Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-27

stonemen from all parts OF the city and
from nearby sections will gather on South
Broad street tomorrow afternoon, march
to the Philadelphia Navy Yard and there
conduct a special memorial service for
the soldiers and sailors OF the United
States who lost their lives in Mexico. 1t
is expected, that between $4,000 and 10000
men will be in the line Of march and sew
eral thousand friends and relatives will
attend the service at the yard
The parade which will precede the serv-
Ice, will start from Broad and Skunk
streets. The members of the fellowship
will gather there and march 10 abreast
to the Navy Yard. Each member will wear
the insignia of the organization and the
marchers will be accompanied by numerous
bands. A feature of the parade will be
the avoidance of patriotic music by the
musicians. Only hymns will be played
The service will take place at 2:45
o'clock. The Rev. DIR. II. c. Stone, to whom
the fellowship owes its existence, will be
In charge and will make the principal ad-
dress. The Rev. c. H. Dickens, who is
Protestant chaplain at League Island, will
assist In the service and will address the
members and the assembled spectators.
In order to provide accommodations for
the large crowds who will attend the serv-
Ice, the Rapid Transit Company has pro-
vlded number of special cars. Cars have
bring members from outlying sections to
the point where the parade will form.
The North Philadelphia division of the
marchers will assemble on Broad street
north of Skunk: the West Philadelphia di-
vision Will gather on Snyder avenue east
and wost of Broad street, and the South
Philadelphia division will form on Broad
street north Of Snyder avenue Sixty chief
degree masters, the officials who confer the
highest degree on members of the fellow
oil n NtFin hn In ttn ltWNA Nf -n1n
Many ministers will be at the head of
Bible classes from their churches. Every
ward In the city will have n representation
in the march and at the service in the navy
yard The, largest delegation will come
from Germantown. 1t will be composed
Ward. The roster of the Stonemen's fellow
ship shows that there are about 5000 mem-
bers living in that section of the city, and
most of them will be present tomorrow.
A special detachment of sailors and ma
rines from the ships In the yard and from
the marine barracks will be detailed to take
proper care of the huge crowds which are
expected Delegations from the war ves-
sells who desire to take part in the service
will be permitted to attend.
While the service will be impressive, an in
teresting feature viii be the launching of a
flower boat, similar to that which will be
set adrift on the Delaware River on Decor
alton Day by members of the G. A. r..
The little craft, laden with flowers will
be sent out on the waters of the river in
commemoration Of the men OF the United
States Navy, who have unselhshly sacri-
feed their lives in defense OF their country.
Flowers will be strewn on the water as
little boat is launched.
The service will last about an hour.
Special provision has been made by the
Transit Company to carry away the crowds
at the close. Cars will be run on half-min-
ute schedule until virtually everybody has
left the yard.