Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-03
SELL $4,000 IN BONDS At
TOTTENv|LLE MEETING
Canadian and Serbian Officers Give
Stirring Talks at Rally-Boy
Sells Thirty five $50 Bonds
BY Special Correspondent.

TOTTENvILLE. May 3:-An en-
thusiastic meeting for the third
Liberty Loan was held at the Totem
Vile school last night when an audi
ence of more than five hundred heard
some Of the best speakers that have
ever appeared on the platform of the
school auditorium. The meeting was
called to order by N. J. Lowe, prin-
cipal Of the school, acting as chair
lections by an orchestra under the
direction of Andrew M. sprague,
leader. The first speaker of the
evening was Lieutenant Hannibal, a
Canadian officer who has been at the
front for three years and was forced
to retire in November when he was
wounded in battle. He received a
broken nose and Jaw.
Lieutenant Hannibal told much of
his experiences at the front during
the past three years and recited many
| Of the atrocities Of the Huns. He
told of meeting the boys from over
here while he was going down the
| line after being wounded and that
| they had said, "If you see the people
| back homo tell them that II they will
back us up We will give the kaiser
hell" He told of the air raids in
| England while he was there recuper-
ating. and Of the sinking of a hospital
ship on its way to the English coast.
He read General Pershings message
to his troops and he made a strong
appeal for moro money and ships.
Captain Or. David Albala, Of the
Royal Serbian army, who was the
next speaker. worked the audience up
to the highest pitch as he related the
| try since the outbreak Of the war.
He told Of the beginning which he
said was not started by that country
as 1t has often been said. He told of
| the brave stand make by the little
Serbian army against the overwheln-
ing number of the Austro- -Hungariah
army that swept into the small coun-
try. Captain Albala. who Is one of
the mission from Serbia told Of nine
ty per cent. of the army being wiped
| out during the war and how they
were driven into the mountains and
forced to live there for months. He
| told of seeing the Danube river filled
with dead Austrian and German SOL
diers moved down by the guns of
the Serbian army and closed by pre-
dieting that since now that the United
States Of America had entered the
war that we would win.
Presented With Bond
Master Leo Perlberg. an eleven
year-old schoolboy Of School No. IS,
Manhattan, who is making speeches
throughout the city for the Liberty
Loan, made his fifth talk Of the day
when he made a strong appeal to buy
bonds. After a brief talk he asked
who would be the first one to pur-
chase 4 $500 bond. When he did not
receive any response he asked for the
sold ten and. then began speaking
again. Before he had finished he had
sold thirty-flve $50 bonds, mostly to
those who had already bought.
| Former Judge Joseph B. Handy,
who was the last speaker. at the
opening of his remarks paid a tribute
| to the young talker and announced
| that a collection would be taken to
buy the boy bond for his trouble IN
t82 was secured in the collection and
Master Perlberg was presented with
the bond by Mr.. Lowe.
Judge Handy, who is a Spanish
American war veteran, gave an ex-
| cellent talk and was one Of the first
to purchase bond. All those sold
last night went to the credit OF the
Tottenville school. --'
At the opening Of the meeting sixty
or more OF the mothers, wives and
sisters Of those in the service from
here marched into the auditorium
carrying banners and took their
places In the center of the room in
| the seats reserved for them. Some
had flags with one and two stars
pinned on them. Between the speak
ing Jesse Slaight sang a solo and a
quartet composed Of Mrs. Villa m
David. Mrs. M. L. Fisher, Miss Ella
Butler and Miss Eleanor Miller sang.
Miss Ida Ryder was the accompanist.
The campaign that is about coming
to a close has been most successful
on this end Of the island. So far
about 100000 has been subscribed
through the Tottenville National
Bank The amount subscribed yes
| terday in the borough Of Richmon
was $96,700. making the total to date
$1,5S1,100. Many large amounts
have been recorded In all parts of
the island. Tho Tottenville Copper
Company has received it's flag with
nine stars which represents ninety
eight per cent. Of the employees hav-
| ing purchased bonds In the third
loan. Mrs. Marion s. Webb and
other teachers of the Kreischerville lie
school have arranged to be at the
school tomorrow afternoon for the
purpose of selling bonds.