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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1916
Page
5
Officials plan an annual Telegraph Picnic with ongoing arrangements to accommodate a variable number of attendees. Future committees will handle preparations with estimates, not fixed figures, as they refine the event plan.
The Harrisburg Telegraph recounts the outdoor celebration with a vaudeville show for youngsters, Marjorie Sterrett distributing peanuts, and Governor Brumbaugh addressing students. Highlights include the spelling bee won by John Minnaugh, gifts for winners, and a final gathering presenting Miss Sterrett to the crowd while envelopes for the battleship fund were distributed.
Silk gloves described as 16-button length with double finger ends in black white and mixed colors. Pricing noted from $1.00 to $2.50 with vendors Dives Pomeroy and Stewart Street Floor.
One of the largest Penn classes graduated at the 160th commencement as honorary degrees were awarded to Margaret Center Klingelsmith, Herbrt S. Houston, Horace Howard Furness Jr, Daniel Lincoln Wallace, Bliss Perry, Charles Karsner Mills, and Samuel Black McCormick with Perry delivering the oration. No Progressive ticket in Kansas as electors decline filings.
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