Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-30
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Memorial to Heroes OF Town
Unveiled Before Legion
aries and Veterans
GIVE SHOWER OF FLAGS

New Jersey today Is holding Me-
mortal Day celebration. There are
more elaborate celebrations this year
than ever before. and in most places
the American Legion is taking an active
part. United States Senator Walter
Edge, of New Jersey, was sought by no
less than a dozen different towns to be
the main orator and he will attempt to
visit half dozen places.
Collingswood, n. j., today ded-
icated a memorial monument to its
former service men and women with i'm
pressive ceremonies. A parade Of sew
eral thousand cx- service men, fraternal
and patriotic organizations and floats
and an address by United States Senator
Walter Z. Edge, marked the event
Senator Edge was also the prin-
cipal speaker at dedication exercises at
Westville and Laurel Springs. Bronze
memorial tablets were erected in these
towns to the citizens who served in the
World War.
Westville had a big celebration and
parade this morning. when the soldiers
monument at the corner of Glassboro
pike and Broadway was unveiled. The
parade, in which every organization in
the town. including the two fire de-
partments and detachment of Ma
tional Guard participated. started AZ
0:SO. The line Of march included all
of the streets. The tablet on the monu :
ment erected by the town residents con =
tains the names of 116 boys, and it
was unveiled by Mrs. Louisa Tice,
u-tIp nf ha
lost his life in the recent war.
Gloucester City began its celebration
this morning with pared in charge
Of Admiral Farragut Camp, Sons OF
Veterans. The police force in new
uniforms and Mayor Anderson headed
the procession.
Joined by Gloucester
When the parade passed Broadway
and Monmouth street Gloucester Post
OF the American Legion joined the
marchers. The post held exercises at
the soldiers monument at that corner
and placed a wreath on the monument.
National Park had an all -day
celebration. A salute was fired at 6
o'clock and the parade started from the
Red Bank Sanitarium at 8 o'clock.
There were flag raislngs at the
Belmont trehouse, Hope firehouse,
AetnoulsC EplSropal Church, st. Mat
thew's Catholic Church and the p. O.
$. of A. Hall. Following the flag rails =
ings there were exercises at the Red
Bank Battle Monument.
A soldiers monument was unveiled
at Magnolia this morning. The ex-
crcises began with music by the
Magnolia Band. followed by singing by
the schoolchildren There was n
salute by the American Legion and ad :
dresses by Mayor Graham. Lieutenant
Harold Bennett. commander Of Camden
Post; Major Selby and Senator Edge.
Blackwood Exercises
The town of Blackwood had its
celebration this afternoon, so that it can
have music and prominent speakers.
There was a parade starting from the
schoolhouse, and after marching over
the main streets with all of the organi :
cations Of the town and township off &.
cials in line, they assembled at the
corner of Main and Church streets. A
bronze tablet in two parts, and con
tanning the names Of eighty men and
one woman, who served in the recent
war from Gloucester Township. was
unveiled under the direction OF the
Committee.