Evening journal., 1912-09-12
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WEEK RICH
in PARADES
Celebration Will be Welcomed
by Special Services in
City Churches
COMMITTEES MAKE FINAL
PLANS FOR THE AFFAIR

tfaffGH next month VIII nE tAf Aphe
TO be remembered IS assured. The
special committee OF City Council
which is arranging for the affair is
working hard to make IL a success,
and Judging from the reports being
received from all sides II is certain
that the week will be the biggest In
the history Of Wilmington.
The program is complete and now
in the hands Of the printer. Flaming
posters advertising celebration will
be distributed beginning next week
in all railroad stations within "A rad
ius of 200 miles Of Wilmington and
the posters will be SET up in every
town and IN the rural sections not
only in Delaware but nearby places
In adjoining states.
The weeks celebration will begin
with special services In all the
churches on Sunday, October 9. On
Monday afternoon there Will be an
official opening OF the week. The
mayors call will be sounded on the
City Hal bell and a band will then
burst forth with the national anthem.
From the steps of the City Hall
Mayor Howell in an ddress viii then
formally open the festivities.
There will be band concerts In the
following parks on Monday evening.
Rockford, Kirkwood, Delamore and
Christiana.
Tuesday afternoon will be observ-
Cd as school chiidren's day. the chill
dren congregating at Washington
Heights whore there Will be band
concert and other forms OF amuse-
ment best adapted for such an occa-
sion.
on Tuesday night at the same
place there viii be band concert,
moving picture show and display
of fireworks. This display viii be
the biggest and finest ever seen IN
this CITY. IL has been suggested as a
finale that the dupont Powder Com
pany discharge ton of loose
black powder. to be distributed along
the streets II Is not thought with
the DUPONT company experts hand
ling the explosive that there would
be any danger resulting from such
n display.
Headed by General I. Coleman du-
Pont. as chief marshal. the industrial
parade will be the feature on We'd
nesday afternoon This Will be one
OF the finest displays OF business and
industrial Wilmington, ever seen here
Judging from the number of mer-
. chants and manufacturers who have
" naiincd the committee that they vii
fave floats in line the parade viii be
az least two hours In passing CIV
en- point. The Organized Militia of
Delaware and possibly the Delaware
College cadets will act as escort for
the parade.
Wednesday night will be the big
parade OF social. fraternal and labor
organizations. Governor Pennewill
and STAFF will review this parade from
the reviewing stand in front OF the
CITY Hall The organization longest
In existence will have the honor OF
holding the right OF line In the pa
rade. The grand marshal has not yet
been selected but there was some
talk of inducing Mayor Howell 10 ac
cept this honor. IL is estimated tha'
there will be 10000 men In line, al
we'll as many floats.
The fremen viii hold forth ol
Thursday afternoon and their parad
will draw thousands along the line @
march. Firemen's parsdes, parucu
iarly IN cities where n volunteer sys
fem prevails, are a big attraction an
tha turnout next month. In expecte
to eclipse anything OF the kind eve
seen here.
On Thursday night the automobil
parade will be made and from pr'
dictions now made, some handsomel
decorated pleasure cars viii be see
I'm line as well as an elaborate di'
play OF trucks.
Fun will run riot on Friday nigf
when the masked carnival will
held. and on Saturday Afternoon
there will be parade OF the Italia
societies In honor Of ColumbI
Day.
To Decorate streets.
The decorations along Mark
street, II present plans are carrie
out. will be beautiful. The Wilmini
ton and Philadelphia Traction Con
pany has advanced the proposition
string electric lights one foot apa
along the curb on both sides OF Ma
ket street. from Front TO Tenth an
IN Delaware avenue TO Tatnall stree
the company bearing the expense
installing the lights, provided u
merchants help defray the costs
the curant consumed. This Will
about cents a night per light. IN
Council committee approves Of Il
plan and urges the merchants 20 c
operate with the electric light col
pany. The merchants also will
asked TO keep the windows Of the
stores illuminated until II o'clock
night
The decorating committee has q
RANGED for decorating the City III
and Market street, from curb to cui
,rsking that thoroughfare one COZ
If honor from Front TO Tenth and
pafnall street.
There was largely-attended me
nc of the Councilmen and repres'
fafives OF various organizations
Council chamber last night, relat
10 the Wednesday night parade. 4
ORGANIZATIONS represented were
Red Men. Wilmington Turngemein
Jr.. o. L. A. NJ. Chrsstiana A
A. o. H., and others. The odd +
lows will turn out but had no r
resentatives at last nights me
ing.
L. A. Smith, Bridgeton. Ind,
kidney trouble for years, and was
crippled with rheumatism he co
not dress without help. He star
using Foley Kidney Pills. and sa,