Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-09
C1TY's STORY FROM BEGINNING
Scenes of Early Days and Recent
Times Depicted-Display
-Unequalled.

OONU ~ Tic present Qdy OIL tne CITY
beautiful a panorama unequaled alike
in the faithfulness Of its portrayals and
beauty OF its composition.
The parades and shows of the earlier
week served only as preliminaries to to-
days eliminating feature. The rush to
find available spaces along Broad street
began early. Seats in the grand stand,
which had been held at the modest price
of - cents during the week were eager
~ bought up today at s. and more.
Accorded a we'll deserved pos.llon Of
honor in the line of SNty-nne magnifi-
cent floats and furnishing a toucn of
real history in the glowing pageant of
the make-believe was the Old liberty bell
itself. The richly priced relic was taken
from its heavy glass case in lndepen-
dence Hall yesterday afternoon, ana with
reverent care was placed upon a low
Patterned truck for its display in to-
days parade.
There was meeting OF school children
in progress in independence Square at the
time. They crowded about the bell in
such numbers that the workmen found it
! Impossible to proceed with their task for
some little time.
Special detailed policemen will guard
Old Liberty until the cracked and cor
rodcd bronze is once more safely returned
to its accustomed resting place beneath
the quaint old belfry where once its deep
| toned throat voiced the freedom Of a peO-
pie.
City Rich in Memories.
No American city is richer than Phila-
delphia in memories that intertwine so
| closely with the birth and early history of
| the nation. In setting out to recite this
history by means of a series of living
| pictures the committees in charge de-
termined that the pageant should be as
nearly correct as patient research and
the consultation Of the highest authorities
| as to customs and costumes OF the times
| of long ago could make it.
Neither pains nor eXp:nse was spared
| to carry out to the last detail the designs
of the artists of national reputation who
assisted in creating the vivid history
| pictures that were viewed by u multitude
unnumbered this afternoon.
Most Of the stores and industrial estab-
lishments of the city declared a half holi-
day in order that their employees could
witness the unique event.
Students ir the universities in ard about
the city. young men and young women,
society matrons. club men and business
men united in the effort to bring success
to the display and were the actors in the
reproduction OF the more notable historic
scores. Each float of the seven divisions
Of the pageant was drawn by horses har-
messed In the fashions OF the periods de-
picted. There were outriders and her
aids in appropriate ostumes for each
display.
Parade in Divisions.
Under the initial subdivision Of "EX-
ploration and Early Settlement the pa
rade began with a model Of the Onrust,
the first ship to enter the Delaware, In
1916. and in a long line OF succeeding ia
bleaus pictured the subsequent history Of
the city and coincidentally the history OF
the nation. Following the advent of the
of I.enni Lenape Indians. cary Dutch set
tiers. early Swedish settlers and the re-
capture OF the Delaware forts by the
Dutch.
The second section of the pageant was
given over to the history Of William Penn
and the Quakers, ten floats being en-
ployed to depict the scenes that were
selected for reproduction from the richly
filled pages of that period. Some Of the
more notable floats showed the arrival OF
| the founder in 1862. the founders of Ger
mantown in 1889 PENIS treaty with the
Indians, a view Of lbs family life and
reproduction of his barge on the Della
ware in 100.
Colonial Philadelphia
Colonial Philadelphia" comprised the
third section. 1t breathed more of the
gayety of the people than in the sterner,
more earnest periods Of the settlement
days.
There were gala floats showing the pro-
claiming of George l in I114 by tine gov
| ernOr and council. street fair Of the
period of 1870, the coming to town Of
| the first fire company, the old London
| coffee house. Franklin and his kite, the
! founding Of the University of Pennsylva-
| mia, the arrest of pirates in 111S and
! other scenes.
In the street fair scene alone there
were 40 young girls on foot wearing the
| various costumes of the period of 174O
! The revolution was treated in the fourth
| division with such historic scenes as the
| resisting of the stamp act, Virginians
| coming to Congress. John Paul Jones. the
signing of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, the making of the flag. the Liberty
bell. a group comprising Washington
! trance of the British in October. 1777
| Franklin at the court of Louis XVI. Rob-
ert Morris OK train. Americans on the
way to Yorktown In 1871. Rochambcau
| and the French allies and. lastly the
| flags captured at Yorktown.
Advent of the Constitution.
! The fifth division of the pageant with
eight floats showed the frst steps of the
nation under the Constitution and the
sixth division depicted Philadelphia from
| 1900 to 1850. The seventh and last d.
vision dealt first with the civil war, with
groups to show the underground railroad
| the departure OF the troops In 1861. the
| selling of war loans. the visit Of Lincoln
| TO Philadelphia. tho return Of the sol
! diers and then the centennial and lastly
| the city beautiful.
A carefully selected program of music
was arranged for the bands that formed
a part OF the pageant. and it was in
keeping with the faithful adherence to
hisory marking the other features of the
notable parade.
Airship Sails Over Harbor.
a decidedly picturesque touch of roma n
tic latter-day realism was given to the
| naval review yesterday afternoon by the
appearance of a dirigible airship over the
harbor and its circling abo the an
chored fleet. The a!rship has been sail
ing over the city during the entire week.
the display having been arranged for by
one of the morning newspapers.
Yesterday the ship and it's daring opera-
tor passed down Market street and out
over the Delaware. 1t circled particularly
about the Idaho. where a marine was
stationed on the platform OF the new