Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-11
WOrld-PeQce Pleas
On ArmiStice DQy
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AEous Aukc OHc
ternationnl League for Peace and Free.
dom celebrated with peace dem
0nstration in several parts Of the city.
There were exhibits portraying the
horrors of war in the department
stores: there were motion pictures
in the theatres depicting the sorrow and
savngery df the late world conflict. and
this evening Frederick Libby, head Of
the National Council for Disarmament,
will broadcast from the Strawbrdgc &
Clothicr radio n plea for universal
peace.
To Sound Pleas for Peace
The League for Peace and Freedom
conducted speaking campaign. be.
ginning at noon. in half a dozen parts
Of the city. Speakers were assigned to
20 In groups Of three to the various
points in automobiles. Among the
speakers who volunteered We're Mr..
Jesse Holmes. Of Swarthmore: Joseph
Morris. head of the Fellowship of Rec.
onciliatIon; the Rev. DR.. Frederick
Griffin. of the Unitarian Church Au-
gustus Cadwallader. Miss Janet Payne
Whitney, Walter LonSstrcth. Walter
Abel. ]. Prentice Murphy. of the Chill
dren's Bureau: the Rev. Charles f.
Shelton, J. Rountrcc Gillct. of Eng.
land, representative Of the British
Friends; Harry Ferris, of Germantown :;
Harold Watson. Miss Ruth Conrow
Henry Close and Leslie Frazier. of Hay.
erford College. The speakers carried
American flags in their automobiles and
banners with the inscription: THE last
war was fought to end war; make peace
permanent
Noontime observance Of Armistice
Day was a luncheon at the City Club.
Colonel Edward Carpenter. chief of
ktaff Of the Seventy ninth Division, was
the principal speaker. His topic was
'"The Army After the Armisticc.'
At noon Strawbridge & Cliothier's
held brief exercises nt the Strawbridg"
4 Clothier Memorial Tablet. in honor
Of the soldiers who served in the World
War. Al II O'Clock business was s,ls-
Clothier. Jr.. paid tribute to the mem.
"ry Of the boys who made the supreme
sacrifice. Mrs. Letitia HunSirkcr. one
of the firms war mothers. placed
wreaths upon the tablet. in memory
Of Lieutenant Earl Davis. Lieutenant
William Resse Kuen, Abram X. Street,
David j. NOrri is and Herman \. Hines,
members of the stores families who
lost their lives. \ chorus of men sang
i""h' NINhiS L'sht.
One of the most elaborate Armisticc
Day celebrations was that by Houston
Post. Of the American Legion. This
morning at 1O:l5 O'Clock the post
assembled in front Of Houston House,
with large number of the men In
uniform. There was a parade through
Germantown over Cheltcn avenue tu
Greene street. tbrS north to Vernon
Park. where short service was con
Quoted by the post chaplain. Then
the party marched north on Green"
street to Harvey, east 70 Germantown
avenue. south to Mannheim. west 10
Greene street and north again to Che, 8.
ten aenuc and to Houston House. Dur.
ing the afternoon members of the post
acted as hosts to the citizens of Ger
SUBSCRIPTION armi>tic" dance in the
Pelham Automobile Club, Carpenter
lane and Emlcn street.
There was military favor to many
Of the celebrations. \ large nun .
ber OF former service men were On :
iartaincd at tea this afternoon by
the W0men's Overseas Service League.
The tea was in the Leagues rooms
at "2l South Eighteenth street.
Honor Unknown Soldier
Ten mothers Of soldier dead went
TO Washing on today to place II wreath
OH the tomb of the Unknown Soldier
In Arlington Cemetery. In the part,
were Mrs. Albert Bcrkowitz, Mrs.
Caleb Jackson, Mrs. Florence Willis,
Mrs. Margaret Corbin. Mrs. Mary
Stanton. Mrs. Ella Bruhl. Mrs. Eliza
beth Conley, Mrs. Sophia Bauer, Mrs.
NJ. Morgan. Mrs. i. Germschid anf
Mrs. Mary Newell.
Members of the 315th Infantry Asso
citation went to Washington this morn
Ing to place huge floral Lorraine
cross, five feet long and made of white
flowers on field of blue. on the gray,
Of the Unknown Soldier. The men OF
the 315th belonged to the same regi
ment of the Seventy ninth Division. IN
which it IL believed the Unknown Sol
dier fought and died. Theodore ROsen
president, and Major Francis V. Lloyd
vice president Of the Infantry AssOcia
tion, headed the delegation.
An important celebration this after.
sen was held at the Henry W. Lawtor
School. Wissinoming. under the aus.
DoDee q the Wissinoming Improvement
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