Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-20
GOVERNOR EDGE
[AUDS THE CITY
Reviews Procession With Adit.
Gen. GiIkyS0n-Th0usands
March in Line.
WOMEN WORKERS FEATURE
High School Packed to Hear
Edge, Madame TurczynoWicz
and Pershing Veteran.

war fund drive for $4,000 was opened
Saturday night with a parade and
mass meeting, both Of which sur
! passed anything of the kind ever held
in this city. The street demonstration
was without doubt the most attractive
and the largest patriotic parade ever
held in this city. The wonderful show
ing of the Red Cross women and girls
| was the big feature of the parade
| their appearance being greeted by ap-
, plause along the entire line of march
| The Red Cross workers, clad in their
white caps and gowns. with the small
| red cross insignia, made an inspiring
| appearance and it was largely due TO
| their response to the call for marchers
that the parade was such a success.
All of the other units were at their
| best and the parade was conducted
| as pIarned without a hitch, there be-
| ing Jack of confusion even when
| the fire alarm sounded during the
march which necessitated the leaving
! OF the fire apparatus from the ranks.
The various units which were to
| participate in the parade began. TO
! form at $50 o'clock in City Hall
Park, at the high school and at other
assembling points. Shortly after 7
O'Clock all of the divisions had arrived
at the park and the work of forming
them in line was slater.
/ A few minutes before 7:45 the
/ platoon of police which led the parade
started on what was destined to be the
most successful patriotic exhibition of
its kind ever witnessed in the pace
| making City The procession wen,
north on High street to Smith where
/ il turned west and continued TO
Maple street. The marchers went over
the route decided upon Thursday night
which took them out Maple street TO
( New Brunswick avenue. to East ave-
nue., to Washington street to State
street, past the high school, where
Governor Walter Z. Edge. Adjutan.
General Frederick l. Gilkyson and
other guests viewed the parade, east
on Market street to High street, south
on High to Lewis where they counter
marched hack to the high school
Along the entire line of march both
SIDES of the streets We're crowded sew
eral deep by interested and admirlng
residents from this and neighboring
cities. Wherever the Stars and Stripes
appeared in the line of march the
spectators cheered, applauded ana
many waved flags.
1t would be a difficult matter TO
make any comparison of the units ap-
pearing in the parade but it was the
general consensus of opinion that the
large division of Red Cross workers
vas b44t must Inspiring anu IlldQe tne
most impressive sight of any contin-
gent in the procession. Together with
this division were the mothers, sisters
and wives of boys now in the service,
many service flags being seen in this
division.
Every division in the parade made
a creditable appearance and credit
must be given to all who took part,
the large number of participants being
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The mass meeting in the high
school was gotten under way as soon
as the parade had finished. the large
auditorium being filed to capacity as
well as the balcony on three sides of
the huge room. Many stood through
out the meeting so interest,". were
the speakers.
Adrian Lyon, chairman of the
speakers committee of the Red Cross
drive, presided during the meeting.
He introduced as the first speaker
Governor Walter E. Edge.
Governor Edge began his address
by congratulating the people of Perth
Amboy for their fine showing in the
parade, speaking especially of the
women and girls in Red Cross cos
tune who comprised a large division
by themselves. The governor de-
clared there was no doubt but Perth
ed of it and pointed out that other
similar requests for money will follow
shortly in order that the American
boys in France may secure the best
support from those at home
He pointed out that the people of
the United States are Just realizing
their duty TO their country and to the
boys we are sending to the other side
and that they are now willing to give
as their only means of helping to win
the war. The governor declared that
his talk would be more of heart to
heart chat with the people of Perth
Amboy than an address and he COM
menced to point out some of the
things whic! the Red Cross is doing
for not only the soldiers but the
women, old men and children of dew
astated portions of Europe who could
not survive were it not for the Red
Cross.
( Governor Edge declared that the
Red Cross program is one which
starts at home and finishes at home
with representatives in every part of
the world ready to give succor to the
needy. He pointed out that soldier
upon arrival at a cantonment in this
country finds the Red Cross there
ready to help him. He goes aboard
the transport for foreign soil and
there again is the Red Cross. Arriv-
ing in the foreign country the first
thing that greets him is the Red
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