Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-05


Several speakers will visit the city
during the course of the campaign,
the schedule for this week being as
follows:
Monday at II A. NJ. Major Amos,
American Red Cross, at the Pennsyl-
vania railroad shops.
Wednesday at IL A. NJ, Major
Amos, American Red Cross at the
Pennsylvania railroad shops.
Thursday at $3.50 p. NJ. Woman's
Club, Miss Ewing, director of public
health nursing.
Thursday night at 8 o'clock, Capt.
William Pringle at the high school
auditorium will speak in connection
with the community entertainment.
Another splendid Community enter
tainment has been arranged for
Thursday night in the High School Au-
ditorium. On this occasion the peo-
pie of South Amboy will be given an
opportunity to hear Capt. Pringle
famous with the Red Cross work, in
addition to the usual splendid enter
tainment.
The movie of the occasion will be
William s. Hart in Wagon Tracks
one OF Harris best and most famous
pictures. In addition to this there
Will be one or two educational films.
les on the famous Keith
vaudeville circuit will entertain. He
has been made famous by his comedy
monologue and as a ventriloquiSt.
The same show will be shown to the
children of the schools of this city in
the afternoon at four o'clock and on
account of this no children will be ad-
mitted to the evening performance.
The evening show will start prompt
ly at 7:45. People are urged to be
on hand early so as not to disturb
those interested in the show.
Today Mrs. Mercy Everitt is cele-
brating her eighty-second birthday.
Mrs. Everitt came to South Amboy
owe fifty years ago as the bride of
time was in complete charge of the
Camden and Amboy Railroad In this
section of the state.
Tonight at the home of her daugh-
ter Miss Almedia Everitt a reception
will be held in honor. Mrs. Everitt
resides with her daughter at 719 Bor-
dentown avenue and enjoys the best
of health. She is receiving the con-
gratulations of the entire community.
Speaking before q body of railroad
employees at q Pennsylvania Railroad
SAOp AIceIllB ALOlludy, MAUI H. "
Amos, OF the American Red Cross,
stated that the national organization
had expended 1885, 900 in this city in
the period that followed the 7. A.
Gillespie explosion at Morgan asst
year. Major Amos who was stationed
at Colonia during the explosion, was
sent to South Amboy with the first
four truck loads of provisions. The
Red Cross" said Major Amos, prob
ably knows that much OF the money
expended was wasted. It does not
stop to think of that, for the Red
Cross is ON the job in an emergency.
Some Of 1t hit the right spot, we
know"
the national headquarters that an in
vestigation has been made of the OPP
erations of the Fuller Construction
Company in this city following the ex-
plosion, and that data is being Sc
cured on which the Red Cross will
bring civil suit to o money
which 1t Is claimed the company Sc
cured by fraudulent means. This COM
AMY was sen here by the Red Cross
to put In window glass, repair chin
neys and perform other emergency
work. Local people claim that the
workers "soldiered" on the Job, and
thai they were charged in excess of
the value received. When the Red
Cross secures damages In the civil
suit, 1t is intended that local people
shall be reimbursed for their eXpen-
ditures.