Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-15
KEYPORT MAY
HAVE FLYING
FOR CARNIVAL
s,so+al to tn. EVENING Nzws.

Special to fhs EVENING NHwE.
Keyport, July 15:-Arrange-
ments are progressing rapidly for
the carnival and gala day to be held
here Wednesday, August 8, and the
affair promises to excel any ever
held here during the past. Edwin
Fl. Wharton and Charles ]. Lehn
have been added to the finance com
mittee and the subscriptions are be-
Ing received in a very pleasing man
ner.
Manager Edward M. Mansell. of
Beach Park, has placed the park at
the disposal of the committee for
the morning and afternoon of the
carnival day and it is proposed to
work a new feature there, being a
a high-class entertainment by local
talent under the direction of George
M. Collins, Of this place.
Fire Chief George w. Strong has
approved of having the fremen in
the parade and has ordered seven
companies from this place to parade
with their carts. The baby parade,
which was such a, decided success
last year, will have the attention of
a large committee and an effort will
be made to have last years number
Of children who were in line, being
about 500, increased to 1000 this
year.
The carnival committee is cores
ponding with the Aero Club, Of New
York city, In regard to having an
aeroplane flight here during the af-
ternoon, but nothing definite has
been arranged at the present date.
The prospects are very favorable,
however.
The committee has had a special
pin manufactured for the occasion.
being In the form of a souvenir of
the event and this place. 1t is a gilt
key, holding a small blue flag on
which is an Indians head, and the
words, "Keyport Carnival, 1910"
The committee has arranged to
give each child in the baby parade q
present and DR.. o. c. Bogardus, who
gave each one a box of candy last
year, will present a handsome silver
loving cup to the most handsomely
decorated float in the baby parade.
The Progressive Nine" a clup of
ladies of this place, has decided to
have a large float In the parade, and
other Keyport girls are holding
meetings with the same - object in
view.
The music will be furnished by
the Keyport Silver Band, DR.. r. w.
Jewett's orchestra and a band from
New York city, il the present plans
materialize.
Large crowds are expected from
the surrounding towns, as usual, and
in addition to the former visitors,
many are expected from Perth Am
boy, as the new trolley road over
the bridge between that place and
South Amboy is expected to be In
shape by that time, and the cars
running.
Those who will have charge Of the
different sections Of the afternoon
parade are; John G.. Schanck, of
this place, will have charge Of the
automobile section. Some of the
machines that expected to parade
are those owned by Harry West, DR..
D. e. Roberts, DIR. Garrett G. Hoag-
land, DR.. H. w. Hartman, Denton
Howard, George H. Conover, Charles
/. Young, George Pease, Henry
Salz, e. ]. Currie, DR.. o. G. Bogar-
duS, j.. X. Wall1ng, MISS Ada wall
ing and Miss Hilda Schanck, of this
place; William Floersch, of Perth
Amboy; j. A. King, Of Asbury Park;
Harry Longstreet. w. A. Kennedy,
Miss Matte Simpson and Miss Helen
Terhune, of Matawan; Miss Anna
Avery, of Cliffwood.
The carriages will be under the
direction of Daniel e. Mahoney.
Some of them are those owned by
Mrs. E. s. Goldberg, Mrs. Richard S.
White, Mrs. Joseph Maurer, Mrs.
Elmer e. Morris, Mrs. Charles x,
! Crawford, Mrs. e. H. Wharton, OF
this place; the Misses Mccormack,
of Holmdel, and G. II. Van Mater
and Garrett j. McKeen, of this
place.
The chairman Of the transporta-
ton and illumination committee will
be George I. Brown, vtce-president
OF the Jersey Central Traction Com
pany.
Invitations have been sent to
Raritan Grange and Matawan
Grange.