Palisadian., 1924-08-08
PARADE AND BLOCK DANCE OF THE
BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION Event
WITHOUT equal IN BORO'S HISTORY
Parade Brilliant Procession and Many Attractive Floats
Were in Line; Esberg Gets Silver Cup c. J. Leeger
Co. $40 Gold Piece and Fairvew Civic Club SIS in
Gold; Several Fine Speeches; A Happy Evening for
All Cliffside Park

The officers and members of the
Cliffside Business Mems Association
deserve unlimited praise for the
splendid effort they put forth to give
the lower section of the borough the
finest parade and social evening it
has ever enjoyed.
Over 1000 happy people came from
miles around to witness the parade
and enjoy the block dance on Pali-
sade avenue in Cliffside on last We'd
nesday night 1t was success from
every standpoint and an event that
will long be remembered
The parade started promptly at
$50 O'Clock at the Borough Hall, and
to the strains of Carughi's band
marched amid the flare of red lights
down Palisade avenue to Hudson
Heights, then over to Anderson ave-
nue., through Fairview to Walker
street, back to Palisade avenue and
up to Grantwood as far as Grant ave-
nue..
Holden, high diver of Palisade Amuse-
ment Park, with his Irish setter; next
came the Cliffside Park police, then
Carughi's band, the beard of directors
of the Cliffside Bank and the Title
and Surety Company, the Cliffside
Park Bus Mems Association, Fairview
Civic Club, the Fairview Board of
Council and the Marmet Athletic
Club. The Grantwood fire department
and many private citizens dec rated
their autos.
Many attractive floats prepared by
the business men, and literally hun
dreds of prettily decorated autos were
in the procession.
committee comprised of George
M. fucker, S. Smith and A. Hubbard
picked the three best floats, and the
prizes were awarded as follows:
First prize of silver cup to William
Eisberg of Fairview, whose float rep
resented an iceberg, and was most
unusual and attractive; the second
prize of ten-dollor gold piece went
to C. ]. Leeger & Co., whose float de-
picted a modern bathroom, and the
third prize of a five-dollar gold piece
to the Fairview Civic Club, whose
float was an especially pretty ar
rangement of American standards.
The opening speech of the evening
was made by the president of the as
sociation, and he praised the progress
Of the community for the la, twenty
five years and explained what a big
part cooperation had played in the up
building of the town and it's business
institutions.
Seymour Sears made fine speech
in which he emphasized the important
part that individuals take in the MAX
ing of real community, and he stress
ed the human side of community life
as compared with such inanimate
things as buildings, trees, etc.
B. Duncan McClave made a speech
that was we'll received, pointing out
the opportunity local mercb arts have
for service. He told of a personal ex-
believer in the buy at home" thought.
He said, in addition to many other
good things, that more home buying
meant that the merchants would be
able to carry larger and better stocks.
Mayor Marini delivered an address
and opened his remarks with a few
pleasantries and said he was delighted
to see so many familiar faces in the
crowd. He elaborated on the thought
of cooperation, telling what truly big
things it had and could accomplish
George Fucker acted as the master
of ceremonies in fine style, and Mr..
Fucker did no end of work in connec-
tion with the affair. All of the officers
worked hard, and Mrs O'Neill, Mrs.
Nielsen, Mr. Kissel and Mr.. Crown
were especially active. Oscar Crown,
one of Cliffside's oldest merchants,
was the chairman of the committee in
charge of arrangements.
The dancing continued to a late
hour, and both young and old took
part. Carughi furnished the music.
To use an old expression, it can be
said that "a good time was had by all, ,"
ard the affair was credit to the bor-
ough and to those who were RESPONSE
BILE for it, A closer relationship be-
tween the buying public and these en-
terprising home merchants should re-
c,11t