Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-01
PLAN WELCOME
FOR GOVERNOR
Reception Committee in This
City Has Been Named to
Greet Him.
MAY MAKE SPEECH
Will be Taken to Staten Is
land at 1890 Where He
Will Attend Fair.
MAY MAKE SPEECH

. Governor Woodrow Wilson, who
will pass through this city tomorrow
at 1925 o'clock in the lrning en-
route to the Staten Isla fair, will
be received by a comm tee headed
by Mayor Albert BOllschWeiler and
asked to make a few remarks to the
citizens of this city from the piazza
of the Packer House. Governor Will
son notified Assemblyman William B..
Ramsay this morning by telephone
that he would pass through here to-
morrow and would be in a position
and stop off here for an hour, at
least.
Following are the members of the
reception committee: Mayor Albert
BollschWeiler, Judge Peter F. DAILY,
of New Brunswick; Senator George
s. Silzer, of Metuchen; c. c. Bald
win, DR.. James Northrup, of the
First Presbyterian church; J. Logan
Clevenger, County Clerk B. NJ. Gan
non, Charles Stuerwald, Judge John
w. Beekman, w. Parker Runyon,
Collector Richard F. White, Attor-
ney c. c. Hommann, William D.
Voorhees, and Franz Roessler. He
will be met at the station by auto.
Governor Wilson will not take
luncheon in this city as an elaborate
banquet will await him on the Isl
and, but the committee expects the
states chief executive to make few
remarks and extends to the citizens
of Perth Amboy and vicinity, through
the columns of the EVENING NEWS,
a very urgent request to be present
The governors fame as an orator
has attained nation wide proportions
and the members of the committee
feel sure that any remarks made in
this city will be interesting and OF
vital Importance to all citizens.
There will be brass band in at
tendance to escort the Governor
from the station to the Packer
House.
Trip to Staten Island.
William 8. Van Cleef, president of
| the Richmond County Agricultural
Society, will come to this city and
meet Governor Wilson in the former &
automobile. The return trip across
the ferry to Staten Island will be
made Immediately and from the time
the Chief Magistrate of New Jersey
|
| of Richmond, his time will be event
| full. The ferryboat conveying Mr..
| Wilson will be met with a large body
OF citizens and Professor Halle's
brass band. Borough President Geo,
| Cromwell will head the delegation OF
citizens.
Governor Wilson will hold re-
| ception in Bentley street, Tottenvtife,
4 4 |, h lT,4n,
there he will proceed in an automo-
bile to the Fair Grounds, at Dongan
Hills, and there deliver an address.
1t is the first time In the history
of the Island that governor Of New
Jersey has visited the Island In an
official capacity and the residents
along the following line Of march
have been requested to decorate their
premises with flags and bunting:
From Bentley street to the Amboy
Road aud along the Amboy Road
through Tottenville, Richmond Val
ley, Pleasant Plains, Prince Bay, HUI
guenot, Annadale, Eltingville, Gif-
fords, Oakwood and New Dorp to the
historic Black Horse tavern, and
thence along the Richmond Road
through New Dorp, Grant City and
Dongan Hills to the intersection or
Sea View avenue and Four Corners
Road where the procession Will ter
inmate and will be reviewed by the
Governor.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged for New Jersey Day at the
fair, which will be observed all day
tomorrow. The fair was due to start
on Wednesday of this week but did
not start until today owing to the
weather. Instead of closing Labor
Day night, the fair will continue un-
til Wednesday, September 6. The
program includes reception to Gov
ernor Wilson at Tottenville at 1890
o'clock, a luncheon to the governor
at 1870 o'clock at the Richmond
County Club and a reception to the
governor at the grand stand at three
o'clock.