Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-11
.ARCANUM HAS
JOLLY AFFAIR
Christmas Tree Last Night
Many Receive Gifts.

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Woodbridge, together with a large
number of their own members o,
| Middlesex Council No. LOO, Royal
Arcanum, helped them to celebrate
the Christmas tree gathering follow
ing the regular session of the coun-
Gil in Odd Fellows hall last night
The affair, which was the first of its
kind that the council has ever held,
was a big success. There were about
one hundred and fifty present, OF
which that number consisted OF
about ~sixty-fve members of the local
council.
Regent Herbert Woglom presided
and after the routine business n
annual election of new officers for
the ensuing year, Orator John Han
son took charge of the program OF
the evening. Addresses were made
by Supervising Deputy Arthur ii.
Hope, Past Regent T. w. Robinson,
of Abernethy, Of Railway, Past Re-
gents S. R. Harrington, F. 0. Person
and H. E. Pickersgill, of Middlesex
Council, and the regents of Aberne-
thy and Woodbridge councils. Fol-
lowing the speechmaking distribution
of gifts, according to the mbe
given out to the various members
and visitors, took place.
This part of the evenings enter
tainment promoted considerable
laughter among all present as each
one would open the bag in which the
present had been securely tied up.
Nearly all of the gifts were donated
by merchants In the city and at the
close a vote of thanks was extended
by the council to them for their gen.
erous Offering. After the gifts had
all been given out, a social time was
held and refreshments were served
by the orator and his committee.
At the business session of the
council it was voted to send a basket
of fruit to James Monaghan, of South
Amboy, a member of the council,
who is i'll at his home in that place.
A report was made of the payment
of the claim of Mrs. Anna Sceurman,
of Washington street, on the death
of her husband, William Sceurman,
a member of the council, who died
recently. She received the check
fourteen days after the papers were
sent to Boston.
In the election of officers the fol-
lowing were chosen: Representative
to the grand council, Herbert D.
Woglom; alternate, William H. Wog-
lon; regent, Olaf Larsen; vice re-
gent, John Hanson; orator, Truman
Gano; past regent, Herbert D. Wog-
lom; secretary, w. H. Moore; collec-
tor, Clifford N. Woglom; treasurer,
w. S. Duncan; chaplain, Frank Par
sons; guide, L.. J. Hope; warden,
Wesley Liddle; sentry, Frank Van
Horn; trustee, Victor Main, and rep
resentatives to the Hospital Bed
Fund Association, H. r. Wilson and
Arthur Garben.
Those who were awarded the gifts
from the Christmas tree and those
who donated them to the council are
as follows: William H. Moore, neck
tie, from H. Mccullough; Otto Kath,
of Woodbridge, perfumery from r.
D. Good; Wesley Liddle, OF Fords,
order for a piece of furniture from
A. Leon; F. Van Horn, safety razor,
from Perth Amboy Hardware Com
pany; w. H. Woglom, military
brushes from w. Murdoch; Joseph
Crowell, ash tray from Reynolds
Brothers; Jesse Seaman, box of
cigars from Joseph Greiner; Max
Goldberger, gloves from N. Jacob
son; John Waters, toilet articles
from A. Garben; A. Hirner, of Wood
bridge, six pairs of socks from s.
Rubenstein; J.. H. Hope, order from
L. Briggs; Thomas Cluney, order of
groceries from the A. & P. store; H.
NhaTnrr,inly nrlAr froo NJ D-AL.
Won Foderworth, Of Railway, smok-
ing set from P. Levine; Charles Lid
die, Of Fords, gas lamp from Kelly &
McAlinden; F. Lents, of Railway,
comb and brush from Barnekov &
PETE; H. w. Kehoe, penknife, from
w. H. Mccormick; j. Rafting, of
Railway, leg of lamb from P. Pavlov-
sky; R. D. Garben, scissors, from w.
H. Mccormick; w. j. Walling, of
Kinsey's Corner, razor strop, from
w. H. Mccormick; P. Greiner, of
Woodbridge, writing paper from
Frank Neer; J.. Greiner, stickpin,
from W. O'Donnell; H. E. Pickers-
gill, umbrella, from Cannon &
Sheehy; E. Koch, live rooster, from
Carl Walters, and Truman Gano, or
der for Tryonix theatre tickets for
lady and gentleman for a week.
The other gifts to be disposed at
the next meeting are a half-dozen
cups and saucers, from the Wool
worth store; two pounds of tea from
S. Scheuer G Sons; order for present
at Thomas Vests; picture from Lud-
wig Wolff'ss box of cigars from L..
kreezer; and order for a fresh ham
at Max Goldberger's.