Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-10-09
. LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA
Our Anglesea Correspondent
Tells OF the Big Parades
In the City

Gus III the olOen Time, "dere we are
again. But where am 1, in the city
of Brotherly Love or at Five Mile
Beach? We hare the ideal Sunday
Five Mile Beach weather and when on
Sunday morning 1 strolled like we do
in Anglesea to the boat landing what
did l see but a large canvass sign
stating that the Vaud ]. and Israella
are at the end of the wharf or pier
ready to take visitors for a sasonable
price to see the warships lying out in
the Delaware river and only a few steps
further there was the Edith and the
two Godfreys and alongside in gay
trim aud furnished with folding chairs
was the Thomas w. Martindale and 1
heard the CHEEKY voice Of Captain Mar
tin Hilton calling me to come down in
to the boat, there with him were Mr..
Thompson and Mr.. Scott, of the Hotel
Scott, and there was the Barbara and
the Stone Harbor boat, Photogra phi, of
Pitman, and there ashore was cracker
jack, who, instead of calling out as at
Anglesea, Here they are, right out of
the ocean, no cold storage fish but right
out of the ocean, only 25 cents a bunch,
fill your basketsin He was declaiming
on the high merits of the Martindale to
take anyone and everyone to view the
battleships and back again safe AMI
sound for a very modest remuneration.
1t made me rub my eyes to ascertain
whether l was not dreaming. And
next day there was Charles Mace and
Master Hewitt promenading to see the
sights and decorations to be seen on
the many buildings on Market and
Chestnut and the seemingly endless
rows of stores, big and little.
Yes, SO far in spite of predictions, the
weather, as usual in Philadelphia
when great celebrations are on the car
pet, has been just the thing for life out
doors. On Saturday night a delegation
of girls, headed by a lad, all pupils of
our public schools, lit the twenty-eight
lamps designating the twenty-eight
parts of which the present consolidated
city was composed each post had also
twenty.eigh lights. On Sunday the
religious services in churches, meetings
in the squares and parks, and other
commemorations were held. One at
Memorial Hall, on the grounds In
front, was attended by $1,000 persons.
In the afternoon the Catholic Society
of the Knights of Columbus marched
to st. Joseph's church in the old city
proper and unveiled a tablet. On
Monday the Military parade took
place, and ii was one of the grandest
since the close of the Civil war, more
tA>keFsy years ago--There was-ap
amiabIe rivalry between the regular
army and the National State guard.
One of the most impressive parts was
that General Fred ID. Grant, U. s.
Army, was chef marshal of parade,
General e. Morrell gracefully handing
that position owe to him. He bore
such a close resemblance to his eminent
father, the late General and President
U. S. Grant, that the vast army of
spectators viciforously cheered him
everywhere as soon as he came in
sight. The regulars from Forts Jay,
Hamilton and Totten, N. Y; Fort Du-
pont, Del; Fort Meyer, Va.;, Forts
Schuyler and Wadsworth, N. Y;
Forts Hancock and Mott, N. j.; Forts
Howard, McHenry and Washington,
Md; and Fort Hunt, Va; followed
him and his staff with their artillery
and after them came the marines and
sailors of the Sd squadron of the North
Atlantic fleet and from the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard at League Island.
These in all numbered fully 5000 men.
Then came the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, with Governor Edwin
s. Stuart at the head, who received also
a tremendous ovation. These soldiers
were headed by Brigadier General
Thomas J. Stewart in the following Or
der: Third brigade representing regi-
ments from Allentown, Harrisburg,
WilkesBarre, Sunbury and Scranton;
I'd brigade, Bellefonte, Greensburg,
Pittsburg and OIL City; LIST brigade,
1st, ID, 3D. and 9th regiments of Phila-
delphia. Then followed cavalry from
Philadelphia, Governors troops from
Harrisburg, Sheridan troop of Tyrone,
and Troop F of New Castle, ending
with artillery from Pittsburg. The
old historic First troop Philadelphia
City cavalry were the Guard of Honor
to General f. d. Grant. In the last
division of the military parade were
United Spanish war veterans, veterans
of Foreign service, Sons Of Veterans;
and among the Boys brigades were the
Sd regiment New Jersey division and
Atlantic CITY troop. The lead in this