Frederick civic parade marks centennial celebration crowd in colorful pageantry
Frederick’s Centennial and Home Coming Committee staged a parade through Market to North Market, with trimmed autos, floats, and civic groups led by Everest Harding as chief marshal. The Yellow Springs Band and U D C units joined, while the Maryland Historical Society and local clubs showcased artifacts including the Minden boat box. Evening events featured a costume ball at the Armory and a well attended fraternal ball powered by Hanover Band and Braddock Heights Orchestra. Scouts aided crowd control as weather cleared for a 3 pm parade duration.
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Yellow Springs
Market Gné
Ket Street
Dixie
Meredith Staub
Armory
Hanover Band
Braddock Heights
Boy Scoute
Frederick native visits after 25 years near Harper’s Ferry
Mrs. Hir am Keefer of Baltimore and Mr. T Grayson Haller of Clinton Iowa tour Frederick with Mrs C C Carty on East Patrick Street. Haller, a former Chicago and North Western employee, recalls boyhood haunts and notes dramatic changes in the city since his last visit. He served with the Independent Riflemen during John Brown raid days but was blocked from service by deafness.
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Frederick
Hiram Keefer
Baltimore
T. Grayson Haller
Clinton
Iowa
C. C. Carty
East
Patrick-street
Halller
Low
Halter
Admiral Schley
East Church Street
Independent Riflemen
W. W. Saunders
John Ritchie
Jon T. Sion
United
John Brown
Han ‘Per’s Ferry
Monday's Key Day in Frederick for Senator Pittman address
Senator Key Pittman visits Frederick on Monday as part of Klondiker era, with a city school children demonstration and a 5000-voice nationwide Star Spangled Banner sing at Mt Olivet Cemetery led by Mary Steckel Burck. Local pastors urged county choirs to participate, plus a large human flag planned. First Centennial week accident reported at Market and South streets involving a bicycle rider and a boy. Fountain Mills school consolidation petitions circulate among patrons. Mrs. Margaret Cassin Gladman of Washington visiting aunt Mrs. Laura Chapline. Say you saw it in The News.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Key
City
Key Pittman
Mary Steckel-Burck
Burck
Tequesta
Mt. Olivet
Market
South Streets
Harry J. Buck
Charles McAbee
Lime Kite
H. B. Clark
Last Service At Heights By Dr Winbigler Speaker
Braddock Heights September 12 Dr Charles F Winbigler to speak at the song service tomorrow night in the auditorium last of the season Mr A E Biser to be musical director program includes hymns psalms creed and prayers with an address on Peace by Dr Windigler.
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Winbigler
Braddock Heights
Charles F. Winbigler
A. E. Biser
Charles F. Windigler
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Minden
Mprederick
Richard VP. Ross
Centennial Compittve
Empire Machine
Crentrelly
Hood College
Frederick County Free Library
Mr. T. G. Haller Way
Admirht ’Éhiey
Mahy
Ferry
Joh Brown
May
Fountain
Mis
Liberty School
Fountain Mills
Margaret Cassin Gladman
Washington
Laura Chapline
West Third Street
Graddock Heights
Tannhauser
Wagner
Overture
Raymond
Thomas
Verdi
Cerereate Tobani
Lincks
Aucliffe
Huft
Irving &. Biser
Heights
Nibrab
James E. Colliflower
Vs. Callflower
Miles Grace Lynch
Margaret Harbin
Ruth. Herriott
Clair Fairbanks
New York
Fairbanks
Edna B. Garfield and Son
Mfrs
R. E. Wines
H. Wines
Miss Wines
D.W. Herriott
Clyde Shade
Ruth Herriott
Jessie Herriott
Harry Latimer
John Costello
Ming Alice Pennington
Washington, D. C
Thomas Hines
J. Hines and Son
Spencer Merrick
Crampton
Mrs. Rice and Sons
Miss Cook
Mr. Cook
Miss Beard
Sheeley
Mr. Gillespie
Edna Amsters
Misa Mabel Armstrong
Misa Mabel Armstrong, Mra. J. Maulpin
Misa Helen Herbert
Frank Harbin
Labor Day
J. A. Harbin
Thomas F. J. Maguire
Jefferson Boulevard
Mizena
Benet
Harner’s Drug Store
Murry
Tvac
Mustin
Comforts
Bcrses
Karl E Jacobson
South Market Street
Maryland
Guttars
Seicide Deligers
Buick
Palace of Manis
Robert A. Kemp
Adel
Birety
Fahrney
D. Fahrney
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