HARRISBURG AUTO 1914 WILL BE THE BEST EVER HELD IN THIS CITY AU Big Mannfacturert Will Be Represented and At tendance Will Cover AU Central Pennsylvania The big event of the automobile year In Harrisburg will be the fifth an nual show which will open In the Rex Arena and Garage, corner of Delaware and Third streets, on the evening of Saturday, March 24, to continue for one week. The show will be held, as usual, tinder the auspices of the Harrisburg Automobile Dealers' Association, and the active management of the affair Js in the hands of J. Clyde Myton, who lias successfully conducted several other exhibitions of the kind. The Garage and Arena, which are amply large for the number of exhibits that have already been listed, will be hand somely decorated for the event. Flags and bunting will be used in abundance. Thousands of electric lights will make the building light as day and music ■will be provided. The automobile show of Harrisburg attracts tho attention of all of the automobile manufacturers of the country. It compares very favorably •with the shows of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Not only are all the latest models of automobiles shown, but the exhibition Is varied by the addition of the newest things In cycle / cars, motorcycles and the various ap pliances and sundries that have mark ed the development of tho automobile trade and its kindred lines In the past Tew years. This year's show Is being widely advertised throughout Central Penn sylvania and will be attended by hun dreds of visitors from all of the many THE EftUITABIiB LIFE ASSURAWCB SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES. It has faithfully served the publlo lor nearly fifty-four years. It has in force over 563,000 policies, and over 11,429,000,000 of life Insur ance. . , It was the first company to make nollcles Incontestable after one year. It is the first company to establish »i Conservation Department to special ize the conservation of Insurance and of human life and health. In 1912 It paid death claims on 6,519 policies; 6.153 of these were domestlo, Rnd nearly 98 per cent, of them were paid within ono day after receipt of tiroof of death. It Is the first company to insure large numbers of employes in a body on the Kroup Insurance plan, with scientific medical inspection substituted for per. Bonal medical examination. It was the first company to demon strate that a policy could be paid aa promptly as a bank draft. It was the first company to make the policy-contract adaptable to the chang ing needs of beneficiaries by offering optional methods of settlement at ma turity. It Is on* of the strongest and safest financial organisations In the world. Its assets are safely and profitably invested and Its large surplus guaran tees Its stability regardless of the con.' dltlons of the financial world, and pro tects policyholders against every con ceivable contingency JOHN R. BOTE, Supervisor. Metropolitan Hotel Newest Hostelry of This City Just a few steps from both railway stations; The Metropolitan Hotel stands not only as the newest, but, as the hotel best equipped to supply the best service to the Immense transient pop ulation of this city. Harrisburg, in a commercial sense, has grown rapidly, and to its growth may be attributed the reason for the demand a few year* ago for more hotel accommodations. Standing at what Is In all probability, the one natural hotel site in this city. The Metropolitan has made rapid atrides In popularity with traveling and business men. The hotel was originally built to the height of six stories but was finished in such a way that one or more storieß could be added if necessary, and only a few years after It was opened, the management saw the need of more rooms and took advantage of the one opportunity open. The seventh story was added and holds eleven of the finest type of sample rooms for the ac commodation of the commercial trade to display merchandise to the buyers. Tn all the hotel lias 10u rooms, ninety-two of them are sleeping rooms, •ach with hot an<} cold running water, sixty of the rooms with Individual baths Sanitation throughout this hostelry lias received the most careful consideration The kitchen well de serves a title of "Model" which, coupled with Individual refrigeration tends not only to give sanitation of the highest ffr&de but makes possible the serving of only the freshest food. Cuisine •which was virtually suspended until al terations were completed, is of the best. The new dining room opens from the Fourth street entrance and at pop ular prices. The hotel now furnishes table d' hoto club breakfasts; business men's luno|ieon and dinners. THE HOME OF THE CADILLAC Among the leading buildings that are noteworthy examples of Harrlsburg's recent progress. Is the new service station of tho Crlspen Motor Car Company, at 314-317 South Cameron street. This modern and substantial structure is an achievement