Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-13
BATTLE ROYAL
ON NEXT WEEK
IN NEW JERSEY
LINE OF MARCH
IS ANNOUNCED
Exempts Ready for State
Convention on Wednesday.

With practically every detail
completed by the general committee
of the Exempt Firemen's Associa-
ton of this city, the annual con-
vention of the New Jersey State EX-
empt Firemen's Association, to be
held here on Wednesday, promises
to go down in the history of the or
ganization as one of the best held in
years. State Organizer John Dan
ner, who is chairman of the general
committee In charge Of the arrange
ments, has received reports that all
of the sub-committees have COM
pleted plans for the affair.
VIII Be Held in Bijou.
The convention which is to be
held in the Bijou theatre will be
called to order by President Ken
nell, of the state association, at
1890 o'clock. Acting Mayor Fer
dinand Garretson will be on hand to
make the address Of welcome in be-
half of the city, after which Rev.
James H. Northrup, of the First
Presbyterian church, will address
the fremen and invoke the blessing.
President Kennel will also make an
address. The entire morning ses
sion will be taken up in hearing re-
ports of the various committees and
the election of officers for the en-
suing year will take place. At the
afternoon session, which starts at
1880 o'clock the installation of Of
f1cers will take place and the selec-
t1on of the next meeting place will
be the principal business to be done.
After the adjournment the parade
will take place place. 1t will form
at $3.50 o'clock in front of the Aud
itorium where the delegates will
have dinner, following the recess at
noon. At night the Will be a ball in
the Auditorium. There is expected
to be many visiting firemen in the
city on the day of the convention,
some of whom will arrive here to-
morrow.
Delegation from Passaic.
A large delegation from Passaic
with a fife, drum and bugle corps
will come here by special trolleys
tomorrow night They will be en-
tertained at the Amboy hotel and at
the Hartmann house during their
stay here. The executive committee
of the state association will be en-
tertained at the Packer House The
city is taking on it's holiday attire
and merchants and residents alike
are displaying some form of deco
ration to welcome the fire laddies
on the occasion of its annual con-
vention in this city.
Chief Patrick Rocks, of the city
fire department, this morning an
nounced the formation of tho pa
rade and the line of march. The
no do ic H111o 70 ort N
ly at 4 o'clock. Chief Rocks and
his assistants will lead. Then will
follow q platoon of police under the
command of Chief Patrick r. Burka,
a band of music and the mayor and
board of aldermen in carriages
Following this will como the state
president and officers of the associa-
ton and the visiting deleg.~tes. Pas
saio f1remen. with a fife, drum and
bugle corps, and Perth Amboy Ex-
empt Firemen with their hose car
riage. Next will come a band of
music and the fire police under Cap
tain ]. ]. Deveney and drum corps
The local fire companies will follow,
being the last in line.
The Line of March.
The parade will proceed down
New Brunswick avenue from the
Auditorium to Smith street, down
Smith street to Rector street, UP
Rector to Market street, up Market
to State street, down State to Wash
ington street, up Washington to
East avenue, through East avenue
to New Brunswick avenue, down
New Brunswick avenue to Madison
avenue to Smith street, and thence
to New Brunswick avenue, where the
parade will disband again in front
of the Auditorium.
Program In Detail.
The following is a detailed pro-
gram of the convention:
Part /.
1890 A. M.-Convention called
to order by President Kennel.
Prayer by Rev, j. H. Northrup.
Address of Welcome by Mayor
Ferdinand Garretson.
Address by Rev ]. H, Northrup.
Report of the committee on cre-
dentials.
Address by President Kennel.
Roll call of officers and associa-
tions.
Reading of minutes of previous
meeting.
Secretary's report.
Treasurer report.
Report of executive committee.
Report Of legislative committee.
Report of finance committee.
Report Of memorial committee.
Election of officers.
Part III.
12:30-Recess for dinner.
1:30 P. M.-Report of election
tellers.
Installation of officers
Receipt of communications.
New Buusiness.
Resolutions.
Appointing Of committees.
Selection of place of next meeting.
Benediction.
Adjournment.
3:30-Form for parade.
CARD OF THANKS.
The undersigned desire to thank
their friends and neighbors for their
kindness during the recent bereave-
ment in the illness and death of
George Edwards, who has been with
US for the last ten years and has no
relatives in this country. Especially
we wish to thank Rev. C. w. Han
son for the comforting and trusting
words and to James j. Flynn, funer-
al director, for the satisfactory ser
vices.