Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-26
ANNIVERSARY
OF MECHANICS
United Council Celebrates in
Elaborate Manner.

Ii0po ukC WOiIliCIs
Members of the Junior Order Unit
ed American Mechanics, from all
parts of the borough of Richmond,
together with the members of the
Daughters of America and Daughters
of Liberty and friends of the mem
bers helped United Council, No. II,
of ~Tottenville, celebrate the TWEEN
tieth anniversary of the i%nstituting
of the council in an elaborate man
mel last night in knights of Pythias
hall, that place. The hall which was
decorated with American flags, the
emblem which the order stands for.
was crowded to the doors with every
available seat occupied. Across the
front of the hall Was 1892 twentieth
anniversary 1912. Welcome" The
program which was a lengthy one,
began promptly at s O'Clock with
America rendered by the Totem
vile band, under the leadership Of
F. L.. Hadkins. Following this Rev.
Ii. Eugene Curtis, pastor of St. Paul's
Methodist Episcopal church offered
prayer and Past Councillor B1ward
Berlett, who is also a past district
NSf'NJ paw OJlSI hloIOlJ VI l1S
order from the time it was organized
until the present time. Mr.. Berlett
said in part that the United Council
was instituted on Septembe. az,
1892, with thirty-five charter mem
bers, by Middlesex Council, No. SO,
OF Perth Amboy. Since it's .institu-
ton United Council has instituted
three councils on Staten Island. u.
S. Grant, No. 70, OF Pleasant Plains,
Balthaser, No. 20, or Kreischerville
and Friendship, No. A, of Port Rich
mond. 1t has lost nine members by
Fdeath, eight being beneficial and one
honorary. Since it's organization it
has paid out $3.50 in death claims;
$2,842 for sick benefits and $500 for
death Of members wives. At present
there are five courts on the island,
with a total membership of 718 and
the local council ranking among the
foremost of them, having in it's
treasury about $1,000.
Following Mr.. Berlett, the next
speaker was Leslie Hand, state coun-
cllor OF New Jersey, who was the
principal speaker of the evening.
Mr.. Hand, who Is a Methodist min
lister at New Egypt, spoke at CON
siderable length on the good and well
fare of the order. With his good
humor, won the admiration Of the
largo ~ldience present. He said it
was ! pleasure to be present on an
occasion of this kind, although he
was out of his own state. He said
he felt perfectly at home and made
many congraulatory remarks on the
pnnd chnufnr ~ 4h1 o,,,-j J:--
the past twenty years. Albert H.
Mcclellan, of U. s. Grant Council,
Of Pleasant Plains, brought greet
1ngs from his council and behalf of
the members presented United Coun-
Gil with a handsome silk American
flag, as their token of esteem. Mr..
Berlett responded in behalf of the
council. After this Miss Matera, a
SINGER OF New York, rendered several
~ssfeGslcns ana Mrs. Newton Stewart,
accompaniment by Mrs: Anna Davis,
pianist and Alfred Anderson violin
list, sang a solo. The program con
Guided with musical selections by
William Mccullough of Perth AM
boy, accompanied on the Piano by
William Covell, of T~ottenville. At
the conclusion of the program, re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served. Oscar Omundsen,
chairman of the entertainment COM
emittee, presided and announced the
program, which was of the highest
order.
~ Seated on thep latform besides the
speakers, were Rev. H. Eugene Curtis
of st. Paul's M. e. church, Rev. Ar
thur Lucas of Bethel M. e. church,
Rev. Arthur Locke of the South Bap-
fist church, Frederick List, coun-
~eilor of U. S. Grant Council No. 70,
Paul Woglom, councillor of Baltha-
ser Council of Kreischerville, George
William Wood councillor Of United
Council and Newton Stewart, vice
Councillor of the local Council. State
Councillor w. B. Griffith of the state
of New York, was unable to be pres
ent.
The favors were small American
flag pins, as each n entered the
hall and a small silk American flag
with each piece of cake served with
the refreshments. The first councillor
of Unitd Council was Edward A.
sllis, who is at present. out in Okla
homa. The present officers Of the
council are: Councillor, George w.
Wood; vice councillor, Newton Stew
ard; recording secretary, George
Sprague; financial secretary, Henry
Woodruff; treasurer, Edward Cave;
junior past councillor, James Ryder;
conductor, Louis L. Rively; warden,
Walter Wood; chaplain, M. F. Pal
smer and trustees, Walter Wood, Irv-
ing w, Sleight and M, f. Palmer.