Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-08
PARK MEMORIAL
!. PLANS STARTED
Meeting in TottenvilIe to Plan
to Honor Men Who Fought
! and Won
BIZ Special Corresnnnaent

81 SpectdI Correspondent.
ToTFENILLE, Feb. S-As a fit
ting memorial to the boys e< Totem
vile, who were in the service of the
government plans were started last
night for a park and memorial to be
erected to their honor here. Follow
ing a meeting of the Home Welfare
League of the fifth ward of the bor-
ough Of Richmond held at the Aque-
honga Athletic club house last night
the Citizens Park and Memorial Com
nittee was formed to Launch the pro-
5ect. Stuart L.. Ritz was named the
chairman; James A. Simonson, secre-
tary. and Allison A~ndrovette, treas
urer.
After a general discussion of the
matter with regard to the memorial
and park. in which James Laing
spoke OF the property in Butler ave-
nue., containing nearly two acres that
could be gotten under very easy terms,
q conittee of five was named on a
site committee. The committee is
composed of James Laing, Ira ]. Hor-
ton, G. A: Marshall, j. A .Simonson
and DIR. II. V. Mccormick. A publicity
committee was named consisting of
Charles II. Regnault, chairman: n. J..
Lows. Herbert Huntington, George
Hoehn and Ira J. Horton, with five
ladies to be named by the chairman
of the memorial committee. These
committees will start work at once and
as soon as arrangements can be made
a mass meeting will be called to inter-
est every citizen OF Tottenville in the
movement.
At a meeting OF the Home Welfare
League a report of the first recep-
ton and entertainment was given.
MI. Lowe, chairman of the entertain
mcnt, reported with regard to that
part of the program and read a letter
FRn~. th.yr ~ 7 - Ls- tA.lf.N. -
not being here on that occasion. Alli-
son Androvette, the treasurer of the
committee, reported OF the finances
n told of the balance left after
wards. A letter of thanks was order
ed sent to the canteen ladies for the
excellent supper hat was prepared for
b soldiers and sailors and it was
decided to continue the same commit
tees for h next reception to the
boys when they come home. The on
GERS of tbs league and committee were
named to arrange for the date of the
mex reception.
At the close OF the business Mr..
Ritz spoke with regard to the memo
rial that had been proposed for the
boys and of his being empowered at
q recent meeting to name a commit
tee of twenty-five men n twenty
i've women to reach such a project in
the fifth ward. He said since that
time a similar movement was started
at Pleasant Plains and that the Sol
diers and sailors Honor Roll com
mittee had been organized there which
deferred the announcing of the COM
mittee that was to have contained
representatives from all parts of the
Sard. Mr.. Laing next spoke and said
That as Pleasant Plains had organ
azed that the Home Welfare League
could not take part in the movement
for the fifth ward and moved that the
new committee be formed as h Tot
tenville Citizens Committee.
Joseph Seggine, chairman of the
Pleasant Plains movement was pres
ent and told of the meeting held by
his committee and offered an explana-
ton of why Tottenville was not put
In the committee in his town. 1t was
pointed out hat the Home Welfare
League a taken mp the proposition
at "a meeting on December 6 and the
following Monday the meeting was
held at Pleasant Plains with all OF
the towns OF the fifth ward being rep
resented with the exception of Tot
tenville. Mr.. Horton offered a prop
osition whereby the two organizations
could come together and work for a
memorial In both places. but after a
discussion il was voted to continue
with the memorial here In the form OF
q park and memorial for he boys in
the service of their country.