Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-20

Camden, "the biggest little'' manufactur-
Ing city In the world, dressed In its gayest
colors and illuminated by thousands of coll
ored electric lights for the Civic Celebra-
tion and Exposition OF Industries which is
proclaiming ito products to the world will
witness tonight the biggest fraternal parade
its citizens have ever seen.
More than 10000 men, women and chill
dren, most of whom are members of fra
ternal and patriotic orders in Camden as
sisted by lodges from Philadelphia, Ches-
ter, Wilmington, Atlantic City and nearby
cities, will parade over the six-mile route
IN a pageant of color and splendor which
those in charge of the exposition say will
far exceed anything of similar kind seen
IN New Jersey.
The details of the costumes and the floats
which will be seen in the parade are care.
fully guarded secrets which only the or
Fanizations themselves know of. The lead.
ers refuse to give out any information and
are holding the details as surprise for
the thousands of spectators who will line
the streets.
EowREY AS GRAND MARSHAL.
Former Sheriff Joseph L. Nowrey. chair.
man of the Fraternal Parade Committee,
will be grand marshal of the parade. The
other members of the committee, who will
be his assistants, are Arthur c. Adele.
Ralph ID. Baker. DR., /. N. Griscom. Howard
J. Dudley J. Blair Cuthbert, John F. Cuff
lee, FRANK %. D. ADTHmS Anu
Charles M. Curry.
The parade will form at Sd and Cooper
streets at 8 o'clock. 1t will proceed out
Cooper to 11th street. countermarching to
7th, to Market to Sd, to Federal street,
TO Broadway to Walnut, to Sd street, to
Kaighn avenue, to Broadway, to Newton
avenue, to Haddon avenue, to Third Regi-
ment Armory, where II will be dismissed.
Governor Fielder, who will attend the
Installing of the new motortruck apparatus
BY the Collingswood Fire Company this aft
ernoon, has been invited to remain in Cam
den for the parade. and will probably occupy
q seat in the reviewing stand In front of
the Carnegie Library at Broadway and
Line street. Nearly 1000 fremen from
every section of New Jersey, who will at
tend the Collingswood celebration, have
been invited to review the parade, and
Camden has made preparations to take
care OF 100000 persons.
Every available policeman in the city
Of Camden, 5s firemen and large squad
OF policemen and plain-clothes men from
Philadelphia will preserve order along the
line of march
Among the organizations which will par
ticipate In the parade are the c. A. r.. |
American War Veterans the Elks Patriotic
Order Sons of America, Junior Order Unit |
ed American Mechanics, Spanish War Vet
Grams. Boys Brigade of America, Foresters |
of America Loyal Order of Moose, Broth |
erhood of America, Improved Order of Red |
Men, Degree Of Pocahontas. Knights of |
the Golden Eagle, knights of Columbus, |
Q. u. of o. F., and others.
DIVISION OFFICIALS.
4 The division marshals of the parade are:
John j. Smith. Albert Blue Jesse r. Mat
Ihews, Mrs. Katharyn Stintz, +. Wayland |
Potter, William H. Watt, John ]. Doyle,
ztanton Kirkbride, John C. Gravenstein, j. |
Henley Wilkers, Evan Martin, Walter NJ.
Norris, W. B. Graham. Samuel Wise, Jacob
Bender, John ]. Danford. Major NJ B.
Faunce, c. M Young, Eugene S. Miller and
Harry j. Sauerhoff
Numerous prizes have been offered by
The Board OF Trade and other organizations
The Board of Trades prizes are for:
Organization with largest number of men
n line, $50 best appearing lodge, S25;
float s26; lodge with largest
lumber OF men In line. s25; lodge coming
he longest distance with over 80 men,
'2b; best womens lodge, s25; lodge having
lest band. s26.
The judges will be David b. Jester pres
dent OF Council; Frank b. Hineline II
ABRAMS. Judge William t. Boyle, Postmas-
er Harry NJ. Knight and General John A.
'iather.
Charles N Curry secretary of the Board
y Trade and assistant director OF the Civic
selebration and Exposition OF Industries
announced today through the efforts of
Browning Rear Admiral BEN
on has assigned the battleship Kansas to
1amaen during the celebration, and the
lassel Will be open for inspection by the
luhlic
Ihoaaands or persons have visited the
Industrial Palace in the last three DAYS A
elsgasion OF SO members OF the Whining
on chamber OF Commerce. headed by the
secretary. Charles Klllen, were guests last
lint OF the Board of Trade and inspected
be displays. Delegations from other cities
Ill inspect the Palace next week.