;T,v 7bfci$ik:7. '..!.. Ti'B WTjitJ..fJ'i Wr : rA.'iy.vvJi'ji i fcJTX ? . -. ' . t 1 wmwzWA" wmm w$&srtf i fi' $?&, ly.aftiHwtxtz fi- I ":1 WLir&aritt-i WV V JE BOYS OF 'SI ANP KHAKI-CLAD YOUTHS SHARE IN TRIBUTE TO THE NATION'S HER&& tfWW mi BOYS OF "61 MARCH ftlMjt LINES 0. A. R- Pe9t9 Pay 8e,emn Tr5b- ute te Comrades Who Have Answered "Rellcall" JOIN WITH YOUNGER MEN Tetcrnns of the Civil Vnr, In spite bf advancing jenrs nnd thinning num brs, paid tribute today te the memory of their comrades, just as they hove done en the Memerial Dnys of mere tin half a century. In most Instances the pests combined with pests of the Sens of cternns, the Vtlerans fcf Foreign Wars and .the A EverJawhrere1'he old men In faded blue, with their forage caps nnd their bronze Inslrnla of Rcrvlcc, were themselves Lnnrwl no less than they did honor te SEI?'V of the Mcmerlnl-Day ervlccs were held this afternoon, though there will be some in the eve ning These veterans who still were ible te march formed In line nnd, with music, marched te the graves of their dwd and decorated them. The feebler D(n vcie taken by rtutomeblle. Fifty-three Answer Call Winflcld Scott Pest, Ne. 114, G. A. H honored their dead nnd the veterans efethcr wars in Mount Vernen Ueine- 15 the pest. The ltcv. T. Asher Hess, v who fccned with Grant as a drummer boy, preached the memorial sermon. He v la pest chaplain. ... ' pest Ne. -. whose headquarters are I In Twelfth street above Wallace, held tervlecs both at headquarters and at , Monument Cemetery. The pest was 1 assisted by Camp Ne. 200, Sens of Vet- ! trans; Captain Charles II. Crewe Pest. I Ne 230. World War Veterans; the Old 1 Guard of the Second Regiment, N. (J. p the Hey Scouts of the Church of the Nativity and the Ladles' Circle, Ne. 194. G. A. U. There ucre Memerial Dny exercises, preceded by u parade and followed by a ilslt te a cemetery, this oftcrneon at City Hall Plaza. The General Jehn V nnninlfls Pest. Ne. 71. (V. A. It., was in clinrge. They were assisted by Reynolds Camp, Ne. 4, Sens of Veter ans; General Llscum .Pest, Ne. 47, Veterans of Foreign Wars; St. Mon Men ica's Cadets, the Bey Scouts, Sens of Veterans' Auxiliary, Ne. 11. W. B. McNulty, State Secretnry of the Sens of Veterans, presided. The sermon vis preached by the ltcv. Ress Stever, of tbe .Messian iutiicran unurcn. Ewrclscs at City Hall Flaza In preparation for the Plaza cxer- 'clses, Reynolds Camp Ne. 4, Sens of Veterans, decorated the monuments of .UMiernm .1. '. ucyoeiuH ana ucerge IB. McClellnn. Following the ceremonies ren the Plaza, the veterans visited the Union Cemetery, where there was an ether ervlcc. ' Kenrncv Pest. Ne. Cff. G. A. R., mustered at pest headquarters, in the American Legien Heuse, 4521 Pntil street, Frankford, nnd proceeded te St. Joachim's Cemetery, accompanied by tbe Sens of Veterans. This afternoon the pest marched te North Cedar Hill Cemetery for memo rial services. The veterans were ac companied by the following organiza erganiza organiza teons: Sens of Veterans; Frankford Pest, Ne. 212, American Legien ; Oxley Pest, Ne. 133, American Legien; Philadelphia Command, British Great War Veterans; French Legien of the Great War; Corporal Jehn II. Cnster Pest, Ne. 204, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lieutenant Colenef H. T. Deck ert Camp, United Spanish War Vet erans; Ladles' Auxiliary, Hey and Girl Scouts and dismounted police. One of the most, notable services of the dnj was that given by the Geerge Oj. Mende Pest, Ne. 1, G. A. It., in the auditorium of the Central Branch of the Y. M. C. A., at Bread and Arch streets. Graves Are Decorated This morning the pest dceerntcd the waves of Its dead in 'North, Central and Seuth Laurel Hill Cemeteries. The Memerial Day Committee was in charge of this earlier ceremony, Pest 2 Camp. Ne. 2!)