Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-21
THOUSANDS MARCH ON
The FOURTH OF JULY
Parade and Fireworks Big Features
Of the Celebration Flags and the
Declaration for Children.
SUBSCRIPTION FUND STARTED

A meeting of the general commit
tee for the Fourth of July celebration
will be held at the city hall next
Monday night, June "a, to make final
arrangements for the celebration.
The Mayor desires full attendance.
Plans thus far completed for the
Fourth of July celebration to be held
In this city make 1t certain that the
event will be one of the greatest Of
Its kind ever held in Perth Amboy.
Realizing the great scope of the cell
ebration 1t Is probable that every
citizen will want to have share in
its success. To this end 1t was de-
cided at the meeting of the general
committee last night to authorize
the newspapers to open subscription
lists In order that everybody might
have chance to contribute, 1t being
impossible for the committee and the
solicitors to see all. Only the
money received by the newspapers
will be acknowledged in the press,
leaving the committee and the solic-
itors to work independently. All
money sent to the newspapers will
be turned over to. the treasurer of
the general committee.
OF course, II is realized that the
more money at the disposal OF the
committee the greater will be the
celebration. At the meeting of the
general committee last night it was
planned to allow the fireworks COM
mittee $500. The music committee
will need $400 or $500. The out-of-
town musicians and the guests Will
have to be entertained 1t was de-
cided last night to have all the
school children assemble at the
school houses in the southern end of
the city. A salute to the flag will
be given and each child will be pre-
sented with a handsome flag, one
better than the ordinary cotton va
riety, so that 1t may be taken home
and preserved. Along with the flag
will be given a printed copy of the
Declaration Of Independence suit
able for framing The committee be-
lieves that the people cannot become
too familiar with the Declaration of
Independence, and that as we have
large foreign population, many
would appreciate the opportunity to
get copy. 1t is desired that a flag
and copy of the Declaration of In
dependence be in every home in
Perth Amboy.
Money Is Needed.
Now, all this will cost money. AT
present the committee has about
81, 600 at Its disposal. The Board
of Aldermen, at its meeting last
night, appropriated $500 and the
committee has collected about $500
1t is readily seen that a great deal
more is needed The more money
the more music, not only in the pa
rade, but also In the way of concerts
more elaborate the fireworks. II
will take several hundred dollars to
buy flags for the children. But there
will be no fireworks for sale in Perth
Amboy this year and the thousands
of dimes and quarters that have
heretofore been spent for this pur-
pose might well be turned over to
the committee to help make the gen.
eral celebration one grand affair. il
is safe to say everybody spends al
least ten cents for firecraekers or eX-
plosives of some kind on the Fourth
This year give that ten cents to the
committee. The columns of the
newspapers are open to acknowledge
subscriptions of any amount. TC
some people 1t is worth dollar and
great deal more to be without The
noise and racket on this day. Sent
your dollar to the committee
through the press, to show your ap
probation. Parents ought to bt
willing to give dollar or even five
to be assured that there is no dan
ger of their youngsters having theil
heads blown off, but will have thu
time Of their lives Just the same
The Parade.
The parade committee announced
last night that there was likely tC
be from 10000 to $1,000 people II
line on the Fourth. 1t is estimated
conservatiyely that there viii be a
least 5000 school children. The en-
i tire fire department and the entire
| police department will be in the pro
cession. Lodges and societies OF ev
cry description have signified theii
Intention of turning out in full uni
form. One nationality alone prom
ises to have five societies to march
Many of these will have their owl
bands. DR.. Ramsay, of the automo
bile committee, gave assurance o
about 100 automobiles all decorated
4 Many societies have declared thei
intention of having floats drawn b.
two and four horses. Some Of thes'
floats will represent the humor o
the different nations. There will b,
grotesque characters Of all kinds
Fun? Why, there will be no end 0
it.
Tentative Line of March.
The parade committee had ten
tative line of march last night which
IT Is claimed, will take about tw'
hours to cover. It Is as follows
Forming at the City Hall Park, th
procession will pass down Higl
street to Lewis, to Madison avenue
10 Market street, to Prospect. to New
Brunswick avenue, to Fayette street
to High, to Washington, to State, t
Wayne, to Parker, to Chauncey, t
State, to Hall avenue, to Elizabetl
to Huntington to Catherine. to Hal
avenue, to State street, to Smith, t
High to City Hall Park. This i
subject to change. The number o
streets named in North Amboy 4
merely to enable the parade to turl
~ swinging around block, as 1t i
Impossible for automobiles to maxi