Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-16
FRANKLIN HONORED.
AT EXERCISES HERE
Penn Students Take Lead in
, Paying Tribute to Memory
Of Poor Richard
STATUE PASSES THROUGH

BENJAMIN Franklin's memory is be-
Ing honorrd this afternoon at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, where the
Bartlett statue of the great Phiadel-
phian arrived about o'clock.
This statue. cast in Baltimore, Is ON
It's way TO Waterbury. Conn. where il
will br set up. Following the exercises
at the University, the statue viii be
deposited in Independence square
where great ceremony will take place
at ! O'Clock.
When the statue arrived at the nj
versity. following its reception by the
citizens Of Darby, the truck upon whlrh
il is being carried on its journey was
backed into position in front Of weight
man Hall. at Thirty third and Spruce
streets, beside the statue "f Franklin a.
boy.
1t is the route taken by Franklin in
his journey from Boston to TINS 'ltI
that will bc followed as closely us pos
sible when the trip from Philadelphia 10
Waterbury is taken.
At the University the stutu" was
guarded by detachment of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps. of Penn. Dr.
Josiah II. Ppnniman. acting provost oi
the University, in an address, dweit
upon the virtues of the great American
and his services to his country.
Then thirty or more wrcaths wer"
laid at the feet of the statue by mum :
Der of patriotic societies. There also
were vrcaths from the Philomathean
Society and Xelosophic Society at Penn
and the senior class. The University
band played.
Start Made at Baltimore
The statue, securely fastened on its
truck. left Baltimore Monday. with es.
corts. and stopped Al various towns. II
arrived Mt Chester yesterday, re.
mained there overnight. and left this
morning for Darby. arriving ut II
o'clock. II was escorted by squads OF
Chester Boy Scouts. led By Scout
Executive c. Il. Sanford and Scout
masters T. e. Bull. Charles Heard nnc
J. Alexander.
The statue was halted at Ninth anC
Main streets. Darby, where 200 sChOo
children. with American flags. were
drawn up. They sang America" nnC
then Burgess Grayson and Borough SO
licitor j. B. Robinson delivered ad'
dresses, outlining the virtues and srrv
ices of the great American.
The exercises at Darby LASTED half NJ
hour, and then the procession formr,
for the parade to the Philadelphia cit!
line. Commander IiuPy. of the Cor
poral w. e. GriCfzu Post, Veterans %
Foreign Wars, acted rs marshal of tn,
parade through Darby. With him Il,
aides were members of the Darby re,
Ueption committee. consisting of Bor'
ough Solicitor Robinson, chairman; Al
fred Holroyd. president of the schoo
board, and Councilman Harry +. Ball
City Troop Is Escort
Escorting the statue from Darby tc
the University was the First City Troop
daShing in its blue and white uniform
Troop A and the mounted squad of tn,
Philadelphia lodge of Elks, led by Cap.
tain James Robinson. former supcrin
teudent Of police.
Forming citizens committee wer,
Richard Wpglein. president of Council
Councilman Montgomery. Councilman
Limpburner. Walton Clark prrsiden
of Franklin Institute; Joseph 4
Owens, J. Paul Oliver. county commits
sioner for Philadelphia. Veterans o
Foreign Wars; +. X. Williams. repre-
senting the Military Legion. and Rus
eel Duane. of POPS De Lnncpy street,
lineal descendant of Franklin.
The route from the University to In
dcpeudcnC" Square will be from Thirty
third and Spruce streets to Thirty
fourth and Spring Garden streets and t,
the Parkway. where parade Of patri
0tic ana military organizations will b.
formed. Then the statue will move II
state down tho Parkway to city Hail
t. Chestnut street and thence to III
square.
At the Independence Square ccIcbra
tlon thousands Of school children an,
citizens will welcome the statue. Mayo
Moore, Hampton l.. Carson, former at
torney general, and Judge Orlady, o
the Superior Court, will spcnk.
Tomorrow is tho anniversary o
FrankIm's death. Services therefor
will he conducted at his grave by IN
Rev. Louis G. WaShburn, rector of Oh
Christ Church, Ambassador JusScrand
Of France, and Elmer f. Wentworth. o
Iowa, past president general Of the Son
Of the American Revolution. will be tn
speakers Members Of tho Poor Richur,
Club and other organizations will par
ticipAt". There will be EXERCISES in th
schools on Monday.