Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading
Official Program of Events
For Thursday, October 4th, 1923
Morning–Reception to Distinguished Visitors at Court House at 12 o’Clock
Afternoon–Firemen’s Parade at 2 o’Clock
Chief Marshal: John F. Ancona
Division Marshals
1st Division: Rainbow, Charles A. Hofses
2nd Division: Junior, Dr. Robert Strasser
3rd Division: Reading Hose, Albert E. Springer
4th Division: Neversink, Walter A. Schuyler
5th Division: Friendship, Leedan R. Conklin
6th Division: Liberty, Peter B. Weidner
7th Division: Washington, James Ferguson
8th Division: Keystone, Harry Y. Miller
9th Division: Hampden, George B. Pfeiffer
10th Division: Marion, Charles F. Lash
11th Division: Riverside, Milton W. Kline
12th Division: Schuylkill, John S. Peifer
13th Division: Union, Samuel Babst
14th Division: Oakbrook, John Palm
15th Division: Veterans’ Historical Division, Geo. W. Meiran
Route of the Parade
Start at Fourth and Penn streets, east on Penn to Fifth, to Pine, to Fourth, to Bingaman, to Fifth, to Penn, to Perkiomen Avenue, to Twelfth and Franklin, countermarch on Perkiomen Avenue to Eleventh, to Windsor, to Ninth, to Washington, to Sixth, to Elm, to Fifth, to Penn and dismiss.
Evening–Nothing Scheduled.
Source: Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading, PA, and the 150th Anniversary of the Reading Volunteer Fire Department Sept. 30th to Oct. 6th 1923, ed. by the Chairman of the Publicity Committee, Reading, PA, 1923, p. 73.
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