Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-26
HONOR IS PAID
WAR VETERANS
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'front.' of the company of returned
soldiers. After the Rev. Mr. Whit
mans address, taps was sounded by
bugler of the Seventy-ninth and
then three volleys were fired in
honor of those who died in the serv-
ice.
Give Exhibition
The exhibition of methods of
trench warfare given on the ball
field last night by the soldiers, as
sisted by the recruiting party from
Harrisburg with supplies from the
State arsenal, was most realistic and
we'll put on. In fact, some of the
more enthusiastic members thought
they were once more in France and
could scarcely be restrained from
sticking one another with their bay
onetS.
And speaking of the recruiting
party, Sergt. Nagle's men are having
very successful few days here in
Lykens. Already more than half
enlisted, and the Sergeant says he
fully expects to take a dozen home
with him next Monday.
One of the local boys who re-
Gently returned home brought a bit
person of his bride. and Mrs. Aston
Whitney, as her name is now has
been able to see how the men of our
Army are received in their own
country. She thinks America is very
nice, but still has her love for La
Belle France" undiminished by
Yankeeland.
One of the most interesting col
lections which l have seen in many
a day is that of Miss Anna Smith,
who recently returned home after
many years of Army travelling. Miss
Smiths collection is unusual in that
II is not composed of the customary
tin hats, gas masks and the like.
She brought back Russian blouses,
Japanese kimonos, handmade gol-
den candlesticks, little ivory images,
lace and fine linens and last, but
not least. an American canteen and
mess kit highly decorated with fig
ures which a Yank had carved out
while recuperating at a base hos
pital.
Went to Russia in 1914
Miss Smith has had a most inter-
esting experience. When the war
broke out in 1914, she went to Rus
sia in company with 25 other Army
nurses and corps of doctors. With
headquarters. at Kiev, Miss Wood
had an opportunity to travel all over
the country, being at various time
in Petrograd, Moscow and other
places. When the authorities saw
by the internal unrest what was
coming about, the nurses were all
called in and sent home, travelling
through Siberia, China and Japan.
Back in the States once more. Miss
Smith was dispatched to San An
tonic during the border trouble and
spent some time there and at Waco,
Texas.
When our country entered the
World War, Miss Smith was sent
abroad and now wears several gold
stripes for. her months at Base Hos
pital No. s at Savenay, Brittany.
This was one of our largest base
hospitals and contained more than
$4,000 beds. Only recently returned
and discharged from the service,
Miss Smith is undecided what she
will do, but confesses that she is
pretty much in love with the Army
life, and may return to it.
Yesterday saw practically the en-
tire valley pouring into Lykens for
the big parade and one could hardly
move about the streets, so dense was
the mass of humanity that trains
and automobiles were constantly
discharging. 1t is impossible to es-
mate how many thousands were ac-
tually here, but it is safe to say that
the town has never seen a like con-
centration before in all its history.
Committee of Workers
A great deal of credit. must be
given to A. Bruce Morris for the able
way in which he managed the af-
fair as chairman of the general COM
mittee. The Rev. DR.. Rhodes, in
charge of the memorial part of the
program, likewise deserves great
praise for the perfect arrangement
OF the services. Gorge Kosier, TAX
ing care of the music, Lieut.. Sam
Hoff, the military man, and Forrest
Hensel, war material and supplies,
are three hard workers whose efforts
made the celebration the huge sue
cess that it was. Professor Sham
baugh, George Ibberson, ]. w. Smith.
I. J. Price and Samuel Miller are a
rev more hustlers. Samuel Fear
managed the financial end in a most
elhclent manner and announced that
everything would come out in splen-
did shape. H. E. Burlington was the
invest man in the whole celebration,
and from the time he showed the
publicity end into action until he had
helped rig up the last decoration.
Bun was everywhere the livewire
OF the party. The women of the two
towns must not be left out of the
credit which they we'll deserve for
under the leadership of Mrs. d. V.
handall' the commissary and re-
Ilesnment end, no necessary and i'm
portant in the soldiers ewes. went
off as smoothly as the rest of tbe
program Lykens and Wiconisco will
not soon forget their Homecoming
celebration.