Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
$4,000 PEOPLEAT
WILLIAMS GROVE
The Mechanicsburg Red Gross
Chapter Has Big Day at
Industrial Exhibit

Mechanicsburg, Pa. Aug. 23.-Hun-
dreds of dollars will be poured into
the Golfers of the Red Cross through
the efforts of the Mechanicsburg
chapter assisted by the auXiliaries,
yesterday, at the second annual Farm
ers' and Industrial Exhibit at Will
liams Grove and known as Red Cross
Day.
The EXHIBITION, which is held this
week, is under the management of
Grant Westhafer, and it is estimated
that fully $4,000 people visited the
grove yesterday. From daylight till
dark, this famous picnic ground was
the mecca for people from far and
near. AS railroad accommodations,
under war conditions, were made
quate. practically everything that had
wheels carried its full qquota of peo-
pie. Thousands of automobiles and
teams were parked in fields and
farmyards in the vicinity of the
grove. South Market street. Mechan-
icsburg. which is the direct route
from this locality, was filled by a
steady stream of automobiles and
vehicles going and coming the whole
day.
On the grounds were exhibitors of
farming implements and machinery,
automobiles and merchants. Red
Cross booths f1ourished and the tag
gers" put in a busy day. feature
that attracted considerable attention
was a miniature United States Bat
tleship built around a kiddiekar
by Dan Wheeler, 30 Nineteenth street,
Harrisburg. A Red Cross box occu-
pied a prominent position on the ship
and gathered in its quota of coin.
At 2 o'clock. Red Cross members
paraded with the New Cumberland
and Logansville bands. The Girls
Milita-y Service Corps was also in
line and a miniature float, contain
ing United States hospital buildings,
ambulances and battleships, presided
over by. Uncle SAM"
Among the speakers were: Captain
Frank Schwab. an English officer of
the Royal Field Artillery, who be-
longed to Kitchener's first one hun
dred thousand" and saw the first
gas attack launched by the Germans
He praised the wonderful work of the
American soldiers and said the end
of the war depends on the people
back home. 1T is not patriotic" he
asserted, ito support the Red Cross,
but duty" THE finest thing that
ever happened, was when America
England called you COUSINS but now,
he declared, they all call you broth
ers!' "
Professor Charles Richardson, of
the University of Maryland. spoke
in the interest of the American Red
Cross and another speaker was Scott
Leiby. of Newport. John D. Faller,
of Mechanicsburg introduced the
speakers.
The committees included: the Rev.
Hall Sharp, chairman; exhibition of
surgical dressings-Mrs. NJ. Z. Ander-
son, Mrs. Bertha H. Myers, fortune
telling-Mrs. Richard r. Spahr. Miss
Mariana Mumper. Miss Anna Schroed-
er Miss Anna Schroeder; hurdygurdy,
Miss Sara Swartz. Miss Sara Num-
ma, Miss Romaine Mumma and Miss
Elizabeth Slyder dolls, Miss N. w.
Hershner. Mrs. H. c. Dewey, Mrs
John D. FaI1er. Mrs. E. C. Gardner,
Miss Grace Gardner and Mrs. ]. w.
Brandt; soft drinks, Mrs. Arthur N
Young, Miss Violet Bethel. Miss Mar
ietta Sultzaberger, Mrs r. A. Hart
Mrs Charles Eberly and Miss Agnes
Mumma; tag committee, Miss Cath
crime Keefer. Miss Jean Sample. Mrs
r. NJ. Martin. Miss Virginia Bishop
Miss Claribel Geiger. Miss Anna
Lloyd, Miss Helen Bentz, Miss Marie
Eckels. Miss Mildred Hertzler. Miss
Doris Wilcox, Miss Katharine Rit-
ter. Miss Ruby Fry, Miss Katharine
Bentz. Mrs. Eckels, Miss Viola Moore
Mrs. F. z. Wilcox, Mrs. c. E. Brindel.
Miss Mary Goodhart, Mrs. N. L. Seger
Mrs. H. NJ. Lamb. Miss Esther Ryan,
Mrs. George Wertz, Mrs. Huntsberger,
Miss Anderson. Miss Elizabeth Martin,
Miss Geneve Coleman. Earl Ryan,
Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. r. B. Schroeder.
Mrs. Ed. Nailor. and Mrs. Castle; ice
cream. Mrs. A. F. Schafhirt, Mrs.
Corda Kunkle, Miss Nellie Bethel,
Miss Carrie Anderson and Mrs. Mer-
win Lamb.