Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-29
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EVERY Qraft BOARD in Pennsylvania
Is closing up its business to-day.
Under the orders of the War De-
partment the draft boards are to
discontinue their work on Monday
and for the last month they have
been making up their final records,
destroying such Government prop
erty as Is ordered to be mutilated,
selling others and shipping the rec
ords which are required to be dis
patched to Washington. A number
of the boards, which finished this
work several days age, have notified
Major W. G. Murdoch, the States
chief draft officer, that they will
send additional historical matter for
the chronicle of the draft in Penn
sylvania. Major Murdoch to-day
commended the work of the draft
boards. These men have been most
self sacrificing and have completed
work in which future generations
can take pride. The story of how
Pennsylvania fulfilled every call
made will be a splendid one," said
he.
Plans being made by Adjutant
General Frank ID. Beary will insure
the medals provided by Pennsyl-
Vania for it's soldiers who partici-
pated in the Mexican border service
as members of the National Guard
being received by them soon after
the Keystone Division lands in this
country. The Adjutant General pro-
vided for $1,000 medals and about
$500 have been placed in the hands
of men who served on the border
and who did not get into Federal
| service or who did not get over
seas duty or members of their fami-
| lies. 1t is estimated that practically
all of the remainder can be right
fully claimed by men who are in the
| Keystone Division. Researches have
shown that close to $4,000 of the
men entitled to the medals are in
the Keystone Division. General
Beary intends to send Chief Clerk
Benjamin w. Demming, of his de-
partment, to the camp where the
Pennsylvanians go as soon as they
arrive to personally distribute the
medals to the men and they will
be able to wear them when they
|
The Philadelphia Inquirer has
this to say about Ex-Auditor General
A. E. Sisson who was here this
week: General Sisson has very
comprehensive and elaborate prop
osition for a permanent record of
war; activities in which Pennsyl-
vanians participated. Besides the
chapters covering the army and
navy he would have in detail the
story of the work of men of the
Keystone State in every other line
of service. This would include the
wonderful achievements of General
w. w. ktterbury, vice president in
charge of operation of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, in the reconstruc-
ton of the railways of France and
the development of the transporta-
ton system of the American expedi-
tionary army and the individual rec
ord of every one of the trained
specialists who enlisted from the
yards and shops of Harrisburg, AL
toona, Pittsburgh. Remove, Reading
and other railroad centres in the in
terror of the State, and of the execu-
tives from the main offices of the
various railroads that were attached
to his staff. II Is General Sisson' 8
idea that there should be a separate
compilation of such data for each
county in the State with a complete
enrolment of every man who enlist
ed and the full list of committees
OF citizens who were in any way
identified with the States part in
winning the war"
Major General c. c. Farnsworth,
the commander of the 37th or Ohio
National Guard division which went
through a tremendous lot of fight
ing in France and has just returned
to this country, is non other than
the army officer who was inspector
instructor of the Pennsylvania
National Guard in 1919 and 1918,
stationed in this city. He COM
manded at Camp Lee for a time.
While in this State he made the
much to bring the Guard up to a
high standard.
The athletic classes for business
men at the Y. NJ. G. A. are grow
ing steadily: For the convenience
of those who cannot take time off
in the late afternoon Physical Direc-
tor Miller has organized noon
class. "If the classes continue to
grow the coming year as they have
the past twelve months they will
simply push out the walls of the
GYM" said he the other day The
talk of n new Y. M. G. A. building
with swimming pool and other con-
veniences continues to be heard.
The boys work committee of the
Y. NJ. c. A.. headed by J. William
Bowman, will soon be looking about
for q good camp site. Already there
are indications that the camp next
summer will be larger than that of
last year and the committee de-
sires to find a place within easy
reach OF the city where there is
good water. pretty scenery, boating
and swimming. Arch Dinsmore, ply
sical director, desires to accumulate
camping euuipment to he the prom
erty of the "Y" and which can be
used from year to year, thus cutting
down the cost OF the yearly outing.
Considerable equipment was bought
last year but present prospects are
that It will have to be greatly in
creased to accommodate the large
number of boys who want to take
the trip.