Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-08
OLD HOME DAY
PLAN ADVANCED
From Present indications So.
Amboy Will Have Monster
Affair
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SOUTH AMBOY, July S-If the
plans of the Old Home celebration are
carried out South Amboy will have
the biggest celebration ever held in
this city or this section of the state.
The celebration got a rather late start
last night when the plans fot the day
finally were put into tentative shape.
Headquarters will be established
within a day or two and the publicity
work distributed
At last nights meeting practically
all the committee chairmen which
constitute the incorporators of the
committee were present as we'll as
several other interested persons. Will
liam Dey was assigned to interviey
the First National bank authorities in
view of securing suitable headquar-
terS in the McGonigle building.
George Gundrum reported that the
two banners were all ready n would
be placed in position within a day
or two. One will be placed at he
corner of Main street and Broadway,
/ while the other. will be at the other
entrance of the city on Pine avenue.
Some discussion was gwen over to
various events of the day. AS now
planned the celebration will consist of
the following events. Coronation of
Queen and Mardi Gras and street
dancing on Friday evening. Saturday
morning there probably will be a base
ball game, victory parade. In the af-
ternoon a five mile road race, baby
parade, aeroplane flight, In the even
ing the Mardi Gras and "block dane
ing"
The secretary was instructed to Sc
cure the necessary stationery and
other printed matter and send out in
~vitations to all organizations in the
city to participate in the victory pa
rade.
Mrs. George Gundrum was appoint
ed chairman of the baby parade COM
mittee. She was in charge of the pre-
vious parades which were so success
full and said to be the best ever held
in the state.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to draw up a budge> fort the
celebration and to apportion the
money: d. w. Reed, P. f. Kenah, w.
S. Dey and George Gundrum
The matter of a grand stand vas
brought up. The committee immedi-
| ately got in touch with j.. J.. Ryan
| who was made chairman of the build
ing committee. He reported that the
stand could be built without much
cost to the committee. He stated that
all material except that cut for sup
ports could sbe returned.
The secretary was instructed to
communicate with Congressman Soul
~ in view of securing a destroyer or
other naval vessel of larger type than
was in local waters the last time. Mr..
d. w. Reed stated Thai passage to the
boat could be made through the rail-
road property. 1t was also suggested
! that the congressman could secure
several aeroplanes, etc.
Councilman Hackett brought up the
matter of a captured German gun.
He stated hat the congressman had
| promised the city one and it woulh
be an excellent time to receive it. He
| suggested that it would be possible to
get some of the boys to put on their
uniforms with tin hats and full e4uin-
ment, just as they were when they
took gun after gun. This matter will
be considered later.
Chas. Safran and John Edward
Coogan were appointed a eommittee
on the erection of the grand stand.
Joseph Sexton was made chairman
of the music committee; Capt. Hoff-
man chairman of the parade commit
tee. Councilmen Shuey and Hackett,
| together with Freebooter Dey were
appointed a committee to confef with
the city council asking permission to
close Broadway on the day of the cell
ebration. MeSSrs. Dey, Gundrum and
Kenah was appointed a committee to
secure street organs for the dancing
in other parts of the city besides
Broadway, where there will be a band.
The officers in charge of the Old
Home celebration are as follows:
General chairman, James d. Van
Pelt; general secretary, William A.
Mills; treasurer, P. F. Kenah; chair
man: Finance. George Gundrum; APP
portionment, ID. w. Reed; publicity,
II. A. Nilsson; baby parade, Mrs.
George Gundrum; coronation, Miss
Bertha Fulton; Mardi Gras, r. p.
Coan; races James Canton; recep-
ton, r. C. Stephenson; grandstand, j
j. Ryan; lighting, J. Lee Larew; dec
orations, Dan Donlin.