Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-29
CITY NEWS BRIEFS

Under the direction OF Assistant
State Commissioner of Education
Lewis H. Carris, conference upon
vocational Education will be held
In the Newark State Normal School
next Saturday morning.
Finishing touches are now being
put to the quarters of the Downtown
Club, on the twelfth floor of the Kin
ney building. It is expected that the
new quarters of the organization VIII
be opened about November 1. The
opening will be celebrated in an ap-
propriate manner.
According to Principal Cephas L.
Shirley, of the Fawcett School OF In
dustrial Arts. at So Academy street,
which opens tonight, the attendance
will be much larger this year. 1t is
expected that additional space in the
old Normal School building in Wash
ington street will have to be used to
meet the demands of the increased
enrolment Four more instructors
will also be required this year.
The Hebrew Protective League was
organized last night with member
ship of $780, The meeting was held at
88 Mulberry street. During the eve
ming the following officers were elect
ed: President. Louis Rich; vice-presi-
dent, Max. Rosen; treasurer. MAX
Yamin: secretary, Benjamin Yaw1tz.
For the purpose of disseminating
knowledge on .'civics,' including
American citizenship, the various
Polish societies of this city have
formed two civic clubs, one for the
UP town colony and one for down
town.
one club In called the Polish-Amer-
lean Citizens Club, with headquar-
tiers at AZ Beacon street, and the
other is located at SIT Market street,
and is called the Polish-American
Political Club.
Prompt arrival Of the fire depart
ment kept the property loss to
minimum at two fires which broke
out in a drygoods store and dwell
ing last night. The blaze in the
homo of Andrew Handler, at 66 Fair
view avenue, was started by the
careless dropping of lighted match
In closet while searching TOT some
clothing, The damage was $f5.
At the store of John Zauber, at 269
Springfield avenue, smoke was seen
coming from the place. A trif1lng
blaze which started from unknown
origin was quickly extinguished.
Under the auspices of the National
Turn Verein and Tourist Club a lam
ilv excursion was held yesterday UP
the Hudson River to Point Fieasane
park. The affair was well patronized.
THE trip was made on the steamboat
John Sylvester, leaving Commercial
wharf at $50 o'clock in the morning.
The committee in charge of the affair
consisted of Conrad Meinhard, chair
man. August Dietz, vice chairman;
F. w. Baumbusch, secretaryj Frank
Stoetzel, treasurer; Robert Reinnard,
John Umstaedter, Edward J. Boschen,
Philip Hunkele, Charles Herzig ana
Joseph Kessler.
The Arthur f. Flynn Association
will hold its third annual shore din
ner tomorrow night at Meister's Ho-
tel. Bayonne. The trip to Bayonne
will be made in special trolley cars.
M. c. Richards's dancing academy
will celebrate it's fifth anniversary
with q reception and dance Wednes-
day night, October 10, at lroquols
Hall, 262 Washington street.
Oscar Ameringer, 1.-The laughing
philosopher of Oklahoma, was the
principal speaker yesterday at pup
lie meeting held at the Hip
podrome, under the auspices OF the
Socialist party. The subject of Mr..
Ameringer's talk was Socialism
What 1t Is and How to Get It."
The philosophers heart-to-heart- con-
fab with the audience was an innova-
ton in the line of explaining political
doctrines. With his witticisms and
sarcasm he conducted his listeners
through an explanation of Socialistic
doctrines without taxing their mental
abilities, and when he concluded ne
was accorded notable ovation.
A sneak thief attempted to enter
the home of Max Rosenstock, at 40
South Orange avenue, early today.
The noise made by the man in trying
to force open the kitchen window
awakened Mr.. Rosenstock. and when
he started to investigate the man
made his escape over the fence in the
yard. Two patrolmen from the Fourth
precinct secured the neighborhood,
but could find no trace of the in