Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-19
IONORS FOR MEN LEAVING FOR CAMP MEADE

parade held in their honor. For one
hour thousands stood and sat in
Borough Grove, where they listened
to patriotic speeches and sang pa
triotic songs. finally closing the ex-
ercises after presenting farewell
gifts to the young men by singing
ner."
Epoch Making Event
Never in the history of Lykens
has such n demonstration been held.
Never before in the annals of that
township have the people showed
such feeling of JOY and sorrow.
Bravely and cheerfully, with tear
stained cheeks, the mothers of the
young men that left this morning for
Camp Meade stood by and watched
their favorite boy receive the god
speed of the entire community. 1t
was an inspiring sight and an epoch
making event.
Mothers in Parade
Patriotism was the keynote of the
entire celebration. From the gray
haired old veteran who wore the
war-honored uniform of the G.. A.
r., to the little school boy marching
In the parade bravely trying to keep
In step with his elder brother, and
struggling under the burden of the
U. S. flag, the spirit of doing their
bit" for their country ran. Even
mothers were in the parade. Elder
ly women, members of the Red
Cross Auxiliary of the Third district
OF Douphin county, scorned the Of
fers of automobiles to ride in and
bravely withstood the hardships of
the two-mile march from Lykens to
l.ts n.
spirit that prevailed through the en-
tire thousands of people, and the
sixty young men who left the COM
'rts of their home this morning to
take up the hardships and trial of
military life first at Camp Meade
and then somewhere in France"
will carry ringing in their ears the
we'll wishes of their friends.
The celebration was scheduled to
start at o'clock. Long before that
honor of the sons of upper Dauphin.
in upper Dauphin county began to
arrive and at Z o'clock the streets
of Lykens were crowded with ma
chimes. Promptly at 7.30 the parade
formed, and shortly after 8 II. e
Burlington, chairman of the general
committee, gave the signal that
started more than 500 in parade in
honor of the songs of upper Dauphin
The line of parase was as follows:
Chief marshal. c. n. Finton; chief
of staff, M. o. Edwards; aids, Sam
uel Fl. Miller. Harry H. Hoffman.
First Division-Color bearer, Vic
onisco band, general committee, press
committee, finance committee. music
4 committee, automobile committee
parade committee, program commit,
| tee, decorating committee, advertis.
tr,ar Ht.0r I'D .f he
Republic.
Second Division-Marshal, A. f
Fennell; Citizens baud, Williams
town; United States soldiers and ma
rlnes; exemption board, Third dis
trict; drafted quota; registered men
Third district; extempted men, Third
district; Red Cross auxiliaries OF
| Third district.
Third Division-Marshal, Lewis
Schoffstall; Elizabethviile band; Lib
erty Hose Co. No. 2; chief burgess;
Borough Council; Claude T. Reno
Allentown, Pa: E. r.. Beidleman,
Harrisburg, Pa; the Rev. ]. ]. Hunt
Wiconisco, Pa.
S. ]. Keen; Millersburg band; Camps
of the p. o. S. of A; knights OF
Pythias; Independent Order of Odd
Fellows; Jr. Order United American
Mechanics; Berryburg band; Loyal
Order of Moose: knights of the
Golden Eagle; Improved Order OF
Red Men; st. Mary's Beneficial So
cietyi st. Bonifacius Society; United
Mine Workers of America.
Fifth Division-Marshal, w. Wal
ter Duncan; Orwin Cornet band
ministers of Lykens and Wiconisco;
Sunday schools of Lykens and Wico-
nisco; Pillow band: employees of Ly-
kens and Wiconisco industries and
citizens.
Red Gross in Line
One of the features of the parade
was the Red Cross Auxiliary of the
Third district of Dauphin county.