Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17
TEMPERANCE WORKERS
AND SCHOOL CHILDREN
EXPOSITION VISITORS
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and other Liquor Traf-
fic Foes at Today and
Tomorrow Show
CHURCHES HAVE EXHIBIT

The election is over. The returns are in.
The celebrations are on. Today, on the
morning after the night before temperance
societies will hold forth at the Philadelphia
Today and Tomorrow Civic Exposition, in
the Commercial Museum, S4th and Spruce
streets.
A large attendance, interested nightly
In the downfall Of King Booze. II looked
for Nearly all the societies to be present
will be OF the feminine gender, however,
and the women's Christian Temperance
Union has the most conspicuous part on
the program. Two State presidents of the
union are TO speak-Mrs. Lulu Shepherd, of
Utah. and Miss Esther Elfreth, OF New
Jersey There will be also group of
pretty girls In white. who, fsuratively, will
wind the blue ribbon around the nations
of the land" An orchestra of 40 pieces from
the Campbell Public School, billed as the
best boys' orchestra in the city will occupy
the band stand in the Afternoon, and at night
children OF the Girard Public School will
sing
Two motion picture shows--absoutely
free and, therefore, In demand44are being
given daily In the lecture room. as n result
OF the invitation sent out by the Philadel-
phia Commercial Museum to a large number
OF manufacturers who have supplied ''nov-
les" OF their Industrial processes This is
the largest collection of Industrial and edu-
cationa films ever shown in any one place.
AT each show 1000 feet of Aim are used,
and lecturer is always In attendance.
PROGRAM OF PICTURES.
The movie" schedule for the rest of the
week follows:
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M, MF S tHs RSrdsp
Eioqri or, From, the Field to the Table" by
ThuFsaSy SJtern9SpnThs Sp. Naticnq Cash Reg
T ThuPsday Sshs@TSS SS MsihR ii"GSFK Of Fine Tools,
OY Friday ria aH afterSoon p Electrical side of
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Saturday afternoon--The General Eiectric
Saturday night-"The Curtis Publishing Com
y show VIII ne S Ssls SW trn Wh s IN
lishment.
The attendance is still slim, but lnclement
weather is chiefly TO blame However, the
school chilren, 10000 each day, continue to
be among the chief attractions of the expo
sition, both as spectators and exhibitors
These help a candy man to do n large busl-
ness. School children inevitably have a
fondness for candy, but they are attracted
to this particular candy man because of the
sort of candy he makes and the way he
makes 1t. He has queer spinning machine
webs.
RELIGIOUS FEATURE.
The religious section of the exhibit is fas-
oinatng for those religiousy inclined. TN
doubtedly II will prove to be so to the
temperance society members in attendance
today. Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
religious houses are all represented, and
a large model of a stone church does repre-
sentative duty for all. In the window
panes, on the inside, are pictures of all the
churches and synagogues in the city. Who
ever enters seeks TO locate his or her
church if the visitor has no church of his
own, he may pick out whatsoever one he
desires. t...- ..
Christ Church, I'd street. above Market
has a model of itself and the grave of
Robert Morris, inancier of the American
Revolution, is shown. Several high school
girls upon viewing II today, said simultane-
ousy that Bob was a good old scout" The
exhibit of Christ Church is only several
booths removed from one in which hangs
the portrait of BILLY" Sunday.
In tho charity section the exhibit of st;
Francis Country Home for Convalescent
Women In charge of several sisters, proves
interesting to scores of visitors. Here is