Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-22
RULERS NAMED
FOR BIG Event
Miss Bessie Bennell of Jer
sey City Is Queen.

Miss Bessie Bonnell, of Jersey City
was chosen queen and w. Gilbert
Condit, of Newark, was named the
king, last night, to reign over the
tree days carnival to be held at Rari-
tan Bay Park, ~Tottenville, common
going Saturday, August 81, and con-
~tinuing until Monday, Labor Day,
September 2. Miss Bonnell was
chosen queen by a vote of 1926 and
Mr.. Condit received $3.50 votes. Miss
Bonnell, who is a charming young
lady of the bungalow colony resides
during the summer in Rockaway
street, and Mr.. CondiU resides on
Manhattan street, Raritan Bay Park.
The carnival is to be a great event
according to plans outlined by the
committee. 1t has grown to such
magnitude that it bids fair to excel
anything of its kind ever held in
T|ottenville. Borough President
George Cromwell of the borough of
Richmond and other borough and
city officials have been invited to at
tend. Perth Amboy is to join in the
celebration to a great extent.
The parade win be held at 2
o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday,
August 81. This is to be the open
ing of the carnival celebration. Ar
rangements for the parade and point
of meeting is as follows:
The committee asks that all per-
sol s intending to enter the parade be
at the location designated promptly
at the hour. Should Saturday be q
rainy day the parade will be held on
Monday September 3.
First Division.
WOOD aveune facing Amboy road
Police escort.
Marshall and Aides. (Mr. Keffer,
Mr.. Beaver, Mr.. E. Siebert.)
King and Queen.
Boys Famous Mission Band.
Mount Loretto Cadets.
Centre sereet. (Mr. Mathewson in
charge.)
18th Regiment Boys Brigade, of
Totenville.
Westminster Cadets, of Perth Am
boy.
Boys Peace Club.
Boy Scouts.
Eureka Engine.
Veteran Firemen.
Second Division.
Sleight avenue. (Mr. Anderson in
charged
Band.
Fancy costumes afoot.
Large floats drawn by horses or
other power.
Miniature floats drawn by human
effort.
William street. (Mr. o. w. Boyd in
charge.)
BicVc1eS
On Amboy road, south of Bentley
street. (Mr. Carfoot and Mr.. Dow
in charged
Automobiles.
Decorated carriages.
Decorated wagons.
Prizes to be Given.
The prizes selected by the com
mittee are beautiful and appropriate
and well worth going after. The
prizes are now being displayed in the
window of M. Levison's dry goods
store in Main street, To~ttenville.
They include several very handsome
silvep~eups that any person would be
glad to own.
The committee through the NEWS
extends a most cordial invitation to
all citizens of Perth Amboy to join
with them on this Saturday, August
31st. The bicycle riders of Perth
Amboy should notify w. G. McCul-
lum, of the New York Bicycle and
Auto Supply Co., in State street. The
meeting place for the wheelmen will
be at Smith and State streets at 1
p. m. sharp. The Westminster Cadets
brigade squade, automobiles car
riages and wagons will go over in
q body.
All merchants are welcome to do
nate their wagons and put them in
the parade. 1t is hoped by the COM
mittee hat all veteran firemen of
Perth Amboy will advise w. T. Dea-
Yer, 625 Rockaway street, Totem
Vile, by postal If they will come owe
and meet with the vets of T~ottenville.
Eureka engine viii be in line. own
ers of motor boats are invited to
come to Raritan Bay Park IN Sunday
for the motor boat parade at 10
a. m, and motor boat races in the
afternoon. There are two silver
cups to be won, as we'll as suitable
second prizes.