Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-27
11,000 MUMMERS
TO Be IN PARADE
New Years Mardi Cras viii
Be Biggest Ever"
Is Tip
Il CLUBS ARE ENTERED

The best and biggest ever as the
slogan Of the approaching Mardi Gras
Of the North. the annual New Year
mummcrs' parade. Monday morning,
will be more than substantiatcd. when
600 froliccrs and gambolers. repre-
senting twenty one different clubs and
associations. will engage in their Gus.
tomary hilarious and colorful display.
Considering 'hc fact last years pa =
rade saw only the participation of four
teen shooters clubs. the Forthcoming
parade may well BE- pnuged ns 90 the
numerical display. And ms for the range
and variety Of costumes. the li;tle ad Z.
vance information leaking out from the
various club headquarters gives promise
Of some; hing as startling and impressive
as has ever been seen on similar oCca /.
sions in the past.
The keen competition between the
various mummers' organizations. al
ways pronounced. this year has brought
about an air of almost unbrenkable
secrecy.
Liberty Club Has 1000
In point of numerical strength. the
Liberty Club. according TO what has
been made known 30 Jar. Will lead ali
the shooters clubs. with some 2000
members in line. when the parade starts
out from Broad and Porter streets at
9 30 O'Clock New Years morning. In
cludcd in this unit will be five bands
and eighteen floats. while the Charles
Klein New Years Association will set
forth with 100 men in line in three
brigades and with four bands.
The Daniel r. Oswald Club. accord .
ing to their captain. will have 1900
frOlicking members in the parade in
nine briyadps and with four bands and
ten special features.
From Camden will come another OF
the big organizations. the Camden
Clowns. who announce they will have
1900 men capable Of competing point
by point with the best from this city
while the League Island New Year As.
socintion. composed Of navy yard men,
will traverse tho route from Porte,
street north to Columbia avenue SIC
strong.
The Frank Collins Club has arranged
to have 500 men parade in GlitterinG
and colorful rcgalia. while one of tho
noted fancy clubs. the LObsters. will bt
along with 600 men, one brigade and
three bands.
AS the oldest shooters organization
in the city, founded twenty years ago
the Silver Crown. will bc the first IL
line. and when the head of the column
moves, 500 members and three bands
will he in line. Though the display OF
costumes and floats in general will be
along established lines. many new fea
lures have been provided for by thu
various organizations.
Monster Cape TO Appear
Que club. however. 1t was learned
will appear with n monster cape. 15C
feet long and forty feet wide, whicl
has just been completed by Mrs. r.. T.
Murphy. 1919 East Passyunk avenue.
For several months Mrs. Murphy. who
has been specializing in munmers' COS
tunes over since the parade was first
inaugurnted. has been busily mt WORK
with a staff Of women helpers for srv.
eral months past, and fifteen girls were
required to work Ht once on the giant
cape.
Folded up it requires dozen mer
to carry it. while Monday morning
when it will be unfurlcd in all H.
spiendor it will take 80 men to carry
it along the limo Of march. Another
feature Of the display will be costume
Of pearls weighing seventy pounds and
which will be worn by Edward Harris
of 2SOS Ormes street, who will march
with the Klein organization. To com
plete the costum" il required nearly
5000 pearl buttons Of all sizes.
\ new feature Of the parade will be
the participation Of tho Joseph A.
Fcrko Club string band. which has
been joined by many old time New Year
shooters. "Joc'' i'crko being II vet :
eran hummer himself. The band will
have between 100 and 125 men in line
The Bumpernickle Music Band. OF
Scranton. will be another new entry and
will compete in the comic group, while
the Haseman string band will be on
hand with eighty five members. Among
some Of the "oldtimers" who will be
along. making up in display what they
may lack in numbers. will be the Silver
Crown. led by Captain Jimmie Nc
Lindsay, and the Jack Hines Old q.
Timers who will have something to sur :
prise the on!oobors. They will be
headed by their popular captain, Ber- =
nard Dougherty.