Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-22
RAIN BRAVED BY
GREAT THRONG TO
HONOR SOLDIERS
Impressive Memorial Services
in Market Square Follows
Parade of Flags"


form who went out from Harrisburg
to camp or trench must have expert
enced an uncommon emotion yester-
day afternoon when despite lowering
clouds and threatening rain. many
hundreds of fathers, mothers and
relatives of all denomination and
proud friends paid tribute to them
with a stately march through the
city streets with community singing
and prayer. At noon it looked as
though the ceremonies might have to
be called off and conference was
hastily summoned by the men in
charge. Henderson Gilbert, c. Floyd
Hopkins and Joseph Wallazz, along
with the marshals, Mercer b. Tate,
r. NJ. II. Wharton and +. ]. Stack
pole. \ slight breaking of the clouds
was sufficient encouragement to go
ahead with the program and the pic
turesque, impressive pageant moved
on its way nearly at the moment ap-
pointed, starting at State and Third
streets.
A great many who would have
come out in fair weather bearing the
service flag that speaks so surely of
hero in the family, did not venture
to march, but in most cases the par
ticular emblem was carried by some
one so that a flag waved for practic-
ally every one of the $500 patriots
from Harrisburg and Dauphin coun-
ty now in service. Out Third to Yer
beke, to Second, to Forster. to Front,
to Market and nnally the Square,
was the route of march, conspicuous
for great crowds who lined the
streets, showing visibly their love for
the flag and their determination to
stand by the nation until il wins.
Square Is Filled
To the inspiring notes of Onward
Christian Soldiers" the service star
parade" entered and occupied Mar
ket Square which was completely
filled by this time. Nearly every
church choir in the city had sent
ed singers helped render mighty
wave of praise, truly affecting.
The nearness of the war, the pos
sibility of many thousands of Ameri-
can boys being killed and sorely
wounded. the very reality of the cris-
is, moved many a mother to tears.
The community singing was con-
Quoted by John W. Phillips, choir
master of Grace Methodist Church,
the Commonwealth band playing ac-
compartments. This arrangement
was by far the best that has been
tried. The loud, sure notes of the
skilled bandsmen lent confidence to
timid singers, and America, the
Beautiful" and The Battle Hmyn of
the Republic. swelIed up in great
volume from several thousand
throats. While this vast concourse
stood at attention, all heads barred,
the Rev. DR.. George Edward Hawes.
Market Square Presbyterian Church,
offered n most eloquent and touch
ing prayer, asking that Thou wilt
give to our arms a victory so splen-
did that the whole world shall know
that it is a victory of the Lord Jesus
Christ
I'VE keep the home fires burning"
read the inscription carried by that
section of the parade which included
the home folks" the group which
called out deepest attention from on
lockers. Then there were Boy Scouts,
whose representative carried a large
service flag, followed by bearers of
the Stars and Stripes. An advance
guard of city police led off, standard
bearers next, then the Common
wealth band and after them the fol-
lowing clergymen:
Kt. kew. +. II. mCDeNlIt, DlSnop
of the Harrisburg diocese; the Rev.
Robert S. Bagnell, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church; the Rev. L. s.
Nudge, pastor of Pine Street Presby-
terian Church; Rabbi Louis Haas,
Ohev Sholom Temple; the Rev. Will
liam y. Yates, pastor of Fourth
Street Church of God; the Rev.
Father d. ]. Carey, the Rev. Father
Joseph Murphy, st. Francis congre-
CATION; the Rev. John NJ. Warden.
pastor of Bethany Presbyterian
Church: the Rev. J. Bradley Mark
ward. pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran
Church: the Rev. b. f. Bausman, the
Rev. d. w. Deavor, pastor of Ep-
worth Methodist Episcopal Church;
the Rev. Ulysses G.. Leeper, pastor of
Bethel A NJ. L. Church.