Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-13
El1rtttt1g Gl1ata

ary. was a strong believer in the
future of Harrisburg. Twenty years
ago he favored the college remain
ing in Gettysburg and the removal
of the seminary to this city, pro-
phesying that "in twenty-five years
Harrisburg will be the greatest in
land city in the United States
Twenty years have elapsed since this
prophecy of DR.. Richards and for
eighteen of these years Harrisburg
has gone ahead in it's wonderful ex-
pansion under a cohesive and Co
ordinated plan of modern develop
ment. Seven years yet remain OF
the twenty-five embraced in the pre-
diction of the Gettysburg theolog1an
and who can tell what greater steps
are still to be taken in the making
of an inland city on the Susque-
hanna in the fulfillment of this in.
teresting prophecy?
DIR. Richards had a great vision
and many of this day are still
dreaming of the city's future along
substantial and artistic lines. 1t Is
for these to see that the dreamsi
come true.
The old lighting Tenth" infantry,
of Greensburg and vicinity, which
became the One Hundred and Tenth
in the recent war, will resume it's
interrupted social relations on the,
2Sth of this month, at the Pike Run
Country Club, when the returned
officers of the famous Pennsylvania.
outfit will get together for big
picnic at the clubhouse which i'm
years past has been the scene of
many a pleasant revel. There will |
be some new faces this time. but
many of the old familiar ones will
be missing from rollcall, for the
casualties in this old regiment were
extremely heavy in France. There /
will be plenty doing at the club:
even if someone wants to make a,
speech there are miles of country
around there and he will annoy no
one" according to regimental adju-
tant, Captain William E. Pierce.
who is handling the paper work and
looking after the arrangements for
the outing. The Coulters, Martins.
Boyles, Hitchmans. and other names
familiar to everyone who knows the
old Tenth will be there in force
and all enlisted men who were COM
missioned into other outfits are well
come. 1t looks as though there were
good time in store for those who
were fortunate enough to come
through the war and enjoy the
after pleasure of peace. There are
beds in the club for one hundred
people and it's going to be an ex-
elusive party for the officers so that
the war can be rehashed at leisure
and in detail. The guests are in
vited to remain ad infinitum or ad
perpetuam, whichever suits their
convenience.
Proceedings in the House yester-
day when the unusual event of or
dering a poll occurred had some
funny sidelights. Just as the Speak
er ordered the doors locked a num-
ber of school teachers were in the
House, sitting along the walls and
did not understand that every one
except those officially connected
with the Legislature had to with
draw. They were then shown the
doors and told they might go into
the gallery. All turned up in the
gallery and there had discussion
with some people already seated
under the impression that everyone
had to leave the hall. In the midst
of this the Speaker told people in
the gallery they could remain and
see what was going on. 1t suddenly
occurred to one mild looking indi-
vidual who had sat in the rear of
the hall that he had no business
there and he started to leave with
the intention of going to the safer
vantage of the gallery. But by that
| time the sergeant-at-arms had
closed the doors and no one was
allowed to go out. So the whole
! procedure was gone through with
/ one scared but curious citizen of
somewhere in Pennsylvania sitting
| in one of the seats of the mighty,
from legislative point of view.
J The incidents of yesterday recall
how messenger boy who ran
| copy? for The Associated Press from
| the Capitol to the operator in the
Harrisburg Telegraph building in
| 1909 got into the hall of the House
and got out again. Much the same
| thing occurred a decade ago as yes
terday and John f. Cox, then speak
er, ordered doors locked and a poll
taken. Things were going along
nicely when there was terrific
humping on one of the big side
doors. The man on the door paid
no attention. The thumps grew
, worse and the irate officer opened
the door and beheld one kid, about
knee high to a grasshopper.
| "Whatcher doin'?" demanded tbs
sergeant-at-arms.
"Lemme in, darn yer" declared
the kid.
GO run yerself. Aus" answered
| the sergeant.
Say, der yer know who I am?"
| inquired the unabashed boy.
Nav"
We'll. I carries copy fer A. P. An
I'm goin' in"
| The sergeant-at-arms was puzzled
| and held the boy at the door. News
paper men attracted by the fuss
went to see what it was all about
and championed the boy. The SER
! geant was inclined to stand fast.
| but Speaker Cox who was appealed
to. suddenly broke into the rollcall
with a roar of laughter and called
! to the man at the door: Let the
boy in. He's a real one. The roll
will proceed"
The boy carried the copy through
all that strenuous day and got in
when high officials did not. He quit
! the next week to work in a shoe
| factory, IF he is still alive he is
probably getting wherever he sets
out to go.
Lieutenant Governor Edward E
Beidleman has half a dozen invita-
| tions already to speak on the Fourth
of July He will be kept busy filing
engagements that week alone.
II WELL KNOWN PEOPLE !