Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-30

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se sne gsrrisons, with sailors and marines
rom League Island and several companies
vt tns National Guard, took A train from,
.ne Reading Terminal for Germsntown 10
mortal tablet
Most Of the posts held memorial ssrvices
~ convenient churches Sunday EVENING
s ss'sr delegations had marked the graves
Vi sheir comrades earlier in the day.
s. LUZ parade OF Veterans of Foreign wars
a.liI,o av.inso az Broad and Pine streets at 2
H. 49,, proceeding north to Spring Garden
suss' ICY ana entering Fairmount Park AT a
point north of Girard avenue bridge me.
,..S snoIia' services for the sailors and marines
we're held and flowers were strewn on
sne river Robert X Wright Jr.. ~ q N
,s''reo' ~ organiser Of the State Naval Mill.
to- pss, pes 'ne orator. j. B. Kunkle, of Law.
"" Fost was marshal Of the parade
SILENT HONOR TO HEROES.
Five minutes for memories" was OBJ.
served at noon at the Irish games, held al
central Park, 400 North 9th stree, The
rev George p. Franklin of 81. Coleman's
Cnurch' Ardmore. before throwing out the
uah mat opened the hurllng match between
the Philadelphia and New York teams
called those present to stand barebeoded
anu reVerent and give thought to those in
whose memory the day was set aside.
Iesentation Of a flagpole and flag
nasnihs oy the Holy Name Society of st
Monica1s Church, at 18th and RItner streets
were held this afternoon at gao o,oIoclt
AT the parochial school. Joseph p. CARNEY
mlaue the presentation and the Rev James
aimmins, the rector, accepted the gift
V%Iner % speakers were James F. Smith,
aesoclate Judge OF the United States
Court OF Customs Appeals, washington
-. -, ana former Governor General OF the
Phiuppines; Congressman William 8 Vare
ana sidney j. Burgoyne vice president Of
the Holy Name Union.
Solemn Requiem Mass for ali deceased
members of the Holy Name Society was
celebrated this morning in the Immaculate
conception Church, Price and Sullivan
streets, Germantown with a sermon by the
Rev. J. p Mickey, c. NJ.
Ihe Rev DR.. w. ]. Shipy. who years
ago was an actor In London before he be.
came an evangelist, delivered a patriotic
ADDRESS on The Roll Call" at the Inasmuch
Mission, 10th and Locust streets.
HEROES OF VERA CRUZ
Special exercises were held at the
graves OF George NJ. Poinsett in Hillside
Cemetery and Charles Allen Smith in Fern
WOOD. who lost their lives In the occupation
OF Vera Cruz in April, 1914. The Poinsett
monument at Logan also was decorated
Melville II. Freas, of 24s East Halnes
street, Germantown. performed his peculiar
Memorial Day ceremony by visiting wv
Hill Cemetery before daybreak and firing
a salute over the monument which he
erected to himself. Freas was accompanied
by his grandson, Russell johnson, and his
three granddaughters who participated in
the exercises which the old veteran yearly
holds in commemoraton of four Of his com
rades who died in Confederate prisons
The statue OF Commodore John Barry in
Independence Square and the grave of the
Revolutionary hero In St Mary's church,
yard. 4th and Locust streets, were appro.
priately marked by naval veterans and So
cieties
PUBLIC OFFICES KEEP HOLIDAY.
Federal, State and city offices were closed,
the Postoffice observing the holiday sched-
ule In the handling of the mails Sub
stations closed at IL A. m. and only one de-
livery of mail was made. at a. M. with
collections to the best interests of the serv-
Ice, Money order, registry and inquiry
sections of the central Office were open
until IL a. M, the wholesale stamp window
from a. M until 1 p m. and the retail
window from a. nj. until noon. Postal
savings repositories were closed all day.
From public buildings, business houses
and many private dwellings the national
colors are displayed For the guidance of
those who wish to follow proper etiquette
in the display of the flag on Memorial Day
the Sons of the Revolution in the State of
New York have issued the following rule:
"on Memorial Day. May 3O the flag
should fly at half staff from sunrise to
noon and at full stan from noon to sunset
In placing the flag at half staff Il should
first be raised to the top of the staff and
then lowered to position. and preliminary
to lowering from half stan It should first
be raised to the top"
Those persons who devoted the holiday to
outdoor found the days program of ath-
letic exercises unusually large and varied.
SERVICES IN CAMDEN.
Impressive Memorial Day exercises are
scheduled In Camden and in many sections
near Philadelphia. In Camden arrange
ments were made by several G. A. r. posts
and rs cltizens named by Mayor Ellis.
of Posts 5 and 81, Encampment
81, Union Veteran Legion, Sons OF Veter-
ans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and school
children assembled this morning at 5th
street and Taylor avenue and proceeded TO
the cemeteries to decorate the graves OF
The closing exercises of the day In Cam
den were held in the auditorium of the
Y M. G. A. following exercises at the Sol
diers' Monument.
Fort Hill was the scene OF a sham
battle between National Guardsmen of
Pennsylvania. II took place near Fort
where skirmishes occurred in
The Revolutionary War. One platoon was
dressed 10 represent American soldiers and
another the British.
Boy Scouts and Sons of Veterans are
aiding members of Lelper Post. G, A. r..
Today In paying tribute TO the soldier dead.
The John wanamaker Commercial Insti-
Lute Cadets have completed arrangements
for services In honor OF their dead COM
rades in i6 Of the Philadelphia cemeteries
EXERCISES AT MARCUS HOOK.
Memorial Day exercises at Marcus Hook
are IN charge of the Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Association. The program in
,ludes an address by the Rev, Robert
White, of Chester. the firing of yolley
over the graves by Sons OF Veterans and
exercises on the water front.
Patriotic services probably will be held |
II the funeral OF William White, member |
II many patriotic societies, said to be the |
asst of the three soldiers who guarded |
Jefferson Davis when imprisoned at Fort |
.ess Monroe. Mr.. White died last Friday |
4 his home. 2sss Susauehanna avenue. |
Interment will be In the Roxborough |
Church ground.
District Attorney John b. Hannum, Jr., |
II Chester viii be one OF the speakers at |
he anniversary entertainment and recsp- /
ion OF the collingdale Fire Companies to-
light.