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INTERESTING PERSONAL SOCIAL
PRIZEWINNERS
RECEIVE GIFTS
Country Club Golf Dinners
Revived; Delightful Func
tion Held Saturday
The Golfers' Dinners, with which
members of the Country Club of
Harrisburg were wont to celebrate
the close of the golf season In years
gone by, were revived at the beauti
ful clubhouse on Saturday in a most
successful way. Fifty devotees of the
"ancient game" gathered in the big
dinlngroom to engage in that ti ac
tional close of every golf
which a poet once called the lying
contest." The table was handsomely
decorated and so were some of tne
tales told. , ,
The function was In charge of the
golf committee, which consisted of
such shining lights as Frank
Harry T. Ncale, A. A. Armstrong and
others, and they summoned M 11 Ham
M. Hargeet, deputy attorney general,
to "drive oft" as toastmaster. The
speakers included Mr. Payne, £ho
won the president s cup, and these
other winners: Howard M. Hinga
man. the vice-president scup; Tom
my" Devlne, who won the real top
i O, V U We^t M A orr H S Arms r t U rong r a U n P d
K The r wlnners of the Saturday event
were also called up to tell the treth
and receive their trophies. ' They In
eluded John Hotter Jr.. the
of the day: H. P. Drake, Robert
Moorhead and others.
Pretty Afternoon Party
For Ruby Seal Members
Little Miss Mary Elizabeth Downle.i
of 1338 State street, entertained the
Ruby Seal Club at her home on Sat
urday afternoon. Her guests, who
spent the afternoon knitting, were
Miss Dorothy Murray.
Ethel Cecil, Miss Jessie Cecil, Miss
Winifred Wileand, and Miss Mrglnia
Cecil.
Classes in Hygiene
to Be Reorganized
Members of the classes In elemen
tarv hygiene and home care of the
lISH whfch met at the Civic Club are
asked to report on Thursda> even
lng at 7.30 o'clock for reorganisation
of classes.
ANNOUNCE MEETING
Mrs. Andrew Dillinger wishes to
announce the regular monthly meet
ing of the Pennsylvania Railroad
'Division for War Relief Department
No. 7, to be held Tuesday. Noiembei
12, at 2 p. m. sharp at the P. R. R.
Y \i c. A. Immediately follow
ing will be a meeting of the heads of
the units. A full attendance at both
these meetings is earnestly request
ed as many interesting reports will
be read concerning the work.
RETURN TO HUNTINGDON
Mr. and Mrs. T. Miles Logan re
turned to their home In Huntingdon,
after attending the funeral services
of Airs. S. Walter Dolfman. of Phila
delphia. who will be remembered
here as Miss Ethel Virginia Hender
son. While here they were the guests
of Mrs. Logan's sister, Mrs. George
Hamer, of 121 Cumberland street.
EXTRA MEETING
Workers in the Red Cross Auxil
ary of the Ridge Avenue Methodist
Church arc requested to meet Tues
day afternoon and evening as well as
the regular meeting on Thursday in
order to complete the work assign
ed this auxiliary for the month of
November.
Mrs. John E. Fickes and Miss
Rose B. Clark, of Market street,
have returned home from Phila
delphia, where they attended the fu
neral of their sister-in-law, Mrs. Al
fred Clark.
Miss Miriam Himes, 1912 Chest
nut street, has returned to her home
after attending the Pennsylvania
Day exercises at State College.
Miss Margaret Wingeard has re
turned from State College and will
resume her studies at Dickinson
College, Carlisle.
-3fowers-
Chrysanthemums
The showiest Flowers of
• the season. The big "burst
ing" kind, the little "baby"
pom-poms, the single "dasiy
like' kinds—ln all colors.
We have them Fresh from
our own Greenhouses.
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no matter by whom they were
prescribed; also broken lenses
promptly replaced at reasonable
prices,
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MONDAY EVENING;
WINGERD-ENGLE
HOMEJVEDDING
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Young Couple Will Reside in
Pittsburgh After Eastern
Honeymoon Trip
A very pretty full wedding took
place Saturday evening when Miss
Esther M. Engle, daughter of Mrs.
Emma F. Engle, was united in mar
riage with Lieutenant Max Wlngerd.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. D. D. Brandt, of Dayton, Vs.,
brother-in-law of the bride, at her
home, 203 9 Green street, with the
immediate families In attendance.
