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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12
CHARACTERIZATION

At a regular meeting of Star of
East Chapter, Order of Eastern Star.
last night the following officers were
elected: Worthy matron. Mrs, Will
lam B. Ross; worthy patron, Harry
". zimmerman; associate matron.
Mrs. John Kay; treasurer, Mrs. Will
lam Wilkie; secretary, Miss Carol
Durie; conductress, Miss Maud Turn
bull, and associate conductress, Mrs.
John Burns.
Wiley Brothers, contractors, filed
plans yesterday In the office of Mu-
nicipal Superintendent John d. Cas-
ties for alteration on the Calvary
Church, at Bergen avenue and Chest
nut street which was purchased by
Loyal Fellowship Lodge, |. o. o. F.,
Manchester Unity, of Kearny, to be
used as a lodge room
Fred Clarke, manager of the Pitts
burgh baseball team Of the National
League, who has been the guest of
John C'Dots'O Miller since Sunday,
returned home yesterday.
Plans were filed In the office OF
Municipal Superintendent John d.
Castles today by the Arlington Com
pany for the erection of a concrete
building at Forest street and Pierce
place, to cost $1,000.
Miss Frances Chickering, of Wash
ington, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. w. w. Beadell, of Laurel ave-
nue..
Court Laurel No. 7, Foresters of
America, observed ladies night" at
Fraternity Hall last night. Recita-
lions and speeches. followed by dane
ing, were enjoyed. Plano selections
were rendered by Miss Letitia Nc
Callum.
Playground Commissioner William
X Warnock, of Chestnut street, who
was operated upon for stomach
trouble at the Homeopathic Hospital
last month, was taken home yester-
day.
A debate on woman suffrage will
be held at the next regular meeting
of Arlington Council No. 214, Jr. o.
U. A. M, at Quincy Hall, on Decem-
Der 15
The wedding of Miss Catherine
Fearon, daughter of Mrs. Mary
Fearon, Of Devon street, and Walter
Howell, of Chestnut street. both of
Arlington, will be solemnized at the
rectory of st. Stephens Church by
Rev. John A. Westman tomorrow
night.
Pride of AOrlington Council No
172, daughters of Liberty, is ar
ranging for a Christmas party to be
held at Quincy Hall on Monday. De-
cember %.
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HARRISoN-EAST NEWARK

According to the report of Surervis-
Ing Prime pal of Schools James F.
Prendergast, of Harrison, the total en-
ro,ment of the day schools for Novem-
Der was 1,751. The night school enroll
ment is 161.
West Hudson Aerie, Fraternal Order
of Eagles, will meet at Der Hall
Monday night, December %. instead of
Wednesday night, December "a.
Truant Officer William Taft, of Har-
rison, is furthering arrangements for
his annual benefit entertainment TO
be given next Wednesday night A
number of high class entertainers
have been engaged. The proceeds OF
the affair will be devoted to fund for
providing for the poor at Christmas.
The Harrison Board of Education
Yesterday received an application for
a leadership from Miss Martha Car
penter, Harrison High School grau-
ate. The application was referred to
the school government committee.
According to the report of Town
Treasurer Bernard p. Walsh, of Har-
rison, there is a balance In the Board
of Education fund of S1,01o.15. The
board decided yesterday to borrow
$4,000.
Ten members of the John Berns AS
ISOLATION, of Harrison, who claim to
have been born in December, were
guests at a party given last night by
the association at it's headquarters.
Those who contributed to program
of entertainment we're Augustus Ef-
fenberger. sr. Frederick stiles Coun-
cilman-e.ect Christopher Mcmahon, or
East Newark; Benjamin Van Volken-
burg. Martin Hood and John Mid
wood. The association last night also
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Mr.. Stiles; Vice-president,
Bernard Frame; secretary, Edward
Kelly; treasurer, John Berns, stand
ard bearer of the organization; trus-
tees, Mr.. Mcmahon, Mr.. Van Volken-
burg. Joseph Clifford; steward
Thomas Graham; assistant steward,
Charles Slater; sergeant-at-arms. Mr..
Hood. The association discussed the
adyisabi.ity of conducting reception
and dance. Action will be taken later
Truant officer william Taft, of Har-
rison, investigated 3)1 cases of pupils
absenting themselves from school dur
ing November OF this number 20
were found to be truants.
The following officers were selected
at meeting last night of the Harri-
son F'iremens Relief Association:
President, John Wagner; vice-presi-
dent, Harry Williams; secretary,
John Donnelly; treasure, William
Willxie; collector, Charles Johnson.
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Thos. F. Hardy Elected Head
OF South Orange Field Club

