Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-07-11
THREE PRIZES
WILL BE GIVEN
Board of Governors of Yacht
Club Further Plans for
Waterway Events.
BEST ILLUMINATED BOATS
Program Practically Com
plete for CeIebration--List
of Committees Announced.

The Board of Governors OF the
Raritan Yacht Club furthered plans
for the water carnival to be helo
in this city on July 20 and 21 at
a session in the club house last
night. 1t was decided to give tnree
handsome prizes to the three pest
illuminated boats on the evening OF
July 20. The speechmaking Will
last from 8 until 10 O'Clock Satur-
day evening after which the crowds
will be directed to the shores 10
witness the wonderful display OF
boats. Music will be enjoyed at the
club house and at the city hall park
In the evening. All during the two
DAYS celebration buffet lunch Will
be served by the members OF the
club.
Sell Flags and Pennants.
Flags and pennants by which to
remember the event of events will
he offered for sale. The chief aim OF
last nights session was to confirm
the appointments of the various
committees as selected by Vice Com
modore J. Woodley Gosling. The
club house will be decorated and
strings of lights will add beauty to
the site by night. The city hall park
and grand stand will also be trimmed
for the event.
Several of the officers and chair
men of the committees have decided
that II permitted they will make
trips as the guests Of oliver G. Sim
mons, In R. J. Golfers hydro-aero-
plane on Saturday afternoon. 1t
was decided at last nights session
to ascertain II the channel In front
of the club house cannot be cleared
for the two days celebration.
Committees in Charge.
Following are the various commit
tees in charge:
DR.. Frank G. Henry, Commodore.
J. Woodley Gosling, Vice Commo-
dore.
Board OF Governors-Garret
Brodhead, Sr., G. G. Baldwin, A. c..
Sofield l.. H. McHose, A p. Jen-
sen, Geo. Tyrrell Il R. Hughes, j..
It. Meeker, w. l.. Bruner, secretary
and treasurer; A. e. Graham, flnan-
cial secretary.
House Commlttee-George Meade,
~ chairman; John Olsen, F. A. Whlta-
i =! Arthur Wight, John Williams
f>Gibson, William Hewitt.
Fleet Captain-Garret V. Evans,
Pilots-N. Macan, Jr., L. V. Eman-
uel, Ernest Pierson, Charles Cum
derson, Charles w. Barnekov, Jr,
V. P. Jackson.
Finance Committee-O. w.
Christian, A. H. Boughton, Treas
urer J. E. Sofield.
Special Reception Committee
Samuel Mason, G. H. H. Fischer, Jo-
seph e. @itricker.
Reception Committee-O. w.
Christian, chairman; Mayor Ferd
Garretson, Hon. Geo. 8. silzer, Sher-
III A. Bollsch weller, Judge H. W..
Kehoe, County Clerk B. Cannon,
DR., J. L. MacDowall, Peter Olsen,
C. D. Snedeker, A. G. Sofield, George
w. Tyrrell, Richard F. White, G. c..
Baldwin, Commodore W. 8. Rauch,
Hon. T. J. Scully, DR.. John Henry,
Samuel J. Mason, G. H. H. Fischer,
1T. Meeker, ]. Olsen, N. w. Pierce,
Emil Ctramlau, DR.. G w Fithian, Gar
ret Brodhead, Sr., Franz Roessler,
Joseph E. Stricken
Refreshment Committee-Peter
Olsen, chairman; Leo Donohue, R.
A. Dickson, ]. X. Bryan.
Waterway League Committee-W.
l.. Bruner, chairman; j. A. Compton,
Donald Kennedy, Charles Stumps,
]. V. D. Mulchahey
Music Committee-A. E. Graham,
chairman; R. w. Grace, G. W..
Barnekov, Jr.
Decorations-L. R. Hughes, chair
man; Abel Hansen, G. christensen.
Committee on prizes for best
decorated boat. To act as judges
L. H. McHose, chairman; Charles
Mindeloff, Thomas Christopher.
Press Committee-A. H. Bough-
ton, chairman; R. D. Palmer. John
F. Rielley, Jr., of the EVENING
NEWS.