The bride wore a gown of Geor
gette crepe beautifully embroidered
and carried a huge bouquet ofTCllar
ney roses.
Dr. Wingerd is a graduate of
Washington and Jefferson College
and the University of Pittsburgh. He
received his lieutenant's commission
and completed the course of oral
and plastic surgery at the University
of Pennsylvania.
The bride and bridegroom will re
side in Pittsburgh where he is prac
ticing medicine.
East Harrisburg W. C. T. U.
Plans December Concert
The members of the East Harris
burg Women's Christian Temperance
Union met Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Mary Fackler, 1314
Derry street, with the president, Mrs.
Charles Spahr, in the chair.
The union donated 320 towards
the muslin shower for France. Th.e <
president appointed superintendents
of the various branches of the work.
To Give Converts
Plans have been completed for
concerts which will be given by Betsy
Lane Shepherd and assisting artists
in Fuhnestock Hall, Friday and Sat
urday, December 6 and 7. The con
certs are under the auspices of East
Harrisburg Women's Christian Tem
perance Union.
Central High Notes
Although school was in session this
morning for only one-half hour, sev
eral important matters were taken up
by Professor Severance. It was an
nounced that, although the sessions
should have been changed In October,
the students attending the morning
session at the close of school will con
tinue to go in the morning for the
next two weeks.
Plans are being made to wage a big
campaign at Ceneral for the United
War Work Committee. The Victory
Boy and Victory Girl end of the cam
paign will be the only part taken up.
As yet the quota for Central has not
been announced, but whatever will be
assigned to the school will be met.
During the five weeks of the influ
enza epidemic the teachers and stu
dents of Central were busy doing
everything and anything to help the
authorities get the plague in hand.
Miss Ebner, Miss Engle, Miss Bender,
Miss Edith Tatnal and Miss Grace
Tatnal worked at the Emergency Hos
pital, at Seneca street, during the en
tire period of the epidemic. Although
the male students are in the minority,
they were not outdone by the faculty
or the girls. Stewart Wagner, Clyde
Hocker, George Pulas, Carl Stoner,
Louis Rimer and Winston Romig, all
members of the Pennsylvania Re
serve Militia, served during the fore
part of the epidemic at the Emergency
Hospital at Steelton. During the' lat
ter part, a part of the squad was
sent to Milton, Pa., and the remainder
helped to organize a hospital at De
fiance. Pa.
Carl B. Stoner. cdltor-ln-chief of the
Argus, announced that the first issue
of the school paer will be out the lat
ter part of this'month. The contract
for the printing has not been made
as yet. due to the fact that all sub
scriptions were not in at the time
school closed.
The usual activities will begin again
this week. The H. A. Society will
hold a meeting at the' home of Wil
liam Mcßride. Eighteenth and Regina
streets, on Wednesday evening.
.Plans are being formed by Ross S.
Hoffman to have a Senior class dance
on Friday night in Handshaw's Hall,
but definite announcement concerning
this dance will be made later.
C. A. O. Society
The C. A. O. Society, of Central High
school will hold an important busi
ness meeting Wednesday evening at
the home of Miss Mildred PeShong,
230 Peffer street. All members are
urged to be present.
Junior Girls' Club Meets
The O. T. J. Club, composed of
Junior giris, meets to-night at the
home of Miss Pauline Boyd, Reel
street.
Mrs. William McClintock is ill
with influenza at her home, 1706
North Third street.
Mrs. Henry C. C.'laster and daugh
ters Adele. Jcanette and Clarissa, of
2101 North Third street, left yester
day for a month's visit to Atlantic
City.
John Lescure, Theodore Morgan
thaler, John Mbrganthaler, Parker
Giestwhite and John Boarder, of the
Dickinson S. A. T. C., spent the week
end at their homes.
Albert Ramey, of the S. A. T. C.,
Dickinson College, spent the week
end at his home, 49 North Seven
teenth street.
Miss Anna Shelley, of 1920 Market
street, returned home last evening,
after a month' visit with her parents.
Dr. and Mrs. A. Shelley, of Port
Royal.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stewart and
children, Muriel and Charles, of ,1837
Whitehall street, returned yesterday,
after a short motor trip to Pitts
burgh.
