Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-28
READY To OPEN
BIC AUTO SHOW
Clty's First Venture Sure to At
tract Thousands
GOVERNOR COMING MONDAY
Big Auto Parade, Led by Chief
Executive, Will be the OPEN
Ing Event-To Give
Prizes

With the opening of Perth Amboy's
first auto show on Monday the diff
ferent committees In charge are
working hard to complete every de-
tail. Another feature has been add
ed to the program. Jack Frost Of
making q model of the Garretson
aeroplane. a duplicate IN every detail
Of the plane which flew over this
city last summer. only the model will
be one-eighth the size of the original
plane. This plane will be on exhibi-
ton at the Auditorium oil next week.
Final preparations for the parade
on Monday afternoon which will
start at 8 o'clock and the opening of
Perth Amboys first auto show are
fast being completed. A. great deal
of rivalry 10 being shown by the en-
trees for the prizes in the parade.
owners of automobiles IN town are
decorating their cars 80 that they will
have the best chance OF winning the
cash prizes. which are on display at
Kemeny's, Cannon & Sheehy's, We
Aldermen will act rs the judges of
the parade.
In addition to Governor Edward /.
Edwards and his staff Mayor Frank
Dorsey has extended an invitation to
the following officials to participate
n the parade and the opening Of
the show: Mayor Hermann, Roose-
welt; Mayor Gordon, South Amboy;
Mayor Wilson, Metuchen; Mayor
Iohn Quaid, Sayreville; Mayor O..
Bogardus, Keyport; Mayor Arris b.
Henderson, Matawan; Mayor Morri-
son, New Brunswick. and Mayor Fee,
south River; members of the Board
of Aldermen. City Clerk Arthur L.
Graham, Senator Thomas Brown.
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ty, A. N. Appleby. G. II. Lyons and
Fred r. DeVoe, and members OF the
Board of Freenolders.
The following have also been invit-
ed to attend the events of the open
ing day: Judge j. r. Daily, Prosecutor
Joseph E. Stricken. Assistant Pros
ecutor ]. A. Coan, County Clerk b..
NJ. Cannon. I. II. Madison of the
Chamber of Commerce, ]. X. Sheehy
of the United Business Mems Asso-
citation, Congressman Thomas j. Soul
~, Ferd Garretson. Isaac Alpern, John
f. TenBroeck Sidney Riddlestorffer.
Adolph Greenbaum. Richard f..
White, John Pfeiffer, D. P. Olmstead.
DR.. w. E. Ramsay and Harold f.
Pickersgill.
The Laggren decorating concern Of
Elizabeth are decorating the hall.
The decorating will be completed to.
morrow, and the automobiles will also
be taken into the hall and placed to-
morrow, while the accessories will be
placed Monday.
After the parade on Monday after
noon a luncheon will be served to the
guests of the association at the Elks
club in Madison avenue. Starting
Monday fourteen vaudeville enter
tainers will be secured each day and
two performances will be given daily,
one In the afternoon and ono In the
evening.
At the meeting of tho automobile
dealers association held last night
final arrangements were made for the
dance to be held by the association in
the Auditorium on Monday, March s.
as the closing chapter OF Perth Am
boys first auto show. This dance
will be formal affair and tickets can
be secured at the different booths
the week.
The Columbus italian band will
furnish the music at the show
throughout the week, and In the pa
rade on Monday.