Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-04-11
PATRIOTIC THRILL
FOR JAMESBURG
Home Defense League Officers
and Committees are Ap-
pointed-Stirring Speeches
to Arouse the Residents.
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Jamesburg. April 11:-with q
representative lot Of citizens, en-
bracing every walk of life in the bor-
ough, present at q monster public
meeting held In Mechanics Hall Mon
day night the citizens resolved In
song and speechmaking that they
were back of President Wilson In
every detail of the policy that he has
adopted in his war for right.
Over one hundred were present
and much business was done that
will insure the success of the asso-
citation that Will give the home de-
fense movement the needed atten-
ton. The officers chosen were:
Chairman, Mayor Elmer Patten; vice
chairman, Rev. w. ]. b. Edgar; sec
retary, John III. Baremore; treasurer,
William C. Crosby.
The following committees were an
nounced by the chairman, Rev. w. J..
b. Edgar:
Home defense and military train
ing-Df. j. r. Dare. chairman; John
Jennings. James p. Casey, Fred w.
Gunson, Jr, Clarence Thorne.
Woman's service-William III.
Brooks. chairman: j. K. Marryott,
David H. Smith. r. Glenn Dawson.
John H. Baremore.
Census Frank Jennings, Sr. chair
man; Curtis A. Deveney, William E.
Paxton. w. Harry Lokerson, Chris
topher G. Quinn.
Finance-Harvey C. Stonaker,
chairman: c. p. Bush, Joseph M.
Perrine. DIR. John l.. Suydam, Milton
l. Voorhees,.
Publicity-John p. Kirkpatrick,
chairman: Harry c. Groves, Condit
NJ. Dawson, James b. Pownali, j. A.
Thompson.
In addition to the permanent off,
GERS of the association the chairmeu
of the several committees will act
with the permanent committee.
The meeting opened with prayer
by Borough Clerk William III. Brooks
This was followed by the singing of
patriotic hymns: THE Star Spangled
Banner" Battle Hymn of Freedom
columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,"
my Country 'ris of Thee" The
meeting closed with the pathetic
song. Just Before the Battle, Moth
err"
Borough Attorney John p. Kirk
patrick was the fist speaker. His
remarks were full of enthusiasm. He
said that the present need of stand
ing by the President was because we
did not know just what we would be
called upon to do and that we were
sstanding on the threshold of the
greatest event in American history
and that he who represents auto
cracy was bound to sure annihilation
and that right would prevail. While
not at this time physically within the
'caii II answer the spas5 "a. -Rssss cour-
try the speaker said that when that
time would come he would be ready
to do his bit'' for the country he
loved and that Jamesburg also would
be enrolled on the honor list by send
ing her best blood to the front in
defense of the colors as she did in
the Civil war and other conflicts that
threatened to wrest from the United
her sacred heritage. He said future
generations would be proud of what
Jam esbdfg would do for their adopt
ed land.
Rev. J. B. Edgar was the next
speaker and he was even more elo-
Quent than the first speaker of the
evening. He gave the reason why
the United States was, at war with
Germany In a simplifled manner. 1t
was because we are a peace-lovfng
people that we are at war and not
because we are afraid. We went In
to this conflict slowly because we
knew the real strength that makes
us the leading power OF the, world
both financially and commercially.
Germany was in the war because she
had the strength but not the moral
courage. He reviewed the events
that led up to the near-confiict with
the German navy at Manila when the
late Admiral Dewey led that memo
rial victory on the sea. He said that
this meeting would repay Jamesburg
for any expense that she may be put
to-. He said that future generations
would point 10 this association with
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the men assembled on Monday night.
The perfect spy system that the Ger
man government has at work In this
country was marveled at by the
speaker and said that all was in
readiness to strike at the proper
time. He appealed to the youth of
the town to stand in readiness to take
up the work of responding to the
colors. He was loudly apnJauded as
was the speaker before him.
John Fl. Baremore spoke at some
length and his remarks were also of
the striking character that should
erise all the red bleed In the BODY of
true Americans. AS the historian of
the association he said he was sorry
that he would not be able to record
at this time but one name as among
those who had enlisted from James
burg, while Spotswood. who had not
as yet organized a Home Defense,
had sent six to the front in this try
ing time, four of that number going
yesterday. This showed real patri-
otism he said and he knew that
Jamesburg would when the youth be-
came aroused send the quota. He
pleaded with the young men present
to make their decision that very night
and he knew that Jamesburg would
be recorded as giving her best brains
and blood in defense of the colors.
The question of q public demon
stration was brought before the meet,
ing by the speaker. 1t is proposed to
erect a fog pole, purchase flag by
popular subscription and have the
merchants close their stores for half
day and make the old town ring with
speechmsking and patriotic songs.
1t was finally voiced to limit the sub |
scription to not more than twenty-five |
cents to one person and this would |
make the entire town subscribers. The |
children would be asked to subscribe |
as little as a penny in order that |
they may become enthusiastic over