Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-13
311th Infantry c Companies
Sail From Bordeaux
To Arrive May Fl
MACHINE CUNNERS HOME

After many exasperating delays the
Celebration Committee of Perth Am
boy, has at last something of def
mite plan on which to work for the
welcoming home of the men from this
city who fought under the Stars and
Stripes In the World War.
Several Novel Features.
First and primarily several novel
features have been mapped out which
should all lend to a grand success.
These features tabulated in brief are:
/. A departure from the usual pro-
cedure, when the city will parade be-
fore its returned heroes. in place OF
the pared of the men which they alb
hor and which so many of them say
they would not participate in.
2. A reviewing stand for the men at
the high school.
8. A clambake served under a huge
tent at the Raritan Copper Works
field.
4. Block dances, vaudeville and mu-
sical entertainments will be held for
the men at the time of the dinner and
all through the day of the big celebra-
ton, with boxing matches an added
feature.
s. Welcome home signs will be
erected at points of entry to the city
and at the five corners, and citizens
in general will be asked to decorate
their structures and homes with the
national colors and with welcome
home banners.
Huge Civic Parade.
6. Every lodge and organization, so
cial, fraternal or otherwise, everybody
in the city is to be asked to
join in the huge civic parade, with
hoats, novel costumes, regalia and ac-
coutrements making the procession a
regal display in which the city will pay
homage to the men. watching in the
stands.
z. Tentative dates for the home
coming celebration are June 20 and
80. On June 20 there will be memo-
rial services in all the churches and
on the succeeding day the city will
burst wide open In its welcome.
These various features were de-
cided upon at a meeting of the execu
tive committee. after the meeting of
the committee at large and will be
presented for further action at the
next meeting of the whole committee.
The executive committee accomplish
ed more in their short sitting than
has been done here before in the meet
ings of the various committees, work.
Ing at cross purposes.
There was a goodly attendance last
night. There were thirty members
of the committee present who heard
the suggestions as to what form the
celebration should take.
More Money Coming.
It was announced that there was
50, 562. 93 In the fund at present
with $4,000 coming from the city and
more money due from other sources.
John F. Rielley of the industries COM
mittee OF the finance committee re-
ported that he would report $500 more
In few days.
There were cheers for the patrol
afa to-, II,
committee on industries for the splen-
did work they have done so far and
the committee of the whole then de-
cided that the matter of plans
should rest with the executive COM
mittee, who should draft a compre-
hensive schedule for the celebration.
Fred Garretson. chairman of the
executive committee called the men,
bers together at adjournment and they
aforementioned.
City Parade Popular.
The idea of having the city parade
before the men received enthusiastic
support and the secretary was instruc-
ted to get in touch with every organ
azation of every character In the city
and ask that officers of these organ
tzations meet with the executive COM .
mtttee next Wednesday night at which
time the parade will be explained to
them and they will be asked to take
part and to throw their every resour-
ce into making the procession the
grandest one ever held ere.
These organizations Will be urged
to get every member in line, to COM
pete one with the other in costumes,
In floats. in pageantry and to make
every effort for q wonderful display.
Some organizations may be overlook
ed when the letters are. sent out and
the secretary wants 1t known that
these are wanted also. and that the
omission of an invitation Is not to be
taken as feeling that they are not
wanted.
Fix Celebration Fund
The committee set aside one-third
of the total welcome home fund. with
q minimum of $4,000 for the celebra-
tion.
The committee On welcome was
authorized to expend $500 for signs
to welcome the men home. These
kigns will probably be placed at the
Central railroad station and at the
five corners.
The committee on resolutions was |
to purchase 1000 en-
eraved resolutions to be presented to |
the men on their return, thanking
them and welcoming them back on |
behalf of the city.
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