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THOUSANDS OF FOREIGN-BORN AND NATIVE-BORN AMERICANS MARCH
SIDE BY SIDE IN GREATEST
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No. -Girl ho marched with the ra. road section; No. 2-Head of the Sloven,an Parish of Steelton; No. 3-Rumanians by birth, Americans bv choice; No. 4-Mothers of Soldiers; No. 5-Rates and Ro-ers military contractors' emnlovcs- No 6
—Pennsylvania Railroad \\ onian s War Relief; No. 7— l orpedcboat destroyer and tank, part of Pennsylvania Railroad exhibit; No. B—Seventy-five Greeks who have sent fifteen of their fellows into the United Arm ?
part ot colored delegation that made big hit in the parade; No. 10-President Dunkle, Superintendent Scott and others in the Harrisburg Manufacturing and Boiler cSmpany delegation * ' " 3 '
THOUSANDS HEAR PATRIOTIC
ADDRESSES AND CONCERTS
(ireat Throngs Attend Gatherings in Every Part of City,
Where Speeches Tell of America's Part in War
Thousands of Harrisburgers and
visitors availed themselves of the
opportunity yesterday to hear band
concerts and patriotic speeches at
numerous places throughout the city,
in spite of the strenuous exercise of
the morning, many of the paraders
were on hand in the parks or at the
\ arious street corners where well
known local speakers were holding
forth.
The purpose of the great demon
stration of the day was the keynote
of the speeches. The stand of the
nation for democracy against autoc
racy was outlined. The efforts of
the United States during the war
were reviewed. The fact that one
million of the 2,500,000 American sol
diers under arms are now in France
was cited as an indication that the
principles of the Declaration of In
dependence will be spread over the
world.
The speakers and the places at
which they made addresses were as
follows: Reservoir Park, Edward K.
Beidleman; Harris Park, Philip S.
Moyer; Capitol Park, George Ross
Hull; Twelfth street playground, W.
Justin Carter; Union Square. Charles
MAYOR PLEASED WITH THE
CITY'S PATRI
Most Memorable Independence Day Harrisburg Ever Wit
nessed, Says Chief Executive, After Viewing Pageant
Mayor Daniel L* Keister was so
delighted with the parade yesterday
tliat he made public a statement, ex
pressing his appreciation. He said
that he was particularly pleased with
the showing of the foreign-born di-
Uslon and expressed his thanks for
their part to all who assisted In
making the monster demonstration a
big success. Special mention was
made of the work of Francis H. Hoy,
Jr., and his aids for their service.
'Harrisburg yesterday set a new
tecord," the Mayor said.
In his statement the Mayor said:
I believe I echo the sentiments of
the vast majority of Harrisburg citi
zens when I say that yesterday was
our most memorable Fourth of July.'
1 think that in no other city in the
country were th? wishes of President
Wilson catrled out to a greater ex
tent than in Harrisburg. which has
long led the way - Tor municipalities
of Pennsylvania in patriotic observ
ances. I was particularly pleased
with the showing hiade by the so
called 'alien-born' residents and citi-
rRIDAV EVENING, TTA HiHIHHI IHGTTTTTT7TT ATO JULY 5, 1918
E. Pass: Market Square, John E. Fox
Moose Home, J. E. B. Cunningham.
The bands who rendered excellent |
programs during the afternoon and ;
evening at the places indicated were: j
Reservoir Park, Gaskin's Band, of!
Sunbury.
Harris Park. Municipal Band, of
Huntingdon.
Capitol Park, State street, North i
Fountain, Hamburg Band.
Twelfth street playground, Colored;
Knights of Pythias Band.
Island Park, track meet, Our Band, |
of Sliamokin.
Union Square, Our Band, of Sha-j
mokin. _ j
Fifth street playground, Fifth and :
Seneca streets, Citizens Band, of;
Montgomery.
Front and locust streets, Repasz ;
Band, of Wllliamsport; Municipal j
Band, of Harrisburg.
Market Square rostrum, evening]
concert, 7.30, Repasz Band, of Wil- |
liamsport.
Front and Market streets, Munici-I
pal Band, of Harrisburg; Front and |
Forster streets, afternoon, Iroquois]
Band, of I^ancaster.
Moose Home, Third and Boas
streets, Iroquois Band, of Lancaster.
Zens of the city and surrounding dis
trict, and as 1 looked at the long
files of these good people I f->lt that
they were better Americans for hav
ing participated in the observance,
as we were better Americans through
the object lesson of their participa
tion.
