Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-31
Eurttng Gfrat

Here is a thought for Harrisburg
to get into its mind and to keep there
now that reorganization of the Ma
tlonal Guard of Pennsylvania is we'll
started as far the prelimnaries go
and the apportionment of various
units to Harrisburg will soon be con-
sldered. The city of Erie has Of
fered to give to the Commonwealth
OF pennsylvania a lot almost the
size of an ordinary city block and
$4,000 to the State on condition
that the state approprates a like
, sum for the erection of an armory
, on the plot. Half dozen other
county seats have secured State ar
mories by the same system, although
none has done as handsomely in the
way of offers as the lake city. Towns
! like Greensburg, Waynesburg and
! Connellsville gave the State ground
and the Commonwealth through it's
Armory Board erected handsome
| armories. The only way that Har-
risburg will be able to get the arms
OF the National Guard that it should
! have will be by offering to cooper
ate IN giving armory facilities. Sew
eral times in the last ten years the
suggestion has been made that if
| Harrisburg would give a site 'front.'
ing on Capitol Park extension or in
| Wildwood Park or in Reservoir Park
! for building and drill hall large
! enough to locate a battery. of artil-
lery or troop of cavalry the State
would put up the structure. This
same Willingness remains at tbe
state Capitol. Harrisburg is loorly
| OFF for armory facilities. The build
ing at Second and Forster was erect
ed through fine local enterprise. b,:t
II is hardly suited now for the mill
tary organizations that properly be-
| long here. Indeed, when two infan-
| try companies and a truck companv
nave quarters there not much is
lett, The situation is that Harris
pufg IS sure to have troop of
cavalry but 1t does not have a suit
aDle armory; 1t is certain to have
a company of infantry and perhaps
TWO, and a truck company, with in
adequate quarters, and it NAV get
reglmental headquarters with
headquarters and supply companies
win no place for them. 1t stands y
chance of securing a machine gun
com pany and a battery of artillery
IL IL puts up the necessary cash to
mousse them as required.
One of the most delightful foo
lures of the boys camp now being
heid under the auspices of the Har.
rispurg Y. NJ. C. A. at Big Pond.
cumberland county, is the nightly
campfire. The lads, under ths
leadership of Arch Dinsmore and
Doc Miller sit about a hupe
camp tre on circle of stones pro-
llued Tor the purpose. Dinsmore
st eaus the singing and Miller looks
ra,e[ ,,a e. the stunts" All manner of
games are played, camp eXperiencos
recited, stories told and the evenins
comes to close with a most heam7
uiul little Indian prayer soner in
Which the boys stand hand in hand
ana sing the grooming. wistfnI
piieaalhg notes of the Shawnee to
ms Great Spirit" 1t is a migbty
pLetIy ceremony and one which few
MI MO nave seen it will ever forget
me me mem pers of the Harrisburg Ro-
80 tE Cluo and their families are
tpkn kums n To-Day at camp and will
''"' part III the campfire to-nighc.
When the wind blows over tbo
oat stubble summer is on the wann )"
observed Harry Fisk, agricuItnraI
nlachlnery agent, yesterday. "and
at 1hat season is here, much as Dis
i@ihe @ 10 think about fall and winta,.
urther than that, many of the
fa, ariheTs are already doing their
.;a., - ne anu Inefe are indica-
IONS mat despite disaster to much
Oh the wheat crops about here This
year very large paintings of that
gram VIII be made this year 7
passed scores of farmers conin~
Gown the Cumberland Valley lagf
week who were just getting in thei,
Wheat ana lots of oats is still stand
ing IN the field. The loss fro,
spfouted grain must have cost thonl
SANDS upon thousands of doIIars j.,
TINS vicinity alone" -
ii. IL. Burlington, the Iykens s+
torhey, is blossoming out as wei
come nome promoter of note. in
audltlon TO his already famous ron
utatlon as a hunter and fisherman
Nord comes that Lebanon foIlsy
have retained Mr.. Burlington as tba
manager of their big home COMING
celebration for the service Nor nf
tnat town. Buff" just finished put
tlhS on the most successful pro
gram or It's kind that Lykens and
the valley have ever seen. Lvken,
ana Wlconisco united in honoring
the returned soldiers and Mr.. Ruf7
hnSton was the leading spirit behind
every move. In addition to acting ne
publicity man for the affair. Mr.
Burlington assisted all the Other
committees and it was due to his ef-
forts and untiring energy that tho
celebration went as it did. with n
smoothness unsurpassed by those
welcomes that New York gave its
returning divisions