Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-06-19
Fourth of July Committee Ap-
propriates S400 for Their
Eenecial Entertainment.
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Definite Plans Made at Meet
sing Last Night fol Safe
and Sane Celebration.

The children of the city were not
forgotten last night by the general
committee to arrange for a rational
celebration of Independence Day.
When the different apportionments
were made the committee voted to
allow S400 for the exclusive purpose
of entertaining the little ones of
Perth Amboy on the Fourth. This
Needed any amount allowed other
(NJaapaittees. The committees took
TIE position that the prime design
of the entertainment for the day was
to impress upon the children the sig
nificance of the holiday by appealing
to their most natural sensitiveness
their capacity for being happy.
Appropriations were voted for
other committees as follows: mu-
sic, $3.50; printing of programs for
the speakers committee, s25; water
sports, 500. No definite appropria-
ton was made for the baseball COM
ntttee, which will ask an appropria-
ton at the next meeting of the COM
nit. 50. 1t was suggested that $3.50
be used for a fireworks display off
the bluff where the one was had last
year, and $3.50 for fireworks dis
play in the northern section of the
city this seemed to meet general ap-
proval but was not finally passed by
the committee and left for consider
alton at the next meeting. Harry
Conrad was elected treasurer of the
committee, City Clerk Wilbur LaRoe
secretary and City Electrician Jay B.
Frank selected to string the electric
wires for the band stand. The COM
mittee adjourned to meet again next
Wednesday night.
Chairman Ferd Garretson opened
the meeting and told of the pleasing
and fasile manner In which the CON
tributions for the cause of an intelli-
gent celebration of the Fourth had
been coming to him. He stated that
1t seemed to be a more voluntary
flow of donations than last year. He
stated about this time last year only
about S400 had been received and
vnow he ~hed-.elready been trusted
with S832.50. Together with the
liberality of the aldermen the fund
he stated had been increased to
$1.332.50. Mr.. Garretson stated
that the meeting was called to form
a budget, as 1t were, for the appro-
priations needed by the different
committees.
Chairman James e. Griswold, of
the music committee, stated that
$3.50 were needed. This will pro-
vide two bands of thirty-fve and
twenty pieces respectively. 1t was
decided that no music would be re-
quired at the baseball game, but the
bands would be pressed into service
at the other functions of the day.
Harry R. Wilson, chairman of the
water sports committee, asked for
500 to cover the expense of arrange
rnents, prizes, etc. Chairman Albert
Bran, of the baseball and athletic
committee asked for $40 for the
baseball game scheduled for the af-
ternoon. The winning team he said
was to receive $40, the losing team,
$40, and If necessary the umpires
s6 each. He stated he had arranged
with the st. Anthony's to be one OF
the eententants, and was trying to
get the Franklins to oppose them
The chairman seemed doubtful about
this, and 1t was suggested that he
select the best factory league team
or an all star team from the factory
iCdS uc W -uldhS W tuo OppOHeutS
for the Saints" The amount asked
was considered high, many members
taking the position that baseball
players should be more patriotic on
such an occasion. The chairman,
was, nevertheless, not convinced and
stated that from long experience he
had found that the good teams al
ways counted on big stake for a
holiday and that to get a good game
of baseball the committee would
have to pay for it,
Albert Leon, chairman of the
children's entertainment committee.
was not present but this feature of
the celebration was given much at
tention by the committee, who fav-
ored the children receiving as much
or more benefit and pleasure from
the occasion than the "grown-ups."
Mr.. Garretson stated that Proctor's
Theatre and the Tryonix Theatre
had agreed to entertain about 1000
children with motion pictures In the
morning. Other ideas were sug-
gested. but 1t was decided to leave
the whole matter In the hands of the
committee which is fully competent.
Mr.. Garretson state that he had
ordered committee badges for mem
bers OF the general committee.