Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-05-31
Parade Of the Wearers Of the Blue
Feature Of the Days Ce|ebra-
ton in This City.
IDEAL WEATHER FOR REGATTA.

extensively in this city yesterday
than in number of years. The
streets were lined with people during
the day and Boynton Beach and the
other nearby resorts were taxed to
their utmost capacity.
The days celebration commenced
with the sound of drum at the Odd
Fellows building on Smith street
where the members of Major James
H. Dandy Post, No. 43, G. A. R., as
sembled and marched to the city hall.
Many passed through this city on
the trolley cars which were running
under a 15-minute headway in order
to accommodate the large crowds At
Boynton Beach during the afternoon
and evening the crowd was enormous
and 1t is believed that over 5000 peo-
pie visited the resort.
The Raritan Yacht Club held re-
gatta and open house in the afternoon
and dance in the evening. Picnics,
a big parade by Polanders, and other
events by the score, made the day one
long to be remembered.
The members of the G. A. r. form
ed their line at the city hall shortly
after 5 O'Clock and marched to St
Peters cemetery where the graves
of their departed comrades were dec
GRATED with flowers. A salute was
fired over the graves by the firins
squad. of young men.
The parade was led by Commands
George r. Bunten, who was in charge
of the procession. Next came ths
Goodwill Fife and Drum Corps, fol
lowed by flower girls and mem
bers of the G. A. r. In tho
rear of the soldiers were eighty
five gaily-decorated wagons, filled
with singing children. After leaving
St Peters cemetery the procession
went to the Alpine cemetery on
Woodbridge road where the cere
monies were repeated. The graves
of the soldiers in St. Mary's r. G,
cemetery were also decorated. Rev.
DR. w. G. Snodgrass and Rev. W. P,
Hill took part at the graves.
The G. A. r. express their thanks
for the generous donations of flowers
and feel very grateful to all those
who donated wagons. Commander
Bunten said this morning that there
were more wagons in line this year
than ever before: Graham & McKeon
furnished nineteen wagons and Mar
tin Hansen eight.
Another member of the Post said
this morning that he was greatly
pleased and on behalf of the G.. A. r.
wished to thank the citizens for their
part in the work, and appreciated the
spirit shown all over the city.
The members of the James Fl. DAN
dy Post who were in the parade were
as follows:
Commander George R. Bunten, Co.
b, 2Sth Conn ", 10 Smith street.
S. ". c., Daniel G. Hutchinson, Co.
f, 35th N. ]. ", 1913 State street.
], V. c., John S. Rubright, Co. B,
M. T., 362 State street.
Adjutant William H. Salmon, Co
"A, 28th Pa. v. l., Tottenville.
Quartermaster Charles A. Hagerty
Co. e, 14th N. J. ", 225 Oak street
Surgeon William Durrua, Co. K
1920 N. Y. ", 173 Brighton avenue
officer of the Day Peter M. Garri-
son, Co. H, 35th N. J. ", 1S4 South
Second street.
Chaplain Eric Lawson, Co. G, 5th
n. Y. ", Madison avenue.
Officer of the Guard Thomas Hor-
ner, U. S. N, 1913 Rector street.
@. M. S. Patrick Kilmurray, Co.
28th N. j. ", 1929 East Grand street
Elizabeth.
Samuel G. Garretson. Co /, 2Sth
N. j. ", 112 Rector street.
Henry Dillon, Co. s, 10th N. Y. ".
199 State street.
Emanual Dabnay, u S. NJ. 10 Stan
ford street.
Joseph Miller, Co. L., 3rd Pa. Cav.
179 Washington street.