Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-26
FOREIGN-BORN TO HAVE
THOUSANDS In PARADE
CONTINUED from First Pagc.l
the committee. 1t will meet again
on Monday noon.

| the committee. IL will meet again
on Monday noon.
Many Concerts
After many of the employees had
already made other ARRANGEMENTS
/ for spending the Fourth. the Harris.
burg Manufacturing and Boiler Com
Hauy, Nineteen and Derry streets
announces that il will have a 100 per
cent. representation in the big pa
rade. The employees. the company
officials say. have become so imbued
with the spirit Of the celebration thar
ihey have gladly Cancelled their
purely personal arrangements. The
employees will be led by L. l.. Scott.
general superintendent.
Locations for six of the seven band
concerts have been announced.
Stands will he erected for the after
noon concerts At Reservoir Park.
Harris Park, Capitol Park. Front and
Forster streets, Al the Twelfth street
Fairgrounds and at the Island Park
during the athletic contests.
No less than ten different nation
alities, each with its own float. with
q probable total of 5000 participants
will make up the foreisn-born di-
vision which will form the frontline
division Of the big independence
Day parade. Announcements TO this
effect were issued following an en-
thusiasIic meeting last evening OF
the foreign born committee in the
City Council Chamber. Edward
Moeslein, chairman of the commit
tee. presided at last evenings meet
I ing with Ross Seaman as secretary.
Twenty-Five representatives of the
various foreign-born groups in Har-
rishurg and Steelton were present
including Germans, Austrians. Eng
lishmen. Italians. RumanianS. Ser
bianS. Greeks. CroatianS. SlRVonians
and Jews. and that they were all
heartily in sympathy with the cause
of the United States and her allies
vas evidenced time and again rs
they applauded the stirring patriotic
words of the chairman.
Patriotism Unbounded
Each one of the twenty-five for
eign-born representatives at last
evenings meeting was heart and
soul in the plans that are being
made for the big celebration. Here
was an Italian who. although he
could barely make himself under
stood in English. told how the ltal-
ians OF Harrisburg and Steelton
would number at least 500 marching
men. And they plan TO have their
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plause was heard when he stated
that the fact of their having pro-
cured a band had been reported 20
the chairman of the band commit
tee. Harry A. Boyer. as had been re-
guested by that committee. Il DEM
onstraiion that the same splendid
spirit of cooperation that exists
among the allies in northern Italy
is present also in Harrisburg.
4 Croatian who mentioned with
visible pride that he had a son fight
ing with the United States forces in
France. told of the efforts of the
Croatian organization 10 procure a
band TO lead their 500 marching
, men. They had been unable TO sign
up a band TO date. and Mr.. Seaman
told this good patriot. whose name is
more euphonious than spellable, that
il the Croatians were coming 500
strong. there wouldn't be much
doubt but that there would be a band
available for their unit. This was
such good news TO the Croatians
present that they willingly acquiesc-
ed when the suggestion was made
that they collect what they could
among their number toward the
general fund and turn it in to the
general committee.
! one Rumanian said that at the