Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-12-27
KEARNY-ARLINGTON

Election or OfucerS VIII take place
tomorrow night at meeting Of Vigil
liant Council. Jr. o. y. a. M. There
are several contests for the various
offices. Initiation OF six candidates viii
also take place. Thursday night at
their lodgeroom in Unity Hall an en-
tertainment will be furnished by the
good and welfare committee. A
Christmas tree will be erected for the
children of the members, wives and
friends of the members will also at
tend. Each child win be given box
of candy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Oldham and
spent the weekend with Mrs. Old
hams mother at Ashton, r. 1.
Masses. at St. .Cecilia's Church New
Years Day will be at 4, s, 9 and 10:30
o'clock.
Mrs. John Dougherty, Of 27s Elm
street, is spending a week with her
mother at Albany. y. Y.
Rev. Warren Potten Coon. pastor
Of Grace NJ. E. Church, Arlington.
has been invited by the members of
Central Hose Company, No. 1, of the
Kearny fire department to tell Christ
mas stories at a reception to be held
tonight at their headquarters. A
large Christmas tree has been erected.
Wives and children of the members
will also attend. Each child will be
given present.
Former Fire Chief and Mrs Ed
mund Bell, of Ha1stead street. OBJ
served the thirty-seventh anniversary
of their wedding at their home last
night.
Of the Parkway Building and Loan
A NIL ka hal
A white" Christmas will be held
at Grace M. E. Church tomorrow aft
ernoon and night by the morning and
afternoon Sunday schools of the
church. The morning school will have
charge in the afternoon. Each MEM
Der is requested to bring potatoes or
apples which will be distributed
among the poor families.
Tomorrow night at Beulah NJ p.
Church the senior and intermediate
departments of the Sunday school
will hold their Christmas entertain
ment.
The afternoon Sunday school of
Knox Presbyterian Church will hold
its Christmas cantata in the chapel
Thursday night.
watch night services will be held
in Knox Presbyterian Church New
Years eve from $3.50 to midnight.
In honor of the twenty-fifth ami
versary of their wedding. Mr. and
Mrs Matthew Stephenson, of f24
Chestnut street, entertained number
of friends at their home Saturday
night. The couple received many
gifts. Among them was a diamond
ring, presented to Mrs, Stephenson
by her father John Perry, OF Kearny
A meeting of the boards of trustees
and stewards of Beulah NJ. p. Church
will be held tonight at the parsonage.
The Christmas entertainment and
cantata of the First Presbyterian
Sunday school will be held tomorrow
night in the auditorium of Lincoln
School. The cradle roll and begin
ners' department of the school held a
Christmas party in the Sunday school
rooms of the church this afternoon
from 8 until O'Clock. Parents and
friends of the children attended. A
program. consisting of songs and
recitations, was rendered. Each child
was given candy and toys.
The first quarterly conference Of
the Beulah NJ. p. Church will be held
in the church Wednesday night
written reports of the president and
treasurer will be submitted. II
Members of the Players Club. of
Arlington, gave a Christmas party to
about 100 poor children of the COM
munity at their clubroom Saturday
morning. A program consisting of
recitations and songs was rendered by
the members. Each child was given
toys, candy, fruit and pair of gloves.
Joseph Kenny acted as Santa Claus
Over fifty Christmas dinners were
distributed Saturday by the Kearny
Lodge of Elks and Golden Rule Circle
OF Kings Daughters. Baskets were
also distributed to the poor families
by the Epworth League members of
Grace Nj. r. Church.
A. Christmas entertainment was
held at Stumpf Memorial Hospital by
the auxiliary association of the hos
pital. Presents, which included fruits
and candy, were distributed among
the nurses and patients on Saturday.
At Grace NJ. E. Church New Years
eve watch night services will be
held An entertainment will be held
from 8 TO IL. p. m. by the members
Of the Glover Club of the church. A
devotional service, lead by the pastor.
Rev. Warren PatteD Coon, win be
held fro@i II o'clock until midnight