Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-31
GREAT PARADE
At JAMESbURG
Impressive Pageant With
Many in March to Honor
Soldier Dead

JAMESBURG, May 31.-James-
burg citizens did honor to their
soldier-dead and diving-Memorial
Day in one of the most elaborate
celebrations ever held in the bor-
ough. With almost a thousand in
line, with the homes of all on the
line OF march gayly decorated with
the colors, four brass bands playing
sacred and patriotic airs. civic or
ganizations in line of march with
decorated floats, the pageant was
II long to be remembered.
The parade took the largest turn
out through the principal streets OF
the borough and terminated at
Fernwood cemetery where an elabo-
rate program was rendered, consist
ing of decorating the graves oil the
dead, firing a military salute, sing
Ing of patriotic songs. reading of
messages and a discourse delivered
by a favorite son, Harold w. Ben
nett, of Camden, and his talk was
one of the most inspiring delivered
N some years.
Eight Grand Army men answered
the roll call and were present at
The exercises and rode in the parade.
As has been the custom in years
past, the coach made famous by the
fact that it transported President
elect Lincoln from the Clinton street
depot. Trenton, to the State House
in 1861, when President Lincoln
was scheduled TO address the law
makers and then owned by the late
James Buckelew, was in the line n
is in a good state of preservation.
The troop of Boy Scouts from town
and those from the Home for Boys,
-~w .aa1A n fine nnnQranHP
under the leadership of Scoutmas-
ters Slower and Fowler. The James,
burg Fire Department. led by Chief
Lokerson and a large representation
Of Italian citizens, who had pro-
vided their own band, were leading
features of the parade.
The line of march formed at the
junction Of Memorial Park n
headed by Grand Marshal George
Hutchinson, moved through Stock
ton street to Sherman to Railroad
avenue, to Church. to Buckelew ave-
nue., to the cemetery. The follow
ing was the order of the organiZa-
lions in the line of march: Police
patrol, borough marshal and fire po-
lice; Jamesburg Band, G. A. X. Fiat
and color guard, Abraham Lincoln
coach. carriage (Denton). girls with
feaIl LOT SEdNtS tloi ty-Ci6ht
cannon (two legion boys on caisson),
girls with large flag. Cranbury brass
band, stan Post American Legion,
Richard ID. Burt Post American Lee
gion. Woman's Auxiliary float, Sons
and Daughters of Liberty float, Colo
nial flag on staff. Mayor Jacob
Wyckoff and u.ciimen. Jamesburg
Citizens, Jamesburg Boy Scouts,
Italian band from Newark, italian
societies, boys with large flag. Wom-
ans Christian Temperance float.
school children, State Home Band,
State Home Boy Scouts, Jamesburg
Fire Department.
The following program was rem
dered at Fernwood Cemetery: Selec-
ton, Goodwin's' Band; proclamation,
John II. Baremore; bugle call, plac-
ing flowers on graves of soldier
dead; pledge to the flag; selection.
State Home Band; firing salute to
The dead soldiers; prayer, Rev.
Weaver K. Eubank; singing, Star
Spangled Banner; reading of Gen.
eral Orders, William II. Brooks;
reading of General Logan's Orders,
Martin Wyckoff f; reading "Gettys-
burg Address" Perry d. Smith;
reading, General Grants Letter."
Herbert Smith; placing floral tribute
by Italian Societies; selection. Italian
Band; address Harold w. Bennett;
song. America: benediction. Rev.
Weaver X. Eubank; selection,
Jamesburg Concert Band.