Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
BUSINESS MEN
DINE GOVERNOR
Secretary Kennedy Brings Mr..
! Edwards Here for Combined
Event in This City
ATTENDS, THE AUTO SHOW
Though Late, Governor Spends
Hour Here, Complimenting
Men on Showing at Exhibit

Although the dinner held in the
New Packer House last night by the
United Business Mems Association of
this city was late in getting started,
owing to Governor Edwards being de-
layed In reaching this city, the chief
executive of the state fulfilled his
promise to attend and his presence
graced the event which was attended
by about forty prominent business
men and merchants. most of whom
We're automobile dealers. Governor
Edwards presence at the affair was
the result of untiring efforts made
by J. +. Kennedy, secretary of the
business mems association, who to-
gether with William V. Garretson
went to Trenton in an automobile and
brought the governor and his secre-
tary, J. Harry Foley, to this city.
The men present at the New Pack
er House to partake of the dinner
waited patiently until sfter,9 o'clock,
when 1t VISA said that the governor
might have been forced to discontinue
the trip owing TO the bad weather
conditions, SO they sat down to the
tables and began to eat. Shortly after
they had started the governor arrived
A trip had been made to New
Brunswick earlier In the might by
Mayor Frank Dorsey and Prosecutor
Joseph e. Stricken to meet the gov
ernorNbut the car from Trenton had
not arrived After waiting without
results the return trip to this city
was made.
When Governor Edwards entered
the hotel he was greeted by strains
of the Star Spangled Banner" play
ed by the Columbus Italian Band,
brought from the auto show for the
occasion.
After being greeted by. the mayor,
reception committee and many of
those present, the governor sat down
together with the other members of
the party and partook of the dinner.
Owing to the lateness of the hour,
1t being almost 10 o'clock when the
chief executive of the state arrived.
all speeches were dispensed with and
Mayor Dorsey announced that the
governor would go Immediately to
the auto show.
The storm had failed to keep sew
eral hundred persons from the auto
show and they~were present, anxiously
waiting, when the governor entered.
His delay was explained by Mayor
Dorsey and owing to the necessity Of
the governor catching the IL o'clock
train from this city for Jersey City,
he was permitted to say only a few
words.
He congratulated the city upon.
having such a splendid exhibit of
automobiles and declared that if all
of the automobile owners were as
Ipersevering as the two young men
Kennedy and Garretson-who> had
brought him to this city, they We're
to be congratulated The governor
TO give UP the journey but the per-
sistance of the two Amboy men. who
were anxious to go through with the
trip, had resulted In his completing
the trip.
Governor Edwards last night join
ed the American Business Mems AS
sociatlon Of Perth Amboy and prom
ised to back the movement most
heartily.
While on the way here the COVER
nor showed particular interest in the
condition of the roads. Especially at
Cranbury, where it was hard to dis
tinguish the lake from the road, did
the governor think that great i'm
provements should be considered.
from the governor, in connection with
which he said that steps toward MAX
ing the proposed change should be
considered imm ediately, and would
be a thing never regretted by every
one concerned in this project.
Mr.. Booster Still at Large
The United Business Mems Associa-
tion's mysterious man was not nab
bed yesterday. At II o'clock J. f.
Kennedy Of the association attracted
the attention Of the people, and made
the announcement that the people OF
this city Were slow. In not being able
| to put their hands on the elusive Mr.
Booster, who was in their midst nil
lday. Then he asked If Mr.. Booster
was present, and John Murray, the
popular traffic officer of the local
police department answered there"
To say that the crowd was sur
|pfised. Is saying the least. Murray
stood at the five corners during the
greater part of the day and approach
ed several persons to- inquire if they
were Mr.. Booster, while only one per
son asked if he was Mr.. Booster IN
the afternoon Murray was at the auto
show. and in the evening he walked
around the show all night
Murray was good pick for this
position, and his description complies
with that given by Mr. Kennedy of
The Business Mems Association. Sew.
raj fthe auto dealers were appro a cil-
ed during the day as Mr.. Booster.
due to their wearing blue suits.