Evening journal., 1922-01-02
PENN'S GROVE
HOUSES
Many Visiting Firenel
Honor Liberty Company
At Housing Exercises
STREET PARADE
FEATURE OF DAY
sneclal to The Evening Journal

opening Of the celebration was held
up for nearly two hours, by an
alarm Of fire sent in just as the
parade with which the celebration
was to have been opened, was about
to start The local company ac-
companied by the visiting fremen.
responded to the alarm and put out
the ire. The line OF parade was
again formed in front OF the new
City Han, al the corner of Main
and state streets. In the evening
there was a mummers' parade.
At $50 o'clock the parade start
ed over the following line OF
march which was completed at
o'clock: East on Main to Broad,
south on Broad to Maple avenue,
east on Maple avenue to Railroad
countermarch to Broad. north on
Broad to Railroad. countcrmarch
to Main, West ON Main to Railroad:
dismissed. Judges stand at Borough
Hall
Those in line were delegates rep
rescnting the Salem City Fire De
partment headed by the Salem City
band and FIRE engine, followed by
the Biilingsport company and en-
cine. The Swcdcsboro fire company
accompanied by its engine and a
band was the next in line follow
ed rhy the Carney's Point Wood
bury and the Penn's Grove COM
sca Each of the latter two COM
H,iies was accompanied by "A ban.
T4c penn's Grove Company was
'frrrredied with having the best 1f-
aran in line. by the judgcs bl,
they were the entertainins COM
ane they were not considrrnl %
rnd'ng the prizes. The Eihngs-
company was awarded ine prig 2
tuaking the best anpcaraace an
the Woodbury. Company FOR
4nr the best apparauGg salem
rany for furni7hinv the best
the Woodhury company for
ir the greatest d.siancc and tho
fcys Point COMPANY FOR having
e greatest nrW5Cr in line. A nap
ba awarded re Bridgeport Com.
lowir be aear ling OF the sew
rtiz Former Mayor Warren
~ oi SALEM made the ad-
the l0 lsion. during which
e dme Of the develop
fire Aghting in this borough.
" Charles f. duBen. former
~ the Church OF our Mcrciful
or on Maple avenue. and Fire
f.f r. J. O'Conner. OF Carney's
oia Company. also made addresses
the Judges stand at the corner
.f tlaln and state streets
history OF the fire fighters OF
khis. borough was an interesting bit
pf experience filled with many ups
tnd. downs A synopsis follows.
In the year 1895, a few citizens
,f Penn's Grove. which was
then a town OF about 1000 inhabit-
ants formed a Hook and ladder
! Company for fire protection for the
| town As the only place they had
. to keep their apparatus was on a
vacant lo,. corner Main and Oak
streets. their ladders and buckets
~ere. soon stolen and interest in the
company was lost
After the big fire, corner Main
ana Penn streets. October g. 1901
when several buildings we're destroy
ed. new interest was taken, and a
bucket brigade was formed.
March IS. 1905, a meeting was
L held in the Mayors office, when d
- hreicompany was organized and on.
kers elected. The Paullin property
- orner Penn and Harmony streets
1 WAS rented TO be used as a fire
4 house
4 The company continued TO TAKE
more interest. and from time 4,
time added improvements to then
n hre. lighting equipment, until Aprl
4 10. 1921, when the Borough Council
4 took over the present members o
the. hre company with their appa
ratus. which was moved into thei
quarters in the new Borough Hal
building. twenty-five new member
were added to the company. ant
through the efforts OF Council a ney
Anerican LaFrance 75t gallon tripi
ombination pumper and chemica
VAS ordered. to be housed Decem
fi~ i. 1921, making Penn's Grov
nong the leaders for fire fghtin
aipment.
At o'clock Saturday evenin
first mummers parade in recen
ars was held. Red lights carrie
the paraders and lights dispiaye
many residents along the rout
march, brightly lighted the mai
roughfares Of the town.
variety Of costumes, both fame
comical, were worn by those +
The feature OF the parade wa
buck decorated with bunting an
itaining a barrel with a woode
&got in the end. 1t bore the fo
Wing Inscriptions: 1T is 1921
Nillr and My Moonshine." wen
Love You stili.
H. IL. Peachey, chief clerk OF IN
Technical Laboratory OF the Dy
Works, representing Maggie" an
JAMES Dempsey impersonatin
"Jiges." also made a hit with IA
crowds that were assembled alon
the line of march. The third ilos
getting considerable applause was a
express wagon. containing a sectio
OF garden hose and several seashoi
sand containers, bearing the word
'Turnerville Fire Department"
The program for the day w;
concluded with a theatrical produ,
tion in the dupont Club house
South Penn's Grove.
To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative BROMO OUININE tai
lets The genuine bears the signatu