Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-30
BOYS OF 81 MARCH
!. IN THINNING LINES
n A. R. Posts Pay Solemn Trib-
"a TO Comrades Who Have
i Answered "ReIIcall"
,olN WITH YOUNGER MEN

vetcrans of the Civil War, In spite
~ advancing years and thinning num-
s.,. maid tribute today to the memory
!, ,heir comrades, just as they have
,.,, an the Memorial Days of more
thsn half century. .
:, most instances the posts combined
-.,.h nosts of the Sons Of Veterans, the
v.tsrans v Of Foreign Wars and 'the
American Legion.
Everywhere the old men in faded blue,
,r,th their forage caps and their bronze
,n.ienia of service, were themselves
hnmorcd no less than they did honor to
''I Tbs majority Of the Memorial. Day
..,vices we're held this afternoon,
.Soueh there will be some in the eve
nins Those veterans who still were
.hIs 70 march formed in line and, with
a".,c marched to the graves Of their
S.sd % and decorated them. The feebler
% nan were taken by automobile.
Fifty. three Answer Call
Winfield Scott Post, No. ia. G. A.
% bonored their dead and the veterans
~ other wars in Mount Vernon Gene
/, t.,y There are fifty three survivors
~ III the post The Rev. 4. Asher Hess,
Who served with Grant as a drummer
how. preached the memorial sermon. He
Il most chaplain.
4, twelfth street above Wallace, held
services both at headquarters and at
Monument Cemetery. The post was
assisted BY Camp No. 200, Sons of Vet
erans; Captain Charles II. Grove Post,
No. $50. World War Veterans; the Old
Guard of the Second Regiment, n. q.
p: the Boy Scouts Of the Church Of the
Nativity and the Ladies Circle, No.
1914. G. A. II.
preceded by Il parade and followed BY o
City T Hall Plaza. The General John
r REYNOLDS Post. No. II, e.. A. R.,
was in charge. They were assisted by
REYNOLDS Camp, No. 4, Sons Of Veter.
Sns; General Liscum Post, No. Al,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars; St. Mon.
ica's Cadets, the Boy Scouts, Sons OF
Veterans Auxiliary, No. II. W.. B.
McNulty, State Secretary Of the Sons
d Veterans, presided. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. Ross Slower,
Of the Messiah Lutheran Church.
Exercises at City Hall Plaza
In preparation for the Plaza exer-
cises, Reynolds Camp No. 4, Sons OF
4 Veterans, decorated the monuments OF
\ Generals J. +. Reynolds and George
-. Mcclellan. Following the ceremonies
von the Plaza, the veterans visited the
Union Cemetery, where there was an
other service.
mustered at post headquarters, in the
American Legion House, 4521 Paul
street. Frankford. and proceeded to St
Joachim's Cemetery, accompanied by
the Sons of Veterans.
This afternoon the post marched tc
North Cedar Hill! Cemetery for memo
rial services. The veterans were &c.
tions: Sons of Veterans; Frankfort
Post, No. 212, American Legion Oxley
Post, No. 1873, American Legion
Philadelphia Command, British Great
War Veterans: French Legion of the
Great War; Corporal John II. Castor
Post, No. 294, Veterans of Foreign
Wars; Lieutenant Colonel II. T. Deck.
ert Camp, United Spanish War Vet.
erans; Ladies' Auxiliary, Boy ant
Girl Scouts and dismOunted police.
One of the most notable services o.
the day was that given BY the George
g., Meade Post, No. l, G. A. r., II
the auditorium of the Central Brancf
OF the y. NJ. G.. a., at Broad and Arcf
streets.
Graves Are Decorated
This morning the post decorated th'
graves of its dead in North, Central ant
South Laurel Hill Cemeteries. Th'
Memorial Day Committee was in charg'
OF this earlier ceremony, Post 2 Camp
No. 20!), Sons Of Veterans, and Genera
Henry W. Lawton Post, No. 2. Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, assisting.
This afternoon the post assembled il
full uniform on Chestnut street. its righ
resting on Seventeenth street, will
Post . Camp, No. 900, Sons of Vet
erans and the General Henry w. Law
ton Post, No. 2, Veterans of Foreigl
Wars, forming on the immediate left.
The column moved promptly at
o'clock east on Chestnut street 20 BrOa'
street, then south to Locust street an
hating opposite the Union League
where the associates of the post wer
received. Then the column marche
north on Broad street. halting brieil
before the monument of President Nc
kinley and then continuing north o
broad street to Arch and the audi
torium of the Central y. NJ. G. A.
Hummels Veteran Corps First Reg
iment Band opened the services in tn
auditorium with the Star Spangle
Banner" sung by the audience. Mis-
Edi tn Ellison sang LEAD Kindl
Light. and the Rev. William G. Nc
Evan, Chaplain, made a prayer.
Samuel 5. Fowler, post commander
made and address, followed by tn
reading of the order establishing Mem
oorial Day by Past Post Commando
John G. Morris. Lincoln's Address {
gettysburg was read by Past PO!
Commander John A. Weidersheim.
The address of the day was give
by Justice John W. Kephart, Of II
state Supreme Court. Past Post Com
mandcr Morris read the record of CON
rades who have died within the la
year, and floral tributes were place
IN their memory, the colOrs dipped al
taps sounded. The benediction was pre-
hounced by Post CHAPLAIN McEwan.