Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-30

You say can't send my boy a
shoefiy pie? oh. this is awful. MY
boy Just loves shoefiy pie and al
ways had il on Christmas Day"
The executive ladies were terribly
CORY but rules are rules and the lu-
scious shoefly pie which was of SAT-
from color, and looked as though 1t
would like to have husky soldier
devour ii, lay sadly on the counter,
being replaced by chewing gum and
cigarets.
The work required tact and pre-
cision and great credit must be given
to the following list of inspectors
who spent day they will long re-
member:
Mrs. II. Astrich, Mrs. j. S. Boas,
Mrs. Henry Buck, Mrs. Otto Bux-
baum, Miss Letitip Brady. Mrs. Will
liam Bingaman, Miss Brown, Mrs. $.
v Boykin, Miss Bryson, Miss Cam
eron, Mrs. John +. Dapp, Mrs.
Hamill. Mrs. Izer, Miss Jennings,
Miss j. h. Lutz, Miss Minister. Mrs.
Joseph Mockman. Mrs. Edward
Rauch, Mrs. Albert Simms, Mrs.
William Strouse. Mrs. Frank Seitz.
Mrs. F.. j. Stackpole, Mrs. Joseph
Shearer, Mrs. Warner.
Rcadjust Parcels
AAN tANN ny llih lOI It's NIdlIllln
Miss Mary Cameron; Mrs. William
Strouse acted as treasurer and Mrs.
Henry Baish was quite busy doing
the secretary work. Any one who
thinks that the weaker sex is shy on
executive ability would have been
disillusioned to-day when the final
rush came, for no mere man would
have been worth his salt in the un-
common requests
Even women and girl donors made
a mess of their parcels frequently
and the whole parcel had to be re-
adjusted.
Here's the scheme" tactfully
would be the suggestion. Put that
chewing gum around the sides and
then YOU have room for the sweat
er."
Sure; whole sweaters went by the
dozen. They were fine specimens
of handiwork and when properly
packed easily fitted into the carton,
which We're 9X4X3 inches and car
ried , pounds Is ounces.
TO fill up every nook and Granny,
thus to get full value but not over
step the weight, that was the big
job. lorn man came in with his
armful and told sad story Of how
all his family were down with the
nave Christmas box. He had a
pair of gloves and the box looked
so lean that half Il dozen of the
inspectors made suggestions and
when he returned from nearby
shop, he had Il plenty.
One Use For Ribbon
We surely have been kind TO the
adjacent stores" observed one in
spector Il think we have sold hun
dreds of dollars worth of cigars,
cigarets and candy for the nearby
merchants"
The hard luck man stood trans
fixed as with the rapidly of long
practice this inspector put on his
label after wrapping the carton in
a khaki handkerchief and attaching
Il beautiful ribbon.
Joe won't care much about the
ribbon" he Ventured.
Don't worry about that" COM
forted the inspector. Some French
girl will be wearing that around her
neck before New Years"
That might be-" agreed the SOL
emn man, with twisted smile.
Joe seems TO like them French
wrens."
one excited lady came in With
miniature bathtub. All the time
my boy mas been writing about how
he'd love to wallow in a regular
bathtub.' she explained, "and we
thought this would make a hit"
Coins Arc TabOocd
No money could be sent, although
dozens We're disappointed in this eff
fort. Shaking pair of gloves an in
spector found that ten-cent piece
had been dropped in the fingers of
each glove, and out came the coins.
Many cartons were overweighted
and there was a plenty of odd choco-
lates and other candies.
An average for postage was 81
cents which included payment for
the nifty khaki handkerchief and
the gay ribbon. The wholesale buy
ing OF tobacco in various forms was
a lauGhable thing, for few women
knew what their loved ones liked
and often asked advice of the in
spectors.
My boy never smoked in his life"
explained one mother. But maybe
he'll have friends that do"
It, was the intention TO keep open
until late hour to-day so that no
one will be disappointed, and the
estimate was that nearly 1000
would be added to the amount al
ready sent out.