Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-29

side Old Glory fluttered a welcome
to the hosts who had gone out to
defend the flag and who just a
year ago had been engaged in the
most desperate battles ever fought
by men.
AS column after column of
khaki-clad figures swept up the
field and countermarched into posi-
ton within hearing distance of the
stand, the big audience burst into
cheering and handclapping that
continued without interruption until
the last man was in place and
George S. Reinoehl, as president of
the Chamber of Commerce, had es-
corted Governor Sproul to the stand,
where already were seated Lieuten-
ant Governor Beidleman, Mrs. Ly-
man D. Gilbert, head of the Red
Cross; William Jennings, prominent
in all manner of war work; Spencer
c. Gilbert, chairman of the memoir
ial committee; Rabbi Lewis M.
Haas, the Rev. Henry w. A. Han
son, Mayor Keister and members of
City Council.
To the left of the stand were
grouped 80 overseas soldiers carry
ing the flags of all the Allies, near
them 23 women who had served
with the Red Cross or otherwise in
the war, and back of them the
relatives of men who had died in
the service.
William Jennings opened the eSer-
cises with brief welcoming address.
presenting Rabbi Haas who made the
opening prayer. Directly following
Mrs. Ley led the assemblage in Am
merica," and other patriotic songs,
otter which Governor Sproul deliv-
cred the address of the day. The
Governor was given. a warm greeting.
He said he marvelled, looking over
the assemblage, that such a vast
number of service men and women
should have gone out from one me-
dium- sized Pennsylvania city, and he
was prouder than ever to coll himself
citizen of Harrisburg. y e Cover
nor said that the war had demon
strated that no nation on earth can
trifle with America, and he felt that
what Americans had done in the war
had taught the world a lesson and
will do much in the future 10 guar
antee our freedom from aggression.
The Governors address was not long,
but it expressed fully the gratitude
he and all good citizens feel to the
men in uniform and it was forceful
in the extreme.
LET us see to it." he said that the
institutions of this Republic, the
American ideals of civilization and
the right living for which these men
fought be maintained: let us per-
petuate them in integrity and
strength as a lasting memorial 10
those who have laid down their lives.
Men in the service and these at home
owe It as a duty to the dead to see
that no standards are lowered and
that the people of this country en-
joy the blessings which the constitu-
ton vouchsafes."
Crosses and Citations
At the front of the stand sat Ma
ior Samuel w. Fleming, Jr.; Captain
Edward J. Stackpole, Jr., Captain
William NJ. McCreath and Sergeant
Grover C. Sheckart, distinguished
service men. who We're to be hon
ored during the exercises. Major
Frank C. Mahin, himself an over
seas veteran who had been badly
gassed in action, made the presenta-
tion speeches, the big crowd cheerina
itself hoarse the while, and Col
James p. Kemper. in charge of tbs
. Harrisburg recruiting station, pin
| ming the crosses on the breasts of the
men. The Major read also the cita,
tion of Private Francis X. Naughton
! who was killed in France, awarded
| the Distinguished Service Cross
which will be presented to his father
| Timothy Naughton. of 205 Brigg:
street. unable to be present yesterday
because of illness.
! Major Fleming was awarded the
Croix de Guerre: Cartain Stackpole
the DISTINGUISHED Service Cross
Sergeant Sheckart received the Dis
! tineuished Service Cross AMI thu
French Medal Militaire. The act fol
which Sergeant Sheckart received
his citations was performed just {
year ago yesterday.
Tho citations were rs follows:
/ with the anDrobation of thu
! Cnmmander-in-C CHIEF of the Ameri
ihe Marshal Of France. Commander,
in-Chief Of tho French armies of the
Tnet. cites in thn order of the army
NTaior Sau,ucl w. Fleming. Jr.. 315t1
Pogiment. American. Infantry. ar
officer Of admirable courage. Seri
ouslv wounded on November Q. 1918
hv an explosive shell. he refused II
Ie evacuated and remained at th'
head Of his battalion until the sign
iro Of the armistice in spita OF VIC
lent fire and the rinissitndes o.
voother. pFTATN. Marshal.
"An-ii II 1919
Captain Edward j. Stackpole, Jr.
10th Infantry, distinguished him
self by extraordinary heroism IL
connection with military operations
against an armed enemy of tht
United States at Baslieux, France
on August "a, 1918, and in recogni'