especially gratifying to the management when it is taken into consideration that it is less than six years ago since this company began busi ness as a selling agency for Cadillac motor cars. The rapidly increasing number of Cadillac cars made this building advisable in order to render efficient service to Cadillac owners. And those competent to Judge say it Is tho equal of the most modern service stations in the large cities. The rest room for the ladies and modern appointments and mechanical appliances are features appreciated by those who drive Cadillac cars. Twice winner of the Dewar trophy, and the only American car that has ,«ver won this trophy; first to introduce a successful electric starter, and this year creating a sensation with its two-speed rear axle, the popularity of the I Cadillac has made this modern possible. " V - &ARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Hk J. CLYDE MYTON, MANAGER 1914 AUTO SHOW towns within a radius of fifty to sev enty-five miles of this city. It is recog nized as primely important to the live automobile dealers of this section and is liberally patronized by both them and the public. The Motor Club of Harrisburg, while it has no direct connection with the show, is taking a lively interest In the preparations. During the year to come the club proposes to hold several sociability and endurance runs. These have proved popular in the past and tho Inquiries already made for dates indicate a lively interest in the CITY CHURCHES IN MILITANT ARRAY All Denominations Active; New Edifices Are Now Being Planned The church life of Harrisburg prom ises to be more active and diversified In its character during 1914 than ever before. The new year has brought with It the organisation of the Church Federation, which has for Its purpose the betterment of the city and the safeguarding of its people from such evil Influences aa may come within Its scope of work. Already this Federation has made Itself felt In the license court and it is now conducting an Investigation that will in all likelihood result in an even greater social upheaval than that which followed the recent exposure of vice conditions in the city. The militant charaoter of ministers and laymen is shown by the Increased numbers of church advertisements that appear in the Telegraph every Saturday evening. No longer do the preachers content themselves with an nouncing that their churches are free. They go out of their way to force the fact home with ads as well written and as catchy as those which take the crowds Into the department stores. And the people, reading these ad vertisements, respond. The power of the written word gets into their blood and unusually large congregations have been attracted by this means of church publicity. The ministers using this form of advertising report their congregations to be larger than ever before and the interest of non-church goers aroused. One New Church At least one new church will be un der way before the close of 1914. The Messiah Lutheran congregation has long since outgrown its present quar ters at Sixth and Forster streets and announces that it will rebuild at a total cost of about $150,000, making it one of the finest church edifices in the city. The congregation has been accumulating money for this purpose for the past ten years and has a large sum on hand at this time. Church History The first church services held in Harrisburg were by the Scotch Preß byterians and they we»u held at Pax tang by the Paxton Presbyterian con gregation, by far the oldest in thl» vicinity. Always church life has had a prominent place in Harrisburg, but never more so than now. From this humble beginning the Church ha 6 doings of the organisation for the com ing seuson. The club has taken an active part In the improvement of the roads in and about Harrisburg. and the beautiful stretch of State highway between Division street and Rockvllle Is largely due to the efforts of this organization. It Is now affiliated with the organized effort to formulate an adequate rood roads program to be presented to the next Legislature. It is growing in numbers and influence and represents the most enthusiastic of the automobile fans of Harrisburg and vicinity. grown until now more than eighty churches in the city, represent ing all the principal denominations and creeds. Among them are three synagogues, a handsome cathedral and numerous church buildings, rang ing In value from a few hundred to several hundred thousand dollars. In addition are a number of strong and growing missions, a congregation of the Christian Science Church, which Is thinking of building a church home for Itself, and there are social centers and clubs of all kinds conducted in connection with the church organ izations. There is also a Young Men's Christian Association, housed in a modern building; a railroad Young Men's Christian Association that has a handsome home of its