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SPEAKERS AT BIG RECEPTION IN CHESTNUT STREET HALL TONIGHT
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JOHN E. FOX
K. J. STACKPOLE Presiding Officer VANCE C. M'COHMICK
LONG AUTO TRAIN i
SPINS OVER STREETS
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thence across to the river and down j
Front street to Market.
An automobile trip unique in Har- j
risburg's history was rinished.
Erecting Program For
Cabaret; Name Sub-
Committee of "Stunts"
Members of the committee in charge
of the cabaret program were busy to
<'a>. The erection of the platform for
the band concert and vaudeville, at
the western intersection of Market
hquare and Market street, will be com
pleted by noon to-morrow.
The stringing of the lights for the
dancing set tion has been completed
and this afternoon Frank H. Hoy. Jr.,
« hairman, assigned sections of streets
for Xhp. various side shows and other
features.
The gypsy camp will adjoin the big
platform on the north. This feature
i; in charge of ClarenceO. Backenstoss.
He needs six more girls, each 10 years
of age. and a Shetland pony. The
little girls will be in charge of the
mother of the gypsies and will occupy
a large tent to "oe erected in Market
Square. Applicants are requested to
call at the Mayor's office not later than
r.oon to-morrow.
Chairman Hoy to-day announced
the following subcommittees, who will
have charge Saturday night:
Vaudeville stage —C. Floyd Hop
kins. Felix M. Davis, David C. Cobb
rnd T. Yost.
Movable stage Ross R. Seaman,
Louis J. Houseal. Milton Fisher, Harry
SN Earp. C. T. Kisher and Elmer W.
Ehler.
Rope enclosure-. Market Square—
William C. Orr. C. O. Backenstoss,
William Gunderman. W. A. B. Miller,
M. A. 8011, J. Montgomery Trace. Wil
liam I. Laubenstein and R. Strominger.
Courthouse pavement amusements
—Harry Beck.
Dancing—Cy Heckert, chairman. C.
F. Baer, G. T. Baker. H. A. Baker,
W. A. Baptist!. S. O. Bowman. Robert
Bratten, G. C. Buser. S. Brady Cav
eny. .Jr., G. H. Cobaugh, T.'J. Deen, F. !
G. Fahnestock. W. C. Fisher, W. E. I
I orrer, F. C. Halfpenny, J. R. Hall,
W. S. rtamiuaker, J. Horning, A. Hous- |
holder, R. C. Kauffman, Ira Kindler,
H. J. Koser, George Kuebler, I. X.
Leeds, Jr.. E. C. Leeber, L. J. Leslie,!
E. O. Meadow, S. H. Neidig, C. H. Reel, I
F. G. Roth. A. A. Seifert, George I
Sacks, Ray Si.oemaker, J. W. Shook,
FACKLER'S
Big Store on the Hill
r I MIIS Cit\ or any other, in tact, has furnished few if any, examples of the growth of a
1 urniture and Carpet Store. In keeping with the growth of our great citv we have
made great strides in the business world. Our growth in all this time illustrates what close
attention to service, honest advertising, dependable quality and integrity of values will do
for any business. In making preparation for this anniversary we have planned the best
we know how, and our three floors are filled with the very best the manufacturers afford.
All the latest designs and in all woods. A\ e would be pleased to have vou inspect this stock
and become acquainted with our low prices. You know we are out of the high-rent district,
therefore our expenses are low and we give you this advantage.
DININGROOM SUITES BEDROOM FURNITURE
In all Period Designs, a big display e , are P ai *ticularly strong in bedroom
that will meet your approval. It will pay suites in all woods and design, and prices
*«. •* 1 3 are such that will make you one of our
you to sec these suites. many valued customers J
LIVINGROOM AND PARLOR RUGS AND CARPETS
SUITES We have in stock a large line of
We are showing an exceptional fine ru^ s ' n man y . different sizes,
i- c -4. ■ -ir . , bee the very pretty colorings and designs,
line of suites m the new silk velours and All new and up-to-date.
tapestries. Yours for a better Harrisburg.
FACKLER'S 1312 street
THURSDAY EVENING, gARRISBCRG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 23, 1915
i CELEBRATION MARKER IN RIVER PARK
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Weaver, H. E. Whitmoyer, Charles
Zimmerman, B. W. Blosser, E. W.
Ehler, Fred Towsend, George Van Kirk,
Christian Sauers and H. A. Douglass.
Know the Meaning of
Two Red Lights That
Blink From West Shore ?
Those two red lights that blink at.
you from the brow of Fort Washing
ton and those two others that twinkle
from the top of the same hill back at
Washington Heights were placed there
by the Valley Railways Company at
the. request of the Chamber of Com
merce. They draw the visitors' atten
tion during the celebration to the
high water mark of the Rebellion,
those nearest the river are on the site
cf Fort Washington itself and those
farther back mark the rear guard for
tications now enclosed as a small park
at Washington Heights. The lights
are up only for the celebration.
Where John Harris
Often Traded Furs
With the Indians
Within a few hundred feet of the
historic spot upon which John Harris,
| the old trader and father of Harris-
I burg's founder, did business at his
! trading post, some of the most inter
esting events of the big Municipal Im
provement Celebration are scheduled
for to-morrow.