Mrs. Paul Bratten, of 427 Peffer
street. Is home after spending six
months In California with her hus
band, who was stationed at Camp
I Freemont. He is now in New York
| awaiting orders to sail.
! . Louis May. son of the Rev. and
: Mrs. Homer S. May. 231 North Flf
| teenth street, a sergeant in the
| Franklin and Marshall S. A- T. C..
■ has been recommended for ah Offi
cers Training Camp in California.
Sergeant May is at his home await
ing his call.
I Norman Todd,- Dickinson S. *A. T.
C. Is spending the weekend with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Todd, 41
North N(netesnth street,
Mrs. William idnn, with her son.
Porter, has gone to Pittsburgh, to
visit her husband, who Is employed in
that city,
Mrs. William Caveny and Mrs.
Harry Heller, of Altoona, spent Sat
urday here with relatives.
COUPLE ENJOY
SURPRISE PARTY
Friends Celebrate Silver Wed
ding Anniversary With
Mr. and Mrs. Stimer
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. William
Stimer, of 601 Boas street, planned
and successfully accomplished a sur
prise party in their honor Saturday
evening. The occasion was in cele
bration of the silver wedding anni
versary of the couple and was at
their home.
The Rev. Dr. Henry R. Berider,
their pastor, presented them with an
envelope, containing a gift in money,
in behalf of the guests.
Light refreshments were served.
The party included: Mr. and Mrs.
William Stimer, Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Horting, Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Ewing,
Mr. and Mrs. E. DeWalt, Mr. and
Mrs. David Fisher, the Rev. and
Mrs. H. R. Bender, Mr. and Mrs.
William Logan, Mr. and Mrs. Hurry
Jordan, Mrs. Samuel Hertzler, Mrs.
John Gallagher, Mrs. Isaac Poffen
berger, Mrs. H. A. Toomey, Mrs.
Jacob Kirk.i Mrs. James Kulp, Mrs.
Samuel Schriver, Mrs. W? A. Ream
er, Mrs. Anna Steever, Mrs. J. T.
W. McLaughlin, Mrs. Charles L.
Rupp, Mrs. Mary Freeman, Mrs.
Elizabeth Duncan, Miss Emma
Knlghs, Miss Grace Cameron, Miss
Annie Wilson, Miss Abble Bowers,
Miss Maud Sites and Miss Florence
Bender.
Many Will Attend
Orphans' Conference
Acceptances of the invitation t.o at
tend the conference for adoption of
a general plan, for caring for chil
dren orphaned by influenza aro ar
riving at the State Department of
Health and it is expected that there
will be a representative gathering on
Wednesday in the Senate chamber.
Numerous organizations have attend
ed their support to the movement.
"The response to , tne invitation
has been very gratifying. It is
especially pleasing to find such
strong popular approval of the plan"
said Dr. B. F. Ro.ver, the acting com
missioner. "The various agencies of
the state government have already
started moving and ther<e will be
plenty of practical ideas to discuss
wnen the gathering is held. The care
of these children is something in
which the whole people of the state
is interested."
Samuel Kamsky, ,a student at
Dickinson and a member of the S.
A. T. C., spent the weekend at his
home, 2123 North Second street.
George Mormon, of Philadelphia,
and formerly of this city, spent the
weekend hdre.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Moser and son,
Thomas, of 1723 North street, return
ed Saturday, after a hunting trip
near Reading.
Miss Cecelia Kunkel, daughter of
Judge and Mrs. Kunkel, is home
from school near Baltlmora, for a
brief holiday.
Mrs. Meade T. Detweiler is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Lindemuth,
In South Bethlehem.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Black, of
Sewlckley, are visiting Mrs. Black's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Robert
son,' in Mecbanicsburg.
Miss Annette Stager went home to
Wilkes-Barre this morning after a
week's stay among old friends in
this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Shirley, Colum
bia. S. C., are In town for a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Jloward B. Hast
ings, of Market street.
Mrs. Marlin E. Olmsted, Conway
Olmsted and Jane Olmsted, Mrs.
Ross A. Hlckok and Hastings
Hlckok are in Atlantic City.
Hobert Willsea, of Chattanooga,
Tenn., is in town for a brief stay
among old friends in the West End.