Thomas F. Hardy, of East Orange
was elected president OF the South
Orange Field Club last night by the
board Of governors to fill the vacancy
caused by the sudden death several
weeks ago of Theodore S. Snyder
Mr.. Hardy was the choice of the
nominating committee appointed fol-
lowing Mr. Snyder's death to name q
successor. He was chosen to serve
until April. when the club will hold
its annual election of officers.
Mr.. Hardy resides at 80 Beach
street, East Orange. He is connected
with the firm of Benedict q Bene-
dict, in general insurance business,
with offices at IS Nassau street, New
York City. He is an active member
of the field club, being particularly
interested in golf. He has for years
been a member of the board of gov
errors and the golf committee.
II was decided last night to have
the club represented by a hockey
team and John S. Allen was chosen
manager. Mr.. Allen announced that
the annual skating carnival at the
club will be held Saturday, January
TO- Thomas F. Crowley, jr., was
elected to membership last night Ar
rangements are being made for a stag
whist at the clubhouse next Tuesday
night, a dance Saturday night of this
week and a subscription dance during
the holiday week. The committee
named to make the arrangements
consists of L. Mason Meeker, jr.,
Oliver o. Deane. jr., John w Liv-
ingston, Raymond Elmendorf, Harry
w Champenois and Andrew w.
BRAY IT.
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Three Policemen Enforce
East Orange Traffic Rule
Keeping Wagons Off Tracks

With three men on fixed post duty
at the junction" Chief of Police
O'Neill, of East Orange, is enforcing
the recently adopted ordinance which
prohibits vehicles using the trolley
tracks at the Arlington place cross
ing of the Lackawanna railroad. Ar
tests for violating the ordinance will
not be made until drivers are ia
miliar with the law. The City Coun-
ell framed the law, fearing that the
trolley tracks would be blocked by a
vehicle while q train was approach
ing Roundsman John Mcdonald and
Policemen william Matte and Mi
chael OBrien are stationed at the
crossing.
The business men have criticised
the City Council for establishing the
law. 1t has even been declared UNI
constitutional. and the first man ar
rested for violating the ordinance is
expected to have the measure tested
in the courts. The law gives the Pub
lie Service exclusive use of the tracks
at the crossing. 1t Is estimated that
over 500 vehicles use the crossing
daily.
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lRVINGTON---t4ILTON

Permanent officers Of the Irvington
Improvement Association will be in
stalled at tonight's meeting in the
Speedway Tavern, 925 Springfield ave-
nue.. Frederick c. Blauvelt will as
sumo the presidency of the two
months old organization. Rapid
strides in growth have brought the
membership up to eighty men. The
other officers to be installed are:
Vice-president, William Wickman;
secretary, ]. Edward Delaney; finan-
cial secretary. ]. L. H. Thomson;
treasurer, Emil Martin; auditors,
Irving B. Harrison. Philip Blumen-
helm and Walter S. Gray.
"Dlckens's Christmas Carol will be
the subject of an Illustrated lecture
in the Grove Street School next
Wednesday evening by Rev. Henry
r. Rose, of Newark
J. Wilmer Kennedy, assistant su-
perintendent of Newark schools, will
address the High School Home and
School Association next Thursday
evening. A program of songs and
readings will be given by Miss Marion
Helm, contralto, and Miss Hazel
Oliver, elocutionist.
The business meeting of the EN-
tian Church will be held Monday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Louis
Gleischman. of 277 South Seventh
street, Newark.
Mrs. e. v. futile, of Newton place,
is visiting relatives In Ohio.
Rev. James w Van Sugen, or Mill
burn, Will be the special speaker at
the Advent service to be held tonight
in Trinity Episcopal Church.
The second ladies' night whist of
the season will be given Tuesday eve
ming by the Irvington Club in it's
rooms in the Drake building. Prizes
will be awarded to point winners.
Owing to the absence of a quorum
the annual meeting of the Board of
Trade was not held last evening as
scheduled.
The Mems Club of Trinity Eplsco-
pal Church met last evening In the
parish house. The men will attend in
a body the quarterl- mems service in
the church on December 2S.
Officers OF the Irvington Exempt
Firemen's Association have been
elected as follows: President. Frank
r. Sharp; vice-president, Charles
Cochran; secretary, Henry w.
Meeker; treasurer, John A. Feindt;
representative of relief association,
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Condemns Kearny Council
for Vacating Six Streets

