From left: Lt. Col. William E. Bearchell, SA division commander; Scranton Mayor James T. Hanlon; and Brigadier Leinbert Nijman and Bandmaster Bernard Verasik of the Netherlands National Band of the Salvation Army gather on the steps of city hall on May 14, 1959. Hanlon presented the key to the city to the band during the welcoming ceremony ahead of the groupâs performance at the Masonic Temple.
TIMES-SHAMROCK ARCHIVES