Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-05
|CHBORS JOIN
IN CELEBRATIONS
ommunity Observance of
Independence Day
Throughout City
WAR SPIRIT EMPHASIZES
Patriotism Marks Events in
Various City Commu-
mites

Philadelphia yesterday.
Patriotic exercises were held every
where. children and grown-ups partci-
pating. orations dealing with events
from the day the Liberty Bell pealed
forth its glad tiding until the present
day. when the Americans in France are
nghting to preserve that which the
Liberty Boys of rs" won, were coupled
with the celebrations.
Civic. business and religious organi
nations Joined in the demonstrations,
and everywhere success crowned the ef-
forts of the committees in charge TO
make yesterday something different
from past years, when the noise of ex-
pioding fireworks was heard on every
side
Service flags in honor of the boys
"over there" were raised In many sec
lions
A large service fag bearing twenty
one gold stars in homer of the. twenty
one members of the parish who have
given their lives for freedom in the
present war, and the numerals 1875, in
honor of 1876 living members of the par
ish who are now in the Allied armies,
was presented by Joseph Deni. president
Of the Frankford italian Societies. and
was received by the Rev. Cosmos Bruni.
pastor of the Mater Dolorosa Church.
Service Flag UnfurIed
Virtually the whole of wissinoming
turned out to witness and take part in
the raising of a service flag containing
zoo stars an American flag and the
Union Jack in honor of the men from
that community who are now in the /.
service.
Among the largest and most inspiring |
of the celebrations was that Of nearly a /
thousand members of the Grand Orange |
Lodge of Pennsylvania. held at the Ken |
sington Orange Hall. 2O33 North Front !
street. in the afternoon.
A service flag containing 573 stars !
was raised over the hall in honor of the !
members of the order who have answered |
the call to the colors.
Another impressive spectacle was the !
celebration by nearly 1000 Italian resi- |
dents of Frankford and Bridesburg The .
exercises started at Q o'clock in the .
morning at the Mater Dolorosa Church, :
Paul and Ruan streets, Frankford. /
where a solemn mass of requiem was ,
held for the deceased soldiers of Ital- !
ian birth or origin in this war.
The flags. which were raised over an
ONCE building at Torresdale avenue and .
Bowel street. Wissinoming, We're pre-
sented to the community by Walter Nc .
Henry and accepted by Frederick Egner.
Thousands of Polish residents of
FranlSford and Bridesburg held a fitting
Fourth of July celebration by raising a
service flag over st John Cantius !
Z - III. Thompson and Orthodox streets.
The flag contained four gold and 500
that parish who have given their lives
that freedom might live and for those
who are now in the service. The Rev .
M kopyikiewiCZ, pastor of the church, |
presided at the celebration. Among the
speakers were John O'Boyle. principal of
the Bridesburg public school: Prof. T.
Worcester worrell, former principal of
B. Dorzziroski. two members Of the
parish.
Many Flags Displayed
West Philadelphia gave a spectacu-
lar message for patriotism. In every
section innumerable flags were dis
played. Perhaps the most lavish and
beautiful display Of flags. bunting and
Japanese lanter..s was on Fiftieth
street between Market and Race, where
two service flags containing twenty-five
and seventeen stars, respectively, were
swung across the street Nearly every
house In these blocks has some member
in Uncle Sans service, and from some
houses dozen flags waved.
The South Sixtieth Street Improve
ment Association and the Sigel Home
Town Improvement Association COM
bined in celebration. Three Phladel-
phia bands were on duty from 8: 80 a. m.
till IL p. m.
Tn tha
bration began with a parade, in which
Home Defense Reserves. ambulance
units. Boy and Girl Scout troops Red
Cross units and pupils from eight schools
took part. A feature of the exercises
was the raising Of the community flag
In honor of the 1880 men in the serv-
ice and presented to the Recreation Cen
ter by Mrs. Cyrus w Friday, chairman
OF the women's auxiliary for supplying
personal equipment for the men from
the community. A big meeting al which ,
motion pictures took the place of fire.
works was held in the evening at Clark .
Park
A safe and sane Fourth was cele- !
brated by the North Stafford Street I'M |
provement Association by a parade, fol- |
lowed by patriotic meeting and sports |
Ex-Governor Edwin S. Stuart was
the orator at the Overbrook community
celebration. A parade was held in the |
forenoon. with a big meeting on the
Overbrook ball grounds
Starr Garden Doings
A safe and sane celebration was held
At the Starr Garden Recreation Center,
1t Sixth and Lombard streets.
The celebration was made possible
through Mr.. and Mrs. T.. T. Stotesbury,
Of the victory committee Of the Emer-
Goncy Aid. Serving with them on the
z burg. chairman; Mrs. Edward Row
land. Mrs. Walter S. Thomson. Mrs.
Barclay Henry. Mrs. William Warden,
Mrs. John II, Mason, Mrs. Paul D. Mills,
Mrs. Henry c. Earnshaw, Mrs Harry
: Harrison and Mrs. Louis Rodman Page
Community singing, with several thou
sand people participating, started the
proceedings at nine o'clock A flag was
presented TO each child as we'll as TO
each adult by Mrs. Stotesbury. The
purpose of the celebration was the
characterization of the foreign born
residents In the district.
The Old Shot Tower Recreation Cen
ter. at Front and Carpenter streets,
Yrs the scene of an all day celebration.
track and field sports comprised the
nfternoon program. An address was
made by Frank j. willard, Select Coun-
altman of the Second Ward. parade
o. boy and girl scouts and other or
nanixations in the vicinity of the Shot
Ik,wer monument featured the morning
5 1sents
In Manayunk the long-established GUS
TN Of the Sunday schools holding their