Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-12
GREAT THRONG IN
WILD DESCENT ON
RUMMAGE SALE
Police Compelled to Close
Doors When Big Room Is
Filled TO Overlooking

Police were again compelled to
close the doors of the Board of
Trade Building this morning, when
the immense crowd of purchasers
who came to the Hospital Rummage
Sale became so great that the room
was overcrowded. The street was
jammed with purchasers when the
door opened at 10 o'clock. In a few
moments the buyers ran up the steps
and began their eager inspection of
the new wares which have been
contributed by Harrisburgers.
1t was announced this morning
that the sale will be open from II
noon to l o'clock tomorrow to ac-
comm odate the business women who
desire to visit the room and pur-
chase. The sale will be closed from
to and will be open from 2 to 6
and to in the evening. A num-
Der of new articles of special inter
est to businesswomen have been
contributed.
Sales Are Heavy
Basing their estimate upon the
first two hours of the sale, officials
in charge say that the sales for the
day will easily reach u thousand
dollars and perhaps sum eclipsing
that amount. Up to noon to-day.
the total amount of sales was
S4S5.26. The sales of various de-
partments We're:
Shoes, $50; mems, S25; millinery.
$55; womens, $50; books and toys,
$40: furniture, $57.7O; bargains.
S3S06; sporting goods, $3.50; orna-
ments, $1S; carpets and draperies.
$50; china and glassware, SIS;
housefurnishings, $29; groceries,
$45; cash contributions, $40.
There is a great demand for office
furnishings, kitchen chairs and
chestnut drawers. These articles
are rgently needed and Harrisburg
ers having them and having no use
for the articles are asked to con-
tribute them to the Rummage Sale.
Get Three Organs
Three organs were contributed by
local musical house to-day. Two
pianolas are on sale and to-day a
number OF music rolls We're brought
in. The I oils include such compost
tons Us LisZt's "Rhapsodie Hon
Sro'se No. ." and othG' famous
classical selections. At the sport
Ing gOoCs counter musicd taste can
hc indulSed by the purchase of cyl
iHGe" records. A grear number of
them are on display.
Frank Magarro, a salesman of
the Union News Company, wandered
into the big room to-day and pur-
chased a Spanish guitar. lie took
it to his place of business in the
Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Upon
closer examination he found a Span
ish inscription on the inside of the
guitar. Experts are being sought
to decipher the inscription. 1t IS
thought hat he has purchased a rarc
musical instrument, riVallinS in
tonal beauty a Stradivarius or Gre
mona violin.
one man came into the sales
rooms this morning, asking to pur-
chase a suit wor nby Robert Nc
Cormick. Volunteer workers imme-
diately set to work to secure suit
of clothes from Mr. Mccormick.
A half dozen vacuum cleaners
we're brought in for sale this morn
ing. There is a large amount of
crockery for sale. a pair of an
tique scales attract a great deal of
attention. The scales are of the
old apothecary style, made of solid
brass. with weights of brass.
There is a large amount of antique
silver on sale. A bronze bust of
Sir Walter Scott is the subject of
much controversy. One woman de-
clared that it was Robert Burns, and
another said, well, 1 guess I know
Walter Scott; / saw his home
Judges are being sought to decide
the question.
A Great Variety
In the sporting goods department
there is a great variety of goods on
display. Under the capable and eff
cient direction of Miss Julia Stamm
and her assistants this department
has become one of the features of
the sale. Among new articles on
display are a kodak, a croquet set
Photographic plates, cylinder records
and skates. A prominent society
leader brought a pair of roller skates
to the counter this morning, saying
that they were the pair she had used
when learning to skate.
At the grocery counter everything
to eat is on display. big ham. a
six-pound Schrivers bologna, Elias
and Weaver's candies, butter, milk,
cream. buttermilk, fresh eggs and
Russ ice cream are on sale here.
Fresh fish is on sale. Yesterday
white bass was on sale and to-day
there was fresh mackerel. Harris
grape juice and Graupner's baked
goods found a ready sale. Two
beautiful wedding cakes from Graup-
ner's were suickly purchased. Pota-
toes, onions and Imperial coffees are
for sale in this department. A ship
ment of fine jellies and canned fruits
was received from women of Dun
cannon, and cut flowers are found
on sale.
Trucks were busily collecting last
minute contributions to-day Con-
tributors should call 1882 on the
Bell phone to have trucks call to-
morrow for their contributions.
Cash contributions will be gladly