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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
GORDON
IN CHARGE HERE
Welfare Board Plans
Activities Under His
Leadership

The Jewish Welfare Board of this
city, has succeeded in securing a man
who will permanently be stationed
here to look after the Welfare activ-
tiles. Meyer Gordon, of White Plains,
Is the man who has been obtained
for the position and he has had much
experience along work of hat nature,
having had charge of the Welfare
work of Camp Merritt. He came to
this city recently n is now engaged
In preparing an outline for the winter
activities which he expects to carry
out here.
The Welfare Board under the lead
ershss OF Mr.. Gordon, is now arrang
ing for a series of dances to be given
for the men In the service of Uncle
Sam, which will be held every We'd
nesday night. A basketball league Is
also being formulated under his super
vision among teams from Camp Nor
gan. Camp Raritan. Lakewood, Colo
MIA, the Coast Guard and the Y. Nj. II.
A, and Mr.. Gordon requests that any
other teams desiring to enter this
league should communicate with him.
When this league has been actually
formed, games will be between the
league twice a week in the Y. NJ. H.
A. hall.
Mr.. Gordon is also d~evoting his eff
forts toward arranging for several en-
tertainments to be given for the SOL
diers at Morgan and he plans to have
these once a week.
Another feature OF the Welfare
Board work in Perth Amboy will be
the Employment Bureau, which they
will maintain in conjunction with the
Federal Labor Bureau, and which will
provide employment for discharged
men only.
The welfare Board rooms In the Y,
NJ. H. A. building are open every day
from 3 In the morning until IL at
night for mon in uniform and all such
are cordially invited to enjoy the use
of the pool tables, gymnasium and
showers at all times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
H,mdrcd-Third Chapter.

A fluffy array of dazzling white
lingerie and a white gown with its
dainty accessories was ready for my
approval when I reached my dressing
room Before tearing away to hunt
for Bobs' letter at the office I had
ordered Eloise to get out my white
crepe. 1t is the kind OF u gown that
all girls just naturally love-a straight
Greek thing with the oval of the neck
long on tho shoulders. As Eloise had
spread it out, the ensemble was per-
feet from the appropriate white satin
sandals to the rope of seed pearls
Daddy Lorimer had given me on my
last birthday.
1t was all simple. lovely, but vir-
ginal-it did not At the artificial mood
which now possessed me.
"Eloise, l have changed my mind"
l said. I'll wear the pale pink gown"
Tres bien. madame" replied
Eloise. But l could have told her
that 1t was not very well" at all.
Fan from It. l was going to put on
that rose pink gown solely to make a
man fall for" IL. Most men like
pink. Even Bob. cold, undemonstra-
tive Bob, admired a frock of
mine unless 1t happened to be touch
ed up with pink. Yet how he
would have hooted any suggestion
that 1t was the color that attracted
hint
Because l was so dreadfulIy hurt
by Bob's neglect and Certeis' phil
andering. I wanted to talk to Eloise.
not as mistress and maid, but as girl
and girl. I wanted her opinion of
man and his ways.
Elolse. like myself. is a war bride,
but she is one of those unhappy vic
Tins of the Hun whose sorrows the
allies must aveng She was mar
ried the day the Germans surged
over the Belgian border and her hus-
band was killed before her eyes as
he tried to defend her honor. She
was held a slave by the Huns until
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
KEASBEY

Miss Irenc Hewitt OF Newark. and
Edward Wander of the L. $. .. Texas.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
]. Schilcox yesterday.
The local school opened this morn
ing after being closed for two weeks
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Burke and
daughter, Tavern. of Perth Amboy,
visited the ~latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs William Romer, yesterday.
Michael Katrausky has lust return-
ed to his home after a trip TO jackson
Vile, Fla,
Mrs. James Quish and Miss Helen
Pfeiffer spent Sunday morning In
Metuchen.
Robert Meyer. who is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Charles Mack. of Brook
lyn. visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Meyer, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schneider and family
were out of town visitors Saturday
night.
The Misses Helen and Edithe Schil-
cox spent Saturday night in Perth
Amboy.
A number of local and u of town
people enjoyed skating on Raritan
Lake, yesterday.
Joseph Fitzgerald of Metuchen. Wis
tied friends in town last night.
Inc 1TlcDuS Oh AllCildtt obtl n, oOh vi
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Stark, will be
pleased to hear that he is rapidly re
covering from his wound received in
action several months age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Marhoffer en-
~tertained relatives from New York,
yesterday.
David Abraham spent the weekend
with relatives in New York.
Mrs. william Romer and son Met
win. were out OF town visitors Satur-
day afternoon.
The regular meeting Of the Protec-
ton Fire Company will be held in the
fire house tonight at S o'clock.
Mrs. Weiss II daughter Julia nave
returned to their home in Brooklyn
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. I. Klein foi
the past several days.
Mrs. Julius Glonf and daughter OF
Fords. visited at the home OF Mrs.
Samuel Kress. yesterday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
SOUTH AMBOY