The action Of the Kearny Town
Council in voting to vacate six streets
which, on the map. show q frontage
on the Hackensack river, was con-
demned last night by the Kearny
Commission Government League The
league arranged for a mass meeting
to be held next Thursday night in
Quincy Hail. Arrangements will be
made to have at least one woman
speaker present. 1t was also decided
to allow the formation of a womans
auxiliary.
The following resolution in connee-
ton with the councils action in vot-
ing the streets vacated was passed:
Resolved That the Commiss on
Government League OF Kearny vigor-
ously condemns the vacation of the
six streets by our Town Council with
out any stated considera ton or com
pensation. two OF said highways end
ing in water frontage of 100 feet on
the Hackensack river; and be 1t fur
Their
Resolved, The town OF Kearnv has
lost a valuable asset and an irrepa-
rable loss that under commission gov
eminent could have been saved and
conserved to the town by required
publication previous to passage and
the referendum.
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MAPLEWooD

Miss Ruth Manley, of woodland
avenue, has Miss Frances Palzer, OF
New York. as her guest.
Before large audience last night
In the Maplewood School auditorium
DR. Charles S. Chaplin, OF the Mont
clair Normal School. delivered an in-
teresting talk on the perils of mod
ern intellect under the auspices of the
Maplewood Lecture Association.
The recently organized Boys. Club
of the Morrow Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church Will hold a meeting
tomorrow night In the lecture room
for the purpose of eleeting officers
The Epworth League of the Morrow
Memorial Methodist Church will hold
a social and business meeting tonight
In the church.
Mrs. M. L. Grlswold will entertair
at cards at her home In Curtis place
Tuesday afternoon.
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Wife Daily Visitor to See
Husband in Orange Hospital;
Now Patient There, Also

Mrs. Therese scribeIli, thirty years
old, Of Essex avenue. Orange. who has
been a daily visitor at Orange Me-
mortal Hospital for the past week fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis
on her husband, Thomas, who Is now
eonvaleseing In one of the wards OF
the hospital, made au involuntary
trip to that institution late yesterday
when she slipped and fell as she was
about to ascend a fight of stairs in
the Edison works, West Orange,
where she is employed
In falling she struck her head on a
lower step, sustaining a severe scalp
wound She was unconscious when
taken In an ambulance to the hospital
for treatment Her husband is also
employed at the Edison plant.
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MONTCLAIR

Postmaster Herb 'rt n. Biddulph
will establish new postal sub-sta :
ton at 313 Orange road. opposite
Cedar avenue, on January 1. The sta
ton will be known AS No. 3. and
money orders will be issued and let
tiers regist red there. The station will
take care of a large growing busi-
ness In that section, which has grown
rapidly In population in the last few
years. No. 2 sub-station IL at Upper
Montclair.
Miss Helen NJ. Coates. OF Mountain
avenue, Upper Montclalr. will sail for
Europe tomorrow, where she will
study music
The missionary and Aid Society of
the Upper Montclair. PresbVterian
Church will hold sale Of household
articles for Christmas and cakes and
pies for Sunday tomorrow afternoon.
The Young Peoples Associa ton of
the Christian Union Congrega tional
Church lis planning for it's annual
dinner which will be held n the Sun
day school auditorium on Saturday
evening. December q.
Frederick j. Waugh. artist. of
Montclair avenue. and his daughter,
Miss Gvepvth Wauoh. have returned
from an extended stay in italy.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Emerson Fos-
dick of Park street. have returned
from a stay at Atlantic City.
Nicholas Goodlett and family, OF
Irving street, will soon take up their
residence in New York city.
Mrs. Leon W. Manton. of Prospect
street. has issued invitations for
bridge to be given at her home next
Wednesday, affarnoOn
George L. Hoxie, of CIarewill ave-
nue.. is a member of the Board Of
Electrical F,ngineers. which has just
made report on the proposed cleo
tr'cal power system for Los Angeles.
which will supply all the electrical
service. except railways In that city
The estimated cost is ss.697.6s5.
Miss Madeline Schneiderwind, Of
Greenwood avenue, will lead the b. Y.
P. II. meeting next Sunday evening at
the First Baptist Church. The sub
ject will be Lessons from Men and
Women Of the Bible"
The formal opening exercises OF the
new Baldwin Street School will be
held in The aud 'torium of that build
ing tomorrow night.
The Alliance Franchise will hold a
meeting this afternoon in the
Teacher Club in Valley road Nine
Dsmbrine will rec'te monoiogues.
The German Choral Club will hold 9
rehearsal this afternon at the home
Of Mrs. Jarvis L. Carter, in the Cres-
cent.
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Board of Trade Hits at
Commission Rule Circulars

