New-York tribune., 1909-10-13
STATE KEEPS HOLIDAY
Ncr Columbus Day Meets Ready
Observance an Jersey.

-, Nerr Jersey dropped its business cares yes
- 10 celebrate the frs. legal holiday in the
-. corlnlerorating the landing OF Christopher
~.,-r,bus in America AZ years ago. Schools bust
- houses and public offices were closed for the
- while in an the principal cities the people
u.ssrsd 10 watch the elaborate parsdes. in which
- ~ most part ltaan-Americans We're In the
erss; majority.
-. ruhlic meetings. AZ which speakers reviewed
. srhieverncnts of the Italian navigator and point
= out their farreaching effect on the civilization
u The world
-ne-nor Fo1 was the principal speaker at The
.,spration iu Trenton under the auspices OF the
t-ri-hts of columbus He praised the knights OF
-,r--,nus for ;hcir work "a having the day oh
ss-,el aud said tne observation of the day led 10
,-oarer culture.
resolution was adopted calling on the United
s.stes srd the states Of Pennsylvania and New
1s-ssv 10 Unite 10 create public reservation on
r5ih sides of the Delaware River TO protect forever
-ss SPOTS al which Washington embarked and
-se5 ou She historic crossing OF the river on the
.-r- before ihe battle OF Trenton
-,onsanls of persons lined the streets OF Pater-
~. through which the parade in honor Of CoIum-
,-s pay passed and loudly cheeUed those in the
-s-ca Besides nearly all the civic organizations
j. the citg. yhe Sd Battalion OF the 9Th Regiment.
--ser command of Colonel Hire. took part.
The parade which started shortly after 10 o o'clock
-.sse8 through the principal streets OF the city
-ss reviewed by Mayor Mcbride the City Hall
ed ended 81 the armory. where exercises were
-E THE speakers ST the armory were Joseph W.
'ugdon and Henry NorelH Hundreds OF children
en- the seventh and eighth grades in all the
r-sic schools of the city were assembled at the
s-rory and sang patriotic songs
r the parade were about ten thousand persons
--usine members OF the Elks the Order OF Eagles
.-s KriEhts ~ Columbus. and many other church
s'-sties and organizations besides numerous civic
2 2b041r hal
sasts ono OF them representing the Half Moon
v+t-h was roundly cheered. Another float repre-
f--,ed band Of Indians
The celebration in Newark brought out about
rett thousand Italians representing sixty-eigllt
sTsrer- societies About fifty thousand persons
Witnessed the professions about the principal streets
rf ae r,tv Mayor Haussling and other city off,
cals reviewed the parade al the City Hall, after
which wreath was placed on a medallion OF CO.
,u-hus i7 The corridor OF the building. In the pa
-sde were several historical floats which We're we'll
rstircd ty -ho throng on the sidewalks. The
sasI ~ rro parade was Dominic Valentine. Many
prominent Italian residents rode IN carriages at
le head NJ the parade. one hundred veterans,
members ot the Ciarihaldi Association. met with
F-s4t applause throughout the line Of march
The principal event in Jersey City was an after
ron parade Of Italian societies through the prin-
c1sl streets Mayor II. Otto Wittpenn reviewed IL
from q stand on the Grove street side OF the City
Hall The organizations in line were: The Chris
t7le- columbus Society. Poto Ultra, Merese and
I-Ide Aii-hise societies and the J. Y. Csmpana
su1 the Francesca P Paon associations. Sewer
Inspector Joseph PiloramC was the grand marshal.
About one thousand men and several bands were IN
TIE Ire.
float representing the ship in which Columbus
sailed 10 America was The principal feature in the
parade held IN Montclair yesterday The float
nsversed the principal streets Of the city, and
vas enthusiastically received. The combined ItaI-
Jan societies Of the city paraded with several So
cetes from nearby towns After the parade ad-
dresses were made at the Maple avenue grounds
ty The Re-. Harry Emerson Fosdick. pastor OF the
First Baptist Church. and Francesca Turrlo, fol-
lowed by hand concert
10 Bsyonne the schools, banks. public buildings
and PRINCIPAL business houses We're closed and in
Ire evening Congressman Eugene Kinkead and
.lcee william H Epear spoke at a dinner given
'y th- hayonne Lodge os EIks, in their clubhouse