Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-15
Formation FOR.
PROCESSION
Firemen Have Program Prac.
ticaIIy Complete for Day.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM.
8 a. m.-Escort visiting COM =
y panies to various 1rehouses. .
IL $3.50 a. Information for pa .
y rade. y
= 10 a. m.-Srart of parade. =
1880 p. m.-Conclusion CT "a =
" rade. "
/" 2 p. m.-Dinner to firemen. y
3 p. m.-Contests and band =
y concerts in Market street. +"
6 p. m.-Supper to firemen. /"
7 p. m.-Mardi Gras celebra- =
II ton. "
8 p. m.-Firemen's ball in y
= Auditorium. y
With the program of the day prac-
tically prepared including the forma-
| ton of the companies, their position
in the procession and the line OF
march, everything is now in readiness
for the parade of the active iremen's
association, according to reports re-
ceived at a meeting of the parade
committee last night. The session
was the largest yet held, twenty-six
members being present, and every
ohC tooh q hdllu III IL dIlINl LItos L LIZ
! SOLICITING committee reported ST.
878.68 had been collected, $170 of
which had been procured from the
Saint Anthonys and Franklin base
ball clubs.
The most important matter deeid-
ed upon last night was the position
Of the different companies and their
guests. The ranks of the paraders
yer decided by the numbers of years
they have been organized, the Oldest
coming first and so on. The guests
of each company and the bands will
precede their respective companies.
Chief of Police Patrick j. Burke has
been honored with first place in the
procession.
Following are the positions of
those in the march in the order
named. Chief of Police Patrick j.
Burke, platoon of police, To~ttenvflle
Band, Exempt Firemen, Acting
Mayor Garretson, his guests, in auto
mobiles and Board of Aldermen,
Chief Frank Comings. assistant
chiefs, ex-chiefs, band. Independent
| Engine Co. of South Amboy. Keyport
Engine Co. of Keyport, Independent
Engine Co. of Long Branch. Column
bus Band, Lincoln Engine Co. No. l
o fthis city, Band, Independent En-
zine Co., Hoo kand Ladder Co. of
Railway, drum corps, Hook and Lad
der Co. No. | of Castleton Corner,
band, Hose Co. No. 1 of Boonton.
Bradley Beach Fire Co. No. 3 of
Bradley Beach. Bohns Concert Band,
Hoo kand Ladder Co. Nc. l of this
city, band, Westfeld Fire Co. Of
Westleld Fire Co. of Westfeld- any
Westfield Monmouth Beach Fire Co.
of Monmouth Beach. N. Y: Union
Engine Co. OF Belmar, drum corps,
Carteret Hook and Ladder Co. of
Roosevelt, Liberty Band. Washington
Hose and Chemical Co. No. 2 of this
city, band, Avon Hose Co. of Avon,
drum corps. Highland Park Fire Co.,
band Goodwill Hose Co. of Belmar,
Goodwill Fife and Drum Corrs.
| George B.. Mcclellan Engine Co. No.
s. band Columbia Engine Co. Peets-
kill, N. Y; Phil Daley Hose Co. OF
Long Branch, band, Humane Hose
Co. of B~ordentown. A. B. Nelson's
hand, Eagle Hose and Chemical Co.
No. 4 of this city, band. Washing
ton Hose Co. of Metuchen, band,
Fords Fire Department, band Roose-
welt Fire Co. No. 2. Prof. Ludwig
sons Band, Garfield Hose and Chemi-
cal Co. No. s of this city, band, Sum
nit Hose Co. of Summit, drum corps,
| ENTERPRISE Hook and Ladder Co. OF
| South Amboy, Goodwill Hose Co. OF
Asbury Park, Franks Band and Lib
erty Hook and Ladder Co. No. 2 oe
this city.
The " for October "a will
begin at 8 o'clock in the morning and
end with a ball in the Auditorium.
Until 10 a.. m. the different companies
will escort their guests to the hespec-
| tive fire houses. Then the formation
will be made for the parade which
will be started at Smith and State
| streets. The march will continue to
High street, then to Gordon. to Rec
tor, to Lewis, to Madison avenue, to
Market, to Prospect, to Smith, to
State. to Pulas%i avenue, and coun-
termarch to Washington street, to
Amboy avenue, to New Brunswick
! avenue and back to the starting
place.
The parade is expected to last
until 1870 o'clock in the afternoon.
This will be followed by the enter
tainment of the visiting companies
and guests, and at 2 o'clock the con-
tests will be begun between city park
and Mcclellan street on Market
street. The contests are expected to
take up most Of the afternoon. AT
8 O'Clock at night. the tiremen's ball
in the Auditorium will be given as
the last of the days celebrities. Dur
ing the afternoon, band concerts will
be given at every corner on Market
street between the city park and Nc
Clellan street. The day is expected
to be the greatest in the history OF
thic citv's fire department.