"As President Wilson said in his
speech at Mount Vernon, "the past and
the present are In deadly grapple, and
the peoples of the world are being
done to death between them,' but 1
feel that the many thousands of per
sons who yesterday took part In our
observance live no longer in the past,
but are alert to the opportunities'of
the present.
"I want to thank the general com
mittee which had charge, of the ob
servance, the hundreds of persons
who contributed toward the defray
ing of expenses, the thousands who
participated In the parade and the
general public for the interest it dis
played. I wish particularly to thank
Francis H. Hoy, Jr., and his aids for
the manner In which they~handleo the
unwieldy parade. Harrisburg yes
terday set a new record."
Snapshots of the Parade in Passing
—One of the striking figures in.
yesterday's parade was Edwardj
Moeslein, well-known Democrat,
former building inspector, school!
director, member of city council, na- j
tive of Germany and a good Ameri-'j
can citizen. Mr. Moeslein fought j
with the German army against I 1
France in the Franco-Prussian war.!
but he was a lover of liberty and a j
democrat at heart so he came to j
America. He turned his back on his!
fatherland only when the kaiser and
his minions had turned it into a!
very hell-hole of all that is murder-1
ous and beastly. He loves the Ger-1
many of old but has sent his grand- .
son to tight as an officer in the Amer-! 1
ican Army against the Germany ot I
to-day and he himself is doing hlsji
own bit for the allies in all kinds of 11
war work.
—B. F. Blough, who was marshal
of the third division, was the leader'
of a widely diversitled section of the j i
parade. It enrbraced every thing I
from the handsomely caparisoned 1 1
working force of the enterprising)
Moorhead Knitting Company to thej.
fifteen representatives of the Beau- ]
foVt Farms, led by E. B. Mitchell, I
the proprietor. This by the way, was /
the tirst appearance of a farm dele- :
gation of the kind in a Harrisburg I.
parade.
—When the Pennsylvania railroad
men do anything it is well done.
Their numbers in the big parade
yesterday was a testimony at once
to their loyalty and patriotism and
their importance as a factor in the |
life of the community. And they cer- ,
tainly do like music, for they had
more 'bands to the square yard yes- ]
terday than any delegation in line ;
except the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending Company.
-—W. P. Starkey, marshal of the j
fourth division, was a proud man, j
and well he might be for he can re-:
member when the Pipe and Pipe •'
Bending Company, could not have!
mustered 500. instead of the more
than 2,500 who turned out yester
day. It was a tine testimonial to
the rapid growth of Harrisburg as
an industrial center.
—The Boy Scouts certainly earn- j 1
ed their dinner and added to their ]
laurels yesterday. The boys helped j '
keep the streets clear and the way ! 1
they made grown men stand about '
indicates that they have In them the ]
making of tine, upstanding American I
citizens. The patriotism and willing- '
nets to serve, their devotion and
earnestness make them beloved of
every red-blooded man. The Scouts |
have the respect and affection of the ;
public.
—One seldom thinks of the little
army of men and women who oper
ate the city's moving picture shows,
but there were fifty In line yesterday
and each is a Red Cross member and
an owner of war securities.
(Otliir Parade News on I'agc 10)
—Celonel Henry C. Demmlng, head
of the tlremen's division, Is one of I
the oldest, If not the very oldest, ! :
firemen in the city, and one of the j
oldest in the state. He has been j
prominent in the department ever ]
since Civil War days and never gets j
a day older. He was on several occa- ' '
sions chief marshal of large pa
rades.
—The Girl Scouts who marched
yesterday look like blood sisters of !
the Boy Scouts and are Just as at- j
tractive and far prettier. Even the !
Boy Scouts admitted that. Ridge ;
A\enue, Fifth Street and Augsburg j ,
churches were represented and then j
there were the equally good-looking i 1
Susquehanna Camp Fire Girls. They |
are well worth fighting for.
—The Y. M. H. A. girls had a' '
mighty good right to parade. The j
Y. M. H. A. has given up nearly all j .
of its members of draft age and al- I !
most all of as volunteers.
These lads are fighting for as de
voted and attractive a delegation of
sisters and sweethearts as there was ,
in the long procession.
