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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Metuchen

The Quiet Hour Club met with Mrs.
Van Middlesworth of New Brunswick
last week. Mrs. Manning was leader
for the day and the subject was Folk
Lore, Song and Dance of the Balkan
States" Mrs. Manning read the pa
pers and the musical part of the pro-
gram was given by Mrs. Burr, Mrs.
Grimstead. Mrs. Norris. Mrs. Strong,
Mrs. Thornall, Mrs. Clark and Miss
Van Hartz. A Greek dance was given
by two little maidens in costume, Miss
Jean Crowell and Miss Jack" Dolph.
A social hour followed and the hostess
served refreshments.
Word has been received from Wal
ter Williams of his safe arrival on
German soil.
Mrs. c. r. Abel, Of Rector street,
entertained the Beta Society at hel
home Saturday afternoon. The at.
tendance was good and the meeting
was an interesting one.
!. Rolfe is Ill at his home on Rose
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. De Lorenzo, Of Rector
street. are the parents of a son.
Mrs. Waiter Williams entertained
card club at Roselawn Wednesday at
ternoon. Prizes were won by Mrs
Jerry Letson and Mrs. Crowell.
The Rev. d. W. johnson preached
in the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. McLauchlin, Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson and Mr.. and Mrs, Man
ming were dinner and theatre guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. Il. Strong, of New
York city, Friday evening.
Mrs. Duke" Potter entertained the
young peoples Card club at her home
Friday evening. Most of the men,
bers were present and the prizes were
won by Miss Evelyn Letson of Stel-
ton and Ted" Dana.
Miss Street, OF Philadelphia, Is a
guest of Mrs. William Mckenzie.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pierson have
given UP their home in Metuchen and
will spend the summe in West Vir-
ginia.
Miss Emma Kelly entertained the
Monday afternoon card club at her
home this week.
Mrs. r. Coerr has been spending a
few days in Massachusetts, where she
attended the funeral of her young
step-grandson. youngest child of Pro
fessor and Mrs. Cushman, who died
very Unexpectedly of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorfin TAFT enter
tanned the Evening Card Club ut ..heii
hospitable home Saturday evening
All of the members We're present ant
the usual good time ensued.
Mrs. Roy Burr sent off the last in
stallment of Red Cross work Friday
and her faithful service in the w0rl
has been greatly appreciated by The
Metuchen chapter II the society al
large.
Miss Mildred Noe is recovering
| from a serious attack of pneumonia
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
MINISTERS TO CONFERENCE
81 Special Correspondents.
Methodist Pastors of Island Leave
Tomorrow for Annual Session

TOTTENyTLLE, March fG:-
Methodist ministers connected with
the various churches on Staten Island
will leave tomorrow morning for the
annual conference that will be held
at the Halsey Methodist church,
Newark, for the next week. Some of
the island pastors are expected TO be
returned to their charge while others
will seek other fields of labor. Rev.
J.. II. Bindenberger, pastor of st.
Paul's church, T~ottenville. has re-
ceived the unanimous call of the con-
gregation and at the fourth quarterly
conference received a raise in, salary
for the coming conference year. Rev.
c. S. Hunt, pastor of Bethel Metho-
dist church, Tottenville, will not re-
turn. He rendered his resignation at
the last quarterly conference.
Rev. ID. II. Gridley, pastor OF ST.
Marks church, Pleasant Plains, VINO
has not received an invitation to re-
turn, is expected TO be sent to an
other pastorate. Rev. g. o. Rusby:
pastor of the Woodrow church and
supply at st. Johns church, Rossville,
is expected to return again. Rev.
Milton F.. Grant, of I'M ertield
church, Mariners Harbor, a former
pastor at st. Paul's, Tottenville. is
being talked of for district superin-
tendent to succeed Rev. Frederick
Hubach, Of Plainfield, In h Eliza
beth district.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Keyport