Mrs. R. W. Fair, of Old Orchard,
Is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
William Henry Horner, in Owens
boro, Ky.
Miss Kathryn Harper went home
to Augusta, Ga., after spending two
months with her aunt .Mrs. Luther
Walters, of Penn street.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Spangler, of
Louisville. Ky., are In the city for a
little visit among relatives on the
way to Boston and New York. '
Dr. H. M. Vustine, 109 Locust
street, attended a conference in New
York on Friday and Saturday of last
week.
Miss Clarissa Bonar and Miss
Grace F. Bonar parted to-day for
an extended western trip, including
stops in Chicago and Denver on the
way to Sacramento. Cal.
Eugene Gaines, of Cleveland, Ohio,
is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry F.
Baughman, of Green street, for ten
days.
Emory Houser went home to
Brooklyn this morning after a brief
visit among relatives In this vicinity.
Miss Frances Simmers, 260 Cum
berland street ,who has volunteered
for Red Cross nursing service, has
received her overseas orders.
Mrs. Edgar Paul Johnston is at
her home, 1714 North Second street,
after an outing in Atlantic City.
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AFTERNOON BITS
OFF THE WIRES
I'hlladelplila—At to-day's annual
meeting of the Methodist Board of
Home Missions it was decided that
hereafter as far as possible the
Methodist church will eliminate for
eign language services from church
and Sunday school.
Washington President Wilson
drove to the capltol this afternoon
at 12.45 o'clock through streets
thronged with cheering people.
Washington —Hundreds of claim
ants lost their fight to-day to ob
tain damages from the death of rela
tives In the steamer Eastland dis
aster, the supreme court refusing to
disturb decrees holding that the Great
Lakes Towing Company had a pre
ferred cjatm for holding the vessel.
Washington—"To the extent that
we can, we wjll turn back those men
who have been entrained and have
not yet reached training camps," said
Secretary of War Baker this after
noon.
London —The British government
has decided to suspend recruiting.
New "York—Graham Patterson, for
seven years business representatives
of the Christian Herald in the west,
has beoome publisher of the unde
momtnatlonal paper.
Washington—The Apierlcan people
have been asked by the Food Admin
istration to discontinue afternoon
teas, theater supper parties and all
roaaU except the usual three a day.
tePURISBTJRO' uSjftt TELEGRAPH!
PLEASANT TIME
AT CIVIC CLUB
Out of-Town Guests Enjoy
Hospitality of Hostess House
Saturday Evening
The week-end at the Civic Club
was one of great pleasure but judg
ing from the flaring headlines in this
morning's paper even a greater num
ber of guests are expected next week
to celebrate the big news.
Music was furnished by a trap
orchestra for the Saturday evening
dance. A number of young girls
were invited to assist in the enter
taining. Among the guests were:
Captain Burke and Captain Cow
ling from the camp at New Cum
berland, and Leiutenant William E.
Lewis, of the Royal Air Force, To
ronto. Ont., who has served in
France, and was here on a Short
furlough. _ .......
The hostesses were Mrs. William
Henderson, Mrs. A. CarßOn Stamm,
and Mrs. Frank Oyster. Mrs. John
Graham and Mrs. Miley Jones served
on the canteen committee.
Sunday evening Mrs. W. F. Harris
and Abner Hartman were in charge
of community singing. The hostesses
were Mrs. W. Frank Witman, Mrs.
Richard M. H. Wharton and Mrs.
John F. Whittaker, Mrs. Edward F.
Dunlap, president of the Hostess
House, assisted. j
Two Gold Stars Are
Affixed to Service Flag
Two gold stars were affixed to the
big service flag of St. Paul's Episco
pal Church last night at special
memorial services held in that edi
fice commemorating the deaths .of
Privates Harry Walz, killed last July
in France, and John P. Morgan, who
died of influenza at Fort Ogle
thorpe, Ga., last month. Families of
both men were present at the service
which was attended by generous rep
resentation from the ordnance camp
at Marsh Run and the general sol
diery hereabouts. The Rev. Dr. Floyd
Appleton, rector of St. Paul's, pre
sided.
