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

Reservoir Park where an attractive
program will be rendered. Congress
man Edward r. Robbins. of Green's
burg. will be the principal speaker
on this program other features in
clude community singing and a band
concert by the Municipal band.
Elks Have Program
With many of its members in
various military camps and canton
ments throughout the United States
and with some of them already serv-
ing on foreign battlefields. Harris
burg Lodge of Elks will this evening
hold its annual Flag Day celebration
with newer and deeper significance.
The arrangements made by various
committees of the organization pro-
vide for big parade of leading or
sanizations through the central part
of Harrisburg TO Reservoir Park. At
the conclusion of the parade at the
park. varied program will he rem
dered. The principal address will he
delivered by Congressman Edward +.
Robbins.
The Parade
The parade. with hundreds of or
ganiZation men of Harrisburg in line.
is scheduled to move of promptly at
80 o'clock. Captain Harry Nj. Slime.
l&de. has issued request that all
organizations be at their respective
stations at 7.l5 o'clock that they may
be ready TO move of promptly one
quarter hour later.
Captain Slime has issued a request
that all organizations form with the
right of each leading organization
resting on Front street. that the pro-
cession may be able to move off as
quickly and with as little confusion
as possible.
Captain Thomas r. Jones will be
Captain Stine's chief-of-staff and
Richard Coover and Il. L. Longneck-
er, will be aids
ORGANIZATIONS will form in these
sections: on North street. Municipal
band. Harrisburg Lodge of Elks and
Harrisburg Reserves; on Liberty
street, Highspire band, Harrisburg
Republican Club. Rotary Club and
assembled choirs; on State street.
Inorth sidel, New Cumberland band.
Central Democratic Club. employees
Harrisburg Cigar Company and Sons
OF Veterans; on State street, (south
Sidel, Mechanicsburg band, Moor
head Knitting Company, Red Men
and st. George Cadets; on South
street, Knights of Columbus
The Harrisburg Lodge of Elks and
the kiwanis Club, which will march
with the first mentioned organization,
Will assemble at the Elks Home
promptly at I o'clock. The Rotary
Club will also assemble at the place
assigned in the preceding orders al
! o'clock.
Program at Park
On the evenings varied program,
the principal address will be deliver
ed by Congressman Edward L. Rob-
bins, of Greensburg. who will speak
on Our Country and Its Flag" A
history of Old Glory will be traced
by John r. Geyer, of Harrisburg
Abner W. Hartman, prominent in the
Elks organization, will deliver THE
Elks Tribute to the Flag"
Another feature of the program
will be two patriotic readings which
will be given by Miss Florence
Lukens Newbold, of Harrisburg, a
graduate of Emerson College OF
. Oratory.
With community singing receiving
immensely increased attention in
. Harrisburg, much interest is being
manifested in this evenings music
. by the combined choirs of the city
The executive committee of the
community singing campaign has is.
d ShNA GA 4ilN4NdN4Ol4 ~ All
choirs to participate in this event
and numerous favorable responses
have been received. The singing will
be under the direction OF AbneI
Hartman and will start promptly al
8 o'clock with the accompaniment
being played by the Municipal band
The choirs. full or in part, are asked
TO meet at the Decevee Conservatory
of Music, on Second street neal
North. at o'clock TO join in the pa
rade. For the numerous persons un-
able to participate in the parade
seats with their respective choirs will
be reserved at the park.
At the conclusion of these eXer-
cises. the lodge will proceed to the
Meade W. Detweiler memorial where
the organization will pay a tribute OF
affection 10 its past grand exalted
ruler.
Or the completion of these serv-
ices. the final part of the program
a concert by the Municipal band, viii
start.
The following program will bt
rendered:
March. Naval Reserves" Johr
| Philip Sousa: overture, Raymond.
Ambrose Thomas; solo, The Sun.