Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-04-28
HOME SERVICE
APPEAL MADE
Salvation Army Campaign Is
in Charge of Mayor and
Other Local Men

Announcement was made today
by the executive committee of the
Salvation Army, of which Mayor W.
C. Wilson is chairman. that the
Annual Home Service Appeal Of the
army will be held In Perth Amboy
May 26-31. the object of the appeal
being to secure the expense budget
of $4,000 required to carry on relief
work in Perth Amboy during the
coming year. The following is the
personnel of the executive commit
tee in charge of the home service
appeal: Mayor W. C. Wilson. chair
man; w. H., Pullen, treasurer; Emil
Stremlau, Oliver Hatfield, Morgan
Larson, George r. Reynolds. Paul
Rapaport, N. C. Nielsen. Albert
Krogh, J. S. Karkus, Nathan Cold
berger, Rev.. F. d. Niedermeyer,
Rev. N. W. Jones, Rev. Wilbert
Westcott, Rev. Desmond Heyliger.
Frank Dorsey, John Pfeiffer. Ma
thaniel Pierce, Alvin Pierson. Wo-
mems Division, Mrs. Charles Sc
guine. chairman; Mrs. S. Riddle
storffer. Mrs. A. c. Clark.
Mayor Wilson stated today that
he felt absolutely confident Perth
Amboy would go over the top quick
ly and cheerfully with its quota.
1T is merely a question of getting
the appeal to our citizens in an or
ganized manner in order to provide
every one an opportunity to do his
or her share" said Mayor Wilson.
1.-THE Salvation. Army is doing
work right here at home no other
organizations, religious or chari-
table, attempt to touch. 1t reaches
a class of humanity others pass by.
It's value as a vital factor in the up
building of our community cannot
be overestimated. in that 1t converts
the failures of humanity, the men
and women who are down but never
out, who form a liability and men,
ace to society, into economic assets
responsible. happy and enthusias-
tic in the progress and prosperity of
our city. is famous slogan, IA Man
May Be Down But He's Never Out,
emblazoned over the broad expanse
of the land, epitomizes the soul of
the Salvation Army. 1t is a slogan
that inspires the human heart,
holds out hope to the hopeless and
cheer to the broken-hearted. It's
funds are handled by our own citi-
zens. who know that. the calls being
made upon it are far beyond its
financial resources to answer.
The following annual report.
showing some of the work accom-
plished by the army in Perth AM
boy during the past year has just
been issued. This work was per-
formed with limited funds; reads
the report, with the full quota re-
quired for the budget in hand, these
figures can be more than doubled
during the coming year..
Christmas dinners to the poor,
500; toys to poor children at Christ
mas. 400; garments to children at
Christmas, 200; beds given tot men
without funds, 572: Transportation
furnished to those without means,
SS: meals given free to hungry peo-
pie, 724; garments given to the cold
and feeble, 512; outing furnished to
poor children in need of sunshine
and fresh air, 175; needy families
relieved with food, coal, rent paid,
etc., 1,154.
Other activities engaged In during
year, Meetings held in jails, hospi-
tails and other institutions, open air
meetings on public streets. indoor
meetings at Army Hall, Sunday
school, young peoples meetings. To-
cation OF missing people, fresh air
camps for poor children at the beach
in summer, emergency relief in
times of disaster.