Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-18

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Ice in France.
No Drill Today
No drill was held at the Island. to-
day, and the men were given an OPP
portunity to say goodbye to their rel
atives and friends in Harrisburg. Fol-
lowing the regular Saturday morning
inspection. the men were excused
until 6 o'clock this evening.
This morning supplies from the
Armory were loaded. but the tents at
the Island will not come down until
Monday morning. All members OF
Company d have received their out
fits, and most of the boys have COM
pleted the task of packing upl"
This afternoon at 2 o'clock both ball
teams were pitted against strong
teams, at the lower end of the Island.
Company d will play a team from the
Tenth New York. station at Le-
moyne. Company 1 will play Troop c.
This evening at 6.45 a battalion pa
rade will be held. 1t Is expected that
this review will be largely attended
by visitors, as this will be the last op-
portunity for local people to see all
the companies now encamped at the
Island in action at one time. Lieu
tenant Colonel Zeigler will review the
parade.
Veterans to Visit ID
Special religious services will be
held at the Island tomorrow eve-
ming. beginning at o'clock. Post 5S,
G. A. r.. will be present in full uni
form at that time to visit the troops
and to wish Company d godspeed
A number of Christian Endeavor
societies and members of other relig-
Mt r.
ket Square at 5.45 o'clock and march
across the bridge to the Island in a
body. The Rev. Harry Nelson Bass
Ter. chaplain of the Eighth regiment,
will have charge of the services. The
Harrisburg C. e. Choral Union will
render several selections, and many
hymns will be sung from the book
entitled Songs for Service" A solo
entitled Hymns My Dear Old Mother
Sang to Me- will be rendered by Miss
Dorothy Urich.
Several Christian Endeavor soci-
cites of churches where the evening
services are shortened during the va
cation season. including the Park
Street Evangelical society. will attend
the services in a body.
Arrangements have been made for
the benefit of persons desiring to see
a copy of the book entitled Make
Christ King" combined. which was
presented to the soldier boys. will be
on display in the window of the Unit
ed Evangelical Publishing House, cor
ner Second and Locust streets.
Transfers have been asked for the
following persons from Harrisburg
and vicinity to the One Hundred For
ty-ninth Machine Gun Battalion, now
at Lancaster. 1t is likely that this
I. In ~ he rdt n
go into training in Georgia:
Sergeant George w. Zeiders, supply
company: Sergeant George w. Sheaf-
fer, Carlisle. Company G.; Sergeant
w. E. Coover, Carlisle, Company G.;
Sergeant Carleton ]. Drawbaugh,
Company I; Morris P. Connors, horse
shoer, supply company; Charles p.
Cummings. machine gun company;
David p. Shrum, machine gun COM
pany; John Kuhn, James II. Long,
William Wells, Edward II. Carnathan,
Robert Nicols. William II. Black, all
of Harrisburg supply company; VIII
liam ]. Blade, Jacob H. Bonner, Will
liam A. Gruner, Sylvester P. Sullivan,
John w. Kopp, all of Company G..
Chambersburg; Harry P. Gemmill,
Carroll L. Fanus, Alloy w. Hinnen-
camp, James E. Patrick, all of Com
pany 1.
Sergeant George w. Thorpe was the
only one selected from Company D..
Mr.. Thorpe has seen great deal of
service, and is popular with the men.
who are sorry to learn of his transfer.
While the transfer has not actually
been ordered, it is expected that the
authorization will be received to-day.
Two men were accepted at the re-
cruiting headquarters yesterday. They
were Wilfred ]. Reilly. S25 Broad
street, Harrisburg. for the aviation
section, and Edward A. Fisher, of
New Cumberland. National Guard,
Company A, York.