Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-30

&NAHyySSESA " largest celebra-
4 EKySNk1 tions was that in
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mittees of h
Legion. United Spanish War Veterans,
G. a. Il. and the Army and Navy
Union OF West Philadelphia.
Approximately 5000 men were in
line for the parade together with Cap
tain McClay's 1l1th Infantry. a branch
of the Red Cross and the National
American War Mothers,
The line formed at . o'clock at
Fifty second and Race streets, and
marched to Baltimore avenue and
Fernwood Cemetery.
This morning the Frankford boys
joined the Oxley Legionaire in their
celebration at Tacony. In the after
noon elaborate ceremonies took place
in North Cedar Hill Cemetery. Posts
of the G.. A. r., Legion. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. United Spanish War
Veterans. troops of Boy and Girl
Scouts and other bodies will partici.
pate.
Members Of Frazer Barnitz Post dec
Grated graves of comrades in Mount
cTnpn N'iItlfES JulHtIy WITH W ihneiu
Scott Post. No. III. G. A. R.. and
Winfield Scott Camp, No. Ia, Sons of
Veterans.
Thomas y. Fales Post. No 1853. and
its ladies' auxiliary assembled in Bat
ley Hall. o74S Germantown avenue, at
9 O'Clock and. led by Commander Elmer
J. Butterworth. paraded to Columbia
avenue and Thompson street and dec
Grated the graves of World War dead in
Hanover Cemetery. The post band
accompanied the procession and the fir
ing squad was under command of Ser
geant Benjamin Bacon.
Nineteen comrades who were killed
in the war were honored by members of
the Lawrence f. Delaney Post, No 2G.
this morning.
Services at Tioga
TIoga Post. No. $40. assembled at
Broad street and Erie avenue and pa
raded through that section of the city.
Later services were conducted at West
minister Cemetery over the graves Of all
soldirs and sailors. In the afternoon
the first picnice of the post was in Bur-
holme Park a. Five Points.
Capta!n W. VI. Gearty Post, No.
3l5, was with Post No. 90 and Post No.
40. and after assembling at the First
Regiment Armory. were taken to the
National Cemetery, at Haines street and
! I.imekiln pike, where they decorated the
/ graves of veterans there.
Logan Post. No. 376. met with mem :
bers OF other Legion posts Mt Fifth
street and Olney avenue. and pnraded
through Olney and Logan to the Poin :
40 Va rls nrk
street and Somerville avenue.
Robert J. Martin Post. No 9S. con
! Quoted services this morning at the fol-
| lowing cemeteries: Bellevue. New
| Cathedral and Greenmount. The pos,
also visited the grave OF Robert j. Mar
! tin at Oakland Cemetery and held serv.
participated in the memorial services
and parade conducted by Post No. 81,
G.. 4. Il.
Frederick D. and Irving 3. Clair
! Post, No. 81. held services this after
noon at Har Neb Cemetery in memory
| o fther dead comrades.
William =. Roche Post No 81. at
! tended exercises at the Conneu ParR
soldiers memorial.
John II, Castor Post No. 294 Joined
with ne!ghboring veteran organizations
in memorial ceremonies this afternoon
| at Cedar Hill Cemetery, preceded by
parade through frankfort.
At National Cemetery
With members of other legion post.
of the neighborhood. Captain Walter NJ
Gearty Post, No. 3l5. observed the day
with services at the National Gem
etery, Haines street and Limekiln pike
: 4 parade from Twenty second stree
| and Lehigh avenue to Mount Vernon
! Cemetery an dexcrc!ses there marked
the program of the Harry Ingersol
! Post, No. Ia
/ Poinsett Monument, Clarkson Park
| Broad street and Somerville avenue
was the scene of memorial services OF
/ the Logan Post and neighboring units
Fifth street and Oluey avenue through
Logan and Dlney.
! Graves Of all dead members were dec
GRATED by the John Z. Garland Post,
, No. 1876.
! Prince Forbes Pot. No. :, took part
! in the memorial services held by West
Philadelphia posts at the Nixon Thea
tre.
Harry l.. Greenwood Post. No. 3392
conducted exercises in conjunction with
| SCHUYLER Post. No. II. G.. \. r., and
| Kensingtt0n Post. No. 6S. American
! Legion. visiting st. Ann, Bellevue and
, Franklin Cemeteries. At 81. AIMS one
! Of the speakers was Robert J. Hanna
( commander of Greenwood Post.
Houston Post, Of Germantown. as.
scmbled at Houston House. it's head
! quarters at II 40 o'clock, for partic!
patton in one OF the largest parades ever
seen in Germantown. Ellis Post, G.. \
K. : Egbcrt Camp, Spanish American
! War Veterans and other organizations
were in line. Music was furnished by
! Ellis Post &C \. r.. Band and by tn,
/ 1O3d Engineers lTwrnty eighth DIvi.
sionD Band. After parading through
the principal streets Of Germantown the
column went 70 Vernon Park. whcr,
exercises were held
Tie North Philadelphia Mcmoria
Day parade. in churge Of George II
! lmhof Post, No. lJ3, started III
Broad street and SuSquehanna avenue
at 10 T. VI The route of the parad,
was west on Susquehanna av"uu,
to Eighteenth street. north 10 Glen
" oOd svcnuc. w"st 20 Nineteenth street
north 10 Lehigh avenue west 10 Thirty
first street. and then to Mt. Peace Gem
etery, where memorial services wer,
conducted Organizations in line in
cluded the Imhof Post, the Old Guard
Second Regiment United Spanish Wa,
Veterans, United States Marines, Son,
of Veterans, Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Grand Army of the Republic, 30,
Scouts and other American Legion
posts.
The Raymond f.. Greeley Post tool