—lncluded among the splendid; !
representation of Italians In the pa-1
i-ade was the Society Itallana of the • j
Abruzzi and Mollse. A proclama- j ,
tion issued by this order is to the | i
effect that "Virtue, Justice, Liberty I
and Independence will call for uni
\ersal peace." j
—Prothonotary Charles E. Pass, f
marshal of the seventh division,
worked hard to make the secret so
ciety part of the parade a success t
and everybody said It was one of the (
best in line. Mr. Pass Is a member <
of many societies, and among Red t
Men is a national figure. 1
Lads From Tank Units Made Fine
Impression During Stay in City
The contingent of sixty soldiers , t
from the Tank Companies at Gettys- '
burg were entertained at the Central {
Y. M, C. A. during their stay In the c
city yesterday. The Yankees made t
the Y their headquarters when Siiey >
were not busy In the parade and glv- c
ing bayonet drill on the Island. i
The contingent arrived about 8
o'clock and marched directly to the t
Y building, where they were givenJe
Pictures of ;
The Harrisburg Telegraph has on exhibit at its business office a
many fine pictures of yestcrday'sparade. So many requests have
been made for prints that the newspaper haß arranged to supply
those who desire them. Prints may be ordered by cash deposit of a t
nominal sum at the business office, the purchaser having his choice I
of photographs from one to thirty-six. • f
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—The Harrisburg Rotary Clubj
1 marched yesterday both as a body
and scattered throughout the parade.
So many of the members hold Im
portant positions with the big In
dustries of the city that their pres
ence was required with their own |
delegations, but all were so proud of|
their Rotary membership that they
wore arm bands bearing the word
"Rotary" and it was noticeable thit
there were one or more of these well
to the fore In scores of the pla
toons.
—Robert H. Irons, who headed!
the Central Iron and Steel Company!
men, Is known as "Bob" to hundreds,
of Harrisburgers despite his import
ant position in the life of the com
rrtunity. He has won his spurs by
hard work and ability. There Is no
greater disciple of the Americaniza
tion idea than he and he is doing
much to make good American citi
zens out of scores of foreigners in
the Central mills.
—Paxtang borough and Penbrook
borough and so much a part of
Greater Harrisburg that quite na
turally they helped out in the pa
rade and made a good showing,
about 300 in all. Paxtang men drill
ed long and faithfully and their
marching showed it. Penbrook also
made a good showing. Thank you,
neighbors, call again.
• —The Girls' Military Reserves, of
Xew Cumberland, got a continuous
round of applause as they marched
smartly along.
—ln the eighth division yesterday
the Citizens Fire Company, of New
Cumberland, with their beautiful
chemical apparatus, was a very at
tractive feature. This company had
forty uniformed men.
breakfast, and then took their places
in the lineup of the great Amerlcani;
zation parade. In the afternoon they '
gave an exhibition of bayonet work 1
on the Island thatsthrllled the spec-' 1
tators. The went "over the top"
with a rush that showed what they
could do to the Huns If they ever '
got started. ' I
Lunch and supper were served the "
boys In khaki, and they left the city '
at 9 o'clock. t
—
[ —A. J. Lewis, a veteran of France
and a member of the tankers, who is
In the Harrisburg Hospital as the
result of an old wound, saw the pa
rade yesterday from the seat of a
Mg automobile with a pretty girl for
I a companion. A kind hearted citizen
! who knew Lewis was a patient took
; his car around to the hospital, load
| ed Lewis into it and saw that it was
: parked where a good view of the
| parade was afforded.
—C. Linford Scott, who headed
the Harrisburg Boiler and Manufac
turing Company delegation, was u
big help to the committee of that
war plant and spent a lot of money
getting reudftfor the parade. He is
nuite a musician and was Instru
mental in the training of the men
who sang so well yesterday.
—Mayor Keister may well be
proud to have been chief marshal of
yesterday's parade, and he was for-;
tunate in having such able assist-1
ants as Francis H. Hoy, Jr., and
Mercer Tate, who are both gooil i
executives and neither ever over
looks a detail.
The Volunteer Firemen's division,
headed by Chief Kindler and Assist
ant Chief Verbeke, looked as spic
and span as the firemen always do
The chief was naturally proud of
•he showing, which included the
beautiful motorieed apparatus and
large representations from each
company. The division formed in
Sixth street near Woodbine and with
sirens and bells gave each delegation
a hearty reception as it came along.
The absence of fireworks relieved
the firemen of the old-time Fourth
of July rush and gave them full op
portunity of enjoying the procession
to the full.
—One of the proudest men in the
parade was "Bob" Moorhead, of the
Moorhead Knitting Mills, who has
seen his establishment grow from
a very modest beginning to the pro
portions indicated by the large rep
resentation in yesterday's parade.
The Moorhead people carried a
banner indicating their intense loy
alty to the cause and their willing
ness to make any sacrifice to win
the war.
—And those Italian girls who
marched with their brothers and
their sweethearts in the first division
—weren't they a fine looking, robust
lot of young women? No wonder
the Americanized Italian makes such
a substantial citizen with women
like them at home to work for.
