Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-05
WARM WELCOME
IN TOTTENV|LLE
Reception Given Men Who
Answered Nations Call in Bat
tie for Democracy

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILBE, Feb. 5-The wei
come home to the boys in the service
of the government, under the aus
pices OF the Home Welfare Lea gue OF
the fifth ward of the borough Of Rich
mond last night certainly showed the
world war heroes that were overseas
and in the camps that the people on
his end OF the island were back or
them during the past year or more
that they were away and are stu with
them. The auditorium of the Totten-
willie school where the entertainment
was held, was crowded to the doors
and the program OF a patriotic nature
was enjoyed by all
Fifty che Of IL boys that had seen
service In. the arny and nav respond
cd 20 the call at were the guests OF
lonoI at the ento"talnment and ban
uuet that followed at the Masonic
temple banquet hail. Eight Of this
number were overseas. Private
George Dewey Morehouse, of Battery
L, 10th Field Artillery, who fought
in the battles of Chateau Thierry, Bel
leau Woods, st. Mihiel, Argonne For
est and Verdun, was the hero of the
hour. 1t was at the latter place that
he recoi.e u mis- wounds on the ami
versary of his nineteenth birthday.
He enlisted june 81, 1917, at the ase
of seventeen The Entertainment BEN
gan at $3.50 o'clock and the program
that WAS carried GU. consisted of
community singing by the Girls Dlvi-
sion Of the War Camp Community
Service. vocal and instrumental music
and remarks by several speakers.
An orchestra under the direction
of Andrew NJ. Sprague rendered sew
eral selections before the opening, af-
ter which the community girls SANG
and the audience sang America"
Stuart L.. Ritz, president of the
Home Welfare League, made the ad-
dress Of welcome in which he spoke
of the tim. that the people had gath
cred at the same place to say good
bye and God bless you as the boys
were going away and last night they
were gathered at the same place TO
welcome them home again. lie paid
a high tribute to the American SOL
dier and sailor and particularly to
those that went out from Staten Is
land.
Mr.. Ritz remarks were followed by
the Lee Sisters, Alice and Loretta, two
kToung artists, who have delighted
Enany soldiers and sailors in the va
rious camps Inc hospitals, gave sew
pral song and dance and numbers
which brought forth much applause
from the large audience.
q. r.. Clark, of the United States '
Federal Employment Bureau. VINO
was the next speaker, gave an inter-
cgting talk with regard to the new de-
partment of the government that he
is attached and gave much credit to
Augustus q. Marscher, of Prince Bay,
as the head of the bureau in Rich
moud borough in the manner that he
has conducted the affairs of his Of
flee as well as the local draft board
that he was at the head when the
BOYS from here were sent away. lie .
was greatly applauded when he re-
marked when he SAID that it was an
outrage that the city of New York had
ignored Staten Island in the way OF
better transit and that it should have
a subway. Mr.. Clark lives IN the
Bronx and he told of his difficulty of
getting home at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing after attending a dinner given by
the Local Board with Mr.. Marscher
at DC iiIGu ~ 9R the NM.
ferry.
Mr. Narscher followed with brie
remarks when he said that Staten Is
land always went over the top In eV-
erything that 81 had done during inc
war and there VIII be no boys OUT o.
,mpioyment III he has his way. SO lar
every boy has been placed in poSitlons
as soon as discharged, which he sald
was a record for the five borough OF
the city.
James Jaing. chairman of h ban
ouet, made n few remark IN which
he told OF the arrangements of the
dinner and asked If any wished tick
cts they could be procured AFTER II
was found how many boys Were pres
emf. The entertainment came to q
close with the singing OF the Star
Spangied Banner" after when inc
bovs marched to the Masonic temple
banquet hall, where the canteen iaIles
Of the Fifth Ward Branch OF the lteo
cross had prepared the dinner.
After every one had been assigned
10 iheir places, Rev. j. +. B~indenbcrg-
err. pastor of ST. Paul
church. invoked the blessing and then
the banquet started. An elaborate
menu was served that included every
thing that went with a turkey dinner.
As each soldier and sailor came IN
the door they were supplied with Gig
airs and cigarettes. and on the table,
were fruit, candy and nuts in plenty
for all.
MIR. Ritz. acting as toastmaster. AZ
ter every one had finished, called upon
ono or TWO of the boys 10 tell their ex-
Sience in the service. Private Her
Bedell, who was with the medl-
kpaltment in France. told of his
and how the train he was on
kttacked by Zeppelins and of his
TRIP over from here. i
George Dewey Monchouse told or
the DatNies tndt nt 1hEGNiPstOh III NN
o. his experience OF going over the
Tor. Lieutenant andrew Linogulst'
The navigator OF the Il. s. supply ship
''Seatia,' the last United States vessel
according 10 records. that was sunk
by a submarine. This was on Novem-
Der 3. two days before the armistice
was signed when the vessel was on It's
fourth trip back to this country OF
the coast of Maryland. Ill hands on
board were saved when they took to
the boats and were landed six hours
after the vessel was sunk. Charles
A. Marshall. chairman of the Four
Minute Men. and DIR. III. V. Mccor-
mick. one OF the -Four Minute Men.
zach made q short address OF welcome
70 the boys.
The festivities came 10 a close by
singing the "Star Spangled Banner"
with Mrs. Muller as the accompanist.
Some OF the overseas bows that were
nre sent included in the fifty-one that
we're there were Herbert J. Bedel,
seorge Dewey Morehouse, Robert
EYshwick. Hores Vaughan, Archibald
Nilburn. Andrew Lindquist, Edward
and Raymond Miller. There were
Ibout one hundred that partook OF the
thinner. which was said TO have been
ne best prepared on such an occasion.
fhe faNors were small American flags
IND the table decorations We're carna-
hons with the banquet hall being dec
brG tezi with American flags and those