Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-26
MANY ATTEND
MEMORIAL HERE
City'S Deceased Firemen Are
Honored Yesterday After
noon by Many Residents

One of the finest programs ever
| presented at an affair of its kind
took place yesterday afternoon at
the Ditmas theatre when the firemen
of this city gave a lengthy entertain
ment in memory of their deceased
, comrades. This was the first memo
| rial service for the deceased firemen
| ever held in this city and the theatre
was packed to capacity.
Several solos were rendered by
! Mrs. Thomas Christopher, while the
| Mendelssohn Quartet, composed OF
Mrs. Reginald Crowell, Miss Edith
Crowell, Stanley. Potter and Fred
! BRIGGS, and the West En- Ladies
| Trio in which Adele Mugs, violin,
| Sadie Kempler, cello, n Ethel
| Nugent, piano, featured the pro-
gram.
The opening address was given by
| Mayor William c. Wilson, who said
in part: -
"For the first time in the history
| OF the Perth Amboy fire department,
| or for that matter, in the history OF
he citv. we are here assembled to
pay our respects and homage to the
ueCedS6u lnCliiDSAS OU SS
department.
"All of them were members of one
| company or another, numbering over
one hundred and twenty-five souls.
Many of us here today knew them
| personally. 1, myself, knew almost
all of them and like you, cherish
that memory dearly, and while this
memorial today is the first one, I I'M
derstand it is to be continued an
nually, so let US be glad to be here,
ever if the memory is sad.
1--WE all know that a fire fighters
| duty calls him out all hours of the
day or night, no matter what the
weather or the risk may be. This,
we had brought very plainly to us
not so long ago, when nine of our
members lost their lives in the call
! of duty. All of them were personal
friends of yours and mine. Let us
not forget today, when we go forth
from this building, to do all in our
power to help those who were thus
~bereaved, and also the bereaved ones
of those who have gone before. They
were all members of the department
and did their best when the fire
alarm sounded.
Let us also remember to help our
present-day firemen and praise and
encourage them in their calling
while they are yet with us, for who
| among us today can tell what will
t%ranspire before we meet again, to
hold our next memorial"
The memorial grafton vas deliv-
cred by Congressman Elmer II.
Geran, while prayers were pro-
nounced by Rt, Rev. Mgr. w. p.
Cantwell and Rev. Wilbert West
colt. During the program the fol-
lowing deceased members names
were read by the secretaries:
c. e. Brewster, F. G.. Brewster,
John Campbell, Harry Cornelison,
Carrot Evans, Edward Hemstreet,
Samuel Hall. A. H. Hope, l.. C. Jen-
sen. Louis Morris, George III. Ryder.
W. J. Van Pelt, Thomas Quincy, An
drew Diedrickson, Charles Dietz-
man, James M. Glenn, James Dun
ham, Thomas Mccain, Remison
johnson, James Foster, Albert
Philips, Samuel Halligan. W. P.
O'Hara, William d. Van Dorm, S.
NJ. Van Horn.
r. Fl. Barnes, j. B. Conard, A. FL.
Crowell, Frank Conard, Jas. p. Dun
ham, Ludlow FRANKIE, Thos. III. Far
roat, Bert Gilman, j. W. Graham,
Nels Jensen, j. H. Kant, Elmer ii.
| Martin, Frank S. Meade, John H.
Martin, j. IL. McCabe, f. j. Palmer,
j. w. Stuhpp, w. T. Stacey, b. V. r.
Sofield, John +. Ten Brock, William
Walters, Paul Geske, John j. Kelly.
Louis H. FRANKIE, William Christie
pherson, George Stevenson, Edward
Lund, William Achenberg, Alex Sc
guine, Harry Cornelius, George Mer-
Ger, Adam Eckert, Chris Meshrow,
John F%othergill, Harry Mason, Albert
Zellers, William G.. Weaver, Thomas
Redhing, Jerry Leahey, Robert Hart
man, George Reed, Fred Reed,
Henry Pape, Vernon Ramsay.
Isaac Adair. John Maillett, John
II. Macan, Lloyd Randolph, John
II. Tyrell, Edward Tyrell, John b
Martin, j. M. N. Scott, Charles Mar
tin, William King, James r. Scott
John A. Ling, James l.. Compton
John A. Tyrell. James E. Tyrell.
Isaac Farroat, George Tyrell, John
Adair, James Pateman, G. ID. Ayers
VIM. Burke, c Kenny, owen Ken
ney. John Langan, John Moylan, l.
Oliver, Chris O'Hara, VIM. Quigley
Il. Quinlan, II. Quinn, VIM. Reardon
John n. st. John, James Serey.
j. A. Anderson, C. Christensen, ],
e. Donegan, +. Green, A. Henry, II
C. Holt, V. Janderup, c. Larson, II
Nelson, G. T. Larson, l.. 2. Larson,
]. Mowrey, H. Smith, J. Schulock
Nelson Smith, J. Torgensen. n. G
Nelson, b. Buchanan, c. Gallagher,
V. Hulsman. N. Hanson, ]. Zanzlari
John Coleman, Harry Kaltenback
Peter Poulsen, Nels Petersen, Vim
cent Riedy, Thomas Schuck, Dennis
Walsh.
The members of the committee in
charge of the affair follow: John
Campbell, president; William Ian
gan, vice president; Robert Cotton,
secretary; Frank Tooker, treasurer:
Exempt Association, Frank Tooker,
Jr.; Lincoln Engine Company No. 1,
James Halbert, William O'Hara and
Harry Applegate; Protection Hook
e Ladder Company No. /, Oscar
Anderson, Alfred Larson and Thor
valid Wodder; Washington Hook &
Ladder Company No. 2, Joseph
Kelly, Louis Booz and Paul Miller;
Mcclellan Engine Company No. 9
James Currie, John Ryan and
George McKenna; Eagle Engine
Company No. A., A. Kafton, Emil
Jepsen and Herbert Madsen; Gar
field Engine Company No. 5, Steph-
en- Curran, l.. Ludwigson and Theo-
dore Mussolf; Liberty Hook &c Lad
der Company No. 2, James j. Con-
molly, Richard Jago and James
Seery; Humane Fire Company Nc. 6
Ralph Poulson, Edward Skypack
and Nicholas Ballo.
At The Strand