own and occu pies a large place in the community; a Young Women's Christian Association that will go Into its new home this year and is planning a membership campaign, and social work organ izations for boys and girls in connec tion with the Cathedral and Episcopal churches and many minor associations and affiliations of the kind. Harrisburg has always been distin guished for its church activities. For Instance, so far as can bo found, the first Sunday school of the world was held here. A writer some years ago, after careful research, set down the facts of this organization as follows: About 1819 the 'children of the poor and 'children of colored parents' were without means of obtaining an education; there were no public schools and they could not, of course afford to attend the private schools. Finally, a school was opened Sundays at which the rudiments of the three R's were taught. The Bible served as g a textbook for reading and for spell ing in those days. And it might be well to add, In passing, that in those days no young person had to 'go foot' In his class for spelling, 'separate with three "e's" ' —at least not through any fault of the textbook. 'The attendance at these schools got to be quite an Important factor In the work of the churches and others In terested in the education of the 'poor folks' and finally the question of whether or not the organization of a regular Sunday school session were possible was raised. Who could we pet to come? was usually the answer. Or, where will we get the children? "Let the school bo open to all the children, was one answer; if no dis tinction as to color or circumstances in life is made, there will be plenty of children, was another answer. "And so, on September 19, 1819, the first Sunday school in the world wus begun." Every denomination in tho city— Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, Meth odist, Episcopal, Catholic, Reformed, Evangelical—has had a part in the increase of number of new churches erected within the last decade, and the Lutherans load. Most of the churches of that denomination to-day are off spring of old Ziion Lutheran, which, next to Paxton Presbyterian, at Pax tang, and the Reformed Salem Church, Is the oldest In tho city. In the last decade the Church of tho Redeemer, the Church of the Holy Communion and St. Matthew's have been built. Tho Presbyterians organized Irn manuel Church while conducting a very nourishing mission at Bethany Chapel and the Episcopalians organ ised St. Andrew's, at tho end of Mar ket street, and St. Augustine's, for col ored folks, at Thirteenth and Herr streets, and removed St. Paul'* Church, Forster and Sixth streets, to a brand new structure at Sctneca and Green streets. The Baptists have not been behind. Less than four years ago the Market Street Baptist Church was organized on Allison Hill. The Church of Christ had been formed within the past dec ade, while the United Brethren proved conclusively that they were not behind the times by any means by forming the Sixth Street United Brethren Church. Among the new churches erected in the lut ten years on old sites are the Derry Street United Brethren. Stevens Memorial Methodist and St. Francis' Roman Catholic Churches. The pres ent buildings rose from the ruins of a structure which had been burned. The Derry street edifice was In a par tially completed state when It caught Are In some mysterious manner and the nearly completed building was «o badly damaged that practically a new one had to be reared from the ruins. Still others of recent construction are the Bt. John's Reformed, the Harris and the Park Street United Evan gelical, the Lutheran Churchos of the Redeemer and Holy Communion, Augsburg Lutheran. St. Michael's Ger man Lutheran, St. Mary's and Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Churches. Ridge Avenue Methodist and the I Fitth Street Methodist have been re modeled at costs of thousands of dol- Jars, and new parsonages that have] To All Automobile Buyers: |J I have just returned from the New York Au tomobile Show—the biggest and best Motor Car exhibition ever held in America. Seventy six different makes of cars were shown there and 1 studied every one carefully. {[ There was nothing at the New York Show to compare with the Chalmers Master "Six." This is not my opinion alone, but also the deci sion of the public. <| No other exhibit drew such crowds; 110 cars attracted so many buyers as the Chalmers. (| Simply because everyone could see that the Chalmers Master "Six" is in a class by itself. fj After seeing everything, and making compari sons with even the highest priced, I knew the Master Six was not equaled for beauty by any car at any price. There wasn't a car shown in New York with such a clean and graceful stream line body as the Chalmers. I saw a lot of imita tions of Chalmers molded ovalfenders—but noth ing that even approached them in good looks. I wish you