The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-03
Celebration Of 15Oth
Anniversary Of
Battle of Monmouth

Craig Cowart, Chairman of the General
Committee on Celebration of the 125th
Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth
in June 1908, a meeting of citizens con-
vened at the G urt House, in Freehold,
on Thursday. August 81, 1925, at s P
M, to arrange for Celebration Of the 150th
Anniversary of the Battle on June %,
1928.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Cowart. who read the call for the
meeting and then asked for nominations
for chairman of the meeting, and Chair
man of the General Committee Of Ar
rangements for the Celebration.
Mr.. James w. Wood of Long Branch,
who is a member of the Monmouth
County Historical Association, m we'd
Mr.. Cowart be elected Chairman of this
meeting and of the General CommitIe e
to arrange for the Celebration of the
150th anniversary of the Battle of Mon
mouth on June %, 1928: there being no
other nominations, Mayor VIM. s..
Holmes, put the motion which was
unanimously carried.
Mr.. Cowart then took charge of the
meeting. 1t was moved and carried that
Mr.. Cowart, as chairman of the General
Committee, appoint as the other EN-.
bers Of the committee, all the Chairmen
of the several subcommittee and such
other additional members, as he may.
in his discretion, deem advisable.
On motion the Chairman was author
zed to appoint the ~secret~rN Of the Gen
eral Committee. He appointed Joseph
Brakeley, Secretary of the General Com
bittee.
On motion the Chairman was author
lied to appoint the following sub-com-
mittees:
sUE-CoMMITTEEs.
Program : The Chairman and other
members Of the general Committee.
Invitation The Chairman and other
members Of the General Committee.
Reception Chairman : Mrs. Henry s.
White and General Committee.
Legislation Chairman Judge Ruff
v. Lawrence and four other members to
be appointed by chairman Of General
Committee.
Grand stand, Reviewing stand and
Building for Luncheon : Chairman :
Warren II. Como er. John r. Sickles,
Harry Soden and Ernest Matthews.
Parade : Major Henry L. Jones and
four other members to be appointed by
Chairman Of the General Committee
Transportation and Conveyances :
Chairman : Major Charles M. Duncan
and four other members to be appointed
by Chairman of General Committee.
Luncheon and Entertainment Chair
man : Mrs. Edgar /. Vanderveer and II
other members to be appointed by Chair
man Of General Committee.
Music : Chairman Edward w. Lint
ner, Sr. and four other members to be
appointed by Chairman of General Com
mlttee.
Finances Chairman and Treasurer
James w. s.. Campbell and four other
members to be be appointed by Chair.
man OF General committee
Advertising s. Printing! Chairman
Capt. Joseph A. Yard and four other
members TO be appointed by Chair
man of General Committee.
Photography chairman Charles +,
Laid
Committee on Decorations Chair
man-Taylor & Kincaid and four others
to be appointed by Chairman of Cen
eral Committee.
Committee on II Elimination of Build:
ings-C Cha irnan- A Han T. DeHart and
M. M. Krater.
COMMITTEES on Quarters for Cavalry
Chairman DR.. VIM. e. Truck and four
others to be appointed by Chairman Of
General Committee.
Press Committed hairman-Alex. L
Moreau and four others to be appoint
ed by Chairman of General Commit
tee.
Special Committee to Receive Judic-
iary-C Chairman Halsted H. Winright
ESQ. and four others to be appointednby
Chairman OF General Committee.
Special Committee to Receive Gov
ernor and Speakers at Grand aStand-
Chairman-Fred b. Howell and fouI
ethers to be appointed by Chairman oi
General Committee.
Ushers at Grand Stand-C Chairman
WIN. 8. Holmes and 6 others TO bs ap-
pinted by Chairman of General Com
mittee.
! Committee to Receive Guests al
| Penna. Station: Chairman-Dr. VIM M.
Hepburn and five others to be appoint
ed by Chairman Of General Commit
tee.
Committee to Receive Guests at Cen
trail r. r. station-C hairman-C Clifford
Hance and five others to be be APP
pointed by Chairman of General COM
mittee
Committee to Receive GusstA al
Court House-Chairman. General CSm-
mittee and other members of that Com
mittee
tCommitee on Badges and Luncheon
ds-Chairman-John r. Parker anC
four others to be appointed by Chair
man of General Committee.
Committee on Revolutionary Relics
and Antiques. INSTRUMENTATION )
Holmes and two Others to be appointed
by Chairman Of General Commit tee.
Committee on Registration Of Guests
chairman e. w. Maxcy Apologize an6
6 Others to be appointed by Chairman
of General committee.
Committee on Publicity-C Chairman