The Monmouth inquirer., 1919-05-15
Soldiers Guests al May
Eete at ASbury Park

The May day fete and field day, to
be given by the sceools of Monmouth
county on the Asbury Park Athletic
grounds Saturday, May II. is in
honor of the enlisted men, Red
Cross nurses and War Camp workers
of the county
AS this is in honor of those enlisted
in the service of our country from
the county, a section of the grand
stand will be reserved for them. They
are asked thru the newspapers to
reach the east end of the grand
stand which is reserved, by passing
along the rear to that end. 1t is
expected that these men will begin to
assemble at one o'clock when the
preliminary events begin. and at 150
they will be asked to fall in line and
march around the track to receive the
acclaim of the thousands present.
These guests are asked to appear in
uniform which will admit them to
The grounds and grand staHd
The schools have been asked to
send a special invitation to guests in
their districts. The entertainment
committee, of which M. A. Rice,
president of the State Board of
fducation, is chairman, is suggesting
that the welcome home committee
thruout the county will also see that
the invitation reaches each person
returned from service and provide
transportation for their attendance.
Other invited guests of the day will
include Speaker Pierson of the
assembly, to whom the schools are
indebted for the physical training
law which is demonstrated in the
activities of the afternoon, the State
Board of Education and assistant
commissioners of education, and
county officials.
The preliminary contests in the
athletic events, in which there are
about roo entries, will begin at one
O'Clock. The finals will be run off
between 2.30 and 4 80. These athletics
include track and field events.
The grand march, including the
enlisted men, Red ross nurses, the
various military organizations, Red
Cross members and the school chill
dren will take place between and
q 80. Following the march and sim
ultaneous with the finals in the ath-
letics will be the fete events. The
fete events consist of Special features
by he Asbury Park, Leonardo, Long
Branch Red Bank and Neptune
schools, and May pole drills, physical
training drills, group games and
folk dances. The schools taking part
in May pole drills are Bradley school,
Asbury Park; Loug Branch, Fair
Haven, Sea Bright, Belford, English
town, Highlands, Spring Lake.
Physical training drills will be given
by the following schools. Atlantic
III I Do ,Ir al
Belmar, Bradley Beach, Oakhurst;
Asbury Park, Bangs Avenue, Long
Branch Grammar; Oceanic, Group
Games W Il be given by Keyport;
Eatontown; Freehold; Red Bank,
Oakland Street; Manasquan;
NJ Matawan; Farmingdale; Neptune.
Belmar; Manasquan; Matawan;
Union; Keansburg; Keyport; Oak
hurst. AT $50 fete events will be
suspended by the chairman of the
fete committee in order that the
entire fete field may be used by the
Long Branch schools for the large
May pole As soon as this feature is
completed the regular fete events
will be resumed.
Two or more bands will furnish
music during the afternoon. Hydro
planes will fly over the grounds drop
ping notes of welcome to the guests
aud alighting in the lake, opposite
the grand stand Other aeroplanes
will continually be in view. A com
mittee of school men will have
charge of refreshments, the sales of
which they estimate, will exceed a
thousand dollars.
School children will be admitted
free, but the general admission to the
grounds will be 25 cents with extra
charge for grand stand and bleachers
Besides the grand stand, which
will seat about 1900 persons the
bleachers used at the bady parade
will be erected so as to accommodate
at least 800.