Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-31

Many ODen Houses
Starting at 10 O'Clock the usual
open house exercises will be held at
the Y. NJ. c. A., Second and Locust
street; and at the P. R. R. Y. NJ. c. A..
Reilly street. Members of the Harris
burg Republican club, West End Re-
publican club, Elks, Moose, Eagles,
and other local organizations will par
ucipate in open house celebrations. In
the evening there will be dances at
Winterdale, Armory, basketball at
Chestnut street auditorium followed
with big holiday dance, and numer-
Gus New Year parties in various parts
of the city.
The Big Parade
The one big event of the day will be
the Mummers' parade. All that is
needed to make this a big success is
fair weather. This was not assured
to-day by the local weather forecaster.
but he promised to do his best to help
the Mummers. Indications at noon
were that the weather would be unset
tied. 1t will be cloudy tonight.
There may not be any rain, but the
rise in temperature indicated on to-
days map may bring unpleasant
weather conditions late tomorrow.
The parade this year will eclipse all
previous efforts Numerous new fea-
lures have been added and stronger in
terest is manifested all over the city.
The demonstration last year was big
surprise. That of tomorrow prom
ises to make everybody sit up and take
notice.
Start at t.t5
The parade is scheduled to start at
1.l5 o'clock in the afternoon. The
route published in Yesterdays Tele-
graph is official. The Dig procession
will start from Front and State streets
when the Courthouse bell strikes the
Ia If
There will be % organizations in
line, each with memberships numebr-
ing from so to 200; many with floats.
According to the entry list. late this
afternoon. at least $50 individuals will
participates; and score or more of
firms have entered floats
The parade committee was in ses-
sion last night until midnight working
out the details. This year $500 will be
distributed in prizes A total of 81
will be awarded including a number
of special merchandise prizes The
formation of the parade with the or
ders are as follows:
Formation of Parade
Chief of Heralds - Robert Buck,
Sr.; Heralds-E. l.. Wagner. William
Shersinger, and Henry Baum.
Platoon of Police-Sergeant j. f.
Page commanding.
Harrisburg Band-George A. Hut
man, conductor.
Chief Marshal-Francis f. Hoy. Jr
Chief of Staff-R. Ross Seaman.
Chief of Aids-Clarence 0. Backen-
stoss.
Assistant NTarshals c. III. Sauers,
Charles b. Orr. Walter Montgomery,
G. NJ. Keefer Stanley G.. Backenstoss,
Amos Drabenstadt, o. G. Bickel, and
George Vankirk.
First Division
l-Captaip Eaprua Ia
aids. John A. Searfauss, George W.
Grear, Joseph l. Claster and Harold
Astrch.
Organizations form in Front street,
right resting in State.
Commonwealth Band with Loyal
Band of Lemoyne, West End Num-
mers Athletic Club; Italian Band;
Fraternal Order of Eagles with five
floats, and marching club.
Second Division
Marshal-William T.. Orr; aids,
Samuel S. Speese, RI. S. Eisenberger,
II. G. Baker, Calder b. Shammo,
Luther G.. Nom, o. II. Beck, G. w.
Walker r. X. Wilmer, Cyrus Hecker;
clubs and teams.
Clubs and teams form in Forster
street, (north side) right resting in
Front.
Periwinkle Band of Dives Pomeroy
and Stewart; Albion Athletic Associa-
ton of Allison Hill, with float; Jr.
Drum Corps of Highspire Union
| Drill team of Middletown; Moorhead
entertainment company with march,
ing club, and all teams consisting of
from two to ten persons.
Third Division
Marshal-Daniel A. Teats; aids,
Oliver F. Morrett, Joseph b. Livings-
ton. r. =. Mccain, Charles Green.
L II
! NJ. Brooks, John S. Whitcomb, q. G.
Whitcomb, n. M. Herman, G. l..
/ Eichelberger, II. *. Probst, Patrick
Hylan.
schnitzel Bank band of Elizabeth
town, and all individuals. Form in
| North street, right resting in Front
Fourth Division
Marshal-George w. Connor; aids,
w. c. Mcbride, Cloyd c. Holland,
Sam Koen, Theodore Magnelli. Jos.
Demma, j. Gold, j. II. Carl, Charles
G. Fackler, j. S. Cummings and
| Charles S. Baum.
Floats-Form in State street, right
resting in Front. Sauerkraut band
of Oberlin. All floats.
Chief MarShats Orders
Following last nights meeting t.
IL. Hoy. JU., cEjcf marshal, announced
the following orders:
No drilling across street at any
liiiit' AiltSt tsN'' ti' tIlS lbIWifu
march and at intervals OF sixty feet
between organizations.
Marching III !ess than column of
"4s' prohibited and nos more than
six feet between each set OF "4's."
Individual mGrchers giil form
themselves in column OF As" under
same rule as second rule.
Any persons intoxicated. unrhlv.
boisteroGs. or acting III Il manner un.
becoming gentirman will be- re-
moved from The parade.
| ANY occiicnt occurring IN any OF
the divisions, notice must be se1t at
once to aid of that DIVISION, who shall
ride forward and notify the chief of
staff
All individuals teams, clubs, or
! ganiZationS, or floats must keep In
their proper position and formation
over the entire route or forfeit all
claims to any prize.
| Competitive drills will take place
after the parade in Market Square.
! Any organization or club not parad-
| ing will not be permitted to drill.
! The participants in the Second,
| Third and Fourth Divisions will go
J to their respective streets by the way
! OF Second or Third streets and not by
| the way of Front street.
In conformity with the law with
regards to animals incapacitated for
work, such animals will not be allow
ed to participate in the parade and
the officer of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals. Chas.