Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
White Horse Pike
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Everywhere the motorists we're accorded
greetings of tableaux and pretty girls
Colonel George l.. Burton, chairman
OF the New Jersey Highway Commits.
sion, officially dedicated the new road
way BY removing the last bit Of earth
from the pike ut City Line. Camden, at
80 o'clock.
Queens Form Human Gate
The queens formed "human gate
across the pike at Park avenue and
White Horse. \ silk ribbon was
stretched across tho pike and held by
the queens. When the head Of the
| parade reached the scene. Colonel Bur
ton cut the ribbon in half in the middle
Of the roadway, and the girls swung
back, representing u gate.
/. The line then proceeded to Harmon
ton, and pretty ceremonies were carried
out in each town as a welcome to the
motorists.
Collingswood was the first town n,
greet the parade. 4 human gate of
pretty girls greeted the procession at
welcome columns. Placards Of whits
horses were displayed literally along the
pike. and property owners had festooned
their homes in national colOrs. In fact,
the whole pike from Camden to Ham
monton was an avenue of bunting and
flags.
Audubon and Haddon Heights both
erected welcome arches and had human
gate Of pretty girls to welcome the cars.
harrington was gaily dressed in ma
tional colors for the occasion,
At Magnolia the procession was
erected by welcome children. waving
flags. The Magnolia Military Band and
hn oh L., Al
home of Mayor Thomas a. Graham.
Laurel Springs also accorded cor.
dial greeting to the pageant. School
children waved a welcome ut White
Horse Pike and Paramount avenue.
where grand stand was erected.
Unique Program at Stratford
'Stratford had one of the most unique
programs along the pike. Miss STRAIT
ford was seated on the veranda of the
White Horse Hotel, after which the
pike was named more than Il century
ago, surrounded by a bevy OF Colonial
danes.
At Berlin 500 school children lined
the sidewalks and waved n greeting to
the parade with American flags. Atco,
Chesilhurst. Winslow and Elm were
finely decorated for the occasion and
had special exercises.
The Camden County queens left the
line at Berlin. and were whisked down
tho Blue Anchor road to Hammonton,
in order to reach that town before the
parade.
They were welcomed at Hammonton
by Miss Atlantic County" Miss Pearl
Hilda Sorden, Of Hamlnonton, riding u
white horse. She also welcomed the
pageant and turned over the key Of
Atlantic County to Charles +. Wise,
chairman OF the White Horse Pike
Celebration Committee.
Miss Atlantic city" Miss Theresa
Wood, named by Mayor Bader, was
welcomed by Miss Hammonton." Miss
Florence Picken. Miss Atlantic
Counts" maids of honor were Miss
Ruth and Marjorie Wcscdtt. sisters.
Miss Hammonton's" maids of honor
were Miss Louise NJ. Pa!lhurst and Miss
Grace Pinto. Miss Julia Hess was
Miss Egg Harbor city" and Miss
Emma Decker. Miss South Egg Har-
bOr."
The parade proceeded through Belle.
vue avenue. Hammonton, the heart Of
the business section. and south on the
old White Horse pike to Da Costa,
where the old road joins the new. The |.
procession turned to the left oil the
new road and sped back to Camden
for the big dinner in the Court House
tonight.
Miss First Ward, Florence Tromer:
Miss Second Ward. Agnes NJ. Cotter: |
Miss Third Ward, Anna v. Hamilton
Miss Fourth Ward, Mary II. Dobbino |
Miss Filth Ward, Virginia di PaOlo ]