Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-15

Overseas caps sat jauntily upon
their heads steel trench helmets
swung from their left shoulders, just
where the red keystone. insignia of
the Iron Division, showed conspicu-
ously. These men bore little resem-
blance to the youths who two years
ago had. marched over the same
streets on their way to war. Many
airplanes circled over head and
dropped bouquets of flowers as the
heroes marched.
Court of Honor
Probably the greatest interest
centered at Independence Hall.
Here had been erected a court of
honor, through which the soldiers
marched. The Liberty Bell had been
brought from its shrine within the
hall to the pavement where all the
marching soldiers could see it. The
statue of George Washington, which
stands in front of the hall. had been
temporarily removed from its ped
estal and the bell mounted in it's
place.
Bearing continental flags, the
color guard of the Pennsylvania So
ciety of the Sons of the Revolution
guarded the bell. The flags they
carried included one once borne by
General Washington.
Great Day, Says Governor
Governor Sproul, who motored
from Harrisburg to this city to view
the parade, was escorted over the
line of march before the parade
started.
Il never saw anything like it,"
he said. This is a great day. The
entire city and a large section of
the State has turned out to honor
the boys of the Twenty eighth Di-
vision. ! saw the peace jubilee and
other celebrations here and in other
cities. but l never saw such en-
thusiasm or more beautiful decora-
tons. / predict that by the time the
parade is over the boys of the Iron
Division will have seen something
to remember as long as they live.
The replacement men from the west
Will have their eyes opened also, for
do not believe they ever have wit
messed such sight or ever will"
Governor Sproui was escorted to
his place on the official reviewing
stand at Independence Hall by a
guard of honor composed of twenty
four mounted cadets from Pennsyl-
vania Military College at Chester,
the Governors home town. Seated
beside the Governor was Adjutant
General Frank ID. Beary in the uni
form of a brigadier. Mayor Smith,
of Philadelphia. members of his
cabinet, city officials and leading
citizens sat in the stand with Gov
ernor Sproul.
Memorial Tablet Unveiled
A feature of the day was the un-
yelling of a memorial tablet to the
heroes of the war to be erected in
Broad street, near the City Hall. The
tablet bears the inscriptions:
This tablet is erected by CRATE
full people in honor of the men who
made the supreme sacrifice-and of
the women who forever glorified
womanhood-and other patriots
who made victory possible in the
great World War.
Not for a transient victory or
some stubborn belief that they alone
were right-not for a selfish pur-
pose did they fight. but for the
crowded millions still to come"
Commander Wildly Greeted
A soldier,y figure on horseback
caught the attention of the Inde-
pendence Hall spectators and they
Numbered perhaps their noisiest
greeting to him. II was Brigadier
General William G. Price, of Ches-
ter. commanding the B1fty-third
Field Artillery Brigade. the only Of
ficer of his rank of the old Penn
sylvania National Guard who re-
tained his position in the war. Gem
eral Price is TO be the commander
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