Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-26
DRYDOCKS NIGHT
HUGE SUCCESS
$50 Men Had Fine Time at the
Y. NJ C. A. Last Night

The Industrial Department Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. added another great
social success to its list last night
when the employees of the Perth AM
boy Dry Docks were entertained in
the association building at II of the
largest affairs of it's kind which the
Y. NJ. C. A. has conducted this season.
About $50 were present and every one
of them Joined in the informal good
time which started at $3.50 and lasted
through midnight. Much credit is
due to the work of the committees
which, with Frank w. Hessen, indus
trial secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A,
arranged a program which went
through without a hitch. The music,
also, which was arranged by George
Schenck and Otto Deitz, added much
toward the success of the evening.
The program started with mass
singing led by Mr.. Ryan of Newark,
and heartily entered into by everyone.
After an overture by Blaine Pritchard
and his jazz Kings" Frank Rankin,
as spokesman called upon w. Parker
Runyon and c. D. Snedeker to make
the welcoming speeches. Mr.. Runyon
greeted the guests heartily, telling
them of the benefit and goodfellowship
derived from such kind of affairs and
of the warm feeling 1t gave him to be
present. Mr.. Snedeker, who also
commented on the spirit which was
being displayed, gave a little advice,
which if carried out, would help him
self and everyone present. He ad-
monished them to always keep smil-
ing and expressed the desire for more
| social affairs of this kind for the flu
lture.
The features Of the program were q
basketball relay; three tugs of war;
frankfurter eating contest: three
legged race: pie eating race: barre
boxing and barrel race. The tugs OF
) war were especially interesting, both
sides in each of the contests being al
most perfectly matched.
Solos were rendered by Otto Deitz
who sang Mother o. Mine" accom-
panied by Mrs. Otto Deitz: The Night
!ingale," sung by Miss Josephine Deitz
accompanied by Miss Emily Eisler,
and Wonderful Pal of Mine" by Miss
Schenck, who played her W accom-
paniment.
About 1920 o'clock the ladies were
served refreshments, while the men
enjoyed themselves at bowling, pool
and in the swimming pool, after which
they were served their Refreshments,
The Winners of the following con
I tests are as follows: Basketball re-
lay, dock hands; tug-of-war, between
the carpenters and machinists, the
carpenters; tug-of-war between the
caulkers and laborers, the caulkers;
frankfurter contest, James Rayner;
three-legged race, John Buckley and
Arthur Lewis; pie eating contest,
John Buckley; barrel boxing, Camp
bell, Rankin and Zeigler.
The committees in charge of the
affair were: General committee
Frank Rankin, Miss Helen Brown,
James Arsenault, Fred Johnson, Gus
Luke. Otto Deitz, George Schenck,
George Ryder John Steed, James
O'Hagan, Charles Zehrer and Benja-
min Dennis; reception committee,
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Runyon, Mr..
and Mrs. G. d. Snedeker, William IL.
Black, Axel Olsen, John Steed and
! Miss Helen Brown; decoration COM
mittee, James Arsenault, Gus Luke
Fred Johnson, David Preacher ani
William j. Rankin; refreshmen'
committee, Frank Rankin, Gus Luke
George Ryder, Fred Johnson, vii
lard Rankin, Charles Zehrer, Benja.
min Dennis. William Ball, Edward
Ely and James O'Hagan; music
committee, George Schenck and Otto
DeitZ.