Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-19
KEYPORT LOAN
WORKERS BUSY
Enthusiasm ShoWn-TankS to
Visit the Borough Next
Thursday
Rr speciaI Co. espondent.

w 1RNAN1N ~ NNEtA1NHAs
KEYPORT. April 19.-Considerable
enthusiasm was shown at thu first
meeting OF the committees for the
Victory loan, which was held at the
borough hall on Thursday night I'M
der the direction of the chairman,
George w. Brown. who efficiently
managed the former campaign in the
borough. The large turnout of both
men and women proved hat interest
in the coming loan is great and all
volunteered to assist in every possible
way to make the borough go ove the
top as 1t has in the past two loans,
the quota this time being $210.700.
Chairman Brown after calling the
meeting to order and giving a brief
outline of the work. announced that
he had appointed Hon.. Dallas G..
Young q committee on public meet
ings and asked Mr.. Young for a re-
port of the work he had dom the
past week. Mr.. Young announced
that he had arranged to have an ex-
hibition of the Whippet Tanks here
on Thursday, April gath. when man
ned by fifteen persons the tanks will
give an exhibition of their valuable
work in the war.
The tanks will arrive in the Dor
ough promptly at 6 p. NJ. and leave
on the following morning at s o'clock.
lnt uthlOttclia tOh Will Dt Atlu III lhO
Seabrooke property on Front street
on the bay front, where there Is
plenty OF land. hills. and u~nderbrush
which will afford the tanks excellent
opportunity to show the work they
can accomplish. Speakers and bond
! statesmen will accompany the tanks.
and the crews will be cared for dur
ing the night under the direction of
| the Victory loan committee. A guard
"A 49, -rGN - $780, .xr1A- thu
direction Of Lieut.. j. Leon Schanck,
and all men of the borough in uni
form will be asked to respond to the
| call. Ernest G.. Bailey was appointed
chairman of distribution of the ad-
vertIsing matter.
Henry B. Boland, chairman of this
district and q member of the Equi-
table Insurance Company was a
| speaker of the evening. Mr.. Boland
urging action Immediately and stating
| the very great importance of the new
loan. He was followed by Private
| Harold Fuller, a member of the 104th
field Artillery, Battery D., 9th Divi-
sior, who described his experiences
| overseas and stated that 1t was very
necessary that the people support the
| coming loan, to bring the boys home
from overseas, after they had offered
their lives for the cause. His re-
marks were in good order and he was
enthusiastically applauded.
Chairman Brown then described the
| issues aud stated that on May the
| END Snlther. meeting would be held
at the borough hall. All forms and
printed matter are now at Mr..
| Browns office on Front street and
may be obtained from him.
Members of the committee present
az this meeting included John r. La
than, M. Lester Terry, Charles X.
| Dawson, Hon. Dallas G.. Young, Pro-
| lessor w. f. Bilderback, Henry Salz.
J. Harold H~endrickson, George w.
| Brown, Mrs. Lester Van Gieson, Mrs.
Harvey Bronner, Mrs. Charles III.
| jerks, Mrs. Edward Whiting. Harvey
| Bronner, ID. E. Mahoney, Mrs. M. Les
ter Terry, Mrs. James II. Bedle, Mrs.
| William r.. Latham, Mrs George w.
| Stidfole, Mrs. Richard s. White.
Lloyd +. Armstrong. John Mathews
J. Arch MacEwan. Mrs. John Carr
| Brown, A Salz. Mrs. Russell III. Std
foIe, J. w. Wiley, p. o. Weigand, A
/ Rothenburg, Horace S. Burrowes, An
thony d. Bedle, William e. Warn, J.
p. Brewer, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stilwel
| Van Buskirk, Mrs. Fred B. Van
Brake, Mrs. p. o. Weigand, Miss
| Webster, Rufus o. Waling, Miss Mar
garet Bedle. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
| Rothwell, +. Palmer Armstrong. Dali
las @. Young and others.
|. Mrs. A. M. Brown, chairman OF the
| women's Victory loan committee has
called a meeting of her committee
for Monday morning at 10 A. M. at
the Public Library when material viii
be distributed and final instructions
given SO that the work of house to
house canvassng may be started at
ance-