Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-29
QUEEN CITY Of THE
CUMBERLAND VALLEY
MECCA Of THOUSANDS
Business Concerns Show Their
Activities on Floats to Big
Old Home Week Crowds
FIREMEN'S DAY TOMORROW
10000 People Expected to At
tend big Day" of the
Celebration
M DAY TOMORROW
By a staff Correspondent

hundreds who came mere 10 see the
great industrial parade and enjoy the
various vents of the Old Home Weef
celebration.
From early morning until noon the
crowds were arriving and 1t Is esu-
mated that one of the largest crowds
ever attending a celebration In the
Cumberland Valley Is here. The pa
rade was the greatest of its kind ever
seer in this vicinity n the hundreo
prettily decorated floats made one OF
the most interesting professions to be
found any place. Besides being inter
esting, the floats we're quite instruc-
tive, for a number of them displayed
the manufacture of various articles.
These, as when ready for the market,
Instead of being sold, were thrown out
to the crowd as souvenirs.
Floats Attract Attention
One OF the floats which attracted
much attention was that of the VOL
Company, manufacturers OF nour mill
ing and other machinery. A COM
'pletely equipped flour mill occupied
the big float and o was manufac-
'tured on board. Flour, after. being
prepared, was put in two-pound sacks
and given to the crowd.
Eyster g. Snyder, another e~nterpris-
ing firm here, had an exceptionally
fine float, and men on the wagon made
tip cups which were given to the spec
tators as souvenirs. Big crowds fol-
lowed the display of the Cumberland
Valley Creamery Company, for that
concerns manufactured Ice cream all
along the route and pleased the spec
tators by throwing ice cream bricks
at the crowd. The Chambersburg En-
cheering Company had a hdg raj
press on a float and stamped souvenirs
which were given away.
G. v. II. r. Big Feature
A good-sized portion of the parade
was taken up by the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad Company. Employees Of
h concern on the road and in the
shops paraded in a body, each man
carrying a cane. It. b. Woods Sons
Company had a big float in the parade
and all of the employees of that plant
marched along. A. J.. Holling Planning
Mill Company had a porch constructed
on a float and exhibited all kinds of
finished frames and other woodwork.
The Forbes Granite Company placed a
flve-ton monument on its float, which
was decorated in green n white. on
the float of August Wolfe & Co. a on
crete house was erected. In front of
the building was a terrace of natural
grass and the whole mad a very pref
ty appearance. Blair and Reifsnyder
had a featherboarded house on their
float. A unique exhibit in the parade
was the display of John Schall, pro-
prietor of a local garage. Mr.. Schall
had a big motor truck gaily decorated
and about eight feet above the floor
of the machine had a small automo-
bile standing on a platform. The auto
in the air" was filed with children
and they made things lively in every
street. These and many more foats
made to-day's parade a memorable m
and one which was praised by all who
witnessed II. DIR. ]. G. Greenawalt was
chief marshal of the procession and
had for his committee in charge T. J..
Prarafnn II IL MRNlItN O. Fred
Gibbs, B. B. Holler and w. H. Fisher.
This morning at 10 o'clock the thir-
teenth annual meeting of the Cumber-
land Valley Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation, whose efforts have been largely
responsible for the success of Old
the courthouse. The association
transacted routine business and dis
cussed the possibility of establishing a
relief department through which the
families of deceased members would
receive benefits.
Yesterdays parade drew an eXcep-
tionally large crowd here and secret
orders were here from many parts of
the valley. The floats were decorated
in an attractive manner and received
much comment. The local lodge of
Knights of Pythias received the first
prize of $40 for having the prettiest
decorated float, and a second prize Of
500 was awarded to the Columbus
Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows, of Chambersburg. There were
some other prizes offered to out-of-
town organizations, but one of the
rules of the contest was that all COM
peting organizations would have to
place their entries before noon. None
of the visitors complied with this regu-
paton and the prizes were not awarded.
fAt a meeting of the prize committee
next week It is believed the money will
be returned to the firemen.
Tonight the Great Eastern Carnival
Company, which has been holding
forth in the Second street show
grounds this week, will have a num-
her of special attractions. The COM
pany, which will play in Harrisburg
next week for the benef of the fire
mems convention fund, has numerous
shows, a motordrome, with two men
and a woman, a large number of small
concessions and many free attractions.
Tonight, also, there will be a band
concert in the square and the first pro-
duction of Benjamin Franklin, Jr., will
he given in the New Theater. The
play was written and is being staged
by local talent, all of the songs and
choruses being written by Chambers
burg people.
Last evening an interesting session
of the carnival committee was held in
the offices of r. H.. Overpeck, man.
ager of the Bell Telephone Company
here. Final plans for the big affair
on Friday evening were gone over. and
according to indications, the event will
he one of the weeks pleasing features.
Last evening also a committee of fire.
men met to arrange for the placing
of visiting gremen in the four divisions
of the parade tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be Firemen's Day
and between twenty-five and thirty
companies will he in line, together
with sixteen bands. Altogether II is
estimated that bout 5000 men will be
in line. our States, Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania,
will be represented. Companies will
come here from Hagerstown, Winches-
ter. West Chester, Waynesboro, Rem
ovo, Martinsburg, Carlisle. Shippens-
burg and other towns through the
valley. The day will be the biggest
OF the week and is expected. according
to those in authority, to draw not less
than 10000 visitors.
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