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Span of a Century: 1920s

100 Years in the History of Camden as a City, 1828–1928

1920

Monsignor B.J. Mulligan, pastor of the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception for twenty-three years, died on January 4, 1920.

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1921

The first Charity Ball for the benefit of Cooper Hospital was given in the Third Regiment Armory in January of 1921. This ball has been an annual event ever since and is managed by the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Hospital, under the leadership of Mrs. Harvey N. Scheirer.

1922

Camden banks received their first “Peace” silver dollars on January 4, 1922 from the Federal Reserve Bank.

1923

The Kiwanis Club of Camden was formed in January of 1923. The club received its charter May 10, 1923.

1924

The Reading Terminal and Ferry Building, erected at a cost of $3,000,000, was opened to the public May 15, 1924.

Camden Reading Terminal, 1926 Camden Reading Terminal, interior, 1926 Camden Reading Terminal, 1926 (additional view) Reading Pennsylvania Sea Shore Line Ferry, postcard from late 1920s

Camden Courier-Post — July 5, 1926.

Reading Pennsylvania Sea Shore Line Ferry. Postcard from late 1920s.

1925

At a largely attended meeting of representative citizens held in the Y.M.C.A. January 12, 1925 the Camden County Park Association was organized, with Eldridge R. Johnson, of the Victor Talking Machine Company, president.

1926

The new banking house of the Parkside Title and Trust Company was opened to the public on March 12, 1926.

1927

Contract awarded December 1927 for the construction of the new bank building for the First Camden National Bank & Trust Company, to be erected at Broadway & Cooper Streets, at a cost of approximately $825,000.

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