Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
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AT ROOSEVELT
PROGRAM for Decoration Day
Parade is Feature.
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special 70 the EVENING NEWS.
Roosevelt, May 26:-Gtven fine
weather on Decoration Day next
Tuesday it is conceded ahead of time
that the parade of firemen and school
children will make the day a memoir
able one in the history of the bor-
ough. While the committee earnest
Iy hope for fine weather they have
left nothing to chance. In case OF
wet. weather the parade would OF
course have to be curtailed but in
that event the committee have made
arrangements for the use of the
Canda buildings which are large
enough to shelter a large crowd in
comfort.
Order of Procession.
The order of procession will be as
follows: Marshal, police, f~agbearer,
Roosevelt Band, Juniors of Fire Com
pany No. 2. Exempt Firemen of the
borough. fire chief, Fire Company
No. / and apparatus, Port Reading
Fire Company with apparatus, Dor
ough officials, the mayor and council,
members of the Board of Health,
members of the Board of Education,
Roseville IS. ~ Fife and Drum
CORDS, kits vi LAS IOuoA
Juniors of Fire Company No. L, boys
of the borough schools, Fire Com
pany No. 2 with auto fire truck.
Line of March.
The parade will form at Fire Hall
Ne:~2 at 8 O'Clock sharp n Will
proceed as follows:
To Woodbridge avenue as far as
Washington avenue, then up WASH
ington avenue as far as Bryant street,
then to Everard street and Third
street to Railway avenue Here the
parade will countermarch to permit
the school children to fall In line,
after which the parade will pass
from Railway avenue to Woodbridge
avenue, to f street near the borough
line, to B street, to Railroad avenue,
to Chrome avenue, to Houston street,
to Woodbridge avenue, concluding
the march at the baseball grounds
opposite borough hall.
Practically all the residents and
storekeepers along the line have
agreed to decorate their buildings
In the parade will be seen, gafly dec
Grated with smilax and bunting, the
hose cart of Juniors No. 2, who, with
new suits and regulation helmets,
are bound to make a hit with the
crowd. The Exempt Firemen, not to
be outdone, have ordered gold
badges to commemorate the occa-
sion. The fire apparatus of No. /
company will scarcely be recognized,
having been reprinted so that it will
look as fine as a new one. Needless
to add Fire Company No. l will see
to the decoration of the apparatus.
Surprise In Store.
Look out for something out of the
common. Our neighbors from Port
Reading will receive a cordial greet
ing, as lin ~ p~1OVttIO TIro and
Drum Corps. Both are old friends.
The Junior Company of Fire Com
pany~No- 1 has been specially formed
for the occasion and Chief Harring-
ton has taken special interest in the
boys. They will nave new uniforms
and will have with them the hose
cart which has done such good SER
vice in the days when the present ex-
empt firemen were in tive service.
This rFilf OF cnGrse-RAttabiy decor
ated.
The school children, of which
there will be LOO in line, are look
ing forward to the day with as much
zest as the firemen. They will sing
after the parade md dainty refresh
ments will be served to them, after
which they will be free to enjoy
themselves to their hearts content.
Professor Sweeney, of the Bayonne
high school, and Mr.. Mann, of Rah-
way, will address the children briefly
before they are dismissed.
Two Ball Games.
There will~be two ball games, the
first between the Juniors of the two
Companies and the second between
the two companies. No. 1 company
claims that they will carry off the
honors in both events. Selections by
the band will continue all afternoon.
In the evening there will be a
Vaudeville entertainment in CARRIERS
Hall, commencing at 8 o'clock, to
which all contributors, exempt fire
men, school teachers, borough Off
-eials, firemen-of. the borough and
Port Reading, honorary members OF
The fire departments, and their lady
friends are cordially invited. Some
very excellent talent has been Sc.
cured and will excel anything ever
een In the borough hitherto. There
will be refreshments and the enter.
tafnment will be followed by a dance.
Committee in Charge.
The committee which has worked
very hard to make the affair a sue
cess is as follows: Emil Wilhelm
chairman; w. j. Lawlor, secretary;
Henry t.Heii, treasurer, and Charles
Morris apd c.. j. Breiderstein.