Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-18
WORKERS ENTHUSIASTIC
FOR RED CROSS DRIVE
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panies, Red Cross members ana
workers, all of the fire companies
city officials, bands and drum corps.
The meeting is scheduled to start
at o'clock and it is expected lnat
for the first time in the history OF
the high school auditorium 1t VIII DE
filled to overfiowing, making II neces-
balconies upstairs
The officials of the Perth Amboy
Chapter of the American Red Cross
stated today that the entire MEMBER
ship of that body is asked to parade.
If not connected with the various
working units. or organizations, 1or
whom other positions have been as
signed, they are expected to march
with the general chapter.
This means the boy and girl mem
bers who are not included in the
Junior Red Cross organization and
it also means men and women VINO
have paid membership dues to the
Red Cross at any time during the last
twelve months
Such members Of the chapter at
large are requested, II possible, to
wear a white band with red cross
in the center on the left arm and as
semble south Of the park on the east
side of High street at GAS O'Clock.
New Jersey State Militia Reserve Will
report at $50 o'clock tonight, mem
bers of Companies A and reporting
at the City Hall for belts and guns
and the Company c. and ID members
at the high school. Major Antlsell
has made a special request for every
member Of the military divisions to
| be out tonight in order that big
showing may be made before Cover
nor Edge, who is an enthusiastic be-
! lever in the militia reserve.
There will be special Red cross
services in st. Peters Episcopal
| church and in the First Presbyterian
church tomorrow night. The four.
minute men of this city will speak a.
each service. At St. Peters church
John Pfeiffer will address the congre-
CATION and at the First Presbyterian
church Adrian Lyon. Recorder II. ~
Pickersgill, CHARLES MacWiiliam and
r. |. Vail will speak.
The Polish Citizens Committee and
twenty chairmen representing the
Polish societies of Perth Amboy,. were
present at a meeting this week fol
the purpose of planning for the Rec
Cross drive. The officers Of the Polisl
Citizens Committee are: Rev. JOSEPH
Urban, honorary chairman; M. j. La
komski, chairman; John Fatkowski
vice president, w. Nj. bleZd, SSCietdlS
| John Nikodem. treasurer: JohI
| Skrocki, f. ]. Zawilinski, w. Biel
| ecki, william E. Majemski, w. Mrocz
| kowski, S. P. Rostk owski, John Ot
| lowski, directors.
1t was unanimously agreed at th'
meeting that a Polish division bt
| formed and ten captains volunteers
to reach every Polish family In tn
city. Following are the captains o
these teams: +. J. Zawilinski, w.
| Majemski, John Fatkowski, V. Mel
| dak, w. Osiecki, S. Antosiewicz, lg
natz Grabowski, B. Jodlawski, M. )
| Lakomski, S. JakobcZak.
1t was agreed at the meeting ina
| each chairman should instruct tn
| secretaries of the various Polish SO
cieties in the city to request all mem
bers to participate in the big Re'
| Cross parade, which will be held her
tonight to mark the opening OF tn
drive for $40, 900 here. 1t is estimate
that coo Polish members OF socletie
will take part. .,
San Salvador Council NO. 2s'
Knights of Columbus have arranged t
take part in the Red Cross parade 10
night The members will gather q
their rooms in Smith street at G;3
o'clock and from there join in the pro
cession. They will be headed by 3
Mary's Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps.