The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-10-17
Halloween Celebration Notes,

a Halloween Celebration Notes.
~ What promises to be the most elabor
ate celebration ever given in Noun
> Holly will take place on Hallowe 'er
under the auspices OF the Mount Holly
4 Business Mems Association. The
firemen's parade in the afternoon viii
r be worth coming to witness and the
-. evening demonstration will be some
y thing never before equalled in this
section of the state.
The decoration and illumination will
be striking features of the occasion.
Extensive and CELEBRATE preparations
are being made for the division for
, floats which will include many var
ieties and no doubt will be sight
worth witnessing.
There will be plenty of music both
afternoon and evening, including brass
bands, drum corps, accordion bands,
: also other novel musical attractions in
the evening.
Representatives from secret societies
from all parts of the county will parti-
cipate in the evening parade. The
Boy Scouts will be well represented
and take prominent part.
Among the visiting fire companies
expected to be in the parade with the
most modern fire apparatus are: Bris
toll, with two pieces of apparatus, in
Guiding a triple combination pump;
Burlington, Beverly Riverside, Column
bus and Masonville. with several other
companies to be heard from. A DEM
onstration of motor pumping engines
will probably be given in the after
noon.
Extensive preparations are being
made for illumination at night. 25
streamers of electric lights, similar to-
| those used on Mill street at the mer-
chants picnic dance, are to be placed
across the principal streets.
In order to handle the crowds of peo-
pie, traffic regulations will be strictly
enforced by the police, under direction
of Chief Elwood H. Stokes. No auto
mobiles will be allowed to park on
Main street as far north as Grant, on
Garden street to Buttonwood, on Mill
street to Pine, or on Washington street
to the railroad crossing. Automobiles
will only be allowed to park ON one
side OF the other streets of the town;
parking on the east side of streets run
ming north and south, and on the north
side of streets running east and west.
The Judges stand will be erected OPP
posite the Friends meeting house at
Main and Garden streets. The judges
have not yet been finally decided upon
but among them will be Cooper H. |
PricHtt, Burlington; Samuel HI. Ellis;
Atlantic City; Henry ]. Sherman,
Moorestown; j. Ray Lippincott, Mer-
chantville.
A partial list of the prizes to be |
| ! Co1 TO- hsaI, al, 10, Jol
this week, follows:
FIREMEN
LIST prize-Visiting company with |
largest number of uniformed men;
silver loving cup.
2nd-Visiting company with second |
largest number of uniformed men; low
ing cup.
1st prize-Visiting company with
best piece of apparatus; handsome low
ing cup.
2nd-Visiting company with next
best piece of apparatus. Loving cup.
3d-Visiting company with next best
piece of apparatus. 5 gallons motor oil,
donated by Crew-Levick Co.
LIST prize - Best appearing Mount
Holly company. Silver loving cup.
Special prize-MountH Holly company
with largest number of men in line.
II oil skin hats, donated by Abram
Gerber.
DECORATIONS
1st observation-disclosures decorated resi-
dence, $500.
2nd-Next best decorated residence.
Handsome rug donated by Philip Irons.
LIST prize - Handsomest decorated
business house or office building, $500.
2nd-Next best decorated business
house or office building, $3.50.
LIST prize - Handsomest decorated
lodge building or club house; handsome
loving cup.
2d-Next best decorated lodge build
ing or club house. American flag, 5x8
feet, donated by William G. Wetherill.
LIST prize-Best illuminated building.
$500. 49,
1st prize = Handsomest decorated
automobile. Auto robe.
2d-Next best decorated automobile.
Sweater, donated by Schuyler & Rogers.
3d-Next best decorated automobile.
5 gallons motor oil, donated by Crew.
Levick Co.
CLUBS
1st prize = Handsomest uniformed
women's organization in line, $1,000.
2d-Next best uniformed women's
organization, $500.
LIST prize = Handsomest uniformed
mems organization, $1,000.
2d-Next best uniformed mems or
ganization, $500.
1st prize-Organization with largest
number of men in line, $1,000.
2d-Organization with next largest
number of men, $500.
FLOATS
LIST prize-Organizat having hand
soonest float in line, $1,000.
REORGANIZATION having next best
float, $500. y
3d-Organization having next best
float, Special prize.
1st prize-Best mercantile float in |
line, $1,000.
2d-Next best mercantile float, $500.
1st prize-Best civic float in line, SO. |
2d-Next best civic float, $500.
MISCELLANEOUS
1st prize-Best appearing team of
horses, $500.
2d-Next best team of horses, $3.50.
LIST prize-Most comic dressed man.
Box of Oxus cigars donated by South
Jersey Tobacco Co.
1st prize-Best Colonial imperso ma
ton by man. $3.50 Sure Edge Razor
donated by Philip S. Irons.
1st prize-Best funny dressed lady.
| Basket of fruit donated by S. Lutz.
LIST prize-Best funny dressed man.
Stetson hat donated by A. Gerber.
LIST prize-Best female character i'm
personation by man. Umbrella
donated by Schuyler & Rogers.
LIST prize-Woman dressed in most
4 on tioup attire RI hoy 0f chocolates
donated by Alex. Dubell.
LIST prize-Best male character i'm
personated by woman. Umbrella
donated by A. Saltzman.
The Brown Decorating Co., of Phila
delphia, have been appointed by the
Business Mems Association as official
decorators for the occasion.
Morris K. Perinchief will be in charge
of the automobile division of the even
ing parade.