Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-08-30
Firemen'S Memorial Associ-
alton Committee Will Meet
Tonight
NOW NEED $500 MORE
Proceeds Were to Go to Burial
Plot and Monument for
Firemen

AS the result of the warning given
by Prosecutor Joseph Z. Stricken to
the local firemen that no gambling
will be permitted at the "Old Home
Week. celebration scheduled to be
held from September 1 to Septem-
Der 10 there is a possibility of the
entire affair being called off by the
committee which has been arranging
1t. A special meeting of the COM
mittee will be held tonight at which
decision will be reached.
The Firemen's Memorial Associa-
ton. under whose auspices the cele-
bration was to be held, feels, that
without the use Of wheels of for
tune and other gambling devices
which have proven the big money
makers at previous carnivals, no
money can be raised and as a re-
suit have been seriously considering
cance!Hng the event.
Planned For Long Time
The firemen have been planning
this "Old Home Week" for more
than a month and expected to clear
enough money from the attractions
to pay the s1,500 still due on the
burial plot in Alpine cemetery for
deceased firemen and their families
and on the monument which they
have had made. The total expense
of this undertaking by the Fire
mems Memorial Association has
been raised during the past few
years as result of holding carnivals
and other benefit events.
The posters and advertising mat
ter were distributed last week, an
nouncing that the celebration would
be held in the field opposite the
Central railroad station in Smith
street for ten days commencing
Sept. 1. On Saturday Prosecutor
Stricken sent letters to Mayor Will
liam c.. Wilson and Chief of Police
Niels j. Tonnesen warning them
that If any gambling was permitted
by the local police at this affair,
The county detectives would step in
and stop 1t.
Violation of Law
Realizing that the use of wheels
bf fortune and similar attractions
10 popular at carnivais. is a strict
violation of the law, both Chief
ronnesen and Mayor Wilson in
formed the prosecutor that the law
would be carried out.
Best Way to Get Money
Realizing that without the wheels
in use the amount which could be
raised during the ten days of the
old Home Week" would not be
very large. owing to the amount of
expense incurred in bringing the var
(ous attractions here. the commit
zee now is undecided whether or not
20 go ahead with the plans as orig
.nally laid out. The matter will be
threshed out at length at tonights
meeting and something definite de-
,ided upon.
Fate Against Them
The firemen of the city feel that
fate is against them and feel peeved
over the action taken by the prosecu-
tor. They point out that although
they realize the use of wheels is
against the law. they have been al
lowed in many other instances
throughout the county and feel that
they are the victims. During the
term of former Mayor Frank Dorsey
he would not permit any carnivals
and as a result they had no oppor-
tunity to increase their burial plot
fund by this means during his ad-
ministration.
Mayor Wilson, himself a fireman
and member of the Firemen's Men,
orial Association. did not oppose the
firemen's holding the "Old Home
Week" but realizing his duty as
pointed out by the prosecutor. he has
announced that he will see that the
law Is carried out In this case.