Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-08-29
Senators, Congressman and
Governors Are Expected to At
tend Canal Meeting

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Jersey Intra-Coastal Ship Canal AS
sociation will be held in this city on
November IL. This was definitely de-
cided upon at the meeting of the as
sociation in the city hall last night.
Efforts will be made to have many
of the big men of the country pres
ent, among them the Secretary of
War, United States Senators and
Congressman and the governors Of
nearby states.
The convention committee met in
the office of Assemblyman Fred w.
De Voc In New Brunswick on We'd
nesday night and arranged the pro-
gram for the event. This was sub
mitted at the meeting of the associa-
tion last night and approved.
The officers of the committee are:
Chairman, Assemblyman Warner;
Treasurer, Assemblyman Kirkpat-
rick; secretary. Assemblyman De
The following program was outlin-
ed by the committee for the conven-
ton: IL and 1880 morning session,
Election of officers, adoption of con-
stitution and bylaws and the dispo-
sition of all other business matters
which may properly come before the
P. M. to P. NJ, luncheon at the
Packer House. Invited guests at the
luncheon to include Governor Will
liam N. Runyon, Secretary Of War
Baker, Secretary Of Navy Daniels,
Congressman Thomas J. Scully, Sem
ator Joseph F. Frelinghuysen. Sena-
tor Walter e. Edge. Congressman j.
Mayor Donnelly of Trenton, and the
entire congressional delegation from
New Jersey. There will be no speak
ing at the luncheon.
to $3.50, afternoon session.
Addresses by the president of the as
eociation. Governor Runyon, Secre-
tary Baker, Secretary Daniels, Sena-
tor Edge. Congressman scully, Mayor
3 aDonnelly and Congressman Moore.
The committee recommended that
Governor Sprou1, of Pennsylvania,
and Governor Smith, of New York,
be visited personally by delegation
and invited and urged to attend the
convention.
They also recommended that Sena-
tor fFrelinghdysen as the senior mem
Der in the United States senate from
New Jersey, and Congressman Scully,
who represents this district In the
House of Representatives, be urged
to make addresses advocating the
ship canal and that the addresses be
printed and distributed.
Senator F'relinghuysen and Con-
gresham Scully will also be urged to
address the Senate and House OF
Representatives. extending to these
bodies invitations to attend the con-
vention. Invitations will also be Is
sued to the officials of the cities of
New York and Philadelphia and to
the state of New York and Pennsyi-
vania.
The committee recommended that
advertising buttons, banners for au-
tomobiles, and advertising posters be
secured and distributed. They also
advocated an automobile trip to the
terminal of the ship canal at Morgan,
on Raritan bay, and that an aero
photographer showing birdseye view
be secured to prepare photographs
Of the proposed route of ship canal
and that the views be reproduced and
shown in the motion picture houses
Of our state and neighboring states II
practical.
They recommended that the War
Department or Navy Department be
requested to assign submarine or
submarine chaser to the harbor of
Ae city on the date of the conven-
don and it's officers be authorized to
allow public inspection~of the same.
and that a convention booklet be
printed, which will show the benefits
to be derived to the state of New
Jersey and the United States by the
ESTABLISHMENT OH the new JelScy Ah-
tra-Coastal Ship Canal
The convention will be held In one
of the city's theatres. the name to be
announced later. Two new member
ships have just been received. One
Is from the town of Kearny and the
other is $5 business membership
from the General Bakelita Company
Of this city.
The following meetings to boos. the
canal have been arranged to date by
the association:
Sept. Q: South River. N. J.. Bor-
ough hall. at s p. m.
Sept. s.: Salem, N. j., Chamber OF
Commerce, p. m.
Sept. 4: Philadelphia, Pa. Crozier
building, Lumberman's Exchange.
Speakers sent Thomas Brown. Albert
Leon and Representative A. e. War
ner. :.
Sept. s: Metuchen. Chamber Of
Commerce, p. m. Drum Corps and
delegation leaves Perth Amboy at Z
p. m.
Sept. IL: Perth Amboy, N. J.. City
HALL Mayor Gillen. of Newark, to
speak, Mass meeting.
Sept. is: The Philadelphia Filrnf.
ture and Bedding Manufacturing AS
ISOLATION, Widener building, evening.