Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-03

A seaplane, which, in all probabii-
ity will be piloted by Lieut.. Will
liam Voorhees, Garretson of High
street will fly over this city Monday
to distribute circulars carrying q
message from the sky advertising
the intensive ten days campaign to be
conducted here to raise funds for the
two day celebration to be accorded to
Perth Amboy's warrior heroes who
fought in the world war.
Accompanied by C. ]. Zimmerman,
test pilot for the Aeromarine Plane
& Motor Company of Keyport, Gar
retson will fly over the city on Monday
morning at an altitude of 1000 feet
in a model SOB Aeromarine seaplane,
the same machine as was used by the
company in competing for the Curtis
Marine trophy.
The fight will be dependent upon
the weather. If the weather is such
as not to permit fight 1t will take
place the next day.
Mayor Frank Dorsey went TO Key
port this morning where he was re-
ceived by Mr.. Newman. an official. Of
the company. who. with Zimmerman.
readily consented to the flight. The
plane will leave Keyport in the morn
ing and upon it's arrival in this city
the fire alarm will be sounded, to an
nounce 1t, by arrangement with Fire
Chief j. j. Deveny.
Lieut.. Garretson. who recently left
the army service has been recon-
missioned and will enter the service
again shortly as reserve second
Lieut..
Throughout the trip over every Sec
ton of the city circulars will be drop
ped from the plane which will tell of
the campaign. There will be sufficient
circulars to create a vertiable snow
fall of papers carrying the message
from the sky 30 the citizens of this
city.
A whirlwind ten days campaign, in
tensive solicitation throughout the
city. carrying an appeal that it will be
impossible to deny will start Monday
morning at $3.50 o'clock when finance
committee of the Perth Amboy Sol
diers and Sailors Celebration Commit
tee will leave city hall with instruc-
tions to go over Perth Amboy with a
fine tooth comb for funds with which
to conduct the monster two days cele-
bration in honor of the warriors from
this city who participated in the
worlds war.
The finance committee is filled
the drive and they feel, confidently,
that the city will respond with sur
prising fund, which will permit of an
unprecedented celebration when the
dates are finally set by the celebra-
ton committee itself.
Already money making schemes
have been devised which should yield
substantial sum.
The finance committee last night at
a conference decided to conduct a ten
day campaign, opening Monday and
closing on April IT.
Business and professional men will
forsake their personal affairs for a
time to devote their entire attention
to boosting and booming the fund.
their guides they will go into the
just as earnestly as the
boys who will be honored went into
he greatest campaign of all times.
Each worker will be armed with
receipts and an attractive button
which will show that the wearer Is
a contributor to the fund. Both the
receipt and the button will be given
every contributor.
Each night the workers will report
to their captains the result of the
days solicitation. In this way the re-
suit each day will be known as the
progresses.
John Reilley was made chairman OF
the subcommittee on industries at the
and Patrick White was added to the
Industrial committee.
1t is also planned to open the booth
at the five corners. State, Smith and
New Brunswick avenue. where contri-
buttons will be received during the
Joe Humphreys-he of the silver
Lotus Club, has volunteered to take
up a collection on Friday night. when
the Potty- Curry bout comes of. The
advance sale of tickets for the fight
has assured crowd that will pack
Palace hall to its utmost capacity and
It is to this crowd that Announcer
Joe Humphreys-he of he silver
tongue-will appeal for funds.