The Penn's Grove record., 1912-11-22
GREAT DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE
After 20 Years The Mule Leads the
Parade and Young BOOSTERS Crow

Last Tuesday night was a great time
with Democrats in Penns Grove, who had
been in the dependency OF defeat for
twenty years. Another generation has
been born since the elHocratic celebra-
ton of the election of a President in 1892,
and fewer remember the celebration in
1884, % years ago. The Democrats had
extraordinary reason for celebrating. Not
only the election of a President and the
biggest victory in the State for more
tn dn half a century were causes, but for
the first time since the Borough was or
ganized in 1894 nave they all the offices.
Never as there such a big political
parade in Penns Grove, and never was
there so many hundreds of persons from
different parts OF the County to witness
it. All the Democratic officials of the
county were present, and those from
Salem were so impressed with the hllar-
ious spirit of Penns Grove Democrats
that they decided to celebrate on Thanks
giving afternoon and evening.
The line of march started at the foot of
Main Street, at 8 o'clock, on the arrival
of Highland Fife and Drum Corps and a
small delegation of democrats from Will
mington. The Democratic emblem, a
white mule, ridden by James Featherer
led the parade, followed by three auto
mobiles containing the local and county
Democratic officials. Following Liberty
Band, were thirty-five on horse back. Fol-
lowing Salem band were ten wagons with
transparencies, loaded with men. women
and children decorated i'm national colors,
boys carrying a large flag and scouts.
Next came tile fife and drum corps fol-
lowed by forty foot-men, and last were
fifteen automobiles decorated will flags
and lanterns.
The line of march was to Union Corner;
down South Broad to the Cove; back to
Mary and John Street, out East Main;
back to Broad to Pitman, Delaware
Avenue, Harmony, Broad to foo of Main
Street and counter march to franklin,
where al were treated to $500 rolls and
coffee dispensed from the club room in
the Justice building.
Most of the houses OIL the line of march
were decorated and lighted. and several
Republicans helped to make the Borough
appear brilliant. Mayor Sweeten's store,
H. S. Barber's residence and S. Nj.
Hunts residence were specially decorated.
Some of the transparencies had anus
ing portraits of the Bull Moose being sent
up Salt River branded by the Donkey's
shoes. "The Panic Bug is Dead;' 'The
Factory Whistles are Still Blowing"
'Taft is a Dead Duck"
"The day is gone
The work is over
On March the fourth
Well be in clover"
A transparency carried by two men
dressed as negroes in a road cart bore the
inscription 1.-TWO deserters from the Bull
AI@@o1 D,.AuIt o.I -., 0.k
along the route.
The most hilarious rooters who led the
cheering were Charles Derby Naylor,
Charles Sheets, Harry Seeds, John Wood.
The committee i'll charge of the sue
cessful affair appointed by d. V. Sum-
merrill, Jr., president OF the club were
Mayor Jas. Sweeten, Jr., DIR. G. P. Lum-
mis-, d. A. English, John Morgan, Morel
Harry Kille, Morgan Wood, Marshall
Wainwright, Alfred F. Naylor.
An amusing election bet was paid by
who pushed Milton Claire and Walter
Callahan in a cart.
Lewis English had on his hat the
rooster he wore twenty years ago. Old
Democrats afflicted i'm body and have
uCOh III spun years, WciC ouo w sec
the jubilation. Like Simeon, having
seen the salvation of their party, and
when the light of democracy shines after
March 4tl next at Washington to the
glory of the people, they will be ready to
depart in peace.
One of the happiest was that old war
horse who served as Freebooter in 1881.
Now being assistant Marshal, he had such
a soldierly bearing in his new blue uni
form that s0me took him for a Philadel-
phia policeman. After they got his
~countenance they saw it was jolly AL
Layton. The crowd was so orderly that
the marshals had little to do but keep a
passage way open.
The jubilee over the election of Will
son and Marshall will long be remember
ed, especially by the young.
Leslie Wood won his election bet and
received the payment of it in the form of
ride on a pushcart OH Main Street
Wednesday evening. 1t was pushed by
Misses Rena Smith and Clara Thompson.