Evening journal., 1912-10-12
HaIy's Sons Contribute
Columbus Day Parade
TO Old Home Jubilee
DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS
AT HEIGHTS TONIGHT

Today. the f20th anniversary Of
the discovery Of America by Colum-
bus, also marks the close Of the Old
Home Week celebration in Whining
ton. In honor of both events, the
local Italian societies are paradine
behind blaring band, making a splen-
did appearance. AS the day is a holt
day big crowd was on the street
One Of the features OF the parade
was a float containing reproduction
of the Santa Maria the vessel on
which Columbus sailed TO the new
world The float was manned, the
crew wearing costumes of 1892. An
other attraction was the Boy Scouts
Band. of Philadelphia, comprising
fifty pieces This band will give Il
concert following the parade, at Gen
/ oral Pulaski Hall, in Second street
where ball viii be held tonight un-
/ der the auspices of the combined TIA
lian Societies.
The parade formed at Tenth and
French street and proceeded over the
following route: Down French street
to Front, to Market. to Tenth to Tat
nall. to Second TO Shipley, to Front
to Jackson, to Fourth, to Monroe, to
Delaware avenue. to Madison, "a
Second to General Pulaski Hall and
dismiss
The jubilee will come to close
tonight with a display of fireworks al
Washington Heights. This exhibition
VIII be preceded by an exhibition o
the active members of the Wilmington
Turgemeindo and the girls and boys
who attend the schools conducted b,
that organization. This exhibition II
itself will be feature of the even
, ings programe.
The display Of fireworks will begii
with "A flight of cannon bombsheilf
which will ascend about one-Quarte
Of a mile into the air and which vii
: make terrific reports. This will b
followed by set piece. welcome Z
Wilmington" or some similar word
ing. in letters of fire. Then will fol
low in turn three set pieces, fire
. simultaneously; triple repeating ma
l tional shells. three break, rcd, whit
. and blue; set pieces, three wheel
I fourteen feet In diameter; drago
!. and electric bombshells; ct piece
a uaniDoth fopntain forty 20 hfl
n bombshells fred regularly during u
Is next twenty minutes while other lars
A, set pieces are being fired,
n The bombshells will comprise a
n the varieties known 10 pyrotechn
!. art and will include all the vel
!. large sizes and maryelously contras
ing effects such as the new peacock
plume, golden cloud. search light, til
sci. silver rain. willow tree. Roz
Italian shells, floral. geyser and M
tional streamer shells
= The program continues with fiyin
girondolas Of double dip wheel
twelve large wheels OF fire risir
l. horizontally from posts to a gcei
=. height. descending and making
d section flight: italian Royal" thu
Ie der and lightning shells. five inc
is sixteen breaks each; set piece, Anne
f. lean flag released from bombshel
N set piece five wheels five feet
Iy diameter composed Of five small
concentric wheels Of chains OF II
x and revolving wheels suspended
le air: set piece. Niagara Falls in da
VI zling fire. the largest and finest 8
m piece in the display.
ne This piece cannot adequately
e. described. but the fact that Il is ma
at of pure aluminium bronze powd'
e. VIII give some idea of its effect. TIL
will follow dazzling magnecium ae
re ial illumination consisting OF =
l. magnessium shells with parachute
Az sat pieces TO be selected, bombshell
IN rockets and novelties too numero
Tn to mention. closing with a set pie
Good Night in fourteen-inch Il
I'll ters of FIRE.