Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-27
STATEN ISLAND
ALL RESIDENTS TURN OUT
TO HONOR SELECTED men
Hundreds in Line and at Meeting
Place for Send-Of; Van Name
and Conboy Unable to Be Here.
By Special Correspondent.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, May 27.-The pa
rade and demonstration Saturday night
for the boys who left yesterday for
Camp Wadsworth, Spartenburg, South
Carolina, veg one of the best tributes
to those going to fight for democracy
that has been held in the fifth ward.
hundreds of people Joined in the pro-
csssion while others lined the side
walks to view the boys as they passed
The parade started from Pleasant
Plains at 7.30 o'clock and was headed
by Grand Marshal Richard A. Britton
and followed by two members of the
Grand Army, Jacob ougle and George
n. Haines, in a coach, the speakers in
automobiles. They were followed by
detachment Of soldiers from Fort
Wadsworth and division Of sailors
from the mine sweepers at Tompkins-
vile and the selective draft men. All
of these composed the first division in
3harge of Marshal Wait and they were
headed by the Fort Wadsworth band.
Nearly three hundred members of
the Red Cross that included those of
the Fifth Ward Branch, Prince Bay
Auxiliary and Catholic Women's Unit
were in line.
The boys band and drum corps of
Mt. Loretto, under the leadership Of
John Price, bandmaster, the Eureka
fife and drum corps of Rossville and
the Boy Scout fife and drum corps of
New Brighton furnished the music for
the other divisions made up Of Police
Reserves, Camp Fire Girls, Junior Ma
val Reserves, Scouts, Yataghan Club,
knights of Columbus, Daughters Of
America, Daughters of Liberty, For
tsters of America, Masonic order,
Junior Order Mechanics, Company X
10th Regiment, Cadet Corps, High
School Cadets, Volunteer Firemen
of Citizen Engine and Amicitia
Huguenot engine of Hugenot Park, all
three with their motor apparatus. The
automobile division which came last
was made up OF more than hundred
cars.
When the parade arrived in Totem
vile 1t countermarched on Main
street and then proceeded to the
school, where several speakers were
heard and the Slack brothers quartet
sang selections. .....
James Laing, chairman, made the
opening address, after which he in
troduced Stuart l.. Ritz, president Of
the Home Welfare League, under
whose auspices the dem onstration was
held, who gave brief talk on what
the organization had been formed for
and wound up with a stirring appeal
for all to get behind the boys who
were going to fight in France. An
exhibition drill of the soldiers from
Forth Wadsworth followed and then
Nr. Laing read a telegram from Major
Martin Conboy Of the adjutant gener-
ais staff for his inability at not being
present and message from Borough
President Van Names absence at the
last moment.
NJ ]. Lowe, principal OF the Totem
VILE school spoke, telling of his COM
ing to teach school here twenty-five
nearly all of the boys who have gone
out from here. He referred to tho
service flag with 116 blue stars in the
white border and one in the red border
Tor those who had gone out from the
school. He said other blue stars would
have to be added for those who went
Friday to Fort Slocum and those who
went yesterday to Camp Wadsworth.
Sergeant H. Roderma cher Of the
Canadian army, who enlisted in 1914
and had been gassed and shot in bat
tie In France was the last speaker.
Sergeant Rodermacher, who is now
home on furlough because of his
wounds proved to be an interesting
talker. He gave an excellent account
from the time of his enlistment to the
timo he was taken in charge of by Red
Cross nurses. He was a driver in the
Red Cross ambulance service and told
much of the work the Red Cross was
doing and that he was here now to
help the Red Cross cause.
He told of his likes for America and
said when his furlough ends the
thirtieth day of May he was going to
enlist in the American army for SER
vice again in France. He told many
experiences during the past four years
in the service and at the close made a.
strong appeal for the Red Cross. A col
lection was taken up and good sum
was given. The selective draft men
We're entertained at Knights Of Pythias
hall. where they were served with
collation. under the direction Of COM
mittee and members of the Daughters
Of America and Daughters of Liberty
The Forth Wadsworth band furnished
the music.