!t. Sens of Veterans, and Gcncrnl Henry W. Latn Pest, Ne. 2, Vet erans of Foreign Wars, usslsting. This afternoon the nnst iiHSPinbled in full uniform en Chestnut street, its right resting en .Seventeenth street, with Pest 2 Camp, Ne. 200, Sens of Vet-' trans, and the General Heurv W. Law- ten Pest, Ne. 2, Veterans of Foreign Wars, forming en the immediate left. . The column moved promptly at 2 o'lleek east en Chestnut street te Bread Mrcct, then south te Locust street and Halting opposite the Union League, where the associates of the' pest were received. Then the column marched north un Bread street, halting briclly btfoie the monument of President Mc Kinlcj and then continuing north en llreiul street te Arch nnd the audi torium of the Centrnl Y. M. C. A. Hummers Veteran Cerps' First Reg iment Bund opened the services In the auditorium with the "Star Spangled linnncr," sung by the nudience. Miss Ldlth Llllsen sang "Lend Kindly IjWit," nnd the Rev. William O. Mc Km nn, Clmplnlu, made a ninjcr. Samuel S. Fowler, nest commander. wade und address, followed by the fading of the order establishing Mem Mem orial Day by Past Pesi Commander Jehn (1. Merris. Lincoln's Address nt 'ettsburg wis read by Pnst Pest wmmandet Jehn A. Wcldershclm. The address of the day was given a Justice Jehn.W. Kephnrt, of the Mate Supreme Court. Past Pest Com mander Merris rend the record of com rades who have died within the Inst Sear nnd flernl tributes were placed in their memory, the colors dipped and taps sounded. The benediction wus pro nounced by Pest Chnpluln McEwnn. MAIN LINE VETERANS JOIN Pour Pests and G. A. R. Visit Four Cemeteries Together Memerial Dny was observed en he Main Line witli four American Lo Lo Le teon pebts combining te vlult cemeteries In the Mictien between Ardmore ami nj ne. Members of Jehn Wlnthren Pest, Ne. 118, of Bryn Mawr; General Antheny " ej no Pout. Ne. 41(1. of Wnvne; Nu-nan-Hloek Pest, Ne. 838, of Oakinent, and Hiillnek-Siiiidersen Pest, Ne. 130, "f Ardmore, met at the headquarters if the Hnn Mnui. l'nwt uliriwn tliev Proceeded te the cemetery of the Wn.wi'c uitiKt niurch. Frem there they metered te Old St. David's Church, te the Radner Methodist Episcopal ('cm pt'rj, making the final step of the afternoon nt St. Denis Cemcteiy in Ardmore. ' The speakers nt the vaileus services rc the Rev. Dr. Hnniuel Deut. Ard- laere; James Tuttle, Br.Mi Mawr, and K i enneii. iiihe or Hrvn Mnwr. , A. R, veterans were picked up 0ng the route nnd taken te the vurl a ceremonies in meters. Hchoel cbll jrvn assembled at th cemeteries. Ball Players Hener Memery of War Heroes I n.i. Pittsburgh, May 30. Scores of amntcur baseball games, played by clubs of the Greater Pittsburgh Baseball Association, were stepped today at 11 o'clock" for one minute In memory of the American players who lest their Uvea In war. This was done nt the request of Honus Wagner, president of the association and former Pittsburgh Nntlenal Lcngue star. SHOREWARD RUSH JAMS FERRIES, TRAINS AND AUTOS Memerial Day Vacatienists Take Advantage of Perfect Day A perfect sky overhead and a light, cooling-breeze was sufficient excuse for another rocerd-brcaklng crowd tp wend its way shoreward today. Frem early in the morning until the rush reached its peak between 7 and 8 o'clock there was a continual line of excursionists waiting impatiently for ferry accommo dations. Although rnllrend officials had fore casted such an exigency there were net sufficient ferryboats te accommodate the hundreds of automobiles which lined Dclawnre avenue. Traffic pelice had their hands full keeping the enrs in line, and In many Instances averted ac cidents te pedestrians who swnrmed acreBs the street te the ferries. A tabu lation of ferry slips showed that an average of 200 automobiles crossed the river in an