Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

enthusiastic approval of the EVENING
1EpeER's suggestion that day of pa
trIotisn' he observed during the COnyen
ton of the Associated Advertising Clubs
NJ the World In this city next June was
EXPRESSED today by prominent Philadel
phians.
All agreed that It would benefit the
nation TO make boosters of real American
notriotism out of the 10000 advertising
experts. bankers, merchants and manu-.
facturers who will attend the convention
from every section of the United States.
They concurred in the opinion that the
United States cannot he commercially
successful unless 1t develops and main.
tains for all time - unselfish patriotism
Of high order.
A resolution congratulatng the EVENING
LEDGER for its suggestion that Patriot.
ism Day" be observed during the big ''ad"
convention were unanimously adopted last
night by Major William Mckinley Camp,
No. 10. United Spanish War Veterans.
The resolution points out that school,
teachers in every part of the city are in
favor of declaring holiday and allow.
ing thousands of children to participate
in the exercises of Patriotism Day" The
resolution follows:
Whereas, several thousand school
teachers are reported to be in favor
Of deprivinE the children of Phila.
delphia of the lessons in patriotism
taught by the observance of Wash.
lngton's Birthday and Memorial Day,
Resolved, BY the members of Ma
Jor william Mckinney camp, NO. lO,
United Spanish War Veterans, in
campfire assembled. that the EVEN
ING LEDGER he congratulated for
its greater patriotism and broader
nubIic sDirit i'm advocating "patriot.
ism Day"
Commandant Russell of the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard, said
II suggest the setting aside of a special
day for Patriotism Day Some advo-
cate using the day of the army and
navy celebration as Patriotism Day. but
believe that the subject of patriotism is
Of sufficient Importance to warrant the
setting aside of special day, with ex-
ercises Of purely patriotic nature.
u would suggest that speaker of ma
uonaI Importance deliver stirring ad-
S SIess Oh american lueals on the steps OF
historic ni lhuepenuehce nan Ihere could
s, sso pe par"ue OF Sal!ors' marines ana
u.r,1a u"T 1o''.'l" 81, '"eS,hut street. III the
parade could be included historical fea-
tures tr,r n WncI, Woulo not ran TO sur patriot
sactIons Of to i.,,;d nj, liIIt az
patriotisr, ~, &c, s,,Ia,,,,id ~ 80 -
such a dav ,voi,Id ,,ar,e its i,,G,o,ca SaIt
throughout the nation "
Provost Smith. Of the I-nIversttv of
Pennsylvania. said. "a snIendid idea
think that a Patriotism Dav' should he
set aside for visits to lndencndence Hail,
Congress Hall. old Christ church. BETSY
Ross House and other historical points
os os interest Contact with these emblems
w. taz., uner'S cou'd not IAN to arouse patriot
'''5 p.,..,,.
p pp,'s9uler p General W. g. Price Jr, y.
A., an,ar,aanl ~ s"lu "A very good thlng. All real
nj tha 'Ius h naNe p'eitE oi PATRIOTISM down
times If ,omi noods VI 'ueir "eatts; Dut some
'Patriotis,,, TuS T nItte StlTtIhg up a
ayyo o''H,m r,,in,,t paS .nlsht 90 the jon
the militia ~, ",6 'ulliLlis Tout OF
poyers of pbirodai,t,t, ,'t, ,"',Snr Has u et'i-
enough to ,irl, o,,t a. ""u'u De p"ts'oIlc
National Guard IN thof. stol,,i,,,',,te w. r"e
and ,",, "uaIu III thelf establishments
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