Commission government was dis
oussed at a meeting of the Arlington
Board of Trade, held at Midland
Hall last night. 1t was the unanimous
opinion that circulars advocating
commission rule which are helng cir
eulated in the town contain many
statements accompanied with little
or no proof. No action. was taken on
the matter by the board.
The board also went on record as
favoring the completion of the new
Washington School No. 2. The Sec
rotary was instructed to write to the
State Board OF Education and lay the
facts before the board with the re-
quest that action be taken as soon as
possible to have the school completed
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Wrecks Auto Against Pole
to Avoid Hitting Children

To avoid running into a group OF
children who were playing at the foot
of the grade In Highland avenue,
Orange, Charles Silver, Of 46 Freeman
str ct, that place. crashed his ma
chine into a telegraph pole and
jumped just before the terrific impact
wrecked his auto.
Silver was driving an automobile
truck belonging TO the Brick Church
Auto and Taxi Company, when on the
down grade a part of the mechanism
went wrong. The mach ns swept
down the street teyond the control
of the driver. Perceiving that sew
eral children. unaware of the run
away auto. were playing on the cor
ner of the street. Silver swung his
car into the pole The driver es-
capped with two slight scalp wounds
The machine was partially demol-
ished,
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Missing Montclair Girl Is
Found at Relatives Home

Mary Feigleson. sixteen years old.
who was reported missing by her
brother, Gabriel Feigleson. of 43e
Bloomfield avenue, Montclair. to the
police of this city yesterday, was
located this morning at the home of
another brother In sew York city.
The girl, who is reported as good
looking, left her place of employment
in this city last Saturday night. pre-
sumabIy to go to the home of her
brother in Montclair. The latter did
not know of her leaving her employ
ment until yesterday. and becoming
alarmed gave description of her to
the police. He communicated W tn
his brother in New York today and
learned that his sister had gone to
her brother in New York when she
left the CITY
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Couple Shaken Up When
Auto Hits Trolley Car

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Crosley. of 81
Arlington avenue north. East Orange,
were considerably shaken up today
when their chauffeur drove his ma
chine into a moving trolley car at
Main street and Parkway, that city.
The front of the auto was smashed
Turning o. into Main street from
Parkway the chauffeur apparently
did not hear the trolley approaching
and crashed head-on into 1t. Mr.. and
Sentq
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MlLLBURN

The girls basketball team of Short
Hills High School Journeyed to Ma
plewood yesterday and defeated the
girls team of that place by q score
of IA to 10.
The basket ball game scheduled
yesterday afternoon between the
Union and Short Hills High School
teams on the parish house court was
indefinitely postponed.
The meeting yesterday of the
Ladies' Guild OF st. Stephens Epls-
copal Church at the home of Mrs
Elizabeth Whittingham. on Millburn
avenue, was well attended.
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Orange Camera Club to
Hold Annual Competition

Slides for the annual competition of
the Orange Camera Club must be sub
nnitted by Saturday evening, January
"a, according to an announcement
made today by the lantern-slide COM
inittee, which includes H. r. Terhune,
E. N. Lord. A. H. Williams and s. S.
Johnson, the last named chairman To
stimulate enthusiasm of the newer
men in the club a special prize is Of
Tered for the best slide made by q
member who has never before entered
a competition. and the slides of all
newcomers will also be eligible for the
silver cup. copper cups or medals to
be offered as first, second and third
prizes, respectively. The judge will
be selected from outside the club, and
slides submitted will be used In the
American lantern-slide Interchange
set, unless the makers object.
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Bloomfield G. O. P. Club Scores
Big Hit in Minstrel Show