hour. Nurses from many of the city hesnl- tills were en hand, both en thin side of the river nnd in Cnmdcrf, te Fell the vacatienists poppies lest they forget the significance of the dny. Net many ig nored the invitations te buy. Although the seashore was the ulti mate goal of the majority of the travel ers, many in the crowd, carrying bas kets and clinging tightly te bathing suits were en their way te spend the day at the numerous bungalow colenics and bathing beaches in Jersey nnd along the river. Gaily bedecked trucks car rying their cargoes of singing and laughing couples steed in line with the mero pretentious limousines awaiting their turns. R0XB0R0UGH VETERANS IN SPECIAL SERVICES Patriotic and Fraternal Societies Jein In Memerial Observance Members of war veteran erganiza tiens of Roxborough honored their de parted comrades today by holding exer cises in several cemeteries, 'xncy were continued this afternoon. The members of Hetty A. Jenes Pest, Ne. 12, G. A. It., assembled in their headquarters, Fountain street i nnd Ridge avenue, and proceeded te St. Mary's Cemetery, later visiting the Presbyterian nnd the Lutheran burial grounds. At each place exercises were held. This afternoon there was a parade, followed bv memorial' services in Gergns Park. The parade formed nt the headquarters of Hetty A. Jenes Pest nnd will proceed first te Lcvcringten Cemetery, after which they went te the park. In line were members of the G. A. R., soldiers, sailors and marines, who fought in the World War; members of Hattie Tayler Pest. Ne. 333, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Samuel Clegg Camp, Ne. 0, Sens of Veterans; Washington Camp, Ne. 00, P. O. S. of A. nnd ether mllitnry, pntrietlc and fraternal organizations. Lieutenant J. W. Blnekhurn, a vet eran of the Spnnish Wnr, was the chief marshal. Jacob Miller is com mander of the Hetty A. Jenes Pest. The exercises in the park opened with prayer by the Rev. L. R. Berry. The speaker was J. "Langden Jenes and Lincoln's Gettysburg nddrcss was rend by Geerge F. Lere. The Rev. J. L. Miner pronounced the benediction. WEST CHESTER EXERCISES Four Organizations of Veterans In Charge of Memerial Events West Chester, Pa., Mny 30. Memo Meme rial Day exercises here today were in charge of the members of McCall Pest, O. A. R., nnd Schlegcl Pest. American Legien, which combined with the Sens of Veterans nnd Veterans of the Spnn ish War for the task of decorating craves. The mnin exercises were lrild at the two monuments here nnd in the nearby cemeteries, but squads went te many outlying points te decernte graves. Prayers were said at the monuments nnd cemeteries by the Revs. E. S. Ninde nnd Charles Williamson. At Birming ham Cemetery, en the Brandywlne bat tlefield, special services were held, with the Rev. Henry U. vensten in ennrgc. nnd Christian C. Sanderson delivered the address of the day. In the evening Prof. Francis Green will address the members of orgnnira ergnnira orgnnira tietis at Memeiml Hull, and there will be a special program. Car Window Broken; Girl Cut Miss Geldle Yentis, 1010 Seuth Fourth street, was cut by flying glass yesterday when a trolley car in which t.lift wn riding struck the open deer of an American Express Company van en Seuth street near xntrteentn. nor U' juries were treated in the Heward Hispital. FLOWER SHIP IS AS TRIBUTE TO NA VY'S DEAD Men and Women of Many Wars Jein in Picturesque Ceremony in Hener of Departed Sailors A mlnlntnre battleship made of twined reues, neppieH and fern wim launched this morning from the Btern of the Police Beat Ashbrldge off Race Btreet pier. Twe sntnll fcirlH in whlte lifted it eer the rail at the last note of taps ffem a idlm nnd Btrnight ma rine bugler Btnndlng 'by. The Bhlp of flowers caught the waves, Mrintdicd a little -and floated