Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-04
SPROUL UNVEILS
BRONZE TABLET
Welcome Home Celebration
For Service Men Praised
by Governor

DanviIle, Pa. Sept. 4.-Governor
erected on the courthouse lawn in
Danville in memory of the $50 SER
vice men of the county yesterday
afternoon. Danville then closed her
three-day welcome-home celebra-
ton in honor of Montour. countys
service men.
The Governor said that Danville's
testimony of its appreciation for the
work done by the service men in
the war was the finest and most
demonstrative ever held in this sec
ton of the State.
The service men were the guests
of honor throughout the celebra-
tion.
Governor Sproul and his party,
including Samuel NJ. Clement, Jr
public service commissioner of Phil
adelphia, and Charles 4. Snyder,
! auditor general, arrived in Dan
Vile Tuesday night. They were
taken Immediately to the residence
of Frank L. Delong. at Washington
vile. Yesterday morning the mem
bers of the celebration committee
went to Washingtonville, where
they met the Governor. A process
sion was formed headed by Major j.
Beavor Gearhart, of Danville, vet
! eran of the World War They
marched to a field on Mr.. belongs
farm. Shortly after noon Lieuten-
ant Dunn, an aviator, arrived with
| his plane, accompanied by DIR. H. l..
Foss, superintendent of the Geising-
er Memorial Hospital. He carried
! a gold key. which he gave TO George
( B. Jacobs, chief burgess of Dan
| Vile. Mr.. Jacobs turned the key
/ over to Governor Sproul, signifying
4 the freedom of Danville during his
| visit here.
Mr.. Sproul in his acceptance said
/ that it was the first time the greet
/ ings of city had been delivered to
him by aeroplane.
| In the afternoon returned veter-
ans of the World War, veterans of
| the Civil War and Montour county's
war workers marched through the
| town. School children showered
! bouquets of flowers on the heroes.
| At the head of the parade rode Ma
! jor Gearhart, followed by commits
! stoned officers on horseback. The
veterans of the Civil War rode in
! automobiles.
| Thirty-fve officers of Montour
county preceded Danville's own cav
airy troop, which was organized at
J the outbreak of the war. This troop
! passed through some of the most
. severe fighting of the war.
/ Thlrty-ive sailors marched next,
and then came group of overseas
nurses riding in beautiful decorated
autos The Red Cross division was
/ headed by horse-drawn chariot on
which rode a nurse carrying a baby.
: Then came the representation of
the Montour county chapter of the
Red Cross.
Four overseas nurses carried the
/ State hospitals service flag with
sixty-nine stars. Returned war
4 nurses and both male and female
nurses of the hospital carried Amer
can flags in line.
The procession disbanded at the
courthouse, where the speakers
stand was erected beside the bronze
( tablet. veiled in national colors.
/ AS master of ceremonies James
| Scarlet introduced the speakers.
Governor William c. Sproul, as he
stepped to the platform, was greet
ed with cheers. In his address. the
/ Governor spoke in part as follows:
IT have seen many dem onstra-
tions in the country but never have
I seen anything finer, more appro-
pirate or more devoted than this
! celebration in Danville. Veterans
| of the war, I'd rather be your age