Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-05-05
CAVALRY TROOPS
MADE WELCOME
IN THIS CITY
Different Agencies Out to Ex-
tend Hospitality to the
Troopers

The Eleventh U. S. Cavalry arriv-
ed in this city at noon today and I'M
mediately went into camp at the Rarl-
tan Copper Works field. The squad
ron of the regiment which is here to-
day consists of 259 horses and motor
trains. and about 400 men.
immediately agencies in this city
went to work to entertain the men,
The War Camp Community Service,
the knights of Columbus, the Y. M.
c.. A. and the Jewish Welfare Board
together with the American Red
Cross all working through Mayor Dor
sey as chairman, planned series OF
events for the men during their short
stay here.
The squadron is en- route to Fort
Myer, Va, and came from Staten Is
land, where they camped at Fort
Wadsworth last night.
The famous black horse band of the
regiment will give a concert tonight
at 1880 o'clock in front of the high
school, proceeding a motion picture
being shown there by the Liberty
Loan committee. A dance will be neid,
tonight at Palace Hall in Smith street.
The Lotos Club is donating the hall,
the Red Cross, through Commissioner
Faoersch will furnish the cigarettes
and the w. c. c.. 8. the refreshments
The Y. M. c. A. has been thrown
open to the men who will be welcome
to all the facilities of the Association
building, including the swimming
pool, showers, games, writing rooms
etc.
i, Tickets for all the theatres in the
city are being obtained by Mayor Dor
sey for the entertainment of as many
of the cavalrymen as care TO atteno'
The officers of the squadron will be
entertained tonight at dinner at the
Elks Club as the guests of the Elks.
The officers were entertained at dinner
at the New Packer House by the War
Camp Community Service, operating
through Mr. Vandenburgh, secretary
for this district. The band members
will be the guests of the Liberty Loan
Committe at dinner at the Elks Club
at 5:45 o'clock this afternon.
Under Lieutenant Sylvan the band
will give the concert tonight. The
concert will precede free motion pic
ture exhibition in the high school,
given by the Liberty Loan conn., IT.
tee. The Westminster Cadets VIII
have charge of the seating at the au-
ditorium and no children unaer
twelve years of age will be admitted
unless accompanied by their parents.
Fred E. Hilton, secretary of the Board
of Trade. is chairman in charge OF
the arrangements. Mr.. Hilton is also
active today in seeing that the men
of the cavalry are well entertained.
Three trips of the ferry were nee
essary to take all the men from Tot
-tenyille to this city. The band was the
last contingent to arrive. They fmme-
diately proceeded up Smith street to
High to Market and to their camp
ing ground. An hour after the arrival
of the troopers, the camp was pitched,
the tents up, kitchens cooking the
noon meal, horses being watered from
the portable canvas tanks and squad
rons lined up on the field, where thick
clouds Of dust were sweeping over the
expanse of the field, covering the men.
They didn't mind the dust, they said,
in fact they said they're used to it.
The Red Cross, w. c. c. s.. X. of
C. and the Y. M. H. A. are sending
out invitations to girls and women of
the city to attend the dance tonight
with chaperones. The public at large
will not be admitted to the hall.
The vanguard of the First Squadron
of the Eleventh u. S. Cavalry arrived
in this city shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning preceding by about two
and a half hours arrived of the 260
men of the c. Troops A, B, c and ID
and the band of the regiment which
reached TotIenville ready to take the
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