Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02

out Hanover street to the ball field
where they were gathered around
the band stand and Chairman
Hershey had Flavel l.. Wright give
one of his hard-hitting insurance
talks to the draftees. George Cop
penhaver, heaG of the Hershey In
dustrial School, then spoke on the
way Pennsylvania manhood is going
into the war and was followed by
70. j. Stackpole, who told in plain
terms why this country has gone to
war and the determination which
fills the, breast of every American
to put the German on his back and
make him cease from troubling.
You young men are going out TO
take a part in the biggest job chat
has been undertaken in this world (;
its results will be enjoyed by people
long after we are all dead and gone;
you are to be envied for the chance
you have" said the speaker, whose
earnestness impressed everyone.
Jesse E. B. Cunningham, who was
one of the detail to handle the drills,
was called up by Chairman Hershey
and without time to put on his coat
closed the meeting with a patriotic
speech that set the crowd cheering.
The men were divided into four
groups, according to residence and
drilled IntIl the thunder storm
broke, receiving an hour and a half
of instruction in facings and other
elementary things which they should
know before going to camp. Cap
tains r. H. Bailey and j. j. Hartman
assisted the Reserve men in the in
struction and gave short talks to the
draftees on camp work and various
phases. The Reserve detail was
composed of A. B. Hamilton, Harry
w. Miller, George N. Barnes, Ray
mond E. Miller, Carl w. Davis, Jo-
seph n. Hobart, Henry B. McCor-
mick. A. R. Ferriday, Walter c..
Kochel, J. Z. B. Cunningham and
Paul Kurzenknabe.
The board of instruction for No. 2
district has arranged for drills of the
men of the district at four points
Tuesday and Thursday of this week.
These drills will be held at Z o'clock
by details to be assigned from the
Harrisburg Reserves at Hershey,
Hummelstown, Penbrook and Dau-
phin. Men should attend the drill
at the point most convenient to them.
Steelton Reserves have offered TO
take care Of men living near Steel
ton, while the Clark's Ferry men
will go to Duncannon. Major H. M.
Stine, commandant of the Reserves,
will go to Hershey tomorrow to con-
duct the drill and consult with Of
ticers of the Hershey home defense
organization regarding future work
in that part Of the county, which is
to be organized under direction of
the instruction board which has been
rendered services of some former
regulars and Guardsmen. George n.
Barnes will have charge of the Hum
me1stown drill; Harry W. Miller at
Penbrook and Carl w. Davis at .Dau-
phin.
The organization of the instruc-
ton work in No. 2 district is in
charge of Clinton NJ. Hershey and
the Rev. A. S. Lehman for HummeIs
town district: w. F. r. Murrie and
George Coppenhaver for Hershey
Boyd Hamilton for the district near
the city, including Rockville and
Dauphin.
The storm did not stop the. Will
Jamestown drill. When the detail
which had drilled the men at Enter
line and led the men on some cross
country hikes arrived at the mining
town, 1t began to rain and a hall was
secured where the men were given
instructions not only in squad work
but in the manual of arms, the guns
being supplied by the Harrisburg or
ganization. More advanced work
will be given to the men in these
two districts Saturday,
The Lykens work will betaken over
by men from that section this week,
former soldiers having arranged to
help out