Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-18
MAYOR IN FAVOR
Of HALF HOLIDAY
Urgent Request Made by Mr..
GarretSon That Business be
Suspended Wednesday.
GRAND BASEBALL OPENING
Board of Trade Has Taken an
Active Interest and viii
Celebrate Opening.
GRAND BASEBALL OPENING

Urgent request is made by Mayor
Ferd Garretson that business be
suspended on Wednesday afternoon
of this week and that employees and
all others be afforded opportunity, as
far as possible, to participate in the
opening ceremonies and witness the
first game of the Atlantic Baseball
League. The Board of Trade has
taken an active interest in the occa-
sion and will celebrate the close of
the opening event with a bargain
dinner at the Packer House. Re
earding the general observance OF
the day, Secretary Hugh Lynch, OF
the board, sent the following letter
TO Mayor Garretson:
Hon. Ferd Garretson,
Mayor of Perth Amboy,
Perth Amboy, N. j.
My Dear Mr.. Mayor:-On behalf
OF the Board of Directors of the
Perth Amboy Board of Trade and the
management of the Perth Amboy
Atlantic League baseball team, ! re-
Spectfully request you to proclaim
Wednesday afternoon, May goth, a
half holiday and, in your proclama-
tion to ask the business men of the
city to observe the half holiday and
the citizens in general to display
flags or bunting. AS you know,
Wednesday, May goth, Is the date
OF the opening of the Atlantic League
baseball season here and is to be
known as Board of Trade day
The exercises at the grounds will
include band concert, flag raising,
parade Of the players and the first
game of the season After the game,
the Board of Trade Is to give a din
ner.
Very respectfully yours,
HUGH LYNCH. Secretary"
Mayor Garretson states. my in
tereSt in the great American game
of baseball is intense enough to in
fiuence me to order a suspension of
business to mark the advent of Perth
Amboy into professional ranks and
the observance of Board OF Trade
Day, had ! the authority. In the ab-
sence of such authority, urgently
request that the business men CO.
operate with the Board OF Trade and
the promoters of the celebration In
the effort to make Wednesday, MAY
20th, 1914, a red letter day by ac-
ceding to the request, that business
be suspended and as far as possible,
employees be afforded an opportunity
to participate in the opening of the
league season.
Board of Trade day on Wednesday
is TO be one of the most interesting
ever observed in the history of base
ball In this city. 1t means the initial
step of Perth Amboy into profession
al baseball ranks. The event is to
be appropriately celebrated by
parade of players at the grounds,
flag raising over the grandstand and
a banquet to commence at 6:3O
O'Clock in the evening. Immediately
ollowing the flag raising and parade,
the first game of the official league
schedule will be started, with the
Perth Amboy PAGERS battling IN
opposition to the Danbury, Conn,
team.
Danbury will play here on We'd
nesday and Thursday afternoons.
The PAGERS will be in Danbury on
Friday and Saturday of this week
and the NewDurgh, n. Y, leaguers
will stack forces against the Perth
Amboy club at the Amusement Park
grounds next Sunday afternoon. In
addition to that attraction, the
Franklins and st. Anthonys will face
one another in the second contest of
their city championship series.
Hilsdorf &, Romond, grocers, we're
the first business men to take recog-
milton of the request to observe the
league opening by suspension of
business Wednesday afternoon. They
placed sign In front of their store
this morning making the announce
ment.