Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-09

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vice, William Jennings; Jewish Wei
fare Board, a worker at Camp Up
ton, New York, whose name has not
been secured.
The Middletown soldiers quartet
is composed of Sergeants Paritt and
Mullaney and Corporals Roberts and
Corbin.
Only inclement weather will pre-
vent a huge turnout when the meet
ing begins at 800 O'clock Every
HarrisburSer who has q friend or
relative at the front or in an Army
camp, it is thought. will be on hand
to see how the soldiers are being
cared for by these war belief or
ganizations.
A band the Liberty Singers. and
the Middletown soldiers quartet
will furnish music. Patriotic airs.
mingled with popular soldier airs,
will arouse the enthusiasm of the
crowd.
The industrial drive is on its
last lap to-day. Already some of
the team captains have turned in
their reports, although the canvass
of industries will continue unabated
until Monday noon. Chairman Star
is of the opinion that employees should
contribute more literally than has
been the response in some quarters.
In view of the high wages, he feels,
workingmen are in a better posi-
ton than ever to match the contri-
buttons of their employees.
The reports of the team captains
of the industrial committee will be
received at a meeting in the Har-
risburg Club Monday at noon, when
the industrial canvass officially ends.
When the industrial totals have been
computed, they will be assigned to
the wards in which the varous plants
are located, and then the quotas for
the homes committee will be worked
out for announcement at the meet
ing of the homes canvassers in the
Chestnut street auditorium Monday
evening".
At ward meetings held during the
week, the workers were instructed
to meet in North Second street
above Market for a parade to the
Chestnut street auditorium. They
will be led by band. and the meet
ing. which leads off the homes can
vass, i;s expected to be featured by
the enthusiasm of the workers The
Wednesday and Thursday. will be
concluded with another rousing mass
meeting in the auditorium Thurs
day evening.
j. T. Hoffman, Y. NJ. c. A.
overseas worker who has recently
returned from his strenuous duties
among the soldiers along the west
ern front. will address Monday even
ing's meeting. 1t is expected the
meeting will be a great boost to the
homes campaign.
The following ward meetings were
held last night:
First ward. C. II. Hunter. leader
62 workers reported, 80 present;
Second. A. Carson Stamm, 20 work
ers reported. so present; Fourth, Jo-
seph Claster. 46 reported, 4S pres
ent; Eighth ward. j. T. Gipple. SIS
workers reported; Eleventh, j. p.
Mccullough, 100 workers. '25 pres
ent; Fourteenth, H. Il. Omwake, IS
workers, all present.
Ward meetings tonight, with
speakers and instructors, will be as
follows:
Third ward, j. w. Rodenhaver,
leader, court room No. l, ]. Will
liam Bowman, instructor; Flavel l..
Wright, speaker.
Fifth ward, Frank c.. Sites. leader.
United States court room, third
floor, Post Office, Paul Johnston, in
structor. Jesse e. j. Cunningham.
speaker.
Three big war work meetings have
been arranged for tomorrow and
Monday, Chairman e. K. Romber-
ger and his committee, of Elizabeth
vile, announce that there will be a
rally at Elizabethville tom 0rrow af-
ternoon at o'clock in the United
Brethren Church, to be addressed
by DIR. j. George Becht, secretary
of the State Board of Education, and
A noted orator, and another at Pill