Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-03
DIFFERENT FOURTH
TOMORROW IN CITY
War Brings New Apprecia-
tion Of Meaning of the
Nations Natal Day
CELEBRATIONS NUMEROUS

The reason is the war.
All over the city independence Day will
be kept And II will be kept not 90 much
in commenoraton Of the history that is
made as IN contemplation OF the history
that Is making.
The safe and Sane Committee Of the
Board Of Recreation and other Sane
Fourth" advocates have been active for
years. The situation this year helps them.
People must be serious. These arc serious
times.
INDEPENDENCE HALL CELEBRATION
The principal celebration, Of course will
be at independence Hall where the nation
will be dedicated anew 10 liberty and In
dependence,
DR. Ernest Laplace will be the chief
speaker and others will he named by the
Mayor.
The Independence Hall program, begin
ming at 10 a. m. will he as follows:
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From dawn until midnight the day VIII
be observed in West Philadelphia The
South Slxtieth Street Business Mems Asso-
citation has made the plans, baby parade
o parade OF school children, one OF busi-
ness men and one Of all men registered Tor
army draft viii be features. Band music ,
will be played all day at sixty-second and
Webster streets Fifty-ninth and Catharine
streets and Sixtieth street and the Parkway
Prominent men will address the people
at the patriotic centre, Fifty-nlnth street
and Washington avenue. A nag TO ny
until the war is over will be raised at Six
tieth and Catharine streets. Fireworks
will close the celebration,
FLAG RAIsINGs FEATURES
The siegel Hometown Improvement AS
sociation will open its celebration with
nag raising at Sixty second and Ellsworth
streets. parade in which marines VIII
appear will follow, and in the evening there
will be fireworks on Cobbs Creek Boule-
= ward.
The $500 Pemberton street Improvement
Association will open its observances with
children's parade at o'clock in the
morning. Unfurling of the flag and an ad-
dress by DR.. John Wilkinson, orator Of the
day.
Orchestra music, sports and games ,for
boys and girls. judging Of house decorations,
sports and games for men and women and
more music will follow In the evening
/, there will be dancing.
SHERWOOD CENTER
The Sherwood section celebration will
be preceded By a parade. which will move
from Flfty-eighth street and Willows ave
Z nue. 70 the scene of the observances IN
: cobb's Creek Park At 1870 Colonel r.
NJ. j. Reed viii deliver an address at the
raising Of the flag At IL o'clock human
flag will be formed to sing The Battle
Hymn Of the Republic" From 1870 to
IL Boy and Girl Scouts will compete in
first aid, drills and wigwagging.
After lunch and free ice cream for the
children there will be athletic events for
children and adults and at o'clock DR.. Il.
]. Cattell. city statlstician, will speak.
In the afternoon and evening the Woodland
Concert Band will play,
SPORTS AT BELMONT
On Belmont plateau, Fairmount Park.
hundreds Of children will compete in ath-
ietic sports and thousands will sing while
the band playn. Addresses will be delivered
by Judge Eugene {. Bonniwell, Mayor
Smith and Benjamin Colder. and the Sec
end Regiment Artillery will give exhibition
maneuvers, including sham battle.
sham battle will be another feature
Of the Belmont plateau celebration. Com
mon Councilman Jere II. Shaw says this
will be more elaborate than anything OF
the sort presented in Philadelphia in years.
KINGsEssING RECREATION CENTER
A parade Of 5000 citizens and ten troops
OF Boy Scouts will precede the celebration
of the Kingsessng section of the Safe and
Sane Fourth Of July Association at Kingses-
sing Recreation Center. On behalf of the
association a flag will be presented TO the
center by NJ. Marshall Smith. II will be ac-
cepted by Ernest L. Tustn A pageant.
"Old Glory" written by Miss Frances
Hampton Leeds supervising principal of
the Mitchell School, will be presented. In
the evening marines will drill and Judge
John NJ. Patterson will speak
Under the auspices Of the Hunting Park
section OF the Safe and Sane Fourth Of July
Association n celebration will be held in
Hunting Park A parade will start at
Broad and Butler streets. and the people
along the route will join in and march to
the park There will be athletic events and
speeches by prominent men.
FUNFIELD PARK CELEBRATION
Representative Herman L. Hecht will be
chairman and master of ceremonies at the
celebration at Funheld Park, Twenty second
street and Sedgley avenue. which will be-
gin at o'clock, following races and other
athletic events in the morning.
The patriotic oratlon and flag presenta-
tion will be by Judge Monaghan, Of Common
Pleas Court No. 5. Addresses will be by
the Rev. c. Clay Green, the Rev. Joseph NJ.
Corrigan, Rabbi Max D. Klein and others,
There will be singing and music by
Cramps Shipyard Band
IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
Beginning al 1890, there will be parade
Of conscription eligibles in South Philadel-
phia. followed by an athletic meet at Broad,
Norris and Mifiiin streets at 2 10 o'clock. A
marathon race, drilling by marines and sail
ors, band music and a fireworks display
will complete the celebration.
At the navy yard there will be an ath-
letic carnival on the marine parade grounds
IN the afternoon, and at night a boxing
tournament in the Bee Hive tent. The
Gnal number will be a heavyweight ex-
kibition boxing match between Jack Tay-
lor and Shadow" Morris, a marine. Billy
Recap will referee the boxing bouts.
DOWNTOWN CELEBRATIONS
Under the auspices Of the southeastern
section of the Safe and Sane Fourth OF
July Association there will be three cele-
brations At Starr Garden Recreation Gen.
ter Sixth and Lombard streets, Boy and
Girl Scouts. Campfire Girls. Blue Birds and
the Boys Brigade. Companies G and d.
Third Battalion, viii compete In athletic
sports Following will be general athletic
contests for men and boys. AZ Weccacos
Playground. Fourth and catharine streets,
there viii be flag raising and patriotic
singing at $50; Girl Scout activities and
hall games al 1880 and track and field