DELIRIUMOFJOY
SETS CITY WILD
[Continued from First Pagc.J
from the residential district were
hundreds of gray-haired old women,
they were the mothers of Harris
burg's soldiery who had made pos
sible the Kaiser's downfall and
burst his dream for world domin
ion; they needed no peace alarms
to open eyes wakeful all the night
awaiting the news. There were
thousands of young women, there
were wives, sweethearts and sisters
of young Ametlca and they brought
with them the brothers and sisters
who had been helping at home with
Red Cross and other work.
No Limit to Joy
Apparently there was no limit to
the joyous signaling. The whistles
were tied down and the bells rang
continuously. Every bit of fire appar
atus, decorated with flags and bear
ing dozens of cheering men, ran up
and down the streets. Automobiles
and motorcycles added to the gen
eral din while revolver shots added
an old-fashlonel bit to the cele
bration.
Pageant Grows Rapidly
The general walk-around began
almost immediately. Men appeared
in the streets in on time, some with
drums, some with flags. In a few
minutes the procession grew into
sizable proportions. A band appear
ed. The crowd grew larger and the
walk-around became a parade.
Another band made its appearance
and by this time the parade had
grown to a remarkable size.
Thousands of persons joined in
while other thousands thronged the
streets and the din became terrific.
At no time did the noise makers
seem to be satisfied with their eff
orts as the i oar of the whistles
rose and fell in tremendous waves.
While the spectacular side of
the demonstration wus of course
the more easily seen there wus
another part in which thousands
participated. Thanks went up to
the Great Jehovah for His deliver
ance of h:s followers from the
dangers of the barbaric emperor.
In the sanctity of the homes thous
ands knelt in prayer thankful that
the God that has guided the des
tiny of the right for all time had
not forsaken the world in the time
of its greatest peril. _
—-""Streets a Seething Mass
The affair itself resolved into a
regular Mardi Gras. Muny who
could not purchase red fire bought
red lanterns and carried them
through the streets.
Down on Market street when
the parade came marching along
the massed crowds blocked the way.
Pressing in to see the marchers the
crowd formed a mass in the middle
of the street. The parade split up
into two parties walking on each'
side of the big mob.
An amusing sight was a wee ur
chin perspiring under the weight
of a huge bass drum. But other
boys took a prominent part, too.
Boy Scouts with Scout Executive
J. Fredrik Virgin leading, came
tramping down the streets wearing
their khaki uniform.
Putlios in Parade
Held In restraint by the alow
movement of some marchers, a fire
engine developed engine trouble
between Second and Third streets
on Market. Halting the parade for
a minute or two, the trouble was
quickly remedied and the great
mass moved on.
"There's a funny, one," shouted
a happy girl as she saw a huge
fruit truck come pounding down
the street, crowded to the brim with
loudly cheering women. It was
funny, but it had its serious side.
A woman in the load carried a
piece of black crepe on her arm.
On the crepe was a gold star.
Governor Cheers Purailers
Governor Brumbaugh mounted a
Bethlehem Steel Company truck
near the Bolton House. Forgetting
official dignity, he waved an Amer
ican flag and cheered just us loud
ly as the worklngman. "It's great!"
he said.
"I'm not going to work to-day,"
was the general refrain. Hundreds
of patriotic Harrisburgers will be
missing from the places of employ
ment to-day. Business will be
crippled but who cares? The war is
ended!
"I'm going home," said many a
father or mother when the good
news was verified, "I'm going to
thank God!"
One of the funniest incidents of
the entire celebration- oamq from
an American of German descent
who called the Telegraph on the
telephone,
"Wats da I hear about war news
betn' good,'' said the man with a
German accent! "The kaiser's gone
to Holland and armistice has been
signed," he was advised, "Guess
PRESIDENTIN
PROCLAMATION
TELLS OF PEACE
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—Pres
ident Wilson Issued u formal proc
lamation at 10 o'clock this morn
ing announcing the armistice with
Germany had been signed.
The proclamation follows:
"My Fellow Countrymen: The
armistice was signed tills morn
ing. Everything for which Amer
ica fought hus been accomplished.
It will now be our fortunate duty
to assist by example, by sober,
friendly council and bv material
aid in the establishment of just
democracy throughout the world.
(Signed)
"WOODROW WILSON."
the kaiser had business in Holland,"
returned the inquirer.
