Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-01
MORRTSTOWN

Boonton High School will be the
opponents of the Morristown High
School basketball team Friday even
ing on the Young Mems Christian
! Association court. The Y NJ. G. A.
quintet will face the Somerville Y.
NJ. c. A. on the same evening.
A reception will be given to the
members of the local fire department
Monday evening, December Z, by the
Young Mems Christian Association
Captain c. Albert Gasser, superin-
tendent of the Bureau of Fire Risks,
Newark, will speak on 1.-The Proven
ton of Fires" Rosani a novelty en-
tertainer and the Y. NJ. C. A. or
chestra, will also take part. The en-
tertainment will close with volley
ball game between two of the fire
companies.
Eleven teams are entered in the
Church Bible Glass basketball and
swimming leagues, which begin today
at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. The league games will con-
tinue to April, teams representing
each of the local churches competing.
Supreme Court Justice Charles w
Parker has named the following COM
+, missioners to condemn the Noble
property at the corner of Early street
and Atno avenue, chosen as a site
for ne high school: Andrew L. Cobb,
! Charles w. Ennis and John H. Cap
stick. Lawrence A. Day represented
the Noble heirs and former Judge Will
lard w. Cutler the school board. No
objection was raised to the appoint
ment of the commissioners by the
heirs.
Charlton A. Reed has been appoint
ed receiver of the Banner. a local
weekly paper. The receivership is
said to be a friendly one necessary to
the dissolution of the partnership
broken by the death of one of the
partners, 2. LeClerc Vogt.
Prosecutor Charlton A. Reed will
preside at the weekly fellowship sup
per at the Young Mems Christian
Association Wednesday evening. The
speaker has not been announced.
The annual Christmas dance for
the young people will be given as
usual this year. Wednesday evening,
December 80, is the time selected,
from $50 until $3.50, at the Norris
County Golf Club. The dance will be
featured by a cotillion. The patron
esses are Mrs. Robert w. Cumming,
Mrs. George C. Fraser Mrs. A. Fill
more Hyde, Mrs. Ridley Watts, Mrs.
Samuel V. Hoffman, Mrs Henry K.
Morgan. Mrs. Lloyd Saltus, Mrs
Henry F. Taylor, Mrs. Rudolph Kis-
sci. Mrs. John T. Gillespie and Mrs.
Henry Young.
Mrs. Charles Oliver, of Western
avenue, is suffering with a sprained
ankle.
Henry Williamson. fifteen years
old, son of Alderman and Mrs. Rob
ert Williamson, of Western avenue
broke an arm while playing basket
ball in the gymnasium of the Young
! Mems Christian Association. With
several other lads he was on the
floor "out of hours" and the game
was in progress without the usual
supervision of the physical depart
ment.
Miss Jane Foley has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Stelce at Sue
casunna.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Huff, of
Succasunna, have been the guests
for few days Of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. W. L..
Mills, of Evergreen avenue.
James Doolittle has purchased the
house he occupies, 211 Morris street,
from Mrs Emily Garfield. The plot
has a frontage of sixty-two feet and
: is $50 feet deep.
! Basketball fans have an opportu-
nifty of seeing another double-header,
when on Friday evening the Norris
town Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation five will meet the Somerville
Athletic Club team and the Norris
town High School will contend with
the Boonton High School players.
| Manager Hipson, of the association
team, reports that, according to the
Somerville management, that team
| has a deafmute playing on 1t who is
not only a dandy player, but who
! furnishes considerable comedy during
the games. The High School five is
/ going well and expects to take its
game from Boohton, The games in
the local gym" have so far been
well attended, and the management
is pleased with the support given
! the association team.