The Eisner's uniform factory, To-
Gated in Broadway at Second street,
has received no orders. n have
therefore closed Town for two weeks,
throwing many of the girls employed
there out of employment. 1t is stated
that il will reopen after that period or
time.
Seaman Harold 4. Stephenson of
Easton. IA. Lafayette College, spent
the weekend visiting his parents in
this city.
No services arc being held in the
Methodist Episcopal church for sew
eral Sundays. due to the fact that the
chimney is being repaired, n I'M
p~rovements made TO the furnace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Edgar OF Mata-
wan, visited in the city Friday night.
Mrs. Charles DeWorth and Mrs.
Percy Dobbs of Perth Anboy. visited
with friends here SATURDAY,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick J. Reillcy are
rejoicing over the birth of a baby boy.
Frank Thumhart has secured en-
ployment in Bethlehem. Pa. and left
Saturday to take up his new position.
Mrs. Wallace Emmons spent Sat
urday afternoon visiting in Perth
Amboy.
II Is understood that the employees
at the DUPONT plant at Parlin will be
laid OFF, by great numbers oil or
about January 18th. when most OF
the contracts they now have on hand
will be completed.
Joseph A. Mccormick. who has
been for some time a warrant off,
Ger in the mine sweeping division,
has been released from service, by
honorable discharge.
James Let's visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Bennett in Red Bank
Yesterday afternoon.
Lemuel Churchill has returned TO
the Hampton Roads training station
after spending an extended furlough
with friends in this city.
Sergeant A. +. Gelsinon. who has
been in training at Camp Dix for
many months has been released from
duty.
Mrs. Albert Balint spent yesterday
visiting with friends in
Perth Amboy.
Worden Nash visited with relatives
i'm Red Bank yesterday afternoon.
The first regular meeting OF the
council for 1919 viii be held
tomorrow night.
First Mate Fauroat. of the y. S.
Merchant Marine left Newport News
on his first trip overseas yesterday.
liz was formerly "A resident in this
"ity and captain of Company +. of tho
third battalion OF the State Militia.
Most of the shop employees OF the
=. X. r.. were put on eight hour
shifts, starting this morning.
Rev. j. r. Brady. Jr., who recently
was ordained into the priesthood and
celebrated his first high mass at the
St. Mary's church a few Sundays ago.
has been appointed TO 81. James
church at Newark
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
WORTHWHILE

Mr.. Frank Burke was a Matawan
visitor Saturday.
Nh. and Mrs. Bert Ratclif and
children were Keyport visitors Satur-
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Woolly of Wood
bridge spent the week end with reis-
tives here.
A daughter was born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Perriman Friday morning.
Mrs. Valda Dolson II daughter.
Thelma we're Keyport visitors Satur-
day.
Frank Halleran will be buried Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock at st. Jo-
seph's Church. Eeyport.
Tie Misses Helen and Jennie Warne
of Elizabeth spent The week end with
thcir parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Marine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
EXAMINATION HERE FEB. 10
FOR POSTMASTER OFFICE
Position Opened for Postmaster at
the Office at Maurer-Noticc
for ADulicants

The United States Civil Service
Commission at Washington has sent
the following announcement concern
ing the position OF postmaster at
Maurer:
At the request of the postmaster
general the United states civil SerV-
ice Commission has announced an ex-
animation to be held at Perth Amboy
on February 10 for the position of
postmaster at Maurcr. This Office has
an annual compensation of $1,000. To
be eligible for the examination an
applicant must be a citizen OF the
United States. must actually reside
within the delivery OF the office, and
have so resided AT the time the pres
ent vacancy occurred. Also applicants
must have reached their twenty-first
but not their sixty-sixth birthday on
the date OF the examination.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Funeral r.r Mrs. White.