Church Feels Out
One of the first church bplls to
peel out the news of the signing of
the armistice was that of the Mes
siah Lutheran congregation at Sixth
and Forster streets. People who
hurried from the northern section
of the city downtown between 3
and 4 o'clock saw the beautiful edi
fice ablaze with light. Inside, a pa
triotic sexton was ringing the bell.
People paused for but a moment,
being too deeply interested in the
parade that was to move as soon
us some sort of formation was ob
tained.
Thei'e were some few people who,
prepared by the extra edition of the
Telegraph for the important an
nouncement, did not seek their beds.
The Pennsylvania Railroad (em
ployes were on the alert through
out the night, and at the round
houses and shops word from the
State Department through the Tele
graph and the telegraph offices was
awaited as an authorization for
blowing the whistles.
Faces Ileum With Joy
There were in the crowds moth
ers, wives und sisters of soldiers at
the front, whose faces beamed with
joy. "It eeems this news is too
good to be true," said a mother who
held to her breast the picture of
her boy, a sunny-faced lad of twenty
who had gone from a training camp
but a couple of months ago. "We
had a letter from him a few days
ago. He spoke of his journey and
told many interesting- Incidents of
his voyage across the ocean. I
hope we shall see him soon," she
concluded, as she brushed away the
tears that would not stuy back, and
turned away lest she break down,
and then threw herself into the
spirit of the celebration that was
marking the virtual ending of the
war.
Almost every conceivable form of
device for making noise was brought
into action —horns, whistles and
drums —and these shrieked out in
celebration throughout the morning.
School Was forgotten. It was the
first day since the Hoyer ban was
lifted for children to return to
j their studies, but there were many
vacant desks and the teachers did
not ask why or wherefore. The va
cant scat was proof of the presence
on business elsewhere of the little
student who woul have been deep in
study but for the crowning event in
the world's history. "No school mor
me," shouted a Joyous youngster as
early as 6 o'clock. "No, indeed, the
old Kaiser's gone; we got Mm," he
salcl. "No school to-day.
Parade Continues
Man firetrucks were loaded with
human beings, who hung on by the
eyelash. The old Mt. Vernon Hook
and Ladder Company carried half a
hundred girls from the silk mill and
turning into Market street ran
smack, into Chief Kindler.
"How about it, Chief?" yelled the
driver.
"Let her go," shrilled the Chief.
"I have nothing to say to-day."
Copious libations drove many to a
species of hysteria. At Third and
Walnut one wild demon shed all his
clothes and with them two bottles
of runt. ' He was provided with a
burlap bag for covering at the Penn-
Harrls and hustled away In a taxi
cab.
A near riot was prevented in Mar
ket street by the wily police who
found a mad crowd about a man
accused of tearing down the Amer
ican flag. Another citizen, some
what the worse for liquor, smote this
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alleged pro-German such a blow I
in the face that he fell stiff, and was
rescued by the police.
Join In Sing
As the morning waned every truck
in the city made Its appearance,
loaded to the gunwales with men,
women and children, all armed with
some noisfe-maker. Colored folks
gave the bystanders most amuse
ment, crowded into small spaces and
singing their own songs. One truck
pulled up in front of George Harry's
place, and an old man who had been
a slave leaped out to do a shine on
the pavement, while the bund of
three pieces whooped up 'The St,
Louis TJckle."
The rattle of rifles, bang of
bombs, tornado of confetti, and
cataclysm of yells, was so tremen
dous that inside the many hostelrles
one could barely hear the lid being
pried off. Song was the main out
let of rejoicing and "The Old Grey
Mare," with the chorus of "Stars and
Stripes Will Wave Over Germany"
penetrated to the depths of the
Kittatinny. Men of serene age were
seen to buek-and-wine on many a
floor, and shortly after 9 o'clock
thousands of school girls, joined
with the boys in an impromptu pa
rade, snake-fashion, down Market
street.
Trouble Brewing
It was high time to close the
saloons when Mayor Keister gave
the order, for Intoxicants were
wreaking havoc. Strawberry street
looked like the days in old England,
when the artist, Hogarth, wielded
his clevef pen. Half a dozen frays
were in progress all the time. One
demon insisted on fighting the per
son nearest to him and finally
tackled the wrong party.
"Fighting's over" said this would
be victim, who looked so hardy that
the crowd made way for a ring.
"Not f'r me" shouted tjie other,
and a right uppercut shoked oft the
rest of his talk.
