Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-10
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First steps to secure for the Conas
monwealth the colors of Pennsyk
vania regiments in the war with
germany and Austria so that the
nags may be displayed beside the
standards of the Civil and SpaEfH4
wars have been taken by AdjutaHs
Seneral Frank d. Beary.> Letters
nuve Deen sent to people connected
WIN the regiments of the old Ma.
uonal Guard which were 1ateH
merged into regiments of the Twen-
ty-eighth division and also to of.
ncers or friends of the First Cavalry
ana other units which were disband.
eu OF whose identity was changed
at camp Hancock. The adjutant
general has asked the whereabouta
OF the colors which the commando
carried when modified at the south.
ern training camp and which were
| given up when the federal com.
mands were formed. He has ex.
planned the desire to have these
nags placed in the rotunda of the
| capitol. The colors of the Eighth
| PennsylVania, the Harrisburg dis
trict regiment, have already been
reported upon and will likely be
the first to be turned over to tho
state. 1t is believed that others
VIII soon be heard of and the COLI
lection made. General Beary is also
taking steps to ascertain the plans
OF the War Department regarding
the disposition of the colors Of the
| l09th, 10th, 111th and 112th In
1antry regiments, which were FORM
ed out of the Pennsylvania National
Guard Infantry and of the colors of
tne three artillery regiments of the
keystone division which were used
in France. If possible the State
would like to display them in the
Capitol beside the battlefiags OF
other wars. Similar inquiries will
be made regarding the colors OF
units of the divisions formed of
Pennsylvania called out under the
seiective service laws. Members OF
the Legislature have been showing
much interest in the history plans
for the Pennsylvania organizations.
| People in this county, which was
one of the first to take up the prop
osition of working prisoners and
almshouse inmates on the county
| farms and which produced good re-
suits both for the farms and the
persons who got a chance to work,
Will be interested in the State plan
to have prisoners handle mosquito
eradiction projects. This PROPOSE
tion comes from New Jersey and
while 'skeeters' do not grow as
vicious beside the Susquehanna as
along the Delaware, there are some
spots about Harrisburg which could
be eliminated. In fact it is
rather remarkable thing that the
live real estate men have not got
ten after the mosquito breeding
places long ago. Some sections
which have been undergoing devel-
opment and which have possibili-
ties are close to low places and the
presence of cato'ninetails is some-
thing which doctors and people in
terested in sanitation can afford to
watch. These places can be located
in one days automobile trip and re-
moval of a source of annoyance
would be cheap. This county sue.
cessfully used prisoners or farms
and roads last year and some work
for sanitation could be undertaken
advantageously.
The fact that the Philadelphia
Press yesterday devoted a page to
telling of the activities of Pennsyl-
vania cities and towns In regard to
memorials and other work for per-
petuation Of the services Of their
sons and daughters in the war
brought to minds of some Harris
burgers the situation here. There
has been much talk about honor
ing the men who fought, as befit-
ted city which had such a large
number in the army and navy. but
beyond service flags and speeches
we have had very little done. The
Chamber of Commerce and Dauphin
County Historical Society have
started to gather the history of the
sons of Dauphin in the war, and it
will be a fine thing for us to read
twenty years from now, but as far
as public recognition goes in a roll
of honor for the dead in the court
house or in city park we are be-
hind York and some other cities
who didn't have near as many men
in service as the capital of a
State which was the very keystone
of the Union in war.
: People who have been at the
State Capitol in the evenings have
been wondering whether a music
room has been established in the
building and also wondering how
such an enterprise came to escape
being launched in the uplift days of
the last two or three years. AL
most every evening music, which is
? improving nightly, is heard echoing
: through the rotunda and along the
corridors. It is not of the rag time,
war time or winter time variety.
, but of real classical stuff. It comes
from the Capitol orchestra which
Is composed of young men in the
State offices, some of whom are
very good. There are over a score
of men in the orchestra and 1t is the
most popular thing on Capitol Hill.