Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-10-11
Greatest Display
On Record In
New Jersey.
THREE P. A. COMPANIES
Lincoln Engine Company and Pro-
lection Hook & Ladder Com
pany In Fourth Division and
Eagle Hose & Chemical
Company in Fifth.
THE DAYS PROGRAM.

THE DAYS PROGRAM.
s:3O TO 10 a.m.-Rcception of visit
ing fremcn.
1880 a.m.-Aides report to grand
marshal at Elizabeth Club.
1880 a.m.-Forward Start of tho
parade from Military Square.
800 p.m.--Dinncr at Y. M. G. A..
ball field.
$3.50 p.m.-Sightseeing from autos
for visiting firemen.
500 p.ni.-Firew0rlxs at circus
grounds on Second avenue.
900 p.m.-Firemen's ball at Turn
Hall.
Today is the gala day for the fire.
men at Elizabeth, where Protection
Hook and Ladder Company, Lincoln
Engine Company and the Eagle Hose
and Chemical Company, of this city.
helped swell a procession, the great
est firemen's event this state ever saw
in which seventy-five companies par
ticipated, making it the largest ever
held in New Jersey.
Protection Hook and Ladder and
Lincoln Engine Company assembled
at the fire house on State street at S
o'clock this morning and to the tune
of why Don't You Try" played by
4 the Tottenville band, marched to the
/ Central railroad depot Shortly af-
terwards the Eagle Chemical Com
pany, led by Bollschweiler's band,
joined them at the station. All three
companies presented an excellent ap-
pearance, and it would be hard to
say which looked the better. Long
before the special train arrived, over
200 people were pushing and pulling
in their efforts to reach the ticket
! window. The firemen from this city
Immediately filled three cars of the
special train, which also contained
nine car loads of firemen from South
Jersey, when it arrived here. About
fifty people besides the firemen went
on the special train to Elizabeth.
| + lsels went later.
J he parade started at 1890
o'clock. The Lincolns were in the
i fourth division of the parade, pre-
ceded by the Tottenville Cornet band.
Immediately back of the Lincolns, the
Hooks were seen, led by Vonah's
band of Elizabeth. The Eagles were
in the fifth division, accompanied by
Bollschweiler's Union band There
were about 5000 men in line, and
the parade passed a given point In
about two hours. The local appara-
tus was driven to lizabeth yester-
day afternoon. The Amboyans were
| 1,I l., sAf d. s~tn -
and number of ex-chiefs.
The old truck was placed in readi-
ness in the hook and ladder house,
in case of fire today.
Just one year ago the deeSe ~
have the parade was reached, afl<x
committee of veteran ffremen was N
pointed to see what could be done to
ward getting up a credtable display
The resu& as shown in the appearY
ance of the front building line ofs
Broad street, Elizabeth, is an indical
tion that out of the memory of the
past there will always spring from
the heart of Elizabeth an enthusiastic
response to any efforts of hdr old fire.
fighters. Everybody honors a fire.
| fighter
Because of this the people caught
on" with encouraging vigor and
showed their appreciation of the cele-
bration by the decorations that have
turned Broad street into vista Of
color.
The veteran firemen of Elizabeth
have done well, and the honor of
achievement is theirs.
For two weeks Fast decorators
have been at work dressing the fronts
of the buildings on many other thor
oughfares as we'll as Broad street.
with a display of bunting in red.
white and blue, with the Stars and
Stripes interviewer in variety Of