Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1910-01-29
NEWSPAPER ATTACK
Is DECLARED FALSE
Governor Fort Has Approved Of Every Plan
Made, Says Committee Chairman
STATE AND CITY FUNDS WERE NOT USED
Atlantic City, Jan. 2l.

Atlantic City, Jan. 2l.
A recent newspaper article in the Ho-
boken Observer concerning THE States
appropriation for the entertainment Of
The Grand Army of the Republic at At
laHic CITY IN September, 1910, is so mis-
leading and erroneous thati t requires
The following statement of the situa-
eion:
The citizens of Atlantic City have
organized Citizens Committee of One
Hundred On this Committee there are
fifteen Grand Army men. They have done
the Grand Army and myself the honor
10 make me Chairman OF this committee.
Other Grand Army men have had fair
share Of appointments to the Sub Com
nnttees. The Committee raised by per-
sonal subscription the money necessary
to send a delegation to Salt Lake City
which secured the Encampment. They
enlisted and received the support of al
most all of the Grand Army people OF
the State for the bill which was passed
by the last Legislature. 1t has been Gus
tomary in other States and cities that
the State and City appropriation SHOULD
be spent by those who were responsible
for the successful entertainment of the
Encampment and who were also contri-
buting thereto No contribution has been
made or promised by the State Depart
nlent of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. Following this precedent, the bill
was drawn and passed by the New Jer-
sey legislature. As is customary, the
bill provides that the funds shall be
spent in accordance with the regulations
which may be imposed by the Treasurer
OF the State.
THE citizens OF Atlantic City have not
been slow in promising to contribute.
The largest hotels and many OF the
smaller ones have entered into an agree
ment so to do. Assurances that business
houses and individuals will do the same
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time their written agreements to do 90
will be secured. The citizens of Atlantic
City will probably contribute q great
deal more than the State has promised
to give.
There have been no happenings" in
Atlantic City such as are referred to in
tlic article Early in December the Conn
mander- in Chief and his staff, with other
prominent Grand Army men, including
Department Commander james r. Con-
nelly, made the customary visit for the
purpose OF making preliminary arrange
ments. No special functions were pre-
pared for them, but they were entertained
with suitable hospitality in accordance
with the dignity of the delegation. In
order TO avoid any question of criticism
in reference to this proper and Legitimate
expense it was arranged that the bills
for the entertainment Of the Commander
n-Chief and those who accompanied him,
no Atlantic men being in the party,
should be betrayed from contributions by
the citizens and that none of this ex-
pense will be paid out of the State or
the City appropriations.
"At the suggestion of the Department
Commander James F. Connolly made
when here with the Commander in Chief,
arrangements are being made for the
formation of a committee of prominent
Grand Army men Of the State to interest
themselves in the affairs of the Encamp-
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