The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-15
NEW ERA OAWNS
FOR SOUTH BROAD
STREET BUSINESS
Illumination of ThorOughfare
Tomorrow Night Will Inaugu=
rate Period of Prosperity.
BUNTING DECKS STORES
AND BUILDINGS In HONOR
Great Crowd Expected to Turn
Out-Matt's Brooklyn Band
to Be Guest of Association.

1T looks to me like a big night to-
night" will be verdict of Newark tomer-
row night when the power of 300, 900
candles will illumine the city's new
white way on South Broad street,
Seuth Broad Street Merchants I'm
provement Association predicts. The
association is responsible for the bunt-
ing and flags on the South Broad
street buildings now, and are wholly
to blame for the music, brilliant lights
and throngs which will give new life
to one of the principal sections of the
city tomorrow night.
In addition to the regular Newark
brand of brass band music there will
be Brooklyn melody, brought over in
forty-five pieces by MATHS Band, con-
sisting of the business men of Brook
lyn. In automobiles furnished free by
The Essex Auto Express Company
they will cut something of a swath
back and forth on the new white
way
E.. S. Hoffman, proprietor of the
Beck bakery, S92 Broad street, secured
the services of Professor MATHS corps
of musicians. The band will be at the
City Hall, which is near the bakery, at
S O'clock, and will offer the following
program; March, Hoffman, South
Broad Street Merchants Association;
Grand American Fantasia, Bendix;
"A Big Night Tonight Professor
Matt; selections, Algeria" V. Her.
bert; "Kaufman's Light kaufman.
Mayor Haussling will receive the
members of the organization at $3.50
o'clock
Incidentally, the powerful arc lights,
5000 candles strong each, which are
placed one hundred feet apart, will
make South Broad street one of the
most brilliantly light streets in the
world.
The association has now over 100
members. Following are the names of
the firms that are connected with it:
William F: Acker, American Under
garment Company, E. C. Andross, Will
lam A. Baker, William II. Barnet,
Achille Basilea, Begerow Floral Com
pany, Fred William Bernet, Albert
Bernhard & Co., Frank j. Book, The
Browe Company, Castleberg, Rocco
Celiano, Morris Cohn, George p. Coles.
C. M. Collamer & Co., j. I. Collins.
Colyer & Co., Martin J.. Cooney, Ro-
land d. Crocker, Thomas F. Crowley.
A. L.. Cross, Simon Davis, w. Il. Day
& Brothers. Day & Co., Deerin & Co.
Mems Wear Company. S. A. Burning,
V. Ervey. E. F. Fielding. A. Z. Flo
gaus, Feist & Feist, Geiser & Plum,
George w. Gerlich, Frank Herud, j. j.
Hockenjos & Co, A. s. Hoffman, Ed
vain Hull, Frank Hunt & Co., Lee r.
Johns r r. ,Jollev Company, N. l..
Kahn. Theodore F. Keer, George F.
King. NJ. K%irschbaum, Koch's Hotel,
Il. c. Koenig Sons, r. A. Koether, An
drew Krenrich, The Laiblin Company,
William E. Lehman, j. r. w. Littell,
James J. Mcclure, Manhattan n Es-
sex Auto Express, Charles E. Martin,
Callen e Matthews, George E. Mausert,
Julius Meirick, Miller Electric Com
rany, Ferd r. Moeller Company,
F. Molinelli, p. r. Murphy, Ma
tional State Bank, Newark Trust
Company, Henry E. Newhoff, o'Hara
& Dahlgren. Osborn Realty Company,
Joseph Oschwald, J. Frank Parmly,
Peters Harness and Saddlery Com
pany. Philips Brothers. Charles Rel
hing, J.. C. Reiss, Richanbacher &
Taylor. DR.. E. NJ. Richman, A. r. Riz-
.zol. S. w. Roberts, j. j. S. Rutan,
Salisbury g. Jacobsen Co, II. Schulz.
& Son Co, D. F. Segelke. John F. Sher-
man, w. H. Shurts Co, Smith & Smith,
C.. B. Smith & Co.. Fred M. Sommer,
Gaven Spence, F.. A. Sterling, Ludwig
Achtel-S tetter. ~Stoutenburgh & Co, M.
e. Sandal, William M. Sommer, Sam
Schwarz. Jean R.. Tack, The Hilton
Company, S. J.. Unger, Union Steam