Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-06-26
SOUTH AMBOY

While in other cities the factory
hands engaged in the manufacture of
cigars ave been OF a strike for high
err wages the operators In the Il. Pop
per Company of this city, were con-
tent to work for their present wage.
In appreciation for this the company
has granted without demand a gen
eral increase of ten per cent.
Men of Company + are busy each
night this week preparing their equip
ment for inspection Saturday by Ma
jor Lawrence n his staff. 1t is like
ly that the Major will be accompanied
on this tour of inspection by Col Bor-
den of the New Jersey big guns" n
by Col. THEREBY, commandant of
Sandy Hook. All men of the COM
pany have been ordered to report to
headquarters for the purpose of clean
ing up state equipment, placed in his
charge.
The city hall, high school and
Broadway fire house will be decorated
today al per orders of the committee
on buildings and grounds of the city
council.
Steps have been taken by the mem
bers of Company F to have their ser
vice club" decorated for the Welcome
Home celebration.
Messrs. ID. w. Reed, Max Kaufman,
p. +. Kenah and Harold Hoffman of
tiiS CITY, were IreHtOu NlSltOTS yebLeT-
day visiting offices of the state COM
mission of Banking Inc Insurance.
j. r. Smith, of Wanamassa, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Furman, of
John street yesterday.
Tomorrow night the ladies of the
st. Mary's Catholic Sodality will hold
a welcome home dance in st. Mary's
hall.
Miss Eleanor Furman is visiting
with Misc lana Smith at Wanna.
massa.
The fixtures for the new Trust Com
pany were received yesterday and will
be installed on Friday by CHS Reiger.
There was a meeting of all the wei
fare workers in this county at Camp
Raritan yesterday afternoon, when
the work for the future was laid out
in detail. There were representatives
of the Jewish Welfare Board, Y. M. c.
A, K. of c.. Red Cross and of the War
Camp Community Service. The local
Community Service was represented
by Miss Sayer and Miss Buttenheim,
also Mr.. Chandler. Lieut.. Gardner
represented the employment bureau
of the u. S. Army, while the govern
ment was represented by Major Tow
ner. The principle subject of discus
sion vas the employment of soldiers
in this district. A thorough canvass
is to be a of all the industries and
these welfare organizations will or
ganiZe themselves into employment
agencies for soldiers and sailors. Nee
essary blanks and other literature will
be received in a few days.
Governor Runyon has appointed
Col. De Bevoise chief of staff of the
militia force In this state. according to
information received at Company F
headquarters. The Colonel was one of
the leading figures in the 29th's action
at the Argonne Forest. He has been
decorated by both the French and
American governments and according
to military authorities his appoint
ment was a very wise selection.
1t has been pointed out that there
Is neither a corner stone nor tablet
in the new school to set forth the time
OF construction nor the builders of the
new school. At the Board of Educa-
ton meeting J.. M. Voss offered to give
the board a white marble tablet for
the interior IL they would stand the
cost of installation. The matter was
left in the hands Of the committee on
buildings and grounds for action.