Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-01
DECORATION DAY
PARADE SUCCESS
Many Veterans of Three Wars
in Line as Tribute is Paid
to City's Fallen Dead.
RARITAN SOLDIERS MARCH
Graves Decorated; AirpIane
Drops FIiWers on Cemeter-
ies-Large Attendances.


made their debut in the Memorial
Day activities of the city, when, pa
rading through the streets of the city
to the Alpine cemetery. they acted
as an escort to the G. A. r., the men,
bers of which, as Is the custom held
services in the memory of their fallen
comrades. The first Memorial Day
since all the veterans returned from
overseas the occasion held a greater
significance than ever yesterday and
simultaneously with services all over
the country, held commemorative ex-
erciser for those who had made the
great sacrifice.
After the decorating of the graves
in the St. Peters cemetery by the
G. A. r.. the parade formed before
the city hall and at $50 o'clock COM
menced the march to Alpine cemetery
where the memorial services were to
be held. Following the band and the
police escort, the firing squad preced-
ed the small group of Civil War vet
erans A large contingent of regulars
from the Raritan Arsenal followed
commanded by Captain Caldwell.
The members of the Army and Navy
Union and the large schowing of Le-
Gionaires, all in uniform and repre-
senting practically every branch of
the service and many of the divisions,
were followed by the Westminster
Cadet Drum Corps. the Westminster
Cadets and the Boy Scouts. A large
Number of school children In trucks
| and wagons decorated with American
i1ags and bunting took up the rear.
The city streets through which the
| parade passed were lined with Perth
| Amboyans. Leaving city hall by way
of High street, the column wound
around Smith street. up New Bruns-
wick avenue and Amboy avenue to
| the cemetery.
The services were impressive
Throughout. Grouped about the
monument in the soldiers plot, rep
Eresentatives from the several organi-
cations which participated in the pa
rade stood surrounded by throngs of
Perth Amboyans who had come to
pay their respects to the dead. Sam
| ue1 Garretson. past department COM
mander of the G.. A. r., gave talk,
the main trend of which was lauda-
| tory to the dead of the three wars.
Commander Garretson charged the
American Legion and the Army and
Navy Union here to keep up the men,
orial work expressing the certainty
| that these two organizations would
do the work equally as well as the
| G. A. R. which was the originator of
| this activity.
John ]. Clark, commander of tho
|
read the roll of the sixty-four Perth
Amboy boys who gave their lives in
the recent war Senator Thomas
Brown was the speaker of the day and
his words stirred the patriotism OF
| every soldier and civilian who heard
| him. Ronald 1<leckner commander OF
American Legion Post, No. 45, spoke
briefly. assuring the G. A. R. veterans
that the work which they so well
| q 70 ri xui1l a 1ura h. ryi iad on, hx,
the members of the Legion.
The customary salute by the firing
squad was given and the services end
ed with the blowing of taps, the
last call.
| Changing the line of march, the
parade came down Washington street
to State, disbanding again a.
City Hall
| While the services were being con-
Quoted in the Alpine and ST. Mary's
cemeteries. William and Donald Gar.
retson circled overhead In their air
plane and dropped flowers as a fur
their tribute to the memory of the
soldier dead.
The Memorial services held In the
Presbyterian church on Sunday were
largely attended. and here. too. the
American Legion, Army and Navy
Union representatives and the Boy
Mayor Frank Dorsey, representing the
municipal government sat with the
visiting ministers of the other church
eS of the city. Samuel Garretson here
give Lincolns Gettysburg speech
and Rev. Niedermeyer's sermon New
Glories for Old Glory" was very ap
proprate and stirring.
Saturday. the local offices OF the
Prudential Life Insurance Company
l.
late war. The rooms decorated in
flags and bunting, Albert c. Krogh
the local superintendent was in
charge of the services. Wives of many
OF the members of the local organiZa-
ton were present to hear the fine
program of music and talks which
lad been arranged. Vocal and instru-
mental selections, a talk by Samuel
Garretson and few words by Louis
Sosin, representing the American Le-
glon. followed the reading the names
of all the Prudential men who had
lost their lives.
The women OF Perth Amboy ar,
responsible in a great measure fol
| the good cheer brought to the larg,
number of wounded soldiers at tn,
Fox Hills hospital yesterday. At
call from the local chapter of tn,
| Red Cross 100 cakes were. sent TO tn,
hospital, donated by the local WON
en-. as part of the feed" that attend
ed the monster athletic carnival helC
for the boys who are convalescing IL
u. s. Hospital Al.
Three large tents were put up OF
the hillside above the Red Cros.
| Hostess House and the program.
read Soldiers and your friends, yol
are today guests of the American
Red Cross. If you want sandwiches
coffee and milk go to Tent No 1. L
| you want ice cream and cake go Il
Tent No. 2. II you want cigarette.
| and cigars go to Tent No. 81 The
local representative report that al
| three of the tents were very wei
| patronized and the soldiers highly
pleased with the events of the entire
day.
The men who were bed-ridden and
could not attend the thirty-twC
| sporting events, were visited by the
| ladies and the refreshments were
1 served them in bed.
From this city went Mrs. Edward
j. Spofford, chairman, Mrs. Charlie.
Seguine. Mrs. ]. Virgil Shull. Mis-:
| Helen Bechtel. Mr.. and Mrs. Axe
Olsen. Mrs. Isabel Gould. Misse.
| Fanny and Ella Kent Mrs. Georg,
Armstrong. Mrs. Tappen., Mrs. A. p
| Hansen, Mrs. Howlitt- Wright, Tracy
ID. Waring. Mrs. George Meade and
| Miss Persis Snodgrass.
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