Mrs. Asbury w. Campbell will enter
tain the Tuesday card club at her
home this afternoon.
Owing to the Plantation night to be
given by the First Baptist church
choir on Tuesday night, March 70,
the reception to Rev. A. c. Brady,
Calvary's new pastor will be held on
Friday night, March rs, given by inc
E!pworth league.
Raritan Post, No. SO, will hold
q business meeting at the Offices OF
Ackerson and Ackerson on Front
street, tomorrow night when several
Important matters will come before
the legion.
Seabrooke Schanck spent Sunday
with friends at East Orange.
A delicatessen and lunch room has
been opened in the building formerly
occupied by the Terminal wine and
waiting room.
Mrs. Paul G. zimmerman Will en-
terrain the Bridge Club at her home
on Osborn street this evening.
Earl Cherry was the guest of friends
at East Orange Sunday.
The A. o. N. Of Keyport and Mata-
wan will hold their annual st. Pat
rick's ball at Keansburg tomorrow
night.
MIS. H.. o. SOt JluS III lIS IVA
| recently vacated by G. II. Clarendon
and will remove her millinery estab-
lishment there during this week. Mrs.
Coe expects to be able to serve her
customers from the new store or
Thursday.
On Saturday the ladies of the Pres
byterian church will hold a food sale
at the gas office on Broad street.
REV. John r. Reeves, former pastor
of Calvary M. e. Church, delivered
his first sermon as pastor of the Alb
| secon M. q. church on Sunday. Mr..
! Reeves returned here on Monday and
with his family expects to remove to
| his new charge about Wednesday.
Wallace A. Jack of FYatbush was the
guest of Mrs. John Templeton and
family on Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Smith Is a new member
OF Calvary NJ. E. choir.
The exhibit of the Aeromarine com
pany from the Aero show arrived In
the borough on l~argeSauto trucks late
Sunday night enroute to the factory.
Fred and Raymond Kruser of Brook
| lyn spent the week end with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kruser'
} Miss Gladys Johnson of Keansburg
was the guest of friends In the Dor
lough on Sunday.
Miss Lillian Bouton was the guest of
| friends at East Orange on Sunday.
Miss Mary Manion entertained {
number Of friends at a card party
Saturday evening. First prize wa
won by Government Inspector Hoke
second by Joe Schrier and third by
Miss Emma Rheinhold. Refreshments
were served in the dining room which
was decorated in green and white anc
each guest received a favor in keep
ing with st. Patrick's lay.
Mrs. Ethel Stenger and daughter
lof Chrome. are spending a few days
with friends in Keyport.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Tells HoU to Stop a
Bad Cough
Surprising results from this famous
old homemade syrup. Easily
prepared and costs little.

II you have n severe cough or chest
cold accompanied with soreness, throat
tickle. h~oarseness, or difficult breathing,
or if your child wakes up during the
night with Group and you want quick
help. try this reliable old homemade
cough remedy. Any druggist can supply
yon with 2h ounces Of Pinex. Pour
this into a pint bottle and fill the bottle
with plain ~granulated sugar syrup. Or
you can use clarified molasses, honey, or
corn syrup, instead of sugar syrup II
desired. This recipe makes a pint OF
really remarkable cough remedy. 1t
tastes good. and in spite of its low cost,
it can be depended upon to give quick
and lasting relief.
You can feel this take hold of q
cough in a way that means business.
1t Nosens and raises the phlegm. stops
throat tickle and soothes and heals the
irritated membranes that line the throat
and bronchial tubes with such prompt
ness, ease and certainty that it is really
astonishing.
Pinex is a special and highly eoncen-
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, and is probably the best
known means of overcoming severe
coughs, throat and chest colds.
There are many worthless limitations
of this mixture. To avoid disappoint.
ment, ask for "2% ounces of Pinex"
with full directions and don't accept any
thing else. Guaranteed to give absolute
satisfaction or money promptly re-
funded. The Pinex Cos Fl Wayne.
Ind.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Tottenuille

Warren Abrams of Brooklyn, John
J. Allen, Jr., and Miss Margaret Nc
Guire, of Manhattan, spent Sunday
with Mrs. John ]. Allen, Sr.
Mrs. Alfred Fisher has returned
home from a visit with her parents
at Livingston, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius GetzlowitZ and
Miss Mae Slaight were In Manhattan
last night for the initiation of Mrs.
Getzlowitz In the Order Eastern Star.
Mrs. Sarah Weir has returned to
South River after visiting Mrs. Lu-
cretia Morey.i
Mrs. Jane Gibbs is recovering from
a recent illness.
Patrick Harding attended the ban
quet of the Friendly Sons Of Ireland
held at the Stapleton clubrooms last
night.
Mrs. George Hoehn will entertain
the AMIGA Club tomorrow afternoon.
The business meeting of the w. G.
r.. u. will be held tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. John Nose
by, Fisher II
The covered luncheon of the March
committee of the Ladies' Aid Society
of st. Paul's church has been post
poned indefinitely. 1t was to have
been held tomorrow.
The monthly meeting of the Local
Board at Borough Hall tonight is eX-
pected to be largely attended by tax
payers interested in sidewalks in Am
boy road and the extension of the
Southfield boulevard.
The lecture at the school last night
was fairly we'll attended.
The third degree was conferred on
a candidate by Bentley Lodge last
night at Odd Fellows hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
HlBERNIAN DANCE
Big Affair in Roosevelt Planned for
Tomorrow Night


