The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-28
Firemen,s Parade.

Firemen's Parade.
The old town of Mount Holly was wild
awake on Thursday. So was the oldes
fire company in service in the United
States-the Relief, which was instituted
in 1862 aud was celebrating its 150th an
niversary by holding a monster fremen'
parade.
The town was crowded with firemer
and spectators. The latter were so numer
Gus that walking on the sidewalks was al
most an impossibility.
The decorations on stores, public build
ings and residences were profuse anC
many of them beautiful Never before il
the history of the town was there any
thing like it. Bunting and flags fiuttereC
on every street along the route, and thu
route covered nearly every street in Noun
Holly.
The weather prophet had promised
clear day. which was all that was needed
to make the parade complete success
and he kept his word. About noon there
were dark clouds, but they disappeared
and the day was perfect.
The visiting fremen began to arrive a.
about ten o'clock. Some came on regular
trains, some on specials, and others drov,
in wagons. They were met by commit
tees and escorted to the fire houses t.
which they had been assigned.
The earliest organizations to arrive were
the ones that came the greatest distance
the West Chester Fire Police, Fame Com
pany, of West Chester, Pa, and the Media
Fire and Hook and Ladder Co., of Media
Pa. These possibly were the finest com
panies in line. Their good appearance
was commented upon on all sides.
Beginning at 80 the visitors were es
corted to the armory on King street where
about 100 were given lunch. From there
the companies marched to the streets as
signed for formation-East Mill street
Mount Holly avenue, Cherry and PINE
streets.
Shortly after 100, the hour fixed fol
starting, the parade moved, going owe
the following route, distance of trif,
over six miles.
Mill to Washington,to Madison avenue out Mad
ison avenue and ouniermarch to King to Water
to Garden to Mount Holly avenue to Broad t
High, to Mount, countermarch to Washington, t.
Bispham, to Monroe. to White, to Church, to Pine
to Shreve, countermarch to Mill, to Cherry, II
Union, to High to Garden; Third division to Goot
Intent house; Fourth division to America house
Second division to Union house; First division t
Relief house.
There were-four divisions in the parade
made up as follows:
Chief Marshal and Aids Visiting Chiefs and
Mount Holly Board Engineers.
FIRST DIVISION.
West Chester Band Fame Fire Co.. No. a.
of West Chester, Pa
George Dillmore Drum Corps. Veteran Firemen'
Association of Camden.
George NJ. Simpson. Marshal. Hose Carriage
Ruhlman's Band Hope Hose Fire Co No. /, Of
Bordentown Horse Hose Carriage.
Third Regiment Field Music Haddon Fire Co.
No. l. of Haddon6eld, Hose Carriage
Winkler's Band ReliefFire Engine Co., No. l. o
Mount Holly. Hose Carriage and hand
engine and steam engine,
Detachment from Fire Department of Asbury
Park. Carriage with Charles NJ. Sloan,
President of Relief Fire Company;
Robert S Gaskill, President of Mount Holly
Fire Department; Joseph S. Shreve, chair
man parade committee.
SECOND DIVISION
Marshal and Aids. Clifton Band. Media Fire ant
Hook and Ladder Co., No. /, of Media Pa.
Horse Hose Carriage.
Mead Drum Corps. Endeavor Fire Co., No I, oil
Burlington.
Hose Carriage and Chemical Engine
Vincentown Band. Vincent Fire Co., No. 1, of
Vincent .wn. Hook and Ladder Truck.
Second Regimen. Field Music Mercer Engin
Co, No. 3, of Princeton
Jennings Band Union Fire Co., No 2, of Noun
Holly. Hose Carriage and hand engine.
Carriage containing old hremen Capt. Charlie!
Bennett. Edward Grooms, James Richie,
George H. Peak and John R. Howell.
THIRD DIVISION.
Marshal and Aids. First Regiment Band of Phila
delphia. Delaware Fire Co., No. }, of
Bordentown and Engine.
Naval Reserve Drum Corps William Penn Fir
Co, No. l, of Camden. Hand Engine, g747)
Phillips Band. Hope Steam Fire Co. No. 1, o
Burlington. Horse Hose Carriage and Engine
Frankinfield Band. Good Intent Steam Fire En-
and Engine.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Marshal and Aids. Metropolitan Band, Young
America Fire Co., No. 8, of Burlington
Hose Carriage and Truck.
Camden City Band Humane Fire Co., No. 1, OF
Bordentown. Hose carriage.
Independce Fire Co No. of Palmyra. in carriages
Hainesport Drum Corps Good Will Fire Co.
No. 1, of Pemberton. Hand Engine.
Burlington Drum Corps. America Fire Co., No. 4
OF Mount Holly Horse Hose Carriage and
HOOK ana Ladder Truck
Hon. Micajah E. Matlack was chic
marshall with Fred B. Shreve as aid
Marshal of second division, Dr. Elmer D
Prickitt; aids, Prof. w. COLON Cook ant
Edward Reynolds Third division, DR.
George W. Vanderveer; aids, Eugen
Burns. Harold Hornor. Fourth division
Hon. Thomas ]. Alcott; aids, T. Waite
Borton and Evan Tomlinson.
After the parade the divisions wer
taken to the houses of the local com
panies, where they were entertained unit
the hour of their departure.
A marked feature of the parade was tn
absence of rowdyism and drunkenness
This applied both to paraders and specta
tors 1t was a good -natured and orderl,
crowd.
That the affair was the largest and mos
successful of the kind ever held in Noun
Holly there can be no doubt. Perhaps
was the largest ever held in the county
1t was fitting and creditable celebratio
of the anniversary of old Relief.