Coplay Recreation and Welfare Association will hold its annual Easter egg hunt for children April 19 at St. Peter's Catholic Church on Fifth Street.

The egg hunt will begin 1 p.m., with the sounding of a police siren.

This event draws large numbers of borough children.

Roger Rabbit will be present to greet and take photos with the children. Roger Rabbit is named after Roger Long, who portrayed the white fuzzy rabbit until he passed away several years ago.

The egg hunt is divided into five distinct age groups: 2 years and under, 3-4,5-6, 7-8 and 9-10.

There are several prize eggs that will be distributed to each age group. Along with the colored plastic eggs the kids scoop up, each child receives a chocolate bunny and treats.

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Easter Sunday invokes memories of the 1950s for many residents.

Taking a page from the Fifth Avenue Parade in New York City, memorialized in song, the lyrics "in your Easter bonnet" are still remembered by many.

Families strolled along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and Second Street in the borough in their best attire. Women wore hats, with a splash of color and good taste, while the men wore new suits and their children new clothing, often for the first time on Easter, as they walked past the Log Cabin Tavern, bowling alleys, Paradise Roller Rink, Ritz Theater and other marquee sites at the time.

As families sit down with their special Easter meals, these days the Egypt Star Bakery, with a retail outlet on North Front Street, provides the bread for the meal.