Official Program of the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of Reading

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.

This book contains mostly lists of names, photographs of people and places, and advertizing.

Note: This is a table of contents to the files that are posted here. The book does not have a table of contents.

• Reading and Berks county officials
• Charles H. Hunter, President, 175th Anniversary Committee
• J.H. Reichert, Manager, Reading's 175h Anniversary
• Cyrus T. Fox, Honorary Secretary and Historian, 175th Anniversary Committee
• Levi W. Mengel
• Executive Staff, 175th Anniversary Committee
• Honorary Vice Presidents of the 175th Anniversary Committee
• Executive Committee
• General Committee
• Reception Committee, Patriotic and Historic Committee, Boy Scout Committee, Motorcycle Committee
• Advertising and Publicity Committee, Ministerial Committee, and Military Committee
• Women's Committee and Industrial Committee
• Finance Committee, Historic Exhibits Committee, Medical Committee, and Accommodations Committee
• Fraternal Committee
• Decorations Committee, Insignia Committee, Floral Committee, Radio Committee, and Bus Transportation Committee
• Pageant Executive Committee, Social Committee, Transportation Committee, and Fireworks Committee
• School Parade Committee
• Firemen's Committee, Illumination Committee, and Traffic Regulations Committee
• Italian Historical Committee and Polish Historical Committee
• Public Library and Berks County Jail
• Berks County Court House and United States Post Office
• Museum and Art Gallery and Boys' High School
• Girls' High School and New Junior High School
• City Hall and the new Reading Hospital
• Program of Events for Sunday, September 30, 1923
• Program of Events for Monday, October 1, 1923
• Program of Events for Tuesday, October 2, 1923
• Program of Events for Wednesday, October 3, 1923
• Program of Events for Thursday, October 4, 1923
• Program of Events for Friday, October 5, 1923
• The Pagoda and the Wyomissing Club
• YMCA and YWCA
• Penn Street Bridge and Bingaman Street Bridge
• "Anchor in Reading" and the "Horseshoe Curve"
• Aerial view of Reading and Perkiomen Avenue Filtering Plant
• "Reading," a poem by H. Luther Frees
• Contrasting the Old and the New
• A Bit of History Regarding the Southeast Corner of Third and Penn Streets Nearly 100 Years Ago
• Reading's first street car and one of the latest type street cars
• Penn Square circa 1876 and circa 1923
• The original Penn Street bridge and the bridge circa 1923
• Readings first and current police forces
• Textile Macine Works and Berkshire Knitting Mills
• The Narrow Fabric Company and a birdseye view of the Wyomissing Industries
• The First Mayor of Reading, Peter Filbert
• First Locomotive and the latest type locomotive used by the Reading
• Music Committee and A Brief History of Music in Reading
• Bell that Hung in Old Court House in Penn Square
• Three Generals (Muhlenberg, Gregg, and Liggett)
• The Reading Fair and its Origin
• Conservation and the Community
• Charles Evans
• James Arthur Benade
• John Keim
• William Harbster
• Isaac McHose
• William Arnold
• Frederick H. Lauer
• Hiester H. Muhlenberg
• Simon Seyfert
• Nicholas Keim
• William Penn
• Albert N. Burkholder and additional program information
• The Story of Reading
• W.A.H. Reider
• J. Calhoun Smith
• Charles Mills and the Motion Picture Committee

Submitted by: Nancy.