with the current in the middle of the stream. A naval battery mounted nt the edge et the pier, let fire a Bnlve and then a timed salute of ten shots from each of the three-Inch gunB. a ermvil of home 300 veternns of the World and Spanish Warn btoed by Ien the pier uncovered. uncovered, upstairs in im- bnlceny hnt n handful of veterans or the 0. A. It. , " This wnB the climax of a solemn Memerial Day ceremony in honor of the naval dead. It began with a parade from Bread nnd Arch streets, pnht the I'nlen League nnd through the center or the city te the pier. In linn weru the Naval Veterans Cnmp, Spanish Wnr Veterans, in urn- form nnu witnem , uuusu iiii-ii-, i l.li.n shirts und curled brimmed Htet sons ; the bluejacket battery and Its own bund; veterans et th French. I-eglea, in the uniforms of marines, chasbyurs, NEW JERSEY TOWNS HONOR WAR DEAD Parades and Services at Graves in Tribute te Men Who Fought for U. Si s JUDGE SHAY IS SPEAKER Parades and pntrietlc meetings marked the services today in Camden nnd scores of surrounding towns when a memorial tribute was paid te tbe heroes of three wars. Pests of the G. A. R. took a leading part in the day's ceremonies, with the New-Jersey Legien pests, United Span ish Wnr Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans of the World War and ether, allied or ganizations helping te make the services impressive. In Camden nt the conclusion of the strewing of flowers In the cemeteries all delegations gathered at the City Hall, where Mayer Van Hart delivered a short address and school chltdrcn sang. There was n parade te the Y. M. C. A", where a partietlc mass-meeting was held, with the Rev. Frederick Blaser, pastor of the Linden Baptist Church, as the orator. Following the exercises Camden Pest was presented with nn American flag by Hatch Circle, Ladies of the G. A. It. lt , The East Side celebrated the day with special exercises at which Judge Shay was the principal speaker, fel- lnuintr n nnrndc. Upen completion of their duties at the cemeteries each detail marched te the Soldiers' Monument en Hndden avenue, opposite City Hall. James E. Hewett, chairman of the Citizens Committee, presided. There was an address by Acting Mnyer an Hnrt, Invocation by Chaplain Charles B. Du Bell and singing by the school children. In the Y. M. C. A. auditorium "gen eral orders" were read by Cnptaln Ar thur Stnnlcy, oration by the Rev. Fred erick Blaser and the singing of patri otic nirs. . .. Dctnils from the Frederick W.. Griggs Pest, Ne. 08, Mercliantville, visited the various cemeteries this morning and decorated the grnves of the heroes. On their return the Legien was pre sented a bilk flag and addresses fol lowed. In the afternoon there wns a ball game between teams represent ing the Legien and the Niagara Fire Company. , The Memerial Day services, under the auspices of Tatem-Shiclds Pest, Colllngsweod, were held in the high school auditorium The orator was T.ientpnnnt Colonel Carlten, executive head of the 300th Infantry, Seventy eighth Division. Reserve Cerps. Other speakers included the Rev. W. S. Beeth, chaplain of the pest, and Mayer T. W. Jnck. Following a parade, in which the G. A. R., members of Shoemaker Pest and patriotic societies participated at Brldgeten. Mnjer Eugene L. Swan, of the United States 8urgeen General s staff, delivered an address in the City Park. . , . , After decorating tne graves ei Mi dlers nt Paulsboro, Clarksboro nnd Mantua, members of the William Stokes Bonsai Pest nssembled nt the Court Heuse nt Woodbury, where the oration wns delivered bv Senater W 11 linm N. Runyon, the Republican can didate for Governer. General Bnrber was chief ppeakcr nt the monument nt Gloucester City. At Pcnnsgreve, following the deco rating of graves, floats were launched in the Delaware River. Details fiem