Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-15
SOUTH AMB0Y

AFTER several or one-Schoof
day session, at school no. 2, the old
school building No. 1, viii re-open on
Monday, after the extensive repairs
have been made. This school was rear
ly ready for occupancy, but then the
explosion wrecked the building so
completely hat It has taken UP to this
time to put 1t in condition again. The
sessions will be from Q until IL in the
morning, and from lis until 3.45 In
the afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Nilsson and Mrs. William
White, spent yesterday Afternoon visit
ing in Perth Amboy.
The Woman's Club is planning to
hold another community sing in the
near future. One was held recently
and was such a success that another
has been voted upon.
Another dance is being planned by
the Young Mems Catholic Club, to
be held at st. Mary's Hall on Febru-
airy 81.
Another dance is being planned by
the Young Mems Catholic Club, to be
held at st. Mary's Hall on February
81.
An inspection of Company F, and
the Third Battalion Band will be held
at the South Amboy armory, on Mon
day night, February Gath. The inspec-
ton will take place instead of the
regular drill and band for that week.
Since the establishme nt of the mill
tary police in this city fewer hold-ups
have been reported than before.
Mrs. William Connell was a Perth
Amboy visitor yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Marion Gaylord Atwell. will
give one of her interesting lectures on
Current Events at the meeting of the
Woman's Club next Thursday after
noon.
Tomorrow night at the services at
the First Baptist Church, Professor
Walker, will give an address on Lin
coin"
Mrs. Mary Tice of Matawan is visit
ing for a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
James Let's.
Anyone desiring to take French les
sons, should apply to Mrs. o. o. Barr,
at 237 Stevens avenue, who will give
all desired information. +. b. Bos-
tiwko, once principal of the local pub
lie schools, is ~instructing those who
desire to learn this language.
Mrs. William Coward is confined
to her home with illness.
Q. o. Barr, superintendent of the
public schools, expects to leave this
city on February 23rd, for Chicago,
where he will attend the national on
vention of school superintendent.
Miss Grace Durham of Railway
and Norville Burnett of Newark, are
spending q Few days in this city as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c.
Hoffman. Mr.. Burnett while in SER
vice overseas with the 18th Infantry
received seven machine gun bullet
wounds in his arm and over his eyes.
Mrs. J. Alfred Johnson and son, AL
fred, are spending several days with
relatives in Asbury Park.
Misses Ruth Nilsson and Blanche
Brineman, both members of the local
high school debating team, which will
debate with Barnegat High School on
March 18th Mt Barnegat, nre visiting
today in New Brunswick at Rutgers
College.
Glenn Suits, who has been visiting
with relatives in Baltimore has again
returned to his home in David street
in this city.
Yesterday n telegram was received
by the relatives of Thomas Chapman
who has been with the A. l.. +. over
seas for about four months, stating
that he was on board the Kroonlant
and epects TO dock in Hoboken next
Tuesday. Chapman enlisted in Perth
! Amboy and was sent to Fort Slocum
and was in the Coast Artillery.
The poles of the trolley company
designating the various skip stops OF
the Public Service trolley company
) have been painted to denote their
stopping places. The poles are paint
ed white with Cars stop here il
black.
E Tomorrow Rev. Herbert Husti
Allsup, will take up the work as pas
8 tor of the Presbyterian church in thi
city. Mr.. Allsup comes TO this city al
ter several years work at Jeffersol
College church at ~Cannonsburg. Pa.