The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-19
Hundreds Of Visitors From
Philadelphia and Sur
rounding Towns Pour IN
On All Trains.
GRAND PARADE YESTERDAY
GOVERNOR STOKES AND MAJOR
LENTz AMONGST THE DIsTIN-
GUIsHED VISITORS CITY IN
GALA ArTIRE.
Special to .The Jersey city News,

Special to 'srhe Jersey City News")
EGG HARBOR CITY, Sept. 9, 1905
The golden jubilee celebration of this
city is now on with all its glory. Every
train that pulled into the station yester-
day brought hundreds of visitors from
Philadelphia and intersecting towns. The
streets are crowded with people. Excur-
sion Park has also been crowded all day
The Liar Club, of Philadelphia, came
250 strong They passed most of the day
at their headquarters, which was at the
Aurora Singer Hall and Garden. A joy
ous time was spent the day being put in
singing German songs and partaking of
the choice Egg Harbor wine and lager
The afternoon programme at Excur-
sion ParA was greatly marred by passing
showers, the rainfall being heavy for a
time
The grand sacred concert at Aurora
Hall Sunday evening was a grand sue
cess, the hall being crowded to the doors.
The Egg Harbor Amateur Orchestra
under the leadership of George Mueller.
sr.: the Egg Harbor Band under the
leadership of Jacob Oberst, and the Au-
rora Singing Society, Of this city, greatly
assisted in making the affair grand sue
cess. One of the features was a violin
solo by Jacob Knoedauch. formerly or
Philadelphia
Edmund Wolsieffer, president of the
United Singers of Philadelphia, and eld-
est son of P. NJ. Wolsieffer, first Mayor,
and one Of the founders of Egg Harbor
City made the openip address. Mr..
Wolsieffer's address dealt mainly on the
founding of Egg Harbor City. He gave
the date Of many of the most important
events of the earlier years.
Yesterday was the feature day of the
jubilee celebration, as the grand jubilee
parade took place in the afternoon The
procession was in charge of Chief Mar
shal William Hall. and had four divi-
sions. The first was in charge of Adju-
tant William Miscihhch, Jr; second divi-
sion, Henry Wimbers, Jr.; third division,
I4orenz Krein; fourth division. George
Roesch. The parade was headed by
mounted policemen, followed by the Egg
Harbor City Band and carriages CON
tanning the following persons: First car
rmge, Governor Edward c. Stokes, Com
gresham John j. Gardner, Mayor Louis
Garnieh, and Major Carl Lentz; second
carriage. Senator Edward S. Lee, Assem-
blymen Thomas J Elvins and Edmund
Woisieffer and Postmaster George f.
BREEDER.
Third carriage. Judge E. A. Higbee,
Judge A. B. Endicott County Clerk
Louis P. Scott and Sheriff Samuel Kir-
BY.
Other carriages contained the city Of
/ Gcials and prominent persons. General
Stahl Post of the Grand Army. Company
III, of the National Guard of the State of
New Jersey, Morris Guards of Atlantic
City, and several cadet companies will
follow.
Second Division-Fire companies from
Atlantic City, Pleasantville, Hammonton
and the Good Will Hook and Ladder
Company and Lafayette Hose Company
of this city.
| Third Division-Commande of the
knights of Golden Eagle, of this city;
Atlantic City Turn yerein, Pomona
Lodge, I. O. O. #. of this city in open
landaus, Kickapoo Tribe No 237. I'm
proved Order of Red Men, in uniform,
followed by the various tribes from At
lantic City, Pleasantville, Tuckerton,
Hsinnlonto tor. and Mays Landing also in
,iniiff st Nicholas Catholic Society
"A qrora Singing Society, Of this Eeityi
Liedefkrana Singing Society, Of Germas
snia United Singers, Of AsIaEtic County;
and Egg Harbor Baseball team IN suniT
form.
Fourth Division consisted Of floats.
The following farming districts will be
represented: Germania. East Germania,
Mullica Township and Hamilton Town
ship, All the industries of the town
We're represented by floats. some Of the
lodges We're also represented BY floats.
There was large crowd Of county peo-
pie present, as work was suspended by
the main industries of Egg Harbor and
neighboring towns. .
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