This Day in History: 1923-05-30
Mahwah’s War Memorial was dedicated in impressive ceremonies at Station Park. The line of march gathered at the Legion meeting place and included cars bearing the families of John P. Fromm and Edward Konight, Mahwah’s war heroes, nine members of the John P. Jenkins Post, G.A.R. including Mr. Mann, their color bearer, the Hillburn Band, the John P. Fromm Post of the American Legion, the Women’s Auxiliary of the Suffern Legion Post, Boy and Girl Scouts and the school children. Before an audience that was estimated at 300, the Honorable Randolph Perkins, the featured speaker of the day, urged Americans to be always ready to defend our Constitution and institutions. Mrs. Fromm and Mrs. Konight unveiled the new monument. Services followed in the Mahwah Cemetery, where Adjunct Hart of the GAR read the Gettysburg Address. After returning to Station Park, a large delegation including the firing squads, motored to the Airmont Cemetery for ceremonies over the grave of Edward Knight and Abram R. Doyle. The entire day was under the direction of the Mahwah Post of the American Legion. (Bristow)