Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-17
PARADE TO BE
NEXT OCTOBER
General Committee 0rganiz
ed by Firemen Last Night
--Want S4, 900 from City.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Public Will be Asked to Con-
tribute Funds--M Meetings
Will be Regularly.


Definite plans for firemens pa
rade TO be held in this city 0cs oher
| next were formulated at meeting
OF the different committees In SEES
sion In tbs headquarters of Lincoln
Engine Company last night Cosfs
mittees consisting of five members of
each company, together With tie
| chief and his two assistants, consti-
tute the general parade committee
who decided that It will be more cx-
pedient to hold the event in the fall
instead OF the spring, as has been
suggested. ~
Exempts Committee Present.
a committee consisting OF Leon
ard Cosgroye and John Van Horn,
from the Exempt Firemens Assa
citation, appeared before the commits
tee last night in an endeavor to have
them parade on May 16, the day fcl-
lowing the state exempts convene
ton in this city After much de@
liberation a vote was taken ana 1t
was decided to have the parade III
October. The convention viii lie
held In the Auditorinm on May 15x
as planned and although no parade
will be iii evidence, the active tife
men have pledged themselves I'd tf
their utmost to make the convention
the success that 1T should be-.
Officers Are Chosen.
After deciding when the parade
would be held. chatham Patrick
Rocks, said it would be well ID or
ganize and accordingly officers were
chosen. Patrick Rocks was offered
the chairmanship. hut declined in
favor Of Frank G. Comings. George
Mead was elected secretary ana 4
Thomas Ciuney, treasurer. It Was
decided to hold sessions every sec
ond and fourth Monday Of the
month.
After otALidering the cost Of tlfe
parade, the frenlen figured that the
Board OF Aldermen should contrdp
ute $4,000 and to this end a eoAs-
mittee- consisting OF Patrick Rocks.
William 2 O'Hafa. Frank IS Cpnl
ings, Thomas clunev George Mead.
Peter Kroeger. Alfred Tehnson.
Frank Tooker Andrew Andersca
and Joseph Massopust, were appoint
ed to confer with theS naas,d,
''ss''s7 sgsgI5n rio pssD -
to contribute and the f,ov spap psrss
will be asked to publish the list nf
sssS VIII 4 n ARE No fsfrbrss.
The firemen plan to make the
event one Of the finest ever VIII
messed In any part of the state. Re-
alizing that this parade will be ahont
the last here under the auspices uf
the volunteer department In this city
the laddies will spare no Efforts TO
make Ii huge success The last
parade was held six years ago and
the flremen are eager to show their
apparatus to the visiting companies
1t Is contended by the ffremen that
a monster parade Is one OF the best
ways of Talking Perth Amhoy
Six years ago several merchants In
this city and vicinity were swindied
by fakirs collecting money for
program which they represented to
be the official organ Of the day 10
avoid a repetition of this outrage
the hremen will have credentials
signed by the general parade COM
mittee, authorizing them to solieft
space in the program OF events On
the day Of the parade.
Members of Committee.
Following are the members or tie
companies appointed to arrange for
the parade: Liberty Hook and Lad
der Co., Joseph Massopust, Nelss
Hanson, William Sieboth, BENJAMIN
Yost and Bert Buchanan; Lincoln
Engine CO., No. 1 Frank Rhodes.
Thomas Cluney, Charles McKenzie,
T. H. Van Horn, A. Fl. Munoz Pro-
lection Hook and Ladder Co., J. II
McCabe. Joseph Hornsby Samuel
BayaFd, A. f. Crowell, F, G. Copa-
ings: Washington Hose and CheEli-
cal Co.. Alfred johnson, John Camp
bell, L. Fl. FRANKIE, Jr. G. f. Sea
man, William Buckley: Mcclellan
Engine CO., Frank Tooker. Peter
Martin, Anton Wadder, George Nfx-
on and John N. st. John; Eagle Hoee
and Chemical Company Peter Kroe
ger Peter Larsen, Charles Land.
beck, George Larsen and w. G, Will
SON: Garfieids, Andrew Andersen,
Patrick Edwards. Charles Jesparson,
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