Evening journal., 1913-07-03
SAFE And
SANE FOURTH
FOR THE CITY
Only Public Observance WIN
be Flag Raising Over
New School
THREE HOLIDAYS
FOR BUSINESS MEN

All OF Wilmington, particularly the
youthful citizens Is waiting The
Fourth Of July is about to break in or
forth.
Among the older citizens a three
day holiday is.the goal This IS he
first time in years that the Fourth
has been obliging enough 70 come on
a Friday, thus allowing a holiday Tor
many persons on Saturday some
business houses and manufacturing
concerns have sleniied their nten-
tion Of closing for the three days, u-
GLIDING the Fourth
Indications are that this Fourth
Will be a little more safe and sane
than the preceding ones THUS lar
the premature celebration by louns
America has been very quiet 20 lset
the quietest in many years,
Chief Black has given the y lee ~
structions to enforce the law aganst
the use Of dangerous eSplu ifes a i
firearms tomorrow.
Wilmington viii have no lefm |
civic celebration this year firresol s,
the residents of Washington ileis 10
have had great display nf lifewor
with music, but this year the ccifbra.
titon WAS not arranged.
Banks, city and county and Federal
Offices will be closed for the du.
/ The dupont Powder Company has
decided 10 give its employees two
holidays and It's Offices and plants
Will be closed from this afternoon
until Monday morning. giving thou
sands OF the company's employees a
fine vacation Several Industrial
plants also viii close down from this
afternoon until Monday,
Holiday travel over the railroads
and Wilson line steamboats, began TO-
day Trains 10 seashore resorts and
particularly down the Delaware
Railroad, were crowded this morn
ing and extra cars had to be attached
10 many OF them.
"0ld Glory over school.
The chief public features of tn
7 day will be the Gag raising ceremon,
a at the Evan g. Shortlidge publi
: school, Boulevard and Concord ave
s nue., tomorrow evening. 1t will be |
3. charge Of the flag committee Of tt
<, Junior order United American MI
+: chanics. The ceremony will tai
Is place at o'clock.
3 The various lodgemen will assen
I. lble at the Junior Mechanics Hall,
b lTatnall street, north of Ninth stree
!, LAT o'clock, where they VIII torn
: In line. The head Of the line Will p
' preceded by Bethany Band and thu
: second division, composed of the
other patriotic orders will have the
Wilmington Fife and Drum Corps. T.
10. Appleby viii be chief marshall Of
the parade, which will march to Dell
aware avenue, to Washington street.
to the school,
The flag will be presented TO the
school by the Rev. Wilbur +. Cork-
ran, pastor OF Union NJ. e. Church,
and the staff will be presented by
Everett Jones' member of Telegraph
Council. Samuel II. Baynard presi-
dent Of the Board of Education, who
donated the land for the school will
receive the gifts for the Board of
Education. After the presentation,
several of the g. A. Il. veterans VIII
be asked to raise the flag, which Will
! lbe carried to the school by twenty
members of the Mechanics. AS the
flag is flung TO the breeze, salute
will be fred by the military company
Of Diligent Council.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. will donate a
Bible TO the school in September
lwhen the building is opened for use,
The committee OF the various coun-
. Icils, who have charge of The exer-
! cises for tomorrow, are r. r. Rogers,
chairman Of Telegraph Council, and
w. II. Beyerlein, Of Welcome Coun-
ell secretary.
!, Flremen 10 Raise Flag.
} The Independence Fire Company
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