At 1 o'clock the Pennsylvania Histor
ical Commission will unveil a marker
on the site of the landing of Harris'
Ferry. This is just below Washing
ton street. The stone is a rough-hewn
boulder with a bronze tablet bearing a
suitable inscription. The ceremonies
there will be simple but impressive.
Dr. George P. Donahoo, a member of
the commission, will make the dedica
tory address. At the conclusion of his
talk he will present to the Dauphin
County Historical Society a copy of
Homes of Refinement
These artistic homes are located on North Seventeenth j
Street, near Briggs and Boas Streets. Careful restrictions
have been placed around this territory, which with the ample §|
lawns and space between buildings, make it one of Harrisburg s §|
most desirable residence sections. ||
The houses are extremely well built and The homes shown in the upper illustra- gjSj
finished. In the house shown in the lower tion are equally well finished in Flemish §]
illustration, there is a splendid living room ° ak ; bircl ] mahogany and ivory white. A
a • , , . . , . ~ . . pantry adds to the convenience of the gs
fin,shed in ivory white, dming room in ma- kitchen A sle eping balcony is provided §
hogany, upper floors in ivory white. at the rear of the building. ||
The interior decorations are selected by an expert decorator, who gives personal
attention to the effect in each room. The houses are steam and vapor heated; have com-
plete electric and gas service, with the best fixtures —in fact, no modern convenience has jig
been omitted. Lawn sodded, shrubs and trees planted; street paved.
The houses are open for inspection at any time. See them at your con
venience, and be assured you will not be annoyed by agent or representa
tive.
ME
GEORGE SEVENTEENTH & FORSTER STS.
the original grant of the ferry site to
Harris by the heirs of William Penn.
The gift will be formally accepted by
Theodore B. Klein, president of the
society.
In the evening at 7 o'clock there will
be a spectacular reproduction of the
attempt to burn Harris at the stake.
Harris, so the story goes, refused to
supply some Indians with liquor and
they insisted upon obtaining a share
by threatening to burn him at the
stake.. The trader was bound and
helpless and the fagots had even been
lighted when friendly Indians from
across the river arrived in time to
rescue him. A tiny log cabin to rep
resent the trading post has been
erected and the other details of the
setting will be completed to-day. All
the Red Men's organizations of the city
and many from nearby towns will
participate. The pageant will follow
the parade of the Red Men.
TnE PSYCHOLOGY OF DEGEN
ERATION
Now, the character of symbols de
pends upon the character of man. As
men become better, symbols become
enriched. As men deteriorate symbols
become degraded. Is that not so with
the commonest of all symbolism which
we call language? These words which
I am now addressing to you are all
symbols which I am using to repre
sent my unseen thought. The corrup
tion of language follows tho degrada
tion of man. Language loses signifi
cance; It becomes debased, and its
deterioration must be traced to its es
sential cause in the deterioration of
men. It is the same with other sym
bols beside language. They become
emptied of their royal significance
when men lose their royalty. The
more high-minded is the soldier, the
more illustrious is his flag; the more
debased is the soldier, the more vulgar
Is the flag. And so symbols wait upon
character; they can become gradually
Impoverished in their meaning, until
at length they become as empty as
those shells which are strewn in
myriads along our shores, empty
houses which have lost their tenants;
forsaken and lifeless forms.—Chris
tian Herald.
A WRONG USE OF PRAYER
There is a short paragraph In the
life of one of the saintliest men of our
time, which illustrates my argument.
In one of his letters, written in man
hood, he writes "Once I recollect I
was taken up with nine other boys at
school to be punished, and I prayed to
escape the shame. The master, pre
vious to flogging all the others, said to i
Telegraph's Original Suggestion, April, 1901, For River Front Improvement
j| The large cut shows the first idea of the sewer and wall along the
'-.'inß MtuhLniLJwn r V'er as suggested by the Telegraph In April, 1901. The lower picture is
IV7I w» ii >iji.ji zinc etchings were used in the original suggestions as they appeared in this
marks the completion In amplitied form the improvements therein outlined.
me, to the great bewilderment of the
whole school: 'Little boy, I excuse you;
I have particular reasons for it.' Thai
incident settled my mind for a long
time; only I doubt whether it did m<
any good, for prayer became a charm.
I knew X carried about a talisman
which would save me from all harm.
It did not make me better; It simply
gave me security." That was what
the ark did for the Israelites. Is that
all that prayer does for us—compos
ing our fears but not affecting our
morals —giving us a sense of security,
but not delivering us from our sin?
If the exercise has been thus debased,
It will betray us when we neeu It
most: refuge will fail us when we
stand at last In the presence of the
pure and holy God. Don't let us use
prayer as a spell to shield our bodies;
- use it as a means to purify our souls.—
i Christian Herald.
FRANCE NO LONGER FRIVOLOUS
If you have been in France when
i France was sunshine, you would not
now recognize It; If you have coupled
1 the world frivolity with France, you
■ must now uncouple It. The sunshine
: Is only the literal sunshine from
Heaven: and as for frivolity, I was,
! after about ten days in France, startled
by the sound of a girl's laughter: It
does not seem right to laugh. I got
to feel that I was almost doing a
wrong to look, just as one might do
: an unklndness to stare at the scar
1 from a great burn on a human being's
face. And those women and children
there Is nothing for them but nursing
and waiting, -nothing but hiding the
tears and hiding the fears, and work
ing from gray dawn through the gruy
twilight to long after midnight at the
tasks of men; nursing and waiting.—
The Christian Herald.