Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-07
MARDI GRAS To
HAVE CREATURES
State Street Improvement
Association Hold Rnothar
Mestins--EIsc Officers.
DISCUSS incorporation
Stores Will ba Decorated
and Novel Floats May be
Seem In Procession.

If the plans of the State Street
Improvement Association mateTialize
residents of this city and vicinity
will be given an opportunity to par
ticipate in q Mardi Gras on the even
ing of July Fourth in connection
with the opening of the proposed
lighting system. Owing to the
places of business being decorated
fireworks on the street will be elm
mated on the evening in question.
Thomas Brown submitted incorpora-
ton papers of the association at a
meeting held in Kish's hall, in State
street, last night. Matters relative
to the Incorporation were discussed
for a major part of the session.
Officers were elected, which resulted
in Thomas F. Burke being chosen
president; Thomas Brown, secretary,
and Jacob ~Goldberger, treasurer.
Sign Contract This Week.
The contract for the construction
of the lighting system will be signed
this week. Messrs. Chandler and
Chamberlain, of the Public Service,
will meet the committee on construc-
ton at the office of President
Thomas F. Burke at 4 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon and make final ar
engagements prior to the signing of
the contract. The ground will be
gone over and then it will be decid-
ed how many arches will be used in a
block. The question of erection of
poles and other means of coupling
the arches will be threshed out at
this session.
The opening Of the white way"
on State street will be an event long
to be remembered and elaborate
plans are under consideration for
the holding of a Mardi Gras on the
opening night. Herman Philo, Max
Leichtman and R. A. Bolger were
appointed as a committee to COM
plete arrangements, 1t is the inten-
ton of the association to have floats
and other forms of Mardi Gras dis
plays. Handsome prizes will be
given in the different classes of
events. Elaborate decorations will
grace the fronts of the different
stores and all State street will be In
gala attire on July Fourth.
Plan to Open at 9 O'Clock.
The plan proposed at this time is
to open the thoroughfare at 8
o'clock and Mayor Albert Bollsch-
weller will be called upon to throw
the switch that will bring State
street from darkness into the lime
light. A parade will be one of the
features of the evening.
DR.. Charles I. Silk, w. J. Leavy,
Thomas F. Burke, Thomas Brown,
Herman Phflo, Jacob Goldberger,
Harry PETE, Eliseo Ricci, Max Gold
berger and Bernard Strict were ap-
pointed as a board of trustees of the
organization. Thomas Browns office
was selected as the office of the asso-
citation and Mr.. Brown was also
named as the proper person upon
whom processes might be served in
case of necessity. The association IS
incorporated under the laws regulat-
ing interpretations for no gain, and
hence no stock will have to be sub
scribed.
List of New Subscriptions.
The following subscriptions were
taken in by the treasurer last night:
Louis Kemeny, IS; Preibula Bros,
IS; NJ. Reichman, So; D. Strum,
$40; G. Ahrens, So; Lars Larsen,
$40; Boston Confectionery, $40;
and NJ. Wardi, IS. The meeting ad-
journed at 11:3O to convene at $50
O'Clock Friday evening.