Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-29

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which will stand in history as the
hrst reception rendered by native
born citizens of the United States
to the foreign born residents among
us, whom it is hoped by this and
other means to so wholly American
ize. that they will hereafter recog-
nize the Stars and Stripes as their
only flag.
Expense Not Heavy
The trifiing expense of this ef-
fort. trifiing in comparison with the
result TO be attained, is in every
proper sense an investment Ex-
Mayor Bowman, than whom there is
no more patriotic or sensible citizen
in Harrisburg, has said, This is our
first reception to the foreigners, to
show that they are welcome among
us. Whatever we spend on this re-
ception will be cheap from the
standpoint of a national investment,
and will inevitably come back to the
government with vast increase in
War Savings Stamps, Liberty Loan
subscriptions, and in contributions
to the Red Cross an dthe Y. NJ. c.
A.
The cost of the days celebration
! less by far than the town usually
spends for futile fireworks; less than
tldIi Wudl II Will SptIlu OH IHe same
day for tobacco burned and chewed; !;
not as much as it usually spends on
soda water and movies, amounts to
! barely 10 cents per person for the
| 100000 people who will thus have
opportunity to show that they value
! patriotic expression to the extent of
a bag of peanuts.
| The money for this parade has
been cheerfully given. and by per-
sons and organizations who have
! been most generous to all other
| causes relating to the war. They be-
| lieve, as all must believe when the
! facts come to be understood that
without expression of ideals and
without focusing-point for that
expression, patriotism loses its force.
Show Splendid Spirit
The finance committee has pro-
vided enough money to see that the
procession is kept in cheerful march
ing condition through the presence
of sufficient bands, to serve also the
great evening meeting.
1T is a fine thing to note the
spirit of participation and patriotism
which has guaranteed the presence
of fully 1900 industrial representa-
tives in the procession, of great
throngs from commercial establish
ments, of solid ranks of the frater-
nal orders and the patriotic and civic
organizations of the town.
"On Americanization Day. July 4,
1918, there properly can be but two
classes of bystanders who do not
participate. The first will include
the children, who are not permitted
to parade. and those who are physi-
cally unable to make the march,
strong though their spirit may be
for the America aniZation effort. The
second class will include those who
are helping the Kaiser by criticising
the Presidents ideals on the Ameri-
caniZation of our whole complex
population. or who, while noninally
| American, are of the class who
scolded at the expense of the oint-
ment with which Mary annointed
the Saviour.
LAS well expressed by John F.
Dapp yesterday, himself of foreign
birth the great celebration to occur
next Thursday, gives an opportunity
to abolish the idea of any other flag
in America. than the American flag,
and a further opportunity to dis
cover who there are among our
American and foreign-born citizens
not wholly in sympathy with the
United States in its present war.
The Publicity Committee
Four patriotic mass meetings in as
many churches in Harrisburg will be
interesting features of the big Inde-
pendence Day celebration in Harris
burg. The general committee in
charge of the celebration made this
announcement this morning. These
meetings will be similar to meetings
held for several years in Market
Square Presbyterian Church. They
will be held this year from a. m.
10 a. m.
The locations for three of the
meetings were announced this morn
ing. A meeting for the Allison Hill
people will be held in the Fourth
Reformed Church, Sixteenth and
Market streets; for downtown people
| in Market Square Presbyterian
Church, and for uptown people re-
siding above Maclay street. In Camp
Curtin Memorial Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Will Choose Location Tonight
The location for the meeting for
people of the uptown district. below
Maclay street. will be selected at
meeting of ministers of that section
this evening. Patriotic speeches will
feature all of the meetings. The
names of the speakers will be an
Inounced within several days by the
committee in charge of this work.
War Stamps As Prizes
War Savings Stamps as prives will
be offered for three classes of dec
GRATED houses and business places in
Harrisburg. Chairman Rennethum,