The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-14

One of the greatest crowd which ever
witnessed a parade in Newark was
solidly banked on either side of Broad
street Market street and Springfield
avenue this afternoon when the men,
bers of the Exempt Firemen,s Associa-
tion and their 10000 visitors. the ex-
empts of hundred other cities ana
towns marched by. The procession was
the greatest thing of it's kind ever held
in this StSate.
Broad street from Military Park to
Lincoln Park, was roped of with wire
ropes, and behind this within the con-
fines of the sidewalk the spectators
wer forced to stay by the police. Sec
tions in other streets along the line OF
march where the greatest congestion
was expected were treated In the same
way. With flags and bunting, which
decorated the line of march. the partj-
colored summer hats and costumes OF
the women and the red shirts and uni
forms of the marching exempts the
picture presented as the parade swent
through Broad and Market streets had
so brilliant and varied a color scheme
that it will not soon be forgotten.
By 1:3O p. m. the hour set for the
beginning of the parade, not an inch
OF available space was left in the prin-
cipal streets through which the parade
was TO pass. The crowd was forced to
wait for over an hour after this sched-
uled time on account of the deIav
caused by visiting fire companies. who
were late in arriving. None of the
spectators was seen to grow SO i'm
patient that he gave up hs place.
The City Hall and court steps made a
natural reviewing stand and all the
space had been re-empted in both
places two hours before the parade
began.
Nine big touring cars containing the
Mayor and other officials of the city
preceded the firemen.
A special feature in the parade was
sixteen young women who wore red
fire shirts. white skirts and big leather
hats and rode in a wagon. They each
represented one of the thirteen old
volunteer hand engine companies, two
hook and ladder companies and Nep-
tune Hose Company, of which compa-
nies the Newark Fire department in
1861 The young women were captained
by Miss Minnie Hansen, daughter OF
the grand marshal of the parade
The names of the young women and
the companies they represented were:
Miss Hattie Reuger, Engine No /, Lib
erty; Miss Hauser, No. 2. Relief; Miss
Wetzel, No. 8, Washington; Miss Min
ME Keeling, No. 4. Lafayette; Miss
Jennie Young, No. 5, Protector; Miss
Matte Young, No. 6, Columbian: Miss
Mabel Morris. No. Z, Northern Liberty;
Miss Genevieve Buchanan. No. s, Amer
icus; Miss Mollie Watt No. 9, Warren;
Miss Carrie Smith, No 10, jackson:
Miss Martha Mccullough, No. 4, South
wark Miss Genevieve Dey, No. u,
Good viii; Miss Catherine Deutch, No.
1s: Miss May erode, No. / Hook and
Ladder, Miss Margaret Reilly,
No. >. The Crockett. and Miss Chris
tine Shubert, Neptune Hose No. l.
As the parade passed the spectators
cheered the many interesting features.
Protection Company No. 1, forty
] strong" of Fort Lee. with its old four
in-one-truck, including hose, ladder.
bucket and other implements, which
was organized back in '-S5,'' attracted
the liveliest interest in the first divi-
sion. The old truck, with its moulded
leather buckets. seen better days.
Peapack Valley, with its team hose
cart and S5 men, made a neat appear
ance in their uniforms of blue. They
were in. the third division. Hook and
Ladder No. l. of Flemington, n j.. sent
thirty-five men, and they looked natty
in their green blouses and trousers
In the same division few realized that
the members of West Haven Engine
Company No. l, of West Haven, Conn.,.
Ffremen's Night at Hillside Park.
Extra big attractions at Newark's popular
amusement resort. Worlds best high jumping
and high-school horses; Wild West and circus