Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-15

Announcement has been made OF
the marriage of Joseph Benyak, oOz
tombstone street, this city, to Miss
Virginia Lynch, of Weehawken, N. j.
The couple were married in the
st. Lawrence church, Weehawken,
Sunday afternoon at 4:30. The maid
Of honor was Miss Theresa Lynch,
sister of the bride, and Frank Basista,
was best man.
Mr.. Benyak has just been dischaIg--
ed from the u. S. Navy, having served
since May, 1917, and is at present
holding a responsible position in the
shipping department at the Raritan
Copper Works. Miss Lynch is a grad
uate of the Hoboken High School.
After a wedding reception at the
home of the bride. at which only i'm
mediate friends of the FAMILY were
| present, Mr.. and Mrs. Benyak left on
a honeymoon trip to Washington, j.
c. On their return the couple will
reside at 5O2 tombstone street.
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The first annual dance of the
Brotherhood Of Railway Clerks will
be held in Palace hall on Wednes-
day night October 20 and tickets for
this social event are now being dis
posed of by members of the commit
tee on arrangements and members of
the brotherhood. Fred O'Brien's or
chestra has been secured to furnish
the music on this occasion and feat
ures of the dance will be a prize fox
trot and prize waltz. The Brother
hood plans to make a dance of this
kind an annual event and a success
full affair is now expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Greenbaum,
of III High street, announce the en-
| gagement Of their daughter, Martha,
to Manuel Neufeld, of New York city.
The reception will be held at their
home Sunday. November second, from
8 until 6 o'clock. No cards.
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The rummage sale now being con
Quoted by the Women's Guild of st.
| Peters church in State street. had a
very successful day yesterday as over
$40 was taken in. The women of the
, Guild are cooperating we'll and the
sails Is an assured success. The pro-
| ceeds will be used towards the pay
ment of the guild debt.
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The re-organized Girls Club of
Perth Amboy meets tonight in the
| club rooms of the public library. All
the original members of the old club
| whether in good standing or not are
requested to attend tonight's meeting.
Mrs. ]. Scott Burns, the new presi-
dent, will preside.
The Daughters of Freedom met
last night in the club rooms in TIE
public library. Owing to the enter
tainment at the Y. NJ. c. A, to which
some of the girls had invitations, the
meeting was necessarily short. A
short business session was held and
| the girls drifted IN during the even
ing for a little social time.
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Owing to the closing of Colonia
! Hospital and the transportation Of
men to the Fox Hill government hos
| pital the local Red Cross Motor Corps
| has been on duty nearly every day
Last Thursday Miss Mary Dixon drlv'
ing the touring car assisted in thu
transportation of officers and mel
from Colonia to Fox Hills.
Saturday afternoon Lieutenan
Shull drove the ambulance n wa
on duty at Colonia. Monday Sergean
Helen Bechtel and Katheryn Herbcr
drove the ambulance and station car
Tuesday Lieutenant Shull drove tn
ambulance to Newark with HOME
Service record from Colonia to Re-
Cross Headquarters In Newark.
Daughters of Isabella met last
night in the knights of Columbus
rooms and plans were made for the
holding Of a barn dance in the club
rooms Halloween night. The Misses
| Gertrude Hurley, Helen Donahue and
Anna Donovan were appointed chair
men In charge of the arrangements
for the evening.
Despite the inclement weather the
musicale held last night in the Simp-
son M. Z. Church by the women, who
are chairman of the booths at the
coming fair was well attended. The
audience was very enthusiastic and
number after number was repeatedly
encored. The church itself looked
like a breath of spring instead of q
rainy night in early fall.
Following the program refresh
ments were served by the committee
consisting of salad. coffee n sand
witches. The committee was headed
by Mrs. William Van Pelt. who was
assisted by Mrs. Daniel Weber, Mrs
John Smith, Mrs. P. J. Ryan, Mrs
Thoma Hawkins, Mrs. L. Rankin and
| Miss Emma Greiner.