Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-07-30
ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL PARADE
A MOST DECIDED SUCCESS
Fourth Annual Pageant of the Allied Trades League of Five
Mile Beach Viewed by Thousands of People
SOME HANDSOME PRIZES AWARDED FOR BEST EXHIBITS

On Wednesday last the fourth an
nual industrial parade and Mardi Gras
of the allied resorts of Five Mile Beach
was held and proved TO be n of the
biggest and most spectacular affairs of
its kind ever held in Cape May county.
Over fifty of our local business places
were represented with from II to six
or more floats, wagons, etc. in line.
The time was set to leave the Anglesea
end at two o'clock, but as is usual on
such large occasions they were delayed
and did not get started until nearly
three o'clock. The various divisions
formed on the side streets at the upper
end of Anglesea and from there filed
out on Central and took up the follow
ing route: From First and Central
avenue, north on Central avenue to
Walnut avenue, to New Jersey avenue,
toFirst avenue, to Central venue to17th
street, to Pennsylvania ven (Atlan-
tic), to Wildwood avenue, to Philadel-
phia avenue, to Oak avenue, to Atlantic
avenue, to Cedar avenue, to Pacific
avenue to Andrew, to Holly Beach
avenue, to Taylor avenue, to Pacific
avenue, to Lotus road, to Philadelphia
avenue, to Rambler road, to Pacific
avenue, to Montgomery avenue, dis
missed. Some of the most beautiful
floats and designs ever witnessed were
in line and were heartily applauded by
the great crowds that lined the streets
on the entire route of the parade from
the most northern point of Anglesea to
the very end of Wildwood Crest.
FIRST DIVISION
The parade was lead by Chief Mar
shall Sherman 7. Dowler and Chief of
Police Lester Smith of Holly Beach,
" Tne Island and Troilo's Royal italian
band of the Wild wood Ocean Pier.
Then came the handsome float of the
Wildwood Ocean Pier filled with little
children which took first prize for the
best decorated float, a comic float with
Prof. Harry Roselle's famous scrap iron
band, representing Troilo's Royal
Italian band, and an advertising wagon
for the pier. Next following what was
without doubt the best business display
ever seen in this section. 1t was the
float of the Arctic Ice Co. of Anglesea.
This float contained full sized cakes of
ice with an American flag, fruit and
flowers frozen in the center of them
and was handsomely decorated. This
float was unfortunate however as it
broke down in front of Edgeton Inn
and was unable to pass the judges
stand at the Holly Beach borough hall
and was thus debarred from receiving
a prize. Next came the Holly Beach
Fire Co. with its apparatus and the
Wildwood Fire Department with two
of its wagons; the Crest Municipal float
with its sea shell and bathers and the
the "Wild woodn float, also a
handsome affair containing a number
of small children. A carriage and float
of the Crest pier, the float representing
the play given in the theatre last week,
IA Day in the Alps" G. w. Taylor
d Sons, contractors float representing
q newly erected cottage and j. F.
Davis, the silt walker, with a number
of boys gayly dressed and carrying a
large framework containing advertise
Anents of local business people.
SECOND DIVISION
The second division was headed
by Pullo's Marine band of the Crest
and was followed by floats of j. H.
Coombs Lumber Co., with an entire
carpenter shop in full operation; Benz.
Botwinick, with a fine display Of pro-
ducts of the National Biscuit Co.;
Diamond & Co., lumber; F. G. Cole the
butcher, with two sheep and a delivery
wagon; N. Garfinkle, candy wagon;
Oak Grocery Co., grocery float; F. M.
Clark, float with baby coach, advertis-
ing Wawa milk and one with milk bot
tie filler followed by four delivery wag-
ons; Bernard Tronnem float with a
beautiful lawn and flower bed; w. H.
Bright, republican candidate for state
senator, with the words "W. H. Bright,
next senator, he's all right" e. YEN
ney's pretty float containing a number
of children; E. E. He'll, a load of coal;
Louis Sagel, float advertising his candy
representing a Dutch lunch; Grand
Laundry, wagon; Manayunk Laundry,
wagon; Wildwood Delicatessan Shop,
handsome. float representing .Sum-