capitol plaza.
Automobiles i'm Parade
The list of the members OF the
French commission and accompany
ing party, together with the seating
arrangements for the automobiles |
in the line of march follows:
Car one - Monsieur Viviani. vice. |
president of the Council of Minis |
ters; Monsieur Hovelaeque, inspect
or general of public instruction; |
Acting Mayor of Harrisburg, William
l.. Gorgas.
Car two - General Joffre, Marshal |
of France; Lieutenant Colonel Spen-
Ger Colby, L. S. A: chairman recep-
tion committee, Vance G. McCor-
mick
Car three-vice Admiral Choche-
prat, Lieutenant Commander Allen
Buchanan, U. S. N; City Commits
sioner f.. Y. Gross.
Car four-Marquis de Chambrum.
Deputy; Breckenridge Long, Third |
Assistant Secretary of State: City |
Commissioners Samuel +. Dunkle.
Car five - Viscount Dejean, Coun-
selor of the French Embassy: Lieu
tenant Colonel Babry of the General
Staff, French Army; City Commits
sioner William TT. Lynch.
-
Simon. French Navy; Lieutenant de
Tessan, aid to Marshal Joffre: War
rem ID. Robbins, secretary of Embas-
sy. Department of State: John f.
Donahue, private secretary.
Car seven = Marcel Knecht. Mai