Atlantic City Test, Ne. 2, decorated gravi-s at Mount Pleasant, Absecon, Leeds Point. Ocennville. Bnr Bnr gnintewn, Somers Point nnd Plcabant ville. PARADE IN W. PHILA. Big Community Decoration Day Observance by District One of the largest community Mc mnrinl Day celebrations ever held In West Philadelphia took place today under the auspices of the Elmwood Ave nue Civic Association in Cennell Pnrk, Sixty-fourth street nnd liimwoed ave nue. Mere than lf00 children from the Morten and Tilden schools participated. The services were in charge of William P. Reche Pest. Ne. 21. Thc'pregram centered around the Prichard mcmerlnl arch, dedicated te the memory of the soldiers who died in the World Wur from the Elmwood avenue section. Speeches were made by Henry P. Deiulnger, principal of the Tilden Scheel; Captain William P. McNulty, State secretary of the Sens of Vet erans, nnd the Rev. Percy C. Stockton, acting superintendent of the Seamen's Institute. Baseball games and ether sports and contests followed. Mystery In Missing Man's Death Mount Carmcl. Pa., May 30. The body of Daniel Powers, agent for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company, real estntc dealer nnd bank director, wns found yesterday under u clump of bushes about n mile east of town. Mr. Powers hnd been missing siuce yesterday. LAUNCHED artillery and infantry, the Philadelphia Naal Association, a camp of the Vet erans of Spanish Wars and the State Fencibles Pest of the American Le Le geon. In the plnce of honor were the half dozen old ii.cn who had marched here or elsewhere en every Decoration Dny for fifty-fccven ears, new riding in au tomobiles, all save one, n man of eighty two, who insisted en walking with, the colors, and who was close te exhaus tion when the precession finally halted at the pier. At the Union Icngue, Rear Admiral Nutten, of the navy jard; Freeland Kendrick, Colonel Jehn S. Muckle. Chief of City Property Baxter. Colonel Jehn A. Wcldershclm, Colonel (ieeige P. Morgan and ethers reviewed the parade. Arrived at the head of the pier the naval battery split into sections nnd between the nwiiue made by them the (, A. It. new dismounted passed, their enps crushed against their narrow blue covered chests and inarching as primly as nge nnd infirmity would let them. And behjnd came the Pelice Band play ing the veternns into the gathering place with the slew portentlous music of tie "Funeral March" from "Saul." She's a Great-Grandma Wmi&mbi"i i V in nil ii im' 11""' I'Alfti'J AIRS. MARY A. WILLIAMS 2041 Janney street, unable te take part In Memerial Day exercises, will watch children march by with their flags WIDOW OF 1812 VETERAN PROUD OF HER WAR RECORD Mrs. Mary Williams Had Grandsen In Recent Conflict Beside a window in n little house at 2041 Janney street sits a sweet-faced, pntrietlc great-grandmother, Mrs. Mary A. Williams, whose husband fought In the War of 1812. Mrs. Williams, who is eighty-nlne years old, rocks away while she waits for children te come and piny before her window. Today she nwalted the children with mere impatience thnn usual, for they Will havii flags for Decoration Dny. She herself is unable te go out te ob serve the ceremonies of the holiday. But she has been assured that the grave of her soldier husband will be flower-decked. Mrs. Williams has lived nlene since the death of her son. He died when he was sixty-two years old. She has n grandson and two great-granddaughter and i great-grandson in Baltimore and two granddaughters who live in Phila delphia. EXERCISES AT GIRARD Pay Tribute te College Alumni Who Lest Lives Exercises were held today at Glrnrd College. 