The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-12
ORANGE ITALIANS
MARCH IN HONOR
OF COLUMBUS DAY
Splendid Showing Made by
Adopted Americans in Pa
rade-Judge Davis Speaks.

Favored by pleasant weather, tina
Italians of the Oranges had a big DEM
onstration this morning, which included
a street parade of substantial proper
tons, in which were prominent men of
the colony in carriages. italian societies
and Companies H and ! of he Fifth
Regiment, N. G, N. ].
The procession was led by Police Chief
Washer on horseback. He had a plat
Don of police. and the National Guard
men were led by Captains Horton and
Lord, with Major Isaac Shoenthal, Adj
jutant Martin Conboy and DR.. S. \.
Muta at the read of the soldiers divi-
sion.
A feature of the parade was a large
float representing the globe, with the
various countries mapped out n
designated.
A wreath was placed on the statue
of Columbus. at Columbus Hall, Ridge
and White streets, after the parade
countermarched to the Military Com
mon, where Mayor. Arthur B. Seymour
and members of the Common Council
reviewed the paraders. After tho
parade there were addresses by Judge
Thomas A. Davis and Professor Di
orio. the latter speaking In Italian.
In the parade. with Michael Gior-
dano as grand marshal. were men
prominent in Italian affairs, a Of
them mounted, others in carriages. In
the line were a coach of honor, with
Chairman John Ponzini; executive COM
mittee in carriages, drum corps. st.
Michael's Society, drum corps. M. S.
Incoronato Society, Court Marconi No.
100, Foresters of America; John Mark
with's band, Roma Circle, Holy Name
Society Mt Carmel Church. drum corps,
Society Bovianum, in carriages; Circle
Ermet o'Novelli, in coaches.
Along the line of march residents
decorated their buildings. In the
parade Roma Circle carried al Ameri-
can flag 80 feet and wide in proper
ton and an Italian flag 30 feet by 50
feet.
Last night there was a band concert
on the common, and this afternoon q
fair opened in the Orange armory. A
ball in the same structure will end tile
celebration tonight. Judge Dav.s's adj
dress war in part as follows:
zone of the admirable customs Of our
American life is the setting aside Of
days in the year when the people leave
off their daily tasks and evote the
day to the commemoration of some
| great man or some great event having
had a momentous influence upon the
making Of our country. In pursuance
e of this practise we are today, in tils
state of New Jersey. observing our
first Columbus Day In honor of the 1is-
covery of our continent by that great
Italian scientist. explorer and discov-
erer, Christopher Columbus. Columbus
JNo.- lnnnaforth will he fha Foundation
day of all our legal holidays, as the dis
covery OF our continent was the first
step in everything that has ollowed
the making of our nation what It is to-
day.
Let us pause for a moment, my
friends, and consider the meaning Of
October 18th to each and every one
of us. We are here; we are enjoying
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
! ness. We are free men in a free land.
We are part and parcel of the greatest
nation on the face OF the earth. We
are pledged irrevocably to the support
OF a government, the like of which Is
not to be found on this earth. We are
members of a nation where all mel are
born free and equal. We are enjoying
the liberty; we are breathing the pure
air of freedom and we are saturating
ourselves with patriotism n love OF
that country which Columbus gave us,
which can only end with death. Is
there any place on earth that you or
I, or any one present, would prefer to
be the in his land of the free and
home of the brave? Is there any place
on this earth where we would be so
prosperous, where we and our families
would be so happy or where we would
be enjoying so many advantages as In
this land of American
with all the advantages that we
possess, we have duties to perform
which rest upon us collectively and
individually. We are all American
citizens. We are all imbued with love
i, of our country and our country's insti-
tutions. We are all saturated with a
respect for the laws and the institu-
; tons of u nation and our State, and
1t is the duty of each of us to feel that
1t is incumbent upon him personally
to show his appreciation of the many
advantages which we are enjoying by
faithfully observing the laws Of the
land and by doing everything In his
power to make his home, his city, his
State and his nation better ana
stronger as time goes on"