The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-07-12
PORT DEPOSITS
GREAT CENTENNIAL

Several thousand visitors came to Port
Deposit, Md, to attend the Fourth of
July celebration of Port Deposits cen
tenary, the program including a general
decoration, with prizes for the most at
tractive display; parade with floats,
sports, among them freak races and 9TH
er events, and a memorial meeting.
The entire town was in gala attire, all
the buildings being profusely adorned
with bunting, flags and other decorative
materials. The judges were almost at
sea when it came to making awards for
the best effect, but finally gave the first
prize to ]. Abrahams and the second
to F. L. Barrett.
In front of the Pennsylvania Station
1t was designed by Charles Mcdowell,
and erected by Frank Kerwin and others.
1t was a quadruple arch, facing ways
and lighted by electricity.
The parade in the forenoon was more
than a mile in length and elected much
applause. The winner of the first prize
a gold piece, was part of the Airing
ton Club display. This consisted of 8
floats typifying the modes OF transporta
tion on the Susquehanna in the past 3
centuries.
The canoe of the susquehanna Indians
OF 1713, in which the Indian was imper
sonated by Edward Dorcus, secured the
prize. The old stage coach of Kris Ba-
ker in the times before the railroads,
which piled between Perryville and Port
Deposit. was reproduced, with j. Law
renee Paxson, the driver, wearing the
old garb. He won the second prize.
do lad hyG shol
Oliver P. Hagerty and was composed of
i5 decorated floats and about 1000 per-
sons Three bands furnished marching
music and after the parade entertained
the crowds for an hour in the square.
The Apache Council, 100 strong, of the
Independent Order of Red Men of Perry
Vile, made splendid spectacle in cos
tune.
Woman's rights We're represented by n
car occupied by Miss Gertrude Brady, of
Baltimore, and Misses Elizabeth and
Emily Rowland, of Port Deposit. This
car had the distinction of carrying the
first suffragette banner through the town
of Port Deposit.
The afternoon was given up to athlet-
les The fats" beat the leans" at
baseball, Is to 10, in six innings. In the
following-Bag race, Charles Atkinson;
potato race, Otis Holm; barrel race, Ma
than Friedman; barrow race, Claude
Buck.
At o'clock the patriotic demonstra
tion took place. The exercises attended
by about 1000 persons, were held upon
the ball grounds just beside the Susque-
hanna. Mayor G. H. Richards presided
and Rev. William Seabreeze pronounced
an invocation. The singing of Onward,
Christian Soldiers" was followed by the
reading of Armstrong; history OF Port
Deposit by Rev. William Crawford; the
singing of Maryland, My Maryland; /;
an address by Prof William James Heap
of Baltimore, and the singing of THE
Star-Spangled Banner"
Then the audience turned to witness a
display of fireworks upon the river that
would do credit to town of many times
the size of Port Deposit.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements included o. P. Hagerty,
chairman; j. II. kimble, treasurer; May
or G, H Richards, athletics; d. R Arm
strong, history; William McClenahan,
decoration; John NJ. Creswell, music, and
Cecil A. Ewing, secretary