Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-26

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Which Will Open Tonight
On Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
the boys Will assemble at the Legion
Club house and will proceed to dec
crate the graves of their departed
comrades In the Sacred Heart GEM
etery at Ernston. At 1850 o'clock
a wreath will be placed at the foot
of the memorial cross in Christ
church church yard.
On Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
the boys will meet and will go by
automobile to C~heesequake to deco
rate the graves of the Civil war
veterans at rest there. They will at
tend in a body. Special services in
Cheesequake church.
IN Tuesday morning It $3.50
o'clock the parade will leave the
Legion Club house on David street,
escorted by Chief James Mcdonnell
and a squad of patrolmen. Acting
Mayor Stanton and other city Off
Gals will be In line, and the OK
service men of Luke A Lovely Post
and the personnel of the government
destroyer in the harbor will form an
escort to the G. A. r. veterans and
guests. Several local organizations
will participate in the parade.
After visiting the local cemeteries,
where short services will be held,
the parade will proceed to the Le-
gion grounds, where special services
will be held. The annual Memorial
Day addresses will be delivered by
Counselor Leo j. Coakley and the
Honorable Romulos p. Reno, of
Trenton.
Flag Presented by Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
An impressive feature of the
morning service will be the presen-
tation TO the post of an American
flag by Joel Parker Council No. 50,
Jr. o. U. A. NJ. The presentation
address will be made by Klemmer
Kalthiessen of Highland Park. and
the flag Will be accepted for the
Legion by Commander John A. Con-
logue. After the acceptance the
flag will be raised on the pole re-
Gently erected on the club house
grounds, and under the American
emblem the American Red Cross
flag will be raised by H. c. Perrihe.
chairman OF the local chapter. There
has been a marked spirit of coop
Grafton between the local Red Cross
and the Legion and the Red Cross
lltaoddoA OA1 To- oSNi a.
the Legion building.
Prices band of South River, has
been engaged for the Memorial
Day program.
The Boy Scouts, under Scout
master J. Tracey Dill. have been CO.
operating with the Legionaires in
the decoration of graves and in
other Memorial Day duties as is
their usual custom.
Governor TO Attend
Governor Edward l.. Edwards
will be at the Legion Jubilee at
1880 o'clock Monday night. Leo j.
! Coakley, of the legion post, waited
on the governor at Jersey City on
Wednesday and received assurance
that the governor would make a
brief stop here at that time
Dancing
Dancing each evening will be one
of the features of the Jubilee, a
large open air platform having been
erected. John Connors. in charge
of the dancing. expects 20 make a
big uccess of this feature. especially
as open air dancing is very popular
locally. The platform was erected
by legionaires under the supervision
of Harry A. Covell, and the lumber
was supplied gratis to the legion b.
Police Justice Reuben Forsotson.
Most Popular Fire Company
After the day of rest the renewal
of the activities with Nhat is claim
ed to be a good substitute for the
hose laying contest. planned by the
committee but which did not meet
with the entire approval of all the
fire laddies. will be a voting contest
to decide the most popular fire COM
pany of the city.
The present plan is meeting with
success in all sections where the fire
companies are harbored. and the
committee feel that the friendly
spirit hat marks the firemen's ac-
~tivities in the community at all times
will prevail at this time.
The rules of the contest are SIM
plified to an even extent. and will
eliminate any confusion that might
| grow out of a number of rulings
having little bearing on the contest.
The individual members of the COM
panies will. on their arrival at the
grounds. register their names and
the fire company to which they are
attached. A committee of three will
be in charge Of the voting. each