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.
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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
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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.