Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-08
MANY CANTEEN
WORKERS GIVEN
A LUNCHEON
Sixty Active Workers Are
Guests of Mrs. Francis ].
Hall at BowmanSdale

At noon to-day sixty members of
the canteen service of the local
American Red Cross chapter left the
headquarters of the chapter in Wal
nut street enroute for the summer
home of Mrs. Francis Jordan Hail.,
the captain, as her guests at lunch
con. Motors took the members to
the Bowmansdale estate.
Mrs. Hall, who has been the lead
er of the canteen workers since their
organization last year, is entertain
ing the workers to-day at a picnic
luncheon, in recognition of their
1ndefatigable labors during the war,
and since the armistice. The can
teen service has met thousands of
trains and fed hundreds of thou
sands of soldiers, on their way to
the ports and later enroute to de-
mobilization camps. The Harris
among the chapters of the east,
placed as it is at an important rail.
road concentration point.
Presented With Cup
AT the beginning of the luncheon
Mrs. Hall was presented with a large
silver cup, gift of the canteen work
ers, in appreciation of her services.
Mrs. Ross Anderson Hickok made
the presentation. The inscription on
the cup reads:
Harriet Gilbert Hall. from
the Canteen Workers of the Red
Cross of Harrisburg. A tribute
to her enthusiasm, inspiring
leadership, and untiring devot
ion to the canteen work during
the World War"
Aside from the canteen workers.
Mrs. Hall has invited to-day a num-
Der of men who were of such as
Slstance at the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road station during the busiest times.
Unfortunately most of them will be
unable to attend as the baggage de-
partment and trainmaster's Office is
rather depleted through vacations at
this time. Mrs. G. H. Orth execu-
tive secretary of the Harrisburg
chapter. said to-day that had it not
been for the cheerful help of these
railroad men. the work done by the
canteen service would have been
impossible. They were always ready
and willing to do everything in their
power to help the workers.
The invitation list at the railroad
/ includes Frank Matter, ]. J. Weaver,
r. w. Young. T. A Miller. L. G.
/ Long, W. n. Hornafius, H. S. Heis-
er and L. T. Highland, from the
trainmaster's office: and c. I. Bren-
isholtz, Ray NJ. Burlington, w. G..
Lytle and H. A. Wolfley from the
baggage department. It is feared
that this list may be incomplete, as
an departments could not be reach
cd this morning.
Frank Davenport has been invited
to attend. as he was untiring in his
assistance to the workers and with
out him many things could not have
been done.
Other officers of the canteen are
Mrs. Walter H. Gather assistant to
the chairman; Mrs. ]. Miley Jones'
vice. chairman, and Mrs. G. II. Orth
executive secretary. The list of can
teen workers who attended to-day
included:
Mrs. John Graham. Mrs. A. w.
Greeley, Mrs. r. A. Hickok, Mrs. B.
| Is. Harrington. Miss Anna Hender-
son. Mrs. Lesley McCreath. Mrs. ].
p. Murray. Mrs. P. T. Meredith. Miss
Helen Updeerove. Miss Mabel Upde-
grove. Mrs. Edna Dunbar. Miss Helen
Armour. Miss Emily Bailey. Miss
Martha Bailey. Mrs. Wareham Bald
win. Mrs. Robert A. Boil. Mrs. C.
W. Bauder, Mrs II. B. Bent. Mrs
Mary Bacon, Miss Mary Cheightor.
Miss Constance Ferriday. Miss Gym
beline Felker. Mrs. Farley Gannett
MISS Katherine Hart, Miss Marian
Hean. Miss Almeda Herman. Miss
Mary Heister. Mrs. William Dim
mick. Mrs. Mary Kennedy. Mrs. Vic
tor LeCoq. Miss Myers. Miss Mary
Mitchell, Miss Margaret McClain.
Mrs. Harry Neale. Mrs F. J. Stack
mole Mrs. C. c. Stroh. Mrs. H. w.
Shut. Mrs. E. T. Selig. Mrs. T. NJ.
! Williamson, Mrs. Frank Whitman.
! Mrs. Horace Whitman. Mrs. C. J..
Wood. Miss Jane Wakefield. Miss
Dorothy Wallower. Mrs. Curzon
! Fager and Mrs. Walter Mag1Iire