Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-28
CHURCH TO HONOR
SONS IN SERVICE
St. Monica's Plans Parade
and Exercises to Mark
Memorial Day
HAS GIVEN SIS MEN

st. Monica's Catholic Church has given
b25 men to the army and navy since the
war began.
In honor Of these boys and their moth
ers a Memorial Day program, preceded
by parade, in which 5000 are expected
to take part, will be given at the church,
Seventeenth and Ritner streets, Thurs
day afternoon The feature will be the
unveilng of a service flag, which will be
carried in the parade by the mothers,
marching in a body. Probably 100 OF
the 525 for whom stars appear in the
flag will also participate, most of them
from the Philadelphia Navy Yard and
the others from nearby army camps
Another feature will be the presenta-
tion of the trophy won by the parish in
the third Liberty Loan campaign. in
which 27s5 members of the church pur-
chased s321.650 worth of bonds an
average of little more than three bonds
to the family. Starting at the opening
of the campaign with a goal of 100000,
the parish oversubscribed its quota more
. than 300 per cent.
Treasurer BurKe to speak
The principal speaker Thursday will
be John Burke, treasurer of the United
States, who is coming here from Wash
ington to the exercises in recognition of
the great record set in the loan cam
paign. Two other speakers will be the
Rev. NJ. A. Kelly and Lieutenant Will
liam A. Carey. L. S. n
The Rev. J. S. Kelly. of St Monica's s
Church. will present the service flag, and
the speech of acceptance will be made
by the Rev. J. J. Walsh. rector of the
church. Master Joseph Carney. son of
George d. Carney, secretary to the COM
r1andsnt of the Fourth Naval District,
will pull the string to unfurl the flag.
Joseph p. Gaffney. chairman of Coun-
ellis Finance Committee will be master
OF ceremonies
All the details of the program have
not been completed. but Father Kelly,
who has charge of the arrangements. is
planning a great demonstration. Or
ganizations from parishes adjoining st.
Monica's will participate.
The mothers and wives of the men in
the service will head the marChers, who
will follow a route two and a half miles
long. Following them will come men,
bers of the church who are from the
Navy Yard. and another detachment Of
marines and sailors and a band from
League Island.
Others in line will be Spanish Ameri-
can War Veterans. members of the G
"A. H., lnt l1Olllb lDbleDSe 1ltSeTNtS OI
South Philadelphia, st. Monicas Club,
which will unfurl a service flag of its
own containing forty-four stars; chill
dren Of the parochial school. city police
band. Boy Scouts of St Francis Xavier e
Church, the Boys Battalion from st.
Francis de Sales's Church and delega-
tions of men from other parishes. City
and state officials have been invited.
Parish Has Patriotic Record
Patriotism has been at a high pitch ir
st. Monica's parish ever since the wal
began and the first sign of trouble with
Germany sent the young men flocking tc
the recruiting station. With League
Island in the parish the navy got more
than its proportion of the recruits, only
little more than half of them entering
the army.
And st. Monica's has backed up these
boys who have offered to give their lives
for their country, oversubscribing ever!
issue of Liberty bonds.
In all the parish has invested more
than $500, 900 in bonds The third driyt
was made the crowning effort of all The
slogan at first was a Bond In Every
Home" but as the campaign progressed
and it was seen that its goal would
quickly be passed 1t was decided no
to stop. Rousing patriotic meetings were
continued, and when the drive closed
the family average was S16S, more thar
three.bonds to the family.
The parade, of which John Baine.
will be marshal. will start at 2 80 o'clocl
from the church, and will end at tn,
same corner A large stand has beer
erected beside the church, on which tn,
mothers will be seated and from which
the add. esses will be made. Patriot,
songs will be sung by the children ac
companied by the Navy Yard and tn,
Police Bands
The service flag will be raised on tn,
large flag pole in front of the church
where the Stars and Stripes float daily