Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

country's. is centered in the speech MIR.
johnson IL preparing.
Inc California progressive has spoken
but little in the East When he was cam.
paigning for the vice presidency with Theo.
dore Roosevelt heading the ticket In 1912
he made number of speeches In this neigh.
borhood but theu he was eclpsed by the
candidate for the higher office. Now he
looms as the biggest progressive figure In
the Senate fresh from wonderful victory
In his own state. II Is in Philadelphia that
he will make his first really national ap.
pearance. What he has to say is of inter.
est everywhere; In foreign lands as well. as
at home. and his presence at the 1nde.
pcndence Square rally makes the occasion
one of the chief events of the world for
that day.
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE
Physical arrangements for the great oc-
cGsion are almos. all made. The Police
Department is sending every available man
to keep order among the tens of thousands
who will be in and about the square. Dl-
rector Wilson expects to have at least 1000
OF his men on nand
Two thousand Boy Scouts will place them
selves under direction of the police.
Estimates of the crowd expected range
anywhere from 80 900 to several hundred
thousands. When Independence Square is
packed SO full that the police deem 1t wise
to allow no more there, the crowds will
be formed east on Chestnut street Al
ready plans have been completed to have
rpeeches from the steps of the Customs
House, and IL necessity arises speakers will
be rushed farther east and other building
heights will be used as rostrums.
Patriotic. religious. business and other
wise fratcrna organizations will be march,
Ing to Independence Square from shortly
. Al 60, AZ.
II will be. too, with the schools and col.
leges. All STUDENT of high school ,stand-
ihI will congrcEatn in Washington Square I:
college men VIII 60 To Independence Square
Superintendent CARRIER and Superintendent
Flood. of the Catholic Schools will direct
the meeting In Washington Square alone
with Frederick q, Jones. of the general com.
mittee. a full program will be carried out
there also. The speakers will be of ma =
tonal importance.
TO SING NATIONAL AIRS.
There will be plenty of music in both
places also flags and decorations Mrs,
Edward T. Stotesbury has arranged for the
distribution of 100000 pamphlets on which
will be printed the ,national songs which
will be sung.
The Orpheus and Fortnightly clubs will
furnish a singing nucleus for the tremen-
dous crowd Henry Gordon Thunder will
personally lead the singing, He is being
assisted by John II. Carr, Clarence Gardner
and Walter l.. Sheppard
Traffic arrangements have been framed
to accommodate the clubs marching to the
celebration. No vehiCular traffic of any
sort will be allowed in Bread street between
Jackson street and Susauehanna avenue
after 2:30 p. m, and Market street will
be similarly regulated from Fifth to Six
teenth streets. The same will be true of
Locust street bptween thoSe limits op,l
from Arch to Spruce no traffic will be per-
mitted on Fifth. Sixth and Seventh streets.
NO auto parking will be allowed anywhere
In the area bounded by Fourth to Six
teenth. Arch to Spruce streets after 12: 30
p. I'm. until the meeting Is over.
The only motors allowed on these streets
will be those that have to do officially with
the celebration such as are ordered by
Thomas Robins. who as chairman of the
reception committee will convey Mr.. John
son and other guests.
The 600 seats which represent the max
imum capacity of the grandNand i'm In
dependence Square are In charge OF L. A.
Wright Jr.. of the general committee.
Even Mayor Smith must go 70 him with a
request for seats
That the occasion will be of truly Nation
al character is evident from glance at
some of those who will be in the grand
stand Governors Brumbaugh, Whitman.
or New York, Edge, OF New Jersey and
Townsend. of Delaware, are among The
State executives who will be present. May
ors of Trenton. Wilmington. Chester and
other large communities are expected. Mr.
Johnson himself is expected to furnish the
Far West atmosphere; only the nearby
Governors could arrange to be present on
such short notice. All the Governors, how
ever, will be represented. if they cannot
come in person, for one of the features of
the rally will be the acceptance by Mayor
Smith of the flag presented to Philadelphia
by all the States. 1t has in it "A star pre-
sented by each of the As commemorative.
Mayor Smith considers that he is speak,
ing modestly when he says the celebration
will be the greatest patriotic demonstra-
ton ever held at anytime. anywhere. And
it will be held rain or shine.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS USHERS
The first of the preparations for partici-
patton in the rally by the schools of Phia-
delphia was begun this afternoon at the
South Philadelphia High School for Boys
with the announcement that the entire
school enrolment of 1000 would march to
independence Hall on Saturday.
The 1000 students will meet at Broad and
Locust streets Saturday afternoon at ! 80
and from there will march to the demon
straton.