Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-23
GARF|ELDSH HAVE
WELCOME HOME
Returned Firemen Are Given
Supper, Gifts and General
Good Time

The Garfield Engine Company
Numer 5. gave a royal welcome home
celebration to the returned soldiers
who are members of that Company,
in the Western Improvement Asso'
citation hall in Brace avenue or Satur-
day night. A feature of the event was
a bountiful supper, which was follow
ed by a general good time, speech
making and dancing. At midnight,
coffee and cake was again on the pro-
gram.
The hall was decorated with
myriads of American flags. streamers
of the national colors. and a large
banner with the words WELCOME
Home" In the enter of the table
was a huge cake, on which were the
words. Welcome Home. Garfield En-
cir Company" The affair started by
the singing of the Star Spangled
Banner"
Rasmus Hansen, the Forman of the
Company acted as POSTMASTER and in
troduced Mayor Frank Dorsey who
aid in part:
81 extend a most hearty welcome
home to the boys. I nav a deep feel
ing of gratitude for the boys who left
their homes and loved ones not know
ing whether they would return again.
/ feel hat they will eve be repaid
for wha they have accomplished. We
should do our full duty TO them and
see hat each gets a job as good as
he had when he left or a better one.
/ stand ready in my official capacity
to assist in anyway / can any body
who was injured, because they have
their lives TO live and living to earn.
They should have the best medical and
surgical care to enable them to earn
that livelihood.
THE work of the fire companies is
very important, they give up their
time for $12 a year and in all prob
ability they ruin more clothes at one
fire than the years salary will cover.
is fully covered by insurance that you
pay two and one half times as much
for that insurance than you pay taxes
to the city. / am glad to be here. as
these gatherings bring out the feel
ing of good Fellowship"
Forman Hansen in a few we'll
chosen remarks presented to each OF
the returned soldiers a gold ring. on
the inside of which was Engraved the
name of the company and the initials
of the recipient. The rings were pre-
scented to Louis Hansen. who has won
the Croix de Guerre; John Papp, Ed
ward Miles. Peter Feddersen, John
Kozusko and Jens Jensen.
President of the Company, Charles
Jespersen, told how while the war was
on the members of the company had
talked about the return of the boys
and how fortunate the company was
in having them all back well and
sound.
First Assistant Forman James Lund,
aid that he had a warm spot in his
heart for the boys who were in SER
vice and was glad to see them back.
Alderman Benjamin Reidy. said he
was glad to be present. n was glad
to see all the boys back again well and
hearty.
Chief of the Fire Department. Dan
lei Ford, extended a welcome to the
returned boys and told them that he
felt words were insufficient and in
capable to explain how people felt to-
wards them for defending the Stars
and Stripes.
Ex-Forman, Patrick Edwards,
thanked Forman Hanson for what he
had done. in making the affair sue
cessful and hoped that the boys in uni
-.sr would have a good time.
Forman Hansen, said, that while
there had been lots of shouting when
the boys went away, 1t wasn't the right
kind of shouting as people thought
they might not return. and said among
themselves "just wait until they do
come back. what a time we will give
them" I'VE have a deep feeling for