Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
GIRLS WILL BEAR
MAYORS MESSAGES
IN PRAISE OF PEACE
$4,000 Children Expected
to Participate in Fifth An
nual Sunday School Par
ade-Little Maids as Mes
sengers.
sengers.

Messages Of peace and good will,
signed by Mayor Blankenburg. will be
carried to all parts of Philadelphia this
afternoon by 16 little girls. as a feature
of the fifth annual Sunday school parade,
in which $4,000 children Of this city are
expected to participate.
The girls will arrive at the Chambers
Wylie Church. where the peace celebra-
tion will be held, at 1880 o'clock in au-
tomobiles from the various districts of
the city. Mayor Blankenburg will ad-
dress them, will sign the messages and
will then present to each one a peace
flag of white, bearing gold cross with
the signed message. The little messen-
gers of peace will then lead the process
sion of distinguished citizens who will
review the Sunday school parade from
motorcars.
The committee in charge of the parade
this year has announced that so that
the children may not suffer from fatigue
there will be no long line of march. The
growth Of the Sunday School movement
in Philadelphia will be shown, however
by sectional demonstrations.
. SECTIONAL PARADES.
Each district along Broad street will
have procession of its own beginning
at 2.3O o'clock. At o'clock the children
of every district I'M those parts of the
city will line up along Broad street for
review. While the Broad street deml
onstration is i'm progress separate sec
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urban districts At kensington it is cX-
pected that 10000 children will march;
at West Philadelphia, 10000 Germantown.
10 600; Frankford, 1000; Roxborough and
Manayunk, 5000 In all there will be
about % parades.
After the professions, each district will
have It's own entertainment and will hear
special addresses. Exercises will be held
at Franklin Square, Franklin AMI Vine
streets; Norris Square, Hancock aud Dia-
mond streets; Mcpherson Square Indiana
and Kensington avenues; Georges Hill.
Fairmount Park; Strawberry Mansion;
Gorgas Park, Roxborough; Hunting
Park; Mount Vernon Park, Germantown;
Northwocd Park, frankfort; i3d and
hardwood avenue and Corinthlan ave
nue. and Brown street.
PROMINENT PERSONS INVITED.
Among the prominent persons invited
to attend the meeting at the Chambers
Wyle Church and to review the parade
are the Rev Russell II. Conweu the
Rev Floyd W. Tomkins, John Wana-
maker Or. George W. Bailey Director
George n Porter, Or. Frank " Lange,
George Il. Streaker, John Baker Tuttle
George G. Ziegler, John 5. Kleuk, John
NJ Dorau, William II. Emhardt Charles
Rishon, George II Chew. John NJ. Nen
Henry 6 Talmadge Charles Franken-
bcrgeT Mayor Blankeuburs and other
CITY officials and Rear Admiral Caperton
OF the navy yard.
Tn" representatives Of the committee
in the various districts are Walter ".
Allison, Albert Chance. y, X. Fegley
Charles r. Lcidis. j. Leroy Carroll, John
Baker Tuttle Eugene ]. Meyer, Arthur
smith H. l.. Wynne Robert NJ. Gum
George n Paul John e. Cunnane. Joseph
Crawford, George ". Campbell, Edward
Poet, Samuel A. Diller 4. 9. Krcmer
}. Lester Copeland. W. S. Montgomery
and Henry c. Albin