Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-22

We Celebration Marked by
Many Special Events
and Ceremonies
QLD BIG P A r a d E
Nator Hiram L. johnson to Ad-
dress Patriotic Sons Meet
< irc Tonight
roDAy's EVENTS

TODAY's EVENTS
Isunion Pennsylvania Heavy Ar.
l1ssy, q. A. n. beadquarters. 1913
III Ateh street.
l Washington -Americsnisation ever.
n 41oes. public schools.
N Cniversity Day exercises Of Uni
V1fs1ty Of PennsyIvanis. Academy Of
:. xloaSc.
Convention Of National society for
= Ne promotion OF Industrial Education,
b Del1svus-strstford.
~. Esperanto flag presentation aud
"a parade, Girl Scouts. Indepe nd.nce
oqshre.
Y Pscr Richard club Tag prcseNxtion
a - N1iss Susanne Silvercruys.
Flag raising at Hog BLAND aid ad-
n dress by Admiral Bowles.
r. o. =. Of a. exercises, indepen-
A aence Hall.
Service dag raising and parade,
# fwenty-fourth ward Patriotic Asso-
y oIation, Thirty street aud
A sLanesster avenue.
Lecture on Balkans, Houston Hall.
q Cniversity Of Pennsylvania.
Graduation exercises, National Farm
Behcol, Bucks County.
EVENING
Knights OF Columbus exercises. Met
ropolitau Opera House.
Patriotic Order sons Of america
meeting addressed by senator john
sen. Academy of Music.
Scottish Rite dinner. Arcadia cafe.
Meade Post, No. I, G.. n. ", dinner.
Union League.
washinstons Birthday the lS5th am
niversary of the birth OF the Father OF
His Country--was observed soemIlly to-
day by Philadelphia as thoughts turned
toward the nations sons on the battle
FIELDS of France and on the seas.
z With renewed devotion to the princi-
Piles of liberty for which George WASH
fngton fought. this city. seat of the first
government of the United States, OBJ
served the nationwide holiday. Flags
nuttered from buildings and draped pic
lures OF the first President in windows.
Many celebrations were on the pro-
gram as the wartime holiday checked in
dustry. Some events customarily held
In honor of the day were Cancelled Oh
sccount of the war. Banking house
were closed. Most Of the big and little
stores remained open because Of the
hardshps undergone in the heatlegs
Monday suspensions.
The theme of America MIA ton marked
the Washington Birthday exercises in
fhe public schools Teachers urged =
common language, common customs and
common ideals for all Americans no
matter what their racial origin
a martial touch was lent 10 the am
nul University Day exercises Of the J'ni-
versty of Pennsylvania in the march
of students in uniform to the Acad-
cmy of Music for the gradualou eXer-
cises. While the young men tranped
the streets the last white haired sur
viyors of the Pennsylvania Heavy Artil-
iery gathered for their annual reunion
At Grand Army OF the Republic head
quarters. 1879 Arch street
Big open-air patriotic demonstrations
We're held this afternoon in spite of the
snowfall.
PARADE THIS AFTERNOON
parade of several thousand person.
and nag raising to honor the ISL me-
Z of the Twenty fourth Ward IN the ma
tionai service was held in Wes. Ph!ladei-
pnia. The parade. starting at Forty
fourth street and Girard avenue
marched TO the triangular city plot
AZ Powelton and Lancaster avenues ana
fhlrty-seventh street. where two by- 12
root nags-ose an American flag. the
other n 75I-starred service nag-wcre
raised on a siNty-foo. pole.
In the line Of march were the po-
hce Band and detachments Of mounted
policemen. G.. \. Il. veterans, y. .. )
OF A., knights OF Pyth!as. public and
parochial school children, Home Defens,
Reserve. Republican Club. Stonemeu's
Fellowship and others. Edward D. Mitch
ell was the grand marshal. \ salute
was hired as the service flag was uu-
kNs \ t1.,s
aft, I. s. A.. and the national banner by
Ebenezer Adams. q. A. X. Among the
speakers were the Rev. John J. Nc
Menimen. OF st. Agatha's catholic
Ehurch; Rabbi Mas A. Klein. Of Eodeph
ShaIoS synagogue the Rev. e. G.. Scott
OF Peterson Memorial PRESBYTERIAN
y Church; the Rev. r. Alfred Boggs. Of
Princeton Presbyterian Church, and
Judge Eugene {. Bonniwell. 4 BOYS
choir from st. Johns orphan Asylum
sang.
More than 500 Girl Scouts tool, part in
the presentation of an Esperanto flag to
he organization in Independence Square,
The green and white banner of tbt uni
yersal language was presented to the
Girl Scouts by Prof Henry w. Hengel. of
the West Philadelphia High school ro,
Boys. In the name OF the Universal Es-
peranto Association. Among the speak.
crs were Field Executive John Getz
Ir., Of the Boy Scouta; Commissioner
Anna NJ Mowbray, who established the
Sirl Scouts in this city, and Mrs. Pearl
j.. Parker, founder of the Esperaufo
movement among the Girl Scouts. After
the exercises and salute TO the Stars
and Stripes the girls marched to the
Betsy Ross House and transfer the ilas
for safe keeping.
Members of the histori" First civ
Troop, which formed Washinston's
bodyguard. are scattered I'm the army.
causing the ume-honcred Washington's
Birthday parade cf the troopers 10 he
conspicuous through absence. The au
nual reception of the sons of the Rev
olution ct the Historical Society of
pennsylvania likewise was called Off
Aside from individual troop celebra-
lions. the Boy Scouts arranged no pro.
gram.
81 The old campiires were kept burning
by the Grand Army men. who held raj.
Ties at their posts Meade Post. No. |.
will dine at the Union League.
Senator Hiram L. johnson, of califor-
Ma. Is the outstanding figure on toniyht's
1fogram. He will address a great meet
z{oG OF the Patriotic order Sons of Amer
~ at the Academy OF Music Senator
@o1nson Is expected to arrive at D. m.
and the meeting will begin at u. m.
Among the other speakers will be VIII
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