When the word got about, what
Keister had done, thousands fairly
offered prayer.
There seemed to be a feeling that
every face should smile and at the
corner of Third and Market a riot,
started over the man who refused
to smile. True, he had a mouth like
a nick in a sword, carried no flag
and evidently wanted to be alone.
"What's the matter with you—
t —smile," demanded a truck-load of
machinists, jammed into a huge car.
When the stranger kept his cold,
smug phiz, he was assaulted first
with light artillery and presently
with everything throwable in sigljt
and he only escaped by ducking into
a saloon.
Not one race in town took the
lid off more eloquently than the
Italians, and the funniest sight of
the day was old George McGarry,
perched on top the hood of a motor
bus, playing an ancient guitar, not
with perfect execution, but with the
proper Juice. Lou Slmonetti
made every drum-major on earth
look like a crutch.
"The Stars and Stripes are wav
■ ing" whooped the bystanders at
Second and Walnut when the War
Department select service truck,
loaded with pretty girls buzzed by,
the end of the car being lined with
pretty girls, one of whom wore
Stars and Stripes socks.
Tin-pans, cymbals, accordions,
kazzoes; everybody brandished some
thing, and in Third street the cops
saved <i man from being beat to pulp
as he raced along carrying a - wash
boiler on his back. Behind him an
enthusiastic friend beat the boiler
so hard that one blow felled the
patriot and he lay stone-cold for
some minutes.
Packed on Trucks
In front of Russ' market some one
from a second story dropped a ten
pound sack of flour, the whole bulk
of which struck a brilliant, beauti
ful brunette, and the rest of the day
she was a blonde, for they could
not get the stuff off.
One-seat motor cars held as many
as ten persons, and no one cared
who sat on anybody else's lap. The
stores were vacuum cleaned of con
fetti at 11 o'clock, and with all
saloons shut,-the populace demanded
that Market Square be roped off for
public dancing. But Mayor Keister,
on the advice of Captain Thompson
thought this would offer unneces
sary danger, for, said Thompson,
"two regiments of infantry, with
bayonets fixed, could not keep the
crowd from over-running on an
occasion like this."
Business at Standstill
Business was at a standstill to-
'NOVEMBER 11, 1918.
day, while all Harrlsburg celebrated
and gave thanks for the cessation of
hostilities with Germany. Even the
schools closed after a rollcull of tho
few studious youngsters who made
their appearance.
From 3.80 o'clock this morning,
when practldally every industrial es
tablishment in the city and vicinty
was emptied of all its workmen at
the first sound of the factory whis
tles and church and fire bells, pro
claiming peace, workmen and em
ployers alike forgot all about their
work and the normal activities of
the day. Very few establishments
were opened for business this morn
ing.
Parade Continuous
Hundreds who were parading the
streets all morning reported that all
activities had ceased In their vari
ous places of employment. The
workmen threw off all thought of
care and toil for a day, and joined
the city's celebration of the Allied
victory.
The committee assisting Mayor
Keister In arranging for the early
morning parade and celebration in
cluded the following; A. S. Pat
terson, William Jennings, Henderson
Gilbert, Francis H. Hoy, Jr., Mercer
B. Tate, David Kaufman, George S.
Reinoehl, R. Ross Seaman and C. W.
Burtnett.
A United Signal
So that the whistles would be
iblown and bolls rung at the same
time, a few days ago a list of all
manufacturing plants, fire engine
houses and churches giving their
telephone calls was prepared and
furnished to the Bell Telephone
Company. Mr. ' Reinoehl at once
gave copies of tho list to the op
erators and early this morning when
olllclal word was received from
Washington, calls were made all
over the city, requesting that the
whistles and bells should be sounded
at 3.20 o'clock. Not one sounded
before that time and the committee
latter in the day expressed its ap
preciation of the co-operatton In
waiting until the time which had
been fixed for the celebration to
Btart.
Cpnspicuous In the joyful crowd
wheh thronged the downtown streets
us early as 3.15 o'clock this morning,
was a cripple who valiantly held his
place in the throng in his wheel
chair. Ho is a resident from Alli
son Hill and joined heartily in the
celebration of the Jostling masses
who ushered in the dawn of the first
day of peace In more than four
years.
