Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-10-03
QUAKER CITY CELEBRATION
MAGNIFICENT FETE WILL COM
MoMoRATE ITS FOUNDING.
A Naval Parade on the Delaware,
Followed by Military, Industrial,
Police and Firemen's Parade, and
Ending With Historical Pageant,
Showing History Of the City.
Showing History Of the clty.

Philadelphia. Sept. 2S.-This city
will during the first week of October
be the scene of one OF the most preten-
tious and magnificent celebrations in
commemoration of it's founding that
has marked the history Of this or any
other american municipality. The en-
tire week OF Oct. 4 to 10 has been
set aside for the celebration and Of
ficially designated as founders week.
to ba observed locally as a holiday.
Among the multitudinous events
that win mark the celebration in the
Y : of the world win be a naval dis
play on the Delaware river, in which
a score of United States war vessels
VIII be seen; a military parade in
which more than 5000 United States
guardsmen and others viii partici-
pate; an industrial parade in which
the industrial development OF Phila-
delphia win be shown in various
stages; a parade of police and fire
mem of this and other municipalities
in which the evolution OF the police
and fire departments win be ilustrat-
ed, and a, historical pageant that for
color, variety, Illustrative power and
magnidicence will probably not be
equaled for years TO come.
This pageant can hardly be cornpar-
ed with anything that has been at
tempted before, because of the orig
inality of the execution of the plan.
Beginning with the arrival of the
Swedish settlers, the Dutch settlers,
and the coming into the Delaware
river. of William Penn upon the ship
Welcome, practically the entire his
tory of the city WIFI be Faithfully IL
Illustrated in ~tapeaux. Prominent per-
sons win be dressed to represent fig
ureS famous in the history of the
city and the nation. The monster pa
geant, which will be dotted with mag
nificent floats on which the tableaux
are set, win contain eight divisions,
as follows: Indians and early settlers;
Penn and the Quakerrs; colonial Phil
adelphia; the Revolution; unler the
constitution; War of 1912; the city
from 1920 to 1860: the Civil War.
So careful have the historical de-
signers been that they have employed
! Prof. Hugh A. Clark, of the University
+; OF Pennsylvania, to arrange music of
the various periods in the history of
the city, to be PLAYED in the various
divisions. The music used in any sec
ton viii therefore be precisely that
which was in use in the perio,. repre-
scented in the city's history.
The barge which William Penn used
on state visits viii be faithfully re-
produced, Washington will be seen in
his coach hurrying to Independence
Hall, the Declaration Of Independence
with be resigned and the Mechianza,
that gorgeous fete arranged by Major
Andre when the British army occu-
| lied Philadelphia, win be held over
! again, So throughout the history of
TIE city in detail, the various fmpor-
tant incidents win be depicted in the
parade.
On other occasions the City has
been mgniicently illuminated, but
for this week the city has planned to
decorate AMI place the city haal, with
it's high tower, in a blaze OF hight
such as has never been seen my
where.