Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-07-05
MERRY THRONC
AT MARDI GRAS
State Streat's Great White
Way Is 0pensd With Bril-
liant Ceremonies.
LIST OF PRIZE ",w1s
Thousands Witness Parade
and Participate in Fssti-
vities--Addresses Made.
LIST OF PRIZE WlWRs

Successfully striving to remain in
city's advancement the State Street
Improvement Association, composed
of business men and property owners
along that thoroughfare, welcomed
thousands of people to that street last
night and entertained lavishly in
connection with the Mardi Gras cele-
bration of the opening of the "Great
White Way" at 10 o'clock. 1t was
hilarious success. Dating back
through the annals of Perth Amboy's
history, to the time when improve
ments were more to be desired than
at the present time, yet not forth
coming, never was such a celebration
. enjoyed by the cosmopolitan, noisy
crowd as assembled on the latest I'M
proved thoroughfare of Perth Amboy
and hailed with glee the final con-
summation of the associations plans
when the switch was turned on at a
\signal from Mayor Albert Bollsch-
Eeiler, and the much discussed
MkAite way" became a reality.
There were forty-one prizes for
distribution, including three. cash
prizes amounting to $50, for those in
parader won a prize OF some sort.
They will be distributed to the sue
essful competitors at the Office of
Burke & Bolger, at State and Centre
streets, at any time they call.
Mardi Gras Prize Winners.
The prizes awarded follow: Float
representing George Washington
crossing the Delaware, S25 and two
bottles of liquors and cherries; float
representing Indian war scene, SIS
and a twenty-five piece china set;
float with representation of the war
ship Monitor, SO and a sugar cured
ham; trio representing Spirit Of
49, camera and tripod, silver shay
Ing set and gold handle umbrella;
lady and baby carriage, willow
plume, trimmed hat and doll; baby
carriage containing Sidney" lemon
ade set, brass hat rack and a cake;
/. D. K. grotesque band, three boxes
of cigars; merry widow, a net waist;
the sowing machine girl, two boxes
of cigars; womans rights character,
two waists Happy Hooligan," gold
tipped umbrella; tramp character
11th goat and wagon, boys tool set
(and low table; colored man, white
toilet set; group of little tramps, two
Sframed pictures; Csekaj pronounced
'chcekeye'O, bag of -four; molly" !"
woman with American flag, a sofa
pillow; German girl, lemonade set;
children In north pole group, bas-
ket of fruit; boys drum corps in
white, three-pound box of candy;
Rube band, dozen bottles OF wine;
Marshal Thomas F. Burke, a crate of
fruit and wine; "Uncle Sam" char
acter, pumps and suspenders.
The committee missed some of the
names ofShe contestants and for that
reason all the prizes could not be
awarded. There are a few small
prizes which will be distributed at a
later date.
The judges were Harry Conard, S.
M. Jacobsen, Sidney Riddlestorffer,
Charles K. Seaman and William P.
O'Hara. They met in Jacob Gold
berger's home after the celebration
and carefully went over the list of
prizes and awarded them as they saw
ut. The parade started shortly after
10 o'clock and lasted for nearly an
hour. 1t was formed at State and
Smith streets and continued twice
over the course and finally counter
marched at Broad street.
Big Crowd on Street
Around 10 and II O'Clock In the
evening 1t was estimated that there
were at least 5000 people on State
street between Washington and
Smith streets, the area improved.
The crowd was SO dense and playful,
full of fun and frolic, that at times
the grotesque parade was forced to
halt until Marshal Thomas F. Burke.
president of the association, and
Mounted Policeman William Hart
mann cleared a path for progress.
Confetti had been barred by the
mayor and chief Of police, but thou
sands of little fakes of paper were
found scattered over the entire street
long before the real Mardi Gras be-
gan. And when it began the price
of talcum powder scared high and
CONTINUED on page 81
The odor of spring flowers is dup
Heated in the Perfume Department
of the Lauer Drug Co. Rememb Der