Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-23
THRIFT EVENT
GREAT SUCCESS
Prizes Are Awarded and De-
IightfuI Program Given at
School Auditorium

Thirty-six prizes. ranging from
$50 to s.: were distributed last night
as part Of an elaborate program
held in the high school auditorium
nv The Perth Amooy Trust Com
pany. the directors of which gener-
ousIy raised a fund OF over $500 to
award for the essays of greatest
merit thar were written on the sub
ject of thrift in the public and
p%arochial schools of the city. As
part of its two month thrift cam
paign the Trust Company arranged
for his competition some time ago
and the winners OF the essays, COM
plefed on December IL. were not
until last night When
the prizes were awarded in the form
of gold pieces.
Senator-elect Morgan F. Larson
presided as chairman and casting
puns at the directors who were
grouped behind him as a 'substan-
Tia background to offset himself, y
put the audience in a good humor
from the start. Mr.. Larson, leaving
the discussion of the subject at hand
"a the speaker of the evening. IN
8 troduced the st. Cecilia Singing So
ciety which is directed by Stanley z.
Rostkowskf. This group of about
lilly NOIttS save tAtiA -
a finished manner, manifesting con-
slant cooperation. splendid voices
and a knowledge of music. Some OF
the pieces, particularly difficult for
choral work, were evidently render-
ed without effort and included the
march of Our Nation" Now the
Night in Starlit S%plendor,' and the
~rSextette" from Lucia.
Mrs. Stanley Rostkowski. who has
coloratura soprano voice OF
rength and fine quality. rendered
nsolos and Chester Savitzki. bar
sang Happy Days and IN
Heart of a Rose"
snator william II. Parry. OF Es-
county. speaker of the evening,
lressed himself mainly to the
ldren of tho audience on the sub
/ of N"Thrift.' The senator said
kt he was always inspired by an
Hence of children and manifested
policy of getting them young
acquire the habit of thrift.
Get the idea of Thrift" the sem
said, land prizes will come Ia
but admonish the youngsters not
become misery. distinguished
cen The two manners of saving.
mr. Government" according to
or Parry. " is far from thrifty,
the unnecessary expenditures
rxtrayagances of the admins
N of the country's affairs were
I'd out.
n X. Sheehy, president of the
of Education, in a short talk
tent with the occasion, an
,ed the thirty-five prize winners
after lined up and received
gold pieces from Isaac Alpern,
ent of the bank.
great interest was the moving
5 shown of the workings OF
Perth Amboy Trust Company,
ethods, the directors, and the
Ihs departments.
ke ended with carol
ling blythe singing society and
GOOD wishes for the season from the
organizations.
Following is a list OF the judges In
the contest and the winners:
Judge il. the high school contest
were Mrs. Charles Stewart, Judge Z.
Hommarr and Andrew j. Wight
The winners were: Senlors-Louls
seaman. first. Lillian hisehstaat
second. JuniorS-Miss Wlnitred
Sturgis. first: Irwin Rubin, second
Sophomore, Yale Wilmer, first; Sarah
Fifhian. second. Freshman-Helen
Kocsik, first; Ruth Clevenger. sec
ond.
Tie Judges in the grades of the
public schools were Mrs. John ):
Quinn, Misc Florence Sldu1er anu
j.. Logan CleyengcI
The winners were: Eighth grade
sydney Tucker, first; Frances Hay
mig. second. Seventh grade-Sylvia
Katz, first: Alex Sladkus, second.
sixth rade-LockwooG Macmillan,
first; Sophie Zalutskys second.
The judges in the parochial
sch ools were the sisters-superior OF
each institution.
Winners at st. Mary's: Eighth
grade, John O'Leary, first; William
Dickson, second. seventh grade
Richard Waite, first: Louisa Beatty,
second. sixth grade-Margaret
Buckley, first; William Cladek, Sec
onn.
Ii ST. Stephens, the winners We're:
eighth grade-Johu Dzikowski, first;
Helen Gyrgo. second. Seventh grade
Francis Boniewski first; mi
Drikowska. second. Sixth grade
Stan:slaus Matuszewska, first; Ed
ward Yak. second.
Church of Our Lady of Hungary
winners: Eighth grade, Helen Macy.
first; John Kramer, second. Seventh
grade, Elizabeth Tobras, first; Eliz-
abeth Chizmadia. second. Sixth
grade, Anna Leitner. first; Elizabeth
HotykSi, second.
rfohN Trinity: Seventh grade,
sophie kayok. first prize; George
Kantras, Second. Sixth grade. Irene
Timko, first; Andrew Hrekowesik,
second.
The prizes in the high school were
$50 for first place and $25 for Sec
ond. while each of the grade awards
were $40 for first and So for second.