,\EIFS FEATURES IIIuMr nesses which later made him wanderer began to upset him lie refused appointment in 1905-G-? and 8. In 1908 the city paid a carnival deficit of $3,900 and pic- -sure was put on Ayres to rcassur. e the work. He agreed to assume charge again for 1909 and 1010 and reestablish the carnival on i , v. .«.».«» iuvu« me. paying basis. He reported cash committee, after several] balances those two years but tho'-i Asbury Park Sunday Press Wr |accountant and financier and ira, among his labors sy.i3 the liquidate non of a $9,000,000. taking CJar-a | cnee E. F. Hetrick, now mayor c! r.d | Asbury Park, to New York for a I- - i period of tills work. 13! Originator of Carnival rs One of the Important duties lie Mr. Ayrc3 was entrusted with hen ■elwas the directorship of the Baf-r ill Parade. He invested the ever; S with, a wealth of original and poetic ideals which greatly ei.-of | hanccd Its beauty and in teres;. :-!Thc event had been struggling d.j along for years, just a baby pa-/. rade with trinkets for prize-., i-1 Chairman Ayres had his own :dcn ion the subject and he created tit j. H (Asbury Park Carnival associutio-,' H a (the grand stands apd pavilion*. H oj Queen Titanla and the royal cr.- H . tourage and the week of evenn H c. that crowded the city every ~ca . . He remained president of the ca: - HI : i nival from 1501 to 100-1 and rr i HI ; j the costs up to thousands of do - H| ;[lars but always reported a cash Hi , balance after the events. ' 11 The strain of his work in Nc -* Hi 1 York and these summer respond- Hi . bilitlcs in Asbury Park, however. HI . j began to tell upon him and the ill- Hi ’ nesses which later made him i Hi i wanderer began to upset him I'. : refused appointment In lOOo-G-7 Hi and 8. In 1908 the city paid a ' ^H carnival deficit of $3,900 and pic- - H|| sure was put on Ayres to rcassur. e HSl the work. He agreed to assume HSl charge again for 1909 and 10!Q H|| and reestablish the carnival on H|| pajlng basis. He reported cash balances those two years but tho*-e years are remembered by hi ^^H friends as a period when he stag- ^Kg| gored around like a ghost. Do'- ^B|| tors and friends considered him ^^H dying. When his 1910 carnival r-- ^K|| port was file he announced hi ^^H must leave and flslil for hn ^B|| For years previous to liiis ho ^H|| suffered serious lllncs-'-es durir;: ^■§1 the winter; once he was conriri- ^H|g| crcd dying For eight years after ^H|| leaving Asbury Park he was a ^^H wanderer searching for health, e; times critically 111. Doctors dc- ^^H scribed his ease m various way.*. ^^H At times he would return to soi: e business to repair his exhaust'd ^^H Inanccs and soon would have to live up again and go away. About ^^H .910 he went to New England. A ■car later he had to resign b c- ^^H caln had so established his ab It has been 20 years since Mr Ayres has resided in Asbury Par* but during his residence both here and in Ocean Grove he took a foremost part in civic affairs and is well remembered by a large circle of friends When he was 19 years old. H. B. Ayres, as he wrs then known to his friends, became cashier of the Ocean Gro-c Campmccting association, *m full charge of interests involvh » many thousands of dollars annually and the delicate dela-ls of business requiring wise and care-! ful management," as Dr. E. HJ Stokes, president of the cod/. I wrote two years later In a commendation "approved by the whole association." It was a responsible Job for a! lad of 19 but he proved equal to j his responsibilities. However, after 10 years he resigned because he had reached the highest position attainable in that work.' .Twice while there he refunded the I association Indebtedness, reducing ; • If from a 6 percent basis to 4*'-. 