Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-06
FOURTH CELEBRATED
IN NEARBY TOWNS
Parades, Baseball Games, Picnics
and Fireworks Mark Inde-
pendence Anniversary
Special to The Telegraph


Hummelstown. Pa, July 6.-Fourth
iof July observance on Saturday prov
lee to De one of the largest and best
celebrations ever held in the his
tory of the borough and attracted
many visitors to town while the resi-
fdents stayed at home and took part
Nm 'the celebration.
Early in the morning two drum
fcorps paraded the streets and awaken
lened the citizens and at 6 o'clock all
Ethe church bells and the fire bell were
krung n the shoe factory whistle
hblown for five minutes.
The fantastic parade which formed
nm Athletic Park at $50 o'clock and
marched over nearly the entire town
twas one of the most amusing features
Eof the celebration. About two hun
edred persons took part in the parade
land a of them wore quaint and
original costumes.
Fred B. Graupner was chief mar
shal and in the line were the Boys of
rs drum corps and the drum major,
IA group of s~uffragettes, the members
of the Oriental Court. a lumber of
t'Weary Willies," the Second precinct
fboys' band, the Twenty-eighth ward
wild animal show, Darktown fire bri-
Bade with an engine built in 1898, n
Ewh~eelborrow automobile, a colored
wedding couple, a horse attached to a
sleigh on wheels in which a couple
lowered with artificial snow were rid
hng and many individuals who were
dressed in odd costumes.
The judges, II. NJ. Horst, Elmer
kErb n William H. Cans awarded the
Following prizes: Most comical group,
SIS, suffragettes; best appearing group,
Us, Darktown fire brigade; most conf
cal musical group, SIS, Boys of 20
drum corps; most comical individual.
x E0 Char1nc Chnn1ar in yhaa1ha rrnur
auto; best appearing individual, $3.50,
Harry Crist in Indian costume on
horseback.
In the clay pigeon shooting match
there were sixteen entrants and in the
first event of twenty-five targets Ed
ward Hassler, Edward Rhoads and
Harry Howard tied for first place, each
breaking twenty, Rhoads winning the
silver cup by breaking ten straight in
the second event. Charles Reigle and
Samuel Rhinehart tied for second
place in the first event, each break
ing 10. In the second event each
broke out of ten. and in the third
event Reigel won the $3.50 in gold by
breaking 5 out of 6.
The baseball games both morning
and afternoon and the athletic events
In the park were witnessed by many
spectators and prizes given the win
ners in the contests.
The civic parade at 8 p. m. proved
to be the largest inc most successfully
planned parade ever held in the Dor
ough. Chief Marshal Edgar c. Hum
mel was assisted in the formation by
the following aids: DIR. NJ. l.. Nissley,
DR.. w. W. Fox, Henry F. Holler, Will
liam H. Ernest, Omar L. Hummel and
Samuel b. Zerfoss.
The parade moved over many of the
streets in the borough and was wit
messed by hundreds of persons who
lined the route. In the line of pa
rade were the members of the vari-
Gus secret organizations, the Acme
Band of town and Iroquois Band of
Palmyra, the fire company and ap-
paratus, many handsome floats, dis
plays of business men n several
dozen decorated automobiles. The
members of Company 1, Eighth Regi-
ment, n. G. p, under command of
Captain Frank e. Ziegler, who were
encamped west of town, were an at
traction not scheduled to take part in
the parade and caused much favor
able comment by also giving an ex-
hibition drill.
The judges, Captain George F.
Iumb, of the State police, Harrisburg:
Gabriel H. Meyer and ]. Raymond
Engle, of Palmyra, awarded the fol-
lowing prizes: Best decorated float.
$40, Busy Bee Girls Club, gypsy float;
best decorated automobile, $40, f. D.
Blessing; best appearing organization
$40, camp No. 1914 Modern Wood
men of America.
The festival held in the park in the
evening was we'll ~patronized and
hundreds enjoyed the band concerts
given by the Acme n ~Iroquois
Bands.