Rotary Peace Luncheon
Turns Into a Riot, and
Then Into Walkaround
The luncheon of tho Rotary Club
at the Y. M. C. A. at noon to-day
started out sedately by singing "God
Save Our Splendid Men," and ended
in a riot.
The Joyousness of victory was in
the air and President Eli N. Hershey
was able to keep a semblance of or
der in the room at odd moments,
but not often. Lieut. Tinsley, chap
lain of Camp Colt, said grace and
made an address in which be paid a
fine tribute to the American soldier.
E. J. Stackpole. guest of James P.
McCullough, also spoke, dwelling
upon the American spirit which has
made the victory possible and paying
tribute particularly to the splendid
war efTorts of the women of Harris
tburg, to whom he proposed a toast
which was drunk amid great ap
plause.
And right then a funny thing hap
pened. An officer present proposed
this "Roast to the Kaiser:"
"Here's to the Kaiser,
That old limburger cheese:
May the swelling of his head
Go down to his knees;
May he break his damn neck
On the Hindenburg line,
And go to hell singing,
Die Wacht am Rhine."
And then the Rotarians, solemnly
and most sincerely, sang "Praise
God From Whom All Blessings
Flow," and went out to hold an im
promptu parade.
Victory Dances
i Every Night This Week
i 13TH & MARKET STS.
25<* and 500
WITH FOCH VICTOR
PEACE STEPS ARE
NEXT IN PROGRAM
Diplomatic Agencies to Ta&ti
Up Task at Once; Placq
Not Yet Known
Wanhlngton, Nov. XI. With till)
granting' of the armistice to the I
beaten German armies by Marshal
Foch, the next step will be the ar
rangements for tho meeting of the
peace conference .which will endeavor
to reach a permanent settlement of
the vast issues arising from the
great world war.
Beginning in August. 1914, aa the
direct result of the assassination of
the heir to the Austro-Hungarian
throne, the Archduke Francis and bis
consort at Sarajevo, Bosnia, by a
Serbian student, more than fbur and
a half years of incredibly bloody
strife have developed problems that
may not be permanently adjusted for
a generation. ,
No I'lnns For Conference
The armistice which has terminated
actual hostilities with the central
powers, beyond general references to
peace settlements and guarantees for
the performance of any condition that
may be dictated by the victors did not
contain any provision for the as
semblage of peace delegates. Con
sequently it is believed that the
diplomatic agencies will proceed to
that task at once, leaving the mili
tary agencies to deal with such ques
tions as demobilization of the late
enemy forces, extension of Imme
diate relief to the distressed civilian
inhabitants, not only of evacuated
territory, but even of the central
powers, where there Is general dis
tress and disposition of the vast
stores of war material, of warships
and naval stores, and finally of the
closure of munition plants In tho
enemy countries, will proceed Imme
diately with the plans for the peace
conference.
Walt on German Plans
There Is every reason for holding
the gathering as soon as stable gov
ernments can be set up in the Cen
tral Powers to succeed ousted au
tocracies. Vast business interests are
held In a state of suspense until it. is
determined what is to be the future.
Aside from other and urgent rea
sons, great industrial plants used for
war purpose again must be convert
ed to the manufacture of staple com
modities and arrangements made for
the return of civil life and employ
ment of the millions of eoldiers late
ly engaged In war.
To Be Greatest tn History
The coming great peace conference
will surpass any in history; not only
because of tho tremendous importance
of the Issues with which it must deal,
Ibut also literally in size. Indications
are that the United States govern
ment will be represented by at least
half a dozen principals, with a num-
I erous body of secretaries, counsel
lors, translators, and clerks, and it
is assumed that even the smallest
of the nations which will participate
will seek to make a show in point
of number of delegates.
As to the place of the meeting
there is yet much doubt.
Sims Sounds Warning;
Period Vital in War
New York, Nov. 11.—The war-work
committee has received a message
from Vice Admiral William 8. 81ms,
commander of the American naval
forces overseas, in which he said
"this Is the most vital period of the
war and we must spare no efforts
even after victory, for tho United
War Work agencies must continue
until tho last soldier and sailor lias
returned home." Announcement
made Missouri and Michigan had vol
untarily raised their quotas from $6.-
000,000 to 47,500,000. A contribution
of $1,000,000 was received to-day from
the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey.
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