The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-01-04
The New Years Eve Parade

The Mount Holly New Year shoot
ers' parade, on Friday night, the first
of the kind ever held here, was quite
success and will probably be re-
peated at the end of 1916.
The weather was ideal, being clear
and only moderately cold, and there
was no wind. The streets were clean
and dry; in fact, all conditions were
excellent for the affair.
Many business houses and resi-
dences were prettily decorated with
lanterns, flags and bunting, and the
streets were crowded with speetatosr.
The parade formed on Mill street
and marched over the principal streets
of the town. 1t was composed of the
four fire companies of Mount Holly
with all their fire apparatus; New
Jersey Lodge No. 1, Knights of Py-
thias; Company E, Third Regiment,
National Guard; Mount Holly cow
boys, mounted; floats by the Ladies'
Auxiliary of Union Fire Company,
Charles Rogers and George D. Wor-
rell; mummers in large number and
variety; number of young men at
tired in white trousers, blue coats and
straw hats, who called themselves the
Sons of Rest; three bands, of which
two were from Philadelphia and one
from Morestown, and the Mount Hol-
ly fife and drum corps.
The judges who had been selected
to award prizes were stationed at the
residence of Robert S. Gaskill. The
awards were as follows:
Best fancy dressed lady, Mrs. Chas.
Chafey, prize SO box of candy.
Representative hayseed farmer,
Ernest Nixon, pair shoes.
Most comical costume, John Fade
ley, umbrella.
Ugliest man, William Berry, who
was ,attired to represent FIJI island
er; box cigars.
Organization with greatest num-
Der of men, Company E, Third Regi-
ment; box cigars.
Best looking man, William Henry
Post, who was dressed to represent
pompous colored man with silk hat,
frock coat, etc.; box cigars.
Chemical company with greatest
number of men, Union Fire Company;
pair automobile driving gloves. This
company had in line, in addition to
other apparatus, the old hand engine
used by the company many years ago.
Fraternal organization with great
est number of men, New Jersey Lodge
No. l, Knights of Pythias; $3.50 gold
piece. The handsome uniforms and
regalia of this organization presented
fine appearance.
Best dressed girl, Miss Jennie Ber-
ry; silk waist.
Best float, Ladies' Auxiliary of
Union Fire Company; prize a picture.
Honorable mention to Water Street
Hose Company, composed of num-
Der of boys drawing reel Of garden
hose mounted on a small express
wagon.
Relief and Good Intent fire COM
panies which were-barred from COM
peting for prizes, both had large
number of men in line. Relief COM
pany he'd "a men in new uniforms, in
addition to those heretofore owning
the standard uniform of the company
The increased number of men made 8
fine showing.
Thescommittee in charge of the pa
rade deserves commentator for the
success of the affair. The secretary
and treasurer, S. Earl Assay, reports
| that sufficient money had been RAISED
to pay all expenses and leave a bal
ance of $1.O6 The committee ex
| presses its thanks to all who contrib
uted cash and prizes for the parade.
Following is a list of contributor
whose names have not heretofore BEEF
published; also a statement of the re
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