Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05
SPECIAL EXERCISES
IN NORTHERN SECTIONS
Tioga, Northwest Philadelphia,
Roxborough, Manayunk Held
Demonstrations Yesterday

Tiogas safe and Sane Fourth" Associa-
tion arranged for the morning a parade OF
1000 children OF the schools west OF FIJI
teenth street. with Mr. Robert 7, Brown as
chief marshal and Miss Deemer representing
Miss Columbia in the large patriotic hoat |
lhey paraded over the principal streets OF |
the section TO the George H. Boxer School,
Twenty-second and ontario streets, where /
the exercises were held at IL o'clock Mr.. !
George Lower presided and the program in |
cluded prayer by the Rev Samuel McWil- |
llams, Of the Tioga Methodist Episcopal |
| church: an address by Mr. John Halder- |
man; recitation of Lincoln's address at |
| Gettysburg by Grafley Lower, son OF the |
chairman; special drills and dances, under |
the direction Of Miss Zaida Haney and Miss |
Brown, and Girl Scout drill. After the |
exercises the young people paraded to stem |
| ton Field, where there we're athletic sports |
| from to o'clock, with prizes for the win
| ners
OF course some time was saved for eats
! for sandwiches and ice cream all go in with
| patriotism In order to get as much enjoy
! ment as possible out of the day at 80 In
| the evening these loyal little Americans as
| scmbicd again at the Boxer School and
marched 10 the Toga Theatre for a patriotic
| movinE-piCture show Mrs. Frank G.
| lutchie is treasurer of this committee
/ which included Mr.. J. w Daniels, Mr. G.
| II. Hagy, Mr. George l.. Rote, Mr.. A. Lin
coin Acker Mr.. G. Z. Lower, Mr.. Clayton
\. Hoover, Mr., Charles S. PaXson. Mr. Rob-
, ert W. Brown. Mr. Edgar Janncy, Mr.
Adolph Herman, Mr.. Frank Paul. Mr..
| Henry Kern and Mr.. A. II, Schneider,
Probably the largest demonstration given
by an individual patriot was Uncle Joe Zieg-
/ ler's at NiCctown, Uncle Joe's parade in
cuded boys and girls from four to th!r-
teen Yeas Of age, They represented Red
|roSs nurses, campfire, girls, scouts, both
boys and girls: sailors and soldiers. Uncle
Joe designed fifty floats illustrating the
Birth Of Liberty. This parade was headed
| by a guard Of twenty-five Grand Army
men and had in II n reproduction OF our
! Liberty Bell. Uncle Joe made his own
patriotic speech and provided all the re-
| freshments for his young guests who num-
| bered about $50. In the afternoon they had
games and a military drill. In the evening
Uncle Joe entertained the grown-ups Block
4iOO on Crate street was roped OFT and all
the pOrches We're decorated with bunting
and flags and illuminated with japanese
lanterns There was bright music and
dancing from TO II o'clock. Uncle Joe
went the safe and sane associations one
better and gave a special matinee this after
noon in the CayuEa Theatre, through the
courtesy Of the management, when 5000
children spent two and one-half hours sing
ing patriotic songs, listening to patriotic
music and viewing war pictures OF l116.
Manayunk Wissahickon and RoXborough
! natives who have removed to other towns
| were invited to return for the day and visit
the Sunday school they attended in their
youth. as July is always day Of Sunday
| school pCniCs in the woods. preceded by a
| parade of Sunday-school children through
the suburb. Mr.. Hiram l.. Wynne was chief
| marshal of the RoXborough parade, which
| left Manayunk and Lyceum avenues at 7;45
| a. m There were 1000 in line, with the
very little tots in gayly decorated automo.
bes. Mr. William Stephany was chairman
: of the committee and Mr.. Horace MacFad'
II | ven secretary. In Wissahickon and Mana
| yunk similar program was carried out
! The Catholic schools made particularly
fine showing, the children representing vari-
). Gus historical characters. Each school had
a its own patriotic service In the woods and
. each school furnished the food for its
L youngsters for the day.
h A special feature of the picnic menu was
the old-time Dutch cake The business
u houses along the route of the parade II
c. Manayunk were decorated with flags anc
s red white and blue bunting. As this Il
:, strictly our American day. only the Star!
> and Stripes were displayed
n Falls Of SrhuySilrs demonstration
q started early in the morning, when th'
Sunday-school pupils assembled on Dob
sons athletic grounds for prayer, praise
s, and patriotism. The Rev. Walter Oakford
.. of the Falls Reformed Church, opened tn,
, service with prayer, and the Rev. Charlie!
u L. Seasholes, d. D., of the Falls Baptis
y Church. read the Declaration of lndepend
N ence. Other features were singing by the
:. Falls Male Chorus and a flag drill under
- the direction of Miss Uretta Johnson. TIL,
1 young patriots marched down Queen lane t
IN Ridge avenue, along the Ridge at that sec
tlon and then dispersed for their annua
10 picnic No display of fireworks mad
S in any OF these sections.