March 16, 1968:

On a mild March day, thousands lined the streets of downtown Scranton to witness the seventh annual St. Patrick’s Parade, which was filled with music from high school marching bands, Stegmaier Band, Irem Temple Shriner Band and bagpipers.
The parade featured 4,000 marchers divided among 12 divisions. Organizers said it was the largest parade to date.
Federal Judge William J. Nealon served as the grand marshal, and Dr. James S. Jordan was honorary grand marshal. Other parade dignitaries included Lackawanna County President Judge T. Linus Hoban, consulting marshal; Paul F. Crowley, parade marshal; Edmund J. Casey, general chairman; and Bertin M. Stuckart, parade coordinator.

clown

A roller skating clown added to the fun of the 1968 St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton on March 16, 1968. Times-Tribune Archives

drummer

Drummer with the Penn-York Highlanders “Ladies from Hell” band from York marching in the 1968 St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton on March 16, 1968. Times-Tribune Archives

girl scouts

Girl Scouts proudly display the U.S. Flag as the march in the 1968 St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton on March 16, 1968. Times-Tribune Archives

mummers

Irem Temple Shriner Band marching in the 1968 St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton on March 16, 1968. Times-Tribune Archives

girls

Two unidentified girls marching in the 1968 St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton on March 16, 1968. Times-Tribune Archives

father and child

Michael Norton perches on his dad’s shoulders as the watch the 1968 St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton on March 16, 1968. Times-Tribune Archives

marchers

Members of the St. Patrick’s Junior Catholic Daughters marching in the 1968 St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton on March 16, 1968. Times-Tribune Archives

boy with shamrock

A young marcher carries an oversized shamrock in the 1968 St. Patrick’s Parade in Scranton on March 16, 1968. Times-Tribune Archives

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