Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11


was dedicated. The Rev. Charles X.
Fauncc will pronounce the Invocation;
Harry &. Stephens will make the pre-.
scntation. and the cannon will he nc
ceptcd by II. Freed. principal of the
school. The Rev. Thomas Hubert
Jones will make n speech. followed by
rollcall and dedication by Miss Mil
drcd Weiss. Of the eighth grade. state
Senator Daix will make an address. and
after the salute to the flag by the
children and the singing of the Star
Spnnglrd Banner by all. Father j. j.
Scanlon will pronounce the bcncdiction.
The dedication begins at . o'clock.
40 less important is n flag raising,
beginning ut 2:3O o'clock. in Sherwood
Park. Fifty sixth street and Baltimore
avenue. arranged hv the l'altm"r"
Avenue Business Mems Association.
The Rev. William NJ. Curry will pro-
nourcc the Invocation. followed by n
speech by Councilman Rurch. master
of ceremonies. who will l." introduced
by Harry T. Forbes. The other speak
crs will be Harry A. Mackcy. George
4. Welsh. Congressman elect from
West Philadelphia. The new flag will
be raised by William Bildi>on. super.
int"ndcnt of the park, and unfurlcd by
.tlSS ny lliS IN. EOlutS.
Veterans to BE Present
Numerous organizations will partici-
pate in the flag raising. among them
the G. a. H.. the Sons Of Veterans.
the Spanish War fetcrans, members
Of the Foreign legion. the Patriotic
Order Sons of America the Red Men.
the Boy Scouts. the Angora Improve.
mcnt Association and the school chill
drcn from the llarrity-Lce School.
Civic, fraternal and military organ
izations parndcd in Lansdownr to
the memorial monument. where "xcr.
cises were held. Congressman But
Ter. of West Chester. made tn"
principal address. In the evening tn"
Albert Clinton Wundcrlich Post will
give dinner at. the Lansdownc Coun-
try Club.
Major General William G. Price, Jr..
commander of the Pennsylvania Ma
school exercises tonight in the Ken
sincton High School for Girls.
Colonial Danes. Daughters of the
American Revolution and nearly a
score other patriotic organizations will
take part in Il religious observance at
4 o'clock this afternoon in the Epis.
copal Prot Cathedral of st. Mary. ut
Broad and South streets. William 7.
Ellis. of Swarthmore. will be the pr!n-
cipal speaker. The services will b"
under the direction Of the Rev. Charles
Wyatt Bispham. the vicar.
Masons Lay Cornerstone
At / o'clock this afternoon the White
Apron Club. affiliated with the M.
tional League of Masonic Clubs, will
lay the cornerstone of its new club
house. in Highland Park. Delaware
County. in the presence Of prominent
Masonic officials from this city AMI
nearby. Arthur Il. Eaton. vice prosi-
dent of the National League of Masonic
Clubs. will be the chief speaker.
There will be parade preceding the
dedication. in which representatives OF
Delaware County Masonic clubs.
churches. Boy Scouts and nearby fire
companies will participate. Moving
pictures will be taken Of the ceremonies.
The William =. Roche Post; Amerl.
can Legion, will entertain the com
munity this evening in Grecnway Hall.
nue.. There will be an entertainment.
refreshments and dancing.
\ memorial was dedicated at .
o'clock this afternoon in Cobbs Creek
Park. at Fifty-ninth street and Will
lows avenue, to Joseph \. Murphy. a
park guard who died in France.
Captain Hayes \. Duncan, COM
manded of the guards. was present
with every guard who could be freed
from other duty. War mothers and
American Legion men participated. +,
+. Stotesbury presided nt the drdicn-
ton and other members Of the Park
Commission were present. John +,
Patterson made the presentation after
an opening prayer By Father Joseph
Wolfe. tn" fighting chaplain Of the
109th Infantry. in which th" parl;
guard served Major Thomas Martin.
be master of ceremonies, and Miss
Betty Trullngcr vii! unvcll the me-
mortal.
SwarthmOre Observance
William Dudley Foulke of Richmond,
Ind. spoke to the students of Swurth-
more College at their Armistirr Day
exercises today.
Mr.. Foulk". author, editor and former
member Of tn" United States Civil Serv-
ice Commission contrasted present day
conditions with those in the Roman
Empire when that power began sinking
toward decline.
Two TO the factors in til" present
crisis, he said, are the disintrgration Of
family life and the increase in divorce.
Another evil, he believes is the growing
asSertivcncss of children in the home
while the emancipation of women
was Il good thing" said Mr.. Foulke.
long worker for equal suffrage, the
emancipation of children should not 20
with il. In modern homes it is often
the child who runs the home"
Most persons, h" said, have gotten
away from the idea that "lickin' AMI
l'arnin 60 together and wrongly be.
edge.
Employees Of the Philadelphia agency
~ the Guardian Life Insurance Com.
pnny off America observed Armistico
Day at II O'Clock in the company's
headquarters in the Pennsylvania
building by unv"iling an embroidered
silk flag mounted in a mahogany shad
+. ], Bcrlct.
In Rabida Council of the knights OF
Columbus will hold it's annual Froli'
this evening in the Ivory Room. *. OF
G. Hall, Thirty -oighth and Market
streets. Many service and former serv
Ice men ;''c expected. Many clubs and
societies will join the council in thu
Frolic and prizes will be awarded thu
most popular of the Ladies of III
Rabida.
Another X. Of G. celebration will b'
banquet at the Hotel Adelphia %
| the overseas secretaries of th'
"Caseys." They will meet ut thu
| Philopatrian Club, march to q theatre
where they will attend the performance
and then 50 to the Adelphia for thei
banquet.
The most pretentious Of al the csre'