Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21
ROTARY CONCERT
AT GETTYSBURG IS
A GREAT SUCCESS
Men of Tank Regiment Make
Big Hit With Harrisburg
Businessmen

Members of the Harrisburg Rotary
Club and their wives to the number
of $50 went to Camp Colt at Gettys-
burg yesterday to give an entertain
ment under the direction of General
Secretary Robert b. Reeves in the
Y. NJ. c. A. tent there for the benefit
of the men of the tank regiment now
in training there, but came home
feeling that the entertainment had
been far from one sided. The Rotar-
ians fell head over heels in love
with the tank men and the soldiers
respondd by lining up on both
sides of the road as the visitors de-
parted and giving three hearty cheers
for them. Also the Rotarians brought
| home the conviction that If tthe
tank men are fair samples of the
American soldier it will be al over
With the Kaiser and his minions
when two or three millions of our
boys reach France.
Men from every state in the union
are in the tank regiment, most of
| whom are college graduates and spe-
cialist in their own technical lines
not to mention more than a dozen
millionaires, for wealth counts for
little in camp life. They are under
going intensive training in light and
heavy tank work and when they go
| " IdllCG Will De dumlTaDly
| equipped for service. They are fine,
outstanding young men, every one
eager for the fighting.
Supper in Mess Tent
| Supper was served the Rotarians
in the mess tent of one of the COM
panies, the Rotarians paying a dol
lar each in order to leave a gen.
erous contribution toward the mess
fund of the company doing the en-
tertaining The soldiers did all the
work of preparation and q fine meal
1t was.
The entertainment followed in the
Y. M. c. A. tent nearby. Secretary
Reeves introduced President Eli N.
Hershey. He in turn presented Chair
man w. H. German, who with l. b.
Dickinson and AL. X. Thomas formed
the committee of arrangements which
made such success of the occasion.
Mr.. German presided during the
evening and c. Linford Scott, whose
ability as a musical director was
largely responsible for the clubs
good work at the recent Thrift
Stamp show, made a big hit by lead
ing the soldiers in community sing
ing, springing a bunch of brand new
war songs which the club had
! printed for the entertainment. They
went so well with the soldiers that
they asked the club for more copies
of the sheets, which will be provided
| for by the directors at q meeting
tomorrow and sent to Gettysburg at
the clubs expense. The chorus sing
| ing was spirited and the men ap-
plauded Mr.. Scott repeatedly.
The Program
The program consisted of an aero
batic act by the Runkle Brothers,
two little lads of ten and eleven
years who made themselves popular
with the soldiers by the clever way
in which they handled themselves.
They were dressed in khaki athletic
suits and looked the part of young
soldiers themselves, and musical
| selections by the following, all of
whom contributed their services for
the evening: The Harrisburg Trio,
Miss Sarah Lemer. violinist; Miss
LeNora Fry, harpist; Newell AL
bright, pianist; the Pine Street Pres
| byterian Church quartet; Mrs. Roy
G.. Cox, soprano; Mrs. ]. d. Sanders,
contralto; NJ. D. Hollenbaugh, tenor;
George Sutton, baritone, and Frank
| A. McCarrell, accompanist; A. J..
L. Huber, musical bells.
The program occupied more time
than was intended, due to the re-
peated encores of the audience and
at its conclusion the soldiers gave
| three cheers for the Rotary Club and
! those who took part in the enter
| tainment.