Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-03
BOROUGHSP[
TO MARK FOURTH
Suburbs to North Of City Com
pIete Preparations for
Celebrations
WAR VETERANS TAKE PART

Plans are complete for observance Of
the Fourth in the boroughs and town.
ships north of this city. Officials and
civic organizations, in virtually every
instance aided BY American Legion
posts, have arranged all-day affairs.
Cheltenham Township - Affair to
center on the athletic field, Elkins Park
High School, after a parade of civic
organizations. floats. bands and school
children over the streets and avenues
Of Ashbourne. Elkins Park. Melrose
Park and Ogontz. There will be flag
raising by the Civil War veterans. with
legionaries and Boy Scouts taking
part. At the patriotic meeting the
PRAYER Will be offered by the Rev. DR..
Richard Montgomery: of Ashbourne,
and the address made by Calvin o.
Althouse. Of Philadelphia. The after.
noon will be given over to an athletic
carnival, and in the evening there will
be n community sing and supervised
fireworks display.
Jenkintown-Citizens of this borough
have subscribed almost $1,000 for the
celebration, and the committee In
charge has been selected from members
of Jenkintown Council, representatives
of local organizations. and the COate
Jordan Post. American Legion. There
will be parade of school children, Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Legionaries, fra
ternal organizations and school children,
followed by a public meeting. Sports
and races for trophies will take place
In the afternoon, and the evening pro-
gram includes band concert. award of
prizes and supervised fireworks display.
North Glenside - Affair planned BY
the North Glenside Independence Day
Celebration Committee. Starting with
every hour until late at night-parade.
public meeting, with addresses BY the
Rev. Guy L. Morrill,, Samuel K,
Stinger, Harry Marks, the Rev. j.
warren Kaufman, sports for prizes,
fancy dress parade Of children during
the afternoon and an open air enter.
tainmcnt at night.
Glenside-The Glenside Patriotic As.
sociation has been active for weeks de.
veloping plans. The affair will start
with n parade If school children. Le-
gionaries, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
fire companies. marshaled by Captain
4. w. Burghardt. Il. f. Fricker. G..
c. Rittenhouse. William Beatty. There
will be an afternoon sports program,
with trophy events and baseball games
aHu races. An Open.alr entertainment
in the early evening will be followed by
supervised fireworks display.
Mckinley-Arranged by the McKin.
ley Fourth of July Observance Com
mittee. Public Meeting, parade, read.
ing of Declaration of Independence by
Miss Hazel Bindrim. address by the
Rev. John NJ. Groton, sports and eve
ming entertainment.
There will be special observances in
Noble. Langhorne, Hatboro, Oreland,
Fort Washington. The country clubs
in the northern section will have special
golf and tennis events, and there will
be many dinner parties and entertain
ments, followed by fireworks at night.
At the Philmont Club. the Huntington
Valley, the Old York Road. the North
Hills and Lu Lu Temple Copntry Club
the Independence Day gathering Of
Philndelphians is invariably large.
There will be thousands of Philadel.
phians in camping and picnic parties
along the Neshaminy and Pcnnypack
Creeks at points easily accessible by
motortruck over the Old York road and
other highways leading north from the
city.