By Special Correspondent.
ROOSEVELT, March 16.-The HI
bernian dance to be held tomorrow
night is expected to be a big event.
The committee have all arrangements
ready to care for one of the seasons
best affairs. CARRIERS hall has been
decorated m specially prepared for
March II style.
Horner's orchestra of Perth AInboy,
has been secured to furnish the music.
Samuel Harris and his brother Uriah
were visitors in L~aWrenceville yeSter-
day.
Mrs. Chris Stenger and daughter,
Ethel, were Keyport visitors over the
week end.
Max Engleson and several friends
were Passaio visitors on Sunday.
Board of Health Inspector Frank
Bone and a state health official were
out on q milk inspection on several
farms to look over conditions of sani-
tation and make tests.
Harry A. Abrams and family motor
ed to New York and spent the week
end with relatives there.
William Fuller of Newark spent
yesterday in the borough on business.
Thomas Deverenx spent Saturday
evening in Perth Amboy.
II. V. O. Plat spent yesterday after
noon in Elizabeth on business.
Ewall Grohmann spent the weekend
in Newark.
The chief OF police is looking after
the automobile offenders who are dis
regarding the traffic signs.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
CONTINUATION SCHOOL Is
PLANNED FOR THIS CITY
State Council of Education Met in
Newark-Mr. Shull Reelected
Treasurer of Organization

At the meeting of the Council OF
Education of the State of New Jersey
at Newark last Friday and Saturday.
Superintendent $. E. Shull, of this
city, was reelected treasurer of the
organization. w. A. WetZel, princi-
pa of the Trenton high school, was
elected president and T. III. Hulsart,
Morris county superintendent. secre-
tary.
The meeting was divided into three
sessions, Friday afternoon, Friday
night and Saturday morning, at each
of which there were discussions upon
The educational work of the state.
Particularly interesting and i'm
portant was the discussion on contin-
uation schools. lead by Dr.. Hoen IL,
Evans, supervisor of continuation
schools of Boston. The continuation
school system will be instituted in
this city July l and will be used In
the educational work at the begin
ming of the regular September term.
Among other things, DR.. Evan said
hat the continuation school PROPOSE
ton is the hardest that educators
have ever had.
The law in New Jersey requires
that every child under the age of six
teen who has received work papers
must spend six hours each week in
the continuation school. Just when
the classes will be held Is not yet
decided by the Boar of Education
here. but the system must be worked
out and ready for the authorities in
by the beginning of the Sep"
tember term.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Pleasant Plains

