Show firt ia glorious fourth arth how it was celebrated in the city of brotherly love pennsylvania ENN SYLVANIA so r rich I 1 c h in historic buildings has the honor of 0 being the birthplace ot of the first fourth of july PW celebration not albi many niiles miles from the IH heart ot oil the quaker city there stood until recently the beautiful colonial house where the signers of bf the declaration la of independency independence went to 10 celebrate unfortunately the hand band of commercialism grabbed beautiful elm hill mansion nt at no Fran frankford liford avenue and uprooted it raising on the site of a modern apartment house in the once beautiful garden sur twinkle forth their right to rule and the moon sailed high above the treetops it Is said that mild sober franklin frankiln actually sent a knowing wink at stately jefferson who responded by reaching under the table and fishing out OBO ano of those mysterious bundles which had earlier in the evening aroused the curiosity of the host amid a silence of breathless expectation khe he string was untied and a package of huge roman candles came to view cheer after cheer drowned the music of the crickets and katydids and startled the feathered songsters song who had long ago hushed bushed their songs and were peacefully sleeping in the treetops skyrockets Sky rockets firecrackers pin pill wheels red yellow and purple aig lights bits in short every then known variety var NO of fireworks followed the roman homan t Q fir where the first fourth of july was waa celebrated rounding founding this property yi which during tho the revolution was owned by dr enoch edwards a noted patriot the first public celebration of the declaration of independence took place on the evening of july 8 1776 it musty towards te lofye of ye olden almea are to be believed bellev cd several veral of the party wended bended their way through the shady avenues and across tho the smooth lawn to tho the ivy covered summerhouse summer house wah strangely shaped mysterious looking bundles tucked under tinder their arms which whick they placed carefully upon the ground as they sat contentedly down to do justice to the bountiful spread which ther their hospitable host boat had bad provided icare uld adnes vises and choice viands ot of every were brought forth As the delicate disappeared and course aft after er course was brought on the party warmed up to the occasion when tho oe stars atara commenced to candles and each fresh package brought forth another three times three whon when all was waa lo in readiness the first glorso glorious s fourth ever held in america in the now regulation firework fashion was commenced how these rockets roc keta etc were secured or where they came from la Is unknown an aa each rocket shot shy skyward ward as each blast of exploding powder rent the echoes these makers ol of history laughed applauded and shouted with delight the celebration was continued away into the wee small hours houra of the morning and although glor glorious lous fourths have followed this first jubilee jubile which was held on tho the fth of july 1775 1770 never has there been a greater display of patric patriotism never hes there been more tru americanism expressed than there was on that birthday |