Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-17
MERCHANTS TO
GET TOGETHER
Steps Discussed at White
Way Banquet for Advance
ment of city's Progress.
WOULD UNITE 3 Ass'Ns.
Crowd Cheers as Upper Smith
Street Is Converted Into
Block of BriIIiance.

'tGet together = for the alyansc-
ment of the progress of Persh Amboy
was the underlying theme discussed by
q large majority of the seventeen speak
ers last night at the first annual ban
qnet of the Smith Street White Way
Association, at the Old Vienna Res
taurant, which concluded the celebra
tion of the opening of the white
way on that thoroughfare, IN the dis
ltrict between Madison avenue and State
street. AS a fitting close to remark
able evening for the Smith street mers
chants, it was unanimously decided on
motion of Albert Leon, toastmaster and
chairman of the arrangement commit
tee, to make the occasion of IN annual
nature.
Big Crowd Witness Display.
Several thousand people assembled on
Smith street between Madison avsnue
and State street, at o'clock last
night to witnss the illumination of the
plans of the recently incorporated as
sociation of fifteen business men and
merchants on that thoroughfara. The.
switch which made the connection was
thrown by President George r. Rey
nolds at the Office of the Public Ser
vice company. The Good xill Associa-
tion's fife, drum and bugle corps par
AIDED on the street from the opening
hour until the merchants closed their
stores to the hundreds OF bargain seek
ers and assembled in the Old Vienna
Restaurant at $3.50 o'clock to partake
of an excellent menu served by Mine
Host Schleser.
During the course of the banquet
which was served IN excellent styIe and
consisted of all the good things on the
menu as published yesterday ii the
EVENING NEWS, Don Monaco, 30
ealist and Jack Donovan. pianist, rem
dered many pleasing selections. The
evening of feast of reason and fiow of
soul concluded at late hour, ewing
to the delay in the arrival OF the
Board of Aldermen, whe were at III
weekly committee session.
As a further attraction, the Smith
street uieIcIants in the district speci.
fed will offer unusual bargains 10 all
patrons this afternoon and evening.
with similar white way bargain
sale on the Friday and Saturday of
eve cry week hereafter.
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city at The present fii,le sssts !
Smith street, State st-tsat ana Ffis
Eper Smith street wfttiIy named Thu
new born babe at last nights
banquet The desire OF the iner4
chants to consolidate info one
body, with but one purpose in view
the advancement OF the city
from every standpoint was strong
ly seconded by the members of the
Board Of Aldermen, who heartily
offered their support to project
along these Ines. The. business
men became so enthusiastic over
the idea that it is highly probables
that further steps will be taken to
make the suggestion reality
Cluster For Corner LIKELY
In accordance with the suggestion
by various speakers, Acting Mayor
l.. G.. Dalton, who is also alder
man from the fifth ward. and the
other mmbers OF the Board of Al
dermen made slight reference to
the idea of erecting a cluster OF
lights of the Ave corners, and thus
unite the three white ways. all
of which run into this hub OF the
city's wheel Of progress. Mr.. Dali
ton, In particular. was very eenthn-
siastic about the proposed cluster
and graciously offered his entire
support to the proposition The
enthusiasm over the possibility o.
such an improvement was some
what dampened, however. by Alder
man Richard j. Dalton. of the third
ward, chairman OF the light COM
mlttee. He informeed the diners
that the light appropriation is near
ly exhausted, and there Is but small
possibility OF the "city fathers
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