The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-08
GALA HOLIDAY IN
BLOOMFIELD FOR
THE OLD 'vAMPS'
Streets Thronged at Twenty
fifth Celebration of VOlun-
teer Firemen.
VISITORS PRESENT
FROM MANY PLACES
Big Parade Feature of Day.
Banquet in Tent-Base-
ball Game.

An Bloomfield is today in holiday at
tire In honor of the twenty-ffth ami
versary celebration Of the volunteer
IRE department there. 1t is the big
gest special holiday in the history of
the old town.
Visiting "vamps' from all parts of
the county are present and the town
Il crowded. All the business places
are closed, and everybody is in holiday
mood. Most of the stores and resi-
dences are decorated with flags and
bunting, so that the place is in gala
array.
The firemen's parade, which is the
principal feature Of the celebration,
started at about $3.50 o'clock. Delega-
lions from the fire departments of
Montclair, Glen Ridge, Belleville, the
Oranges. Irvington, Passaic, West
Hudson, Nutley, Caldwell and other
places, with the members of the New
ark and Belleville Exempt Firemen's
Associations, were in line. Among the
up-to-date features of the parade was
the new auto fire truck of Irvington.
The parade formed in State street,
with the right resting on Liberty street,
and marched through the principal
streets of the town, passing every fire.
house, n giving the residents of the
various sections a chance to view the
procession.
From the grand stand in Broad
street Mayor William p. SUIT
phen and the town council
men with visiting officials, reviewed
the parade. Two mounted policemen
from the Essex County Park squad,
with fifteen patrolmen from Montclair,
Orange and East Orange. assisted the
local police In keeping in order the
large crowds that lined the route of the
marchers.
The order of the parade, as an
nounced before the start vas as fol-
lows:
Platoon Of police. carriages with in
v1ted guests, Mayor and Council, chief
engineer and assistants. chief engineer
Bloomfield Fire Department and visit
ing engineers. Newark Exempt Fire.
mems Association, Be1leville Exempt
Firemen's Association, Bloomfield Ex-
empt Ffremen's Association, drum and
fife corps. Montclair Hook and Ladder
SOILlnAJ 4NOs IS LAG INio6C hC-
partment, consisting of Hose Company
No. / and Lincoln Hook and Ladder
Company, Essex Hook and Ladder
Company No. 1. band, Truck No. /, of
Orange; Engine Company No. 5, of
Passaic; Phoenix Hose, Of Bloomfield;
drum and fife corps. Chemical Engine
No. ], Of East Orange; Highland Hook
and Ladder. of North Bergen; Active
Hose Company No. 2, of Bloomfield;
band. Nutley Hose Company No. 1,
Caldwell Truck No. 1, Excelsior Hose.
OF Bloomfield; Eastwood Hose and
Truck Company, of Belleville; band,
Montclair Hose Company No. 5, Mont
gomery Hose Company No. a, Bloom
field; Public Auxiliary of the Bloomfield
Town Improvement Associations in car
riages.
After the parade the visiting firemen,
with all the former members of the fire
department, will be entertained at a
dinner In a large tent, which has been
erected on the Dodd and Underwood
property in the centre of the town.
Besides the parade there will be a
baseball game on the Williamson ave-
nue. Oval between the Bloomfield Base
ball Club and the M%ontclair A. C.