Milford chronicle., 1940-10-25
BIG HALLOWEEN
CELEBRATION
HERE OCTOBER 81
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During the announcement, and In.
troductory periods a loud speaker
system operated by Frank v. o
Reedy of Milford, will carry the pro
gram to sll parts Of the main streets
The parade will form on Lake
View avenue and move sharply at
2 p. m.
The following will be the line OF
march: West on Lake View avenue
to Walnut street; south on Walnut
street to East Second street; east on
East Second street to Fisher avenue;
north on Fisher avenue to East
Front street; west on East Front
street to Walnut; north on Walnut
to West Front street; west on West
Front street to the Boulevard.
The bands and highlights of the
parade will separate at Railroad ave-
nue. and West Front street, and will
congregate on Walnut street and the
Plaza Square. No parking will be
permitted on the main thOroughfare
all during the evening. Walnut street
will be reserved FOR this feature
Ample parking space in the muni-
cipal parking lot and other places
will be provided for visitors. There
will be space to park 500 cars in the
city lots with police protection.
The parade will be led by the state
police, and will be in the following
order: Marshals, Lieutenant-C Colonel |
W. E. Lank and Captain Anthony S. |
Summers; Milford Police Depart |
Rent; honorary guests, including |
the states political candidates and
mayors of Delaware towns and Will
mington: Milford band mummers
division; commercial division; dec
GRATED autos; farm float division;
school floats: fraternal organiza-
tons. and clubs; fire companies.
The forming of the parade will be
as follows; Honorary section on
Lake avenue. facing Railroad avenue
in charge of Harry ]. PettyjOhn;
mummers division on Lake avenue,
south of Clark avenue, in charge of
Chuck Wright; commercial divis-
ion on Clark avenue, facing Lake av-
enuc, in charge of James Abbott and
James HOlZmuelleT decorated autos
IN Seaberry avenue, facing Clark
avenue, in charge of Harlan Jester;
farm division on South Walnut
street, facing Clark avenue, in
charge of Roland Parker; second
fiOa' on the South side of Eugenia
avenue, facing Walnut street in I
charge of William Chandler; frater-
nal organizations and clubs on the s
north side of Eugenia avenue. fac
ing South Walnut street in charge
of John Hallett; fire companies on
Jefferson avenue, facing South Wal |
nut street in charge of Harry Lin
dale
An officer will be stationed at ev-
cry corner along the line of parade,
and adequate police protection has
heen provided. ;
To provide for the comfort of
hose attending many of the Mil {
ford stores will be open before and
after the parade. Make all arrange /
lnents now to attend the celebration ,
in Milford next Thursday evening.
and see the biggest Halloween cell {
that Delaware has ever a
known. Il
The parade is open to you and you h
IRE invited to participate. Remem- h
Der the date, Thursday. October 81. q
i the evening should be stormy then "
he following night
The committee on arrangements E,
s composed of Mayor Edward C. p
lvans, former Mayor Norman L. D
former Mayor Harry J. q
'ettyjOhn, City Manager Charles E. s,
tanning. Captain of Police Wilson nj
!oore: directors of publicity. John II
; Steward and Robert H. Yerkes; te
onmittee in charge of judges, Miss dc
Elizabeth V. Carlisle, chairman.
John P. Steward, local newspaper -
len and chairman of the advertising -
composed the following 4
DnDet in honor of the occasion:
III Oh your old grey bonnet
nth the brightest ribbon on ii
ull your Lizzie" out of the shade.
ell Milford you're a coming,
nd help set things a humming
! the big Halloween parade.
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