1500 boys assembled in thfc Uliupcl, the mllitnry battalion et 4eU boys being in uniform. The Stephen Glrnrd Pest of the American Legien joined with the boys of the college In honoring former students who lest their lives in the Civil War or in the late war. The devotional service was conducted by the president. Checsman A. Hcrrick. following which the poem, "In Flanders Fields," was recited by Captain Ray mond Shull, of Company A. Chnuncey M. Depcw's oration, "Our Fallen He rocs," was recited by Captain Mark Richardson, of Company C nnd a poem "Our Dead," by Captain J. Franklin Robinson, of Company D. Following the recltntiens n short address wns made by William Jamisen, the com mander of the Stephen Glrnrd Pest. Formal exercises were concluded nt the soldiers nnd Millers' monument east of the main building en the col lege grounds. IRISH CELEBRATE A. O. H. Has Annual Field Day at Northeast High The Ancient Order of Illbcrnlnns con ducted memorial exercises nnd its fifty-sixth annual field day today in the Northeast High Scheel grounds. Ex ercises opened nt 8:30 o'clock with "The Stnr Spangled Banner" nnd closed with "The Soldiers of Krin." Monslgner Gerald P. Ceghlnn, county chaplain of the order, delivered the invocation. James It. Shcehau, paM State president nnd former Register of Wills, presided. Judge Jehn Mon Men aghan delivered the ointlen. Jehn 1. Denehue, ehnirmnn of the Oenerai Committee, "called the meeting te or der. The exercises were preceded and followed by Irish gnmes. The pro gram concluded with n hurling con test and n Gaelic football competition. Liberty Pest, Willow Greve Liberty Pest, of Willow Greve, will take part in services nt.IIely Sepulchre mid Ilatbore Cemeteries today. Mem bers assembled in Fire Hall at 8:30 A. M. In uniform. The committee in chnrge of the exercises consists of Ben jamin A. Howarth, Irwin Slight. Prank Hebensnck, Jeseph Budd und Nerman Chestnut. TSIjg cAiaine isiaurani ene uiiec oijep Yeu are Juit ai welcome It you wnnt only a sand wich at you would be for the table d'hete dinner. Quality Feed Xet Kxpeiuwe 19th & Chestnut Sts. Stere Fronts We can offer a distinct service en Stcte Fronts te the Architect, the Mei chant and the Contractor and Builder. Years of experience in association with all of them in this field of work eminently qualify us te effect real savings te the owners by showing them hew they can sell mere goods After all that is what counts. A,k fmr our toggtttien. Founded 1864 HIRES TURNER GLASS COMPANY 30th aa4 W.lnul PHILADELPHIA JL WS5 TRIBUTES TO DEAD PAID BY SUBURBS Nearby Counties Held Annual Parades and Services at Cemeteries CHILDREN TAKE PART Impressive tributes te the soldier dead were paid, today In nearby counties with the American Legien nnd ether organizations taking nn Impertnnt pnrt. The Jehn Wesley Cress Pest. Ameri can Lesien, had charge of the services In Norwood nnd decorated the grncs of soldiers at Prospect Pnrk ami Arlington Cemeteries. Prier te a parade through the boreush the Ladles' Auxiliary pre sented the pest with n stand of colors nt the Lutheran Church. , The memorial services nt Cliften Heights were In charge of the Cliften Heights Veterans' Association, assisted by the Helt Pest. American Legien, lhere was n parade in the morning. with n field mass at the St. Charles, iuurcn ucmctery. Afterward there were addresses by the Rev. T. P. Buckley, Mrs. Medard Halfpenny and the Rev. W. It. Heus ten. The speaker of the day wns Judge Isaac Jehnsen. Services at Lansilewne The Albert Wunderllrh Pest, Ne. 0.". held services In Lnnsdewne en the school grounds at the recently erected memorial tablet. The Colonel C. C. Pierce Test. American Legien hnd charge of the fccrvifcs at Ridley Pnrk. Services were held In the Norwood Public Scheel this morning. A tablet te the memory of Mary S. Schelicld wns unveiled. Addresses were made bv the Rev. Rey N. Kelsser and A. G. 0. Smith, County Superintendent of Schools. The Albert T. Stewnrt Pesti Ameri