Evening journal., 1911-12-19
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Sewer Department causes the removal
Of poles and wires from Market street
the general opinion on the street last
night seemed to be that the effect Of
the decorative lighting would be great
ly enhanced.
After the speaking, came the wait
for the parade, during which the
crowd enjoyed studying the various
window decorations of the stores,
which were most artistic, their themes
combining Christmas and patriotic
symbols. American flags and bunting
We're garlanded with Christmas greens
and red bells and stockings. Nearly
every business house Oil Market street
decorated lavishly, and it would be
impossible to go into details and do
justice to them all short of several
pages of print The spectators praised
them all highly and were proud Of the
city stores
Handsome Cars in Line.
The automobile parade displayed
some very handsome cars. both deco
rated and undecorated. Red fire and
rockets were sent off at various places
along the route The Phoenix hook and
ladder truck, stationed on the Avenue,
near the DUPONT building, expressed
its degrees of appreciation of the autos
by footing its horn in several sizes OF
loudness. The truck was assisted vo-
cally by the Y. M. c. A. young men who
thronged every window of the build
ing. In fact with the splendid dupont
building Illuminated from top to toe
that was vrey gala end Of the parade
Private residences of BroOme street
from Gilpin 10 Shallcross avenue, were
also specially Illuminated.
The start of the parade was sig
nailed by four strokes of the CITY
Hall bell. Among the autos, Huber's
Bakery was popular, as il threw
paper sacks Of buns to the crowd.
The fruit decorations of the J. c.
Wilson's auto We're good to look at,
aud the frosted icicles of w +. Asch-
enbaeh appropriately suggested ice
cream. The. waving pampas grass
and white bunting of the Jacoby
store car, the 7. c. Bradford auto
that was fixed like an aeroplane. the
Phoenix ambulance, the police pa
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car, the milk pagoda. displaying the
new lights. all attracted attention
The three Lippincott delivery trucks,
the Kennard delivery truck, the Sun
day Star delivery truck with its
symbol in electric lights. and the
great Wilson Line truck, with its
bunting and outlined name flashing
off and on in incandescents. werC
other notables. The auto of c b.
Mccoy. a mass Of roses, and driven
by an angel. and the rose covered
car of the Wilmington Auto Com
pany We're greatly praised The Au-
tomato Telephone Company had a
pretty car, as did the Auto Express
Companv At the end of the parade
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Trsction Company sent a street cal
strung with colored lights and carry
ing Santa Claus. up Market street tC
the added pleasure of the crowd The
First Infantry Pand rode in the bis
trucks of the joseph Bancroft ant
Sons Company. but it was a new ex
perience FOR the handsmen to try e
plav under such conditions.
The spectators fingered long sfte
the parade. which was over bv hal
pest nine. and even at II o'clocl
there we've many people on the dowI
town streets.
There We're ninetv-rine cars all toll
IN line. Jawes c ONeal was chic
p,arshall Miss Narian POsiles in
Boiler electric car, led the line
The narade had one machine whic
bod ste decoratiors washed OFF hv
careful employ Of a local garage. Th'
big Pierce Arrow machine occunie
nv SYDNEY Henry. suUerinteudent o.
The DUPONT boulevard nrOiect an
several others. who arrived here from
.he lower part of Sussex county in th
afternoon The machine was covere
with mud from tire TO canopy. it wa
the intention Of Mr. Henry to hav
nlacards on 1t drawing attention t
he effect Of roads Of the lower par
81 the state.
After arriving at the garage tn