Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-04-01
CITY To HONOR
THOS. GORDON
Historical Society Acts to Pay
Tribute to One of City's
Founders
'CALED0NIANS TO HELP
Acquiring of kearny Cottage
Also Taken Up by Society
at Meeting

Perth Amboy is to honor the
memory of one of the founders of
Inc city on May IA when a tablet
will be unveiled over the grave Of
Thomas Gordon and his wife in st.
Peters churchyard. This fact was
brought out at the meeting of the
Perth Amboy Historical Society last
night when the plans were an
nounced by David McGregor on be-
half of the Caledonia Club of this
city which has the matter in charge.
The historical society took action to
assist in every way in the celebra-
tion.
Thomas Gordon was one of the
first settlers of Perth Amboy. He
held practically every Office within
the province OF East Jersey except
that of governor and was one of the
leading citizens of the colonies. HIS
grave is to be appropriately marked
and the tablet will bear an inscrip-
ton prepared by Mr.. McGregor tell
ing who he was and the important
place he filled in the province.
Kearny Cottage
Further steps were taken by the
historical society last night to pre-
serve the Kearny cottage on High
street. A committee consisting of j.
Logan Clevenger, Harry Conard.
Isaac Alpern and C. Gunderson was
named to appear before the park
commission to secure permission to
have the cottage moved to a suita
Die location where 1t may be pre-
served esvs s%ss = iss's p ..-;lsas = ~
H. E. Pickersgill. president of tie
society. told of the progress ae had
M n q tn ~ H.
the kcarny cottage for preservation
The owners, j. Phi. Goldsmith,
Adolph Greenbaum and Sol Ruben
stein have practically agreed to give
the building to the society and il re-
mains only to have the structure
moved to a suitable site. If it is
taken to the Hayes tract the sugges-
ton Las been made that the name
of the park be changed to Kearny
Park as this name is much more as
sociated with the history of Perth
Amboy than Hayes.
Two resolutions were adopted by
the society. One was calling upon
the Board of Alderman to have pub
lished a book giving in detail the ac-
tivities of Perth Amboy in the World
War. The legislature has passed a
law pCt "
money for such a purpose and sever
al cities. including New Brunswick,
have taken advantage of the law.
The idea is to have a complete rec
ord not only of the boys who wen.
from this city, but also all of the
various local organizations and activ-
tiles that went on here during the
war, including a complete account Of
the Morgan explosion.
Another resolution calls upon
Mayor Wilson to declare safe and
sane Fourth of July celebration. Miss
Edith Crowell was appointed a COM
mittee to look into the feasibility of
arranging an historical pageant
amoug the school children for that
day.
Miss Edith Crowell and Mr.. Gun
derson were appointed a committee
to be added to as they may see fit,
to arrange for loan exhibit of his
rorical relics in the near future.
The constitution and bylaws of
the society were adopted last night
and a nominating committee. con-
sisting of Mr.. Clevenger and Mr..
was appointed to select
three others in addition to them
selves to serve as trustees of the So
ciety.