Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-15
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secretary of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Y. M. c. A., is leading the dzt6R
LOT Soo new members of that ias4S
luton ttnno,' which which is a part Of q sA@
expansion, is the father of the work
In this city. He started out to build
up the pennsylvania Railroad assoc
clatlon In Harrisburg so many years
ago tnat he does not like to men,,
tion the date of his coming, and -;
has made most wonderful SUCCESS
or 1t. When he began the associa-
ton was located on the second floor
Oh the building at the southwest COR
ner OF Cumberland and Sixth streets.
over what was then green goods
store and occupied one large dou-
pie room with a dividing arch. It
struggled along there for n number
of years, constantly enlarging its
membership despite the crowded
quarters and enlarging its sphere of /,
influence. Some of the most prom
inent and influential railroad men in
the city became identified with it and
through their influence and the con-
slant urging Of Secretary Gregory
the railroad company was interested
in the erection of the fine brick
building in Reilly street below Sixth,
which Is now the home of the or
ganization. But many notable gath
erings were held in the rooms at
Sixth and Cumberland streets, pre-
vious to the opening of the new
building. There it was that the new
famous Middle Division Veterans
Association was formed with Will
liam b. McCaleb, then superinten-
dent of the middle division as its
head, and large gathering of men
In attendance who had begun with
the Pennsy when it was a single
track. wood burning road between
here and Altoona. But the associa-
ton has not stopped growing. In
recent years 1t was found possible
to add swimming pool and baths
the only pool in the city, by the way
and only last year these were thor
oughly renovated, re-enameled and
enlarged. The association has a fine
plant and it ought not to be diff
cult to get the desired 500 new men,
| bers.
Rotary clubs can do almost any,
thing they set their hands to-" said
colonel Martin, State health commits
sioner, speaking before the Harris
burg Rotary Club the other night.
AT least they can do most unusual
things" he continued. Last year
while l was engaged in helping train
a ilne body of young physicians for
neld surgeon service in France, there
came a hurry call for doctors from
General Pershing. The surgeons
had received everything but actual
practice in operating on certain
! classes of wounds, a training that
I was absolutely necessary and not
having living patients the only other
possibility was dead bodies and we
| had to have them in a hurry.
I'VE were in a Southern training
camp. l went to the coroner with
my troubles. Nothing doing; he
couldn't help me. 1 exhausted every
source, with no result.
Finally, in desperation I went to
the president of the local Rotary
Club. He asked me what he could
do for me.
You can do a big service for
me-, l said, If you can get me
half dozen dead bodies without rob-
bing the graves of your cemeteries
and l explained my dilemma.
This is new business to me- re-
piled the Rotarian, but of course the
club will try to oblige you. How
soon must you have the bodies?'
Within four days 1 replied
And would you believe it, three
days later three covered wagons with
the desired bodies drove up to the
training quarters. That's what
makes me think Rotarians can do
almost anything they set out to do.
But can't help wondering where
they got those bodies"
The biggest catches of trout that
have been made this spring have
been those taken in the upper end
of Dauphin county in the tract which
certain water companies desire to
have closed to fishermen. Some of
the streams there are used for
drinking purposes, but not near
where the fishing is best and there
has been fishing and hunting
throughout this tract ever since these
streams were first turned into do
mestic water supplies and before.
In all that time no sickness has de-
veloped as a result. A strong effort
will be made to kill the Joker" in
the stream regulation bill now be-
fore the Legislature, which would
make it illegal to fish or hunt with
in half mile of a stream used for
water supply purposes. A hearing
will be held at the Capitol next Tues
day at which delegation from the
upper end will be present.
"Do tractors with cleats damage
the highways? Well, L should say
they do, If this is any indication"
said a highway employe yesterday
as he examined a series of breaks in
the asphalt of a downtown thor
oughfare. You see those marks on
the surface a half inch or so in
depth? Well those were made by
the baby tank that was used here
during the automobile show. 1t
happened that the asphalt was
rather soft that day, due to a warm
sun, and the cleats on the machine
seriously damaged the street. OIL
course, those responsible did not
mean to do any damage, but that
does not make repairs. / am of the1
conviction that no cleated machine1
of any weight should be permitted
on aoy navad etraef 0r rOaho