Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-11
TO UNVE|L SHAFT
AT BLOOMFIELD
Centennial Celebration Pro-
gram Today Includes Dedica-
ton of Monument.

Soldiers and bremen will parade
the streets of Bloomfield this after
noon in the third days celebration of
the one hundredth anniversary Of the
towns birth, Then will come the I'M
yelling of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument. This memorial consists
of a 1uted column of Green Landing
granite twenty-five feet high, sur
mounted by a bronze figure of Vic
tory eleven feet tall. At night there
will be q banquet, at which John d.
Prince, president of the Senate; ex-
CONGRESSMAN Charles N. Fowler and
Judge Charles f. Moore, of New
York., will speak.
Arrayed in costumes representing
every period of American history, lit
tie children marched through the
streets Of Bloomfield yesterday after
noon.
1t was a sight worthy of the re-
view Of Governor Wilson, but he had
found other engagements which pre-
vented his being present, although
he had been invited to attend the
ceremonies,
The Rev. Joseph Folsom, recording
secretary of the New Jersey His
torical Society, and DR.. w. H. s.
Demarest, president Of Rutgers Col
lege. made the principal speeches.
From the tiniest shaver 10
who this month Will receive a diploma
for completion of a high school course
zach carried an American flag, and
when the marching was finished all
gathered on the common around the
liberty pole and saluted Old Glory.
Mavor William Hause and the coun-
oil witnessed this from the grand
.ta,a aractad near the green.
was r1valry etwee
,ha seb,,ola In presenting the best
a,nas ra mo- A. would have been a
sia5c,,lt matter for any set of Judges
81 bays awarded n prize. In the
Act 'ai,;a,on were the nupils of the
T;isb school carrying school pennants
Ga h.nnars suppesting different Sec
tons Of the United States.
&C. marohaa &c a hand of Puri-
tans headed NV John Alden. Priscilla
ga Contain Miles ndis Others
ranrasented tho carly Dutch settlers
~ ~ uanrv Hudson his son and
ono of his hand of sailors. william
pann nan,oI Roone miners. cow
bova asonimos. and milk
naa,ds we're -7cbaracters in this group.
Next cama the Brookside School
.,ith its color scheme In prismatic
WITS aud shades. followed by h
parLa,av school with a float repre-
.Satinr .ha originaI Rerkelev school
hn,,sa There marched in this group
t;ttIe gardeners brownies. clowns.
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. bower also baseball players and
our.es
Tn the fourth division were the
Sacred Heart School children and
their marching was ~unexcelled.
FIRST came the cadets and then little
bovs representing the Army and
NAVY. Behind them were girls and
bovs In costumes of Germany, Ireland,
Scotland. Italy. Spain, England and
America. Last was the Goddess Of
Liberty.
81 VaIentihe,s School which was
next in inc had an impersonation of
General Washington and General
Kosciusko. while Centre School which
followed represented the seasons Of
the wear.
Rrookdale formed the seventh di-
vision carrying floats of scenes in
Japan and Their the Silver Lake
schools marched along with floats of
Uncle Sam and Miss Liberty, also
COWBOYS and Indians.
M Watsesslns School made an at
tractive -appearanc with it's Revolu-
tionarv soldiers it's rose shower, May
mole. sea. ymphs Robin Hood and
butterflies. There were also tots to
represent prasshoppers and bumble-
haas The last was the Fairyiew pu-
nils denictinr dawn till close of
49, In this ware Aoats showing the
nasn of dav cannons nroclaiming the
hreaL of dav tho morning star. au-