Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-09-24
WOUNDED SOLDIERS TO
LEAD LIBERTY LOAN
PARADE HERE FRIDAY
Men From coIonia Base Hos
pital win Participate In
Opening Demonstration
VETERAN TO BE SPEAKER
SGT. Reginald Grant, Returned
From Front, to Address
Mass Meeting

The feature-of the parade which
,s,li he hald An this city Friday night
the eve of the opening OF the fourth
liberty Loan campaign-wil pc tne
presence in line of numper OF
American wounded soldiers VINO nave
been brought to the Colonia nospita.
from FrAnce where they were in1ureo
in battle. It Is expected tnat the oe-
fachment will consist of from SIX 10
eight soldiers who are now recuperat-
inf at the Colonia hospital.
THESE wounded American soldiers
win lead the procession, being follow
ed by the company of U. 8. Coast
Guards now stationed here, the Perth
Amboy battalion OF the New Jersey
state Militia Reserve. together with
its band, the team captains and WORK
ers. It Is also expected that the nign
school cadets will march, Major Glen
worth Sturgis having promised TO try
and have a company Of the youths In
line.
The parade will be in charge Of
Major Frank l.. Antisell and viii start
promptly at o'clock from City Hail.
The line of march which has been
decided upon calls for the procession
to pass north on High street to Smith
street to State street, to Broad street,
where there will be a counter-march
on State street to Fayette sreet. 1t
will then continue out Fayette street
TO Maple street, to Smith street, to
state street. to the high school audi
to1ium where the patriotic meeting
Will be held.
The main speaker ut the big Liber-
ty Loan meeting which is scheduled
to start at o'clock viii be Sergeant
Reginald Grant soldier who has
seen severe lighting and Is one of the
best speakers sent out by the Nation
al Iiberty Loan Committee. In addi-
ton to the talk by Sergeant Grant
there will be other addresses and adj
dltlonal features In the form Of sing
ing by a ma1o quartet and also a
chorus by high school girls under the
leadership of Miss Chisholm.
The final meeting of the Danish
American Liberty Loan Committee
will be held at o'clock tonight in
Washington Hall at which the execu-
tive committee, all team captains and
workers are expected to be present
The city has been divided in seven
teen districts, one for each poll, and
q captain has been assigned to each
of these districts in the Danish organ
ization. Each captain is permitted to
name his own workers and all OF the
captains reports are to be received
tonight. AS this will be the last meet
ing OF the Danish workers before the
opening of the drive on Saturday 1t
is important that every member at
tend tonight The list of all OF the
captains and teams will be published
tomorrow.
Tomorrow night the Polish resi-
dents of this city will hold a patriotic
meeting at St. Stephens Hall, 500
State street. for the purpose of PLAN
ming for their share In the big CAM
paign here. Almost $1,000 In SUBJ
scriptions has already been pledged
by Poles here and tomorrow night an
organization Will be completed which
win result in everyone of that ma
tionality being approached for a sub
scription.
General Chairman Adrian Lyon has
not yet been informed OF Perth Am
boys quota In this drive. 1t being pos
sible that 1t will not be announced
until Friday night at the big meeting.
1t is estimated. however, at $780,
900. This amount has been reached
In the last two campaigns although
the quota was not as high as that and
the enthusiastic workers can see no
reason why II should not again be not
only reached but passed.
An elaborate Organization has been
formed here for the drive and the
city has been so divided into districts
that every resident Will be approach
ed in order to secure from him or her
a subscription.