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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, iht. THE Ff.ANK.LIN PRESS IDUAT . CTJCAT tt -nnn a ttt t rrr 7- 1 ' ' ' PAGE nine """" iJMJium UreJNED AT PHILADELPHIA FBmwjTEtolIm few rr r rfw' ' rMi iv- i I UJ. New York's Old Guard Coming to Sesqui The giant arena In the centre of the Sesqui-Centen-Blal International Exposition site in Philadelphia was iuilt in approximately 300 working days. It was com pleted and in use a month before the opening of the big exposition which celebrates the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This photo graph, made from the air, shows nearly 3,000 boys on the playing field, massed there for the dedicatory exer- I Photo by AERO Service Corporation. cises on May 1 which formally opened the structure. In the stands are seated 10,000 persons watching the pro gram. A group of 10,000 persons is a large crowd but' they are only a "drop ia the bucket" in the big Philadel phia stadium. The boys paraded onto the field to the accompaniment of fourteen bands and there went through their drills and athletic exercises for the benefit of city officials and parents. A FAIR COLORIST lljsa IfM 111 meyer Snyder, commandant of the organization, received the mvitatfon ' all the UMtateSSSZr cJS," tm Sw When Jumble for . blg kUTC SJTSLSfi Capta n Jame. A. B. Pranclus, of the Old Guard SUte Fenc?b lea of It SKui city, is presenting the invitation to M.w qj ' of the left stand the commanding offlcerl o p!Z fV tf ' M MaJor Sn3rder' Jh. member, of the l0 t their Btrtkmg drM uniform. ' roPd abeut their leaden New York's Old Guard Coining to Sesqui ' 4 ' IPMWWHIIIIPIWiiiiiiim ' ML.' l''X''4- This young woman ascends a s-Mrfv ladder every day to put finishing touches to the "Rainbow ritv" thrt Sesqui-Centennial International v.mn. sition, opening in Philadelphia June 1 ana continuing until December 1, to celebrate the 150th anniversary f th Declaration of American Independ ence. She is one of an army of young artists who are making the Sesqui a colorful success. AMERICAN YOUTH ii CANDIDATE & I- ft; 'i Ith 1 r if ''Am. r I? i n f 11 X I . M i -mm,,. II. ; f-' an lmp,0S,nS ceremony before their headquarters in New Yorfc ntv Ihe famous Old Guard of New York under the command of MaTor E Have" mcyer Snydr, commandant of the organization, received the invitation from Jhe officials of the Sesaui-Centennial International Exposi icp nU in Philadelphia June 1 and continuing to December 1, to celebrate 150 years of insr Si ;?Dr' to attend the Fia d ercises nSvZus all the historic military commands of the thirteen original colonies will Si160' 4 b S?Ty di?Play and parade heed by Genera ?er8hS Captain James A. B. PTanciscus, of the Old Guard State Fencib es o : th ta their Btriklhg dresa uniforms., 5 ' leaaers II fni' Miiiaiiil nmwuu, 1 VL.'k.jrS' I II Ml It I 131 t i S 49 a X If If"- ' 1 tvv --as 1 1 g VVw''nnw''-' A Y Miss Helen F. Dodge of Pennsylva nia, holder of a Caraegie medal for heroism, has been nominated as a candidate for the American Youth Award established by the directors of the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition, which is to be held in i-uuuaeipma from June 1 to Decem ber 1 in celebration of 150 years of American Independence. Miss Dodge th daughter of Oeorge H. Dodge of M44 Walton avenue,. Philadelphia, Jumped into the Toms River at Ocean Gate, N. J., fully dressed, and, while having use of only one arm, saved th life of a drowning girl. R'SL f M f On ti,u.i hi, j sill -fr.,1 10 rlebra,e 150lh THE SESQUI FROM THE AIR grVWr'il?-lll'Mlrlilll' An Idea of the size and scope of the Sesqui-Centennial InternatioaaJ Expos.tion, which will be held in Philadelphia from June X to December 1 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of America Independence, is given in this photograph. In the foreground is the grtat Municipal Stadium, which seats 100,010 persons. North of the stadium cm be seen two of the vast exhibition buildings. The first is the Palace of Agriculture and the second the Palace of Liberal Arts. Opposite the lattet building u the big auditorium, which seats 20,000 persons on a single flow. to the left of the stadium can be seen the world famous Indian taiuu taa Taj Vanal A ROYAL ENTERTAINER PERFORMS B i. s IP Mi 1 a nY til Amir Box, a genuine East Indian conjurer, produces a Liberty Bell from SSS'iSrnS 13 Tl0t t!?fi artlSt3 la lhe 1Udla ughe IS trf rSjiS International Exposition, which opened in Philadelphia June 1 ItaESThn 1&i!?Ste ihre e hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of tho Declaration of Independence.
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