Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-27
LOCAL POLICE
At MEMORIAL
and Inspiring SerV-
ice is Held

The Memorial services held yeSter-
day in the Strand Theatre by the
Perth Amboy Police Department, in
honor of their departed members, was
largely attended, and was a huge sue
cess.
The exercises were well arranged
by the committee under the leadership
of John Murray n to these officers,
and the participants in the exercises
goes the credit for the successful un-
dertaking.
The playing of Ave Maria" by the
Orchestra shortly after 2:S0 o'clock
opened the exercises, and this was
followed by the invocation by The
Rev. DIR. Emil Friedman. The singing
of Lead, Kindly Light" by the New
ark Police Octette and the Vacant
Chair by j. Wesley Hurst, followed.
Mayor Frank Dorsey followed with
an address on the good of the Mem
orial Services, and how glad he was
when told hat arrangements were
being made. He touched on the work
of the police officers, and how In
some cases their work is considered a
light task.
The Newark Police Band then play
ed Because" after which John Quinn
sang Hear TTs, o Father"
The Very Rev. Dean VIM. p. Cant
well made an address on HI danger
the police officers are always facing
and touched on a bank robbery In a
nearby town, where a police officer
was seriously injured. He stated that
the members of the local force would
subject themselves in a similar way If
such an incident occurred in Perth
Amhpy. He referred to the two local
police officers who gave their lives for
the cause of Democracy, n or which
was a~member Of his parish.
The singing of "One Sweetly Solmn
Thought by Mrs. j. w. Hurst; sing
ing a "A Beautiful Land on High
by Edward Mcnamara, the playing of
Apple Blossoms by the Newark Pc
lice band, the singing OF Abide
With Me- by the Newark Police Oc-
tette and the singing OF Ave Maria
by John Quinn followed in the order
named.
During the preliminary stages OF
the services six candles were kept
burning These were to represent the
departed members. Chief of Police
Patrick ]. Burke called the roll of de-
parted members and Sergeant Multi
gan answered absent. a candle was
extinguished. The deported members
are NJ. f. Burke, Thomas Dalton, 7,
J.. Quinlan, William F. McDermott
Thomas F. Toolan and Edward w
Franzblau.
Hon. John A. Matthews praised the
departed members of the local de-
| partment, and mentioned the facts
referred to in the address by Dean
Cantwell, and also stated that the po-
lice officers should be repaid for e n
dangering their ives so that theil
families can live as they should live
while their husband and father Is the
communities protection.
DL~ NT,.ra ia DN1ion Enn6 nlnUn(
| Sing Me to Sleep" the Newark DC
tette followed with "Nunc Dimittis'
and Mrs. J.. w. Hurst with the singing
of Calvary"
The services were brought to {
close by the saying of Benediction by
the Rev. Wilbert Westcott, aftel
which the orchestra played thu
angels Serenade."
Orders of Exercises.
PART ONE
Ave Maria ...... 1ounO'
Orchestra
| Invocation-The Rev. DR.. Emil Fried
man
Lead, Kindly Light .......... Bucl
Newark Police Octette
Sidney A. Baldwin, Director.
Because ...... Newark Police Banc
Hear Us, O Father ........ RoseWlg
Mr.. John J. Quinn.
Etanley P. Rostkowski, Accompanis
| Address-The Very Rev. Dean VIM. T
Cantwell
One sweety Solemn Thought
r. F. Ambrose
Mrs. J. w. Hurst
Miss Marie Hurst, Accompanist.
A Beautiful Land on High
A. H, Taylor
Edward ]. Mcnamara, Tenor,
Sidney A. Baldwin, Accompanies.
The Vacant Chair $500. G. f. Roo
j. Wesley Hurst, Acompanist,
Order of Exercises.
PART TWO
Apple Blossoms. Newark Police Banf
Abide With Me ...... Fred Schillins
Newark Police Octette
| Ave Maria ........... Luigi Luzz
John J.. Quinn
Stanley P. Rostkowski, Accompanls
| Roll Gail of Departed Comrades
Chief of Police Patrick j. Burke
| Eulogy ....... Hon. John A. Mat
Sing Me to Sleep - Newark Police
Band
'Nunc Dimittis' .......... Schillln&
Newark Police Glee Club Octette
| calvary G. F. Roo
Mrs. j. w. Hurst, Soprano
Miss Marie Hurst. Accompanies
| Notwithstanding Rev. Wilbert West