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Edwards. of
Brooklyn, spent the weekend In
Prince Bay.
Cornelius Van Allen has purchased
the residence of Mrs. Margaret La
Forge, of Brooklyn, in Pleasant
Plains avenue, which he will occupy
after the first of May.
Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Weed are
moving to Baltimore, Nd.
Peter LaForge has taken up his
residence in Brooklyn.
George Arbogast is slowly recover
ing from q recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Cotton are
at Jacksonville, Fla, for the next few
weeks.
The monthly meeting of Beauvais
Post No. 1875, American Legion, will
be held tonight at Amicitia hall.
Several important matters are to
come up which require a full attend
ance of members.
A regular meeting of U. s. Grant
Council, Jr. O. U. A. NJ, was held
last night.
Molly Stark Council. Daughters of
America. will entertain the state
deputy and staff at their meeting to-
night at Amicitia hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
PH|LEMONS To
HAVE LUNCHEON
Annual Event at New Packer
House Saturday Afternoon,
April "a.
pu specfnl Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENvILLE, March 16:-The
Literary and Historical Society to
close the year of that society will be
held at the New Packer House, Perth
Amboy, Saturday, April "a. Mrs.
Fannie Lewis, chairman of the COM
mittee, has made arrangements for
the affair which is TO take place at !
O'Clock. Mrs. Lewis made a report
of the luncheon at a meeting OF the
society yesterday afternoon at the
South Baptist church. Tickets are
out and reservations can be made
with her or any of the others asso-
ciated on the committee with her.
From all indications the affair Will
far exceed anything that the society
has eve held.
at the meeting yesterday that In
cluded a report of the presidents
council held at the Hotel st. George.
Brooklyn, last week hat was given
by Miss Emma Herrel. a Vice presi-
dent. The program yesterday IN
cluded papers on the Russian opera.
Mrs. B. +. Joline told of the history
of the opera In Russia, and Miss
Anna Van Name told of the opera
plot of Prime Igor in her W paper
and that of Miss Laura Yetman's
paper on the opera plot Eugen one
gen. The musical part of the pro-
gram was given by Miss Nadine Nor
ton, of New York. lis Elsa ~
Evans, president, presided at the
The program for next week will be on
Civics. Mrs. J. T.. Hopping Is chair
MAI of the program and she VIII be
assisted by Mrs. N. ]. Lowe and MIS-.
Walter Beers. Miss Helen kirkpy
will give the music.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Cartwright Pleads Guilty
Judge Tiernan Sends Him in Eimira
Reformatory on Charge
BIZ Special Correspondent.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, March 16.-Plead-
ing guilty to a charge of petit larceny
reduced from burglary, John Cart
wright eighteen years old no home was
sentenced by Judge J.. Harry Herman
in county court to the Elmira Refor-
matory. Cartwright was arrested by
Acting Detective Sergeant Schley ana
Detective Detroit of the Ninth Branch
Bureau a few weeks ago in an unoccu-
pied bungalow at Great Kills. where
he had broken into. He was charged
with having entered the parsonage of
Rev. Paul Greider, pastor of the Nor
avian church Great Kills, on two DIFF
ferent occasions and also broke into
several bungalows at that place dur
ing the past two months.
A number of articles stolen from
the parsonage and other places were
found in his possession. He pleaded
guilty to the charge. He was indicted
by the January grand jury for burglary
but this was reduced with the consent
of District Attorney Maloy when he
pleaded guilty to the petit larceny
charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
Jamesburg

The dance given In I.ange's Hall
on Saturday night attracted q smGsl
number of lovers of the dance. The
local orchestra furnished the music
Fred Perrine, who played shortstop
for The Morrisville, Pa, team of the
Delaware Valley League, has signed a
contract TO play third base for the
coming season and at an increase in
salary.
Miss Mildred Denton, who has been
visiting relatives at Farmingdale, J..
l., for two weeks, returned home on
Monday of this week.
Mrs. Albert LANCE and daughter,
Miss Helen LANCE, are spending sew
eral weeks with the formers nephew,
George Amann, in Brooklyn. Miss
Alberta Lange, her daughter, spent
the weekend there.
The Rev. ]. ID. Shaw. returned pas
tor of the Methodist church, preach
ed at both services on Sunday. The
annual report of the church shows 1t
to be in a most fourishing condition.
James Beckney, a member of the
Rider-Moore basketball five, Will take
part in the banquet to be rendered by
the management to the team and in
vited friends.
The annual by the mem
bers of the official board of the Pres
| byterian church was begun on Sunday
| afternoon and was very successful,
| notwithstanding the absentees due to
illness and other causes. AS a pre-
lude to the canvass the pastor, Rev.
w. J.. B. Edgar preached n of his
| heart-to-heart on the duties
of the members of the congregation.
Miss Lena Beatty and Isaac Flum-
| erfelt. OF Port Murray, who have been
| guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Flum-
| erfelt for ten days. returned home
yesterday.
Miss Catharine Perdoni has been
| Ill at her home for the past week.
Tomorrow night at st. James hall
| the Lenten period will be given a
| respite and all will make merry fol-
| the night at a big dance to be given
under the auspices of the ladies of
| the parish. Prices orchestra will fur
| nish the music for the dancing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
GIVE UP HOPE OF FINDING
BODIES OF KEYPORT men
Think Bodies May Come TO Surface
when the Weather
warnner-Diver Fails

Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, March 16:-Relatives
in the borough have given up all
hope OF finding the bodies OF Captain
Edward Walters and Charles Jill,
both Of this borough, before spring,
efforts of a diver having failed. The
two men are believed to have perish
ed during the severe gale on Friday
night of last week and to have been
washed overheard.
At first it was thought that the
bodies were in the cabin, the men
having been trapped and unable to
get out before the sloop. the Edgar
Bernard, sank. Search by a diver
disclosed the fact hat the cabin was
empty, also that the small boat was
capsiZed.
The s%upposition now is that the
men, half frozen, had climbed to the
mast in the hopes Of attracting at
tention but being too cold were I'M
able to tie themselves fast and were
swept over into the icy waters. The
only hope now remaining Is that the
bodies may come to the surface dur
ing the spring and be recovered in
that way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
LIEUT.. TURLEY GETS GIFT
Gold Watch Presented Former Police
Officer Yesterday.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE. March 16--John
j. Turley, a lieutenant and acting cap
tain attached to the Goth precinct po-
lice station, Tuttenville. for the past
nine years, was yesterday presented
with a gold watch as a token OF es-
TEEN from his friends and former
comrades. There were no presenta-
ton speeches, but the token was de-
livered % him in a quiet way with a
brief note with the names of donors
attached. The note read:
Civilian John J.. Turley. We, as
sociates and comrades, desiring TO ex-
press our appreciation and gratitude
for our friend and former eomman-
der "a Prince of Good FelloWs) re-
quest that you accept this token Oh
esteem and admiration. trusting that
you will live long to wear 1t IN mem
ory of many happy occasions. WIN
best wishes for your future success
and happiness.
Lieutenant Turley was retired from
the force a week a~go.after thirty-tWo
years In the police department. Dur
ing the past nine years he nao peeh
attached to the Tottenville station he
made many friends here. he was
acting captain of the precinct Tor nVe
Years. 1t was while ne was in cam
mand that he organized the home
Defense League which afterward be-
came the Police Reserves of the pre-
cinct. During the war he laid out
the plans for all emergencies Tor inc
precinct and had his men well trained
for anything hat was expected TO
arise at that time. When the Morgan
explosion occurred the uniform men
and those of the Polce heserses
both men and women, We're on mana
and did good work during; that night
and day. He was on duty the entire
time with his men and assisted in car
ing for all those hat came from OUT
of Perth and South Amboy during the
early hours of that awful morning
And the next day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
South Amboy

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank kabosky, of
Parlin, both formerly of this city,
are the parents Of a baby boy. Ka-
bosky is well known in local sporting
circles, this year managing the Du-
Pont Y. NJ. G. A. basketball team.
The second meeting of the Edward
l. Edwards Democratic Club will be
held on Thursday night. All Demo-
Gratis of the city are eligible for menu
bership n are urged to be present
at the meeting.
On Friday night the Students Club
of the South Amboy high school will
act as host, at a dance to be given in
the high school auditorium. This is
the second of a series to be held be-
fore the close of the school year.
Arrangements have been made by
DR.. Walter Peterson to establish a
United Cigar Store In connection with
his drug business on Broadway.
Tonight the Common Council will
meet. With the State highway pro-
position on their hands as well as
many other important matters there
will be an interesting meeting.
A dress rehearsal for 1.-THE Heart
of a Shamrock" will be held tonight
in st. Mary's Hall. This promises to
be the best non-professional enter
tainment eve given in the city.
Commander Harold Hoffman and
the other officers of the local o OF
the American Legion urge a large at
tendance of the members at the
meeting to be held tonight. All eX-
service men are urged to be present,
An important meeting of the South
Amboy Republican Tub IA held in
the clubrooms on Broadway last
night. Following business of import
ance a smoker and social hour was
enjoyed.
Councilman George Kress expects
soon to occupy the building recently
vacated by l.. d. Green, who has
moved to the outskirts of the city.
The building was purchased by
Councilman Kress from JOIN j. Soul
ly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
CONTEST NEARS END
Membership Drive of Keyport Royal
Arcanum Closes March 20.

BIZ Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, March 16-The final
meeting of Coronal Council No. 1,456,
Royal Arcanum. for the council year
will be held on Friday night, March
20. At this time the council activities
for the year, including membership
contests will come to a close. The To-
cal council is in a contest with Queens
Council for a doubling of membership
and both councils are running closely
in the race. The local councils men,
bership must total 218 at the close
and it now has an active membership
of over 200.
Several membership teams are
working hard for Cornal success and
at the close of the contest the win
ming team will receive special atten-
ton including a theatre party n
supper besides the money prizes Of
fered by the council.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-16
MlLLT0WN BILL PASSED
Two Changes Made I'm DeVoe's An
nexation Measure
~ NtnN -Corrcspondent

BIZ STAFF Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, March 16:-
Assemblyman DEVICES bill which
provides a borough form of govern
ment for Midtown was reported out
of committee in the assembly yester-
day and passed after two changes
had been made in the measure. These
changes were made TO satisfy people
who attended the hearing during the
afternoon from both Midtown and
North Brunswick township, the two
municipalities affected by this bill.
The first change provides for the ex-
clusion Of the Elk HILL schoolhouse
from the borough. that district still
remaining In North Brunswick town
ship. The second change also pro-
vides for n referendum to be held n
Midtown next election.