Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-16
H. A. ADD
S13,283 MORE
Makes Grand Total of $76, ,045
In Drive Being Conducted
Here for 100000 Fund.
"BEAR CATS" LEAD IN RACE
Workers Show no Signs of Let
ting up as Yesterdays Total
Was Larger Than Mondays
''BEAR CATS" LEAD IN RACE

The bear cats" headed by Max
Gibian still lead in the race among
the several teams who are soliciting
the 100000 for the new Y. NJ. and
Y. w. II. A. The pledges have swelled
to $76,045, of which S13,2S3 were
the returns of yesterday. That the
team workers have not let up Is
shown by the individual amounts
turned in by each. some of them
even larger than Mondays, the first
days receipts.
At the luncheon last night, David
Holzner president of the Trenton Y.
Nj. III. A. and a member of the state
advisory committee addressed the
workers. spurring them on with an ac-
count of the history of his local or
ganization and told how much harder
1t was to conduct a campaign four
years ago. 'At that time" Mr.. Holz-
ner said I'VE had to work mighty hard
to get even the small amount OF
$4,000. They told us 1t could not
be done. but we did It, No doubt
there have been people in Perth AM
boy whose sentiments were the same
week ago but you people are putting
your campaign across in splendid
shape and 1t would not surprise me to
hear that you have gone much beyond
your original goal.
a wonderful investment to the COM
munity and we would not give it up
under any consideration"
Mr.. HolZner said that the chair
man had asked him to be present
last night to give the workers a little
inspiration" but said that he has
found that the people of Perth AM
how to do many things and that from
the results he did not think that any
additional inspiration was necessary.
Isaac Alpern, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee, paid tribute to
the ladies who were working so
faithfully in preparing the luncheons
each evening and Messrs. George
Miller. Morris l.. Goldberger. Harry
s. Medinets and J. S. Karkus related
had gone through during the day in
getting the people to pledge them
selves.
Solomon Brody. vice chairman of
the executive committee who has
been working hard for the past
month lining up the various Jewish
organizations of the city, expressed
his thanks for the splendid coopera-
tion he has been receiving and ex-
planned that many of the members of
the societies were making large per-
sonal pledges besides the pledges
made as members of the clubs.
The following ladies of the lunch
con committee prepared the luncheon
last night: Mrs. Isaac Esberg, Mrs.
Harry 8. Medinets, Mrs. David Ench-
erman, Mrs. Albert Leon, Mrs. Max
Wurtzel, Mrs. Benjamin Goldberger.
Mrs. Max Goldberger, Mrs. Samuel
Wagner, Mrs. Isaac Block. Mrs
Charles Bardin, Mrs. Louis Kreiels-
heimer Mrs. Jacob Kreielsheimer,
Mrs. Herman Philo. Mrs. Jacob
Hertz.
The girls who waited on the table
were Misses Esther Levine. Teena
Mandel, Esther Wedeen. Theresa
Kreielsheimer. Lillian Fine and Mary
Spivak.
The, following contributions were
received yesterday: II. Edelstein.
$1,000; j. p. Goldsmith, 81 900; Max
Cast, $500; NJ. Shumsky $500; VIM.
Gress $500: Ludwig Wolfe. $500;
Shangold Bros $500; Jos. Joselson,
$500; Perth Amboy Dry Dock Co..
$3.50; ]. Ruderman $3.50; Sol M. Cut
Ter. $3.50; b. Babiner, $3.50; NJ. Mach
Kreielsheimer and Son, 5000; Fishkin
Bros, $2O0:A. Siskfnd. 5000; Samuel
Mailer, $3.50: I. Mann. $3.50; David
Fass, $3.50; b. Gilman, $3.50.
The following contributed 500:
Morris l.. Lenson, s. ]. Weiss, l..
Kelsey, Chas. Simkin. Morris Lobel.
Philip Belikove, Joe Diamond, III. Sic
gel, Leo Schwartz, s. Slatkoff, L. Kop-
lowitz CONGREGATIONAL Beth Mordicai
Ladies' Auxiliary, s. Lipman, H..
Hyman Mintz, III. Eager, M.
f. Larson, c. C. Baldwin. ]. Bloom,
Benjamin Cohen.