Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-24
JAMESBURG CHURCHES TO
ATTEND RELIC EXHIBIT
Short Service at Junction I'm Connec-
ton with Liberty Loan Demon
strafion Train


stration Train
JAMESBURG, Sept. 24:7James-
burg will be the mecca on Sunday
morning for thousands of citizens in
terested in the trophies captured by
the soldiers who are fighting IN
France and who will assemble here
between 9 and IL o'clock to view the
War Relic Exhibit Train No. 2, that
will be free to all and will be COM
posed of FIVE carloads of trophies that
are of vital interest to all at home.
All the churches in the surround
ing towns have decided to dispense
with their religious services in the
churches on Sunday morning and in
stead of calling their worshipers to
their churches viii hold a short serv-
ice of prayer and song at the upper
Jamesburg junction where the exhibit
will take place. The affair Is planned
in an effort to boom the fourth Liber-
ty Loan drive and 1t should be a big
stroke on the part of the publicity
committee.
Frank H. Pownall, manager of the
fourth Liberty Loan drive for this
district, has the handling of this af-
fair in hand. At a meeting Of the
leading citizens of the town a COM
mittee vas appointed to make the day
La memorable one for Jamesburg.
All the churches will hold their
services at the exhibit and the COM
mittee in charge will be composed of
church, chairman; Rev. Thomas
Kearney, st. James Catholic church;
Rev. Henry johnson, Methodist
church; William c. Crosby. J. Ed
mund MARRIOTT.
COMMITTEES on Safety and welfare
William c. Crosby, Condit NJ. Dawson,
Curtis A. Deveney, r. Glenn Dawson.
H. d. Zandt Walter Graham, Elmer
Patten, DR.. H. D.. Zandt, Harvey Ston-
aker, T. NJ. Applegate, Edward john
son, Frank M. Denton, Arthur B.
lAppleby, Spotswood; Abijah Apple
gate, Prospect Plains.
Decorations and Demonstration
J. e. MARRIOTT, chairman; Harry
Rogers, r. Glenn Dayison, Clarence
Thorne, George r. Bailey, J. Angus
tus Thompson.
On the recommendation of the
government, Fuel Administrator John
III. Baremore has announced hat all
autos will be exempt from this order
and will be allowed to run until IL
o'clock on Sunday and cards will be
distributed as soon as received from
the Liberty Loan Committee. This
will insure all a chance to come to
Jamesburg and see this unique exhi-
bition and take part in the religious
services.
Featuring the exhibit will be a
complete German airplane brought
down at the battle Of the Marine; a
monster observation balloon, field
pieces of all kinds, ~grenades, machine
guns, gas masks and in fact all inn
plements of warfare thai are employ
ed by the combatants in the present
struggle. All the smaller parts Of the
exhibition will be carried in the bag
gage cars while the big pieces will be
carried on fiat cars. Accompanying
shing's army embracing men from
the English, French. Italian and Bel
GUM armies. Uncle Sans veterans
will also be present to answer all
Questions pertaining to warfare as
carried on In France.
The train arrives here at 1920
Saturday night and opens up for busi-
ness at 8 Sunday morning and will
be kept open for the public until IL
o'clock, when the start will be made
for Somerville, where an exhibit will
be. made the same day. The religious
services will be brief.
Tentative plans under consideration
by the local committee will include
singing by a large chorus of patriotic
songs and probably one by the school
children of the surrounding towns.
The churches who will dispense with
their services are Dayton Presbyteri-
an. all the Jamesburg churches, st.
Georges Episcopal. Helmetta.
Whether the Spotswood or Old Bridge
churches will omit their services has
not been decided on yet.