Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-02
PATRIOTIC
RALLY SUCCESS
High School Auditorium Has
Big Crowd When Unique
Program is Given.
D DAILY is SPEAKER
Many Different Nations Rep
resented on Program -
Mayor Tells of July Fourth

An audience representing nation
alities of many corners of the earth
attended the Independence Day
celebration held in the high school
auditorium last night under the
auspices of the community associa-
ton. With the view of represent
ing these many peoples, a program
most varied and unique was car-
ried out and greatly pleased the
audience.
The Boy Scouts gave the flag sa-
Lutte, after "~colors'' was blown, and
opened the program. Lead by the
Polish Singing Society who sang
from the platform, the audience all
Joined in the singing of The Star
Spangled Banner" after which the
society, lead by Professor Stanley
Rostkowsky. did thorough justice to
the beautiful four part song, The
March of Our County" So well was
this number enjoyed. the group was
obliged to give an encore and the
was rendered in a way which DEM
onstrated the ability of this society
and its leader.
Mayor Frank Dorsey. introduced
by the chairman of the evening,
Tracy d. Waring, explained to the
audience the reason for not having
the regular Fourth of July demon
stration this year. Giving a brief
history Of how the safe and sane
Fourth" was conceived in this city.
the mayor, told that the city council
and himself. realizing the many con-
tributions that Perth Amboyans
have made since the war, and TAX
ing into consideration the high cost
of living agreed that 1t would not
be fair to tax the people at this
time, for a demonstration and so,
with the corporation Of the come
munity association believing that
such a day as Independence Day
should NOT paS8 unobxerved, con-
ceiyed the idea Of this PATRIOTS
mass meeting. With d brief talk on
what this country holds in store for
the foreign born. If they but accept
the opportunities thrown In their
paths, the mayor praised the work
which the community association il
doing. saying that he fs proud Of
every member who gives her time to
this cause, and expressed the hope
that the entire city would learn of
the work to be done at the COM
munity house and lend its hearty CO.
operation.
Representing Italy, six Italian
school girls danced the 'Tarantella"
very nimbly and thoroughly typical
and were followed by the Martha
Washington Girls going through
the figures of the old colonial dance,
the Virginia Reel with al the grace
OF the new Americans Of early days.
Judge Peter r. DAILY the speaker
of the evening, introduced himself
as the common property OF the
county Of Middlesex and New Jer-
sey.' Loud in his praise OF Perth
Amboy, Judge DAILY predicted a
great future for this city because
Of its congiomeration of nationali-
ties, which in the judges mind,
goes to make up the best Ameri-
cans. Saying that a person foreign
born should forget his home
land, that I'VE don't want anyone
who has not the capacity for con-
tinuing to love his mother land"
the judge insisted that a mixing OF
all the bloods of Europe and this
country will go to make up the nm
est people in the world. and that
people. the Americans.
Assuring the audience that any
foreign born man who becomes a
citizen of this country. earns the
right, through his determination to
give his children the advantages
offered by this country, and which
he, himself never was able TO OBJ
tain. Judge DAILY claimed that the
foreigner makes the best kind of a
citizen and thoroughly appreciates
the golden opportunities offered
him here.
The daughters Of Ilonia, in native
Hungarian costume, responded to
an encore after a very fine execu-
ton of the Schottische. and the four
couples attired in beautiful en-
broidered costumes. representing the
Sovak Sokal Of this city, went
through the many intricate figures
of the Slovak national folk dance.
The community singing. lead by
Scout Executive L. o. Heinold. ac-
companied by Professor Rostkow-
ski, was followed by the Danish
Frem Society. composed Of a well
trained chorus of male singers who
sang familiar selections and lead
the audience in the closing number
with America" and the Star
Spangled Banner"