Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-04

Home to meet an emergency caused
by the "fiu" epidemic, procured a
Congressional appropriation for a
survey of the Susquehanna river pre-
liminary to the canaliZation of the
stream and acted as host to dis
trict convention that was larger
than many international conventions
and brought many prominent peo-
pie to the city. These and many
minor movements made the club
year a wonderful success. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Hershey responded, thank
ing the club for the gift.
A Prosperous Year ..
The secretary treasurer. William
NJ. Robson, reelected, reported that
while the club had expended S10,-
600 during the year. largely in
there remained in the treasury to
start the new year $1,000.
A spirit of fun ran all through the
meeting. Under the head of new
business, George S. Reinoehl intro
duced series of resolutions censur-
ing James P. Mccullough, member
of the Harrisburg Telegraph's execu-
tive board. for failure to get into the
newspaper a, picture of the new
president. At the election held at
the Colonial Country Club last
month Mr.. Mccullough had been in
structed through a resolution of the
club to get the picture of the new
president published, but the new
president had other ideas on the
subject, and Mr.. Mccullough "fell
down on his job" Hence Mr.. Rein
oehls resolutions of censure.
j. William Bowman made an i'm
passioned plea on behalf of McCul-
Tough. He said the club ought to
have known better than to try to
get reading notice or a picture
into the newspaper through the
business department. Many a time
and oft, he said. he had tried to get
little free publicity for Bowman 6,
Company by way of the business
otfico and never had succeeded. The
editor was the man to see, he said.
Jim" Mccullough, called in his
own defense. said he was no speech
maker, but he had retained as at
torney Captain Lumb to defend his
interests.
The Captain went to his Job in
fine style and was just reaching a
climax, when Frank Davenport
/ broke into the meeting with a big
armful of Telegraphs that bore abso-
lutely no resemblance to the copies
that regular" subscribers received
last night. The edition was labeled
'SteinmetZ Extra" bore a flaring
picture of the new president and
alleged biographical sketches of the
individual in question, written by his
| friends and co-workers, A. Boyd
Hamilton, Boyd NJ. Ogelsby and
Jim" Mccullough. 1t also bore the
bit of confidential information to
Rotarians that the issue was run off
| after the new president had left the
| office, and that, while he might
have the title of managing editor
Mccullough, Ogelsby and Hamilton
are th' real bosses and that Stein
metz is a mere deckhand," OIL
words to that general effect The
new president humbly admitted that
| this was all too true.
So Mccullough was exonerated and
copies of the extra" were distrib-
uted among the members to prove
| the judges had decided correctly.
Captain George F. Lumb, who has
been chosen to lead the Harrisburg
Y. NJ. c. AS drive for $4,000
which campaign will be made next
week, made a plea to the club for
support, which was backed up by
]. William Bowman, who told the
Rotarians that Y. M. c. A. that did
not find it necessary to go before
the public. to help meet its financial
| obligations was not doing the work
in the community it should do and
was in reality a dead organization
or the sum to be raised, about 81, 800
will go to assist the Pennsylvania
Railroad Y. NJ. G. A. Arch Dins-
more, of the Y. NJ. C. A, also spoke
and DIR. Frank B. Kann told of the
good he had received from the
gym" course and urged all Rotar-
ians to join.
Colonel James B. Kemper told the
! club he would be ready to. report
next Monday as to a date when the
club will motor to Carlisle to take
the wounded soldiers on a motor
| ride to Gettysburg. James w. Bark
er's invitation to have the club meet
next month at his home near Cove
! was accepted.