Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-28
DOUBLE PAGEANT
FOR ELIZABETH
25oth Anniversary Celebration
VIII Close Tonight With
Fireworks.
FIELDER, SWAYzE AND
SEC. REDFIELD SPEAK
Governor Tells Audience Amer
lean Spirit Is Not on the
Wane.

Special 20 the Evening Star.
ELIZABETH, Oct. 2s.-Depictins
scenes recalling events that marked
the carly history OF Elizabeth, a
magnificent pageant today formed
the climax OF this city's 250th ami
versary celebration, which began
last Sunday.
There will be two performances OF
the pageant, one this afternoon and
be presented particularly for the
children of the city. The big pro
duction, in which there are hun
dreds of participants, Is under tie
| direction of Miss Mary Porter
Beegle, OF Barnard College. Eliza
beth's arnory Is the scene OF this
historical production.
This evening, in conjunction with
the second presentation of the pag-
cant, the anniversary committee haH
planned for large display of FIRE
works.
Yesterday afternoon the Society
| OF Colonial Wars unveiled a conf
memorative tablet in honor of Eliza
beth's 260th birthday. The dedicatory
exercises took place in st. Johns
Church, the address of welcome being
given by the rector, Rev. L. r. Hub
| bard, and the response by Professor
| William Libbey, of Princeton.
Following the civic meeting in the
| "Old First Church yesterday Gov
ernor Fielder and the special guests OF
the city were entertained at public
reception held at the Court House
Hundreds of residents OF the city and
many who were attracted here by an
niversary features visited the Court
House during the noon hour for the
purpose of personally meeting Gov
ernor Fielder, Justice Swayze and
others who were the guests of the
city.
An hour before the time scheduled
for the meeting In the Odd First
Church every seat WIS taken Gov
ernor Fielder was formally presented
by Mayor Victor Mravlag The Gov
ernor said, In part:
"You ought to be proud Of your
city. You may well boast OF the his
toric spots which lie within your
borders, of the sites of the Revolu-
tionary scenes, of the visits of Wash
ington and other great men. You
may boast of your own great men,
of Livingston, of Coldwell. the light
ing parson,' of Matthias Ogden and
William Crane. of Elias Boudinot and
Governors Green and Voorhees,, OF
Chancellors Williamson and Magic,
and host OF others who first, saw
| the light of day in this city.
Have we men today of the same
sturdy courage and patriotic spirit OF
the bygone days7 Surely We have, for
underneath the quiet surface o.
peaceful, busy. everyday life there
Hives the same Spirit there burns the
same spark. which ignited, will inn
bue our people with the same spirit
which actuated the early settlers--
the spirit OF rs
let us hope that we will never
| SEQ time when we Will need to
arouse that spirit in the lives of our
people. II time has dimmed the SUI
| fering of those early days. IL we have
forgotten the privations through
which they went, then we have be-
fore us an object lesson on the other
side of the ocean, of a war between
brothers, which should make us hope
and pray for peace. and that nothing
may disturb the policy Of the present
peace-loving President of the United
States
Justice Swayze. who followed Gov
ernor Fielder, said: you are cele-
brating $50 years of civic life and
rejoicing over the past growth and
future prospects of our city. Like
other towns 1t has had its ups and
downs, it's fat and lean years, but Its
movement has been forward and It Is
destined to an even greater future
We can see no limit for the growth
and Improvement of this metropolitan
section.
Peace is one of the essentials to
the prosperity and happiness Of a
people. 1t would be improper for mo
to intimate any opinion as to whether
the present European conflict Is justi-
fled either on one side or on the other,
but 1t Is not improper for me to re-
joice that our ancestors secured that
tranquility for us, and that our policy
has always been one of peace"