Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-12-13
ELECTIONS ARE
DUE NIGHTLY.
American Mechanics, Court STAN
dard, and Raritan Club NOmin.
ate, and washingtOnS Elect.
FEW CONTESTS FOR OFFICES.
Three Candidates for President of
Raritan Club and Election Will
Take Place December 26-West-
minister Cadets Nominating Com
mittee Puts Several In Line for
Each Office-Interest is Great.

minister CaQeSS Nominating Com
I mittee Puts Several In Line for
! Each Office-Interest is Great.
Court Standard No Ill, Foresters
of America, held a largely attended
meeting In their rooms in Odd Eel
lows hall last night on the occasion
of the nomination of officers for the
ensuing year.
The following were the officers
nominated, to be elected at the next
regular meeting, Wednesday, Decem-
ber 26: Chief ranger, John Beatty;
sub chief ranger, Adolph Anderson;
| financial secretary, Frank Rhodes;
treasurer, James H. Anderson; re-
cording secretary, Frank Beatty;
senior woodward, c. Hanson; junior
woodward, Lawrence j. Clancy and
John Rhodes; senior beadle, Charles
Larsen; punior beadle, George Gard
ner; lecturer, J. F. O'Brien and
| George Wilson; trustee, Alexander
Sokolinski.
District Deputy Thomas Lucas paid
an official visit to the court last night
Middlesex Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
AT the meeting of MiddleseS Coun-
ell No. So, Junior Order American
Mechanics, held in the Jefferson
building last night, the following
officers were nominated to be elected
at their next regular meeting, which
occurs on Wednesday, December &c,
to serve during the ensuing term:
Councillor, Joseph DeWorth; vice
councillor, John c. Brown; warden,
Gilbert Emmons; conductor, John
Barnard and Grover Mundy; assist
ant recording secretary, John Bar
nard. The other officers remain the.
same, as their terms do not expire
until June.
Westminster Cadets Have Contests.
The nominating committee of the
Westminster Cadets met last night at
the home of Captain John A. Danner,
$50 Washington street. The follow
ing nominations were made: For
president, Leonard Wait, Earl Barnes
and James Griswold; for financial
secretary, John Damgaard and Ed
ward Peterson; for treasurer, Albert
Krogh and Thomas Hanson; for ad-
jutant, Harry Comings and Edward
Peterson; for lieutenants, Thomas
Hanson, Albert Krogh and Leonard
Wait; for sergeant, Thomas Hanson,
Harry Comings, Albere Krogh and
James Griswold; for corporal, Earl
Barnes, Harry Tooker, Harry Com
ings, John Palmer, Edward Peterson
and Charles Damgaard. The election
will take place December 21.
Raritan Club.
The Raritan Club held a. regular
meeting and nomination of officers
in their clubrooms, in High street,
last night. President Leo Goldberger
presided. Nearly every member was
present and an enthusiastic meeting
was held. After the usual transac-
tion of business and nominations,
they adjourned to Alchin's, where re-
freshments were enjoyed
The following were nominated:
President, Joseph Leder, Samuel
Tucker and H. l.. Splitter; vice presi-
dent, J. Rosenthal; financial secre-
tary, A. Frankel; recording secre-
tary, j. Witzen and l. Alpern. The
annual election will take place We'd
nesday, December 26, and spirited
contest is expected to be made by the
several candidates. One new men, |
Der was added to the roster.
The next lecture of the club will be
held in the high school Thursday, |
December 90, and will be delivered
by Rev. DR.. Wright, of Trenton, sup
erintendent of the State Board of
Charities, who will lecture on state
institutions.
The rooms are now fitted up with
athletic apparatus, the club having
recently put in a new up-to-date row.
ing machine, and other articles.
Washington Hose Co. Elects.
Washington Hose Company held
busy session last night in their house,
in Rector street, at which the annual
election of officers took place. The
following were elected: President,
Andrew Anderson; vice president,
John Campbell; financial secretary,
Richard Seguine; treasurer, Louis H.
FRANKIE; recording secretary, Theo
dore Anderson; foreman, Theodore
Aachenberg; first assistant foreman,
George Seaman second assistant
foreman, John Campbell; representa-
tive to the Firemen's Relief Associa-
ton, Theodore Anderson; trustees,
Thomas Baker, James Skidmore,
Marcus Skidmore, John Campbell and
Joseph Petral. The fire police are
Louis H. FRANKIE, Paul Geske and
Richard Seguine.
A committee for the company's
ball, to be held February 81, in Wild
er hall, was also named at last nights
meeting, as follows: Chairman, And
rev Anderson; Theodore Aachen-
berg, George Seaman, Alexander Sc
guine. This ball is the regular an
nual ball held by the hose company,
and will be strictly temperance as
that of last season .
Arrangements were also made at
the meeting last night for reception
to be given in honor of the newly
elected officers next Wednesday in
the house in Rector street.
This is the fifteenth consecutive
time l.. H. FRANKIE has been elected
treasurer of the company.