Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-24
INDICATES
TOWNS GROWTH
BeiieviIle Caily Decorated for
Second Annual Demon
stration.
tcontinued from First Paee.)

PTS a Ia AAA1
Beileville Police Band, Town Coun-
ell. Board of Health, Board of Trade.
Exempt Firemen, Valley Hose Com
pany No. 1; Essex Hose Company
No. 8. Sons of Veterans; knights of
Columbus, Royal Arcanum, Junior
Order, U. A. NJ; Belleville Lodge of
Elks. Holy Name Society, l. Q. o. F.,
Harmony Lodge, Division ., A. %.
H.: Drum and Fife Corps, Boy
Scouts, knights and Ladies of Hon
or. Belleville Catholic Club. Anna
ranth Club.
Decorated ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ladies of G. A. R., Ladies and
Knights of Honor. Companions of
Foresters, Daughters of Isabella,
Ladies Auxiliary. A. o. H. Division
S; L. c. B. A, decorated floats, busl-
ness wagons, decorated horses and
carriages.
Celebration Accidental.
There is an interesting story con-
uected with the origin of "BelleVilie
Day." It was rather accidental, blu
the benefits from its celebration were
SO obvious that it doubtless will re-
main a permanent and important local
holiday.
Last year the Belleville citizens
planned a celebration for the Fourth
OF July. 1t was to be a safe and sane
Fourth, and a street demonstration
was planned to TAKE the place of a
commonplace, noisy and more danger
Gus celebration with fireworks.
Hardness in formulating plans for
the celebration made it impossible,
n the demonstration that was due
on the Fourth did not materialize UNI
til August, more than a month later.
1t could not be called a Fourth IF
July celebration. so they called it
"Belleville Day"
The program was carried through,
however, and those in charge as well
as others were surprised to find that
their demonstration had far exceeded
their most sanguine hopes, both from
a financial point of view and from the
advantage gained in arousing munich
pal unity and local pride.
Encouraged by the unexpected in
terest manifest over the delayed
Fourth of July celebration last year,
the "Belleville Day Celebration Asso-
,clation.' originally a committee or
ganized to fight the Imhoff sewage
disposal plant, became a permanent
organization for the promotion of
Belleville Day." and the idea of the
nnual demonstration was heartily
greed upon.
May Establish Day Nursery.
Although no efforts were put forth
o make financial gain last year the
association came out about $3.50 ahead
and the money vas donated to the
Free Public Library.
Today an effort is being made to
raise a sufficient sum to establish a
day nursery for the sick and needy.
1t is believed that this will be a
f%orerunner of what will later de-
velop into a free medical clinic for
the Belleville DOC The town has no
such provision at present for it's
needy sufferers, and a charitable in
stitution of this kind in Belleville
would be one of great benefit and
service.
An admission of twenty-five cents
is charged to the park, which admits
n to a seal in the grand stand.
Nearly every automobile owner in
the town is bringing his machine into
use for the celebration. Some will be
used by the G. A. r. veterans who
will join the parade. and others have
been decorated by the various
Nomen's societies to compete in the
prize contests.
The Public Service Corporation is
running special trolley cars to the
park to accommodate the crowds.
shows Towns Progress.
I'VE expect between 1900 and 5000
people at the park if it is a nice
day said DR.. E. o. Cyphers, one of
the leading citizens of Belleville.
Il believe that this home day cele-
bration will show to the outside world
that we are progressing each year.
An affair of this kind is beneficial to
h town, both from a social and bust
ness point of view. We expect to con-
tinue these celebrations each year,
and thus show our neighbors that we
are improving and progressing all the
time.
"Belleville is a far different town
today than it "a twenty years ago."
said DR.. Cyphers. ut has grown in
that time from a population of $500
10 about u, 900. and it outclasses all
neighboring towns in proportionate
growth and improvement"
Another prominent man who has
been active in the promotion of Belle
willie Day is DR.. Joseph C. Winans.
I'VE had an excellent celebration
last year" said DR.. Winans, "and We
find hat such an event tends to pro-
mote harmony among the various
societies and among the business men
of our town.
TT automatically creates a spirit of
cooperation and town pride and Incl
dentally helps US to raise necessary
funds for charitable purposes.
We made little p~retense last year,
n did not consider the proposition
IL money-making scheme. Even those
on the committees who do the most
work will pay their way into the
park. There VIII be no compli-
mentaries.
we have a great need in this town
for organized charity. We have no
relief to offer the sick poor. We hope,
therefore, with the money taken in
today to start a day nursery on a
small scale. Later we may be able
10 interest the people to such an ex-
cent that we can provide for the
maintenance of a permanent charit-
able institution of this kind"
Albert Cooper, treasurer Of the cele-
b~ration committee, has arranged a
headquarters camp at the park for
Never Forget
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