Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-29

work, William Jennings succeeded
Major Porter turned over the mill
tary work to Captain II. Nj. Stine.
The four companies were consoli-
dated into two, +. H. Hoy, Jr., and
Lawrence V. Harvey being the cap
tains. Later on DR.. w. l. Keller
succeeded Captain Hoy. Drills con-
tinued until late in December. 1918,
when they were discontinued, but
the men who had been trained by a
year and a half of drills remained
on call.
The Reserves had a membership
of over coo during the war. In ad-
dition to training men for call by
the city or county authorities the
work on the Island and in the
armory gave men valuable prepara-
ton for the army, many winning
commissions or warrants. In the
summer of 1918, the Reserves spe-
cialized in street drills, hollow
squares and other formations for
riot duty being worked out. Rifle
and shot gun squads were organized
in each platoon.
over $50 Reserves gave their SER
vices in training men in the draft
age, in the school of the soldier and
squad work. Men were detailed to
the Island for the benefit of the men
three times a week and meetings
organized at which doctors, lawyers,
insurance men and others addressed
the drafted men just before they
left for camp. Members of the Re-
serves were members of the boards
Of instruction in Dauphin draft dis
tricts Nos. and 3. Meetings were
arranged and talks given on peril
nent subjects followed by drilling
of drafted men on Saturday after
moons for over three months at
Eliza bethville, Lykens. Halifax, Mil
lersburg. GratZ and Williamstown
in the third district and at Hum
melstown, Hershey, Penbrook, Pax
tang, Dauphin and Lucknow in the
second. The services rendered by
the members of the Reserves who
gave up three evenings q week and
Saturday afternoons for three
months to drill young men in the
city and in county towns have
brought many thanks from the men
who were given the rudiments OF
army work. The automobiles and
arms were furnished by the Reserve
members and the Red Cross organi-
cations at the towns visited provided
supper because the drills began soon
after noon and lasted until dark on
Saturdays. -- s..
When schools reopened in 1918.
drills We're conducted twice a week
at Central and Technical High
Schools. Capitol Park Extension
was used for these drills which
lasted until December as a part of
the school cause. 49,.
All expenses OF drilling were borne
by members of the Reserves, who
also provided the gray shirt and
gray service hat uniforms for them
selves. No contributions were re-
cefved except for purchase of shot
guns and members paid for the prac-
tice ammunition. During the active
drilling period data relative to age
military experience. knowledge OF
firearms, residence, telephone facill-
ties. place of work. means to reach
quickly and ownership or proximity
TO men owning autom obiles were In
the hands of officers so that men
rcould be summoned in short order
on call by the mayor or sheriff
In the Reserves were former SOL
diers OF the regular army, Philippine
veterans. former guardsmen. mem
bers of rife clubs, college athletes
bankers, lawyers. railroad men,
businessmen. doctors. in short, men
OF every walk of life.