Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-23
HONOR ALPERN
AND REYNOLDS
Tell of Experiences on Trip
Abroad at Big Patco Club
Event

EVENT
With what was designated by
many of those present as the mosts
successful affair ever held by the
organization the Patco Club of tho
Perth Amboy Trust Company last
night entertained President Isaac
Alpern and George +. Reynolds, a
member of the Board of Directors,
at dinner in honor of their recent
return from a tour of northern and
central Europe. Held at the New
Packer House the event was entirely
successful from the time of the serv-
ing of dinner at 1880 o'clock until
the cessation of the dancing which
followed the meal.
One of the pleasing features of the
evening was the singing of old time
and popular songs between courses.
Pamphlets containing the WORD of
a large number of favorites were
placed at each cover and the chorus
es were led by Miss Kitty O'Neill of
New York, who also entertained with
several amusing pianologues in the
course of the evening. The old time
favorite, All in Favor Say Aye"
was a particular success, containing
a series of friendly hits aimed at
directors, officials and employees
alike.
Choruses and selections by Miss
O'Neill We're i~nterspersed with music
by Tonghini's orchestra and follow
ing the conclusion of dinner Toast
master Otto Keefe, president of the
Patco Club, introduced Mr.. Reynolds
and Mr.. Alpern who then gave
graphic descriptions of their Vaca-
ton trip abroad.
MIR. Reynolds told of the encounter
with the iceberg while the ship was
passing through extensive ice fields,
recently printed in detail in the
Evening News, in an interesting
The speaker also de-
scribed the entering into the area
OF ice, the gradual approach of the
enormous bergs and finally the thud
with told him that the warning given
earlier in the evening by the ships
physician had not been without
foundation.
An amusing story told by the
speaker happened in Christiania
when, after engaging rooms at II
of the hotels, the party heard
American music played by a regular
jazz band and that the selections
being rendered wero composed by
Harry Ticrney, formerly of Perth
Amboy.
From Norway the party visited
Sweden, Germany and France and
Mr.. Reynolds gave a vivid picture
of many points of interest visited,
including the American battle
fronts, the ex-kaiser's palace at
Potsdam, and the city of Paris.
Mr.. Alpern touched upon h
practical side of the trip and old
the assembled guests something OF
the industrial conditions prevalent
in Europe, the study of which was
one of the reasons for his trip
across. Although his account was
colored by many amusing anecdotes
concerning his travelling experiences
Mr.. Alpern presented an excellent
picture of conditions in Europe to-
day. what is being done to remedy
them, and what must be done IN the
future if Europe is to prop
erly. 800.
Mentioning the enormous debt
owed us by European countries n
speaker pointed out the only way ne
saw to get the money back; namely,
&c. help ourselves by helping them.
Especial attention was called to the
good work being done by the Amer
lean Relief Administration which, by
private subscription, is doing much
to aid the needy of Central Europe.
American dollars seem to be at a
premium in Germany, Mr.. Alpern
said, and, many merchants are doing
business in dollars rather than in
German marks.
Among the directors, officials.
members of the Patco Club and
their guests present at the affair
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Alpern,
Mr.. end Mrs. George F. Reynolds,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T.. Dorsey, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter c.. Olsen, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Logan Clevenger, DR.. and
Mrs. Martin S. Meinzer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Goldberger, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Valentine, Mr.. and
Mrs. William M. Weiant, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pullen, Mr.. ana Mrs.
John ]. Quinn, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Keefe Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen S. So
mogyi, Mr.. and Mrs. James Gala
CHER, w. Parker Runyon, joseph M.
Perrine, the Misses Dorothy Nichol-
son, Mary Smith, Edna Emmons,
Mary Gilchrist, Eulalia MCGUIRE,
Helen Hanson, Clara Gerlufsen.
Christina Joswick, Maria Fiordland.
Margaret Perrine, and Messrs.
George Disbrow, Samuel Miller,
Emil Bacha, Julius Sabo, John Ri
pax, Otto Schuster, Clyde Berry, Jo-
seph Kelly, Louis Schilling, Sam
Horowitz, Charles Gray, George
Matey, Harold Miller, William Hor-
ley, Thomas Smith, Thomas john
son and John Lucan.