Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-24
ToTTENvILLE.
LIBERTY ISLE INSTALLED.

Elaborate Ceremony Took Place in
X. of p. Hall Yesterday.
Liberty Isle, Division No 1884
Order of Railroad Conductors, held
their ninth annual installation oi
officers in Knights of Pythias hall, in
Amboy avenue, yesterday afternoon
at o'clock. About 800 people
members and their friends, were
present to witness the ceremonies
An elaborate program was carried
out
Chief Conductor George w. ven-
ortwick, of Division No. 3O7, of Eliz-
abeth, N. j., was the installing off,
GER. He was assisted by Chief Con-
ductor Harry L. Austyn, of Division
No. 157, of Boston, Mass, as mar
shal, who escorted the installed Off
GERS to their respective chairs.
After the ceremony speeches were
made by Chief Conductors Venort-
wick and Gerow, Rev. James M.
Byrnes, of the Church of Our Lady
Help of Christians, Rev. James Clay
ton Howard, of the Kingsley M. e.
church, Stapletons and Rev. John c.
Fair, of Oradell,s'N j., former rector
of st. Stephens church, of this place.
!. The following were the officers in
stalled: Chief conductor, James
'Gerow; assistant @chief conductor,
Frank Seguine; secretary and treas
urer, William j.. Reeves; senior con
iductor, M. J.1O'Hara; Junior con-
ductor, Thomas Meyers; inside senti-
mel, John H. Sullivan; outside senti-
mel, P. f. Stryker; trustees, Ferd
Garretson, John Kadien and S. T.
johnson. This division is composed
of conductors of the Staten Island
Rapid Transit New York division of
the B. & o. and New York division
of the Lehigh Valley railroads, who
were all represented on this occasion,
besides visitors from Division 312 of
Union, N. j. No. 317, of New Haven,
Conn. No. 307, OF Elizabeth, N. j.;
No. 157 of Boston, Mass; No. 81, of
Phillipsburg, N, j.; No. 291. Hobok-
en-, N. j.; No. 1859, of Jersey City, and
No. 54. New York, and delegation
from Division No. 200, Ladies Aux
iIiary of Railroad Conductors of New
York, and Ladies Auxiliary of Train
men, of Jersey City.
About 5.30 O'Clock a banquet was
served in the lower hall by the Lad
les Auxiliary; of the lodge, to which
everybody sat down to one of the best
spreads that has been given in this
place in some time, after which a
program, consisting of speechmak-
ing, vocal and instrumental music
and recitations, was rendered.
Mrs. Hutchinson, president of the
Ladies Auxiliary, of New York, gave
an address on the workings of the
order. George H. Hart, of the Rich
mond theatre, recited: piano solos
were given by Miss Anna Mcdonald,
Miss Helen Malley, Miss Agnes Ford
and Elwyn Peters; vocal duet, Mrs.
Humphrey and Mrs. Benham; piano
duet. Miss Malley and Mrs. Benham;
banjo solo, George Gilman; piano
solo, Miss Grace Kadian; violin solo,
S. T. Johnson; vocal solo, Miss Mamie
Tyrrell. Speeches were also made
by John Kenny, counsellor for Rapid
Transit, and Benjamin Kelly, train
dispatcher at st. George.
The affair was one of the most
elaborate and successful that the
order. has ever held, largely due to
the committee, of which Chief Gerow
was chairman, and the Ladies Aux
iliary, who had the supper in charge.
The committee in charge of the
supper were Mrs. James Gerow.
chairman; Mrs. Harry Williams, Mrs.
j. G. Kadian. Mrs. Frank Seguine,
Mrs. NJ. j. OHara and Mrs. 7. Bren-
nan. The supper march was played
by Miss Nellie Hayes, and Mrs. Ben
ham presided at the organ during
the installation.