The Penn's Grove record., 1916-11-10
GREAT and GRAND PARADE
dupont Men and Products Made
Glorious Display
A FAMOUS DAY. INDUSTRY
SURPASSED POLITICS

last Monday night was the greatest and
grandest sight ever in Penns Grove.
There we're over 1900 in the line of
march on foot, in automobiles and on
floats, beautifully decorated and grandly
illustrative of the great manufacturing
industry being carried on at Carney
Joint.
The line of march was from the foot
of Main street, down Broad to DUPONT
Village, past the reviewing stand in
front of DUPONT school, to Broadway in
Riverview and thence to Walker avenue
where the parade dispersed at Commun-
ity Hall. There we're ten bands of mus
ic to enliven the marchers along the
way. Major Clark with aids on horse
back was in command. They were fol-
lowed by a band and the Company's
staff on Carney Point. Each depart
ment was represented by a float and
marching workmen. The first float an
nounced that $4,000 men were employed
and ten million dollars paid annually.
This was followed by the engineering de-
partment display on floats and the fire
fighting department, machinists and
yHrd department, solvent recovery, rifle
powder, annon powder, trinitrolnol, pic
ric, and nicelulose, salt peter and tar
products. One announced that Deep
Water Point tar made better roads.
DUPONT powder is the nations bull
wark. A large imitation cannon was on
a float. The field gun range and quar-
termaster's department, as well as the
hospital and culinary department of the
camps were in the line of march. The
sixty colored walters in their natty
coats and a colored band were timely,
typical of the parade and the greatest
need of food is the first safety.
The typical Uncle Sam was in line,
also old Civil War veterans with the
banner mot too proud to fight" over
them.
Revise the tariff, protection to Ameri-
can Industries, Watchful Waiting IS
Willful waste, were typical Republican
mottos.
The DUPONT old powder wagon was
a historic feature.
The most beautiful displays were
made by the electrical departments.
Colored bulbs which showed alternating
currents, and the electrical wireless with
intermittent electrical flashes announced
the election of Hughes CD
~ Only a company with so many de-
%partments manufacturing so many diff
ferent articles as the duPonts are max
ing could create such a great and hand
some display. 1t was a wonderful rev.
citation of what extensive manufacturing
has been spread out on Carney Point and
Deep Water Point the past two years.
1t took an hour and a half for the
parade to get in line and pass through
Penns Grove and an hour for it to pass
the reviewing stand. On the stand were
several of the DUPONT family from VIII
mington.
Many of the houses of both Republi-
cans and Democrats were decorated and
Illuminated. The most beautiful was
Fred A. Gentieu's, with different col
ored electric bulbs.
The Garfield Club from Salem had a
large representation with a band of
music.
The parade was under the manage
ment of the superintendent of the
company and the Carney Point Republi-
can Club. The Democratic workmen
also worked zealously to make the COM
DdUN 5 ulSIldi VI manufacturing Lut
best ever and many were in the line of
march, some cheering for Wilson ct
intervals.
After the parade disbanded coffee and
sandwiches were served at Community
Hall. For an hour the boys had a
jolly time at testing between the play
ing of the band.
At 10.40 A. F Porter, general super
intendent called the crowded meetings
to order. He congratulated all on the
grand parade, thanked the workmen for
their contributions and said the great
ness and success of the parade was due
to superintendent Fred A. Gentieu.
At 1915 Charles B. Lands, formerly
a Congressman from Indiana, now an
employee of the Company, began a most
able and forcible Republican speech. He
advocated the immediate invasion OF
Mexico, taking of the Capitol and hold
ing it until that country was peacefully
settled. AS Mr.. Gentieu had been a
most successful commander in making
the parade he would be the proper com
mander for the invading army. When
the company went to making industrial
and commercial products after the war
he declared a nigh protective tariff
needed.
= Hundreds of Democrats were in the
parade and took much pride in helping tc
make the industrial exhibit the most famou.
for the advertisement Of daPonts-not fol
Hughes. Neither the coordination of in.
dustrialism and politics nor the suave anc
forcible speech of Mr.. Landis made a poll
teal psychological nexus on those who
are instilled with the spirit of democracy
Some Democrats could NOS keep that spiri
down..
The mishaps in .arade were thu
breaking of the pretty suffragette foa'
by the tree limbs and the breaking of
wheel of a float at the trolley turnout.
on South Broad street. On the float O.
the ~smithshop was a lar Yav horse
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