Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-18

American Legion Jubilee to
Take Place of Old Home
Day Celebration

SOUTH AMBoY. May 1s:-What
"Oid Home Day" in years gone by
was to South Amboy the American
Legion's Jubilee will be IL the plans
of Louis Rosenberg, chair an of
the committee in charge. are car
ried put. The pre-war spirit is be-
ing manifested by the people IN
general. who are %anxiously looking
forward to the date of the opening
Of the festivities at the river front.
Everything that goes to make the
affair attractive, or that minds have
coriured. or necessity invented,
have been arranged for by the COM
mi,tee. The stands will be cared
for by a committee headed by Raw
mend Downs, better known in L.
gion circles as the Battling Plumb
err" who Just a short time ago VS.
tied several notion Houses through
on. New York City and arrived back
In South Amboy with several car
loads of attractive novelties. Downs
said yesterday there was nothing
cheap about his committee. Judging
from the bill handed to Chairman
Rosenberg by him one would guess
there was not.
What will probably feature n
of the evenings. and which is being
arranged for at this time is a hose
laying contest between the various
fire companies of the city. Each
company in turn will attach to a fire
MIGRANT and place a stream out in
the bay. The company doing the
work in the shortest time will be
awarded a silver loving cup.
In all probabilities. Governor Ed
wards will be in this city on the
closing day of the festivities, which
Is Decoration Day. 1t is understood
that the executive will be at Mata-
wan early in the day and Rosenberg
wired an invitation to Mr.. EdwaI DIS,
who has gone on record as having
a warm spot in his heart for the SOL
der boys.
President Harding will not attend
on any of the days. Chairman
Rosenberg received the following
communication from his secretary
late yesterday:
Washington. d. c., May Is, 1929.
Louis Rosenberg, chairman Ameri-
can Legion Jubilee Committee,
MY dear Mr.. Rosenberg:
Replying to your letter of May
IS. l regret that it will not be pos
sible for the President to accept the
lnNlldllOH WHICH NOu tAltliu ~ lliiis
as other plans will prevent a "trip
to New Jersey at the time you men,
ton. Please be assured that the
President appreciates your courtesy
in this matter.
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE B.. CHRISTIAN. Jr.,
Secretary to the President"
Under the direction of Miss Anna
Gallagher, local Red Cross Nurse,
a baby contest will also be held in
conjunction with other work of the
four-day jubilee. South Amboy's
100 per cent. baby. is being looked
for. There will he four prizes award
ed, one in the six-month-old class,
perfect; one in the o~ne-year-old
class, perfect: another in the eigh-
teen-month-old class. perfect, and
the asst in the t~wo-year-old class. A
committee of doctors of the city,
with the assistance of the public
health nurses. will adjudge the win
ners.
Mothers who wish to enter their
babies in the contest are asked to
apply for registration at the AnIeIi-
car Legion building on David street,
where Miss Gallagher will file the
Applications and names. 1t is dis
tinctly understood hat the contest
is not in the line of beauty. health
alone is to be considered by the
committee in charge. Several very
appropriate prizes have been pur-
purchased for this event, and are
sure to be the envy of every mother
in the city.
Hundreds of letters are being sen.
all over the state to the friends of
the Legionaires, requesting that they
spend the days of the jubilee in
South Amboy. Large letterheads and
envelopes, together with several
thousand postal cards have been
sent broadcast. advertising the evsnt.
The BOYS are anxious that the af-
fair shall surpass anything ever held
i'll South Amboy.