Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-07
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FASHION OPENING
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Chamber of Commerce offices late this
afternoon.
Of course when the lights flash on
the night of the big spring opening
Wednesday, March IA, the thing for
men will be shown in the shops too.
Of course you'll want to see that
new trench overcoat" if you're plan
ed 10y the Tommies who have been
sleer ing in mud and water up to their
knees; the new double breasted eff
fects with side pockets that point
north and south instead of east and
west as of yore; the cordovan boots
that viii set the wearer back a double
saWpuck or so, and the haberdashery
that borders on feminine finery-Oh,
Maudl
Details of the big spring opening
Will not be made public until after the
meeting late this afternoon. William
II. Bennethum, Sr., chairman of the
committee, is presiding over the meet
ing The members of the committee
are: George w. Bogar, T. p. McCub-
bin, A. III. Fraim, Fl. j. Fornwalt,
David Kaufman, A. II. Kreidler Harry
A. Robinson, Jean Sible, Benjamin
Strouse, c. w. Irving, l. II. Doutrich,
Harold Astrich, G. X. Boas.
The appointment of the retail COM
mittee followed an organization of a
Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce at a dinner in
the Engineers Society hall Monday
night. Practically every line of mcr-
chandising was represented at the
dinner William II. Bennethum, Sr.,
acted as toastmaster. He was APP
pointed chairman of the Retail Com
mittee, with power of appointment.
Monthly iuncheonS which will be
addressed by experts in advertising,
selling, merchandising, delivery and
similar trade subjects, will be held by
the new Bureau. The guests at the
organization dinner included: c. w.
Irving, Walter Montgomery, w. II.
Deppen, ID. w. Raub, A. ]. Simms II.
l.. Tausig, Harold Astrich, j. Dale
Fink, ]. William Bowman, It. p. Nc
Cubbin, George DeGruchy, j. S. Low
engard, II. A. Robinson, Croll Keller,
William Be9pethum, Sr., William Ben
nethum, Jr.. Samuel III. Hughes, T. j. |
McAlpin, II. c. Claster. II. j. Form
walt. Lee Goldsmith, Joseph ]. Gold
smith, e. B. Black, Boyd NJ. Ogelsby, |
II. j. Hamme, II. A. Gable. William
Strouse, Joseph Strouse. A. G. Myers, |
s. S. Pomeroy,' II. w. Neidig, A. |
F'rankenburg, Charles X. Boas, Jo-
II. c. Koons, j. III. Kellberg, Ross l..
Beckley, George L. Bricker, E. L. |
Fisher. jacob Miller, Samuel Kades, |
George w. Bogar. Joseph N Clark, |
Sr., i. G. Martin, e. NJ. Hershey, Lou |
Baum, +. A. Mosher, w. b. Goodyear, |
F. E. Stouffer. David Kaufman, J. n. |
Lloyd, II. A. Plank, Benjamin Strouse,
John S. Musser, Samuel w. Bear, l.. |
NJ. Bricker, e. L. McColgin and Rob-
ert Free, representing the Chamber of
Commerce.
Letters were sent to farmers
throughout Dauphin county by the
Chamber of Commerce to-day ac-
1uainting them of the organization of
the Dauphin County Farm Bureau
here last Friday. The details of the
organization and its proposed work are
given and the farmers are invited
10 affiliate themselves in the work.
Another letter sent out by the
Chamber went to the general member
ship. 1t announces the luncheon
meeting of Friday, when DR.. John
irier Hibben, president of Princeton
University, will address the Chamber
On The Value of College Education
10 Businessmen" The luncheon will
be held in Board of Trade Hall as
usual.
The letter reviews the recent work
OF the Chamber, including the recon-
of survey of the ash and
garbage disposal problem, formation
Of the Dauphin County Farm Bureau.
efforts to have School Board select |
architect suggested by Citizens Ad- |
visory Committee, SURVEYS of police
department and school board, organi-
zation of retail merchants bureau and
the proposed spring excursion plans.
The excursion will be via steamer from
Baltimore to Old Point Comfort, New
port News, Norfolk, Hampton Roads,
etc., over some weekend. The date
has not yet been fixed for the trip.