—The railroad delegation reached
right out along the Middle division
And grabbed up every good band in
sight including the famous J'uniata
and Altoona carsbop bands.
—The Slovak League of Middle
town, made a fine appearance. A
large representation of members
from the league marched in the pa
rade.
RELIGIOUS SIDE
CELEBRATION
Thousands of Homes Devoted Two Minutes to Prayer While
Church Services Were Most Appropriate to Occasion
The Fourth of July was started
right by hundreds of Harrisburgers
yesterday who gathered In the
churches for prayer. Union church
services in the Protestant churches
and a special mass at Roman.Cathollc
churches ushered in the day all over
the city.
of homes throughout
the city the two minutes after noon
were consecrated to prayer for Di
vine guidance during the critical trial
of the nation. On the streets, during
the passing of the great pageant,
many remembered the Injunction that
the affair be solemnized at high noon
by a few moments of prayer, and
numerous heads were bowed.
All the prayer services In the
churches were well attended. They
were mainly in the form of prayer
Community Chorus Choir. Sang Its
Way Into Hearts of Thousands
Who Marched in- Great Parade
Throughout the line of march yes
terday the big community chorus
choir, led by Abner W. Hartman,
sang its way Into the hearts of the
thousands that watched the great
procession from the sidewalks. It
was the original purpose to have the
choir sing at Sixth and Relly streets
as the parade moved past that point,
hut when Mr. Hartman arrived on
the scene and found no band to play
the accompaniments It was deter
mined to get In line and sing during
the marching.
The choir took its place imme
diately in front of the forelgn-'born
division, which was headed by Ed
ward Moeslein. At Intervals of live
minutes the big chorus sang "Over
There," "Hall, Pennsylvania," to the
music of the Russian national an
them, "Onward, Christian Sol
diers," "Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic," "America," "There's a LonK.
Long Train," Allen Sangree's "Your
Old Uncle Sam" and many others.
The choir was made up of singers of
the Harrisburg Christian Endeavor
Choral Union and city chtirch choirs.
Directors mingled with their singers
in the common cause of making the
parade a singing column and the
crowds of watchers Just one grand
chorus after another.
Repeatedly Prof. Alfred C. Kusch
wa, director of St Stephen's Prot
estant Episcopal choir; Gwilym Wat
kins, bass soloist of Market Square
Presbyterian choir; Stanley Backen
stoss, bass soloist of Orace Metho
dist Episcopal Church; Frank H.
Gregory, secretary of the P. R. R. Y.
M. C. A., all from the rear ranks, led
in starting somi patriotic selection
'that was immediately taken up by
their cohorts. /Likewise Mrs. James
meetings, with devout prayers for
the guidance of the leaders of tha
forces of democracy and for the safe
ty of the nation, its leaders, its
Army and Its Navy. The spirit of
true Americanism was beßt sho#-n in
the churches, where true Atnertcans
gathered to petition guidance
through the trials of the times.
The union service for the uptown
district was held in tlte Camp Curtin
Alethodist Church; the service for the
central and downtown sections at the
Market Square Presbyterian Church,
and that for the people 011 the Hill
at the fourth Reformed Church.
At the various churches the min
isters made brief addresses, outlin
ing the purposes of the day's celebra
tion and urging the people to take
an active part in the day's activities. 9
G. Sanders, of Pine Street Presbyter
ian choir, prominent in the com
munity singing movement, from a
modest place in the ranks, sang out
in leading a song that thrilled the
hearers. At the front Director Hart
man kept the singers in unison.
The singing continued until State
and Front streets had been reached,
at which point the choir and Muni
cipal band turned Into Capitol Park,
where the set program, with Mr.
Hartman leading and the Municipal
band accompanying, sang many of
the songs from a printed program of
national patriotic selections. No one
selection was given preference over
another and those who stood about
joined in the singing fervently.
There were 100 voices in the binf
chorus. There woujd have been live
times that num'ber but for the fat't
that matiy singers paraded with var
ious organizations to which they be
longed.
—Mrs. John W. Reily was the only
lady marshal in line, but her di
vision was one of the most pictur
esque and attractive in line and was
the subject of much attention and •
applause.
—The P. R. R. women car clean
ers turned out for the tlrst time yes
terday. They are surely an ener
getic, efficient looking lot of women
—every one of whom is patriotically
doing her bit.
—White dresses and white hats
were worn by members of the Kress?
Komrade Klub and other employe*
•of the Kresge Five and Ten Cent
store. More than a hundred employes
of the store were in line.