Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-12
CARNIVAL PARADE
FOR BLOOMFIELD
Fantastic Costumes Will Be
Seen Tonight, Following
Dances Today.

Folk dances by the school children
will be a feature of today's eelebra-
'tfon of the Tooth anniversary of
Bloomfield. There will be two rings,
n at the upper end of the COM
mon, and the other ct the lower end.
The dances will include Swedish.
American. Indian and Dutch. Then
tonight there viii he a carnival pa
rade, in which all sorts of fantastic
costumes will be seen.
The parade of firemen and soldiers
yesterday afternoon was a success,
and the banquet in Jarvie Memorial
in the evening was largely attended.
There Senator John d. Prince,
president of the Senate, spoke on
Our State aud Congressman Fow-
Ter on Our Country"
Fear that this State and country is
imbibing doctrines from European
soil which r dangerous to America
was expressed by Senator Prince. He
said In part:
1--WE do know, however, hat within
the last few years this land and State
have become a prey TO strange doc
trines whose origin is directly race
able back to European soil.
Would Stand by Constitution.
1.-The notion is far too common in
our own State hal to enforce a clean
government we must first seek to
uproot and destroy the very bases of
our political system. We should
raise our voices against these perilous
ideals and exert our personal influ-
ence to spread the true doctrine that
clean government may also be sane
government"
Then Senator Prince concluded by
petitioning that every American
would unite to check all tendencies to
undermine the Constitution and its
legal supports and to inenlcate high
ideals which he said We're found in
Washington and Lincoln.
Congressman Fowler started right
in to whack the money power and at
tackled the trusts and big interests.
He told of the effort to escape the
employers liability act, and of the
| adulteration of food.
Has Confidence in People.
Whatever Oui DibDteiliS may Dbf
and they are the most complicated
and intricate that ever confronted the
human race" said he, 81 have abso-
lutte confidence in the intelligence and
conscience of the people to settle them
wisely and justly. l do not believe
the American people will knowingly
and consciously condone crime and
wrongdoing of any kind at any time
or anywhere.
because of the new awakening of
our time we will safely pass through
the present vulgar Grass and greedy
rage for money, at whatever cost to
humankind, and reach the true goal
of our northumberland op%portuni-
ties under just laws. the righteous
adjustments of human and property
rights"
Rev. George L. Curtis, pastor
OF the First Presbyterian ChuHh.
spoke on the toast Our Town" and
~ex-Judge Charles f. Moore. of Vir.
ginia. Our Centennial Charles II.
Hungerford was the POSTMASTER.
Following the afternoon parade the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument was
unveiled. The memorial is a column
of Green Landing granite twenty
five feet high, surmounted by Il
bronze figure of Victory eleven feet
tale Mrs. Sally James Furnham. the
seulptress, was present at the eere-
monies attending the unwilling and
received many congratulations.
While the band played The Star
Spangled Banner Miss Edna Jones.
Of thte 1ff.F n,4IIal the a14sJ raIao rfaar
the American flag, which hid the fig
ure of Liberty from public view. Then
Mayor William Hauser delivered an
address accepting the monument on
behalf of the people of Bloomfield.
In doing so he said that the erection
and presentation of the monume
represented more to patriotic Bloom
felders than so much cold stone. 1t
will bring to n19hd, he declared, the
many deeds of bravery and heroism
of The boys in blue both on land and
sea who had shed their blood for
their country.
anniversary days such as this"
continued the Mayor, are celebrated
in our country to keep in constant
remembrance the lessons Of political
wisdom handed down by its founders.
and at this time it becomes US to
commemorate with due respect the
virtues of our ancestors"
There vas plenty Of applause given
the soldiers and firemen as they
marched up and down the streets of
the town during the afternoon, and
then reviewed near the Common by
the Mayor and Couneilmen. The local
firemen looked their best While the
delegations from Orange. East Or
ange, Glen Ridge and Nutley pre-
scented a good appearance. The chiefs
Of these departments, too. bad to tip
their caps IN response to the hand
~clapping of the men and women who
lined the thoroughfares.