Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-09
GOVERNOR WILL SPEAK
AT MEET OF YACHTSMEN
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boats plying the harbor on the two
days set apart for the waterway
meet 1t was decided to eliminate the
boat races. This was also taken as
a step to insure the safety Of those
who wish to be onlookers instead of
participants. On account of the
large number of visitors expected it
was also voted to do away with the
dinner at 6 o'clock on the night of
the twentieth.
At last nights session 1t was also
decided that fireworks were super
fuous, SO no display will be given.
To offset the deficit the committee
decided that the effect would be
Drettier if the owners of the various
boats would decarate their crafts
with lights, etc. Not only will the
effect be more picturesque, but the
results more safe.
VIII Provide Badges.
Badges will be provided by the
Waterway Commission for the use of
the guests, members, newspaper men
and officials, who will be on board
the various boats during the review.
Open house will be kept at the local
club, as well as at the house of the
two Bayonne and Newark organiza-
lions. An official program bearing
the names of the entries, captains
and owners will be issued, together
with the list of the hotels and eat
ing places sanctioned by the league
in this city .
Garret V. Evans, ex-commodore
and an earnest worker of the Rari-
tan Yacht Club, has been selected
to act as fleet captain of one of the
|squadrons. Besides a head fleet
captain, w. B. Vanderveer, of the
Eureka Club, of Newark, and G. w.
Vaudeville, of Railway, will share
honors with Mr.. Evans. The various
fleet captains will have special boats
assigned to them and in addition to
the pennant of rank, a color flag will
fly from the mast heads of the spe-
cial crafts.
Map of Anchorage Grounds.
Mr.. Rauch explained to the as
semblage that owing to the large
number of boats expected to be in
line it was necessary to divide the
line into three divisions. Each of
the divisions will be represented with
different colors. To make the event
widely known more than 5000 maps
of the anchorage grounds and the
natural facilities of Perth Amboy
have been sen broadcast.
The events of the two days will
commence with a general meeting at
the club house at 4 o'clock on Sat
urday afternoon instead of 2 o'clock,
as first planned. At this session the
representatives will be welcomed to
this city by one of the members of
the club, while in the evening Acting
Mayor Ferd Garretson will make the
address of welcome from a platform
at city hall park. 1t is almost a GER
tainty hat Congressman Thomas J.
Scully will be on hand and make an
address.
Parade Is on Sunday.
Another radical change in the pro-
gram is the grand parade of fleet In
three squadrons up the Arthur Kill
for review in Newark Bay, will COM
mence at II o'clock Sunday morning,
instead Of at 100 o'clock. This was
made necessary by the tide and to
secure sufficient time for the differ
ent parts of the fleet to pass the re-
viewing stand. Newark Bay clubs
and shore houses will keep open
p%urposely for the event.
In the absence of Commodore
Henry last night, J.. w. Costing, vice
commodore, presided. Open house
In the full sense Of the word will
be kept at the Raritan Yacht Club.
Music has been engaged for the en-
tire day and the reception commit
tee will do all in It's power to make
Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and
Fl, memorable in the history of
Perth Amboy.
Besides the officers of the water
way league, G. M. Howard, M. F.
Quinn, of Railway, c. r. Blunt and
c. M. Wadsworth. Jr.. attended the
meeting last night.