Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-05

Something of the interest which
the city has taken in the welcome
home celebration was manifested last
night at the boxing show Of the Lotos
Club when the campaign for funds
got off to a premature. but highly sue
cessful start by the collection of about
$400 from the fans who were at the
ring side. The official start will not
take place until Monday morning.
when the seaplane from Keyport viii
circle over this city to distribute circu-
lars advertising the drive. From
that time on things will pop and will
come to grand conclusion slightly af-
ter the real end of the drive, when
the cops Of the city give their mon
ster, huge, glorious, stupendous. start
ling sall in Palace hail on April "a.
After a half hours ringing eulogy
of the boys on the other side from the
silver tongue Of Joseph Humphries
he OF the stentorian vocal chords, fol-
lowed by a hearty appeal from John
Pfeiffer. the boxing fans took the
elastic or their rolls last night and
dug down deep. Committeeman from
passed the hat and rather than be
missed, a man, If they passed him up,
yelled to put HIS contribution in the
hats.
In the height of the excitement,
County Clerk B. M. Cannon got q
loud. lingering shout when Mayor
Dorsey announced that the county Of
ficial had contributed his check for
$1oe. Joe McNulty. who manages the
club and matches the fighters. clipped
in twenty-five, which brought forth a
vociferous round of applause. Johnny
Sobodien got big hand from the
crowd of fans when he sent up his
oh Aalr 20 nx.I
who manages the Strand and Majestic
theatres Clipped In fifty more and the
crowd let him know they were with
him.
If you have thing to be done and
want it done well-Call A Cop.
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Asso-
citation asked permission to give ball
got the permission and started to
work. They had $500 tickets print
ed and they have sold 1900 to date
which means about $3.50 they have
already to turn over. They haven't
stopped selling the pasteboards,
though and hope to dispose of the en-
tire block of 2,500 tickets and then
have the printer rush some more out.
They aren't worried over where the
packed to the rafters they'll take
over Washington hall, and If the
overflow from that blocks Fayette
street they'll go out after another
place. Expansive. that's them all
over, folks
They have about six peizes-rea1
ones-for dances and one big door
prize already and they're out after
more. Leave 1t to the cops. They
have ten pieces of the best jazz music
that ever ripped discorant harmony
out of wind or reed and the best of
It is the jazz won't cost them a lit
ney. They're the original clean UP
workers when they get started. those
eoppers and they sure are started on
this dance. And why not They have
several members Of the force in the
service right now-some of them In
France and they carry with them the
on earth, who gave their best to the
police force Of this city and their
lives to their country.
The money given. to those AFFAIRS
though, is not to take the
place of a contribution, for when the
team workers start their canvass they
are going to take no excuses and won't
leave till they have pinned button
on the coat of the contributor, show
ing that they're with the cause and
backing 1t to their financial limit
The thrill that comes once In a
lifetime will be felt aere on Monday
morning when the Aeromarine sea-
plane, carrying Lieut.. w. v. Garrett
son of this city and c. J. thinner
mann. test pilot for the Aeromarine
company will fly from Keyport TO this
city and win circle about sending
down a shower of the circulars.
Warning of the planes approach
will be given by sounding the fire
alarm