Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-27
MIGHTY HOSTS TO
HONOR VETERANS
Continued from First Pagc.I


point in the festivities in honor of
the soldiers during the two days of
the celebration.
The complete program for the
welcome home and memorial SER
vices tomorrow afternoon promises
an impressive monstration that
will add to the honor which Har-
risourgers will pay to both the liv-
ing and dead
go To IL, Boys"
The service men and women will
own the city Monday. All the re-
sources of the townsfolks for fur
nishing entertainment and pleasure
have been turned over to them and
their SweetheartS, free of charge
GO to it is the only admonition of
the committee in charge, on the
eve of the great jubilee. Theaters
will open as usual in the morning
and thereafter will be free to all
service men and their girls. The
service men are urged to wear their
uniforms, but for those who have
no uniforms, the committee has pre-
pared lapel ribbons, to be secured
at the Chamber offices.
After the parade in the afternoon,
the Klein Chocolate Company base
ball team will play the Washington
Americans on the Island with ad-
mission free to men in uniform, or
with the lapel ribbon. At 6 o'clock
hot chicken dinner will be serv-
ed in River Front Park, and three
dances for the soldiers, and one for
civilians, will feature the evenings
program.
City Declares Holiday
Huge searchlights with a range of
fifteen miles from the tallest build
ings will sweep over the city, turn
ing night into day, and lighting up
the festivities of the holiday crowds.
In order that every one can par
ticipate in the celebration, schools,
factories and stores will close at
noon Monday, in compliance with
the proclamation by Mayor Daniel
L. Keister, which makes Monday a
municipal holiday. The stores will
close at noon, it was announced by
]. S. Lowengard, chairman of the
merchants council to-day. Mr..
Lowengard also urged all of the
merchants to decorate to-day, in
honor of the city's heroes.
Medals For Soldiers
Among the decorations to be given
out Sunday afternoon on the ISL
and, it was announced last evening
will be the awarding of the D. S. c.
to Captain f. ]. Stackpole, Jr.,
10th Infantry, and a citation for
gallantry in action to Captain Will
liam McCreath, 30th Infantry. Cap
tain McCreath, who was a first lieu
tentant at the time of the action
was awarded the Croix de Guerre by
the French.
Mayor Keister announced to-day
L,
ted to park on the Island or either
ial services Sunday afternoon. Au-
tomobiles will be allowed at the
Monday game, however.
Chimes to Peal Welcome
Another feature of the two-day
welcome will be the ringing of the
chimes of the Zion Lutheran Church
tomorrow morning at 9.15 and
again at o'clock. They will ring:
Home Again." America" Aud
Lang Syne," star Spangled Ban
ner," There's a Long, Long Trail"
Dear Old U. S. A" Battle Hymn
of the Republic" Keep the Home
Fires Burning"
Camp No. 8, United Spanish War
Veterans, will march in the parade
on Monday. All former members
of Companies d and l as we'll as
men who served in the war with
Spain, the Philippines or Cuba, will
be invited to parade.
Parade Formation
Arrangements for the formation
of the parade on Monday have been
announced as follows:
Service men marching in the Sec
ond division will meet at Chestnut
Street Hall not later than 1.30 Mon
day afternoon. They will be formed
according to the division or arm of
the service in which they served,
There will also be a casual detach-
ment made up of men who were in
detached units. 1t has been planned
to have all the sailors, artillery men,
etc, who so desire to march to-
gether.
Those men who are not in uni
form will be formed at the rear of
the parade.
Complete Program
The complete program follows:
Sunday Afternoon 800
p. m.-CrOwds will assemble on
the Island. Mrs. Florence Ack-
ley Ley will lead community
singing, accompanied by band.
$50 - Veterans, nurses, and
welfare workers of World War
Market street, between Front
and Second streets.
3.35 - World War service
men and women, escorted by
speakers, mayor, councilmen,
and committee of 1875 i'm charge
of the celebration, and three
bands, begin march across the
Market street bridge to the
Island.
3.45 Salute of twenty-one
guns, as the head of the soldiers
column sweeps from the bridge
road onto the Island. All au-
tomobiles are forbidden entrance
to the Island, or parking on the
bridge, during the afternoon.
$50 Soldiers to assemble
i'm front of the grandstand be-
tween the stand and the
speakers platform. Relatives
of dead soldiers to take their
places on chairs at the left of
the speakers stand, to receive
posthumous award. Boy Scouts
keep field open until the parade
halts.
3.55 - Speakers take their
places on the platform. q. A.
R. Veterans take nlapeS Of hOuop