Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY
AT ROOSEVELT
Parade is FEATURE Nothing
to Mar Occasion.
hpectal to the EVENING NEWS.

Bpecfdl to the NE VS..
Roosevelt, June 1-Oh you kidsl
That's what they all said when the
residents of the borough turned out
Tuesday morning to view the parade
of fremen and school children to
celebrate the dedication of Fire Hall
No. 2. The weather was ideal.
Sufficient rain fell Monday evening
to lay the dust and when the fire
ladies, with the members of the
two Junior Fire companies met at
Fire Hall No. 2 everything was o. X.
From Fire Hall No. q, whence the
parade started, to the end of the
procession at the Liebig field, every
thing passed off in a satisfactory
manner.
The parade was led by the mar
shall, Emil wilhelm; then followed
the borough police, Roosevelt Band,
Juniors Of Fire Company No. 2, Elk
empt Firemen of the borough, Fire
Chief Henry Harrington and No. l
Fire Company, Port Reading Fire
Company. RossvfI1e Fife and Drum
Corps, girls of the borough schools,
Juniors of Fire Company No. l and
boys of the borough schools. The
rear of the procession was brought
up.by the members of Fire Company
No. 2. The route of the procession
embraced the principal streets of
the borough. About 100 school
children were in line and they GER
tainly acquitted themselves credita-
bly,. At no time during the parade
were they seen to such advantage as
when they counter-marched at the
ball field, The sight was inspiring
and many complimentary remarks
were made by spectators. William
,Haines, of Elizabeth, impersonattng
Uncle SAM" was a great hit, es-
pecially with the school children.
Along the line of march the
houses and stores were decorated
with bunting and American flags.
No. 2 Tire Company, however, had
the most tasteful display, consisting
of bunting and flags of all nations.
Prominent in the parade were the
Juniors of Fire Company No. l, who
came in for a lot of favorable COM
-ment. They were attired in scarlet
jackets, white pants, red caps with
blue peaks, and certainly caught the
attention of the crowd. No. 2 Com
pany had out the company of Jun
Tors which was formed about a year
ago by Fireman Thomas Croke, then
first assistant chief. The boys GER
tainly showed themselves well and
were a credit to their instructor.
There were two automobiles in
line. These contained Mayor Her.
mann -councilmen, E. J.. He'll (pres-
1dent), and members of the Board
nf EI6hn0ftnn o. hnrAYYoh nHinia1G
County Engineer F. f. Simons, WISH
tors and several others. The new
auto fire apparatus, beautifully dec
GRATED with flowers, attracted much
attention. This was driven by a
chauffeur sent down by the Knott
Auto Company. The centre of OBJ
s%ervation, however, was the four
year-old SOL of Borough Clerk Wal
ter V. Quin, who was the only pas
senger. No. 1 Company, Juniors,
had in line the old hose cart which
did such good service In the days of
the present exempts. No. 2 Com
pany Juniors were equipped with a
tighter truck. Both were beautiful
SSated with flowers and bunt-
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ball field w. D. Casey in
Dnced theNon. Ray E. Mayhem,
Of Railway, and Edward j. Sweeney,
former principal Of the Bayonne
high school. Both made brief adj
dresses suitable to the occasion. Mr..
Mayhem's best point was that he
was glad to see the citizens taking
suef, a strenuous interest in the gov
eminent of the borough.
The children sang Columbia and
the national anthem, after which
they were entertained by the COM
mittee. No. / Juniors beat No. 2
Juniors at baseball. 6 to 3. No. 1
and No. 2 companies met later, the
former winning by a score of 16 to 2.
A vaudeville show at CAREERS
Hall, followed by a dance, maintain
ed until early the next morning, con-
cluded the day of days in Roosevelt.