The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-20
THE FOURTH'S WELCOME.
Citizens Committee Met
Friday Night and Made
Arrangements.

The committee OF citizens appointed
by Mayor Hoos to make arrangements
for the reception of the Fourth Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers, met Friday night
in the Mayor office. About twenty
members were present, including Chair
man Frank O. Cole, Secretary William ].
TAFT, Mayor Hoos, ex-Congressman
Thomas McEwan, Major Steele. Captain
Willard Fisk, Commissioner Anthony
Hauck, Aldermen Decker, Stell and
Ehrhardt, John e. Hewitt Thomas D.
Tilden, William T. Sullivan, ex-Alderman
A. M. Henry, Dennis Gallagher, George
| Wood, Joseph Bernstein, julius Jerecks,
Edward H.. Hoos, Samuel Reed. N. D..
Wortendyke and Isaac Goldenhorn.
The following communication was re-
ceived.
'sHon. Mayor Hoos:-
MY Dear Mayor-I thank you for the
honor conferred upon me by appointing
me upon the committee to receive the
Fourth Regiment of New Jersey when
they return from service. Anything 1
can do to make the occasion great sue
cess will be done most cordially ana en-
I Enthusiastically. ;,
.sThese boys went out to fight and If
necessary to die for their country, surely
we .stay-at-homes should express our
ing reception and welcome home Un-'
fortunately I have two previous engage
ments for the evening liked by you LOT
the meeting of the committee IN your
office 1t will be impossible for me 10
be present on this particular occasion;
The next best thing l can do is to SEND
the enclosed contribution for this worthy
end Rejoicing in the fact that we nave
a Mayor who puts enthusiasm into ali ne
does.
sI remain sincerely yours,
JOHN L. SCUDDER.
Chairman Cole called for suggestions as
to the form of the reception proposed.
Whether it should be a parade, review at
the City Hall by the Mayor and Com
mittee or banquet, or presentation of a
medal to each of the returning soldiers,
or all combined 1t was thought by those
present that sufficient money can be easily
raised to cover the expense OF all
All were in favor Of having the return
ing soldiers, comprising six companies
from this city, received at the
depot by the several posts of the
Grand Army and military organizations
and escorted to the City Hall, and there
reviewed by the Mayor and Committee
Thence parade up Mercer street and up
the viaduct to Bergen square. 1t was
deemed advisable to defer the banquet TO
a later day The medals will doubtless
be of bronze, of somewhat similar des-
sign to the Grand Army badge. iney
will be presented at the banquet.
Mr.. Cole announced that he had not yet
received a reply from Colonel Gilmore.
He had received information that COM
mittee had been appointed by the regi-
ment to assist in perfecting the arrange
ments.
Colonel Smith was not present to re-
port any additional arrangements.
A motion by Mayor Hoos was adopted.
1t empowers the chairman to appoint an
executive committee of six to adopt a
plan of reception.
Chairman Cole received telegram
from Colonel Gilmore Saturday morning,
in answer to communication sent by
the chairman more than week ago. The
Colonel says that the boys will reach
here about two weeks from today, and
that it is the wish of the soldiers that
the march from the depot be only to
Jersey avenue
He adds that he will not accompany the
Hudson delegation to this city. He will
stop off at Trenton. The duty of COM
manding the return of the six companies
will then devolve on Captain Christie, Of
Company I.
Mr.. Cole sent another letter to Colonel
Gilmore, suggesting that the Veterans
act as an escort, in view Of the fact that
the old soldiers escorted the boys when
they went away. He also mentioned
line of march for the returning soldiers,
but whether his plan will be adopted,
remains to be seen.
The route proposed by Mr.. Cole, is from
the depot to Mercer street, to Summit
avenue, to Academy street. to Bergen
square, and there disband.-
Colonel Gilmore in his telegram mem
toned nothing about an escort. 1t has
been said, as told exclusively in the
News that volunteers are opposed to
them, and that such an invitation will
not care two cents, whether or not they
are asked to DO the escort act. Many
appeared to be bitter against the volun-s
teers because of the alleged attitude of
the latter.