Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Ei1rsttttg Gltat

one only needs to look at the SER
wee hags which are to be seen on
almost every street to realize how
extensive Is Harrisburg's contribu-
tlon TO the war. The service flags
Whlch were not well understood
mi,en m they hrst appeared in Harris
purs, are now part of the display
OF war flags. They are to be found /
on business buildings, Churches.
MONIES and even at lodge halls. The
stars are a matter of pride not onIyi
TO the relatives and associates of
the men who are in active service.
but to neighbors as well as is evil
denced by the numerous references
TO the designs. In some sections of
the CITY the stars are SO numerous
that hgures are being used In
some instances the center of the
neld Is occupied by one big star
with a number beside it, In another
instance there is a large star. with
ngure in the center. The figures :
represent the men given to the ma
ton.
This is the mystery of a bunch of
Keys. The other evening DR.. Frank
B: kann was called on the phone at
ms North Second street home and
told that the man on the other end
of the wire had found a bunch OF
Keys bearing the name and address
of DIR. Kann. The finder wanted to
know how he should go about re-
turning the property. DIR. Kann felt
Tor his pocket. found his bunch of
Keys intact and told his informant
that there must be some mistake.
"Oh, no." came back the confident
! reply, These are your keys, all right,
Tor the ring bears your full name
and address,
Whereupon the Doctor gave up
the puzzle for the night and upon
| calling upon the finder next morn
ing discovered that the ring was
| silver band bearing his name which
he had owned some three or five
| years ago. The funny part of it is
| he does not recollect having lost it,
| but was able to identify several of
his house-keys still on the ring.
| Where the keyring has been since
1t got out of his possession Ne does
thereon may have them by calling
upon Dr. Kann and clearing up the
mystery.
A good story is going the rounds
! In church circles. 1t seems that in
one of the churches on q certain day
of the week the women members
gamer Tor good work which grows
! out or the war, especially in q con-
gregation which has a large repre-
sentatlon in the service. At noon
luncheon is served, and the other day
the coffee was exceptionally fine.
! However, in the second floor were
gathered number of ministers who
had, assembled for fasting and pray
or during the midday hours. The
aroma of coffee is penetrating.
j. G.. Donaghue, of Eighth and
! vine streets, Philadelphia who made
visit here yesterday out of pure
sentiment, went away from the State
Capitof with a memento of friend
of many years. Mr.. Donaghue came
here yesterday. with a request to Off
cialS of the Senate for something in
timately associated with his lite-lon"
friend, James p. McNichol He told
a very simple story. Thirty-two
years ago he mad loaned the late
Senator $500 for some contracting
equipment The Senator repaid the
obligation promptly, but he never
forgot the accommodation. When
officials of the Senate had heard the
recital they got busy. John Barr,
the custodian, found a file of icgis-
lative bills used by the Senator. tie
never used to take such things away
as most of the solons do. So Barr
went to the office Of the clerks and
got a copy of every bill McNichol
= ldSL SeSSlOn. MT. DOiltl-
I ghue went home with something
which he says he will cherish
State Commissioner of Health,
Samuel G.. Dixon, who has been i'll
for some weeks, is rapidly improving
and will soon be able to go about at.
his Bryn Mawr home, his friends
here hope. Signs that the COmmis-
sioner is regaining his health are
apparent AT the Capitol. Never out of
touch with the department very
long day or night. the Commission
er, is asking for reports on the ac-
tivities of every bureau and many
are the suggestions coming over the
wire from him. while the mails shows
he is enjoying himself.