Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-05
sTATEN ISLAND NOTES..

In the presence of the Italian IN
sui, two vice. consuls, Marquis de
Nobili, former SECRETARY of state of
Italy, and other distinguished Ital-
fans, the corner stone for a memorial
house to be erected to the memory
of General Joseph Garibaldi, was laid
Sunday afternoon. The speaker of
the day was Mr.. De Nobili. Italia
Lodge, F. and A. M, OF Manhattan
and other Italian societies were pres
ent in a body. After the exercises a
memorial service was held at Bach
mans theatre adjoining, with Mr.. G.
Granata, chairman of the local COM
mittee of arrangements, presiding.
The memorial home will stand on the
site of the famous generals Staten
Island home at Rosebank, part of
the walls of which are still standing.
An invitation tennis tournament
began yesterday OIL the grounds of
the Staten Island Ladies' Club at
Livingston and will continue all
week. Entries have been received
from teams from Morristown, Rah-
way, Murray Hill, Brooklyn and Man
haitian. Play in the ladies doubles
were called at 2:30 and the mixed
doubles later in the afternoon. The
finals will be played Friday after
noon.
The Staten Island Association of
Arts and Sciences at it's meeting on
Saturday night elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Howard r. Bayne; first vice
president, William 7. Davis; second
vice president, William H. Mitchell;
treasurer, j. Blake Hillyer; corre-
spending secretary, Philip Dowell;
recording secretary, DIR. Arthur Hol-
lick. John DeMorgan was elected to
fill the vacancy on the board of trus-
tees caused by the resignation of
Adolph G.. Knothe.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, of st. Vim
cents Hospital, met last night at the
hospital. West New Brighton, to ar
range for a lawn festival to be held
on the hospital grounds. June Is and
16, for the benefit of the institution.
The engagement is announced of
Robert Curry, of New Brighton, to
Miss Grace Lane, of Brooklyn. The
wedding will take place on June q.
Mr.. Curry is attached to the Office OF
the architect of school buildings for
the borough of Richmond.
The ffty-third annual anniversary
of the Mariners Family Asylum (Old
Ladies' Home) at Stapleton will be
held June IA. The annual meeting
and election of managers will be held
on this day also.
Mots of the leading merchants of
Port Richmond have signed an agree
ment to close their respective places
of business at 6 O'clock on Wednes-
day evenings during the summer
months.
The Working Guild, of the s.. r.
Smith Infirmary, met last night at
the hospital, Castleton avenue, New
Brighton.
The board of directors of the Port
Richmond Y. M. G. A. has elected the
following officers: President, James
K. Walsh; vice president, H. w.
Doremus; secretary, w. Macdonald,
and treasurer, l.. J. Rabbage.
The Fourth Ward Public Improve
ments Association has been organized
at Clifton. The first meeting last
week brought out a large attendance,
representing every section OF the
Pardee acted, as chairman of the
meeting and delivered the principal
address. Other speakers were d. Il.
OOtAci 0A0 y - tETAL WAH
the consensus OF opinion OF those
present that the fourth ward should
have a library. public park. good
sewer system; and more roads, An
outdoor meeting OF the association
will be held next Monday evening at
SCOTS Square, Clifton. The officers
of the new association are: President,
John Purcell; treasurer, John Tim
lin, Jr., and secretary, e. B. Sanborn.
The executive committee is COM
posed of the following representative
citizens: ID. T. Cornell, DR.. George
P. Jessup, e. G. Bridgman. the Rev.
C. J.. Cronin, w. r. Baehmann, H. &.
Reyes, DIR. George Mord, f. s. Town
send, James H. Clark, Robert w. Nel
son, the Rev. c. Campbell Walker.
Lawrence Hanlon. w. H. Ludlow.
Prof. s. II. Pardee. John d. Gillies.
Martin Muller, David j, Tysen. Mar
tin Hughes. ]. r. Halliday, James d.
Kelley, John O'Halloran and Walter
L. Scott.