Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-10-04
RAILWAY READY
FOR FlREMEN.
Big Preparations Being Made
There for the Parade Local
COMPANIES in Line.

RAILWAY, Oct. 1.-The general
committee having charge of the fire
mems parade, which takes place in
Railway on Tuesday next, met in Pro
lection Hose Company's parlors and
completed arrangements for what
promises to be one of the biggest days
in The history of Railway. All that
is needed is ideal weather. Decorat-
ors yesterday commenced to work,
and already the town is commencing
to assume a holiday appearance.
The citizens have come to the aid
Of the firemen and raised a fund of
nearly $1,000 to help defray the ex-
penses of the day, and the common
council has appropriated an addition
al $50. The rest of the expenses will
be met by individual assessments up
on the members of the department.
EX- Mayor DR.. c. B. Holmes will
act as grand marshal. He has named
the following as his staff: Assistants,
William H. Wright, Guy M. Howard;
chief of staff, Stanley w. Jones;
aides, w. Leon Oliver, H. Collins Ed
gar, William Peterson, Harold Rob
inson, Lieutenant j. Ellicott Brown,
Captain William H. Cloke, Charles
Howard, T. M. Roberts, Jr.
The following organizations will
take part: Humane Fire Company,
of Bordentown; Volunteer Hook and
Ladder Company, of Roosevelt (ac-
c|ompanied by the mayor and common
council of Ro~osevelt) George B. Nc
Clellan Engine Company, No. 3, of
Perth Amboy; Portchester Fire Pa
troll No. /, of Portchester, l.. L.; Rar-
itan Engine Company, No. 2, of Nor
ristown; Rescue Hook and Ladder
Company, No. l., of Passaic; Warren
Engine Company, No. L., of North
Plainfeld; Atlantic City Firemen's
Association, of Atlantic City; TWEEN
ty-fve men from Newark, under Bat
TALON Chief Sloan; Pioneer Engine
Company, No. 8, of Allentown, Pa;
Hope Engine Company, No. l, of
White Plains, N. Y; Mercer Engine
Company, No. 1, of Princeton; Amer
icus Hose Company, No. 2, of Bound
Brook.
The Exempt Firemen's Association
of Railway will parade with over one
hundred men, who will draw an old
time hand engine. There will be
eighteen bands of music and six drum
corps in line. The parade will form
at / o'clock on Main street, with right
resting on New Brunswick avenue,
with the mayor, aldermen and city
officials riding at it's head in coaches.
In the evening a carnival and band
concert will be held IN Cherry street,
one of the attractions of which will
be a cakewalk, for which several
prizes will be given. A band concert
will also be held in the upper sec
ton of the city on Seminary avenue,
and a carnival will be in full blast in
New Brunswick venue.
Mayor Furber will tomorrow issue
a proclamation asking for a general
suspension of business in the city,
where it is possible, for Tuesday,
October 8, and will request that all
buildings on the line of march be
suitably decorated. The citizens
committee, who has the matter in
charge, consists of Mayor James B.
Furber, Frank M. Stillman, w. j.
Drumpleman, Guy M. Howard, Ed
ward S. Savage, A. Edward Woodruff,
H. L. Lamphear, Fred c. Hyer, H. B.
Robinson, w. H. Wright, Herman
Cries, w. P. Phillip, T. H. Roberts,
H. Kip Woodruff, w. r. Weber, H.
l.. Moore, H. S. Barnes, George B.
Cladek, John J.. Coffey.