Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-08
ROTARY CLUB KEPT
BUSY ON FULL DAY
Businessmen Are Guests of Herman p Miller and of David
H. Wilmer; No End to the Entertainment Furnished

The Harrisburg Rotary Club held
two wonderfully successful meetings
yesterday, one in the afternoon and
early evening at Bellevue Park, as
the guests of Herman P. Miller, and
later in the evening at the store OF
Wilmer, Bafr and Wilmer where
David II. Wilmer, senior partner
was host, afterward going to the
Y. M. c. A. where refreshments
were served.
Bellevue Park received great
boost at the hands of Walter T.
DIETRICH, one of the first to build q
home there; William r. McCordr
also prominent resident, and Col
Edward 8. Martin, State Health Com
missioner, who talked on the ad-
vantages of suburban life with re-
gard to health.
Mr.. Wilmer at his store put OH
the prettiest fashion show that has
ever been staged in Harrisburg and
the Rotarians and their wives went
away delighted with what they had
seen and impressed with the size and
quality of the Wilmer stock.
The party, to the number of ESQ,
met in Market square at 4.30 yes
terday afternoon, and were taken to
the park by automobile, and escort
ed all over the beautiful site. Belle
vue. which was laid out by Warren
II. Manning. the landscape expert,
Is one Of the most attractive sub
urbs in Pennsylvania. The large
old trees have been left standing,
the roads wind in and out and even
the little streams have been pre-
served to give beauty and variety to
the landscape. The houses are all
modern and of attractive design.
The Rotarians learned all about the
advantages of the tract and were
surprised to be told that all wires
are in and under ground. all side
walks laid, sewers and water pipes
placed and that in a brief time it
Is expected that street car COLI
nections will be even better than at
present.
Supper was sicrved on the big
wooded reservation near the center
of the tract. s. S. Rutherford doing
the catering, after which Mr.. De.t-
rich addressed the club on the ad-
vantages of Bellevue as a residence
place. He was followed by w. r.
McCord, who added to what Mr..
DIETRICH had said and likened Belle
vue to a beautiful suburb of which
he was resident when he lived in
new England.
G. NJ. Steinmetz. the president,
introduced Colonel Martin, Health
Commissioner, who spoke along the
lines of the campaign he has begun
to make Harrisburg a model city
from the standpoint of public
health and sanitation. Colonel Mar
tin said he was much impressed with
Harrisburg and proud to call him
self a resident thereof. He talked
of the things he hoped the Rotari-
ans would help to do to make il the
best city in the country.
Miss Mildred Rudy was at the
piano and little Miss Eliza Jane
Shupp did fairy dance.
few years ago, he said. it was
the fashion both to live and to work
in the city. Now. he said, the trend
is toward the country. and thousands
of people who work in the crowded
districts now live in the suburbs.
This. he said, is a step toward the
improvement of health, makes for
better children and lengthens life.
Places like Bellevue. he said, are a
credit to any city and blessing to
those who live in them.
Mr.. Miller in a few words thanked
the Rotarians for their presence and
was given a vote of thanks for his
entertainment.
on to winners
Then the party re-entered the
automobiles and were off for Wit
mer's. They found the big store i'm
Walnut street ready for them and
'Davey" and his nephew, Park W.
Weidler, the manager (Park is his
nephew and calls him father) wait
ing at the door to- receive the ESQ
guests. The interior of the store
had been transformed into an au-
tumn scene. Branches of leaves
from the autumn woods flowers.
and corrStalks were used
in profusion and the whole one
side of the store had been trans
formed into carpeted runway, with
a little stage in the center back of
which was a large mirror. The
audience sat facing this and from
the rear OF the store a continuous
stream of models poured forth garb-
ed in all the very latest creations
Of the season. A young woman at
piano made music and the fashion
parade was interrupted here and
there with little song and dance.
rhe women of the audience were as
touched at the scope and mangifi-
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