31 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
1
President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson depart from Victoria Station on a special train to France. King George, Queen Mary, and the Duke of Connaught accompany them, with Lloyd George observing and guards and bands in attendance. Crowds line the streets as the departure proceeds under rainy skies.
Dr J M J Raunick city health officer urges Harrisburg residents to adopt a new approach to New Year resolutions for 1919. The suggestion aims to give a strong start to a year spanning 865 days, with details continued on page 38.
George B Reinoehl, manager of the Harrisburg Bell Telephone division, was unanimously elected president of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce by the board yesterday. Other 1919 officers include George B Tritt as vice president and William H.
Warren H. Manning the park planning expert led a city group including FE. Clark Cowden and W. Grant Forrer to inspect the Italian Park site as part of the broader parkway program. The park’s lowest stretch holds spring-fed water now frozen, drawing skaters during holiday vacation.
Harrisburg Railways Company will run cars on city and Steelton lines tonight until 1 a.m. for Watch Night and New Year watchers. North Second Riverside and Reservoir lines will run every twelve minutes for an hour after midnight, while Third Fourth Sixth Hill Steelton Progress Berryhill and Race and Vine streets get fifteen minute service. Last cars depart Market Square for Linglestown 11 p.m. Hummelstown 11:30 p.m. Middletown 12 a.m. Oberlin 11:10 p.m. Rockville 11 p.m. Normal service on Third Street and Rutherford lines continues all night.
Nineteen nineteen will be welcomed at midnight as city churches stage long religious observances. The Fourth Street Church of God begins at 9 30 p m with a live Christian Endeavor meeting for the Senior and Intermediate Societies, baptism at 10 30 p m by Rev W N Yates, and consecration from 11 30 to 11 55 p m. Park Street United Evangelical Church opens with a song service and brief addresses, Bishop A F Svengel delivering a keynote on What Its Essential.
Discharged soldiers arriving in Harrisburg without funds or transport seek help from Red Cross and welfare agencies. Officials report unusually high numbers drifting through the city with no resources to reach their homes, prompting concern at Red Cross headquarters and the Chamber of Commerce.
Postmaster General Burleson announced immediate wage hikes for telegraph system employees under government control. Staff with over eighteen months service receive 10 percent, those under eighteen months get 5 percent, not applied to premium earnings or rates, effective tomorrow.
A Rotary Big Brother dinner in Chestnut street hall attracted 426 Harrisburg youths, far exceeding the 400 table setup. The midday event aimed to aid boys and girls Ciuse missed during Christmas rounds.
Haphazard methods of judging student abilities and placing them in grades were sharply criticized by Dr. 8. A. Courtis of Detroit in a talk before the audience. The speaker warned that uncertain measurement practices threaten national welfare and urged more reliable educational testing methods.
Shrapnel laden shells exploded late at the homes of Justice Robert Von Moschzisker Ernest T. Trigg and William R. Mills in Philadelphia. A fourth bomb failed to explode. One man, connected with Bolshevism anti draft activity and a revolutionary mill district club, was arrested by Superintendent Mills. Eight adjacent houses were damaged in scattered city sections.
The Penn-Harris banquet receives full city approval and is set for this evening. A public inspection of the Great Hotel is planned for tomorrow afternoon when it will be accessible to visitors.
The Penny Harris Hotel opened today with many guests. A banquet for stockholders and directors will be held tonight with city and state dignitaries. The hotel will be open for public inspection tomorrow afternoon. Banquets and gatherings fill the next six weeks as the Legislature prepares to convene next Tuesday.
Harrisburg celebrates the Penn-Harris hotel opening as a landmark mobilizing growth for the capital. The Penn-Harris hosts 150 Educational Association guests and officials of United Hotels Company, with a schedule of dinners, inspections, and a victory ball planned through February 22. Senator Penrose lauds the project as a public improvement for Harrisburg and the state.
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