Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-23
DECENTRALIZATION.

At a meeting of the Town Council
last night invitations were received
from the Patrolmen's Benevolent AS
sociation and the Swedish Lodge
Order of Vasa. to attend their annual
reception. Both Invitations were ac-
cepted. a communication was re-
ceived from Franklin Shaak protest
ing against pole at Bergen avenue
and Devon street.
Thomas Croeker. chauffeur of the
chemical fire automobile. was granted
a weeks vacation by the Town Coun-
Gil last night.
Lawrence Barrett, jr., of 232 Chest
nut street, was appointed inspector
of Elm street pavement from Pom
eroy to Bergen avenues by the Town
Council last night.
A resolution of coincidence was or
dered drafted by the Town Council
last night to Town Clerk William B.
Ross on the death of his brother, John
Ross, who died Tuesday at Highland
Falls, n. Y.
Morris Hoffman, of Kearny ave-
nue., was appointed a chanceman by
the Town Council last night.
A team of horses owned by a New
ark furniture company ran away in
Devon street yesterday. After rum
ming about three blocks along Devon
street the horses We're stopped at
Devon and Tappan streets by Robert
HUMPHREYS.
Patrolman Peter Vreeland will
represent Kearny local at a meeting
of the Police Benevolent Association
to be held in Edgewater today.
At meeting held in the Beulah NJ.
p. Church last night the following
trustees were elected: Erhardt Yum
ker, John c. Eagles, J. Smedley Es-
till, Edward Hubert and John Hud-
son, sr. The following stewards were
selected: John Partridge, John An
derson, James Wylie. James M. Tur-
ner. John Cousins, Harry Palmer,
William Mclaughlin, Louis Ward.
Harry Ward, Leonard White and
William Seeds. The stewards report
ed an increase of thirty-nine in men,
bership over the previous year.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Beulah M. p. Church will meet in the
parsonage this afternoon, when the
election of officers will take place.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
the Beulah M. p. Church will meet
in the church parlor tonight to elect
officers.
In honor of the sixth anniversary
of her birthday, Miss Grace Kiersted,
of 524 Chestnut street, entertained a
number of friends at her home last
night. Included among the guests
were Miss Anna NJ. Gaffney, Misses
May, Mabel and Jessie Torrance, Miss
Doris Smack, Miss Evelyn Van Hou-
ten. Miss Evelyn Mckay, Miss Ruth
Robertson and Whitman Booth,
Richard Van Houten and George
Smack. Games We're played.
At a meeting of the committee of
arrangements for the tuberculosis
exhibit TO be held in Knox Chapel
and in the auditorium of the Lincoln
School on November II, Is, 20 and Il
the following speakers were selected;
AT Knox Chapel on November II,
Mayor Louis NJ. Brock, chairman;
Gordon X. Dickinson and Rev. Robert
Graham, pastor Knox Presbyterian
Church, November Is. Councilman
Robert Torrance, chairman; DIR. b.
$. Poliak, ,diraector of the Hudson
County tuberculosis Sanatorium;
Health Officer DR.. Walter Rick and
Rev. Thomas Conroy, pastor of st.
Cecilia's Church. At Lincoln School,
November 20: Gerrish Newell. presi-
dent of the Board of Education; DR..
+. j. Quigley and DR.. Chester Brown
November II. George McAfee, presi-
dent Board of Health chairman: Her
man Dressed. uperinteudent of
schools; DR.. \. Strasser and George
Powell will speak
w. l.. Hon ton. of Paisley, Scot
land. who was the guest of his
brother n +. Hvnston%of 709 Devon
street, Arlington saded today on the
steamship Mauretnnia for his home.
Star Of The East Chapter. Order of
Eastern Star. will meet at Greatorex
Hall tonight for initiation.