Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-28
AirpIane Buzzing
Overhead Gives
Martial Air
to Event


Dauphin, July 2S. - With deeply
religious services in the public square
last evening, Dauphin's two-day cele-
bration in honor of her returned
soldiers came to a close, and the
greatest demonstration in the old
towns memory became history.
That it was an unqualified sue
cess everyone who participated ad-
mits. Everything went off without
single unpleasant moment.
Much credit is due to John G.
Porter, chairman of the general COM
mittee, as we'll as chief marshal of
the parade, Robert B. Stricken, Mrs.
Daniel Seller, chairman of the ban
uet committee, and the members
of all the committees. The success
of the affair is due also to the
energy of the whole town.
500 i'll Line
The parade, with eight hundred
people in line, opened the celebra-
ton and was splendidly arranged
and conducted. Promptly at 2
o'clock the parade, headed by
State Constabulary men, Chief Mar
shall Stricken and his aides swung
down Erie street to the stirring
music of the Berrysburg band. Next
came the soldiers; the Gynantwaka
Camp Fire Girls, Civil War Veter-
ans, Red Cross, Patriotic Order of
America, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, Sunday Schools of Ellen
dale Forge, Clark's Valley and
Speeceville as we'll as all the other
organizations made spendid show
ing.
Pretty Floats
Very many unique and attractive
floats were features of the parade.
An old Conestoga wagon, owned by
Ellas Fertig, and driven by Clyde S,
McNeely, dressed in a colonial cos
tune attracted much attention. The
Red Cross Float which was a regu-
lar workshop on wheels as we'll as
the "wigwam" of the Gynantwaka
Camp Fire Girls, the U. S. Mail Cart,
| with its pretty postmistress, Miss
Marian Peck and all the other floats
were praised by all.
Directly after the dismissal of the
parade in Market Square, a roaring
was heard and the shout went up.
Ihere's the airplane." Over the
heads of the hundreds of SPECTATORS
! Captain Joseph Dawson, of the Mid
dletown Aviation Depot, did many
graceful spirals, nose dives, somer-
saults and tail spins, finally making
a skillful landing on the Robinson
farm, near the Mountain Road"
After the banquet at 4,3O, given
to the local soldier boys as we'll as
the visiting aviator. a baseball game
! took place on the town diamond
where a Harrisburg team composed
of overseas men defeated the Dau-
phln overseas team by a score of
Z to 6. With the batteries, Gilday
and Lutz for Dauphin and Klugh
and Bennett for Harrisburg, the
game was one of the most exciting
Dauphin has seen. From 7 to 8
p. m. the Duncannon band gave
a dellghtful concert at the flagpole
and it was in the midst of this that
Captaln Dawson started on his re-
turn trip to Middletown.
During the day, the Gynantwaka
Camp Fire Girls sold delicacies in
beautifully decorated room in Erie
street They made an attractive an
pearance all day in their Indian
suits, while their spruce trimmed
float upon which was a large
canoe, was one of the prettiest in
the parade.
over five hundred people attended
the community sing in the Square.
IN tne evening. the singing was led
by Mrs. Florence Ackley Ley. of
Harrisburg, and a musical program
was rendered by skillful artists. .Ad-
dresses were made by Prothonotary
of Dauphin County, Charles E. Pass:
County Solicitor, Philip e. Mover:
Christian Myers, Rev. ]. K, Raul
and j. L. Garvin.
Dance For Soldiers
The dance at the Hostess House
arranged by Mrs. ]. w. Hawthorne
Saturday evening, for the soldie,
boys was delightful.
The last part of the celebration
was in the form of a devotiona'
service, last evening in Market
Square. Community singing, led b,
Mrs. Ley, again formed an i'm.
portant part while the union choir
led by Ernest E. Shaffer, gave man,
beautiful selections. The speaker,
were the Rev. w. H. Zweizig, Rev
j. NJ. Shoop, Rev. j. K. Raub. Rev
X. M. Ramsey, Rev. E. F. Sine OF
Matamoras and Rev. G. L. Shaffer
The entire program was splendjdl,
rendered and a pantomime by
Miss Rebecca Lyter, to the "Stai
Spangled Banner" sung by Willian
G. Garverich, formed a beautifu
and patriotic ending to the entir,
celebration, which will be long re
membered by Dauphin and tn,