The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-24
GAY TIMES FOR
PHILADELPHIA.
Great Plans For Celebration Of
Founders Week.
DECORATIONS TO BE LAVISH.

city's Founding.
All OF the plans for Philadelphia's
Rreat celebration to commemorate the
two hundred and twenty-fifth anniver-
sary Of the founding OF that city arc
now complete, and the week OF the fes-
tivitics, oct 40, Will witness the
greatest municipal celebration ever
attempted in any American city. II
will be a week Of parndes. 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-
tons, Of which there will lie twenty; a
week OF field paRenntry. similar TO the
great pageants given in London and
continental Europe and more recently
in Quebec; a week OF exhibitions, his
torical. scientific and industrial; a week
Of naval displays In the Delaware riv-
or, 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, hut 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 tho
celebration, to the closing OF the cele-
bratfon on the Saturday night follow
ing, Philadelphia will not witness an
idle moment, says the New York Post.
On Monday. Oct. 3, there VIII be q mob
ilization and parade Of 10000 United
States soldiers, sailors and marines,
with the entire national guard OF Penn
Hylvania and representatives from all
the thirteen original colonies, sailors
and marines from the foreign war YES
sells and numerous other military bod
les. in the evening Of that day there
will be celebration in the Academy
OF Music, at which the president OF the
United States and government officials.
the governors Of all tho states and the
mayors Of all the leading cities. togeth.
or with the representatives Of foreign
governments, who have been invited,
are expected TO I've present.
Tuesday. Oct. G, will witness what
will probably he the most noted gather
ings OF Germans ever assembled. This
feature or the programme VIII occupy
the entire morning and VIII commem-
crate the two hundred and twenty
nfth anniversary or the founding OF
Germantown by Francis Daniel fas-
torius, and representatives from all
the states VIII take part. a parade OF
tho German societies OF Philadelphh
and pennsylvania, numbering more
tnan lo'ooo people, VIII Jake nIace' anu
roiiowins II the cornerstone OF great
monument, part OF the cost OF Wnlch
viii DO oefrayed by the United states
government VIII be iaid' Az ociocs
In the AFTERNOON tnere VIII pe great
parade OF tne ponce anu nre depart
menus showing their SVoiu'i"n from
earnest umes' In tne same paraue
tnere VIII participate tne STATE poiiee
W ienhssiN"iiH' "et"iis iloni uelai'
men's OF other i'adlng citles anu une
voiuhteer hreihen OF fnnaoelph'n anu
fennsyINanh' In the evening u'e
germans VIII hoiu ceieprauoh III INC
Acauctny oi Music nnu AT ths aA"o
'ihe tnere VIII De great aSsenloiase
Oh cIersyineI Oh aii uehoniihaeiohs Ia
tne Frieius Mee'lHs iiouse u o.SSuo.
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champion OF rehgions noerty'
mdustrfi p"r'a'' IL VIII sno" ene
pirth ana uev'i"i'''"ht ot III oi inli.
adeiphiH's industries Inc feature ot
ths parade VIII be tne e'oiu'ion Vi
every ihdus'ry from 'he cruuest anu
earliest form oi 'he se'en.een'n Yen
tury up 10 tue processes OF 'ne presen'
uay' All advertising VIII pe ei'inila'-
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ho +breo enororLs d,sn,ays on the Del.
IN the evening there viii be a parade
os 1noOo uplformcd memhers OF the
Order oP Rad Mon with historical
ooots On tho manning a, th,s dov
thero x,,II no n medic,I convention In
the Anodan,. ~ Nustc az which thero
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ciV' out VIII pe Oh much larger seas
thah any ever prpuu'eh III hhg'"h" or
coh'ihehthl Europe Al "ciock Ill uis
evening the fatrlouc oroer OF SONS OF
America, with numerous historical
floats, win give u big parade. On the
morning of this day the ItaIinns nj
Philadelphia will present TO the CITY a
monument erected 10 the memorv M
Verdi and Will give n street narode
Saturday. Oct 10 has been devoted