The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-09-07

Mayors of Lambertvillc and New
Hope.
County Officials and Officials from adj
jacent cities.
Lamhertyille Athletic Club display
Coxey's Army.
SECOND DIVISION.
Fire Patrol.
Chief and Assistants, Lambertyille
Fire Department
Liberty Band of Lambertville.
keystone Fire Chiefs Association.
Band.
Hope Steam Engine Company, No |,
of Burlington.
Union Steam Fire Engine Co, No. l.
Bordentown Fife and Drum Corps.
Humane Fire Company, No. /, of
Bordentown.
Doylestown Bind.
Eagle Steam Fire Engine Company of
New Hope.
lllbernia Steam Fire Engine Co,
No, 2.
Snsie's Hot Air Band.
Pennington Fire Department.
Fleet Wing Hook aud Ladder Com
pany, No. B.
Jnmeshurg Reform School Band.
Norwood Fire Company, No. /, of
Norwood, Pa.
Columbia Fire Company, No. 4.
THIRD DIVISION.
Merchants and Manufacturers Dis
play.
Agricultural Display.
Among the particularly ingenious
and attractive floats IN the parade
We're those of Lambertville Rubber
Company, showing men aud girls
working rubber; Contractor Parker,
showing brick wall III course of con
strnctIon; New Jersey Rubber Com
pany, showing the rubber before and
after it had been put through the
regular process; George w. Arnett,
contractor; J. Helms, stove display;
Trimmer ~ Horn. showing man in
barber chair; Carr Brothers, grocery
and food display; Geo. V. Hunt, plum
bers; The Peoples Store, furnishers;
Paving Cutters Union, showing men
at work on curbing, coax Dale Pump
kin Huskers," headed by Frank Titus;
Child's grocery display; J. Is. Kline
& Son, cigars and Tobacco; II. II.
Van Horn 4 Sons, Thos. Hull, green
groceries, Joseph Finkle, junk dealer;
Chas. Roberts, coal; Carmen Wilson,
hardware.
At the conclusion of the para1e the
committee and guests went to tie
Lambertville House, where dinner
was served The afternoon exercises
were held at the ball park of the Lam
bertyilie A. &.
Former Assemblyman Oliver ].
Blackwell introduced the Rev. Mr..
MacKubbin, who made an impressive
prayer.
Lawyer Francis Il. Lee was the ora
tor of the day.
He introduced his remarks with the
suggestion that the occasion, bringing
together an audience representing the
most powerful Influences Of the Middle
Delaware valley, was probably the
most notable in the century and half
of Lambertvlle's history. 1t was n
great industrial home coming, he con
tinued, wherein every one could par
ticipate in the celebration OF the com
pletion of bridge uniting sister com
munities and sister states, and wit
ness the growth of n city, whose pride
is her mills for the manufacture of
rubber and paper, and her shops for
the repair of railroad cars.
AT the conclusion of Mr., Lees talk
Mr.. Blackwell called upon Colonel Il.
G. Stahl who responded in one of his
delightful extemporaneous little talks
When Colonel Stahl's speech had
been concluded Former Assemblman
Blackwell suggested three cheers for
the two speakers and also for Lam
bertville. They were given with a
will.
In the afternoon the Hibernia Fire
Company OF Lambertvilie, the Hn-
name of Bordentown, Union OF Lam
bertville and the Hope Company Of
Burlington formed in line and headed
by band, marched across the new
bridge to the quarters Of the Eagle
Fire Company OF New Hope. The
Hope Company of Burlington pre-
sented to the Eagle members hand
some picture frame.
A meeting of the Keystone Fire
Chiefs Association was held in the
quarters Of the Union Company
! Twelve members were present from