Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-24

More than 5000 persons tnronged
Center street between and IL
O'Clock last night, the opening night
OF St. Mary's gala three-day carnival.
When the smoothly paved street was
flooded with light from hundreds OF
,ncandescent bulbs and many nitro
gen arc lamps at 8 o'clock, the thor
oughfare was agog with crowd OF
patrons bustling to and fro, first at
one booth, then at another, that
presaged an unprecedented success
for the labors of those who have
worked earnestly and hard for the
monster event.
Nickels, dimes and quarters rolled
away from the liberal minded and
enriched the Golfers OF the fund Tor
the worthy cause for which the no.
table affair was arranged. Nobody
seemed to mind or keep account OF
Just the amount they spent, for they
knew 1t was well spent.
Myriads of Lights.
AS the lights frightened the ave-
nue. presented to the eye was fair
villa, embellished overheaed by a
clear star-spangled sky, and at a
lesser distance seemingly myrfads OF
sparkling lights, of varied hues. On
either side of the street the lights
uncovered beautifully decorated
booths, the nations colors forming
the dominant hues. Graceful girls
and women tripped gaily to and fro,
on their mission for the church. and
were welcomed by all whom they ap-
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There were bands, 1itney buses,
Highland dancers, clowns. ninstrels,
fortune tellers, motion pictures, fair
moonlight dancers, an italian" and
his monkey with a graceful "Vene-
tian" dancer accompanying him, and
lnnumerable other attractions, which
bewildered the big throng in select
ing the attraction to see first
The carniyai.-N.be be continued
through Friday n.fst aaasded atttsssacs-= tt g E
lions oeing e On each night To-
'ts5gnt ~I4s t4t great balloon ascension.
which was postponed from last night
because of the wind, will go skyward
at IL o'clock, according to schedule.
Open air singing will be another
feature tonight and an orchestra
will make music for the dancers all
during the evening.
Rev. DR.. Cantwel1, who was heart
Ky pleased with the success of the
opening night, has secured a friend
from his former parish In Long
Branch to come here tonight, and
with singers from New York, to sing
in the open air for the patrons. The
speakers tonight are to be Assembly
man Arthur A Quinn and Thomas
Brown.
Though Mayor Ferd Garretson
was scheduled to officially open the
carnival at s O'Clock, the committee
in charge of the speaking did not
oeem it feasible to present the speak
ers until about 8.45 O'Clock, by
which time Mayor Garretson had an
other pressing engagement, which
he could not forego. The mayor was
called away just before the speak
Cantwell. pastor Of st. Mary's, brief
ly presented Alderman-at-Large w.
Guy Weaver after commencing the
hustle of his parishioners, obviously
in evidence from the bustling crowd
surging to and fro among the differ
ent booths. Mr.. Weaver presented
Judge Peter F. DAILY, of the Middle
sex Court of Common Pleas.
Judge Daily declared that on such
an occasion the fewer words the
better, but that 1t would not be
amiss to say that the great con-
course of people evidences an en-
thusiasm for the new. director-gen-
eral of historic st. Mary's parish.
He extolled the long chapters of
history that st. Mary's had made.
He praised Rev. DR.. Cantwell. the
new pastor, and said he had raised
himself to the highest position
among the clergy of the diocese Of
Trenton, by his lovable disposition
and earnestness In Gods work.
Judge Daily did not forget the un-
ceasing labors of those workers in
the church and gave them due credit
for the upbuilding of the parish to
its present-day exemplary status He
commended the sacrifices that had
been made to attain this end and de-
clared that he had often thought
that nothing is worth anything in
this world unless 1t costs something.
He said that in many European
countries the church depends on the
state for support, but not SO in the
United States, where the church's
treasury Is in the hearts OF the peo-
pie. He declared that the occasion |
for the assembling together of such
a vast throng in the church work |
was indicative of three things: |
First, the broad American spirit of |
Perth Amboy, blending together
persons of all creeds and races; Sec
ond, that the hearts Of the people |
are with Rev. DR.. Cantwell In his |
task, and third, that no sacrifice is |
toe great for the people to make In |
the cause of the church.
There were several visiting priests |
at the speakers pavilion located |
near st. Mary's hall on the south
side of Center street. c. Howard |
Smiths band stopped playing as
Richard A. Boiger, president of the
Holy Name Society, together with I
which society other organizations
nave combined to make the carnival /
drew the crowd to the
speakers platform with q mega
phone.
Among tine priests on the platform
besides Rev. DIR. Cankwsll we're the
following: Rey. James Lynch. OF