1914 CONVENTION OF STATE FIREMEN WILL BE BIG EVENT Two Hundred Companies and Two Hundred Bands Will Par ticipate in Great Parade Next October The greatest assemblage of fire fighters that ever gathered together within the limits of Pennsylvania will meet in Harrisburg next October when the State Firemen's Association holds Its annual convention in Harrisburg. Newspaper writers are said to have a strong affection for superlatives and the qualifying adjective has been overworked ever since the late P. T. Barnum hitched It to the "Greatest" show on earth. But in the case at hand. It is used advisedly. Pennsylvania State firemen's con ventions are always remarkable for size, numbers and the lavlshness of their entertainment. But Harrisburg firemen plan to out-do them all when their "brother firemen" come to the Capital City an absence that dates back to . Not only will Pennsylvania be represented by com panies from every town and village worthy of the name, but firemen from New York, New Jersey, Delaware and .Maryland have accepted invitations to participate and will come with uni formed organizations and bands. The local arrangements are in the hands of the various companies and the Harrisburg Firemen's X T nion, of which Col. H. C. Demming is the head. Headquarters has been opened with Howard O. Holstei.i in charge. The parade plans will be all in the hands of this organization and com mittees and subcommittees have been named to look after the details. 'Hie Last Convention The last convention of the firemen's association is still remembered as a great event by Harrisburg laddies. Companies from every town and city In the State were in line and the pa rade Incident to the celebration was the biggest thing that had ever been held In the city. Arches were built over the street intersections bearing flags and firemen's emblems. Fire houses were decorated and many pri vate residences were hung with bunt ing by day and illuminated by night. Tubs of ice tea and lemonade stood on the street corners for the refresh ment not only of thirsty paraders, hut spectators as well. Halls were thrown open as rest rooms and the fire com panies kept "open house."' It was GEO. W. SHOOK CONTRACTOR & BUILDER Was born February 28. 1868, in Fred erick county. Maryland, where he spent his early years, and after receiving a public school education he was ap prenticed to the carpenter trade in 1886 and in 1889 moved to Harrisburg. He worked at Boas' Planing Mill from 1890 until 1902, when he went into the contracting and building business for himself. His shop is now located at 1128 North Front street, where he makes a specialty of job work, and where he has built up a business second to none in the city. Estimates fur uished. MARKET SQUARE HAKKI SHIRK, PA. Large and convenient sample rooms. Passenger and baggage elevator. Elec tric cars to and from depot. Electric light and steam heat. Rooms en-suite or single with baths. J. H. «V M. S. HI TTKHWOHTH, Prop*. Katen: 92,50 Per lluy anil I'p - Brelsford Packing AND Storage Company The company which has brought a Western Industry to the East. In the Brelsford Packing and Storage Company, the city of Harris burg has one of the largest and finest packing houses in the eastern part of the country. It is a connection of Swift & Company, Chicago, which firm Is continually making improvements in the local plant. The trade of this company includes butchers and grocers in Har risburg, and the surrounding country, within a radius of over a hundred miles. Some Idea of the immense business carried on can be conceived from the fact that over 600 hogs are slaughtered daily, besides sheep and cattle. Their trade in carload lots extends all along the Atlantic Coast as far South as the Gulf. The products of the company which are of the greatest interest to the people of the city of Harrisburg are Dauphin County Lard and Dauphin County Pure Pork Sausage, as well as Dauphin County Sausage Room Products. They also produce Swift's Premium Brand of Hams, Bacon and Silver Leaf Lard. The main points of interest in the plant are care, both in slaughter ing and dressing, cleanliness in its highest stage, and government in spection. No matter how small, every piece of meat turned out at the plant is inspected by one of a number of United States Inspectors who are stationed here, before it is allowed to be used for food purposes. At present there are employed by the Brelsford Packing & Storage Company, over 150 men, and their pay-roll exceeds $2,000 weeklv most of which goes to families living in the city. The officers of the Company are all residents of Harrisburg. But brilliant as that event was and lavish us was Its entertainment, it a