Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-06-08
CENTENNIAL WILL
BEGIN ON MONDAY
Bloomfield in Gala Attire for
Celebration, Which Will
Last Four Days.

The centennial celebration which Will
begin In Bloomfield with u parade OF
school children on Monday afternoon
promises 10 far surpass anything Of a
similar nature ever held In this vicinity
Buildings In the town. including many
private residence are beautifully decor
ated for the oecasion and haes are "s
played everywhere. Never before nus
uch interest been taken in any event.
Tomorrow appropriate exercises VIII ue
/. I'd in all Of the churches. Tnere wiz
: ramarks OF historical character anu
.ial music. on Monday evening III
~, sd First Church. at the head oI tne
CON, ), on, there will be reception W
,ta,te,. and a historical meeting he''
Iosonhs F. Folsom secretary OF the New
Ioryo, historical Society, and editor OF
~ nnial book Bloomfield Old and
! deliver an address. and Pres
-, -. rest. of Rutgers College. Will
~, ,untlred voices. conducted by
.,.,t, m or. viii furnish music.
,,,' - -, al exhibit in the Centre
so,aa, In -, usist of Old aud valuable
,,a,. aoo1o -. lnts and other interesting
: go family heirlooms and
30 .'a,1,,,,s timess and a display OF
fbiltS oi totontut4 ~. ...,onls
the manual traiIA VIZ" "
viii also be made .,,.
-. -, ~ -. lie of uniformed or
gnnizatlcns inclndiR u" -,
snent and number "a 's'''"s us, ~ ~ 80,
panies The line OF INA fen "''i ~ -"
Bcllcyille avenue and "A osr
along Belleville avenue u N'iue' So
10 Beach street, TO PARK p"e,
erty street. 10 Broad street, 10
avenue 10 Orange street. a '"'ses'"e
avenue to Bloomfield avenus 10 "''ai'
avenne. 10 Franklin street, 'nsse
viewing stand at the rnonnnca / 'ue" W
BollcYilcl avenue and dismiss.
Monument TO BE Unveiia w.
The unVeiiing of the monunn III ""'
take place ut s O'Clock Tuesday aIee'-
noon Colonel Eblers. OF New io'N'
Will deliver the orstlon On Tta s'aS
evening at O'Clock the centennial oan
quot win be held in Jarvie Memoa faI
Hall. The hal wi be beautifully dea O.
rated An orchestra will furnish mus
and the Lotus Giee Club will sing. TiA
RESPONDENTS TO toasts will be: Our
Town. Rcy. George l.. Curtis; "out
state" Senator John D.. Prince: our |
Country former Congressman Charles
n. Fowler; "our Centennial" Judge |
Charles +. Moore. OF West Virginia.
On "Wednesday afternoon at 3;t5
o'clock the Folk Dances will take
place on the green. There will be two |
rings. one on the upper end of the |
green and ono on the lower end, The
program of dances Will be as follows: |
''vasva vadnal." Swedish. group: |
MAY Pole. American. group; "Tha'
Camp Fire" Indian. group Spanish |
Dance" Miss Ruth Delspbcna; Dutch |
Glide" Dutch. group; National Dance
Just for the Fun OF It." Miss Helene |
Schernf: "The Roses hoop dance |
group: 'Baby Polka, French doll, |
group.
Carnival Parade.
The carnival parade VIII start at 3
o'clock wednesday evening and will |
form at Belleville avenue and Broad |
street. and march aong Bcleville ave !
nue. to Orchard street. to Montgomery |
street. to Franklin street, to Orange
street. to Bloomfield avenue, to Conger |
street to Glenwood avenue, through |
the centre to Washington street. to
Franklin street to Bellcville avenue |
and dismiss.
On Thursday afternoon at o'clock the |
National Society United States Daughters |
of 1872 in New Jersey, will unveil several |
broze markers on graves of soldiers and
sailors of the war of 1872. buried in the |
bloomfield Cemetery. DIR. Peach, Dr. Pot |
ter and DR.. Curtis will deliver addresses.
The centennial celebration will close
Thursday evening with display of FIRE
works in Watsessing Park. Glenwood |
avenue.a
AMI Dodd is honorary chairman of the
general committee in charge Of the cele-
bration. while Frederick NJ Davis is the
active chairman. Eugene Leroy Cadmus |
is secretary OF the committee aud Harry |
l.. Osborne is treasurer. Mayor William |
Hauser is chairman of the Board of
Trade committeec i'll charge of the his |
torlcal and industrial exhibit and asso-
ciated with him are David Oakes Alfred |
H. Edserley. Ralph Thompson, DR.. ]. II. |
Meyer. T. II. Fowler Edward d. Far
mer, Il. H. Henderson and John NJ.
Hague. secretary.
Sergeant Beorge W. aCadmus will be !
grand marshal of the parade. Many civic
organizations viii be represented in the.
parade and there will he number of fine
floats.