The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-10-03
THE BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
AT PHILADELPHIA.


THE BI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
AT PHILADELPHIA.
The officers and chairmen of the
several committees report that the
business firms and citizens Of Phila-
delphia and surroundings generally are
very enthusiastic in their support, and
that enough progress has been made
to assure the greatest display of mill
tary and civic associations ever wit
messed in this country. All the trades,
manufactures, Grand Army Posts, fire
associations, Masonic, Odd Fellows,
and other fraternities, musical associa-
tons, boat clubs, National, State and
City Departments, &c., &c., will have
representatives in larger or smaller
numbers in all the professions.
On the Gath of October the cele-
bration will commence with a repre-
sentation Of the landing of William
Penn, at the same location whereupon
he FIRST set foot 10 1682-Dock street
wharf.
The ocean and river craft Of the
harbor of Philadelphis, together with
the North Atlantic squadron, will take
part, and there will be general dis
play of bunting and other suitable dec-
orations. All the troops of the De-
partment Of General Hancock are ex-
pected to participate.
The procession will embrace United
States Government officers, sailors;
marines, and officials from the Naval
Hospital, Custom House, &C., g.,
headed by the Marine Band of WASH
iugton. The employees of the United
States Mint will strike off 10000
medals and distribute the same during
the procession. City and State de-
partments, Fire and Police, Girard
College Cadets as we'll as visiting fire.
men and benevolent societies; Hiber-
MAN, Swiss, italian, and German soci-
ties will take part and wear appropri-
ate insignia. All the civic, social, lit
erary, and benevolent associations will
be in the ranks. In the evening there
will be display of fireworks in Fair
mount Park, representing scenes in
the history of Pennsylvania.
Tuesdays procession will start from
the site Of the landing aud proceed to
Fairmount Park.
Wednesday, the 25th, will be Trades
Day. All the largest machine shops,
factories, and wholesale aud retail
houses will be represented, accompsn-
led by wagons in which will be exhib-
tied the workings Of the various trades.
1t is estimated that between $4,000
and 10000 men will participate, and
that at least six hundred wagons will
be employed. o. the evening of the
second day there will be moving
tableaux and mystic procession, en-
bracing some forty or more wagons
Cor, as they are called, "Aoats") J, each
wagon carrying one tableau. These
will illustrate striking scenes in the
history Of Pennsylvania, as well as
allegorical and poetical tableaux and
legends, representing remarkable
women of the worlds history and illus
tratiDg one ofthe two great epic poems
of India, "The Ramayana." After
the procession there will be recep-
ton rendered at the Academy Of Music
and Horticultural Hall.
On the third dsy, October 26th,
there will be the greatest display of
knights Templar probably ever held.
This procession will be under the aus
pices of the Commentaries of Phila-
delphia and the Grand Commandery
of Pennsylvania. There will be .
parade during the day and grand re-
ception in the evening. There will
be a musical festival by the various
singing societies of the city and State,
grand regatta on the Schuylkill
river, a bicycle meet and review in
Paramount Park, and also displsys Of
the national sports Of the nations that
Pennsylvania.
Friday, October 9th, will be the
last day, the attractions being grand
army and navy parade, including the
National Guard of New Jersey and
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