The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-12
ELIZABETH HAPPY
MARDI GRAS GREATEST FEA-
TURE OF CARNIVAL.
Crowds Enjoy Fantastic Parade and
Partake in Revalry-Auto Exhi-
bition Tonight.

ELIZABETH, Oct. 12.-The city gave
itself over to general hilarity and revelry
last night, and there were never such mar
ry and frolicksome crowds seen here as
focked through Broad street and the
downtown thoroughfares between the
hours of s o'clock and midnight, Nor was
there ever in Elizabeth such a fantastic
procession as the parade of 5000 persons
arrayed in all sorts of weird costumes,
which furnished the principal spectacle of
the evening. 1t was Mardi Gras night,
and the city was submerged beneath a
wave Of revelry. free from malicious dis
order. It was not unlike a Coney Island
carnival. The professions of the opening
day dwindled into insignidcance besides
those of last night. Everybody was caught
in the wave of merrymaking.
The celebration by the crowds was the
principal feature, but the big parade
was well worthy OF notice. When John r
Arnold gave the word for the procession
IN get under way 1t was after 8 O'clock
and II was an hour later before the pro-
cession reached the uptown streets. Al
the societies in the city were represented,
each in different array and all combining
to make an unique spectacle.
The Father Mathew T.. A. b. Society ap-
reared, 500 strong, all attired in Uncle oam
costumes. What was lacking in electric
illumination along the streets was sup
nlied nv hundreds of torches carried py
he paraders and by many in the crowds
The parade started at Third street, the
grand marshal being followed on horseoacf
bv his aides, Andrew Murray, John w
Arnold, John Gregory, Charles Higgins
Jacob Hagin and George Sieboid. Inen
came ten Of the floats on which seVera'
score Of young women were arrayeo III
CARDS representing characters IN history
viewed from a burlesaue standpoint Inc
Linden Cavalry Company, leo in NUMBER
followed ahorse, and then came the thoa-
sands of odd characters in their crazy
costumes. Among the societies Whlcl
eoined especial attention were the hide
pendent Order of Red Men, which, WIFI
LOCO members In line, headed by a toa'
CARRYING a band OF "squavs'' and n real In
dian chief, got the major part of the APP
plause: the Palmer Athletic Club with
unique float; the Liberty Athletic Club, tht
Bustown Athletic Club. the Bayside Ath'
letic Club and the Monitor Athletic Club
The High School was represented by sew
eral hundred youngsters.
The Morning and Evening STAR were
represented by a searchlight. 1t was one
of the really big hits of the parade. Crowds
thronged about the wagon until the mar
shasl were forced to make a way to keeT
the vehicles moving. The light was flashed
here n there into the darkness and ex-
posed little tete-a-teteS on porches' prov
ing an added novelty to the hilarious fun
The crowds cheered II STARS.
The parade formed on Third street! pro-
ceeded TO Court street and over to Second,
TO East Jersey, to. Madison avenue, tn
Grand street, to Broad street, to Elizabeth
avenue, to First, to Bond and to the Star
baseball grounds. where II was dispersed.
The feature tonight will be an auto
parade. with machines from all over Jer-
sey scheduled to participate.
Tomorrow's celebration will be marked
by church concerts, r%ecitals, etc, and will
be the closing day.
ELIZABETH, Oct. 1.-THE Old Home
Week celebration, the greatest in the his
tory of the city, will come to a close to-
night with a big parade of about 300 au-
tomobiles from all parts of the State.
Bavard w. Craig will be grand marshal
of the auto parade. and promises a rip
roaring close to the big festival. Among
the autoists who win appear in the parade
are many Newarkers. A luncheon will
be served, after the parade, In Arcanum
Hall.
The 800 machines, decorated and illumi-
mated. will assemble on Trumbull street
and proceed to the carnival grounds, and
thence to Third street, to Pine, to Truni-
bull, to Division, to Magnolia avenue, to
Madison avenue, to Mary street. to Jeffer-
son avenue, to Paramount avenue, to
North Broad street. to North avenue, to
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