great event in the fire circles of the State. will be far outshone by that of next Fall, as the plans now under way will indicate. Augustus H. Kreidler. who has been Identified with the Harrisburg fire de partment since his youth ahd who is now one of the most influential mem bers of the State association, has been made a member of the publicity com mittee by State President George S. Kroll, of York. 200 Companies in Line "Two hundred companies will be in the parade which will take place on Thursday, Oc.tober 8, and each of them will be accompanied by a band or drum corps, but most of them will have bands," said Mr. Kreidler to a Telegraph man. "When I say two hundred com panies and two hundred bands I am speaking conservatively. The fact is, I believe the number will exceed that figure, but let it go at 200 and you will see that the parade is bound to be the biggest thing Harrisburg has ever seen. Also It will break all rec ords for firemen's parades In Pennsyl vania and I believe there have been few larger than it in the United States. , i "In addition to the companies from this State we have received accept ances from the veteran associations of Baltimore, Buffalo and "Trenton and Poughkeepsie, New York, and Eliza beth, New Jersey, will also send dele gations. Troy, New York, has like wise. forwarded an acceptance and I am expecting one from Syracuse if the company can make hotel arrange ments to remain in Harrisburg for several days. "All of the Harrisburg companies are preparing to entertain on a lavish scale and thousands of dollars will be spent in showing the visitors a good time. But the Harrisburg boys will not spend all the money. The firemen are notably free with their cash and they will leave large sums behind them in Harrisburg. I look for not only the biggest, but the most suc cessful and enjoyable State convention in the. history of the association." The Great Parade Already plans are under way for the great parade. The local cotnmittees as well us Mr. ICreidler are basing their estimates on one hundred com panies. The chief marshal of this immense procession will be chosen by the firemen's union, which will also select the chief of staff. The chief marshal will appoint his own aides and the division marshals will be [ elected by the various companies. York county is always enthusiastic over firemen's parades, and this time especially so from the fact that the head of the association, Mr. Kroll, is a resident of that city .and well liked, will to Harrisburg from 1,200 to 1,500 members and will have a divi sion of its own. The city of York, Hanover and several other towns will be represented. The York division will be given rhe place of honor in the parade and will be known officially as Division A. This matter of the order in which the companies and their guests shall march in the procession is settled by precedent. After the York company will come Harrisburg Company, N T o. 1, with its especially invited firemen. Then will come Harrisburg Company, Xo. 2, with its guests. Names will count for little and numbers alone will be regarded in the assigning com panies to place. The route of parade will not be very long. It will be impossible, as was once the custom, to attempt to pass all of the various fire houses. Several streets will be selected and the march will not be more than seven miles at most, less if possible. Other Features But the parade, which will be the chief drawing card for thousands of visitors, will not be the only feature. The convention proper will open Tues- j day morning and continue until all business is finished. In the intervals i between sessions there will be all sorts of entertainments, dinners, dances, balls, automobile trips, boat rides and trolley excursions in honor of the i ... '. . . ■- ■ i- ■ . ? ' '' 0 " * ' * 1 - : ' 1 HAPRISBURG TELEGRAPrf visitors. Every one of the fourteen Harrisburg companies has its commit- | tees at work raising money and out lining a program. Luncheons are be- ! ing arranged, concerts planned and no i stone is being left unturned to make i the gathering the biggest thing in the fire department history in Pennsyl vania. In addition the firemen's union will of itself arrange a series of contests and drills for prizes. There Is great rivalry' for these and many of the companies are already practicing for , them. The Commit U>cs | Many prominent Pennsylvanians I are identified with the association. As has been said, George S. Kroll, of | York, is president and he is in town almost every week arranging details. The other officers are made up of such | men as Judge E. G. Bonniwell, of Wayne, first vice-president; B. Har vey Smith, Sellersvllle, first vice-presl- j