Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-05
SUBURBS OF THE CITY
FETE WAR VETERANS
Every Town Has Its Parade
and Reception-Rings and
Watches Given Men

Community celebrations Of different
types marked the observance of the
Fourth in every suburb north Of Phila
delphia along the Old York road and in
the North Penn sections. Parades, wei
come home to returned service men.
carnivals. sports. music. fireworks.
dancing. river picnics-all were com
bined. Chcltcnham township. Glen
side. Noble Mckinley, Hatboro, North
Glpnsidc. Langhornc. Amber. Lans
dale. North Wales and at all the coun
try clubs interesting events were staged.
The Cheltenham township event. rep
rpsentativc of the entire township other
than the Chetenham village and Glen
side districts. was an all day affair.
Medals were presented war veterans Mt
mass meeting on the athletic field
at EIkins Park High School.
Signet rings were presented to 200
service men from Glenside at the ceie-
hration in that suburb. Under the
direction Of the Glenside Patriotic As
sociation funds were raised by popular
! subscription.
At the Old York Road Country Club
an innovation was the arrival of Lieu
tenant Paul Hauser. aviation instructor
until recently at MIneola Field. at the
club house. in a scout plane. Landing
was made near the clubhouse, after
Lieutenant Hauser. had performed
aerial maneuvers. Later several club
men made flights with the air
man. The Independence Day tour
ney. one of the most important
golfng events of the year, had occu-
pied the attention of the club mem
bers during the earlier part of the day.
The early afternoon was given over to .
special program of outdoor events.
Fireworks at night finished the most
IF T,tr nhoar
at the Old York Road in several years.
Prior to his fight to Jenkintown,
Lieutenant Hauser made several flights
over Hatboro, where carnival and fete
were staged. for the purpose of raising
a fund Of $1,000 with which to motorize
the equipment of the Enterprise Fire
Company, of that borough.
At Horsham. north of Hatboro. q
Country circus was staged. Funds to
be given over to the Horsham fire COM
pany were raised. Prizes were awarded
at n baby show. to the fattest, the pret-
tiest and the youngest babies. A Tom
Thumb wedding offered unique features.
Under the direction of the North
Glenside Improvement Association, q
: Fourth of July observance was staged
in that suburb. A parade, flag raising.
sports. band concerts and singing with
award of prizes to children were on the
Colonel Edward Meehan was the
principal speaker at the observance held
at Noble. along the Old York road.
Colonel Meehan told of the experiences
of the Twenty eighth Division.
Mckinley. another northern suburb.
; staged welcome home to returned
service men. with public meeting, q
parade. music and sports.
In ChPltenham returned service men
in uniform marched through the village
streets In the line of march were the
service men. Grand Army men, con-
. tingcnt of Red Cross nurses and work
ers. Emergency Aid aides. Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts. school children, bands,
civic and fraternal societies and fir'
companies. A public reception to tn,
, soldiers was held at the Cheltenham fire
station.
In Langhorne, a parade with recep-
tion to returned service men, was tn
feature. In Amber, in North Vale
and in several of the smaller communal
ties in the northern suburban district
& programs in which the patriotic featar
predominated attracted many visitors.