Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-07-05
BIG PARAOES.
FEATURED
Automobiles in Morning.
Civic in Afternoon.
BOTH A SUCCESS
Thousands of People Watched the
Two Parades That We're rlade
Yesterday.

The BridgetDn Commercial League
yesterday presented two parades in
its Fourth of July celebration, and
thousands of people watched and en-
joyed both features. The parades
were dignified wholly in keeping
with the patriotic spirit of the peo-
pie in these war times, and the great
conflict was brought to attention in
both of the Unconstitutional the
morning with the floats provided by
the Red Cross Society and in the af-
ternoon by the marching soldiers of
Company K now recruited to it's full
war strength
The automobile parade in the morn
irg comprised more than one hundred
machines. All of them carried patri-
otto decorations, and the City Band
headed the procession in the large
truck of the Cox e Sons Company.
In the parade, riding in another
truck; were the Wesley Memorial M.
E. Drum Corps.
Following the car in which were
President Walter H. Bacon of the
Commercial League, and Harry H.
Hanklns, chairman of the auto par
ade committee, came a large delega-
ton of the Bridgeton Merchants AS
sociation. Each of their cars carried
a merchants banner and decorations
Of the association colors, green and
white. Then came car after car with
their occupants. No attempt was
made with elaborate decorations, but
Old Glory was much in evidence.
The big striking feature of the auto
parade were the floats of the Red
Cross, the ladies of the Society being
in the uniform of the Society and
making bandages and dressings for
wounded The pictures were impress
sive and there was hand clapping all
along the line. In one of the Red
Cross cars was DR.. E. S. Corson in
full army uniform.
In the Afternoon
One of the most impressive, digni-
fed parades ever made anywhere was
that of the afternoon, when hundreds
of people marched the length of Com
merce Street to the West Jersey Aca-
DENY. Striking and effective was
every division and there was patri-
otic enthusiasm demonstrated the
length of the line
All along the line of the parade
were thousands of people. Not We
hicle was standing the entire length
of the parade. The police regula-
tions were perfect.
James w. Trenchard, ESQ.,, was
marshal of the parade and he had
about him mounted aids. The forma-
tion and the parade itself was per-
fectly handled.
The Bridgeton Concert Band head
ed the line, and then came the boys
in khaki, Company K under the COM
mand of Capt. Coyle. In full war
strength, excellently drilled, the
young men marched like veterans
and appeared to be resolutely ready
for the important service they are to
face. All along the line they were
applauded.
The City Concert Band headed tne
large troops Of Boy Scouts, the SOL
diers of the future. These boys are:
well drilled sand disciplined and
marched with soldierly bearing.
They preceded the Camp Fire Girls
in uniform and the young ladies made
a splendid impression.
The uniformed rank of the Knights
of Pythias were feature.
The Vineland Concert Band came
next in line, followed by a large
delegation of the officers and employ
ees of the Martin Dyeing and Finish
ing Company, Douglass Taylor. mas
sive in fiugre, marched at the head
Of the line impersonating Uncle Sam
and the men carried great, beauti-
full flag. 25x50 feet.
The Wesley Drum Corps headed the
Ferracute workmen and officials, each
man carrying a Japanese umbrella.
Then came the members of the
Bridgeton Commercial League, fol-
lowed by G. A. R. veterans in auto
mobiles, the only vehicles in line.