dent; George P. Ebner, Carnegie, 1 i second vice-president; Thos. E. Camp- | | bell, Carbondale, fourth vice-presi dent; W. W. Wunder, Reading, re- I cording secretary; James A. Green, j j Carlisle, corresponding secretary; Ir- : > vin A. Hahne, Philadelphia, financial I ! secretary; A. L. Reiehenbach, Alen- I own, treasurer, and the Rev. Everit J S. Boise, Prospect Park, chaplain. | President Kroll has named the fol- I I lowing committees to look after the I ' State association's part in the Harris | burg celebration; Executive—Charles H. Cohn, Allen i town; Samuel S. Smith, Norristown; I Jacob E. Weaver, York; A. L. Lacey, Philadelphia; Wm. H. Sharah, Brad- I dock; Dr. G. W. Berntheisel, Colum bia; Charles S. Salin, Ridley Park; .H. L. Angloch, Pittsburgh. , Accounts—R. B. Keller, Strouds i burg; Thomas P. Rlcker, Easton; Charles E. Clark, Wayne. Publication—John T. Yong, York; Aaron J. Henry, Allentown; Alexander |W. Morrow, Catasauqua. Exhibits—Miles S. Humphreys, Philadelphia; Geo. F. Leltenberger, i Norristown. Place of Next Meeting—Frank S. 1 Glick, Allentown; Samuel S. Kormeny, lork; John O. Oliver, Lebanon, j Law and Legislative—George Nal i linger, Philadelphia; Charles F. Smith, ; Norristown; William Bennett, Pitts burgh; E. Levi Tittle. Harrisburg; M. ■ Luther Mason, Reading. Credential—Fred Zeiser, Shamokln; Frank Mars, Colwyn; Homer Davis, Wilkes-Barre. Pittsburgh; James C. Baxter, Jr., I Topics—Wm. H. Long, Hanover; George W. King, Pittsburgh; Thos. I Bower, South Williamsport. Publicity—John C. Kindler, Har j rlsburg; Augustus H. Kreidler, Har risburg; Samuel W. Lehman, Harrls | burg. Transportation—Oliver D. Ernst, I Harrisburg; Wm. Sturges. Philadel ■ phla; H. M. Zundel, Greensburg. MASONS M FOB ley ACTIVE YEAH Two Big Building Projects, Here and at Elizabethtown, Are Under Consideration The year of 1914 will mark a num ber of important undertakings in the Masonic circles of Harrisburg—the purchase of ground for a handsome new Scottish Rite cathedral to take the place of the old building in North street and the completion of plans for the building of a Dauphin county me morial cottage at the great Masonic home at Elizabethtown. Plans for the new cathedral have j not as yet been made. The titles to I the site adjoining the present struc -1 ture have been transferred and com j mittees will be named at once to take j up the subject of a new building. The | Scottish Rite body of the Valley of Harrisburg is growing by leads and bounds in nujnbers. It is rich and : powerful. The old church building in North street is no longer large enough to accommodate the membership and i the building project has been under i discussion for a number of years. The i new cathedral will be the most elab j orate of its kind in the whole State and thousands of dollars will be lav ! ished upon it. The Dauphin County Memorial committee has been at work collecting funds ever since the Elizabethtown home was assured. It now has more than $3,000 in cash and more pledged It has set $20,000 as its goal and ex pects to have the money in hand by next year. The fund will be used for the erection of a Dauphin county building' Ht the home, the architec ture and general design of which will be in harmony with the general de sign of the main buildings at Eliza bethtown. All of these large buildings have been completed and nearly 130 guests are being entertained constantly at the home. In a short time, it is un derstood, the aged Masons now resid ing at the Masonic home in Philadel phia will be transferred to Elizabeth town and the work will be carried on under one general head. The Elizabethtown home is being built and is kept up by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. It is for in digent and aged members of the fra ternity and their wives. The place is ideally located and is a model of its kind. Not once is the "guest" treated as an inmate. There is not the ghost of a sign of charity. The "guests" are Masons and entitled to the full limit of the good things the Grand Lodge and their brothers of the Grand T.odge have provided. The air of the home is like that of a resort, hotel or club. There is no restraint Guests go and come when they please and good fellowship reigns everywhere. When the cottages that are planned s a part of the scheme of building re all erected in groups around the ■ ntral building, which were the first to go up and are now occupied, apart ment will be provided where man irid wife may live as they would at ■!-. "Light housekeeping" will be ouraged and the privacy of their vi. chambers will b« accorded to •i. This will remove, it is believed • - last vestige of "home" life and NIKO aged couples more content with ' •»!