Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-13

Fielder and his staff and Brigadier-
General Edwin w. Hine and his staff,
who, with Mayor Robert H. Fordyce
and tho executives of several other
cities, served as a reviewing body. In
the parade, IL was estimated, were
more than twelve thousand men.
There also were many bands of mu-
sic. The marchers included delega-
lions of workers from every one of
the city's Industries, as we'll as most
of it's social organizations.
Every one of the streets through
which the parade moved was
thronged with spectators. Every few
yards decorated arches had been
glittering streams of Vari-colored
lights shed by multitudes of tiny
electrical bulbs. In the parade also
were great number of artistic
floats typifying the commercial and
manufacturing activities of the city.
The reviewing stand was erected in
front of the City Hall. w. 3. Bry-
ant was grand marshal of the parade
and had with him as aides many Of
the most prominent of the city's
merchants and manufacturers. The
military organizations In the line
were the Fifth Regiment, the Essex
Troop of cavalry, of Newark, and Bat
terry A, which came from the Or
anges, all National Guard commands.
From tho reviewing stand Governor
Fielder and his staff and General
Hine and his staff went to the Ham
ilton Club for luncheon under escort
OF a committee which consisted of
Mayor Fordyce, &c. II. Lambert,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, and John ]. Fitzgerald, d.
rector-general of the exposition.
'I am deeply impressed with this
wonderful spectacle" Governor
Fielder said, land the way in which
the people have turned out. Every
citizen appears to be taking a deep
interest, and all are doing their share
toward it's success.
II realize now how easily Paterson
weathered it's many misfortunes of
the past, and a continuance of the
same public spirit and civic interest
will result in making Paterson one
of the greatest cities in the United
States. AS Governor of New Jersey
I congratulate Paterson and her citi-
zens."
Decorations of the Armory.
Safety first" and beauty are COM
bined in the interior decoration of
the armoTy The hundreds who
gasped as they entered the big drill
sled and viewed the beautiful sight
before them will be surprised to
know that almost everything in con-
nection with the decorative scheme
is flreproofed.
Covering the entire ceiling is yell
low canopy set off in panels with
lavender-colored flounces, all of
which harmonizes with the color
schemes of the individual booths.
The ceiling is further decorated with
festoons of vines and leaves.
Light is furnished by twenty-four
1000 watt nitrogen lamps inclosed in
mesh wire net. These, too, are fes-
TONED with autumnal leaves.
Draped from the railing surround
ing the balcony OF the armory are
steamers Of yellow and lavender,
being suspended for considerable
distance and meeting the decorations
OF tho wall booths beneath
In addition to the general beauty
scheme lis that of each individual
booth. All the exhibition spaces have
platforms covered with green hur,ap.
The cornices are surmounted with an
ornamental balustrade with pedes-
tails above each column, upholdng
frosted globe illuminated with cleo
trio lights. The cornice for each ex-
hibitor's space is lettered with gold
bronze. outlined in lavender.
All the wall booths have back
grounds of green burlap, above
which are cornices for lettering, sup
ported by pilasters, these cornices
also being surmounted with orna-
mental balustrades.