Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-21
MARCHING CLUBS
JAM HARRISBURG
Ware and Pittsburgh Bodies
Help Lead Colorful
Demonstration
WAR HEROES IN LINE
Bands Blare and Red, White
and Blue Umbrellas Add
Patriotic Touch
WAR HEROES IN LINE


morning and an hour and half be-
fore the inaugural parade was scheduled
to move more than 5000 exultant Sproul
men began their colorful street pageant.
Any attempt to check the demonstra-
! tion or delay it until the scheduled hour
would have been as futile az an effort
TO stem the ocean tides, for the men
who came here TO celebrate the tleva-
| ton of ex-senator Sproul OF the Cover
norship were determined to have their
way.
Yesterday the Union Republican, club
of Philadelphia. with Urcie Daye Lane
leading, had full sway. but this morn
lng that resolute bunch of RopubliCaus
from far-away Pittsburgh took a share
OF glory from the Philadelphians and
with Joseph G. Armstrong as their
| marshal, started the parade.
II was just / 80 when thousand OF
visitors, standing in Capitol Park, heard
the music OF the Pittsburgh Marine
Band. A moment later and the brilliant
yellow coats Of the bandmen were seen
/ crossing Third street at Market.
Red. white and Blue
Five hundred Pittsburghers carrying
! parasols made from red, white and blue
fabric followed and bedam broke loose.
| There was no holding the other march,
! ing clubs, and holding the crowds. In the
| twinkling of an eye other clubs formed
in line and thousands of men and women
| rushed into the central section of the
| city to view the parades.
i Immediately following the Pittsburgh
ers, 800 members of the Berks County
| Sproul club took up the trail Of the
| Pittsburghers. In the center of this
| unit four stalwart braves from Berks
carried huge banner bearing the pic
| turc Of Governor S'proul and hchnd it
! was band that stirred the emotions
( Of the great throngs by playing soldier
airs Where all the marching clubs came
from in the neNt ten minutos is impos-
sible 20 tell, hut they arrived from out
of the side streets. hotels and from
| Front street. where they We're scheduled
to form, rushed the clubs and into line
they swung.
| one that divided first honors with the
P!ttsburghcrs was the Harrisburg Re-
publican club
| Five hundred men made up that unit
and headed by a band in picturesque
black and white costumes made spen-
! did appearance.
At L. O'clock the crowds had grown
so big in the central section of the city
that chief of Police Wetzel was forced
to rope off the streets. BY far the
biggest crowd in the history Of the city"
/ said Wctzel
Although but 5000 men were sched-
uled TO appear in the big parade, more
than 1000 swung into line when the
/ units started over the route. The inn
promptu parades held earlier had
Ihattp1 ln ia nF l,a la
that lined the curbs and by the time
the parade was well on its way every
street in the parade section OF the city
was filed to the last inch OF space.
The Ware club swept grandly by the
reviewing stand. Hummels Band play
ing onward. Christian Soldiers"
Governor Sproul smiled, doffed his hat
to the two Wares and then applauded.
Uncle Dave" Lane received an ova.
tion from the reviewing stand. He ra
luted the Governor by holding aloft {
baton, covered with red, white and blu,
ribbons.
AS the legion of Ware marchers swuns
by the reviewing stand, the division mar
shals Ealuted Governor Sproul and or
dered "eyes right Of the men in tn,
ranks, in regular military style.
Glass of Parade
The Ware marchcrs with scores Of bis
siX-foot men in the lead were easily tn,
class Of the parade.
The real demonstration for the Coy
ernor came when the Chester clubs pass
ed the reviewing stand
Three cheers for Governor Sproul,
Hello, Bill" and similar greetings wcr,
flung at the Governor.
Uncle Dave Lane, oldest man in th'
parade, was as peppery as any youngste>
and led his men over the route in 3
mastery manner Hummers Band hclpec
him by playing suCn airs as onward
Christian Soldiers" and stirring soldier
airs
To-day gave Harrisburg its frs
glimpse Of the newly organized reserv,
militia and that organization by it'
performance in the street event reflected
credit on its organizers.
Every organization that passed Gov
ernor Sprouts reviewing stand came II
for share of applause, but none pro
volSod more enthusiasm than the Stat,
Constabulary.
In their spic -and-span uniforms an,
natty helmets the state policemen rod,
like Class-A Cavalrymen.
Cadets from the Pennsylvania NIil.tary
College, with Lieutenant Colonel Charles
the Harrisburg Academy in command O.
Prof, II B, y. Pritchen. preceded III,
political clubs.
In Third street, where Governo
Sprouts stand was dense mass o
humanity was packed. Cheer after chec
was given 10 the paraders. and as tn
first unit. military division, reache,
the stand a mighty wave Of cheers role,
over Cap.tol IIiIl.
League Island Band
The League Island Marine Band. head
ing a detachment Of marines and blue
jackets. came in for thunderous cheer,
Governor Sproul, like the plain citi
zens who were here to pay him homage
, viewed the marching hosts before sched
ule time. and several times during tn
demonstration was moved 70 tears
, was his day and a notable day il was
His reception was in marked contras
to the farewell extended Mr.. Brun,
, haugh. That official, from his windoy
Z in the Penn-Harris Hote., reviewed IN
para6inP hosts. He received no cheer
and did not solicit them. Like the Main
Democrat who viewed the moving MAJ
, cant from place on the stand he sim
J ply recognized that the cheers and in
bilaton were for Mr. Sproul and no
him.
Veterans Of the great war gaya
/ touch OF genuine color 10 the parade IA
. appearing with the political clubs. Nor
than a score Of these men, wearing the
. olive drab overcoats and gold chevron,
, we're in line and shared with Governc
, Sproul the honors Of the day.
| Firemen in their blue and red un
, forms gave the pageant a Bit of colo
and picturesqueness They headed m