Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22
PLAN PROGRAM
At So. AMBOY
Details for Memorial Day OBJ
servance Being Worked
Out by Legion Committee

SOUTH AMBOY, May 22:-The
local American Legion post which
has on its hands this year a lengthy
program in connection with the
Memorial Day services in and about
the city. through its committee
headed by William ]. O'Toole. vice.
commander of Luke A. Lovely Post
No. 62. is rapidly completing the
task. Congressman Elmer H. Geran
will deliver an address from a stand
adjoining the city hall where in con-
'nection VII the peaking will be the
regular program of service.
j. Raymond Downs. chairman of
automobiles, will within the course
of a few days make an appeal to all
owners of automobiles to donate
the Sunday previous to Memorial Day
their services for Memorial Day, and
next Sunday. The response Of re-
cent years to the appeal of the Amer
lean Legion in the interest of Mem
orial Days plans has been very good.
The names of those persons who do
nate their cars will be published.
An appeal to every ex-service man
in the city to join in the services
is being made within a day or so.
M. G. Bloodgood, chairman of pub
ilClly, Will SIlO OuL d lSlLeF 10 every
~ex-seryice mar whose name is avail
able to him to join i nthe services.
Regardless of whether these notices
are received, tn eintention is to in
vito every man to present himself
t otake part in the services. With
regard to thy parade Chairman o.
Toole has tliis to say: ANY veteran
any Legionaire worthy of the name
knows it is his highest privilege,
his supreme duty. his greatest honor
to march in the Memorial Day
parade in memory of those who died
in Americas wars. Men show that
you remember. Demonstrate your
loyalty. Assemble with the other ex-
service men and Legion men on
Memorial Day morning to do all you
can to observe that day which is
dedicated to those who gave the full
measure of devotion"
The Legion and ex-service men
will form with the parade in front of
the city hall shortly before 0 o.
clock. Sharply at the hour of nine.
the parade will move to Chrit Church
cemetery there to hold a brief SER
vice, and fire their volley. From this
cemetery they will march to st.
Mary's cemetery. Other cemeteries
will be cared for at this time also.
Chairman of the parade committee.
Commander Mulraine, is working
out the line of March.
Prices Band has been arranged
for the occasion. The arrangements
have been completed by Milton C.
B%loodgood, chairman of this COM
mittee.
Invitations in a general way have
been extended to all organizations
of the city to participate in the SER
vices on Memorial Day. 1t is the gen.
eral impression of the committee
that every organization within the
city limits have some members who
made the supreme sacrifice. With
this in mind, good response is ex-
pected from the organizations. Chair
man O'Toole is anxious that all the
secretaries of the various organic
atoms advise him of the disposition
of the bodies in the matter. Arrange
ments cal be completed just as soon
as the committee learns just who Will
participate in the parade.
Delegations from the various fire
companies are looked for to swell
the marching ranks. 1t is not neces-
sary for men to wear uniforms, I'M
less they are available. A poppy in
the lapel of the coat of each march,
err will add to the general appear
ance.
Boy Scout troops of the city as
we'll as the Camp Fire Girls have
been extended invitations to be pres
ent and join in the line of march.
The Boy Scouts will in conjunction
with Harry Rufner and his COM
mittee take entire charge of the de-
~coration of the graves. This work
will be done on Saturday afternoon
of this week. Scout Master J. Tracy
Dill will be in charge of the boys
during the days when the decoration
is in progress. Scoutmaster Speaker
of the Mechanicsville Hose Com
pany's Boy Scouts, will direct his
hnvs ON Memorial DAY