Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-04-06

Amboys soldier dead. whether the,
have been returned to rest here o1
whether they still lie in the cemete-
ries of France.
IL is believed the body Of Private
Lundberg will be the last of Perth
Amboy's dead to be returned to
this couatry. The war department
has announced that its work is COM
plete and the suggestion has been
made that the occasion of the fun
eral of the last soldier to be laid to
rest in this city be made TO take the
form of a city-wide memorial sim
liar to that held at Brooklyn last
week and the services to take place
in Trenton on Saturday.
1t is true that numerous military
funerals have been held by the serv-
ice organizations of the city each
time that the body of a deceased
veteran has come home. There has !
however. been no community obser-
vance TO officially honor all the gold
star men lying at home or overseas
and it is thought that the present
opportunity TO take the service to be
held for Private Lundberg as typi-
flying the sentiment of the city tow
ard all the soldier dead Is peculiarly
fitting.
The executive committee of the
American Legion has acted favorably
on the proposal and desires to enlist
the cooperation of all Perth Am
boy in the dedication of an impress
sive ceremony TO our dead. The Le-
gion gladly assumes the responsibil-
ity for the direction of the event. but
only upon condition that the entire
city gets back of tbe Z
event that the city shows itself to be
unwilling, the Legion will hold a reg
ular military funeral anyway, but II
IS the earnest desire OF the post to
nave the city as whole participate.
The suggested date for the obser-
vance is Easter Sunday, April Is.
Private Lundberg's body is at
Brooklyn at present and will not be
returned TO Perth Amboy for sew
eral days. Time is short for the
preparations for the memorial, but
the American Legion feels il can be
accomplished with the whole-heart-
ed support of the city Of Perth
Amboy as a whole.
Trenton 10 Honor All Soldier Dead
TRENTON. April 5.-Coincidenf
with the burial here Saturday OF
Privates Russell Cheatle and William
X. Cubberley, this city will pay honl-
age TO all of its young men who
made the supreme sacrifice during
the war.
citizens committee has Joined
with the American Legion post ir
arranging for exercises. The bodies
of the two soldiers will lie in state
in the rotunda of the New Jersey
capitol from Friday until the pro-
cession saturday. Former soldiers
and sailors will act as escorts and
the caskets viii be taken through the
streets on gun carriages. Military
bands from Camp Dix and units of
the National Guard will also be in
line.
The Rev. c. T. Newton. OF this
city, state chaplain of the Legion.
will be the principal speaker at the
cemetery.
Easter Sunday afternoon has been
selected because il is the religious
holiday of the year and its observ-
ance is particularly suited Tor
memorial such as is proposed.
No definite plans have been made
as vet but an American Legion com
mittee has been appointed to enIisr
the cooperation of the civic. mill
tary and fraternal organizations ard
the city at large. A letter has been
written to all organizations request
ing their support and asking them
to send a representative to attend q
meeting 10 be held by the American
Legion general committee at the
city hall on Tuesday night of next
week. If the response TO the Legion
appeal is sufficiently large arrange
ments will be rushed 10 Completion.
All organizations are urgently asked
10 act on the matter as soon as pos
sible and send their committees &c
attend the general COMMITTEES ses-
sion. AS the memorial is TO be led
by the American Legion on beha,.
of the whole city. the Committees
are cordially asked to bring sugges
tons as 70 how the event shall be
conducted. Although started by the
Legion through the request OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lundberg. it is
expected that the Veterans Of For
elgn Wars, the Army and NAVY
Union and the G. A. r. will adj
their active support to make ths
proposed event unique among
memorial services for soldier dead.