Milford chronicle., 1932-08-05
SALISBURY IS NOW
READY FOR 2OOTH
NNIVERSARY
LCOntinned from First Pagsl

LCOHtiHHed from First Pagsl
70 nearly $50 churches of all demon
nations ON the Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula to attend the religious servic
and sacred concert to be held in tn,
natural amphitheater at Municipa
I Park, at seven o'clock Sunday even
| ing.
The speaker will be Rev. DR.
| Lewis Seymour Nudge, former Mod
orator of the Presbyterian Church
Il U. S. A, and now Stated Clerk of the
General Sessions, which is the high,
est executive position of the demon.
inatiOn. More than 10000 are eX-
pected at this feature of the pro
gram.
Immediately after the religious
services the huge electrically illum-
! mated Park will be unveiled. II
gives the Eastern Shore a colorful
spectacle to be seen only in the
largest metropolitan cities.
At three o'clock Monday afternoon
the celebration Will be officially
opened with short addresses by
State Comptroller William. S. .Gordy,
Jr., chairman of the Bicentennial
Commission, Mayor Wade H. Insley,
and Mayor John Sidney Rambridge,
of Salisbury, England. Following
this, a public reception will be held
at First Regiment ArmOry. Monday
evening a band concert is on the
program.
Mayor Rambridge, accompanied
by Councillor Alfred Bait, vice-presi-
dent of the Salisbury, England,
chamber of commerce, and the May
or's brother, Frank Rambridge, is
scheduled to arrive aboard the
Aquitania in New York Friday morn
ing of this week. They will be met
at the pier by a reception committee
/ from Salisbury, members of Mayor
Walkers official reception commit
| tee, representatives from the Mary
/ land Society of New York, the British
Consulate, the English Speaking So
cieites of Baltimore and New York.
Saturday, they will visit points of
interest in New York City and ar
rive in Salisbury Sunday afternoon.
Tuesday evening at o'clock, the
historical any symbolic pageant, re-
viewing two hundred years history
ton of the Eastern Shore, will be
presented in Municipal Park. A cast
of $50 men, women, and children,
have devoted several weeks to re-
hearsing the ten episodes. In the
event of inclement weather on Tues
day the pageant will be presented
Friday evening.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday respectively, the Maryland !
National Guard Air Squadron, the !
Naval Air Squadron, from Anacostia, |
and the Army Air Squadron, from |
Langley Field, Va, will visit the BIZ /
centennial. Weather permitting,
visit also is expeced by the giant
Naval Airship, the Akron.
Wednesday the program is devot-
ed to activities of the boys and girls
with numerous athletics contests and
aquatic sports on the program. In
the afternoon a junior Mayor, Coun-
Gil, and Police Department will be
in charge of the municipal govern
ment In the evening public ban
quet for the Fathers and Sons will
be held for 500 guests at the Arm
ory.
Thursday is the day of the big
parade. A procession four miles i'll
length has been planned, divided
into eight divisions. If rain should
prevent holding the parade Thurs
day afternoon, it will be held on the
first day the weather is favorable.
Friday is Harbor Day when the
craft in the harbor will be
inspected A morning concert by the
United States Marine Band, obstacle
canoe race and speed boat racing.
are ON the program.
Saturday is the horseshoe tourna-
nent with Eastern Shore Counties
competing with each other in the
the finals in tennis tourna-
nents for the Peninsula champion
ship in the afternoon. Many shore
owns have listed entries in the ten
lis tournaments which start on four
courts at the Normal School at three
o'clock, Sunday afternoon, August
'th.
Governor Ritchie will attend the g
on Wednesday, Thurs
lay and Friday. Mayor Rambridge
md the other guests of honor VIII
,e inthe city throughout the week. I
Among the additional attractions b
cheduled for the week will be a
elics exhibit and a school exhibit, a
ne half hour stunt flying from 2:SO C
0 500 o'clock each afternoon, and n
arrival attractions furnished each
vening by the goth annual fair OF s
he Salisbury Volunteer Fire Com S
anies.