Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-20

Registration of automobiles that
are to 90 in the procession which is
10 start from Philadelphia next Tues
day for Cambridge, Mass, is being
made at the headquarters of the Na-
tional Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution and at the State
headquarters. / Clinton street, this
city. The trip is TO be made under
the auspices Of that organization. The
object of the journey is to place tab
lets and markers along the route of
Washington's army in 1775. Among
the cities represented by the fifty
cars enrolled are Philadelphia, New
ark. New York Rochester, New
Haven, Peeksldll, New Castle, Pa,
Washington, D. G. Louisville, Ky.
and Orange y. j.
on Sunday night r. c. Ballard
Thruston general. will en-
terrain the committee of fifteen at
dinner in the Hotel Bellevue-Strat-
ford, after which a meeting will be
held to complete the details. On Mon
day a trip will be made to Valley
Forge, returning for a banquet to be
served in the Bellevue Stratford.
Tuesday morning. June %, the pill
grimage will start from the hotel at
9 o'clock and will arrive at the bridge
north of the railroad, over the Della
ware River at II o'clock. The COM
mittee from New Jersey will be wait
ing to receive and escort the party to
The State House At noon Governor
Fielder will hold reception. after
which the party will proceed to the
Assembly chamber and there listen to
an address by Adjutant-Gcneral Will
bur r. Sadler, jr.. on the Battles of
Trenton Luncheon viii be served
in d large tent on the lawn adjoining
the State House Then the party will
proceed to st. Michael's Episcopal
Church where the first tablet to be
placed in New Jersey will be dedi-
Gated. John Lenord Merrill, president
Of the New Jersey Society. will pres
ent the tablet to the church.
In the afternoon tho party will mo-
tor out to Princeton. where DR.. John
Grier Hibben, president Of the uni
versity. will receive the pilgrims on
the steps of old Nassau. Rocky Hill,
where Washington gave his farewell
address to the army, a few miles
distant, win also be visited. Nreaths
/ Will be placed on the graves of Rich
ard Stockton and John Witherspoon,
signers of the Declaration of indie
| pendence, who are buried at Prince
| ton.
+ Mr.. Thruston, the president-gcn
and his party will spend the night at
the Princeton Inn. and will meet the
. procession at PENIS Neck at 9:15.
] The others will stop at Trenton New
Brunswick, the second days stop. will
be reached at 10 o'clock. the party
proceeding directly to Rutgers Col
lege, where DR.. w II. S. Demarest.
president, will receive the party and
make a short address. The tablet in
New Brunswick is to be placed on the
Second Reformed Church, Mr. Merrill
again officiating in behalf Of the New
Jersey Society in presenting the tab
let. After lunch Monmouth battle
field win be visited. where Samuel c.
Cowart will deliver a brief address
on the battle which took place on
June IS. IT'S Returning to New
Brunswick a reception win take place
in the evening in the home of Mrs
NJ. Bedell Vail, at the corner of Liy-
ingston avenue and Carroll place
Mrs. Vail is the regent of the Jersey
Blue Chapter and the affair viii be
given under the auSpiceS of that or
ganization. The house was standing
at the time Washington passed
through New Brunswick and is on
the route over which he passed.
At o'clock Thursday morning the
third day will be opened with a start
direct to Elizabeth. pausing at Rah-
way long enough TO place a wreath
on the tomb of Abraham Clark, a
signer of the Declaration of indie
pendcnce. At Elizabeth a demonstra-
ton has been planned by the chapter
located in that city. with Rev. DR..
WGliam Force Whitaker as the mas
ter of ceremonies. The church bells
will ring from the arrival in the city
till the procession reaches the old
First Church, where a stop viii be
made. A wreath viii be placed on
pfhe tomb of Rev. James Caldwell,
the parson hero OF the Battle Of
Springfield. DIR. Whitaker will make
an address.
Colonel James W. Howard, OF New.
ark, chairman of the committee look
ing out for the care of the guests in
that city, expects to have an escort
from the Essex troop from the city
line to the corner of Broad and Mar.
kat streets, which will he reached al
HE'S O'Clock. The third and last
tablet to be dedicated in New JERSEY
will be on the Firemen's building anc
will be presented by Mr.. Merrill /
will be accepted by President Dun
ham, Of the Firemen's Insurance
Company. Then the procession vii
continue along Broad street to Pari
place. passing the home of n. PER-,
Howell founder of Newark Chaptel
and a member of the New Jerse,
committee of arrangements.
Passing around Washington Park
wreath will be placed on the Wash
ngton equestrian statue. II i
planned to leave Newark at II 35 b,
way of Central avenue and Orang
Park South Orange, Springfield AM
Madison for Morrstown, where tn
headquarters of Washington in tn
occupation of 1779-s0 will be reached
Luncheon will be served in the La
fayette rooms. which have beei
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