11 During this period he was a! j member of the school board and1 ■ j chairman of its finance committee;1 j that built the Ocean Grove hig\ JI 1 school. He was also a member of r the Asbury Park Wheelmen and ' __ , became chairman of a committee r : to rent rooms for the dub after a a committee consisting of Charles c A. Atkins and A. C. Twining had * | reported a club house could not ti be financed. The club then met c in John Burtis’ old piano store a Instead of renting rooms the P; (Ayres committee, after several I1* stosniy meetings, obtained per- y( mission lo build. The AP\v club tr house, "financed to stay for Ec ! years." as he reported, was ready t0 in 1895 and the League of Amcr-■ lean Wheelmen convention was P° ! brought to Asbury Park. He then m' became president of the club for he two terms. Many Asbury Pari* women will recall tbc fair they su i held In that half-completed club house that crowded the building er< nightly with people and the Fven- *C3 1 bn Press dally with news, and Ya : that cleared the then unprccc- tin • dented sum of $1,300. *cr i After severing his connection with the campmccting body. Mr »ui Ayres established his residence la ,ln 1 Asbury Park. He was an expert 8»v Former Prominent Seashore Resident At One Time Served As Secretary to Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association and Directed Baby Parade Fetes Here. deeply appreciated, the .uorc ro because it -was ,w -nil unexpected .v-.i because ii hrth charactM na dignity chow, . recognition in your country of ;>ir ciloru: in this southern lai d to br:tx to life the story ol i he remarkable works of the Spanish fathers of that golden ace or Ferdinand and Isabella and of the centuries that followed. We have not been seeking to build merely a road. We have foa^id the history and works of those centuries-worthy of our veneration and we hope that from this gr;at highway movement will come the spirit that will restore those old Spanish missions preserve them as a rich heritage to posterity and will preserve the hlrtory of those days for the people of coming days I Give you assurance friends Dr Freaenc.: Combe. I Werner N. Ec.kaiann and ' Proflro Ticvlno. To all cf llvm i I express my sincere thank* In the name of my sovcivig.i and my government for the courtesies they have c.r.-ndvl lo mo during my stay here, which will always make me remember deilghffully my visit to this beautiful city of San Antonio. Sencr Harral Ayres; Ymi arc now declared Comendar.or do Isabel la Catollcn. la Ilus-trlsiino. I have spoken! Mr. Ayres’ Reply Following the applause which rcctcd the remarks of Don Char- j 1, Mr. Ayres made a graceful re-' ponsc in recognition. He spoke 3 follows: Senor Ubarri: The graclousncsx of his majesty. your king, in honoring me with this condc-oration is The lnvc3llturc was in the nature of a formal reception participated in by Spanish, American. Mexican and Texas officials and over 100 distinguished guests. Don Pablo de Ubarri, consul of Spain in Texas and New Mexico. repre-ftilting the Spanish crown, presented the eondecoration. Don U’oarn was in ills gold-brocaded diplomatic uniform and chapeau. The ofiV.al group surrounding Don Ubarri. consisting of slate count.’ , i nd city officials, civic club presidents, the major-general of tlio army and the consul-gen-«t.u of Mexico, were all In formal drer-s and diplomatic usage prettied tfir-.lOUt. i-alou t'. a noted San Antonio bc.nr wh'.rc all surroundings were, in keeping with.- the diplomat'.; function. Both Spanish an.l American m,uslc were played, and the addresses were read In Spanish and American, as cllquettu rc-quried. All guests stood during ihe ceremony. The condccoration jewel Is a double-sided cross and sunburst | In the red and gold Spanish colors. two inches In diameter, sus-jended from a laurel leaf. On one side arc the names of the ordc and monogram. On the reverse side, the coat of nrms and "L-Lealtad Acrlsolada," cxprcosl in ui loyalty and merit. The title con-lerrcd Is that of Knight Commander. highest appointive title of the order. The highest title, Knight of the Great Cross, come3 *hr^ promotion from a lower title. The complimentary title Is *’IIut>tri-rimo," iIllustrious». So carefully arc the honors of the order guard* cd. this condccoration cross inu'it1