Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-05-28
MANY EVENTS
ARE PROMISED
FOR HOLIDAY
How the People Of Perth
AmbOy Will Enjoy Them
selves on Monday.
GRAND ARMY PARADE IN
The MORNING

Decoration Day-the day that in
formally denotes the opening of the
summer season-will be celebrated
Monday as probably never before in
the history Of the city. Large is the
itinery OF events for the day, includ-
ing the G. A. r. parade, the opening
of two amusement beaches, regat-
ia of the Raritan Yacht Club, and
excursions to Bellewood Park Those
desiring enjoyment Monday will find
enough in town to occupy their
minds, but many, to get away from
familiar sights and places, will
spend the day at the sea shore or
among the mountains.
Probably the most noted of the
events will be the annual parade and.
memorial services of the G. A. r.,
accompanied by the Westminster
Cadets. At o'clock Monday morn
ing veterans and the future soldiers
will proceed from city hall park to
st. Peters cemetery, where the
usual services for the dead will take
place. The salute to the dead will
be fired by the cadets, and several
local girls will render a song. The
Post will then join the long line of
wagons carrying school children,
drum corps and patriotic societies to
the Soldiers Plot, in Alpine ceme-
terry. The line of march will be
through Gordon street to Water, to
Smith to New Brunswick avenue, and
then to the cemetery. Here the reg
ular g. A. r. services will be hsld,
and Rev. Robert Schlotter, of the
Grace English Lutheran church, will
deliver an oration, to be followed by
a chorus of girls.
From Alpine cemetery the parade
will proceed to st. Mary's cemetery,
where services under the direction
of Rev. Peter ]. Corr, will be held.
The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
have been Invited to participate in
the parade.
While Boynton Beach and Won
derland Beach are scheduled to open
today, larger crowds will patronize
the resorts on Manday. In fact. all
of the beaches, including Coney ISL
and and Ro Z.away, will be in full
swing Monday. At the local resorts,
arrangements have been made to
handle large sized crowds and If
the weather proves good, the expec-
tations of the managers will be real
fzed.
Monday morning Mayor Boil
schweiler and possibly the Board of
Aldermen will review the police de-
partment ON parade at the city hall
park. The police, the entire depart
ment, will appear in full uniform,
and will drill and parade around the
park. Following the inspection,
candy will be presented to the chill
dren at the park by the management
of the New York Five and Ten Cent
store.
The annual sail and power boat
races of the Raritan Yacht Club will
be held in the afternoon. A COM
mittee is now preparing for the
event, and It promises to be a gala
thrown open to visitors all day and
a dance will be held in the even
ing.
Tomorrow night the Junior Order
of American Mechanics will attend
in body the services at the Simp-
son M. e. church. DR.. George G.
Wilding, pastor of the church, will
deliver a memorial sermon.
School children are enjoying the
weekend at this time, more so be-
cause there is an extra holiday add
ed to the usual vacation. The
schools closed yesterday with appro-
pirate exercises.
For those who delighz in sports,
there are attractions galore Fur
ther details will be found on the
sporting page. Proctor's theatre and
the Bijou both have winning bills,
and to accommodate the expected
crowds, two performances will be
given in the afternoon. Manager
Ernst, of the Bijou, and Manager
Hoffmeister, of Proctors, have ar
ranged to have their houses cool and
comfortable
Many local people will spend the
day out of town. Coney Island will
be visited by some, others will spend
the holiday in New York, and still
others will visit Bellewood A spe-
cial train on the Lehigh Valley will
accommodate those who wish to pass
the holiday at Bellewood, Sunday,
a special train will leave here at
$40 A. M. On Decoration Day, the
train will leave at 9:40 A. M.
The public Library and banks will
be closed all day Monday. Many Of
the stores will remain open until
shortly before noon. For the num-
ber of events and the spirit into
which they will be entered, this
years celebration of Memorial Day
bids fair to out rival any of previous
years