Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-20
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Plans for the !.-.aAnation in Har-
risburg of the new post of ty-s
American Legion and which it is cX-
pected Will make 1t one of tho
largest and most influential in Cen
trail Pennsylvania, call to mind the
fact that Pennsylvania capital was
among the earliest to organize
post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. A few weeks after the first
post was formed in the middle west
a preliminary meeting was held In
harrisburg. This was in the fall -
1866 and the next April the post w..-
formally organized, received -
| cnarter and was named. The fac=
that 1t was among the early onca
OF the hundreds which were forn.v-.
| In that period is shown by its low
number of So. At first 1t had 1.,-
of the largest memberships in the
central section and was in fact 2.
large that a year or so later the
so-called uptown post, No. 116, Wa
established. Post $40 was formea
by the colored men later on. Pa...
So and Post 116 have had the sam,
meeting places for many years. in
fact College Block has been ~
identified with So that it was called
G. A. R. Block for time. IT..
Girard in the Philadelphia Press
has this interesting Paragraph about
man well known here:
| Lancaster has just made a lieavy
draft on Harrisburg's brain reserves
by taking Professor Omwake, who
becomes dean of Franklin and Mar
shall College. Like the McCrackens,
whose family furnished four college
presidents. the Omwakes are teach
ers. Doctor Leslie Omwake is presi-
dent of Ursinus. In the presence
of the latter, the late DR.. n. C.
Schaeffer related to me the story OF
what he said was the best after
dinner speech he had ever heard.
The Omwakes were being feasted in
testimony OF their success, where
upon the brilliant sons being asked
to talk, spoke particularly and elo-
quently about their mother and what
they owed to her. Then Father
MS speech: Il married those boys
mother"
Squirrels in Capitol Park are get
ltlnS change of diet through the
kindness of Frank M. Eastman. the
= lawyer. Mr.. Eastman is q great
walker and on some of his rambles
In the woods about Harrisburg has
noticed many acorns on the ground.
He brought some of them to the
= park and the squirrels had an after
K noon party. Since then he has made
turther donations and the denizens
OF the park are developing taste
n for another item of their natural
d food.
For an intense primary there has
oeen llttie or the fool betting re-
= ported, at least on the local tickets.
d There were some bets on the Phila- :
: oelphla contest and several pretty
sood sized sums changed hands in
= the business section. Only one freak
n bet on the city treasurership was
% reported and that makes a man buv
# 1rlend Two ten cent cigars every
morning for two weeks.
l. Governor William C. snrou1 ba.
: received letter from Colonel .Iobp
Y. frice jackson, who has been in the
Is army almost from the outbreak of
It war, telling of his departure for
l. armenia with the Harbord Mission.
d Solonel jackson was in charge of
Is Ianor ana distribution Of labor in
If france and also got into other coun-
h .rieS. he VIII probably not return
s to pennsylvania for months to come.
l. judging from the inquiries beinp
j. MADE number of Harrisburg men
Is VINO were In the Army and have been
c away from home lately are comine
10 back for the official welcome, IF The
NUMBER of men heard from and the
Is number OF men in the city who will
ID pc entitled to participate in the wei.
'e coihe turnout there will be one oil
= the most interesting parades ever
l. seen here and every branch of the
IS service will be representa-.
p The decision of the State counci,
lie or the Royal Arcanum to hold th.
lie oiennial meeting of the Pennsylvania
,r Grand Council in this city hereafte1
n is fine tribute to Harrisburg hos.
s. pltanty and accommodations. 1t /.
IS portance to determine upon the city
n as permanent meeting place. :
logical choice in view of the railroad
te Iaclllues and provisions of goof
1T hotel accommodations. There viii
t. probably be more organizations tc
re 40 the same. 1t is also notable that
in the meeting at which this action wa,
"a taken was the first to be held here
er by the State Council.
l. Youngsters of Harrisburg do NOT
in seem to be able to wait for the open
* ing OF the school libraries which the
III Harrisburg Public Library plans tn
ic place in 21 school houses next
month and they are trooping to the
Library to take out books and to
look up facts about various things,
Some of the boys and girls appear
u to be greatly interested in the ma
ture study, Judging from their in
quiries and from indications the city
will be able to furnish plenty OF
= aviators before many years go by
~, About every fifth boy wants a book
y on airplanes with some interested in
-, submarines.