can Legien, of Prospect Park, held special services in the borough schools. The McKlnlcy Park Impretcracnt Aoseciation held its services around the monument in the pntk. The Murrny-Stunrt Pest. Amcricnn Legien, of Gleneldcn, decorated grncs in Arlington and Hely Cress Ccmetcilcs. Spcclnl ncrvlcen were held at the cracs of Geerge Stunrt and Jeseph Murray for wnicn tne pest is named, xnc pest held n service at the Knowles Burjinc Ground, where it wns presented a stanj ei colors by the Ulcneidcn Club. Services at Darby The Majer M. A. Ghcrst Sens of Veterans, Camp 01. with the G. A. It. nnd World War Veterans in Darby, held services In the Mount Zlen Ccme tcryy. In the morning details visited the St. James Burying Ground nt Sixty-ninth street hnd Kingsessing ave nue; Hely Cresd Cemetery, Yendon, nnd the Friends' P.urjing Ground. The Chnrles Lelper Pest, ,G. A. R.. of Norwood, held services nt Arling ton Cemetery, where nn address was made by the Rev. Jacob Jerdan. Afterward they visited the Piosiect Park Cemetery, whpre the ndthc.-s was made by Rev. Chnrles D. Bredhcud. The services of the Soldiers' nnd Sail ors' Memerial Association of Marcus Heek wns held in St. Martin's Ceme tery. Leuis B. Lemax, renimnndcr of the Wilde Pest of the G. A. R., wns chairman. The oration was deliv ered by the Rev. Themas S. Mlnkcr. Te Visit Cholmeley-Jenes' Grave A newly-formed nest. named th E I er'f Colonel Cholmeley-Jenes Pest. In honor of the Inte Colonel It. tt. Chelmelev Jenes, former Director of the Wnr Risk Insurance Bureau, will meter from New Yerk te Bordentown, N. J., where they will plnce a wreath and the a volley ever his grave. Office anul jfcnlc Supplies Bndjravin JiJten rtaimemrwsTVl J29Narket Street! smh JSy (fm) mMi wnk WE WILL GIVE ONE of the Wonderful New Willcox & Gibbs Portable Electric Sewing Machines te the person thnt sends or hrinfjs te us (in two hundred words or less.) the best "reason why" a woman should own and use this mnchine. Contest open te everybody except our own employees. Closes June 30. The W. & G. 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Berry te Be Conducted by Veterans A military mass, In which the priest, deacon, subdeacen nnd preacher were nil eversens chaplnJns, was celebrated nt 10 o'clock today In St. Jehn the Evangelist Church, Thirteenth street nbeve Chestnut, In memory of Mrs. Mary Walsh Berry, an army 'nurse during the war. Mrs. Berry died a month age, nnd through, an oversight wns net given a military funeral. The honors which erinnrliy would hnvc been paid tit her burial were bestowed today ever ncr grave. Mrs. Berry was a member of the Visitation Guild nnd a Stntc nurse In civil life. Colonel Edward Martin. State Director of Health, nnd Colonel Jehn McClenji, also of the Department of Health, attended the military mnss, with a corps of seventy-five nurses In uniform, members of Pest Ne. 107, Nurses' American Legien. There were delcgntlens nlse from the American Legien, Veterans of Foreign W nrs, city officials and Girl Scouts. WREATH ON HERO TABLET Electrical Bureau Honors Worker Who Fell In the Argonne Empleyes of the Electrical Bureau jestcrday placed n wreath en n b.onre tablet erected n year age in Roem 01 0, City Hall, in memory of Sergeant How Hew ard C. Bninbrldge. The custom is an annual one. Bninbrldge was the only one of twenty-three Electrical Rnreau operators who served in the World Wur te lese his life. He wns killed In Oc tober, 1018. in the Mctie-Argennc of fensive, while serving with Company B, ninth Infantry. He was twenty-ilve cnrs old and lived at 3818 North Franklin street. PUT POPPIES ON GRAVES Negro Veterans Get Flowers Frem Flanders for Tributes Lieuteniint W. E. Slpp Pest. N"gre Veterans of Foreign Wars, received a shipment of poppies from Belgium re cently nnd used them today