Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-10
KINGSESSING CENTRE
TO CELEBRATE FOURTH
SAFELY AND SANELY
Two Historical Parades to Pass
Through Neighborhood and
Farm Hollow Square for
Review
TABLEAUX AND SONGS

Few celebrations in the city will sur.
pass even If they come UP to, the one
planned by the kingsessng Recreation
Centre. 5Oth street and Chester avenue.
for the Fourth of July.
Parades. baseball games, folk dances.
drills. races. field sports games. tableauS
and fireworks will be some of the many
attractions on the days program at the
centre SO thoroughly has the celebration
been planned that It has been necessary
to borrow" Clark Park, 43d street and
Chester avenue for the occasion in order
to get all the events in. The park will
be used for the staging of the historical
tableauX in the afternoon and the fire.
works display in the evening. Band con.
certs will also he given there
The big time" will start at o'clock in
the morning with the formation of two
parades each led by band at 5sth street
and Chester avenue and the other at 41st
street. The professions, which will be of
an historical nature. will march toward each
other, meeting at the centre at 50th street
There they will form hollow square and
he Judged for the best costumes in line
Different figures and incidents OF history
will be represented, such as the Spirit Of
1776." THE Signing of the Declaration Of
Independence" the 13 States and many
others. A figure representing Governor
Printz will also be seen. Governor Printz
was the first Governor of Kingsesse, sec.
tion that formerly comprised In the neigh.
borhood of what is now 60th street and
Elmwood avenue and the vicinity.
Several hundred school children will be
in line, led by 90 troops of Boy, Scouts.
Three divisions of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America will also participate in the
demonstration. Pupils from the 12 follow.
ing schools will be In line Harrty. Long
streth. Lea Bartram, stowe, Mitchell.
ComeRys, Stone, Huey st. Francis dc
Sales, Phillips Brooks and the Church Of
the Blessed Sacrament.
Following the awarding of the insignia
of the Centre as a prize to the best dressed
parader, the assemblage will hear a trained
chorus sing from the balcony. The pieces
| will be mostly patriotic. Following the
| songs by the chorus. the entire assemblage
| will join in singing the "StarSpangled
| Banner" with the two bands combined.
| After that will come a flagraising cere-
mony. The prominent artists who will sing
| in the chorus are Donald V. Redding. Mrs
| F. G.. Ritter, Mrs. John ], Burns, DIR. John
A. Becker. Henry Hotz and David Griffin
This will bring the celebration up to
| 1890 At that time there will be base
| ball game between Gnisrow and Grotto
| on the lower field. AT the same time or
the upper field there will be hoop drill
| for girls and a dumbbel drill for boys
| between the ages of 10 and IA. novelty
will be seen in the hoop drill, as the par.
tlcipants will have musical bells fastened
to them. with which the girls will play
| patriotic airs There will also be gym.
| nastics.
ATTRACTIVE DANCES
At II o'clock the upper field will be used
again for four separate dances, in which
girls at the ages of 10, 12 16 and 1S will
be seem The dances will be given in cos
tune Folk dances in costume will alsc
be given until 12 o'clock. At the same
time on another part of the big field the
Boy Scouts will go through competitive
tactics for trophy given for the highes
wallscaling. semaphone.signalng, barrel
totng, stretcher and dressing races. A
noon there will be an intermission for lunch
The afternoon celebration will begin II
the upper field with field sports, tract
events and competitive games among th'
various schools. the highest scorer getting
trophy. Hurdle. egg, potato, centiped,
and many other kinds of novelty races
will make the afternoon lively
on the lower field lasting virtually al
| the afternoon. will be two baseball games
one between Chesmont and Paschall. sched,
| uled to start at 80, o'clock. and the Other
between Gnsrow and Weston, scheduled e
start when the other is finished
Clark Park will enter the celebration of
| fcially at 3 o'clock when a series oi
tableaux in costumes will be given there
showing many incidents in history. Many
| of the historical characters will be seen
Band concerts will be given at both Clarl
Park and the Centre during the afternoon