Bands, marching units, fire companies and floats from more than 30 neighboring communities and states, will participate in the city’s Centennial Parade at 2 p.m. today, which begins Centennial Jubilee Week.

The 22-division parade will begin at 2 p.m. today at Third and Maynard streets, and will proceed east on Third to Market Street, go north on Market Street to Fourth Street and west on Fourth to Market Street to Maynard and Vine Avenue where it will disband.

During the parade, ox roast sandwiches will be available in Market Square, near the post office, parade reviewing stand, and at the YWCA.

The parade is scheduled to include 38 floats, 27 marching bands, 14 drill teams, horses, antique cars, fire engines, costumed marchers competing for $4,000 in prizes.

Dignitaries expected to head the parade include Lieutenant Governor Raymond Shafer, State Secretary for Internal Affairs, Genevieve Blatt, and Grace Sloan, state treasurer.

City and county officials will also participate in the parade. The honorary parade marshals are Williamsport Mayor Raymond Knauer, Thomas H. Richardson, and Alfred M. Lentz. James E. Pennella is parade chairman.

Military units in the parade will include the Edgewood Arsenal Band, Company B, Second Battalion of the 109th Infantry, with 130 marching men, the air force drill team from Benton, the navy drill team from Bainbridge, Maryland.

After the parade Navy mothers will launch their eight-foot parade replica of a warship on the Susquehanna. It bears the centennial emblem and is a message to the communities that it will pass.