Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-13

By Special Correspondent.
ROOSEVELT, June 1s-All is set
for the monster celebration By which
this borough tomorrow is to exhibit in
a material mapner her appreciation of
the noble and glorious deeds perform
ed by the boys who left their homes
here, sacrificing everything. and
fought h~eroically on the battle Scared
fields of France, contributing their
mite in helping to down the Hun for
ever. This official welcome home of
Roosevelt to her war heroes will prob
ably far transcend m community af-
fair ever participated in by the bor-
ough at large.
The home coming fete will COM
mence early Saturday morning and
the clock has tolled twelve times at
midnight. In order to provide trans
portation accommodations for the
multitudes that are expected to jour
ney here to witness the event special
arrangements are being completed
with the traction concerns.
All throughout the borough Old
Glory has been unfurled to the breeze
in honor of the returning sons and
houses, places of business, stores and
factories have bedecked themselves
gaily with bright streamers and fes-
toons comprising the national colors-
Many banners bearing the words
which mean so much to the soldiers,
sailors and marines, welcome
home" have also been fastened in
conspicuous places so that all may
know hat the borough is indeed glad
to see her own back once more after
months of warfare.
In the morning parade, which Is
n of the outstanding features of
the day, 1t is expected that fully
5000 marchers will be in the pro-
cession N that the crowd massed
along the streets to cheer and greet
the boys will exceed the 10000 mark.
All organizations, societies and any
group that car call Itself a club is to
be well represented in this parade
which will have intermingled with
the celebrators about seven bands
and several fife and drum corps.
Unless something unforeseen hap
pens the units will assemble at Pub
lie School 10 promptly at the hour of
10 and as soon as the formation is
completed the procession will, like a
monster serpent, move n wind
through the streets of the boroughs
amid the cheering n acclamatiens
of the onlookers, the screeching of
all factory whistles. the ringing of
fire and church bells n the boom
of aerial bombs.
The line of march, about one mile
long, follows: From the school to
Railway avenue, to Lafayette street,
countermarch to Third street, from
there to Washington avenue to
Woodbridge avenue. to Houston
street, to B street, TO E street, to
avenue to the reviewing
In front of borough hall. Here
the procession will be officially re-
by the mayor and the coun-
Gil, and will then disband. Edward
Hell is chairman of the parade
and is confident that part
Of the celebration will be a huge sue
cess. He expects 1000 school chill
to be in line.
Directly after the parade Mayor
in the name of the bor-
ough, will deliver the address of
welcome from the reviewing stand.
Other speakers who will laud the re-
heroes are the Hon. Leo
a renowned orator of nation
II repute, and Father Louis A. Hayes,
of st. Mary's church.
In the afternoon a first class base
match will be staged on Brady's
following which a banquet will
served to the boys in Ukraine hall
BY the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Roosevelt Home Defense League. 1t
8 thought that a permanent organ
comprising service men will
be formed at this time.
Mayors Proclamation.
Mayor Joseph A Hermann. who isl