Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-15
Appeals for Refugees
Pepper Fair Vision
TickLes Mr.. VaxcLuiIl

C0ooouod from PeGN ono
Membership Committee. was another
speaker last night. He cracked the
whip at the fan opponents:
when a group Of people become 20
selfish aud self .centered that they say
We should turn our backs on an. ads.
quate celebration Of the 150th annivers.
ary of the Declaration Of lndepend.
ence, even thought It cost twenty, or
fifty, or hundred million dollars, then
! say they are no longer patriots: aud
fIom the city" he declared.
Other speakers were Colonel Frank.
lin D'Olier. the fair president s. Dr..
Ellis Wright. past exslted ruler Of the
Elks; Norris J. Speiser, Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney, and George Wentworth
Carr. 4 letter was read from ". W.
Atterbury. vice president Of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad. who regretted his
inability to attend and expressed his
earnest desire that the plans for financ.
ing the fair will be cfectually carried
Mr.. vauclain In his comment today
on Senator Pepper address advocated
concentration around Independence Hall
% block Surround sus!srounded by BY Chestnut. G S MARKET. M
Fifth and Sixth streets and make out OF
it small park. He further stated that
in case the FuirmOunt Park plau was
dropped he believed the North Phila.
delphia Manufacturers Association
would cease its opposition.
Vauclain Strong for Economy
MY idea Of celebration that might
greatest benefit to the city at the least
expense. said Mr.. vauclain. TT has
occurred to me that Independence Hall.
the cradle Of liberty, IL now surrounded
BY big buildings and IL. to some
extent, obscure. ! suggest that the
city buy the block bounded BY Market,
Chestnut. Fifth and Sixth streets and
make out Of 1t place where statues
donated by the thirteen original states
could be erected.
"Proper care should be exercised,
of course. as to their size. Chestnut
street could be arcaded from BronI
street could be made q more fitting en-.
trance to the bridge plaza.''
In summing up hts idea, Mr.. Vau.
CLAIM said he thought the continuance
uf the Parkway proper communication
to the Delaware River Bridge, open.
ing Of the bridge on July I. 1928, and
completion Of the buildings now under
way in the Park would be sufficient tor
"dignitied observance" OF the signing
Of the declaration.
EVERY patriotic citizen would be In
favor Of u celebration centering at In.
dependence Hail." he said. "AIl leading
business men. inanciers and. In fact.
literally. Philadelphia IL a manufac.
turing city and does not favor anything,
however. that would upset business con.
ditions and cause. suffering to the work
Ing people who have 80 much invested
In their homes"
Mrs. Blankenburg's Idea
Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg. a mem.
Der Of the fair board Of directors and
one Of the strongest advocates Of
large international exhibition. said to.
day that she favored Senator Pepper's
suggestions only as additions TO the
plans already formulated.
people would not want to come here
merely to see a reproduction of the
signing Of the Declaration Of lnde.
pendence. she said.
Mrs. Blankenburg said she hoped the
Sesqui Centennial would set new
standard for the world to follow.
II don't want to see an exhibition Of
old fashioned machinery" she said, II
want something soul inspiring, some.
thing that will be- benefit to human.
ity. What we want Ia something en-.
tirely different from the twelve world
expositions that have bten held In the
past"
T.. T. Stotesbury's 3 attitude toward the
Sesqui. Centennial Exposition and the
position Of certain directors II the mi,
were blamed by Mrs. l'lankenburg, In
an address yesterday. for the cola pse
of the original extensive program and
the present condition Of fair plans.
Such men. Mrs. Blankenburg says, have
had II paralyzing influence.
Mrs. Blankenburg made her attack
on the attitude Of negative onnosl.
tom" held by some Of the directors,
before the Faculty Tea Club Of the
I!niysrsity Of Psnnsylvania 10 ssrsssst
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