Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
rlMDEN'S BIG CIVIC
EXPOSITION TO OPEN
THIS AFTERNOON
.ooo Automobiles Will Parade as
inaugural Feature of Indus
trial Demonstration in
New Jersey City
MAYOR TO PRESS BUTTON

80 civic Celebration and Exposi-
Sas I,dustries will be formally insti-
tol sadav at o'clock, when lOOO auto
fweu narede every section of. the city
m0o"d p demonstration the like OF which mas
a.ysr been seen in Camueh pel'ie'
rte celebration, which begins TO-DAY ana
.ln.,d me Nav 81, is for the purpose Of bring
vii enu attention of the industries of Cam
lng w. y. ,be outside world and in honor of
den " ..,ng Of the 100000 mark in popula-
the me- citv now has more than 10000
uo.ns toll living within its limits, ana Is the
p..s.h largest city In New Jersey
'0rn. ~. automobile demonstration Will form
!. al and Cooper streets at cioeh. ne
a ~ .,,,Ii he down Cooper to 9TH street, to
fo,., fou.e street to the ferries, around the
haiNs.. Trederal street, to Broadway, to
loop venue countermarching to kaighn's
a,a Fey 10 Haddon avenue, to Federal
49, hsen 10 East Camden, to the armory. The
s.ohInes will attain speed OF between lV
and lg miles per hour ana VIII CONSUME
= so,r and 80 minutes In the trip.
r,,,, officials will review the parade from
.i Soord of Trade rooms and award cash
ulS,ss uas 10 the best decorated machine, the
~, decorated machine driven by
s..sn and carrying women only the ma
s,,,o nregenting the most beautiful floral
ssacorations and the one best decorated In
.vs e,t, oolors blue and white. general
.rigQ
paebine of the four winners.
AZ o'clock tonight the Palace of In
..s,ries in the Sd Regiment Armory, at
SSnddon avenue and Mickle street, will be
sarmaIlv opened Many of the exhibits are
ssayIne exhibits, showing how Camden pro-
sncea 90 per cent. of the worlds supply OF
lifting pens the most paper boxes, the
rraotest number of gas mantles, over half
~ the whiting used in America, and many
o,ber Industrial triumphs of which the city
"a Justly proud.
Mayor Charles II. Ellis will offciate at
,bs exercises in the Palace. He will press
an electric button at o'clock which will
light up the thousands of incandescent
lamps strung out along the main streets of
he city and which will at the same time
light up the Exposition Palace and set all
ihe machinery in motion Following this
ceremony the Mayor and city officials will
inspect the various exhibits.
The celebration Is being conducted under
The auspices of the Camden Board of Trade
and committee of 200 business men. More
than $4,000 will be spent on the affair by
the time 1t comes to a close.
Tomorrow there will be no street demon
STATIONS, but on Saturday there will be
barade of fraternal organizations in which
10000 men will march. Sunday will be
observed as Civic Day in the Camden
churches May 23, "a and 25 will be known
as Exposition Sales Days, when merchants
throughout the city affiliated with the
movement will offer their merchandise to
the general public at bargain prices.
Thousands of papers published especially
for the occasion have been sent throughout
the county and State telling of the bargains
offered and where they may be purchased.
special committee will protect the buyer
as we'll as the seller and adjust any diff
ferences that may arise during those days.