Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
GREAT RALLY AT
MOUNT GRETNA
Cottagers at Famous Summer
Resort Hold Patriotic Ex-
ercises in Auditorium

Mount Gretna, Pa. July 6.-Peo-
pie of Mount Grena held big pa
triotic rally here ON the Fourth in
the Chautauqua auditorium, which
was crowded to capacity. The meet
ing was under the auspices of the
Red Cross, and George w. Nell
benny, president or the board of di-
rectors of the Chautauqua, made
the address of welcome to the Chau-
tauqua, and then passed it into the
hands of the Red Cross. c. Garvin
introduced the chairman, the Rev.
Mr.. Cobbs, and America" was sung
by the audience, assisted by the
Chautauqua choir. Auda Philips
gave a splendid Interpretation of
"Polonaise 'Militaire," Chopin, and
then followed the Rev. Mr.. Copb's
five-minute speech on Washington
and Lafayette;" Miss Dorothy Beat
cam sang The Marseillaise," ac-
Harrisburg; DR.. Hark as first chan
cellor of the Chautauqua gave pray
er for the boys "over there" THE
March Militaire," by Schubert Fan
sig, was played by Julian De Gray,
and Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing was sung by the audience, a
four-minute address on THE Minute
Men," by DR.. Dupel, of Franklin and
Marshall College, Lancaster; the
Battle Hymn of the Republic" was
sung by the audience.
A meeting was held last evening
by the Chautauqua Tennis Club. Miss
Florence Coventry was elected pres
ident, Stuart Collins, secretary and
Miss Margaret Rupp, treasurer. Both
of the courts were decided to be put
into commission. Two dollars for the
season ticket, one dollar monthly
and thirty-five cents weekly, were
the rates voted.
The ground used by soldiers here
year after year is slowly taking on a
businesslike aspect. The Arsenal
force from Harrisburg, is hard at
work preparing for the instruction
camp of the Pennsylvania Reserve
Militia, which will open on Saturday,
July IS, and continue eight days.
About 1900 men will come here on
the thirteenth and there will be be-
tween sfifteen and twenty carloads of
horses for the cavalry and headquar-
ters. The advance details will arrive
on the eleventh, So that everything
will be in shape for the men when
they reach camp.
Miss Ruth Payne, Miss Elizabeth
Knisely and Miss Eleanor Etter are
the weekend house guests of Mrs.
Franklin Etter at her cottage in the
Chautauqua grounds.
Miss Harriet Sebastian and Miss
Florence Rinkenbach, of Harrisburg,
are the guests of Mrs. A. f. Huber
of the campmeeting grounds.
Daniel Kunkel, of Harrisburg, who
was the guest of Simon Greer, of
Mount Gretna, has gone to the Coast
Artillery at Fortress Monroe.
Miss Anna Hark, of Mount Gretna,
is spending two weeks at Lancaster.
Miss Olive -Singheiser, of Harris
burg, is spending the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Sweeney, of
the Chautauqa grounds.
Among one of the merry house
parties at Mount Gretna are Eliza
Stealy, Aida Rupp, Nora Hess, Ver-
ona Hess, Anna Trayer, Emma
Swore, Minnie Whistler, Mabel
Staley, Lettie Musser, Merrill Baker,
Elizabeth Menges and Marie Faust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry X. Shaeffer.
of Reading, are spending the week
end at their cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Howard,
Miss Elizabeth Howard and George
Howard, Jr., of Harrisburg, are
spending the summer here.
MI. anu AlTS. OC 1Idy anu
their two sons, Julian and Richard,
of Harrisburg, have taken The Ara
liza, in the Chautauqua gronds for the
season.
James Stark Carey and William
f. Richardson, Jr., of Harrisburg,
spent the Fourth here.
Harold F. Ruch and John Y. Cole,
of Allentown, were week end guests
of Mrs. A. Whitman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Sweeney, of
Harrisburg, have taken a cottage
lere for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Erkgood and
son spent a few days with Mrs. e.
Whumeyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Block and
daughter, Miss Teddy S. Kaufman,
of Harrisburg, have opened their
cottage The Grubsirrah, for the sea-
son.
The Kings, of Middletown, are
staying at their cottage The Waldorf
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. C. Enck, of Phila-
delphia, and their two sons, have
taken the Minnehaha cottage in the
campmeeting grounds.
Mrs. George and family, of
Middletown, spent the Fourth with
Mrs. c. e. Whitmeyer. :
Wolford Quigley and Albert Rim
kenbach, of Harrisburg, spent the