Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-05
ROTARY CLUBTO
CONDUCT RALLY in
ARMY INTERESTS
Mass Meeting to Be Held in
Market Square Friday;
Guests at Beaufort

= The Harrisburg Rotary Club, at
Army authorities, last evening agreed
to take charge of recruiting rally
in Market Square Friday evening of
this week, and e. z. Gross, Ralph
w. Dowdell and G. M. Steinmetz
were appointed a committee to make
arrangements.
The Rotarians were guests last
evening at the Beaufort Farms of
Ehrman B. Mitchell, lying along the
mountains just north of Harrisburg
The clubmembers went by automo-
bile and were escorted c-rer the more
than 1000 acres of farm land by Mr..
Mitchell. They witnessed the har-
vesting of a big crop of alfalfa, vis-
tied the model dairy and pork-rais-
ing stations, saw the poultry farms
with their nearly 1000 grown chick
ems and countless little ones, and
went over the potato patches where
Mr.. Mitchell and Farm Agent H. G..
Niesley are conducting a spraying
experiment that is expected to de-
velop the best spray for potatoes in
this climate. They also inspected
the corntields, where twenty-five
kinds of prize corn from various
parts of the state are under cultiva-
ton, at the request of the State De-
partment of Agriculture, to find out
what variety is best suited to the
conditions on Beaufort Farms.
Supper on the Farm g.
After the trip Mr.. Mitchell enter
tanned the club at supper, served in
the large diningroom of the lodge,
with Rutherford as caterer, and all
the food served, with exception of
sugar and tea, was produced on the
farms.
Retiring President George f. Lumb
introduced the new president, Eli N.
Hershey, who delivered as his inaug-
ural address a plea fo~ the continu-
alton of the community service and
war work which has marked the
past year, on an even larger scale.
Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Niesley ad-
dressed the Rotarians, Mr.. Mitchell
on the business principles by which
he is able to figure to the smallest
traction the cost and profit or loss
on each of the crops raised on the
large farms, and Mr.. Niesley on the
experimental work now being done.
Mr.. Mitchell explained the name of
the farms, Beaufort, bestowed on
them by his father, as having orig
mated from the title given the tract
in the first deed recorded, which is
now in his possession, the grant be-
ing known therein as Beaufort. The
Rotarians were invited to go with
the farmers tomorrow on their tour
of the agricultural districts of the
lower end of the county
Committees For Year
President Hershey announced the
following committees for the year:
Committees
Mem mbership-Arthur d. Bacon,
chairman; Fred S. Lack, Richard c..
Jobe, Frederick e. Ridenour, e.
Fred Rowe.
Entertainment-Norr s. Long
maker, chairman; c. Floyd Hopkins,
Abram w. Myers, Frank F. Daven-
port, David Cotterel.
Philosophy of Rotary-William E.
Essick, chairman; John T. Olmsted,
Samuel P. Eby, Edward B. Black,
George e. Whitney, Joseph P. Yum
gel.
Education and Wharton School
c. Harry Kahn, chairman; d. Daniel
Hammelbaugh, j. William Bowman,
Charles ]. Stevens, James P. McCul-
Tough.
raternal-Charles w. Boil,
chairman; George P. Tillotson, John
Fl. McCandless, ]. Frank Saussaman,
Wallace G. Starry.
Public Affairs-James w. Barker,
chairman; Charles M. Forney. Will
liam Rufus McCord DIR. S. u. Shope,
Bertram Saul.
Grievance-Arthur w. Holman,
Elmer f. Lawton, P. G.. Diener,
Ashmer M Blake. Clarke E. Diehl,
DR.. f. B. Kann.
Music-Robert f. Cahill, chair
man; 7. Burkitt Dickinson. Charles
A. Boil, Arthur L. Hall. John H.
Kreamer.
Roster-George E. Whitney, Ed
win Eff. Lewis, James P. Mccullough
and officers.
Vigilance-Samuel Hughes, chair
man; William H. German, Ralph w.
Dowdell, Enrol B. Ellis, Alfred w.
Moul..
Luncheon-Robert Reeves, John f.
ONeill, William Robinson.
Auditing-Dwight L. Raker. chair
man; John Heathcote, Philip B.
Edelin,.
CITY BALANCE GROWS
City Treasurer c. Il. Weber reported
TODAY the balance of citv funds T.,