Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-08
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soldiers last evening adds another
chapter to series of interestizd
events OF that kind that have take
place here since 1882. The stories
OF the Homecoming of the mxr.
OF harris Ferry, Paxton and other
settlements about here who ha.s
fought with the American army
from Quebec to Cowpens and who
joined up with Washington's forcel
on the way to Yorktown, have beer
handed down and from all accounts
people for many miles around
crowded to John Harris ferry In
greet the men who returned in
wagons. The story of the return
Oh General John Forsters brigade
from York and Baltimore in 1918
is preserved in the newspapers. al
though for bang-up local story. it
gets little notice alongside of the
happenings in Madrid and Paris and
the pennsylvania Legislature. Har-
rlsburg welcomed home the men
from the Mexican war with a parade
and a public dinner in Capitol Park.
Inc newspapers are filled with ac-
counts of the return of Harrisburg
commands in the Civil war. espec
ially the remnants of the One Hun
dred and Twenty-Seventh and anec-
dotes are still being told of the
Joyous way the city acclaimed them.
Many people recall as though yes
terday how the Governors Troon
ana Company 1 came back from
Porto Rico in the autumn of 1898
and the lively welcome Company ID
received when it ended lis tour of
duty In southern camps. There were
not many ceremonies about them,
put the people turned out in force
and occasionally broke I'D the lines
to greet the home comers. When
soldiers come home from war, such
things as police lines, even officers
and committeeman, are swept aside
and no one cares.
Few people know that Judge
Charles b. Wilmer, who is presiding
in Federal Court this week, is an
intimate friend of ex-President Will
liam Fl. Taft. The day of Colonel
Roosevelts death, Mr.. Taft was on
his way to Sunbury where he was
to be entertained at the Judges
nome, when the sad news reached
MIN. Reaching Sunbury he man
'SNA w VluuS unIll
he arrived at the Neff House. Here
he dictated a long article for tho
newspapers before he could go out
for dinner. Judge and Mrs. Wilmer
had prepared lavish banquet for
the eX-President, but alas, he was
dieting. 1T was the oldest thing
I've ever seem" the Judges son, John
n. Wilmer, says. Taft sat down
and ate nothing except two enor-
nous dishes of celery while the rest
of us feasted. He was cutting
weight"
The Judge is an ardent sportsman,
and in company with United States
Senator Boies Penrose and State
Senator William c. Mcconnell main
tains hunting and fishing preserve
in Cherry Run, Union county. An
invitation to n weekend with the
campers at the Judges bungalow is
much sought by their friends.
Senator Boies Penrose's big red
autom obile is having quite a time
convincing some Harrisburgers that
it is not a new fire department ma
chine. 1t has the distinction of be-
ing probably the longest and largest
car over turned out by a well-known
concern and can make miles fly by,
but it has inherited the red of the
Senator's former car and that red
is strictly fire department color.
The car attracts much admiration
because of its construction and it's
lines, but it must be admitted that
a good many persons who see it near
the Penn-Harris take it for part of
the fire fighting service,
The Ware Hiking Club, which is
composed of the South Philadelphia
Senator on mornings when he wants
to walk; John f. X. Scott, when he
feels the need of exercise; Repre-
sentatives Jim" Dunn, L. C. Glass
and others, has sent challenge to
Governor William C. Sproul for a
hike up the river. The Ware club
hikes up as far as Div ision street in
the early morning and goes back to
the Capitol ready for that fight that
never occurs. 1t is quite an insttu-
ton. but the membership has not
increased materially. Senator "Jim"
Boyd, of Norristown: Thomas r.
Healey, of the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, and number of others.
have a walking club that goes as
far as the Conodoguinet on the West
Shore and threatens every day or so
to walk clear to Enola.
Notwithstanding the fact that
word went out at the start of this
legislative session that it was to he
short and businesslke and that
there should be fewer laws than
usual put on the books. there are
signs that the session ic going to
be prolonged until we'll into June
and as for bills, the House received
close to 1850. This is several hun
dred short of the number in tho
last three sessions and less than III
the memorable session of 1918. but
the range of subjects has been in
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