might have been there to see all makes of cars side by side. I know you would agree with me that the Master "Six" is the handsomest car on the market. f| Mechanically, it was the wonder of the New \ ork exhibit. The Master "Six" chassis was continually surrounded, not only by customers, but also by engineers from other companies. In all the time I was in New York I did not hear a single adverse criticism on the Chalmers chassis - —not one. And on all sides I heard people say ing: It's the cleanest chassis in the Show." KEYSTONE MOTOR CAR CO., Harrisburg, Pa. been built by the Covenant Presby terian and the Fifth Street Methodist. An Important event in local re ligious history was the formal opening of St. Patrick's Cathedral, In State street. On the site of the old pro cathedral, Harrlsburg's cathedral rears Itself a lofty pile that is shamed by no ecclesiastical edifice in the State. The ceremonies Incident tQ the dedi cation will go down into the history of splendid events of that kind In the history of Harrisburg churches. April 9, 1905, was the date and the occasion attracted the attention of thousands of the faith from all over this section of the State. The erection of the diocese of Har risburg of the Episcopal Church and r— ——————————-— 1 ■ G.W. ENSIGN Inc. ENGINEERING CAMP HILL, PA. GEN. CONTRACTING Specialists in Concrete, Plain and Reinforced Structural Room 18, Harrisburg National Bank Building, Harrisburg, Pa. Middletown and Royal- ' * ton Bridge. Spring Creek Sewer. b ' ' ; - H t '' CI 1 1 - Bd . ■ a A Blfu This monogram on the [%■ VpA 'II radiator stands for all iWH ■ IKI VWqII you can ask In a motor car Chalmers Was the Master Car at the New York Show tho naming of Harrisburg IUS tho see city took place on November 29, 1904, in St. James' Church, Lancaster, and comprised the following counties, which up to that time had been the diocese of Central Pennsylvania: Pot ter, Clinton, Tioga, Lycoming, Sulli van, Center, Union, Northumberland, Montour. Columbia, Snyder, Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Dauphin, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lan caster. Since then, under Bishop Darling ton. the diocese has had a remarkable growth. Mctho<ltst Conference Methodists of Harrisburg are at present preparing for what Is to them {][ The Chalmers-Entz electric starter was posi tively a sensation. Even Chalmers' competi tors said its silence, simplicity and power beat anything in the Show. (jj If L heard one, I heard a hundred people who had studied every car say the Master "Six" is more real automobile for the money than ever was built either in this country or abroad. |TI This wasn't' all talk either. The sales' 1 of the ™ Master "Six" during the Show were ahead of any other New York exhibition. I never saw anything to equal it. {II It's this big evident superiority over every thing on the market that has enabled me t> beat all local sales records with the Master "Six." Right in this territory, men who have never owned any but the highest priced cars have told me the Chalmers "Six" is the most wonderful and the best designed car in America to-day. And they have backed their opinion by buying the Chalmers. |]| That's a pretty strong claim. But I know it; and everybody who was at the New York Show knows it. So 1 want you to come in and let me show you this wonderful Master "Six." You can judge for yourself if what I've told you isn't true. I'll put it up to the car to prove what I've claimed. For just as sure as fate, if you once see the Mas ter "Six" and ride in it, you'll be just as enthusi astic as I am. Just call or phone as soon as con venient. Robt. L. Morton, Mgr. the biggest event of the church year —the meeting of the East Pennsyl vania conference In Grace Methodist church, this city. The conference sessions will open on March 18 and will continue for a full week, culminating with the an nouncement of the pastoral appoint ments for the coming year. It is said that there may be no chango In any of the Harrisburg pulpits this year as all of the ministers have made splen did records and their congregations are In the main well satisfied with . their present assignments. Bishop Earl Cranston, of Washing- ■ ton, one of the most widely known bishops of the Methodist church, a . pulpit orator of extraordinary ability und a splendid presiding officer, will havo charge of tho conference and will be assisted by the district auper • intendents of the ccnferenco who will constitute his "cabinet," The East Pennsylvania conference embraoea a total church membership of 175,000 and there will be an addi tional attendance of about 300 minis i ters and an euual number of laymen. The laymen's convention will be held i In conjunction with the conference sessions. In addition to the regularly constituted delegates thero will be sev eral thousand visitors during the week.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers