Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-31

Tonight is New Years eve. AT
midnight the old year will pass sor-
rowfnIly out and the young 1870 VIII
trip In This year wheD the nlidhlsht
n chimes tinkle across the country anu
+ the New Years frolics are at their
4 height, many's the lad VIII think OF
HIS last New Years eve spent per
chance in some God forsaken little
! town overseas.
I The city will do its best to welcome
Sthe new year into its midst AIinost
every clique of individuals In the CITY
has planned n royal welcome for the
sittle visitor. A welcome for young
Mr.. 1920 who In twelve short months
will exit slowly out of the back door
on midnight 1920 just as old 1919 Is
doing tonight. Twelve months a
short time to accomplish all that each
and every one has planned that he
-or&At-wA accomplish In that short
- So all arc getting together on this
night Of nights to escort him in.
The Goodwill Fife and Bugle Corps
will hold their annual invitation
dance in the Auditorium tonight ana
1t is scheduled to exceed even the
heights Of previous years.
The Elks will hold d New Years
ave celebration al for themselves
b1u til0il IHAkiEtfN ~ CH~
dance halls tonight.
Perhaps the high light for this
evening is the dance being held by
the Girls Club Of Perth Amboy in
tile local high school auditorium.
\ The affair is perhaps the first exclu-
give dance of its sort that has been
arranged since the pre-war days.
| The invitations were limited to the
members, an escort and an invited
couple In some cases. The music
Twin be Furnished by the Clef Club or
New York and the preparations, in
3cluding dance cards and favorS, are
ION a very elaborate scale. The com
~&8snittee has Issued one plea and that
E8F for Christmas trees. The hall is
be decorated in such a manner
hat a large number of these Christ
las trees will be greatly in demand.
#hlyone having Il tree which they will
~ pnate if they will communicate with
70 chairman of this committee, Miss
! 3uth Macan, So State street, the
ees will be called for today.
. . =
THE telephone operators are also
hispering secrets concerning a won
srful dance which they will hold to-
ght at the home OF Miss Marie
anderhan.
. . .
The churches, each the Presby-
brian In the form of Il party under
lie auspices Of the Christian Endeav-
r in the chapel, tho Baptist and the
Ike are each doing their bit In well
bomins the New Year in.
The regular meeting Of the Live
Wire Social Club was held last night
In their club rooms The election of
officers for the yea Of 1920 resulted
follows: President, Elmer Nielsen;
ce president, Clarence HOagIand;
~easurer. Harold Cline; financial
cretary. Herman Kurowsky; re-
riding secretary. Miss Esther Sattcr;
d sergeant-at-arms. Miss Helen
h~ristensen,
social and membership commit
G were appointed by the president,
opposed OF social. Miss elsa cline,
arold Cline and Miss Esther Sat
h, and membership, Miss Maude
alvin, Miss Agnes Knudsen, Her.
man Kurowsky n Clarence Hoag-
land. Two new members were admit
ted at this time. a social time fol
J lowed the business sessions
mnGGhe card party and dance held last
nt under the auspices of the
kghts of Columbus in their club
ms in Smith street, for the benefit
SECURING IuuQ9 lOF Lu6 new Slup
use in High street, vas q great sue
u Euchre and five hundred were
ayed and fifteen prizes were award
After cards dancing was enjoyed
he music being furnished by John
Etone's orhoestra- A box OF candy was
awarded to the winner of the number
contest.
i Among those who won prizes at the
affair were the Misses Katherine Cros-
Aey, Agnes Donovan, Blanche Van
I GEcidle and Messrs. John Norris, Rich
ard White. J Hoyer md Frank Foye
and Mrs. James White. The committee
I'm charge of the affair was headed by
Eugene bird and assisted by John
~ Campbell, James Murry, Richard
&Nhite, Leo Burke, Harry Hardiman,
Edward Pavese and John REILLY.