Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-04-11

the project.
DR.. H. d. zandt, past seventy
years. addressed the meeting and his
talk showed that the spirit of '76 is
also within his breast. OF German de-
scent. he gave a brief history of his
forefathers and their struggle Nor
free dom In the fatheriand and their
subsequent immigration to this coun-
try and participation In the Revoiu-
tionary war. Not to be outdone by the
present youth he declared that he had
already enrolled as surgeon in the SER
vice and was but awaiting the call of
the country. He pleaded with all to
stand by the colors and prove them
selves loyal Americans.
This talk aroused Lawyer Kirkpat-
rick and 1t was at his suggestion that
the association voted to name q MIS-
torian in order tnat future Jamesburg
should officially know of the activities
of the Home Defense League many
years hence. The suggestion enthusi-
astically greeted and John IL. Bare
more chosen as historian.
The finances of the association were
given a boost when George A. Shultz
| reported that treasurer of a defunct
society of Jamesburg, he had close 70
six dollars on hand and was anxious
to get rid of It, After much amusing
discussion 1t was decided by vote to
turn over this amount to the Home
Defense League.
The call for volunteers to canvass
the town for the money to erect the
nag pole and other expenses attached
to this celebration was left to volun-
| teers. The borough will be divided off
into blocks and soliciting committee
will call at every home for their do
nation. The following volunteered:
Lincoln Hayes, William Wilson,
Harry Rogers, Howard Van Dyke,
William II. Brooks, Howard d. APP
! plegate, Fred w. Gunson, Jr, William
9. Crosby, John Monaghan, Gilbert d.
Soden. Harry Groves, II. C. Stonaker,
Charles X. Paxton, Perry ID. Smith,
Eric Wideberg, George d. Hutchinson,
Frank Tracey, Jacob Weisert, ]. Ed
, mund Marryott, Harry l.. Emmons,
Roy Petty, George Dawson, Milton l.
voorhees,, Warren Patten, Oliver So
| den, Condit M. Dawson, Daniel Clark.
Walter Shreve, ]. A. Thompson, Jo-
seph Baumgartner. George Jaqui, ia
| cob Hausser, Albert Rogers, John
Jennings, Joseph Van Peh, Fred Per-
| rine. Fred Firestine, Joseph Timber
man, Walter s. Graham, Hartley
Wheeler. George r. Tomson, John II.
| Baremore, r. G. Dawson, John Kirk
patrick, David l.. kirkpatrick, Clar-
! ence M. Thorne.
The Jamesburg Board of Trade was
officially declared dead at this meet
| ing and interment was made of that
once-promising asset to the towns
bid for outside enterprises when the
| treasurer. John II. Baremore, asked
that some action be taken to relieve
him of the money that he had belong
| Ing to that society. The members
present stood up and declared that
| their share could be donated to the
| cause of patriotism and the $9S.60 on
| hand was voted to the fund of the
Memorial Day committee.
Rev. John Ehrenstine, pastor of The
First Baptist church, made the clos.
Ing address of the night and declared
| the patriotism OF the German-Ameri-
cans Of this vicinity was sincere. The
pastor who first erected the local
church, and a German, served in the
Civil War and was thus a true Amer
lean,
Another meeting will be held In Me-
| chanies hall Saturday night when ad-
ditional reports of the committees
will be announced. Every citizen,
male and female. are invited to at
tend.