South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-21
FLAG FOR kALEY
PARK DEDICATED
Gift OF the Civic Center is Un-
furled- Several Interesting
Talks Are Made During the
Afternoon.

Appropriate ceremonies marked the
dedication OF the new American flag
which was unfurled at Haley park
Sunday afternoon with $50 people in
attendance, on the occasion OF the
opening OF the park for the season.
The flag was the gift Of the kaley
Civic center and was hOisted on the
recently erected flag pole. By Miss
Ella Priebe.
Mayor r. w. Keller gave the open
ing address and told how years ago
ne had been asked by Mr. and Mrs.
Haley. the donors of the park, and
school building site. 10 plat out the
old Haley farm for park and school
purposes. Mr. Keller spoke In nigh
terms of the work accomplished by
the Kaley Civic club and said that the
fame Of this organization was known
throughout the country. He read
clipping from the Christian Science
Monitor OF Boston Mass. which
praised the local organization highly,
as proof OF his statement.
AIr. Keller said that he was indeed
Overioyed at the interest which had
been shown in civic affairs and the ac-
compiishment along this line within
the past year. lie said that city -
what its people make ~, and that
without the aid of the citizens no city,
no matter how great its advantages
could ever Toe a great city. The speak
or made the statement South Bend
was on the sure read 10 the title OF
great" if the Peep e cOoperated with
the city administration in the future
as they had i'm the past.
Talks in Foreign Languages.
The mayor was followed on the
program by Joseph Z. Wypiszynski
who after a short talk in the English
language gave an address 10 the people
i'm the Polish language. j. -. Kenneth
gave a short talk in the Hungarian
language.
Richard Elbel. president of the park
board. in a brief address said that ne
was SO glad 20 see so many nationaii-
ties represented at this gathering, as
IL was the amalgamatiOn OF citizens
from all the countries under the sun
that made the United States the great
nation IT, is today. Mr.. Eloel said That
never since the revolutionary war mad
the nation faced so great a crisis as II
did now but that with the support OF
its citizens Prest Wilson would be
able 10 guide il safely across this dark
period and IL would continue 10 be the
great land of a free and liberty loving
people.
The speaker said that more diff
culties than the average person real
lied had TO be overcome by the park
hoard before such a project as was the
IS
and that the large turnout of people
on occasions like this was the only
way the board had of knowing when
il was pleasing the great majority of
citizens The chief difficulty to be
overcome by the board according 70
Mr. Ethel was the lack of funds as the
board could not act unless the coun-
Gil gave them money and the council
seemed very reluctant 20 do this. Mr..
Flbel said that every park in the
city was now supplied with flag and
flag pole.
Councilman Sevar Thompson, from
the second ward also gave a short
speech Frank Tyner, president Of the
civic club presided at the affair Two
patriotic songs were sung by a sex
tet from the Epworth Memorial
church. while ElbeTs band which was
scheduled for a concert furnished sew
eral musical numbers for the pro-
gram.