The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-07-15
4th OfIuIy in Freehold

! The procession was formed at Mon
mouth Battle Monument Park, by
Major Henry l.. Jones, Marshal Of the
Day. His aides were Lieut.. Commander
John @. Clayton, Captain ID. s Car
ey, Lieut.. Harry Burke, and Lieut..
/ Vernon Statesir
The procession was composed as fol-
lows.
Marshal Jones' Mayor Peter F. Runyon,
o. the Chamber of Commerce Charles S. II.
Mount, aud other public officials.
Veterans OF the g.. A. r. in Automobiles
Veterans of Spanish War
Veterans Of World war
Float Depicting Grave OF Unknown Soldier
Freehold Borough Ambulance
Red Cross Nurses
Freehold Lodge Of Elks with Fife and Drum
Corps
Float Statue of American Flag
Daughters American Revolution
Knighis of Coium bus with, Band
Freehold Woman's Club with Drum Corps
Float Depicting Molly Pitcher at Monmouth
Minute Man samuel w Hankinsl
Daughters of Liberty
Freehold Fireman with Band
Fire Apparatus
The procession proceeded through
Court street to Main, and then down
Main to Broadway and countermarch-
ed up Main to Yard; thence to Broad
street; down Broad to Court, and was
disbanded in front of the Court House,
where the prizes were awarded.
The Judges were former Mayors
Holmes and Moreau, and Miss Mildred
Enright.
Three prizes were awarded for the
floats The first prize, a silver cup, was
awarded to the Woman's Club for their
float depicting Molly Pitcher at Mon
mouth. The float was worked up by
the president, Mrs. Charles r. Apple
gate, and her committee, following the
conception of anincident by an unknown
artist The float was mounted on an
automobile. A long rope which num-
Der of the women held, extended for
ward from the float. All of the members
wore white dresses and sunbonnets
made of lavender crepe paper.
The second prize, another silver cup
was awarded to the EIk's lodge Their
float depicted large American flag in
the form of monument mounted on a
white base. The whole was made of white
crepe paper flowers. Preceding the float
was the Elks Fife AMI Drum Corps and
about fifty local Elks. They wore white
flannel tr users, white sweaters, and
lavender and white caps.
The American Legion's float depicted
the tomb of the unknown soldier At
the head of the tomb was little girl
representing the Angle Of Peace. At
the de of the float, members Of the
Legion carried the legend on large
sticks, Peace to the Unknown Sol
der" This float wasps awarded third
prize, which was a five-pound box of
candy. About fifty members Aof the
Legion preceded the float and thew
were dressed uniformly in white shirts
and wore their steel helmets.
The local Knights of Columbus were
preceded by band from Asbury Park
Rt Rev. Monisgnor Kivelitz and Rev.
Edward Hell led about one hundred Of
the Knights, who were blue trousers,
white shirts, and lavenae r and white
hats, which bore the K of G., emblem
The Good VIII Band of Perth Am.
boy, played for the fire Department.
About fit five members Of the fire
company dressed in their new uni
forms, preceded six pieces of motorized
apparatus. One of these was Steamer
No, /, which has been in service So
years.
Chief Of Police DeVries preceded the
parade and directed the traffic.
Following the parade, Prof. w. M.
Smith delivered a patriotic address in
trout of the Court Houe.