Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-07
CELEBRATE C|TY'S
5OTH ANNIVERSARY
Four Hundred East Orange Res
idents at Jubilee
& Dinner.

Four hundred residents of East or
ango celebrated the fftieth anniVer-
ssry of the municipality last night
with jubilee dinner at the Woman
Clubhouse. 1t was the first of a Sc
RES of affairs commemorating the
seni-centennial, which will end with
a three days carnival in June.
The speakers table was on the
stage. Directly in front were seated
Tho pioneers. who consented to take a
part-men and women who lived In
East Orange when 1t became sepa e
rate municipality They were Mr. and
Mrs George A. Boyce. George w.
Fortmeyer, Mrs. ]. II. Lanterman,
James F.. Reynolds. Ira NJ. Taylor,
John {. Cassidy, Mrs. J. c. Greg
ory. Mrs j. s. Anderson. Ira
c. Dodd, Harry l.. Dodd. Maah Bald
win and John c. Kirkland. At the
guest table beside the speakers were
Mrs. Julian A. Gregory and her sister
Miss Florence G. Evans and Mr.. and
Mrs T.. Tracy Lanterman. The
Misses Markwith, daughters of Fire
Chief MarSwith, rendered instrument
tai music and William I. Davis sang
The Elks' Lodge had a separate table
with fifty-one. members.
Two of the speakers. The Rev. DR..
Fred Glare Baldwin and Thomas r.
Creole, urged that the city retain
its identity. taking a different view
on the consolidation of the Oranges,
as expressed recently by Mayor
Gregory and former Governor Fort
DIR Baldwin said he liked settle
ment after a hop, skip and jump"
career before coming to East Or
ange, and believed the community
spirit should be urged Mr.. Creole
also insisted the municipality should
reinain as East Orange and told how
many cities were copying its play
ground ideas.
Praises City's Government.
Mr. Fort had high praise for the
clty's government. past and present
He declared he did not care what the
politics of man in the city govern
ment is, so long as he does his duty.
He paid tribute to the schools and
health record, which he believed sec
ond to none in the nation, and said
most of the honors which came to
him was while he was n resident of
B6st Orange, for which he was thank
full
Mayor Gregory, who was toastmas-
ter, paid tribute to the citizenship of
East Orange. and the work of men
wlio did so much for it's welfare and
who were not in attendance. He pre-
dicted brighter future for the city.
xJudge Frederic Adams. who was
once township clerk said he came to
live in East Orange in 1S47. He told
of the early struggles of the COM
nunity and the time when there was
but one train a day. A man named
Sharp drove a car down the railroad
tracks when the train was at Hobo
ken awaiting the night trip home.
Gives "Reminiscences.
aJudge Adams remembered when
firove street was "Wiskey lane"
clinton street was Mulberry street
snd Prospect street was but a lane.
he told of the work done by old resi-
dents and was able to remember most
III the residents by name. Transit
facilities were not so up to date, he
said, and when he was going to Yale
he had to push his trunk to the depot
Ii his fathers wheelbarrow.
Most of the city officials and their
wives attended the banquet. During
the dinner patriotic songs were sung.
Mayor Gregory told of some of the
features in connection with the cele-
bration. and there was praise for
David L. Pierson, who first suggested
that the semi-centennial be properly
observed.
The banquet committee was com
posed of f. Tracy Lanterman. chair
man; Willis l.. Brownell, William
Cardwell. James L. Garrabrant, Jacob
5. Henry, Frederick ]. Moritz, David
L, Pierson, Frank II. Taylor, City
Clerk Lincoln Il. Rowley and City
Counsel Borden d. Whiting.