Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-06

INDEPENDENCE DAY

iIuGUClICllCO "a a AAlCUIdlGi
here with a great deal Of spirit by all
All the children began about hall
past four or five shooting fire crack
ers and tropedoes. Later older boys
shot revolvers. They day was passed
without any accidents.
The Sewaren Land and Water Club
intended to have a mixed doubles
'ournament in the morning at 10
o'clock. open also to members of the
Sewaren Tennis Club. On account of
the rain. it was postponed until the
afternoon. The teams that played
were Miss Eloise Gimbernat and Mr..
White, Miss Rachel Robinson and Mr..
Fernald, Mr.. w. Tull and Mr.. Byard
Clarkson. and Jerome Cuppia and
Rogers Gimbernat. Jerome Cuppia
and Rogers Gimbernat won the tour
nament with fine cores throughout.
They received beautiful cups.
At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon there
was an entertainment for the chill
dren, given by the commOdore's wife,
Mrs. Edward Sherer, Of Cliff road.
She was aided by Miss Ruth Free
man. Miss Anna Waring, Miss Cath
crime Wright, Miss Florence Ballard.
Miss Edna Fowler, Miss Muriel
Wright, Miss Dorothy Clarkson and
Miss Natalie Cuppia. The little ones
danced for a while. Then games,
such as "Oats, peas, beans and barley
grows" ''Tisket a tasket," etc. After
more dancing they played The farm
er in the dell" "Three deep" and q
ring game where a little ring is pass
ed around on a string forming n cir
Gle held by the children. Then there
was a new kind of blind mans
bluff" where a ring Is formed and
the blind man" tries to catch an
other who runs around with a bell.
Then there was a potato race in
which Charley Shines won and was
awarded with an American flag.
At 5 O'Clock there was a watermel-
on game in the water for the boys.
Byard and Bob Clarkson were on ono
side against Oswald Higgins, Charley
Shines and Give Scott. There were
goals at each end. The watermelon
was thrown in the center and the
boys jumped in. The object was to
get the watermelon past the goals,
each side having it's own. 1t was to
two times out of three. Bob and
Byard Clarkson won and received the
watermelon as a prize. Refreshments
were then served to all.
Among those present were Virginia
and Rosamond Ballard, Ruth Bal
lard, Lawrence Ballard, Hazel Wing,
Oswald Higgins, Margaret Hawkins,
Helen Raymond, Helen Fowler. Give
Scott, Trece Fowler, Mona, Barba and
Douglas Scott, Rita Demarest, BABY
.herer. Grace and Bunny Metcalf,
Charley and Reginald Shines. Bishop
Hugh and Molly and Jamie %Stoddart.
In the evening there was a beauti-
display of Pains fireworks from
the Sewaren House dock under the
management of T. Gimbernat. 1t
was greatly enjoyed by all.
Afterwards there was a dance at
Sewaren Land and Water Club
House. 1t was unusually well attend
ed and also enjoyed. Harry Taylor,
from Elizabeth, played for the dane
ing.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Delevan, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
.atjei, Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus, Mr..
Rhodes, w. Tull, II. White and Miss
of the Sewaren house. Mr..
md Mrs. A. Il. Williamson, OF Wood
Raymond Howard, Stanley !
Lindsey Durham and
Lee Ransom, of Railway, and Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Sherer, Miss Gen
evieve Sherer. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood,
Mr.. r. Gimbernat, Miss Eloise Gin
Mr.. and Mrs. Balding, Mr..
md Mrs. Orrieh Colloque, Mr.. Cup
pia, Miss Natalie Cuppia, Harry
Purdy. Mrs. and Miss Raymond, Miss
Edna Fowler, Miss May Allen, Miss
Muriel Wright, Miss Alice Waring,
Miss Florence Ballard, Mrs. William
Ballard, Harry Per Lee, Miss Helen
Ballard, Miss Catherine Wright, Mr..
md Mrs. F. b. Hart. Mrs. M~argaretta
Brewster and Theodore Freeman.