The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-12
ORANGE TURNS
OUT IN FORCE
FOR BIG PARADE
Elaborate Lincoln Centennial
Celebration Presided Over
by Marshal Pierson.
MONUMENTS SALUTED
BY SOLDIERS IN LINE
Excellent Program Carried Out
Before Large Audience in
Biiou Theatre.

There was an elaborate celebration
or the centennial Of Lincoln's Birthday
in Orange today. which included a
large street parade, led by David L.
Person. as grand marshal. the presen-
tation OF an American flag to the city
of Orange by Orange Chapter. Daush-
ters of the Revolution. and municipal
exercises in the Bijou Theatre. with an
address by Judge Thomas A. Davis on
the DAYS observance as the feature.
Judge pavis's address is printed else
where.
n parade was a popular feature of
the exercises. and there was a big turn
out of citizens along Main street to
witness the spectacle. There were a
large number of school children in the
gathering, and the occasion was given a
military effect by the presnce of com
panies from the National Guard. Mayor
Arthur II. Seymour and the city off,
Gals turned out in force.
The parade formed at the Bijon The
atre marched to the Military Com
mon, where the flag on the city STAFF.
presented by Orange Chapter, was
swung TO the breeze while the crowd
barred their heads and Markwith's band
played the "Star-Spangled Banner"
Then the parade resume its march
around the common, saluting the Sol
diers and Sailors monument, at the
easterlv end, and marched thence up
Main street, cou1termarching at Bell
10 the old burying ground. where the
paraders saluted the statue of the Dis
patch Rider. Then the parade con-
tinued to Main street at Day and the
veterans were reviewed by Grand Mar
shall Pierson, his aides and the Coun-
ell. The bell in the historic First Pres
byterian Church. Orange, was rung as
the parade passed and there was a
brilliant display of American flags
along the line of march. At the Bijou
Theatre the exercises were largely at
tended.
The parade formation was as follows:
Marshal: Markwith's brass band:
platoon Of Orange police. under ON
mand of Roundsmen Ryan and Rein
hart: Mayor Arthur B. Seymour. Or
ange Common Council. city officials;
UzaI Dodd Post No. u. G. A. r. in
command of Commander Jacob L.
Crosby; Spanish-American Val Vet
| Grams; UzaI Dodd Camp. Sons of Vet
Grams. Second division, Captain Valen-
! tine Drescher. in command; Bonnell
Brothers Drum Corps; Company l.
| Fifth Regiment. n. G.. n. j.; Company
H, Fifth Regiment, n. G. \. j.; Board
of Education. superintendent and prin-
| eipals of schools; representatives. from
the eight public schools in the city
HI exercises at the theatre under
the direction of the Mayor and the
Common Council were: Selection by
Markwith's Band; invocation. the Rev
DR.. Charles Townsend; Introductory
address. Councilman Frank j. Murray.
chairman of committee; address, Mayor
Arthur B.. Seymour, as presiding Of
ficer; America" by the and recita-
ton. Battle Flag of the Shenandoah
Frank ]. O'Connor: rally Round the
Flag" by the band; "Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address, read by David L. Pier
son; recitation, The Colonel and the
Private Harry S. Forsman; GRAFTON,
Abraham Lincoln Judge Thomas A.
D Wis; "Star Spangled Banner" by the
band; benediction, the Rev. DR.. Charles
Townsend
The Common Council committee was,
Frank J. Murray, chairman; Charles
A. LeMaster, Edward Cheetham, Owen
Dolan and Andrew ]. Heberling.
At the Church of the Christian
Scientists the subject of the lesson ser
mon was Freedom" Frank H. Som
mer, former sheriff of Essex county,
was the orator and spoke o Abraham
Lincoln as a Statesman
A special memorial service was held
in the Grace Episcopal Church. The
rector. the Rev. Charles T. Walkley.
81 oke on the subject. THE Religious
Side of Lincoln's Life" There was the
usual musical service.