Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
MANY FLAGS THROWN TO BREEZE
AT INDUSTRIAL PLANTS TODAY
Ceremonies Scheduled for Morning and Afternoon
Throughout City and Camden-Bands Play and
Words of Patriotism Inspire Crowds of
Employers. Employees and Guests

Many industrial plants in this city and |
nearby points in New Jersey were scenes
Of hag-raising celebrations today.
ono of the larger demonstrations was
that of 5000 workers, the ma jority OF them
from the pisston plant, who gathered at
Lonsshorc and Tulip streets and paraded TO
a big flag raising at state road and rnruh
street.
The parade started at . o'clocl, Mounted
police led the procession, followed by the
Disston Band. state Fcucbles, Field and
Ambulance 6orpe No. ., and fraternal or
ganizatious. IN The parade also were girls
from the D.sston packing plant with q big
nag. Congressman Costello and coroner
Knight were the speakers at the meeting.
2ooo SMALL. FLAGS DROPPED
Two thousand miniature naRs dropped
from a large flag rs 1t was drawn by Mrs.
Herman l.. tiohlfeld To the top Of q sixty
iNo-foUt pole at the hammock factory of
the lIohircd Manufacturing Company.
Tenth street and Allegheny avenue
Thousands Of spectators were present at
th" cNorCiSc-, special invitations having
been accepted by officials and employees OF
the SWpass Leather company, the North
American Lace company, the Scott Taper
company. Thomas T. Brown & Sons
Hosiery Company and the Albro-Clem lio-
Nator COMPANY Boy Scout troops Nos. 81
IS. 81. -. M i6d and l6I were repre-
scented.
Herman f.. IlohlleId made the mtroduc-
tory address, following an Invocation given
by the Rev. George ". Henson district
superintendent "t Tn" Methodist EpisCoua
Conference.
other speakers were former Mayor John
Weaver Dr. Gordon NJ. Christine. deputy
commissioner and scout master aud the
Rev Walter u. G"ccnway. pastor Of the
CASTOR Presbyterian Church Uummcla
Band played and patriotic songs were sung
Following the tlag exercises the spec
tatprS paradcd to Front street and Erie
avenue, whore the Hohlfed company soccer
team played "A picked team from the Indus
trial Soccer League of Philadelphia. for
the benefit Of the Red Cross.
Ncighhoring mills participated in - flag
celebration at the WOODEN mills of = r. q
| T. w. FlciShcr Main and Rector streets,
| Mana%uuk. \ First Regiment hugle corps
| furnished music. \ cannon salute was fired
| and whistles on nearby Manayunk fac
! tories We're blown for five minutes. : +.
| f1eshcr. Of the company, made an address
Small flags nuttcrcG out from large
| Tag that was formally raised at noon by
employees of Thomas Mills & Bro. manu-
! faCturCrS Of CpnfectiouorS' and bakers
/ tools. ighth aud Thompson streets. Tho
| Rev. Il, g Wells. pastor Of the Tabernacle
| Methodist Episcou9I Church. Eleventh and
| oxford streets. delivered patriotic adj
| dress
| Fag raising exercises were held at
| 30 o'clock at the factory of the Phila-
| delphia Bag Company, and the associate
| firms. the Morice Twine Mills and the Phila-
| delphia- Lancaster Bag Company at Water
| and Tasker streets. The presentation ad-
dress We're made by Neil Alexander and
the acceptance address by e. w. Bchrcus.
| superintendent of the factory.
SrHOoL CHILDREN SING
Pupils Of the charles Wood pubic
school, second and Wolf streets sang
| patriotic songs and BOY Scouts of the
| Bethel NJ. H. church troop gave buclc
| calls. The Invocation was made by the
| Rev. John NJ. TOohcy. of the Church Of the
| Sacred Heart. Third and Reed streets and
the heuodictiou by tn" Rev. j. W pcrkeu-
, will be required before marriage. In the
! present world crisis and in our entrance
upon new conditions, it is especially mpor-
! tant that the future life of the nation be
made as vigorous as possible
WILL Not BOTHER CONGRESS
The American Nurses Association has
decided unanimously that Congress is too
| busy to be bothered with a request for a
special charter, and has voted to try to get
charter from the District OF Columbia.
| according to information obtained today.
| Since war has been declared the women
feel that II would not be patriotic to at
| tempt to take the time Of Congress in put
ting such legislation leforc it. As a mat
ter Of sentiment. the women want the best
( there is but decided 10 fOrEo this honor
for the organization ana set one in the Dis
trict of Columbia instead
The 1918 joint session of the three o.
| gani2ations will be in cleveland without
| doubt according to officers of the convcn-
| tion. who say the ohio city has been i'll
| viting the meeting for some time. and that
| ia he fnr the MiddIa IN ba1.a
it anyway. The selection will take place
| Wednesday,