Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-18
.FETE CELEBRATES
/ BRISTOL BIRTHDAY
N,ooth Anniversary Of Incorpora-
ton Begins With His )
toricaI Pageant
THOUSANDS SEE PARADE
ubotorraphs Of participants In the Bristol
oeciebration appear on the back page)

oeciebration appear on the back pnge)
historical parade in which 1000
reople will take part will be the open
Ing feature Of Bristol's celebration of
tbe ooOth anniversary of its incorpora-
tion as a borough, which begins today
and will continue through tomorrow and
Sunday. &
The parade. divided into ten histor-
ical divisions and thirty Ave exhibits.
ricturing the development Of the town
from the earliest Colonial times down
TO its activities in the late war, will
move at o'clock this afternoon.
Mayor Moore VIII Review the Parade
Bristol is beginning to hll with for
mer residents and visitors, and the
townspeople are prepared to-receive a
thousand guests for the celebration,
which will take on many of the aspects
of an "old home" occasion.
Doron Green il president Of the BIZ
centennial Anniversary Association and
his knowledge of Bucks county history
Is back of most Of the pageants and his
torica grosH that will be enacted.
ident Of the organization. Serrill ID.
Fine treasurer.
Incorporated in 1920
The Incorporation of the borough of
Bristol took place on November II,
100, when the charter with the ncces-
Bary letters patent was received from
England by the townspeople. This oc-
casion will be shown in several exhibits
Of the parade, in which will appear the
.af L,,r SoL L.,
Afinot ]. Hill ; the second burgess, i'm
personatcd by James II. Brooks. and
the first town council, depicted by the
Young Peoples Branch of the w. G.
T. I.
Walter +. Leedom will serve as chief
marshal Of this afternoon parade and
on his staff will be John Mckinley. w.
Tirman Young. Joseph B. Heating and
John Sackville.. G.. Morris Randall.
Morris Shields. Clarence Ruckman. W.
Albersson Haines. Joseph Wright, John
+. Betz. Joseph Gilardy. Louis Merolla
and Hugh Eastburn will act as aides
One of the features. Of the parade will
be the original coach in which Cen
eral Lafayette visited Bristol in 1924.
At that time he was accompanied by
members of the First City Troop Of
Philadelphia. and the old coach will be
under the escort Of half dozen city
troopers when it again passes through
the streets of Bristol this afternoon.
The old coach is in excellent condition,
the only improvements required being a
little shrinking of the axles and the
application of carriage grease.
The parade will be headed by
group of Algonquin Indians. depicted
BY the Bristol Tribe of Red Men and
visiting tribes.
Old Settlers Follow
Next will follow oarly English,
Dutch and Swedish settlers, as por-
t"ayed by the pupils of the Bristol High
School. The coming Of William Penn
and his followers in 1852 will be de-
pcted by the Bristol Council of the
Daughters Of America. Other exhibits
in the first division will show the first
postal system. Bristol chartered as
market town, and as the seat of JUS
tico Of Bucks county in 1905.
After the groups showing the charter
Ing Of the borough will come the first
stage wagons, the old Bristol fairs and
the founding Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church by Captain Webb, of the Eng
lsh army.
The third division will include Gen
eral Washington and his staff. the Bris-
tai company Of Continental militia and
'" N"h'f"h' VI iSnGlisH IlRut I1OTSp NaV-
airy. which made night attack on the |
town at the time the British held Phila-
delphia during the Revolutionary War, |
and sailors from the old Delaware river
feet.
The fourth division will be headed
BY a float depicting the Fashionable
Period. when the Bath Springs out
side of Bristol was one of the most
popular post Revolutionary watering
resorts. The Merchants Shpbuilding
Corporation of Hartman, n. j., will |
exhibit float showing old and new
methods of shipbuilding in Bristol. |
Whlch has always been known as a home
OF Shlpbuilding industry.
4, me opening of the Canal in 1924.
Ihe First Railroad in 1884 and the First
Public School in 1895. the Founding Of
~, Marks Parish in 1S45 and the First
firr Company will follow in the order
OF the parade. N''
Reproduce War Period
me Civil War period in Bristol's
hhhlorE VIII be represented by the mem
tt tsrs oil the Henry Clay Beatty Post of
;n ;ne ~, a; H.. Post slavery days. show
LIZ t tue development of colored citizen
r%,I' ora1 VIII he portrayed by various col
! !3.Su societies of the town. Bristol's
INDUSTRIAL development after the Civil
JiSdIl Msr VIII be shown by floats from the
oInerent manufacturing plants. The
GGonilng OF the Italians in 1876 viii be
Of the town. ''>''''''
BBrIstols part in the late world war
VIII be portrayed by the local Ameri.
tSn Sn rslo legion Post, the Legion Band of
~ f%r Wenty eighth Division and the Red
hrs;m, h'USs, Inc parade will end with the |
'"s'EtSS sf. men S floats and wagons.
boid idirI W. ihe parade reception will be
cert. III NH me Elks Home and band con-
N'rCS RS VIII follow in the evening.
Tomorrow, Fircmen's DayPw;I bs
peaoared ped by the annual parade Of the
n%:E r'LcE County Firemen's Association
toI t'Jn tori u meeting in convention in Bris-
itt?!nlght. There will be firemen' 3
ont ''i.lohS ,H and band concerts through
evening. 'ne oaS ana the
Reunions on Sunday
NJ, IN N Sunday there will be reunions in
mnsina, te churches and special services and
"ilSlcal programs. ''~'' anu
ExncniTieent departments Of the ceisbrstiooT oTr
man. Iosoc IMc committee: Doron Green chaIr.
Eas6 RS'oGS &sstSarSG' B GrTGSyi %syyi 6. ANDERSON,
dom ~, Ihomas Scott, Waiter n 1"a
ktatng 'N'" HiIkeson and Joseph b, |
ReceptMloTnr ReSI Marshal, sn, Walter F. Leedom.
man; T. y" y" committee: Thomas scott chsIr
ford X SSnrinG, Mm. II. Mccoy, Stans- |
Munster and IId"JSn; JSm;oEI T. W; Minister. Pember:on
chsrmSnaG"e commIi,e"e,: e, MgSSaey goseeyS c,nn,
J. AGcRer % l. Dr. ARTSerson; Thomas rss%Sy. seotyy..
IWSmeSs Beniamn nj JoSrsoGn mS C. tLec9mRte, II. ]. |
''Vr VIM, E, DeGroot. John, JOIN, T.
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