Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26
SOUTH AMB0Y

street, was a Plainfield visitor over
the weekend.
Mrs. j. d. MulIane. of David street,
was a visitor to Newark on Saturday.
Thomas Scully, of this city. was a
New York visitor on Saturday.
Mrs. William s. Dey and daughter
Marjorie were New York visitors on
Saturday afternoon.
hessrs. Neff and Potter, of this
city. were visitors at Belmont Park
pm Saturday and there witnessed the
races which took place.
A number of local people were wish
tors to Camp Merritt on Sunday.
Trains and automobiles both took
people to the rehabilitation camp in
North Jersey where the boys from
the 18th division are waiting to be
released from the service.
A meeting of the Common Council
will be held tomorrow night in the
City Hall at which time it is expected
some definite action will be taken to-
ward the establishment of a perma-
nent water works in this city. The
city was recently granted waite rights
to property acquired by them from
the Wessco Realty Company and
some action must be taken within six
months to hold these rights. The
present plans of the city engineer are
for a bond issue and q municipal
water plant hat will be sufficient to
supply the city for years to come.
The pastor and official board of the
NJ. f. church are planning for the
coming twenty-ffth anniversary of
the building of the present church.
Commencing Sunday. June 8. a series
of religious meetings will be held dur
ing the week. concluding with Friday
evening when a get together meeting
land social will be held. At this time
1t is expected to make some definite
plan for the future work of the
church.
The first quarterly conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church will
be held tonight at s o'clock. Rev. J..
d. Bills. the district superintendent,
will be in charge.
The Westminster Cadets of Perth
Amboy paid their annual respects
over the grave of their former COM
psnion buried in Christ church ceme-
terry, this city. Yearly this organiza-
ton visits this city and holds their
memorial service.
Sunday evening the twenty-ffth
anniversary of the Daughters of Lib
erty was fttingly brought to a IN
cluslon with services in the First
Baptist church. = Rev. Mr.. McCoombe
made the address of the evening
which was in keeping with the day
and event. Special music was render
ed by the choir. On-Friday afternoon
the ladies of this organization enter
tanned at their lodge rooms in honor
of this same event
1t is understood that beginning
June / a decided reduction in force
will take place at the Morgan Ord
nance Depot and the California Load
ing Company.
Sergt. Major Percy Locker. of divi-
sional headquarters Of the 18th divi-
sion, has notified his parents in this
city of his safe arrival from overseas.
Sunday night the Jersey Central
Traction Company completed their
traffic survey. They will now compute
Public Utilities Board with an appli-
cation for zone fare privilege of
charging the public.
Recruits have been received in the
ranks of the 22nd Infantry stationed
at Morgan and the officers are CIV
ing the men a thorough drill. 1t
is a common occurance to see the
men of these two companies drilling
on the streets of this city.
Company F expects to move In
their new headquarters about the
first of the month. An appeal is
now made to the public to help the
boys furnish their "headquarters'
Any furniture of no use to you
might make a neat addition to the
club. Captain Roddy would be
pleased to call for anything that
a be used in fitting up the rooms.
Edward p. Wilson, who has Ieen
i'll for the past several weeks has
sufficiently recovered to take short
walks daily.
Former Councilman Collin Stratton
will leave this city tomorrow for
Denver. Col, where he will represent
Star of Jersey Lodge, No. 4S4, as a
delegate to the national convention
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Engineers. Before re-
turning he will go as far as the Pa
cifc coast, where he will visit old
friends. Mrs Stratton will accom-
pany him on the trip
A number of men from the local
company visited the naval
range at Caldwell yesterday. BY the
time the men go to Camp Edge this
summer 1t Is planned that every man
in the company will have had some
preliminary shooting at this range
and in this way greatly add to h
scores of the mems shooting. The
aim is to have the company, the
company of crack shots in the bat
talon.
Ifshed between this city and Parlfn
to take care of the change of shifts
at that place. Since the reduction
In operating force no traind have
been run to meet the shifts which
uecessitate the men walking over a
mile through the woods to the troll
ley.
Yesterday was a big day at Nor
gan Beach. A number of persons
were at the beach getting ready to
occupy their bungalows on Decoration
day. while others were just there to
spend the day. 1t Is expected that
this season will be a banner one for
Morgan Beach and plans for develop
ment that were stopped when the
Morgan plant was built will no doubt
proceed.
In addition to the main feature of
the Company F benefit to be held
tonight the picture of the great Nor
gan explosion will be shown as an
added attraction. This picture was
never shown in South Amboy. al
though one other picture containing
some scenes was presented at the
Empire Theatre. 1t was thought
that this would be an attraction es-
pecially to the boys returning from
cover there"
Chas. Yomens of Broadway mo-
tored to Asbury Park on Sunday.
For the first time this season. yes
terday a number of picnic parties
went through this city in auto trucks
en- route for the seashore.
An organization meeting for the
Salvation Army drive is being plan
ned by Mayor Gordon who has been
placed in charge Of the drive.