Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-02

The cities have also planned some
additional care for the children.
The schools Of the Keystone State
generally started to-day. although In
some rural districts they will not be-
gin lessons until next week. Re-
ports coming to the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction show
that some districts are short of
teachers, but in the main conditions
are better than at this time last
year.
The State Department of Health
has announced the appointment of
the following medical inspectors of
schools: DIR. II. NJ. Farwell for
Westfield borough and Brookfield
township. Tioga county; DR.. d. a.
Patterson for Westfleld and Clymer
townships, Tioga county; DR.. G. D.
Castlebury for Union township.
Tioga county: DR.. c. Manville Pratt
for Towanda borough, Monroe,
North Towanda, Shesequin and To-
wanda townships, Bradford county;
DR.. e. NJ. Ellsworth for Dorranceton
borough. LuZerne county: DIR. w. Il.
Stricken for Shickshinny borough
and Hunlock and Union townships.
Luzerne county; DIR. V. c. Hecker
for Factoryville and Nicholson bor-
oughs, Wyoming county; DR.. B. b.
Cook for Conyngham township, Lu-
zerne county.
Hearings RcSumed-The Pubic
Service Commission to-day resumed
hearings here. but will not have an
executive session. Hearings will be
held in this city and Allentown dur
ing the week. The State Workme men' s
Compensation Board also resumed
hearings for the fall in this city.
Registrars Namcd-The following
appointments have been announced
by the State Department of Health
First assistant at genito-urinary dis
pensary, Philadelphia, DIR. Edwin S.
Cooke, Philadelphia; registrars of
vital statistics. William Dodds. Pitts
/ hurgh. for Dormont borough and
Union township, Allegheny county:
Jacob TT. Hetrick, Beavertown. for
Beavertown. Beaver. West Beaver.
Adams and Spring townships. Sny-
der county: Henry w. Carson. Slate
Run. for Cummings. McHenry,
Brown and Pine townships, Lycom-
ing county.
The New Guard-Further steps
for the preliminary organization of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania
will be taken by Adjutant General
Frank d. Beary this month acting
WITH MAYOR GeneTal w. Ii. Price, Jf.,
the commanding officer, but final ac-
ton will not be taken until after the
passage of the new militia law by
Congress. Matters in connection
with the armories will be considered
at a meeting of the Armory Board
in Philadelphia next Tuesday.
Governor to Attend - Governor
Sproul has accepted the invitation
of Palmyra citizens to speak at the
welcome home to the soldiers of that
section on Saturday.
To Attend Encampment-Geo
w. Rhoads, of the Department of
Internal Affairs, commander of the
Department of Pennsylvania, and
Col. John B. Patrick, of tAe State
Department, will be among the Cap
itol Hill people to attend the ma
tional encampment of the G.. A. r.
at Columbus.
Named Distributor-R. F. Ligan.
of Steelton, has been named an anti
toxin distributor for the State De-
partment of Health.
Attending InStitute-Dr. G. K.
Strobe, chief of the division of
school hygiene of the Department of
Health, is attending the Montgomery
county teachers institute.
At Bedford-A. B. Milar, secre-
tary of the Public Service Commits
sion, is enjoying his vacation at Bed
ford Springs.
Attending Fair - Representatives