« lot. While the building is going forward —lUjrks county having announced that *lll erect a cottage during 1914 < beautiflcation of the admirably , .ihted grounds goes on and when •. uplete ihe home will stand as a ■t wel in a beautiful setting. CITY AUTO SUPPLY HOUSE | | "Everything Tor Motorist"] 1 108 MARKET STREET HARRISBURG, PA. T. B. WILDERMUTH, Manager THE aim of the City Auto Supply House in its first year just paft has been the answer to the local Motordom's demand for a supply house where supplies can be had without the usual confusion experienced in buying in a combination store where auto mobile supplies are simply carried as a side line. The coming year we wish to announce and assure our patrons that we consider their wants in buying the new accessories put on the market and intend to supply them either from our stock or by our newly inaugurated 24-hour system. Whereby we order any thing for you and guarantee its delivery within twenty-four hours. Our store will be the distributing point for Diamond Tires, Mayo Spark Plug Pumps, Heissler Storage Battery, J. &S. Shock Ab sorbers, Elux Electric Bulbs, Rabestos Brake Linings, Columb i a I g nitors, Mobiloils, Hand Klaxons, Stewart- Warner Speedometers & Parts & All Ford Supplies ELECTRICITY IS ooinu'sn Used in Household and Business and in All Manner of In dustrial Enterprises Within the last year or so electric ' service has been adapted to all sorts of uses in the business, civic and in dustrial world. Prior to the merging of the two old electric light companies and the old steam heat company into the Harris burg Light and Power Company, Har risburg used electricity for little else than lighting its streets and homes and heating its homes and office build ings. Now refrigerating plants, dairy and milk establishments, pumping stations on private estates, laundering estab lishments, to say nothing of elevators, motor-driven machinery and prac tically every other commercial and industrial activity has installed the electrical service. Chickens Drink by Electricity One of the biggest chicken farms in the State, the runways near Dingles town, conducted by Dr. John A. Fritchey, is supplied with water that is pumped into the thousands of troughs by electricity; the Hershey creameries and the dairy establish ment of John Y. Boyd have installed electrical devices. Many of the big hotels have constructed electrical re frigerating plants. The electrification of the Pennsyl vania Railroad shops is going rapidly ahead and within the next few months it is probable that electrically driven motors will have superseded the old steam-driven machinery throughout the plants from here to Lucknow. IliuulreUs of Electric Irons in domestic service the use of elec tricity has been large and varied, too; during the last year more than 1,200 electric Irons were placed in Harris burg homes and electric toasters, chafing dishes, heaters and vacuum cleaners were among the many elec trical household devices and con veniences that were sold and installed by the Harrisburg Light and Power Company. Electric service is becoming more and more the vogue for motor vehicles and trucks, too. The Pennsylvania Railroad has ordered two big electric trucks to handle the baggage at Union Station and more, it is understood, will follow as they are needed. The electric truck, it has been discovered, is much more speedy and less expen sive to operate than horse-drawn vehicles. An Electrical Butcher Shop Physicians and private residents who prefer the light, easy running electric runabouts are buying this style of car, while the use of the electric delivery in mercantile circles is growing every month. The Steelton Store Company has planned to have a group of seven electric delivery trucks and already it has two or three in service. One that Is bound to make a big hit is a miniature butcher shop on wheels. R is equipped with scales, a gate-board that can be converted lnto<a counter, a chopping block and racks for meats, knives, etc. And It is driven by elec tricity. As for the lighting of the streets, the Harrisburg Light and Power Com pany has developed this end of the service remarkably. A little more than a year ago Harrisburg's business streets were lighted more or less bril liantly with the old overhead arc sys tem. Now it boasts of a "white way" with attractive cluster and single arc standards. Plans for extension of this service to the outlying districts, to th* Capitol Park and to the Union Station plaza are now being considered. Harrisburg Electric Signs As for electrical signs, Harrisburg probably boasts of as many varied and attractive electric advertising signs as any city of its size in the country. Hundreds