Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-24
SOUTH Am BOY

SOUTH AMB0Y
During the coming week the men of
Company f intends to make a whirl-
wind campaign for enlistment In Com
pany f. IL Will be necessary to Join
the company before the first of June
IL the recruits are TO be taken to Sea
Grit with the company.
The Y. NJ. G. A. baseball team cross
bats with the team from the Morgan
Ordnance Depot this afternoon in this
city. A good game is expected.
A preliminary meeting of the incor-
porators of Old Home Day has been
held and the president. J. ID. Van
Peit, has informed the representative
of the EVENING NEWS that a public
meeting will be hel6 early next week
for the purpose of discussing the CON-
ing celebration which will be held on
August 8th and 9th of this year.
The commencement exercises of the
high school will be held in the audito-
rum of the new high school Thurs
day night, June 26th. At this time a
Those honored students are: Dora
Forgotson, Ruth Nilsson, Claire Dom
nelly, Henrietta Decker, Francis Tom
aszewski, Eta Sullivan, Marie Shaw,
Beatrice Selover, Margaret Brown.
Blanche Brinaman, Florence Neiltopp,
AVA DuChdleW, CldTcuCe DdNlS, RAY
mond Perkins and Allen Compton.
The members of Gen. William 8.
Truck Post No. 81, G.. A. r., will visit
Cheesequake on Sunday and decorate
the graves of their comrades buried
there.
Signs of activity at Morgan Beach
are more evident every day. At the
present time a number of the bum
galows are already occupied. The
store formerly owned by James Will
lett has been opened up under new
management.
Joseph Tice has left this city for
Pontiac, Mich, where he has accept
ed a position with the du Pont inter-
ests. Construction work which will
take O year or more to complete is un-
der way at that city by the du Points.
A "cut" in the operating force at
the Morgan Ordnance Depot is taking
place daily now. 1t is understood
that the force will be reduced to about
five hundred men. Some time ago men
were promised permanent positions at
this plant and a lumber established
themselves in this city. This will
cause a general exodus of this new
population.
Not only did South Amboy reach it's
quota in the fifth Li,>Sty Loan, but
the latest report issued by Chairman
John A. Coan indicates that the over
subscription has run as high as fifty
per cent. Notwithstanding hat the
majority OF u people were thrown
out of work with the closing of the
munition plants and a number are still
without employment the city made a
better record this time than ever be-
fore. The subscriptions are now be-
ing tabulated with the hope of secur-
Ing IN of the German cannon offer
ed when over twenty per cent of the
total population has subscribed.
This afternoon a recital will be
given to the friends and relatives OF
the pupils of Mrs. j. B. Wickery, who
has been conducting a vocal class In
this city for the past few months. The
concert will begin at w o'clock.
One of the large motor buses own
ed and operated by the Morgan Arse
nal struck the corner curb in this city
and badly damaged the inlet to the
storm W On the corner of John
street and Broadway. The car was
travelling at a high rate of speed and
made too short a turn at the corner.
Snow0l Hause. treasurer of the
Board of Health has accepted a po-
sition with the Barber Asphalt Com
pany, in Perth Amboy. Up to recently
he was employed by the du Points at
Parlin.
At the Sunday morning service of
the Presbyterian church the pastor
will deliver an address appropriate to
the coming Memorial Day, IAN Exam
pie of True Patriotism" In the
ing the subject will be Launch Out
Into the Deep" beginning a series OF
three m on this theme. The two
succeeding sermons or this line will
be "Grumbling Obedience and THE
Revivals to Come"
The new church directories of the
Presbyterian church will soon be Is
sued and ready for distribution. Tho
copy has been sent to the printers
n delivery Is expected shortly.
Joseph Capner has received his dis
charge and Is once more back IN
/ "civies."
All the local boys who served with
the artillery of the 18th division have
received their honorable discharge
and are once more with their friends
and families In this city.
For The first time since its installa-
ton the service window" of the NJ.
Il. church was Illuminated Thursday
night. The local church enjoys the
distinction of being the originator of
this Idea and believes II to be the only
one in the country. The window has
been placed in tlN tower of the
church and contains a star for every
boy from the church or Sunday school
that Is In the service.
William J.. O'Brien has returned 20
work with the Metropolitan Life In
company dAlcA CA6HI fWCcho
rest on account of sickness. Mr..
O'Brien has been employed by this
company for fifteen years and is
considered n of the best insurance
statesmen IN the state. His friends all
wish him success and all are glad to
welcome him back 10 his old post.
Mrs. Anna O'Connor, OF David
street. was a New York visitor on Fri
day.
Frances Coakley, of his city, was a
New York visitor yesterday.
Mrs. Ida Mervin and son Arthur, of
this city, spent yesterday in New York
city.
Gordon E. James. who for a num-
Der of months was Instructor in Man.
ual Training in the local schools. was
a local visitor yesterday. For the
past few months Mr.. James has been
in the u. S. army recently, returning
from overseas. where he spent nine |
months in Ireland. |
Joseph Sexton has completed the
work of remodeling the building own
ed by him on Broadway. This build !
ing was badly damaged at the time of |
the Morgan explosion having at that
time been used as a store room for
z. s. Mason and Son. !
Capt. e. @. Roddy, of this city, was
a visitor to Newark on Friday.
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