Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-30
5000 PAY VISIT
To RELIC TRAIN
RELIGIOUS Eervices a Exhibit in
Jamesburg--Se Modern
Implements of War
Bu speciai Correspondsat.

Implements OF War
By Special Correspondent.
JAMEsBURG, Sept. s0:|The citi-
zens of Jamesburg and many sur
rounding towns for a radius Of twelve
miles were given a closeup view OF
the Implements of warfare that AVE
Irevolutionized modern methods OF
slaughter on Sunday morning from .
to IL o'clock when the War Relic
Train with its five cars of souvenirs
was open to the public for their in.
spection.
Not since the days when the Sun
day conventions were held in wtgwam
grove at this place has Jamesburg
held such a crowd of people. The
committee of local churchmen, Of
which the Rev. w. j. b. Edgar was
chairman, had arranged a program
OF prayer and song to give the DEM
o~nstratfon religious tone that took
much of the circus-like appearance
and brought back home the serious
side Of the affair This seemed to-hit
q popular chord also and the large
number of people. estimated al three
thousand, heartily Joined in making
the affair n of the greatest solem-
nifty.
The train arrived here Saturday
night at twelve, coming from Free
hold. 1t contained FIVE cars, -four
baggage cars and a fiat car of special
design that held the heavy 1mortars
and n that were nce prizes of
the hun army.
The smaller exhibits were grouped
in the baggage cars and had a corps
of men who explained any article
, that xxru not 1xwNur~. - 49, xxtof4@r
The exhibit as a whole was disap-
pointing to some degree owing to the
absence of the German ~airplane that
was to be the star part of the exhibit.
In addition to the captive balloon
used for observation it had
been added to a relic train tina is do
ing duty In another section of the
country. With this exception the ex-
hibft was very instructive and pleas
ing to those who had never seen at
close range the implements that are
at this time playing havoc with our
soldiers at the front. The train left
for Somerville shortly after N11:s0
amid the shouts of NAM who had
stayed at the yard to say goodbye to
the men who are booming the fourth
Liberty Bond sale.
Chairman Frank H. PownalI. of the
local Liberty Bond drive for the
Jamesburg district headed the COM
mittee OF arrangements and all went
through without a hitch. Perfect
order was maintained and a squadron
of police kept order.
A large chorus, under the direction
OF Miss Mary Dawson, grouped on
two auto trucks, decorated with the
uonal colors sang songs appropriate
TO the occasion and the audience toin-
ed in the singing with the greatest
enthusiasm.
Following the inspection Of the ex-
nlplts by the general committee and
the requests, the program was opened
~ an Introductory address by Hon.
Louis kutner, a member of the Lib
lerty Loan committee and the United
States Shipping Board who gave vim
to the meeting with his call to arms
or the audience in the way of buying
bonds. He has as living exhibits. men
who have served with distinction un-
der Generals Pershing, Foch and Haig
In extensive campaigns,
Hon. Willard M. Kent, of Thomp-
kins county. New York. made a stir
ring address, He outlined the pro-
gram In detail and introduced In
order men h have seen much ser
vice at the front.
The first to be presented to the
audience was Lieutenant Burgess. a
surgeon in the Canadian army: Lieu
tenant Gordon also of the Canadian
rorces overseas, who has nine bullet
wounds as a souvenir Of the war.
Corporal Shulder, of the French
army, who had been cited for bravery
eleven times wader fire, very modestly
accepted the plaudits of the crowd as
did Lieutenant Cru, also of the
French army. Last but not least of
the men who kept In the background,
was Private William O'Hara. a Jer-
l nANrFao ~ wrhA 80
under General Pershing. He carries
nine bullet wounds with him and Is
invalided home. but insisted on doing
his bit in the war relic train. He
comes originally from Paterson.
Hon. w. s. Ostrander of Saratoga
county. New York, was the last speak
err. He vas a very quiet orator who
impressed the large crowd with IDS
words and they seemed to have the
desired effect. While the speaker was
on the platform solicitors went among
the audience TO a sma6 degree and
as a result $S5.0Q91n bonds were
subscribed for. One bond for 81. 600
town. and t~o $1,000 were taken by
WilliamA Clemens and his son Ar
thur Ia Clemens. of Helmetta. Bonds
tqf<$5O and 500 were soon being SUM-
tscribed faster than the solicitor could
record them. Hundreds raised their
indnub IN response 10 the appeals OF
the speaker to buy bonds.
The full program as rendered fol-
lows: Introductory speech. Chairman
Frank II. Pownall: singing. Amer
ica:" invocation, Rev. w. j. b. Edgar,
pastor Presbyterian church. James
burg; singing. Nearer My God to
lThee:' address. Hearn ". streat
manager of the train; singing. Battle
Hymn of the Republic" prayer. Rev.
Henry Johnson. pastor Methodist
church: singing Star Spangled Ban
ner."
II The committee in charge Of the ar
Engagements were: w. c. Crosby. G. NJ.
Dawson. Curtis A. Deveney. Glenn
Dawson. DIR. II. ID. Zandf. Harvey
Stonaker. Clarence Thorne. T. NJ. APP
plegate. Edward johnson. F. M. Dem
ton, Arthur B. Appleby. Abijah APP
~plegate.