Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-14

shine of Your Smile" Jay Il. Trim
mer, Lillian Ray; selection. The
Grass Widow" Louis 4. Hirsh; in
termeZzo, The Wedding .of the
Roses" Leon Jessel; The Star
Spangled Banner
That the yard. employees of the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad in the Harris
burg, Enola and Marysville yards
might have an opportunity to DEM
onstrate their love and fealty TO
their nation and its government,
practically every activity in the sew
eral yards was suspended at noon
to-day that patriotic exercises might
be held in observance of Flag DAY.
These exercises at noon to-day
were held all over the Philadelphia
and Middle divisions of the Penn
SylVania railroad as they were held
on practically every division of every
railroad in the United States for
railroad men are a mighty patriotic
lot of workers. Not only in the
larger sections where hundreds and
thousands of workers are employed
were these exercises held. but even
i'm the small hamlet with its little
wooden station with but a single en-
ploye. demonstrations were held. In
such sections in many cases these
lone employees held the demonstra-
llOnS aiOne, nut IN numerous plHSN
ones the community joined with
the railroad employees in the observ-
.ance in compliance with railroad of
ficials' request that small commu-
mites Join in the railroad observance.
Calls 10 the officials of the Phila-
delphia and Middle division officials
of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad were
sent on; by Il. L. o'Donnel, assistant
general manaSer. in compliance with
a request of Commissioner ClaXton,
of the Department of the interior.
Bureau of Education.
Many Programs
Commissioner Claxton's advices
suggesting that a Flag DAY Commit
tee be appointed to arrange the de-
tails for the observances. were is
sued just two days ago. but despite
the short time allowed for the con-
sumption of the arrangement of de-
tails. everything was we'll arranged
and all events went off without
hitch.
Shortly after the noon hour COM
menced in the several yards and sta
tions of this vicinity. the programs
were started, with this order fol-
lowed:
First-Busle call. Rally to Flag
.staff
Second-Flag raising. As flag
raised, The Star Spangled Banner"
was sung. as either solo or in
unison.
rhrd-Salute to the flag. and
pledge of allegiance, given either as
a song, chant or spoken word Il
pledge allegiance TO my flag and to
the Republic for which it stands.
One Nation indivisab bile. with Liberty
and Justice for all"
Fourth-American Greed. (said in
unison). Il believe in the United
States of America as a government
of the people. by the people. Cor the
people. whose just powers are de-
rived from the consent of the gov
erned; democracy in a republic;
sovereign nation of many sovereign
states; a perfect union. one and in
separa5le, established upon these
principles of freedom. equity. justice
and unity for which American pa
triots sacrificed their lives and for
tunes. | therefore believe it is my
duty to my country TO love it. to
support its constitution; obey its
laws: to accept its flag. and to de-
fend II against all enemies
,Fifth-Addresses
SiXth-SonE. Am erica"
The several speakers at the shops
of Harrisburg and the immediate
section were all sent out by the Har-
risburs and the immediate section
were all out by the Harrisburg re-
cruiting station. Their addresses
were in entire keeping with the
event. At the Seventh and Reilly
Shops. Private Bedford Atkinson.
who served in the ambulance SER
vice in France, was the speaker at
Maclay street. Corporal Louis f.
! Wilson was the speaker. and at the
Lucknow shops meeting. Sergeant
John X. Blake, veteran of the
Spanish-American War who in
charge of the publicity bureau of the
Harrisburg recruiting station, de-
! liVered the address