Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-12
MAYOR NAMES
COMMITTEE FOR
] A BUNDLE DAY"
Cordially lndorses Resolution of
Common Council Requesting
His Cooperation.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20,
is COLLECTION DATE
Department Stores and Organ
izations Enter Into the Spirit
of the Occasion.

Mayor Raymond has named his
committee to take charge of New
ark's Bundle Day. Friday, February
26. With the naming of a committee
a proclamation has been sent to the
ten members appointed Benjamin
Atha has been chosen to head the
committee. 1t is believed the first
meeting of the committee will be held
on Monday night, at which definite
plans will be announced.
Already the movement has been
well started. Numerous inquiries
have been received at the mayors Of
flee as to where clothing can be sent.
The mayor has taken g personal In
terest in the movement as outlined
by the Evening Star, and has per-
sonally assured the committee that
he will do all in his power to make
the event big success.
Mayor Raymond has studied the
manner In which Bundle Day" was
made such a great success in New
York, and his proclamation is very
s1fnliar to that issued some time ago
by Mayor Mitchell, of that city.
It Is the intention of the mayor to
nave every club of Newark take an
active interest in the project. The
committee in charge of the unem-
pioyed will work hand In hand with
the Bundle Day. committee.
AS soon as the Evening Star an
nounced that Newark was to have n
Bundle Day. all sorts of inquiries
We're received at the City Hall as to
now the needy could secure much
clothing and other necessities.
1t Is the plan of those In charge of
the event to enlist the aid of the Sal
walton Army and the Boy Scouts to
carry on the great work A large
store will be secured In the centre
section of the city. from which gifts
can be distributed.
those on the committee are Benja-
IVA Atha, Rev. Mercer G.. Johnston,
Ms. Samuel Clark. Miss Frances
ffays, Mrs. e. Martin Phjllippl,
-lEarrv Wright, Henry J. Lohse. Rev.
nj. p. Coreoran, DR.. Charles Rosen-
Wasser and John +. Rielley, jr.
A Commendabie Movement.
The proclamation as given out to
the members of his selected commit
tee by the mayor follows:
"The Common Council has. by reso-
day to be known as Bundle Day" on
which occasion clothing and all forms
Of wearing apparel for mer women
and children may be collected from
the homes of citizens who desire to
aid the needy, or from such other
places as may be indicated, and which
shall be taken to some building to be
determined upon, there to be sorted,
separated and arranged for distribu-
ton among such worthy persons as
may apply for relief.
'The present distressing conditions
among the working classes should
commend this movement to all wor-
thy citizens.
II have, therefore, set apart Friday,
the twenty-sixth day of February,
1915, as Bundle Day and earnestly
request all citizens to cooperate in
carrying out the spirit of the resolu-
ton"
A striking indication Of the interest
taken in the Bundle Day" project Is
the offer of some department stores,
as published in connection with their
regular advertisements, to contribute
the use of delivery wagons to the
work of collecting packages through
out the city, that are intended as
gifts to the needy and to convey
them to the place to be selected by
the committee as receiving station.
The Evening Star has already re-
ceived postal c" rds from persons pre-
pared to donate, asking that au
thorized persons call and collect
bundles of clothing. These cards will
be turned over to the committee as
soon as it organizes.
Joel Parkers TO Help.
One of the first organizations to
come to the front to do actual work
for the success of Bundle Day" is the
Joel Parker Association. At a meet
ing of the association last night
committee was named to carry out
the spirit of Bundle Day" The gen.
eral committee consists of City Treas
urer Elmer A. Day, chairman; former
Mayor Jacob Haussling, treasurer; AL
derman Thomas E. Curran, secretary;
Martin j. Hoppe and Tax Receiver
Richard J. Franz.
Mr.. Day brought the matter Of
Bundle Day. before the association
He said that an organization like the
Joel Parkers must enlist In the work
10 aid the needy. He recommended
that the work of mending contributed
clothing and shoes should be given to
the unemployed.
After discussion, it was decided to
conduct canvass in a thorough man
ner. To this end the following ward
committees were named: James Pur-
cell, First Ward; Joseph E. Fletcher.
Second; Alderman Louis Sernel, Third;
former Sheriff John F. Monahan,
Fifth; Alderman Thomas Lee. jr.,
Sixth; Alderman John j. McGovern,
Seventh; Owen f. Conlon, Eighth;
William Roebling, Ninth; former
Under Sheriff James F. Hyland,
Tenth; former Tax Commissioner
Moses Reichman, Eleventh; Board of
Works Commissioner Albert H. Bier
tuempfel, Twelfth; Freeholder Fred
erick C, Steck, Thirteenth; Joseph
Heisler, Fourteenth; Thomas Craig,
Fifteenth, and superintendent Pat
rick J. White, of the almshouse, Six
teenth Ward.