Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-30
City Pays Solemn
Tribute to Heroes
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where memorial services were held
Addresses were made in the audi
torium there by Post Commander Jo-
seph II. Condor, John A. Wiedersheim,
past post commander; former Governor
Edwin S. Stuart and AdjutaRt Henry l.
Yohn.
Post No. ., the largest G. A. r. or
ganization in this city, conducted it's
annual memorial service this afternoon
in its hall, Twelfth street above Wal
lace.
Impressive ceremonies conducted by
the Army and Navy Union, L. S. A..
were held in front of the statue Of
Square. After a short address by Coun-
Gilman William w. Roper. a detail
from the League Island Navy Yard
fired salute over the statue of the
great American patriot and statesman.
Combined garrisons Of the Philadelphia
committee of the Army and Navy Union
marched from Broad and Cherry streets
to Independence Hall, where the serv-
ices were held.
Celebration at Bandstand
A unique program was conducted
by General !. F. Reynolds Post, No.
81. "a. ~. anu
Camp No. 4, Sons of Veterans, at the
municipal bandstand, Fifteenth and
Arch streets. Members of the camp
and affiliated organizations left Broad
and Federal streets and proceeded north
on Broad to G.. A. X. headquarters,
where the combined posts were received
The procession then marched to the
bandstand. Following the exercises a
short parade south on Broad street to
Pine was held.
Assisting in the exercises were Gen =
eral Liscum Post. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Boy Scouts. General Reynolds
Ladies' Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
aud st. Monica's Cadets. The Grafton
was delivered by w. B. McNulty
State secretary of Sons of Veterans.
This afternoon American legionaires
and members of the Veterans of For.
eign Wars paraded from Twenty fourth
and Federal streets to the playground
st Twenty sixth and Morris streets
where memorial services and q flag
raising were held. School children o.
the Thirty sixth and Forty eight
Wards aud various fraternal organiza
tions took part In this demonstration
This city was particularly rich il
religious services today. Among then
--,Nfs n memorial service in St. George
Protestant Episcopal Church, Indian;
avenue and Livingston street. Th
services al II O'Clock we're followed
by the dedication of a flag pole and
flag raising in honor Of World Wa
veterans,
The annual memorial mass was hel,
at 8 O'Clock this morning in the Churcl
Of the Immaculate Conception, Sullivan
and Price streets, Germantown, TIL
sermon was preached by the Rev. DIR
Eieran p. Moran, {. NJ, of st. Vim
cents Seminary.
.f A Hospital Memorial Gift
The Emergency Aid of Fraukfor,
presented the furnishings for a six
bed ward in the Frankford Hospital il
memory of the soldiers and sailors o
the late war. The exercises took plac
this afternoon in the hospital.
A solemn mass of requiem in III
Church of st. John the Evangelist a
q o'clock this morning was held 70
deceased members of the Society of st
Vincent de Paul. The Rev. Charles A
GRuehi, of the faculty OF ST. Charles
ninary, Oyerbrook, preached.
George Il. Kreps, of the Spanish Wa
Veterans, was marshal Of d Wes
philadelphia parade. Those who tool
mart werb the American Legion, tb
Amy and sayy Union, the G. A. II
and the III Mothers. Al the exercise
lu Fefnwo4u Cemetery. Colonel Thoma