The minstrel show given by the
Bloomfield Republican Club last night
in the auditorium of the Bloomfield
High School was a big success The
chorus sat at small tables resembling
a cafe and the end men. Thornton ].
Webster, George D. Caffrey. Charles
J. Peterson, Walter w Tappan. Ray
mond B. Cabs and John e Dale acted
as walters and passed the cham
payne around. Their local hits were
good, sparing no town officials from
Mayor Hauser down. Henry Atkinson,
John T. Davis, william J. Shears and
John r. Stevens were the soIoists
Augustus Rossback was interlocutor
Webster and Peterson gave d
vaudeville act. The entertainment
closed with burlesque Meeting of
the Bloomfield Board of Trade"
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Orange Police Board Has
New Date for Meetings

The Orange police commissioners.
at a meeting held last night. decided
TO hold the regular monthly meetings
on the second Monday instead of the
second Wednesday of the month.
Chairman Patrick A Quinn will be
requested by the building committee
to set aside the north room on the
first floor of the city hall for the
meetings. The commission also de-
eided to authorize the appointment of
Edward Hoffman as chanceman of
che regular police force.
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Clock for Church lower

The authorities of the "old First
Presbyterian Church. at Main ana
Day streets, Orange. are contemplate
Ing the erection OF new self Wind
ing clock with an electrically illunn-
mated dial, on the tower of the
church. The dial OF the new clock Is
to measure seven feet four inches ia.
diameter. The cost OF the installation
of the clock viii amount to several
thousand dollars. 1t will be the first
illuminated clock in the city. The
present clock ON the tower was ln~.
stalled fifty years ago. The use Of
the gong has been discontinued for
the past seven years.
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Board Of Education Opens
Bids for Irvington School

Bids for the construction of the new,
Nesbit Terrace School were opened
last night at a special meeting OF the
Irvington Board of Education In the
Central School The bids for a brick
school amounted to s62, There
was one bid for a concrete building,
which came to $4,000.
The bids were turned over for tabu-
lation to Commissioner Edward r.
Folsom, chairman of the building
committee. The awarding Of the con-
tract will be made at another special
meeting Monday night.
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New England Women Give
Charity Bridge in Montclair

There were about 40 tables in play
at the charity bridge given yesterday
afternoon in the ballroom of the
Hotel Montclair by the Montclair
Colony of New England Women for
the benefit Of the district nurse fund.
After the games an entertainment
was given. Miss Olive Webb, of Up
per Montclair, gave violin solos. ae-
companied by Miss Bertha Baden
kop, of East Orange, and Mrs. Arthur
Faaks. of Upper Montc1air. gave an
exh bition Of aesthetic and classical
dances. Tea was served
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Raps Philippine Policy

That the present administrations
policy in the Philippine Islands is I'M
wise was the statement of Dwight L..
Elmendorf last night. speaking be-
fore large audience In the East Or
ange High School auditorium. He
was discussing the Dutch govern
ment's strictness in dealing with the
natives on the Island of Java, of
which 1t has possession, and said
Dutch officer told him last summer
while he was there that the Amerl-
an treatment of its Fil.plnos was lax
and a mistake.
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rrNEp FoR SALOON ROW

Patrick Hanley. of Jefferson street,
Orange. frequent visitor at the West
Orange Police Court. paid $40 today
for a disturbance in a saloon In VAL
ley road. that town, last night. Po-
liceman George Cummings arrested
Hanley when the latter threatened to
wreck a saloon because he was re-
fused q drink.
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Concert in East Orange

Assisted by I. H Meredith. BARI
tone. and Grant Colfax Tullar. reader.
the Duo Parties Choral Will give a
concert Friday evening. December
10, at the Disciples Of Christ Church,
Park avenue and Seventeenth street,
East Orange. Miss Josie p. Miller
will sing the soprano parts, and Ida
Hirst Clifford will be accompanist
and direct the chorus.
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TWO Fires, LITTLE DAMAGE

Two fires which did practically no
damage kept the East Orange fire de-
partment on the jump yesterday aft
ernaan. An oil stove exploded in the
home of Mrs. James Mcclure, of 224
Halstead street, shortly after noon,
but the f1remen extingulshed the fire
before the flames gained any head
way Soon after this alarm the de-
partment was summoned to the home
of Mrs. L. c. Ball, of 235 Prospect
street, to put out a chimney fire.