Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-26

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up visits will be continued by the
teams or solicitors until Wednesday
noon, at which time a final report
VIII be turned in at headquarters.
w orking under a severe handicap
of rainy weather and the fact that
this drive has been preceded by so
many others. the workers who have
given so unselfshly of their time and
energies have for the first time placed
the Salvation Army in Harrisburg on
a solid financial footing.
Good-natured rivalry in soliciting
and general spontaneity in giving
marked the drive. Industrial and in
divfduals, secret organizations and
other organizations all added their
contributions to the big nucleus of
over $4,000 raised from the sale of
doughnuts on the streets. Harris
burg was asked to give what it could
and no quota was set. The money
contributed will be spent in this
county under the guidance and with
the approval of representative COM
mittee of prominent citizens to be
selected later. All soliciting for the
Salvation Army ceases automatically
as the new plan goes into effect.
The executive committee wishes to
and every organization that has
helped to make the campaign a sue
cess. To the returned officers and
soldiers and the personnel OF the local
army recruiting agency is due much
of the credit for the driving power;
to the young ladies who lured the
unwary bills from the passing
throngs and that good -naturedly, we
are especially grateful. The commit
tee likewise thanks the Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs. the bakers and con-
tributors of the thousands of dough-
nuts that were put on sale, the pro-
fessional and amateur entertainers
who turned their time into money
with music and parade, and the great
body of unmentioned citizens. dough-
nut fed. which backed the workers
with money"
Upper End Does We'll
Good returns are expected from the
out-of-town communities, judging by
results yesterday at Elizabethville.
where a splendid audience gathered
in the United Brethren Church, with
the chairman, John Sminkey. In
charge of the program was James IL.
Lentz. recorder of deeds, who had
arranged for the full attendance of
the G. A. r. veterans from the posts
at Gratz and Elizabethville. as well
as all returned soldiers. The conse-
quence was the most historic meeting
ever held in the church, all collection
being turned over to the Salvation
Army fund. Stirring addresses were
made by Captain Stackpole and Miss
Pearl Gaupp, the latter having spent
Is months in the Red Cross service
abroad Galbraith brothers, of
Brocksville. rendered two fine vocal
selections. e. K. Romberg, chair
man of the local committee. predict
ed after this meeting that the whole
district would easily go over the top
Posters have been put up to-day
in county towns and the very sue
cessful launching at Elizabethville is
expected to stir lively action in other
towns. so that the entire quota will
be much increased.
Entertainment on
The athletic entertainment sched-
uled for Saturday night at Chestnut
Street was postponed as the incom-
ing soldiers called for all attention.
and no attempt was made to put the
show on, the volunteer participants
of which were on hand, however,
amicably agreed to the situation.
The Moose Band afterward Joined in
the welcome procession; the Capitol
City Quartette had little practice.
likewise the Municipal Band Orches-
ira; the Lehmer brothers, wrestlers.
warmed up a bit and Rube Bennett,
boxer, expressed no re-
gret that he had given up a paying
engagement for the evening.
Mr.. Peas. of the Harrisburg Bot
Ting Works. had kindly sent big
quantity of soft drinks, j. William
Bowman, contributed $25 worth of
Triangle Mints. both of which wilt be
sold at auction. Frank Davenport
resignedly carted his hxings back
home and the United Ice and Coal
Company which furnished the ice said
they were only sorry they could not
do more.
Final figures on this entire district
may not be given out until the end of
the week.