of "moving-" electric "ads" dot Harrisburg's business streets to day and help add to the general elec trical brilliance of the streets. The extension of the lighting sys tems Isn't confined to the city alone, either —the streets of nearby towns are lighted by service supplied from this city. Dauphin's streets will be lighted by electricity before many moons have had another chance to assist the present old-time gas and oil lamp systems. Within a week or so the town council will pass an ordi nance providing for the new system of lights. An application for. a change in the town charter to permit the additional taxation was made to the Dauphin County Court only a few weeks ago. Electricity is being used in that town, too, for manufacturing purposes, following out the plan adopted by rriany a Harrisburg concern. To the Blough Brothers' manufacturing plant, however, belongs the distinction of be ing Dauphin's pioneer electrically op erated manufacturing industry. As the years go by additional de velopment of the city's use of elec tricity will be planned for, and not the least of the attractive lighting im provements will be the installing of the rows of standard globes along the entire river walk—a-top of Harris burg's "front steps." THE above sixteen houses designed and built by Joseph W. Pomraning are located on Fourth street, above Woodbine street, Harrisburg, Pa. Same are built in pairs with all modern conveniences, including steam heat; also combination electric and gas lighting. Ten of these homes have already been sold to conservative buyers who appreciate the many features which go to make comfortable homes, such as roomy front and rear porches and balconies; the interior lay-out you will find convenient and pleasant with nine rooms and bath finished in hardwood. Coal bins are located under the front porches. Lots are 18.6x100 running to a 16-ft. wide alley in the rear. Here is something for your money which cannot be duplicated and I invite your inspection. These houses are built under a careful supervision of every detail so as to insure long service without the frequent repair bills made necessary where homes are constructed to catch the eye only. JOSEPH W. POMRANING Contractor and Builder Bell Phone 245. HARRISBURG, PA 1914C0IMTW ODD FELLOWS HERE i Gathering Will Be One of Largest in History of the Order in Pennsylvania ' One of the biggest gatherings of [ 1914 in Harrisburg will be the nieet s lng of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel » lows for the State of Pennsylvania. : The convention will bring to this city from 1,200 to 1,500 delegates and t |in addition it is expected that there • will be here during the period of the . meeting some 2,000 to 3,000 visitors. The Odd Fellows form one of the . strongest secret organizations in the . State and are particularly well repre sented in Harrisburg atid surrounding . territory. Two former Grand Masters . reside in Harrisburg, Christian W. t Myers and the Rev. B. H. Hart, pas . tor of the Fifth Street Methodist r i church. Harrisburg has always been » prominent in Odd Fellow circles and • I only a few years ago the suggestion I was made that the Grand Lodge head quarters be removed from Philadel phia to this place. ; Fred Hanyan, of Scranton, the pres ent Grand Master, says that the com i ing convention will be one of the larg est in the history of the order as Harrisburg is very popular with the membership. Every lodge and en campment in the State has signified its intention of having representatives here. The meeting will be opened ; with an address by Governor Tener and another by Mayor Royal, to which some prominent Odd Fellow yet to be selected will respond. Strange as it may seem the liquor question may enter largely into the deliberation of the delegates. There . is a law of the order which not only forbids any man engaged in any waj in the sale of intoxicants to become a member, but it prohibits Odd Fellows from meeting as a lodge in a build ing, any part of which is occupied b> a liquor seller. Last year the ques ! tion of a lodge which had violated this provision was appealed to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Master ruled that this lodge must not meet in the same building where liquor is sold. It is now announced that an •appeal will be taken from this deci -1 sion and the whole question will irj ' t all likelihood be again threshed out ij on the floor of the convention. "What's the best thing to do for a | cold?'! "My dear sir," replied the colonel, I "everybody has his special preferences. I couldn't assume to give you expert advice. I'm not a bartender."—Wash ington Star.
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