Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-14
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pie the changes that few years and
modern methods have brought into
the Y. NJ. c. A. of the Capital city
the mere announcement of the edu-
cational work of the institution
would suffice. The "Y," as it is
termed for short, occupies a posi-
ton in Harrisburg such as it had
some thirty years ago, although at
present it happens to be Just a bit
ahead of the times instead of
abreast. There are various things
connected with the institution that
make it an attractive, aggressive
force for good in the community.
the old gym" classes where sue
cessive generations of business men
got strong, the Sunday services, the
reading room and standard, so to
speak, features being retained. But
the public speaking and other.
classes launched a few years ago.
nave gone forward and the Y. M. G.
A. Is now offering to the youth of
| its district educational ADVANTAGES
such as the army gave and more.
The bulk of them are night classes
because that is the way to get the
| men. Prof. H. H. Shenk, the his
torian and educator, directs the pub
lie speaking class; G. w. Spahr. of
| Eiilott-F1sher, will give the talks on
salesmanship; w. E. Strawinski the
business course; William ID. Meikle
the classes in commercial Spanish;
| Miley t. Sheaffer will give a practi-
cal course in elementary and ad-
vanced bookkeeping: James W.
/ Phillips in mechanical drawing, and
! other men active in various lines
] Will give the benefit of their knopI-
| edge. It's fine chance for the
young men and from all indications
they are going to meet the chance
The Masonic Homes at Elizabeth
town, founded and managed by men
or the great fraternity, have become
SO Well known and d m red
throughout the middle states that
they are now looked for bv every-.
one who goes by the pretty Lancas-
ter county town. The annals of the
homes, just issued under the au-
thorlty OF James b. krause, the
grand master give some interesting
iaclS ABOUT the establishment which
Is growing on Lancaster hills. The
homes are maintained by direct ap-
preparations from the subordinate
lodges, payments from petitioners,
bequests and interest from bequests.
Inc property consists of 992 con-
uhuouS acres, tract whose size
moulu surprise the casual visitor and
mus 1ar there have been spent upon
1t $1,44S,S24.40. No less than $50
OF the acres are in the arabic class
with 1S5 acres in timber. 1t is Just
ten years ago that the Elizabeth
town site was selected by the COM
mlttee in charge, which also looked
over the famous Young farms near
MlodletoWn and in June, 1910, the
hrst of the guests was received The
main building, which is seen from
the railroad, is the Grand Lodge
hall, three-story building of gran
lite and one of the handsomest
: structures of the kind in the State.
Then, in order of start, there is fle
Girls home, the Blair County Me
mortal, the Boys Home, John Hen
: ry Daman Memorial, Berks Home.
Lewis Memorial, Philadelphia Free
masons' Memorial Hospital. Allie
gheny County Memorial, the Groez-
niger Memorial and the umberland
valley Memorial, dedicated last
, year.
one of the most attractive fea
lures of the layout of the homes is
= the planting of the trees and shrub.
berry. A crimson rambler a Dorothy
PERKINS, an American Beauty and a
: Tausendschen rose was planted in
: 1916 and 1917 at each one of four
nunored fence posts on the east
boundary road alone, while in the
/ Memorial grove there We're planted
III white pine trees with fifty bor-
der groups. There have been 1900
: apple trees planted, making 1900
D IN all on the property, 2,1SO peach
: trees and over 1900 nut bearing
S trees.
l The new housing director of the
State Chamber of Commerce has a
I problem right away. Proof may be
} round in the classified columns
S He's trying to find n house for him
self in Harrisburg and though he
e has secured the town has been un-
able TO find what he wants as yet
, Ritchie Lawrie, Jr., which is the
gentleman's name. has recentlv been
released from service with the
army, is an engineer of eight years
D experience following his graduation
1 from Carnegie Tech and has an
y. neXed a wife, whom he desires to
: bring to Harrisburg and locate in
E home. He states that the housine
l problem, from his personal observa
e tions, appears to be quite acute here
[
Who remembers when there was n
: bandstand on the top of the upper
:, market house in Market Square ?
J, There are some folks who recall il
very we'll and some who say never
was there anything of the kind on
the roof of that ancient edifice. From
e all accounts there were band con-
certs given in the Square when the
. Dauphin county centennial was held
i in 1885 and several bands, including
that conducted by Paris Chambers
= discoursed the music of the day ir
the evening. The stand remained
for several weeks after the centen.
nial and until cold weather set in
= and the funds gave out HARRISBURG
3 had some concerts. Now this Is
: what some people say. Others SAY
I that there was nothing of the kind
J. Who remembers the stand and the
q concerts?