Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-06-12
BIG FEATURES
FOR JULY 4TH
Tentative Program Arranged
by COMMITTEES Last Night
Real Treat for Children
FREE MOVING PICTURES
Two Displays of Fireworks In
Evening" Committees
Are Chosen by Mayor
FREE MOVING PICTURES

Water sports, exhibition of motion
picture shows, folk dancing, athletic
events, band concerts, speaking, sing
Ing and exhibition of fireworks con-
stitute the main features of a tenta-
tive program for a safe and sane
celebration of the Fourth of July
prepared at a meeting of the general
committee last night. 1t was practic-
ally decided to eliminate circus ex-
hibitions, such as formed a part of
the celebration last year. In that
way approximately $500 can he
saved, it is estimated, and that can
be used to enlarge the fireworks dis
play.
The amounts donated to date as
received by Mayor Ferd Garretson
total $500. The executive requests
that those who desire to contribute,
do so early. 1t is generally realized
that the safe and sane idea of cele-
brating independence day Is much
| favored and many are no doubt
pleased to contribute to help make II
as successful as possible. Mayor
GarretsoD Is receiving contributions
and acknowledges them at intervals
in the EVENING NEWS. AS soon as
the latest list Of contributors has
grown sufficiently large, the names
and amounts will be published.
Sub committees In charge of the
various phases of the celebration
work will meet at city hall next Wed
| nesday night at o'clock to formul-
ate detail plans. Those committees
are as follows:
Finance. Harry Conard, Charles NJ
Macmillan, c. G. Baldwin, Abel
| Hansen, Isaac Alpern, M. 8. Darrow
Peter c. Olsen, Alvin 3. Fox and
John Kutcher.
Childrens' entertainment and folk
| dances: Albert Leon, J. j. Deveny
Leonard zaremba, Edward s. Coil
Max Gibian, Joseph Kusey, George
| w. Sharpe, Fred D. Eichbauer and
John ]. Clark.
Patriotic exercises: George S
Walker. F. William Hilker, Justus
Kaletsch, Tracy D. Waring, Joseph
Il. Stricken, William W. Pierce, John
Pfeiffer, John II. Ling and Garret
Brodhead.
Water sports and fire works:
Harry r. Wilson, Louis P. Booz, Jr.
William Fraser, Garret V. Evans
Samuel Bayard, Fred a Seaman, A
j. Compton, Jay B. FRANKIE, Morgan
| f. Larson, ]. X. Bryan, William G
| Wilson, William H. Cortelyou, w
| Parker Runyon and Samuel Water,
| house.
Music: William n. Griswold
Thomas Christopher, Herman Ellis
William J. Trainer, Richard F.
White, Fred J. Cox, r. L. Fowler
and Edwain Nelson.
Baseball and athletics: Albert H.
Bran, David Wilentz, w. Guy Weav-
er, Julius T. Simmer, II. w. Sand
beck, Jr., Hugh ]. Gallagher, Frank
Applegate, Morris Miller and Sophus
e. Johnson.
Press: J. Logan Clevenger, II. r.
Pickersgill. William P. O'Hara and
Wilbur La Roe.
In choosing these committees,
Mayor Garretson exercised care to
pick men who in his Judgment
would be most active in their re-
public Fairgrounds are interested in
the athletic features Of the program.
When the work Of preparing a pro-
gram was taken up at the general
committee meeting last night, the va
rious features of previous celebra-
tions were reviewed. One Of the new
features, which will probably be a
big attraction, ia folk dancing. 1t is
intended to open the events of the
day with the customary salute by
bombs. A water program will follow
about 8 o'clock in the morning. The
balance of the forenoon will be
taken up with motion picture enter
tainment for children, numbering ap-
proximately 1000, and preliminary
athletic events. In the latter 1t is
proposed to have athletes clash in
the northern and southern sections
of the city. The winners will meet
to battle for supremacy In the after
noon.
The afternoon part will be opened
at 1 O'Clock with q band concert,
speaking and probably singing by So
cieties in city hall park. This will
be followed by folk dancing and final
athletic events on High street, be-
t-Teen Market and Lewis streets.
These events will be followed by a
ball game on the Raritan Copper
Works field. The evening will be
taken up with the display of as bril-
liant an array of fireworks as fnan-
cial means will permit. There will
be one display off the water front
at Lewis and Water streets and prob
ably another display In the northern
part of the city.