Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-14
WARM WELCOME
GIVEN DAWES
Arrives in Chicago-Vice
Presidential Nominee
Makes No Statement
CHICAGO. June "A (Ry The Assoc

CHICAGO, June IA (By The Asso-
ciated Press) General Charles G..
nominee. was welcomed home to
Dawes Republican vice-presidential
Chicago today by a large gathering
of friends and citizens. The general
maintained his smiling but charac-
teristic attitude of refusing to make
a statement unless he has something
worth while to say.
The general returned from Mari
eta College, Ohio, OF which he is q
graduate Of the class OF 1884, Be-
sides Mrs. Dawes, he was accompan-
led by two class mates, Rev. r. r..
Lloyd of Chicago, and Harry c. But
ler. a business man of Dallas, Tex.
The generals home coming was as
colorful as though he had come di-
rect from the Cleveland nominating
convention which he had tactfully
evaded. 1t was a gala occasion and
combined with the national flag day
he found the stars and stripes float
ing from public buildings as though
the display was exclusively in his
honor.
Many of the flags actually were in
his honor for his friends and par
ticularly his neighbors in Evanston
had planned great showing of the
national colors in the nominees
honor.
The generals arrival at A. NJ.
was unexpected and only a few well
corners were at the station. These
did not include his relatives, as 1t
had been announced he would ar
rive at 10 A. M.
Instead of an outpouring of citi-
zens that had planned to shout their
acclaim at 10 o'clock, a few includ-
ing newspaper reporters were at the
station, and the general was COM
PEELED to wait for his own automo-
bile. But he was not disappointed
for he does not particularly relish
glad hand occasions.
Incidentally this is the first time
the general ever has been a candi-
date for an elective office. His name
has never appeared on an official
ballot.
At the station he would not talk
OF the vice presidential nomination
nor Of plans for the campaign, but
said he would wait until he, was off,
cially notified of his nomination. Just
when that will be is not known.
Congratulatory messages from all
fs&& - VI eiiS SOuntiy ana ACROSS Jne
seas are piled high on his desk at
the Central Trust Company, which
he helped to organize years ago and
since has assisted in directing.
While they prepared to greet the
man made famous as a banker, po-
litical organizer, budget director and
economic expert. his friends told of
q submerged side to his make up,
given little consideration in descrip-
tons of the new candidate.
They told of General Dawes, then
purchasing agent of the American
army In France, standing in front of
his Office the Sunday after the arm
istice was signed watching a trium-
phal parade of the Aisatians in Paris.
There were more women than men
among the marchers, and nearly
every woman was garbed in mourn
ing.
'The women in black" the gem
eral remarked.
THE women in black" he repeat
cd a little later. Doesn't 1t out
clear into your"
AS the parade concluded, he re-
marked to friend, "I'll never forget
those women in black"
Friends OF the nominee say he Is
reticent to talk of his philanthropies.
possibly the most prominent of
which are the three hotels establish
ed and operated by him for destitute
men and women.
The first of these was founded as
. memorial to his only son, Rufus
Dawes, a Junior at Princeton, who
was drowned In Lake Geneva Sep
tember Is, 1919. The hotel was
opened here In 1914, and was named
the Rufus r. Dawes Hotel. A SINH
lar hostelry was opened in Boston In
1918 and the Mary Dawes Hotel for
Women. q memorial to his. mother.
was opened here in 1917.
In the Rufus Dawes hotels beds
are five and ten cents, and in the
Mary Dawes Hotel ten to thirty
cents. Meals are served at prices
ranging from five cents down. A
free employment agency is maintain
ed where more than. $500 jobs are
obtained annually.
balloon tlres asso repaired at oeorgs's