Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-04-12
UNITE To HONOR
SOLDIER DEAD
Different City Societies Con-
fer at City Hall on Plans
for Easter Event
PROGRAM BEING FRAMED
City to Pay Solemn Tribute to
Those Who Died for Their
Country
PROGRAM BEING FRAMED

On Easter Sunday afternoon Perth
Amboy will unite in rendering sol
emn tribute to the memories OF the
soldiers of this city who died In the
great war. The prevailing senti
ment in favor of the American Le-
gion proposition to combine in
memorial service of respect to the
deceased heroes as typified by the
body of Private, Rudolph Lundberg
was made clear at the meeting al
the city hall last night when repre-
sentatiyes of various organizations
In the city met in response to the
Legion invitation to participate II
the ceremony planned.
Owing to the fact that many or
eanizations have not had official ses-
sions since receiving the invitation
all were not at the meeting but the
turnout was sufficient to justify the
American Legion in going aheac
with the memorial plans as COM
munity observance. Such military
civic and fraternal societies as were
represented last night seem to be IN
accord with the aims of the Ameri'
can Legion and after a short session
the meeting adjourned with signs
pointing toward q ceremony that viii
be unique among Perth Amboy
memorial services.
Ronald r. Kleckner presided al
the meeting, opening with a briei
explanation of the object of the pro-
posed event and pointing out the
reason for the meeting. Ray Mundy
commander of the local post of the
American Legion. sketched the ten
tative plans already made by the
Legion general committee. A few
r.,I~ ~x;tfaa ho maro than
appointed and details of the cere-
mony were thrown open for discus
sion.
Holger Holm. marshal of the
Armistice Day parade last Novem-
ber, was designated to act in a SIM
liar capacity at the procession that
Is to follow the body of Private
Lundberg to Alpine cemetery follow
Ing the service in City Hall Park.
He will arrange the line of march
and the places to be assigned to the
organizations participating. This
will doubtless be a difficult matter
because of the fact that some organ
izations have not acted on the mat
ter officially as yet and it is no;
known just how many will turn out.
1t is suggested that societies not
represented at the city hall last
night but intending to take part in
the service and procession notify
the marshal as soon as possible.
Once again the Legion desires to ex-
tend a cordial invitation to all or
ganizations to take part, whether
formally invited or not. The mesno-
rial is a community affair to honor
all Perth Amboy's soldier dead and
the larger the representation the
more successful will be the event.
Maxwell MacMichael. organist OF
st. Peters church, was appointed to
arrange a formal program for the
ceremony in the park. This will in
clude addresses by State Senator
William Runyon of Union county
al Mayor William c. Wilson. This
religious portion of the service COM
prises prayers to be offered by Mon
signor william P. Cantwell. of st.
Mary's church. Rabbi Eugene Kohn
of Beth Mordecai. and Rev. Frede-
rick Niedermeyer, of the Presbyteri /
an church. Mr.. MacMichael also
plans to have suitable vocal selec-
tions rendered by a combined choir
from all churches in the city. ana
community singing of the national
anthem by the assembled people.
Suggestion was made last night
that a short period of absolute ST.
lence similar to that observed on
Armistice Day be made a part of the
program. The proposal was favora-
bly, received and 1t is expected to be
embodied in a proclamation to be
Issued by Mayor Wilson asking the
population of the city to unite in the
Easter Sunday, afternoon service.
The memorial is to start promptly
at 2 o'clock and will occupy perhaps
forty minutes.
Mention was made of the fact that
some organizations will not have
official meetings until after Easter
and to cover this phase 1t was point
ed out that such organizations could
post bulletins in their lodge rooms
calling attention to the memorial
service and requesting their MEM
bers to turn out regardless of
whether they have taken official
action. Secretaries or other officials
reading this are urgently asked to
comply.
Possibly the only expense that will
be incurred by the societies parti-
cipating, will be for flowers. At the
meeting last night all organizations
were asked to send a floral offering
to bank the casket that will rest
on an army gun caisson from Camp
Raritan in front of the speakers
stand in the park. All these flowers
should be sent to the Office of Ferd
Garretson on High street. where
they will be cared for until the cere-
mony.
Ii il planned to have Private
Iundberg's body lie in the park.
/ guarded by file OF soldiers for
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