Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-31
MR. 1916 ARRIVES TONIGHT
ON WAVE OF JOY AND NOISE
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In the engineering line It will be shown
how the subway could have been COM
! plotcd long ago There will also he an
! exhibit indicating how trolley cars could
be run with more economy.
Some emphatic exhibits concerning
woman suffrage will be included. These
will represent p glimpse into the future
and will show what will happen when
woman President Is ruling the United
states and Il woman Mayor is in control
| of the city.
( As the mummcrs have adopted the
! freedom of the press policy, they will
deal caudidlv with other big subjects
( which they believe need a little fixing
up"
In addition TO tho funr akinE there will
/ also bc an historical! review OF the coun-
! try. which will be presented with beau
/ tful costumes and patriotic floats.
/ Business and noiEhborhood organi2a-
! tons in various parts of the city have
{ offered prizes in addition to these given
/ by Councils.
! Residents OF Girard avenue, from I'd to
/ Broad streets. will offer prizes to clubs TO
/ parade in that territory, and, Il. this is n
I direct continuation of the official ute.
| which ends at Broad street and Girard
! avenue. II Is believed that many clubs
! will compete The prizes aggregate about
! 500
A similar amount in prizes will he Of
| fcred clubs which parade over East Gil
| rard avenue. This section of the city has
I been gaily decorated in anticipation Of
/ the mummers' visit. 1t is expected that
/ nearly all the clubs which participate In
! the official parade will also compete for
/ the prizes.
PT-STNESS MEN GIVE PRIZES
! The South I'd street Business Mems
| Association will give $500 in prizes to the
| clubs parading on South I'd street from
/ WASHINGTON avenue TO Ritner street, a
! similar amount in prizes Will be offered
| by residents Of South 18th street from
Federal to Wolf and on Wolf from Broad
! to 10th.
Prizes aggregating 500 will he given
/ to clubs marching on Moyamcnsng ave
! nue. between Sth and Broad streets
! The Walnut Street Business Association
! will give a silver loving cup to the best
| dressed club
! There will bo 81 clubs in line. with an
/ army of about 1900 shooters" II Is cs-
| timated that at least S25O.OOO has been eN-
pended on costumes and floats. The
I Judges will he Charles PIerle Garde, city
| editor the Inquirer: Ben X. Raleigh,
/ city editor the EVENING LEDGER, and
! Joseph j. Kelly.
| The parade will start from Broad and
! Wolf streets at o'clock tomorrow morn
| ing and proceed north on Broad street
( ground the east side Of City Hall to
/ Girard avenue
/ The mummers will be led by Common
( Councilman John II. Bazley, the grand
marshal, who will be mounted on the
! Arabian steed which has bla2ed the way
| for the mummers in the last few years.
| II. Bart McHuGh, Councils special
/ agent, who will act as general stage
/ manager. said he expected every club to
| be on time at the starting point. Clubs
reporting late will find their places taken
| and will have TO do the best they can TO
! "a positions.
! Although permits were obtained by A
! clubs many of these were merely OBJ
| tained for little neighborhood celebra-
tions. All Of the regulars and prize win
ners Of the past will be In line.
THE MARCHING CLUBS.
The clubs which have taken out permits
to parade follow:
Fancy-Silver Crown. Passyunk Rancl,
Charles Kleine, Federal Bobby Morrow
Lobster, Cumberland Valley, Hikers OF
1885
Comic-J. j. Hines. White Caps, Harry
Wall, Wheeler, owl, Sauer Kraut Band,
Marching Social. William Woodward.
Kensington outing club. Blue Ribbon,
George A. Persch, Sweet Lemon, Dark
Lantern, Zaza. u. r. oswald, NJ A. Bru-
der, Ranch 1902, Lenni Lenape Early
Risers Dickey, Big Beer, Court Fair
mount Jack Rose, Meadow Larks, Clear
field, Pickaninny, Royal italian Crown,
Jovial, Cartoonists' Reunion, AVA, SIX
thirty and Broadway Sons of Rest
String bands-Trilby, Fralinger Ford,
Talbot. Victoria, Eureka and Kaufman.
DISPLAY OF HOLIDAY SPIRIT,
As far as this city Is concerned, the
evidences of the change from the old
to the new will be chiefly a display OF
the free, happy, holiday spirit, which, be-
ginning a week ago, has permeated the
life here and will eliminate tonight in
great all-absorbing din.
The Mayors public reception will be
omitted 10 the sorrow of many old
timers who have attended this function
year after year for decades This will be
the first time in years a mayor has failed
10 receive his friends at city hall and
welcome I'm the new year. delay IN
making the necessary preparations caused
the affair to be Cancelled.
The celebration will centre in the down
town districts about the large hotels II
Is estimated that 10000 persons will gather
in the hotels to dance, play, laugh and
eat. and do a variety of other things
that are usually done on this occasion
MANY RESERVATIONS AT HOTELS.
The number OF reservations indicates
that almost 5000 persons will sit at tables
in the dining rooms. corridors and lobby
OF the Bellevue -stratford. Three large
dances will be given there, which will
have a total of 1900 guests. Twelve or
chestras will play during the evening and
well into the morning.
The Adelphia is expected to be the
mecca for about 1000 persons, While the
Walton viii entertain about 700. the Ritz
Carlton 600, and the Stenton and the ST.
James each several hundreds. Crowds
will also congregate in the Colonnade.
Z Continental and New Blnglam-
But outside OF the hotels q humming
| and screeehing and roaring viii setkls
over the city. which vii be amply suf-