Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-01
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McAdoo Picks kdle Of Lib 4
erty for Fin st Gun"
Launching Drive
THOUSANDS I'm LINZ
Three Governors q Joining TO Hell
Make City First in
Patrio3ism
LBOOM|
Opening
THOUSANDS IN LINZ

when Sechetary of the Treasury McI
Adoo and Mayor S1fith open the thirf
Liberty Loan campaign IN this city II
the afternoon Of Saturday. April
many notabcs Will participate in paj
rade Of thousands tf citizens.
Secretary McAdof chose this city FOL
the opening Cf theI campaign as being
not only the Cradld of Liberty, but thi
city that hnancdd the Revolution
through Robert NORRIS. the War OF 1Si 4
| through stephen airard and the civil
war through Jay Choke Pans now arr
being made to opeb the campaign witt
the ringing Of the p,iberty Bell in lndel
pendence Hall
! The Liberty Ldan committee VIII
Iytrive TO once again place this city II
\ the vanguard Of patriotism. and TO thlI
end the occasion will be marked wit
lcIaborate ceremonies
I twelve hundred high school girl
dressed in the costume of the Goddess u
liberty. the police band, 5000 sailors and
marines from League Island, Boy Scout
and thousands of other persons Wi
parade along Broad street
The parade will begin at noon n
BROAD and Jackson streets. The girl
will march from this point TO BroaI
and Locust streets. where they will Tin
up four deep On both sides Of the stree
The marines and sailors will march bti
= tween these lines and 4 solid phalanv
from Locust street to the replica OF thI
. statue Of Liberty on South Penn Squard
will he formed
Governor Brunbaugh. Governor Edge
, Of New Jersey Governor Townsend. o.
/, Delaware Rear Admiral Benjamin Tap
pan. cGmmardant Of the Philadelphia
, Navy Yard, ant Brigadier General l.
= W. T. waller, o. the marine corps. will
e review the parade from the Unior
n League. Secretary McAdoo will unvei
s the statue Of Liberty.
= Following the unvelling there will b
L q mammoth melting at the Academy [
= Music. The sIeakers will be Mr.. NJ
Adoo. T.. p. Fssmore, governor of
Third Federal Reserve District Lew
II. Parsons. dtector Gf the Liberty LoN
campaign In his district. and Govern
y BrumbauRh
Clarence Yhitehill, basso of the m
tropolitan Oera Company, will sing
. verse Of therBattle Hymn OF the N
public" assited by the chorus of In
erty maids Eec!ed by John f. Rr7f,,,
This will be maddSSSs- glur'e I'M pressil
IS w 'iS VI esence Of Boy Scouts lined
t., wv uee from Locust street TO Id
% .a'ue' aYd Girl Scouts in the center
= 1 plSau ~ Ireet between Chestnut streI
d and the Statue
Ai,er Mr.. McAdoo has unveiled n.
, iIe Will speak briefly from { 1
e .aioOnS' . and then win proceed 10 I
IS ncaue",I I escorted by the Girls ColleI
s a, nanu, ne Motor Messengers and
bnergeticy Aid aids. ~
:. ON MS way he will stop at Broad II
> Inesthut streets to present a natioI ri
neual 10 the Philadelphia Boy SCI
II VINO sod bonds to the largest num
1t OF customers during the second LiberI
L. Loan irive The boy who holds III
n hoIoT Arthur White, OF Troop IFS.
folbwing the party Of the Secreta
is TO th' Academy OF Music viii be III
l. geherl reception committee ~ We
Is won-h ommittee, the Emergei 4f1
~ the Natio"l League of Women iU'
- ice the maines, sailors and
" khaki Ihes win be placed &
d stage, with tn, Girl Scouts, MotC
/ sengers and Lierty girls. in pyE
le formation.
At Sousa's Band of sxty-hve pieces III
Is been especially engagel for the occa
10 sion.