Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-08-09

By Special Correspondent.
SOUTH AMBOY, Aug. with the
weather man at his best the South
Amboy Old Home Celebration opened
last night with every detail of the
program being carried out to the let
ter. The ceremony was started with a
short concert by the Third Battalion
Band. At the approach of the royal
herald the band struck up the coro-
nation march and continued until the
royal princess had taken her throne.
The heralds as Gerald Hackett, James
Holton, Alvin Briggs and Gerald Dey
approached the grand stand and at
their approach the entire assembly
made ready to hail the queen. AS
Princess Alice approached the throne,
Mayor F. II. Gordon, who took the
part of the prime minister of the
royal court, placed the crown upon
her brow.
AS the queen arose from the pillow
upon which she kneeled, the chancel-
lor of exchequer, Francis p. Coan,
placed the robe of state upon her
shoulders and the mayor handed her
the sceptre. The proclamation was
then ready and the prime minister
and the mayor handed the queen the
key of the city. The mayor in max
ing the address stated that he gladly
withdrew for the highest position OF
the city for the period of the Old
Home Celebration in favor of the
little queen" and wished her success
during the period of her reign. A mu-
sical program of unusual merit was
rendered by a chorus of one hundred
trained voices.
Following the coronation the band
moved to the Committee Headquar-
ters and played from the balcony of
that building. Block Dancing" was
NIT o. nf
Many hours after midnight crowds
still fingered on the principal streets
of the city without any signs of re-
turning home All hotel accomoda-
tions were taken early In the day and
many who remained sleepless did SO
by force of circumstances rather than
by choice. The crowd was orderly
not one accident occurring to mar the
occasion and it was not necessary for
the police to make one arrest. The
dispensers of ITS did big business
last evening but very few men were
seen under the influence of intoxicat-
ing liquor.
Today's program is just crammed
full of good things. This morning
the Y. M. C. A. Jrs. met the Boy
Scouts for the championship of the
city. At one-thirty the Y. M. c. A.
team will cross bats with the Nor
"A. y.
strong men of the "Y'' team promised
to be on hand and with this assur-
ance Manager Applegate announces
that his team will very nearly come
out on top. At 2 o'clock the Victory
Parade" will attract the attention of
the thousands of spectators that will
visit the city. The parade will start
and finish at the City Hall and going
over the principal streets of the city.
The feature of the afternoons pro-
gram will be the Baby Parade at four
o'clock. The long list of handsome
prizes have attracted children from
all parts of the state and very many
floats and novel characters are ex-
pected to be represented.
At o'clock the biggest athletic
meet ever staged in this section OF
the state will take place. The five
mile road-race under the direction
of the Metropolitan Association OF
the A. A U. in which over sixty men
have entered. Liberal handicaps have
been allowed some of the runners
without experience so it is bound to
be interesting.
Tonight the festivities will be con-
tinued. "Block Dancing" and Mardi
Gras will be the attractions. The
spirit of goodwill prevails and
all are having the time of their lives.