was educated in the public schools; taught school for nine years, when he became cashier of Marion (Pa.) Bank; is a farmer and horticulturist; elected to House of Representatives in 1924. MORTON WITKIN, Philadelphia, was born at Philadelphia, April 25, 1895; educated in the public schools of that city and was graduated from the Central High School in February, 1913; entered the University of Pennsylvania the same year; spent one year in the Wharton School, and was graduated from the Law School in 1917; is an attorney-at law; enlisted in United States Army, August 15, 1917, as a private in Quartermaster Corps, at Ft. Monroe, Virginia; elected to the House of Representatives in 1924. NORMAN WOOD, Lancaster County, was born in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pa., January 24, 1891; attended the public schools and was graduated from the Fulton Township High School in 1908; attended George School, Bucks County, from 1908 to 1910; spent the winter of 1912 at Pennsylvania State College, taking a short course in agriculture; has been engaged in farming since 1912; was judge and inspector of elections for ten years; elected to the House of Representatives in 1922, re-elected in 1924. WILLISTON P. WOOD, Warren County, was born at Titusville, Crawford County, Pa.. August 22, 1877; educated in public schools including Warren High School and Business College; is an oil producer at Grand Valley, where he has resided since 1878; delegate to Republican State Convention which nominated Governor Tener: elected to the House of Representatives in 1918; re-elected in 1920, 1922 and 1924. J. ANSON WRIGHT, Bedford County, was born near Alum Bank, Bedford County, Pa., April 6, 1870; began teaching at the age of sixteen, and was graduated from the Central State Normal School, Lock Haven, Pa., in 1889; was principal of schools one year at Hopewell, Pa., and nine years at Schellsburg, Pa., at which latter place he directed a summer normal school for teachers; elected first in 1899, he served three terms as county superintendent of schools; since 1908 he has been cashier of Hartley Banking Company, Bedford. Pa.; has served as president of the Bedford borough school board; vice-president of Bedford Chamber of Commerce, and of Bedford County Sabbath School Association; elected to the House of Representatives in 1922; reelected in 1924. EXTRA SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND SPECIAL 1791-Thomas Mifflin convoked the General As-! on 1794-The General Assembly was convened in requisitions as the President might make. This was the proclamation convoking the Assembly to take action in connection with the Whiskey Insurrection. The session was held at the State House, in the City of Philadelphia, and was adjourned September 23, 1794. 1797-Governor Mifflin, in a message to the Assembly, read on August 29, 1797, gave the purposes of the session: To enable surer compliance with requisition of United States for 10,000 militia from Pennsylvania and to effect regulations reforming the military system, for regulating bankruptcy, to obtain better prison management, and to make appropriations for the Land Office and also for the Health Office to further its fight against A malignant fever. The session was adjourned August 29, 1797, having consumed but two legislative days. 1800-Governor Thomas McKean issued a proclamation, October 18, 1800, calling the Assembly into special session, to lay before the Legislature certain Federal obligations, viz: Providing for the choice of electors for President and Vice-President. The session was held at the borough of Lancaster, November 5, 1800, and ran into the regular session which began in December. 1829 The General Assembly was convoked in extra session for the consideration of matters pertaining to the Pennsylvania Canal and Railroad, by Governor John Andrew Shulze, October 15, 1829, at the State Capitol. adjourned December 1, 1829. a on It cer 1840 From message convening the General The cumstances threatening the credit of the Commonwealth. The session held at the State Capitol was adjourned on October 13, 1857. 1861-Governor Andrew G. Curtin called а special session of the General Assembly to meet at the Capitol on April 30, 1861, adopt such measures as seem best with the appearance of the rebellion." The Assembly adjourned May 16, 1861. "to 1864-Governor Curtin also issued a proclama- 1906 The General Assembly was called in ex- NEWSPAPER LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENTS NON-RESIDENT CORRESPONDENTS (Sessions of 1925-1926) Brennan, Philadelphia Inquirer-George J. Pittsburgh Post and Sun-John R. Ball, 5806 Scranton Times-E. J. Hart, 1612 Pine Philadelphia Public Ledger-George Nox Mc- Philadelphia Public Ledger Thomas F. Philadelphia Record-Joseph Barton, 314 Philadelphia Evening Ledger-Alex. Gaddes, Philadelphia Bulletin-Ed. J. Hunter, 2220 Pittsburgh Gazette-Times-William I. Grun- United Press S. P. Hollingsworth, 3611 Pittsburgh Press-Mark Shields, 5437 Ells- Tri-State News Bureau, etc.-Thomas E. United Press, also Philadelphia Record- Associated Press-Eben A. Ayre, Telegraph International News Service-H. S. Morning- D. Roos, 221 Harrisburg Telegraph-George I. Fisher, Tele- INDIVIDUAL INDEX OF PRINCIPAL STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYES AND CHIEF (Alphabetical List of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives, A. Abbott, Charles H., maintenance superin- Adams, Lynn G.: .......... Superintendent, State Police, Addams, Charles P.: Law Clerk, Dept. Justice, Recorder, Board of Pardons, Adler, Louis, office manager, Prison Labor Ainey, William D. B.: Chairman, Public Service Commission, Member, Sanitary Water Board, Ainsworth, Cyril, director, Bureau of ......... ...... Alexander, William C., Representative Alexander, W. E., superintendent, Print- Allen, (Mrs.) Ida L., secretary, Regis- Allman, Alfred F., Representative, (bio- Ambler, J. P., assistant engineer, Per- 32 Anderson, William Y. C., deputy at- Baldi, C. C. A., Jr.: 13 Anderson, W. M., member and secretary- Representative, (biography). 952 25 45 |