Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-14
BLUE DEVILS ADD
LIFE TO FLAGRAISING
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below this place at 1890 o'clock to-
day.
Two weeks ago, plus one day, Ma
Jor Morava established his headquar-
ters in an old barn here and with
Rates and Rogers, the contractors,
went to work on the project. To-
day he occupies large offices in d
specially constructed building and
temporary structures of frame have
sprung up all over the big plot for
more than a mile between the hills
and the river, and mile upon mile
of railroad tracks have been laid.
1t was to celebrate the formal open
ing of the camp and to mark the
successful completion of a large por-
tion of the temporary buildings that
Major Morava arranged to-day
meeting.
After lunch the more than $50
workmen employed on the job
marched in military fashion from
the dining halls two by two to fnu-
sic by the New mberland Band
and surrounded the large platform
in front of the tall steel flagpole,
While Major Morava called the meet
ing to order and delivered the ad-
dress of welcome to the guests of
the occasion, who numbered among
others Andrew S. Patterson, presi-
dent of the Harrisburg Chamber OF
commerce: William Jennings, Jesse
h. b. Cunningham and L. ]. Stack
pole, of Harrisburg; Captain Doug
lass. Captain Moore and Lieutenant
Avery of the Middletown project.
The Spirit That Wins
Major Morava spoke most enthu-
siastically of the work his menNhave
done. Why I have to be on the
job at O'Clock in the morning, SO
fast they work." said he. 'in order
to be able to find my way among
the new buildings without a guide
Just for example, the other day a
lieutenant and l walked down past
the rising walls of a cement shed
Iheyll have the roof on there by
tomorrow, said the lieutenant, but
when we returned an hour or SC
later the roof was in place"
1t is this spirit of patriotic serv-
ice that is enabling us to accom-.
pllsh so much in our work here
which is nearly as important 1 think
as that which the boys are doing In
Europe" he said
The big flag was raised by the
young women of the office force
while the band played the Star
Spangled Banner and the audience
Jesse r. B. Cunningham delivered
a patriotic address, in which he. too
dwelt upon the spirit of sacrifice and
service so notable in the country Is
a result of the war and of the mean
ing of the flag.
Major Morava has told you he he.
lieves your work is nearly as i'm.
portant as that of the men abroad
l believe it is equally important. fol
/ only TO the degree in which we al
home back up and support the sol.
diers over there will they be success.
full" said he.
Mr. Stackpole. who toured Europe
some years ago in company with Ma
| 1or Morava, spoke briefly, paying
high tribute to his talent and pa
triotism. AS he concluded the audi
| ence opened a broad pathway Il
! the speakers stand and from ava,
| across the field, headed by severa
| United States officers and the Motn
| Messengers of the Harrisburg Rel
! Cross, streamed the Blue Devils o
! France. some forty strong, and tool
their. position in a long line acros
| the platform. 1t was q most inspir
| ing sight. None of the Frenchme 81
| could speak English so Corporal Au
! rand, of the United States Field Ar
tillery, one of the fifty American
sent home after seven months in tn
! fighting, to help put the Liberty Loal
over, spoke for them. He made
plea for support at home in orde
| that the troops might win over ther
and explained for the audience tn
decorations which the Blue Devil
wore. The meeting was closed wit
brief remarks by Mrs. Dunkle, repre-
| Santinp the Motor MeSseOpers