Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-03
main LINE TOWNS
READY FOR FOURTH
Soldiers to Be Honored Guests
in All Communities and Big
Times Are Planned
BRYN MAWR WELCOMES 1000

The Main Line will have n Fourth
of July celebration from Overbrook to
Paoli. Bala. Cynwyd Narberth, Bryn
Mawr, Overlook, Ardmore, Oakmont,
Wayne. Highland Park, Berwyn, PaoIi
and Llanerch will all have appropriate
exercises.
Bryn Mawr will have what is prob
ably the greatest celebration in its his
tory. From early morning until night
300 service men of that community Will
be guests of the committee. A parade,
baseball game and series Of sports at the
Bryn Mawr Polo Clue. a polo match.
fireworks and n special dinner aud sup
per. will compose the treat. News OF
the Toledo fight will be received in the
clubhouse during the late afternoon.
At Wayne the Mems Club has pro-
vided another varied program, includ-
ing baseball game. patriotic speeches,
a Punch and Judy show, dance and
athletic events.
Charles P lIackett. chairman Of tn"
Oakmont committee, has announced a
fine patriotic reception for the returning
boys, and the remaining Main Line
towns will not lag in their celebration Of
the day.
Bryn Mawr to Welcome 1000 Men
Bryn Mawr intends making its cello
bration of the day welcome home to its
fighting men, 1000 of whom are to
parade, with the members Of all the
local uniformed organizations, in the
fternoon.' Thomas lammonds is chair
man of committee which will conduct
program of athletic sports on the
Bryn Mawr Polo Grounds. There also
will be speaking. and several bands will
be on hand. Preparations ar" being
made to feed 5000 persons on the
grounds. In the evening there will be
fireworks. The Bryn Mawr Business
Mems Association has contracted with
the Current Features Film Company to
make some thousands of feet of film
covering all the events of the day, which
will later be shown in the village, and
preserved as permanent record of the
event.
Overbrook Invites Soldiers
The Overbrook Association has IN
vited the returned soldiers of that com
munity TO be honor guests at the VIC
tory Fourth of July celebration. when
will be held at Sixty first street and
Lebanon avenue.
A parade and patriotic exercises
will be held in the morning. sports,
prizes and refreshments will be after
noon features and in the evening thcre
will be fireworks and other entertain
ment.
The grand parade will start from
ess-A oh
nue. at 10 o'clock. and military men
are expected to play an important part
in the procession. In the parade viii
be mounted herald detail Of police
chief marshal, Horace !. Sitter; Spiri
of '76. color bearer, Colonial soldiers
Washington's s coach containing imper
sonation of George and Martha Wash
ington. Colonial gentlemen, mounted
Uncle Sam, Spirit of 10. includiu.
soldiers; Red Cross and sailors, Wash
ington. Lincoln, Wilson. ponies bear
ing children with garlands of flowers
Young women representing Goddess ~
Liberty. Victory. Peace, Justice ant
Service; men and women in costume
of Allied nations; G, A. R., Spanlst
War veterans, World War veterans
detail from navy yard, Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts, Red Cross, emergonc,
ambulance. children from schools AM
churches, Overlook Association, al
tomobiles.
To Read Independence Declaration
The Rev. Robert Norwood of tn
Memorial Church of St. Paul, will de
liver the invocation at the exercises
Robert A. Beggs, president of the as
sociation, will make the introductor
remarks. c. Oscar Beasley will rea
the Declaration of Independence Mon
signor Hugh 7. Henry, of the Roma
Catholic High School, and Joseph
MacLaughlin, director of supplies, wi
deliver the addresses Of the day. Ther
will be singing by school children ar
the Rev. Samuel H. Laird, of the .
Addison Henry Memorial Presbyteria
Church, will pronounce the benedictlol