Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-28
Stricken Tells Of His
Move on Sunday Movies
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those guilty are idictable and punish
able.
Our glorious country, which our re-
turning boys fought to ave and make
safe to live In, would not last long
without law and order. And the
strongest advocates of law N order
in the United States to-day. are the
boys who have seen what disregard
for law did abroad.
Letter from Firemen.
The Welcome Home Committee OF
the Perth Amboy Fire Department,
consisting OF Frank TOoker. chairman,
John Pfeiffer. Jr., secretary and Dan
iel Ford. treasurer. has written a let
ter to Prosecutor JosephsE Stricken
explaining their reason for resorting
to the Sunday movies in order to
boost the welcome home fund and re-
turning the twenty-five dollar dona-
ton of Mr.. Stricken to the fund.
The firemen's letter follows:
Perth Amboy, n. j.,
May 27th. 1919.
Hon. Jos. r. Stricken,
Prosecutor of the Pleas,
County Of Middlesex.
State of New Jersey.
Dear Sir:
At a special meeting of the Perth
Amboy Fire Department welcome
Home Celebration Committee. held
May, gath, 1919, your communication
concerning the violation of the law by
holding Sunday Moving Picture Bene-
fits and your personal check for TWEEN
ty-five Dollars was received.
As the Fire Department wished TO
go on record as boosting the Perth
Amboy Welcome Home Celebration
Fund. a meeting of all the fire-f1ghters
of his city was held May. 18th, 1913,
and a committee appointed there from
A decision to hold Sunday Moving
Pictures was reached, and as the full
proceeds collected thereby were to be
turned over to the Perth Amboy We'll
come Home Celebration Fund. the
members of this city's fire department,
thinking that no violation of the law
would be incurred, held their first
benefit performance last Sunday, May
IS, 1919, hoping that should no COM
plant arise, a second performances
could be held on Sunday, May, 20,
1919, in one or two of the other
play-houses of our city.
Our realization of a large donation
has suddenly Terminated. and as the
deficit could not in any way be made
up by voluntary contributions from
the loyal citizens of Perth Amboy,
many of whom have already given to
the utmost, we (The Fire Department
of the City Of Perth Amboy. n. ID
are herewith returning your generous
check OF twenty-five dollars C25.00)
hoping that the same goes through
the proper channels to the Golfers OF
the Perth Amboy Welcome Home
Celebration Fund, we beg to remain,
Sincerely yours,
The Perth AmDoy Fire Department
Welcome Home Celebration Com
mittee.
For the p. A. F. d.
Frank Tooker, Jr, Chairman.
John Pfeiffer, Jr., Secretary,
Daniel Ford, Treasurer.
G=sSaSs Asks Correction
Secretary Graham asked the
EVENING NEWS today to correct a
wrong impression hat the public had
gained regarding MIR. Stricker's con-
tributions to the celebration as a re-
suit of a statement Mr.. Graham made
at the committee meeting Monday
night. Mr.. Graham said today that
when he was asked on Monday night
how much Mr.. Stricken had contri-
buted prior to the $25 he gave the
fremen, he answered solely from
memory and without referring to the
list of contributors. declaring hat he
had no knowledge of any other dona-
ton by Mr.. Stricken. Upon looking
up the records yesterday, however.
Mr.. Graham said that he found that
MIR. Stricken Is credited with SIS
which. he gave on April 10. three days
after the drive started, so that the
S25 Mr.. Stricken gave to the fremen
was a second contribution of S2S,
making $50 in all that MIR. Stricken
had given for the welcome home
celebration. g.