Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
MAYOR AND MARSHAL
IN TILT OVER PARADE.
Continued from First PaEe3

ments had been made for the parade
before the request of the Fifth ward
men was received and that 1t would
be impossible to change the line of
march THE principal reason why
1 did not change the route selected, .
said the colonel. was because the
participants could not be asked to
walk a longer distance.
ct did my best to accommodate
| everybody, and believed the line of
| march was arranged so that all could
see it. The request of the Fifth WARD
| business men was not made until the
eleventh hour, and then I could not
consistently change it if the fire de-
partment was to be represented, as
| had arranged telephone commune
cation so that the firemen could be
reached at any point"
! Mayor Gregory was much angered
over the matter and in an interview
later he deplored the fact that the
committee had left the arrangements
for the parade in the hands of sin
gle person.
| Colonel Olcott also absolutely re-
fused to tell the formation of the
parade arrangements, and spectators
will have to pick out the several
bodies who make up the group of
uarchers. He is afraid his troubles
will be added to If the participants
find out in advance that they are not
all in the front divisions.
Band Concerts AZ Parks
Last nights exercises consisted
principally of band concerts in Wat
sessing and Elmwood parks 1t was
estimated that fully FIVE thousand
people attended each affair. Twenty
Ave automobiles, decorated with flags
and bunting, conveyed the general
committee, which arranged the cele>
hration, on a sightseeing eXpedl-
ton through the city.
Assembling at the City Hall at
1880, the committee and a few guests
went to the High School, where the
exhibit of the growth of the public
schools is displayed From the High
School the party went to Watsessins
park, where the formal festivities be-
gan.
Partisan and social differences.
petty jealousies, all were apparently
far from the thoughts of the en-
thusiastic thousands that gathered
about the committee to extend their
congratulations for the success that
is bound to characterize the entire
function, if the enthusiasm displayed
last night can be taken as a cri-
terion.
Orange and West Orange turned
their faces eastward and many men.
women and children of these NUM-
cipalities Joined with their East Or
ange neighbors in swelling the
crowds.
The Rev. F. @. Blanchard, president
of the Board of Education, opened the
ceremonies at Watsessing Park by
delivering a short address, in which
he recalled that the section of the
city where the park is situated was
the first to be developed by the early
settlers. The spirit of the crowd
effervesced at the slightest provoca-
ton, and the people shouted and sang
and waved flags and pennants during
the talk of Clarence Webster, prin-
cipal of the Franklin School, who was
the speaker of the night at the Wat
sessing Park ceremonies.
Tour City In Autos.
Following Mr.. Webster's talk the
committee toured the lower section
of the city and then journeyed to
Elmwood Park, where the members
were pleasantly surprised to find a
crowd equal in numbers to that which
gathered in "Doddtown." AS the ma
chimes approached the park red fire
was lighted and the crowd began
| cheering.
The Rev. Mr.. Blanchard opened the
| ceremonies at Elmwood Park also.
William E. Smith, principal of the
| Elmwood School, delivered the adj
dress. His talk was on the early
history of the city, interspersed with
witticisms which kept the assemblage
| in a humorous vein.
Next the committee visited the his
torical exhibit at the Free Library
and after viewing the collections of
pictures of old residences and the
various tables and photos showing
the growth of the city during the
past fifty years, the party returned
to the City Hall, where it disbanded