BU = IcctdT I0TTtsVDHueN
MATAWAN, Jan. 6.-The funeral OF
Mrs. augustus r.. White. wife of DIR.
Augustus r. White of Freehold, was
held from the 81. Peters Episcopal
church Mt hat piece at 2 O'Clock Sat
urday afternoon. interment being IN
Rose oil cemetery at Matawan.
Before her marriage Mrs. White was
Miss Anna Carman, the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carman of this
place.
Mrs. White. who was thirty years
old. was taken i'll about ten days be-
fore her death with influenza. which
developed irto pneumonia.
Mrs. White is survived by her hus-
band and two daughters. Catherine
Carman and Margaret Anne; her pa
rents, NJ. and Mrs. Charles carman
and two sisters. AIRS. Walter V. Patton
and Miss Grace Carman Of Matawan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06

While the epidemic has passed. the
danger from the grip germ Ia still here
IL you catch cold or allow yourself 10
become weak and run down YOU are
exposed 10 this danger.
This is the time 10 keep Father
Johns Medicine on hand and TO bestn
taking IL az the first sign OF a cold.
IL You need a tonic 10 better fool
medicine can be found because the sie-
nents OF which Father Johns Medicine
IL composed are all pure. wholesome
and noGTishing and have proven b. set
sntinet tests TO be OF the greatest na-
tritivs value.
The tact that Father Johns Medieirs
10 guaranteed free from alcohol or
dangerous drugs In any form makes
4; the safe medicine for every member
oldssl Get . bottle today.@AdN.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
"RuiL.n

One evening, after the flies had been
unusually troublesome. an Irish mis-
tress spread insect powder round the
windows and Other places in the kiteh-
en- where the flies congregated. In the
morning she asked the servant girl IL
there was not n great many dead flies
ia the kitchen. "Yes, there are. num-"
replied the maid. 'The rooms alive
with ihcmr"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Influenza May
Come Back
Public Health Service Says Epi-
demic Caused $4,000 Deaths in
United States Since Sept. Is.
Grip Is Breaking Out Again in
Many Sections.

WASHINGTON. Between 100000
I'D $4,000 deaths from influsnza
ard pneumonia have occurred
among the civilian population Of
the United States since September
IL. according 10 tho estimates Of
the public health service. These
calculations wers based on reports
from cities and states Keeping ae-
cuTSte records and public health
onhcials believe they are coaserva-
tive. The epidemic still persists.
but deaths are less numerous, ao-
cording 10 reports reaching here.
The disease is breaking OUT again
IN many communities throughout
the country, but a general reneyya!
Of seyere epidemic conditions Is not
expected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Cleanliness Next to eodliness.

The phrase "Cleanliness IS next to
gOdlinesS" Is found IN John .Wesley's
Sermon XCII on Dress. The language
of the aphorism, however, is taken
from the Beraitha, Il translation of the
Mishna by Rafael M. de Sofa. Bacon
in one of his essays says: "For clean
of body was yer esteemed to
proceed from a due reverence 10 God,
10 society and TO ourselves."-Chris-
tian Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06

No ever felt badly dressed
when she could show a dainty collar,
and immaculate cuffs. A dark frock
of the simplest lines and uncertain
vintage is easily redeemed by a bit
of irreproachable frilliness at throat
and wrists. If II cannot afford a
new gown-the best possible substi-
tute is the best collar and cuff set
the purse can buy. A good rule for
the girl who must practice clothes
economy is-save on new gowns-be
e-xtraVagant with new collars.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
MATAWAN

4 request for magazines for the sol
diars stationed at Camp Dix has been
received in this borough. These mag
azines must contain pictures, and In
order TO obtain a supply that may be
TO the Camp. all who have mag
azines or books OF this kind with
they care TO part are urged TO
give them TO the boys. The magazines
will be received for shipment at the
Library or al the home of
Miss Mae Bergen I'm Fountain avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
NERVOUS RUNDOWN WOMAN


Duked Tenn live on n farm
and keep house for six in my family.
/ got into a nervous rundown condi-
tion 80 IL seemed as though l would
die. A friend advised me 10 try Nlnol.
7 have been greatly Improved by it's
use AID am better and stronger, In
ever, way."-Mrs. IL. II. Goodwin.
The reason Ninol was so successful
in Mrs. Goodwin's case is because IL
contains beef and cod liver peptones.
iron and manganese peptonateS and
gIycerophosphates. the very clements
needed 20 build up d weak rundown
system ana create strength. for sale
by all druggists.-AdY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
MASoN-.JENSEN.

