The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-31
Ready for the Celebration.

Everything is in readiness for the
two big parades in Mount Holly today
The firemen will have their showing
this afternoon, and it promises to be a
large and fine turnout, with plenty Of
men, modern fire apparatus and music.
Tonight there will probably be the
largest Halloween parade ever held in
the county. A large number of organ
izations will be in line; there will be
lots of music, many floats, innumer-
able mummers, etc. Some unique and
attractive features are promised, and
the event will no doubt be great sue
cess.
A great number of business houses
and institutions and many residences
are handsomely decorated for this oc-
casion. A number of festoons of color
ed lights have been strung across the
streets. The town presents gala APP
pearance.
The Judges stand has been erected
at the corner of High and Garden
streets.
The firemen will form in line at 2.3OI
O'Clock and the parade will move
nromDtIv at three o'clock over the fol-
lowing route: Form on Mill street east
of Pine, march out Pine to Monroe, to
White to Washington, to Madison
avenue, to hospital, countermarch to
King, to Water, to Main, to Broad, TO
Mount Holly avenue, to Garden, to
Main, to Fountain and dismiss. Fire
Chief George w. A. French will be
marshal of the afternoon parade.
Tests for motor apparatus will take
place at one o'clock in the afternoon. |
Exhibitions will be given with the |
engine from Bristol and |
the American La France engine from /
Beverly.
The evening parade will be formed at |
!. Is o'clock with the right of line rest
ing on High street. The secret societies
will form on High street, floats on
Ridgway street, mummers on Broad
street and automobiles on Grantstreet
Robert s. Gashill will be chief mar
shall; Micajah E. Matlack, assistant for
nummers; Claude b. Bullock, assist
int for secret societies; John G. Garrett,
for floats; Morris X. Perrin
thief, assistant for automobiles.
A squad of cowboys will act as aides
o the marshals.
The route for the evening parade will {
,e as follows: Form on upper High s
treet, down Main to Fountain, out
to King, to Water, to
lain, east on Garden to Buttonwood, S
0 Union, to Main, to Prospect, count q
rmarch to Broad, to Mount Holly | ,
venue, to Mill, to Pine, to bridge, |
to Mill, to Fountain and |
ismiSs.
The judges for both parades will be:
cooper H. Prickett, Burlington; Samuel
[. Ellis, Atlantic City; j Ray Lippin- a
oft and William II. Pearson, Mer- il
and Henry ]. Sherman and
William Ii. Davis, Moorestown.
The general committee in charge OF o
he celebration is composed of l.. L. | a
app, chairman;. Herbert S. Killie, a
.cretary; Alex. Dubell, treasurer
[orris K Perinchief. Charles LaTour.
1hn c. Garrett, Abraham Saltzman, e'
VILLAIN Ct. Thorn, William G. Weth- "a
ill, William B. Kumpf. In
The reception committee consists of
lie following: Harold b. Allen, +. Z
evils Schuyler, Isaac H. Lippincott,
hilip s. Irons, Abram R. Gerber, liz
harles E. Rogers, t. Lacey Atkins, 10
r. E. d. Prickitt, Hiram III. Earnest,
Harry Halt, Charles Coles, William 81
Fryer, George ID. Worrell, Thomas n
: Feeney, George b. Mcclellan, A. al
!. Stidfole, ]. Walter Sheeler, DR.. HI. If
Longsdorf, DIR. G. E. Lord, DR.. r. :
Clarke, Herman Krupnick, Joseph W
Kingdom, John r. Howell, Charles CO
=. Folwell, George L. Garwood, Fran la
) o. Durand, Ashby A. Llppincott, n
lillian B. Crozier, Edward Nippins, -
Gorge Dubell, William B. Jones, q
,nathan H. Kelsey, George M. Sleeper, k
Iillard H. Rogers, S. Thackara
aines, Willitt Shinn, Benjamin F. r.
,idfole, Rudolph Kumpf, Harry l.. =
alters, Charles b. Wollner. u
All of these committeeman will wear W
Idges and they will be able to give al
neral assistance wherever needed by Ia
sitors. =,