Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-06

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The etching is made from photographs
partly through. 1t meant quick job
with pick and crowbar when Governors
Sproul and Edwards were ready to ex-
crcise their muscles. They would have
had hard task otherwise. for the pier
is solidly built.
Only a structure built for heavy car
goes could have withStoOd the weight Of
the thousands OF spectators, closely
packed, who watched the ceremony.
Crowd Breaks Past Bounds
The crowd outside gave n mighty for
ward heave when the speeding motor
cycles of the official party'S advance
guard swung from Market street north
into Delaware avenue a few minutes
after 3 O'Clock.
The thousands on the sidewalks burst
their bounds and overflow ed into the
street, eager for Il glimpse Of the Gov
crnOrs and Mayors, the commissioners
and other guests rs they stepped from
their automobiles. The mounted traf-
tic men rode their horses into the crowd,
slowly pressing them back. Cheer after
cheer greeted the executives Of city and
State.
When they hnd left the cars the mem
hers Of the official party lined up whiI"
newspaper photographers clicked their
cameras. Governors Sproul and Ed
wards posed alone with the silver
plated pick and crowbar with which the
first plankS were to be pricd away. The
precious implements were taken to the
pier by Joseph X. Costello. secretary
of the Bridge Commission. who carried
the pick. and Charles II. Bacon, the as
Sistant secretary, who was intrusted
with the crOwbar.
Governors Do Real Work
AS the Governors posed with pick
and crowbar two voices in the crowd
were raised in the simultaneous shout
'Jt's the first time they ever did that. y
The Governors looked at each other
and laughed. Governor Sproul replied
under his bresth: Il was brought up
on this
As the official party passed slowly
down the aisle friends near the rope
leaned out and shook hands with them.
There were cheers for the Governors,
and a cheer for State Treasurer Snyder.
The official party took places at the
front of the 'Grandstand' AT the ex
treme end of the pier Senator ED"
Ware sat with contingent of Ware
CounCilmen. all in n row.
Governor Sproul dragged chair for
ward to his place at the front of the
platform, remarking, The chairman
Is going to sit down during the cere-
monies.
The Governor then turned to the
crowd and asked it to sing a song,
even without notes" The Police
Band played the preliminary bars Of
America. and the great audience
took up the song with a fervor that
made the high rafters of the pier ring.
At s :45 o'clock this morning NJ the
Bellevue -Strutford Governors Sprou
and Edwards stepped into motorcQrs
to go to Camden for big parade there
at g. opening the days events. This
was followed by an enthusiastic parade
in Philadelphia.
The full membership of the Delaware
River Bridge Commission, with the
bridge executives, the Board Of Engi-
special guests, rode In nearly score
Of automobiles from tie hotel to the
river front.
Governors Lead Procession
In the first automobile sat Governor
Sproul, Governor Edwards and United
States Senator Edge, of New Jersey.
The second car carried Mayor Moore.
MapOr Ellis and Vice Chairman Bar =
low, Of the commission. In the third
car rode DR.. KrauSkopf, Dean Fitz-
gerald and Or. Jones, In the follow
ing car we're Bridge Commissioners
Smith, Snyder, Lewis and Adams then
Commissioners Weglelu, Stevens, JEFF
ries and Shay; in the sixth car Com
m!ssioners Gallaher. Noyes, Boettger
and Boyle.
Counsel for tho Bridge Commission
Robert Gawthrop, Colonel Fred Tay-
lor Pusey, Emerson Richards and City
Solicitor Smyth, occupied the seventh
car, In the eighth were Rear Admiral
Mutton. commandant At the Philadelphia
Navy Yard; his executive officer, Com
mander Simpson, and United States
engineers.
In the next car we're the bridge
executives. Mr.. Costello, secretary Mr.
Bacon, assistant secretary; Edward
Edwards, Jr., treasurer, and John F
Whitaker, assistant treasurer. Th'
engineer Of the bridge and assistant on
glncers, Ralph l. Modjeski, Laurence
4. Ball and Clemen L. Chase, followed
in another car. Then came the assist
ant engineers and consulting engi
ncers, and finally the automobile
carrying the commissions guests.
Bridge Model on Float
Before the cars left the Bellevue
Stratford organizations participating
in the parades in Philadelphia anC
Camden were lined up along the tive
water fronts in the order in which the!
marched later.
Just north of Market street was sta
toned the Delaware River Bridge float
the only Philadelphia fiOat in the Cam
den parade. 1t Is a large and striking
model of the great bridge as 1t will lool
when completed. North along Delawar
avenue as far as Vine street were
detachment of sailors from the Nav,
Yard, the Philadelphia Fire Depart
Inent Band. a battalion Of the Nationa
Guard of Pennsylvania, q troop Of tn
Stnte police mounted, the Philadelphi
Police Band, company of city patrol
men on foot and four troops Of mounte
patrolmen.
The Camden parade. over, the Phila
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