Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-07-14
PleaSantville Takes Prize
Eight Bands of Music Enliven
Wildwood on Firemen's Day

d 1fe and drum corps, VINO nau
come here to participate In the second
annual firemen's celebration. Special
trains from Camden, Collingswood,
Millville and Salem brought
a big crowd of people to witness the
and enjoy the hospitality of the
The Collingswood fire laddies
arrived as early as Tuesday night and
with their apparatus they possessed
the streets Of the city, serenading the
host of people who turned out to give
them welcome.
The firemen and oseir friends in
trains and automobiles, began
to come in early Wednesday morning.
A special train from Collingswood
brought about 500 people. The Mill
VILE delegation next arrived in twenty
automobiles and two trucks beautifully
decorated with festoons of blue and
yellow and old glory very evident.
Business houses, hotels and cottages
were profusely decorated for the occa-
sion. Bands and marching firemen
took possession of the streets and kept
the vast throng of visitors pleasantly
entertained while waiting for the big
parade, the event of the day.
The parade formed at the Crest at 2
o'clock and marched to Anglesea and
back headed by Chief Marshall E.
Yenney and his aids, Albert Austin
and J. Albert Harris. The head of the
line reached the judges stand at city
hall, at 2.45, to the shout Of "here they
come" from the thousands of specta-
tors who lined the streets. The beat
ing of tin pans, footing of whistles and
the ringing of bells welcomed the brave
fire fighters as the chief marshal sal
uted and the color bearers dipped their
to the judges and prominent
citizens on the city hall veranda. The
Nations. Band, OF Phila1ciPhih, q
pieces, headed the line followed by the
local Coast Artillery, In command of
Major E. Fl. Randolph, that acted as
escort of honor. In the order follow
marched Wildwood Fire Co., 80
men in line; Holly Beach Fire Co.,
Mayor F. e. Smith in command of the
auto engine with ladder truck, engine
and % men; Mayor Philip Baker in a
beautifully decorated automobile, led
the Crest boys with Cianfoni's band,
glittering engine and truck drawn by
Is men in natty uniforms; the Dixie &C.
Gordon band from West Philadelphia,
with Is men, that made a big hit, her.
aided the approach of the Anglesea
with So men marching in
perfect allingment, drawing their lad
der truck manned by small boys In
uniform; Ocean City with Its Atlantic
City band of 10 pieces, flying colors,
truck and engine with So men, made
an attractive showing. A band of Is
pieces introduced the Pleasantville Co.,
83 men, each carrying an American
flag, auto engine, chemical engine and
combination cart and truck. The fea-
ture of the parade was the Hussar
of West Philadelphia, As pieces,
brought by the Collingswood laddies;
their So men and red cross corps, uni
formed In white, that escorted the
and truck, got the cheers of the
people all along the line. The Cape
May department, 30 men, added a
touch of life to the pageant that pleased
the spectators. Their truck and engine
each drawn by two prancing white
horses, were a novelty among the
motor apparatus. A band of q pieces
led the 4S Millville firemen. Afife and
drum corps and II boysin white, carry
ing a life net, followed by the Millville
hospital ambulance and auto engine,
demonstrated the up-to-date equipment
of the Millville fire department. A
band of % pieces, and Egg Harbor city
officials, headed the Egg Harbor Co.
with its 32 men and auto engine, that
finished a parade which reflects credit
upon James E. Whitesell, George A.
Redding, Richard Scampton, George
Grant and John Heating, the COM
that worked 80 hard to make
the event q success and and all who so
effectively co-operated with them.
The judges, Chief Peter B. Garter,
s. 8. Elfreth and John s.
Stockton, with Battalion Chief George
Cox, all of Camden, awarded the prizes
rs follows:
First, best equipped for fighting fire,
silver trumpet, Pleassntville.
Second, loving cup, Collingswood.
First, largest number of men In line,
silk parade flag. Ocean City; second,
cup, Collingswood.
Longest distance, clock, Ceilings
Best appearing company, silver
MillvilIe,