The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-09-25
GAY TINES D)R
QrHat Plans For Celebration Of
Founders Week.
DECORATIONS TO BE LAVISH.

mnu sports 90 Mark Two Hundred
and Twenty-fifth Anniversary Of the
clty's Founding.
All OF the plans for Philadelphia's
great celebration to commemorate the
two hundred and twenty fifth anniver-
sary Of the founding Of that city are
now complete, and the week Of the fes-
tivities, Oct 40, will witness the
greatest municipal celebration ever
attempted in any American city. 1t
viii be a week Of parades. fifteen hav-
ing been provided for; the presentation
to the American public Of the first his
torical pageant ever attempted In
America, a parade which 1t will cost
$4,000 to equip; a week Of conven-
lions, Of which there will be twenty;
week Of field pageantry, similar to the
great pageants given In London and
continental Europe and more recently
I'm Quebec; q week OF exhibitions. his
torical, scientific and Industrial; week
OF naval displays In the Delaware riv-
-er, In which twenty United States and
foreign battleshIps and cruisers will
participate, and many other features
which have been arranged to attract
the attention Of people not only Of
Philadelphia, but Of the United States.
From the beginning Of the celebra-
ton at sunrise on Sunday morning,
Oct. 4, when the bell OF Independence
hall, together with all the church
chimes In the city, formally opens the
bration on the Saturday night follow
ing, Philadelphia will not witness an
idle moment, says the New York Post.
On Monday, Oct. 8, there will be a mob
ilization and parade Of 10000 United
States soldiers, sailors and marines,
with the entire national guard OF Penn
sylvania and representatives from all
the thirteen original colonies. sailors
and marines from the foreign war YES
sells and numerous other military bod
ies. In the evening Of that day there
will be a celebration In the Academy
OF Music, at which the president Of the
United States and government officials,
the governors of all the states and the
mayors OF all the leading cities, togeth-
er with the representatives Of foreign
governments. who have been invited,
are expected to be present.
Tuesday. Oct 9. will witness what
will probably be the most noted gather
ings OF Germans ever assembled. This
feature of the programme win occupy
the entire morning and will common
crate the two hundred and twenty
hfth anniversary of the founding OF
Germantown by Francis Daniel Pas
tOrius. and representatives from all
the states will take part. A parade OF
the German societies Of Philadelphia
and Pennsylvania, numbering more
than 1900 people. will take place, and
following 1t the cornerstone Of a great
monument, part Of the cost Of which
Will be betrayed by the United States
government, will be laid. At O'Clock
I'm the afternoon there Will be a great
parade OF the police and fire depart
ments, showing their evolution from
earliest times. In the same parade
there will participate the state police
OF Pennsylvania, details from depart
ments Of other leading cities and the
volunteer firemen Of Philadelphia and
PENNSYLVANIA. In the evening the
Germans will hold a celebration In the
Academy OF Music. and at the same
time there will be great assemblag'
OF clergymen Of all denominations II
the Friends Meeting House to discus:
William Penn rs n statesman and mrs
champion OF religious liberty.
On Wednesday, Oct Z, will come the
industrial parade. 1t will show th'
birth and development Of all OF Phil
adelphia's industries. The feature o.
this parade will be the evolution Of
every industry from the crudest anC
earliest form OF the seventeenth cen
fury up 10 the processes OF the presen
day. All advertising will be eliminat
ed. In the evening Of this day ther'
will be a parade OF labor organization
OF Philadelphia.
Thursday. Oct. 8, will he known al
school children's and naval day. IL
the morning 10000 children will gath
er for special service in lndepend
ence square In the afternoon Their
will lie a review Of the war vessels II
the Delaware. followed by u parade o
500 river craft, steamlng up and dow
the river. In the evening there vii
be three fireworks displays on the Del
aware, opposite the city front. Ais
in the evening there will be parad
OF 1900 uniformed members OF tn
Order of Red Men. with Historical