for dec orating the graves of soldiers burled in this city nmi vicinity. This morning the pest went te Eden Cemetery te decorate the grave of its one decened member, Lester Hubbard, and in the afternoon paraded te Olive Cemetery, Foity-feurth sticet nnd (Jl rard avenue, where It took part In the ceremonies wun rne u. . iv. De net threw all the burden en your salesmen pave the way for them with direct advertising. The Helmes Press, 'Printers 1315.29 Cherry Street PhlluUlphU If you would have a building of enduring character, be sure first of all that you have the builder who will really co-operate with your architect. F.L.HOOVER&SONS IHCORPORATIR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Since I860 1021-1023 CHERRY STREET Sewing Made a Pleasure Sprutm 2192 service: high-grade Esijfjil I 1 1 WM i F .S. Tri-Celer That Marked Amer ica's Entry Inte Conflict Pre sented te President FIRST FLOWN APRIL 20, 1917 fly tlw Associated Press Washington, Mnv JIO; As a souvenir efAmerlcn's participation In the World War, President Hnrdlng today accepted for his countrymen the presentntlen by Ambnssnder .TuR'crend, of Frnncc, of the Amerlcnn flng which wns dlsplnjcd beside the French tri-color en the Eiffel Tower when news came of Amer ica's entry into the struggle. The historic ling wns presented bv the Ambnssnder en behalf of the TTnl6n of Lnrge French Associations for Na tional Growth. It was first dlsplnjed nt a celebration of America's entry into the wnr held by that orgnnlratlen en April 20, 1017. The flng will be pre- scrvcu in tne national museum here. The ceremenv. held in the Enst Roem of the White Heuse, was nttended by the Secretnry of Wnr. General IV rslilng nnd high efliclnls of the army, navy and marine corps. "Five yenrs age," wild M. Jus rerand, "when the I'nited Stntcs de cided te threw its mighty xwerd en the scale, n thrill of enthusiasm and crnti- tude went through the heart of every , rrencn man and l rench woman from the furthest trenches te the remotest mountain hnmlct. The flng of America ' was heisted, when the news came, at . the ten of the Eiffel Tower, side by side with the trl-roler of France, and was' saluted with 101 guns. "This flag wns brought te this roun reun try by Mnrslinl I'ech, with the papers' testifying te its authenticity. I count it ns one of the greatest honors thnt could befall me te have the privilege of presenting it te the jutly ndmircd chief of the Notion which at n most perilous hour cninc te the rescue." President Harding in a few words of acknowledgment told Ambassador Jus- serand that the flag presentation meant "a renewed commitment of llbcrtj -loving France and liberty-loving America ( te the liberty te which we have jointly contributed. 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Association wns attended by a pafs ' ' T . nnni.nl nn mi l.'nr 1 1111 linU-V cant of Revolutionary ilajs, in wluca y the children of the schools in that vl- ' clnlty, pitreltle orders, Bey Scouts a ad the American Legien of Hener par ticipated. Franklin D'Oller, past Na tional ('einuinnder American Legien, wns the spenkur of the da). Music und singing marked the occasion. WITII TAFT IN I-ONIION The outstanding features of Chief Juatlc Tnft'H study of Drill! Jurisprudence will b promptly spread Irafore thi reader of th morning I'miia I.Kixim. Tlili u but en et many lntrtlnu hnvpenlnir" In fer-lun coun tries ee e red by our eun coriespendsnt la the leading nws centers of th werla. Make It a Habit " lrfv. FINE FRAMING Etchings Prints Water Celers Paintings IEE ROSENBACB GALLERIES 1320 Walnut btrert In recognition of our Patriotic , duty, the Associated Pawnbrok ers of Phila. will be closed all day . Memerial Day, July 4th, Thanks- ; giving, Xmas and New Year1. 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