Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-28

Success Looked for as Col
lection for Belgians is Contin-
ued for Another Week

'B~elgians has been extended mi week
and will not close until october g.
Better results are being q In
the drive now and the committee has
stiu hopes that this city will not fall
in the campaign. In many OF h Sec
tions of the city, mostly occupied by
foreigners, 1t is not even known tina
the campaign is on and so notices
were sent to every clergyman in the
city and they will make announce
ment from their puipits at the serv-
ices tomorrow. This is expeccs6 to
bring better results. At Massopusts
Hall not even one garment has been
secured. A large collection has been
secured at the Western Improvement
Hall in Brace avenue.
A queer incident was related to the
Red Cross officials this morning.
Noticing the poster Help CIothe
the Belgians" in the window at the
collection station at II Smith street,
q stranger strolled into the collection
depot n said he was a stranger hero
and asked what he could do to help
the campaign. The purpose of the
drive was explained to him and he i'm
mediateiy rosSed the street to The
nearest clothing store and purchased
two perfectly new sets of underwear
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turned over to the women at the de-
pot. That Is the proper spirit to have
And IL every person would only hunt
up the garnet or in the cellar for any
article fit to wear for the Befgians,
the drive would be a success.
Much tin foil and lead Is being sent
in to the station at Smith street.
There Is a great demand for this. The
persons donating this tin foil are re-
1000 ~a~A IA a. Kali - a.
has to be separated In order to get the
full value for 1t.
The local chapter of the Red Cross
Is sending away today from the Elks'
building eve cases Of garments and
surgical dressings and ave cases OF
knitted goods from the wool rooms.
This makes a total of thirty cases of
goods and garments sent away this
month.
The chapter received a new aliot-
ment this morning calling for many
competena sewers as the order IN
sists of many garments for the boys
In the hospitals in this country. This
is a good opportunity for the women
who have objected to sew on any gar
ment unless it was for the soldiers.
At the meeting of the executive
committee held Thursday night, au
t~horization was given to the Perth
Amboy Club, ID. r. C.. for the holding
of q recital by the Women's Colored
Club on October 10 at the high school
auditorium. The entire proceeds will
be turned over to the Red Cross. The
talent will be from New York and
Newark. There will be several head
liners. including J. Rosamond john
son, composer, pianist and singer, of
New York. He will be assisted by
Mrs. Blanche Dease Harris, soprano,
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Butler, who are very efficient with
the violin and piano and Miss Geneva
v Bland. elocutionist, of New York.
A committee of the high school
auxiliary was also authorized for the
adoption of several French orphans.
The funds which the young people
have contributed during the last
school year will be used In their sup
port.
A committee will be appointed by
the chapter chairman for the coilec-
ton of tin foil n other material
used by the government In war work.
The personnel Of this committee will
be announced In a few days.
A committee win also be appointed
to take charge OF the Christmas boxes
to be sent to the boys from Perth
Amboy now with h American Expe-
dictionary Forces.
Special Red Cross boxes win be sent
to the chapter from headquarters and
can be sent to each soldier. They
will be addressed by use of a label.
which will be given every boy by
General Pershing. This label will be
sent to the next nearest of kin of the
soldier boy and in turn will be turned
over to the Red Cross chapter The
boxes will be packed, inspected and
shipped through the Red Cross. A
special committee will most likely be
appointed for this work and there is
a possibility that special headquarters
will be established.