The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-11-18
Patriotic Parade in Mount Holly.

| From all indications the patriotic
parade to be held in Mount Holly on
Wednesday night, November 26, will be
one of the largest parades ever held in
Mount Holly. Enthusiasm is running
high and several patriotic organizations
of Burlington county have expressed
their desire of parading with the Mount
Holly delegation, which they have the
privilege of doing, for at the meeting of
the committees on Saturday night it was
decided to extend invitations to all who
desire to participate.
This parade is the result of Mount
| Holly winning handsome silver trophy
cup offered by the Camden Courier, for
having the largest number of men in
line in the recent Camden patriotic
patriotic orders of Mount Holly and
vicinity paraded under the banner of
Washington Council No. 5, Jr. o. U. A.
NJ, the latter being awarded the cup.
When word was received of the winning
of this cup it was surprise to all, as it
was not generally known here that such
IA cup had been offered. The news also
came to Mount Holly that the Camden
patriotics were coming up 500 strong to
take part in the presentation ceremonies,
so the holding of a parade was i'm
mediately started, and it has gone so far
that very nearly every patriotic organiza-
ton in Burlington county has desire
to participate.
The Camden delegation is coming on
a special train and will probably be ac-
companied by band.
The presentation ceremonies will take
place in the Mount Holly Nj. f. church
at the end of the route of parade. This
church will not probably be large enough
to accommodate all who wish to witness
the presentation of the cup, so the church
will be reserved for the Camden and
Mount Holly delegations, and after they
are in, the church will be thrown open to
the public! These ceremonies will take
place after the closing service of an all
day rally to be held in that church on
that day.
State officers of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics will be
present and take part in the presentation
ceremonies. Rev. Thomas J. j. Wright
will accept the cup on behalf of the local
lodges and make the acceptance speech.
The parade will move at $50 p. M,
sharp, from the railroad station. The
formation will be as follows: First divi-
sion, Camden delegation, on Madison
avenue, north of railroad, facing Wash
ington street. Second division, Mount
Holly delegation, Madison avenue, south
of railroad and facing same. Third
division, the visitors, West Washington
street above Madison avenue and facing
fountain.
| The route of parade will be as follows:
Madison avenue to Washington street,
to Mill street, to Mount Holly avenue,
to Broad street, to Main street, to Garden
street, to Cherry street, to Mill street, to
Pine street and counter-march at Chill
dren's Home, to Church street, to White
street, to Main street, to Brainard street,
to NJ. +. church, where the presentation
ceremonies take place.
Each participant in the parade will
carry an American flag and there will
be plenty of red fire in line.
The Mount Holly delegation has en-
gagged the Naval Reserve band, of Cam
den, to accompany them.
1t is earnestly hoped and urgently re-
lquested that all business houses, stores
and residences along the route of parade
} will decorate and illuminate for this
occasion.