Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-03

BACKING LOAN
Big Plant Bound to Double
Former Subscription
in Big Drive

Not satisfied with their 100 per cent.
campaign. employees of the Elliott
Fisher Company at a patriotic rally
held this morning, resolved that they
would double the last campaign rec
ord. Their high goal was made after
speech by Captain Ingram of the
English Army in which he related
tales OF the atrocities committed by
the Germans and told of his own
experiences during three and a half
year stay on the front
P. D. Wagner. president of the
firm. presided at the meeting which
was held on the lawn in front of the
Elliott Fisher plant. More than 700
employees were present. The playing
of the star Spangled Banner" by
the Municipal band opened the rally.
Chairman Wagner spoke on the
purpose of the meeting. followed by
the singing of number of popular
melodies by a quartet from the Mid
dletown Aviation Depot. The most
popular of these was a parody on
over there" from Bates "Doughboy
Ditties."
Robert Mccormick enlightened the
audience on the ways and means of
making subscriptions. Captain Ingram
delivered his address. brimful of in
terest, and the singing of America"
closed the rally.
Immediately after the meeting the
work of selling bonds commenced.
The following is the factory organi
zation in the bond campaign:
Factory, Captain H. A. Foothorap;
First Lieutenants, D. S. Macdonald.
B. NJ Daniel, W. NJ. Romig: Second
Lieutenants, H. L. Curn. w. b. Daley;
Top Sergeants, C. S. Menaugh, o. L.
Rimel, n. Butt. ]. L. Bowman. r. o.
Gaul. H. S. Michener, r. Koons, Z.
E. Clough. a. Lightner, F. H. Hart
man, VIM. Shuey. ]. Weigle. Geo.
Norgren. J. y. Smith. NJ. B. Hahn. L.
Bourgeois; Field and Branch Offices.
c. H. Hunter, captain; F. F. Wright,
Pacific district. first lieutenant; r.
B. Buswell, Western district. first
lieutenant: NJ. S. Roosevelt, Central
district, first lieutenant; w. A. King,
Eastern district, first lieutenant; o.
l.. Gagg, New York and New Eng
land districts, first lieutenant; NJ. \.
Seely, Southern district, first lieuten-
ont; General office. NJ. H. Dean. cap
tain: First floor, NJ. L Bowman. first
lieutenant; Second floor, c. C. Fitch,
first lieutenant; Third floor. R. R.
Steele, first lieutenant; Fourth floor,
G. NJ. Carl, first lieutenant.
Hold Rally
On interesting community meet
ing was held at the Henry Gilbert
and Son plant, Race and Vine streets,
late yesterday afternoon. Spencer C.
Gilbert presided and introduced the
speakers after himself making an
appeal for the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Those who spoke were Captain In
gram, of the British Army, and e
]. Stackpole. a quartet of the Mar
ket Square Presbyterian Church choir
sang patriotic songs in which all
present Joined.
At the Central Iron and Steel works
yesterday afternoon, DIR. Rowe. the
assistant secretary of the Treasury at
Washington and Captain Vint. of the
British Field Artillery spoke to sew
eral hundred of the employees. This
plant has fine record in all the war
activities and in the last loan went
over the top with one hundred per
cent. The president of the company,
Robert H. Irons. made a closing ap-
peal to the man and every arm went
up when he asked for a pledge for
the new loan.