KEYPORT. Jan. Announcement
is made OF the marriage OF Miss
uanemar Jensen. OF South AIabOy.
and Raymond Mason. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mason. The ceremony
which took place at the home OF the
groom Sunday. December ~. was per
formed by the Rev. Benjamin d. nag
we'll. The witnesses were Miss Kafh-
ryn Jensen and Walter LaytoA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
KEYP0RT YACHT CLUB
Tuesday Evening Celebrations Prov
ing q Success

ing q Success
By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT. Jan. 6:-The regular
Tuesday night celebration at the Key
port Yacht Club will be in charge OF
Lloyd +. Armstrong, J. Harold Hend-
ricksop. John w. Weseman, Robert
Rothwell and Albert M. Halgh to-
morrow night. A pleasant evening Of
games. cards. several surprise stunts
prepared by the committee in charge
and a buffet supper is the program.
Each Tuesday night during the re-
mainder of the season q special event
will take place at the club. A COM
mittee has already been appointed for
each night and while some OF the
events win be for the members only.
I'm many instances 1t will include the
ladies and friends OF the members.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Y. M. C. A. WILL ELECT NEW
OFFICERS At SESSION TONIGHT


Tho first meeting i'm the new year
OF the \. n. ~. a. viii be held in The
association rooms al S.45 tonight. This
meeting iS OF special importance -
the election of officers FOR the year will
take place and tho nomination OF an
entire new board OF directors VIII be
called for. The nominees for office
for the year 1919 are; President, J.
Ksrkus: vice president. H.. kaplan, NJ
Isenhcrg, and J. jacobson; secretary.
l.. Schwartz and N. HorowitZ: treas
urcr. $. Diamond and :. Kaplan; ser
gcant-at-arms. IS. HOtthauser.
The committee reports of the var
ious chairmen viii be submitted n
the athletic committee is expecting 20
present plans for the future OF the
basketball team which they are %
have represent them this season.
All new members who were secured
during the membership drive which
was held a short ume ago. r urged
10 be present tonight as the program
for the entire year viii be discussed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
All Is Not Lost.

Boys no longer have the opportunity
60 learn their lessons by the light OF
u pine knot. But opportunities TO mas
ter draw poker IN Il Huiet hayloft. and
by the light Of n smudged lantern. still
are available In many rural communt-
ties.-Topeka Capital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Lark Not an EaHy Riser.

Investigation has ruined the lark's
reputation for early rising. That much
celebrated bird is quite II sluggard. as
II does not rise till long after chat
fnches. linuets and a number OF hedge
RON birds have been up aud about.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Keeps Cheese Fresh.

Moisten a sheet OF wax paper with
vinegar, wrap the cheese tightly in II,
then wrap with another paper; the
cheese viii keep for days without get
ting hard. The vinegar doesn't affect
the taste of he cheese ut all.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
City and Country.

The city reveals the moral ends Of
being. and sets the awful problem OF
life. The country sOOthes US, refreshes
Us. lifts us up with religious sugges'
tion.-Chapin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06
Reuainirn ~SeIf-Respect.

The respect OF another is the first
restoration OF the seif-respect a man
has lost our ideal of what he IS be-
comes tn Lin the hope and pattern
# what he may become.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06

Few OF the many designs for tho
one-piece gown of many uses have
more successful than this model
of wine-red satin duvetyn. Front ana
are braided in soutache of the
same shade. Bands of mink at coll
lar and wrists. and a min scarf to
ndd the desired richness to II
~frOclC's simplicity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-06

One woman, the first ever accorded
that honor. has just been elected to a
scat n the British parliament.
Now she refuses to sit an it,
Countess Markicwicz-(good old
English name!)-is the woman elect
i cd.
She likes the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
we'll enough. but her political party,
the Irish Sim Feincrs. by whom she
was elected, are all pledged to refuse
to tai their seats in parliament as a
protest against British rule over Ire
iand.
Countess Markiewicz was sentenced
to death for killing a guard of Duh
lin Castle in the Sim Fein riots OF
1916. Later her sentence was CT
muted to life Imprisonment. She Is
now out on bond pending appeal OF
her Gaze.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-12
Local Wholesale Grocery
Company to Build New
Brick Building
Growth of Business Of st. Mar
Wholesale Company Demands
Larger Quarters Here

