Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16
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centennial parade in Philadelphia in
1876 the City. Grays, of Harrisburg,
was the only military organization
outside of the Legion" to march
in the parade. The Legion" was
made up of a select representative
of each of the original States. The
CITY Grays wore tlfeir distinctive
uniform, which included the bear
SKIN shakos and the gray coats which
gave them the name which clings
to Company d after forty years or
more. That they marched in ac-
cordance with the traditions of the
company which led the Guard in
ratings for years and made the or
ganization one in which everyone
took pride goes without saying.
There are not many men left who
took part in that great demonstra-
ton in Philadelphia. Among them
are Joseph E. Rhoads, George S.
MCGOWAN, William c. Mcfarland,
Ezelias Laubenstein, Philip German,
Charles p. Meek, Christian Nauss,
Isaac r. Poffenberger and Theo-
philus F. Zimmerman. Many of
these men subsequently rose to COM
mands in the National Guard and
are still active in the veteran organ
ization of the Harrisburg militiamen.
In speaking of the wonderful way
in which the State paid tribute to
the fighting keystone Division yes
terday in the city where the Nation
was born, there were a good many
inquiries heard as to what steps
were being taken to welcome home
the men of the old Governors Troop
and other units who are soon to
come home and what will be done
for the drafted men who went out
and won glory in the 10Th Division
from Camp Meade. The two infan-
try companies had splendid welcome,
but thus far plans for the troop and
the other organizations seem to be
tagging, so much so that some of
the men of companies d. and L
| frankly say the city should not stop
short when it comes to welcoming
| their comrades in the same spirit
that was manifested when the in
fantrymen of the old eighth return
ed. The example of the great demon
stration of last Fourth of July should
not be forgotten either.
AL. K. Thomas. cashier of the
East End Bank, told funny story
of his school day experiences at the
noon. I'VE used to have boy
in school, the son of a baker. His
father made the best Scotch cakes
| I've ever eaten. To get some of those
| Scotch cakes we'd use every ruse
under the sun. In arithmetic and
grammar, the boy was very poor. l
sat Just behind him in class. The
teacher would ask him question.
If we pulled his coattail twice, while
whispering the answer to him. it
meant two cakes. One day we were
particularly hungry, and pulled
four times My Lord' the boy ex-
claimed aloud. You're taking all
the cakes I've got And of course
we had to explain to the teacher
No more cakes"
Some funny combinations of signs
have been encountered in the re-
strictions which have had to be
placed at the Capitol. At the big
side doors the signs were found to
read one day.
Inside the corridors the signs have
'ee" CLOSED TO VISITORS
It so happened that in placing the
standards for the signs they were
placed at the points where corridors
branch off from the rotunda and the
school children and others accus-
toned to go to the Capitol for drinks
of water found their supply source
behind the line. SO Superintendent
Shreiner established the limit at the
fountains.
Colonel Keefer, speaking in Har-
risburg the other day. outlined the
educational program which the Gov
ernment is providing for wounded
soldiers Almost any of the practi-
e-tt dxT n l.
cal instruction are offered in con-
nection with the treatment in the
IhospitaI. each wounded man being
permitted to take up what suits him
hest providing it fits in with his
nbvsical condition About fifty per
cent of those at Carlisle have taken
advantage of the opportunity and
will come out of the hospital better
able to make good wages and COM
Portable living than when they en-
tered The whole course has been
worked out with the idea of making
the soldier more efficient. and many
of the lines of work taken up are
designed to fit the man who has
lost an arm or a leg, or some other
member, able to fill a position where
his loss will not be a great handicap
to his earning capacity.
Colonel heefer Salu tHdI he 10
very glad to have the men under his
care taken out for automobile rides
and invites people from Harrisburg
who have cars to go to Carlisle,
stop ut the entrance to the hospital
grounds. where Red Cross nur .e
in charge of this end of the hospi-
tai program is in charge. and they
will be accomm odated with as many
wounded soldiers as they can accom-
modate, providing of course, that
their sudden application does not
Interfere either with physical treat
ment then under way or with the
study periods provided under the in
struction program. Colonel keefer
said while permission has been given
! to some men to go out for dinner,
ordinarily men under hospltal
care require hospital diet and for
that reason the invitation list has
!, been greatly restricted The Colonel
homes to have the roads in the hos
pital grounds improved very shortly
|, and then folks going rp in automo-
, biles will be able to go directly to
the hospital headquarters. Under
present conditions 1t Is far safer
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