Work will start in a few days on
brick building for the ST. Mary
Wholesale Grocery Co. on the vacant
lot near the building now occu-
pied by that company. 1t is planned
also to demolish the present build
ing and erect new brick building on
the present buildings site. The COM
pany plans to spend approximately
25,OW on its new dwelling.
The additional building and hous-
ing facilities for the company here
have been made necessary on account
of the continual growth and expan-
sion of the company's activities. 1t
is now operating a chain of ten
branch houses throughout the state,
and the Morgan City house is the
main office. Most of the branch
houses are reached by the company's
boats, which operate from here and
from Plaquemine, where it has a
large branch. The company thus
covers nearly the entire trade of the
state. and supplies also goodly por-
ton of the business houses of Missis-
sippi and Texas When the new
buildings are completed, the local Of
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-12

flee will present a most attractive APP
pearance along the river front.
Much Of the material for the new
building has already arrived said
Mr.. James Prohaska, president Of
the company, this morning, but we
cannot start work on the foundation
until the water has gone down lit
tie The work will be done by our
selves, and will go ahead as soon as
the water subsidies"
Mr.. Prohaska also mentioned that
additional wharfage facilities would
be built, and that his company pro-
posed to cover as much trade terri-
tory as could be reached by rail or
water. The building to be COM
menced within the next few days will
measure about s0x50 feet, and will
be used as an office, with departments
for the various parts of the business.
The building to be built in place Of
the present one will be for warehouse
and storage purposes.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-12
sarloN's FIRST LIBERTY. LOAN


Americas nrst Liberty loan val
launched 10 years ago. n March. b,
Alexander Hamilton, The art secre
tary Of the treasury. after bittei
neht n congress- The continents
congress had incurred debts aegregat
ing $54,0 100000 during the Revelation
ary war. while the various states q
the nsw republic had obligation,
amounting to $2oOo0Oo0 more o.
the national debt e120o,Ooo was or
ing abroad, and an the members wers
q one mind Ia paying that, but opin
ion was divided about paying note
held ct home. The South had practs
cally paid it, own way through tbs
war and It objected to betns saddlet
with debts. contracted by the north
ern. states.
Then, AZ now, sharps were bus,
all over the country buying up tn,
governments bonds, and paying les
than they were worth. People wer,
told That the country was too pool
and too sparsely settled (there beins
less than 1000, 900 people In, the coun
try) to pay the huge Indebtedness
President George Washington support
ed Hamilton 10 his fight and after tw'<
months argument the federal govern
ment assumed the whole nations In
debtedness and the first Liberty boar
was noated.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-12
o~~~>~~ The ~~-~0
Scrap Book
VISIONS OF YOUTH STRONG
incident Proves How Firmly First In.
pressions Are Implanted In
chiId's Mind.

What won't Impressions received IL
childhood, do for lnanf Take those
two youths from the Tennessee noun,
tains who desired, when they were
drafted, to 60 into the navy. Theii
mountain home. was as far removed
from the ocean as 1t well could be
They had never seen even a large
pond. For three generations not one
Of their ancestors had seen the salt
water. Yet these boys would not listen
to any call for the army, but they
demanded place in the navy.
The story came to an officer In .
nearby camp, and he became inter
ested and visited that home. Botf
father and mother were puzzled over
the action OF their boys. and they
could not understand why Henry and
William had demanded the ocean.
As the officer turned away ne
noticed hanging on the wall in the liv-
ing room Of that house the crude
picture Of ship under full sail on
an impossible blue ocean. 1t had come
into that family years before, wrapped
around package Of goods, and mother
had hung 1t on the wall. Those boys
had grown up with that picture before
them, and il had decided their life
1t was stronger than the influence Of
father and mother-they could not
overcome 1t,
Men and women with children ID
their own ought to understand ho~
the dreams, the poetry, the Visions Of
youth win prove stronger fnduenca
than any OF the science, o. DE Wis
dom, Or the nne example pan. may
put before your little ones.-1etchange
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-12
Gypsies Passes Through
Morgan City A'Flivver

4 number of gypsies passed
through Morgan City on their way
west. They have abandoned the old
way OF travelling under the canvass
covered wagon that for so many years
has been their mode of migration.
Instead. these nomadic ramblers have
adopted the twentiet1 century idea
OF getting about, and. are riding in
Henry Flivvers, This, perhaps, is the
only difference that can be noticed
between the present day gypsies and
those OF former days, for they still
wear the big red bandanas about
their heads and dress in the same
gaudy regalia that characterized the
former members of the race. The
party that passed through here this
morning are probably ruled by some