Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-07
South Amboy

Miss Elizabeth Downs, a graduate
In the commercial course in the
local high school. has accepted a
position a. bookkeeper with the Mil
Ter. Bergen and Welsh, Inc, lum-
Der merchants.
Units No. 4 and No. I Of st.
Martha's Guild Of Christ church,
have discontinued their Wednesday
afternoon e "a al the parish house.
No objections were received last
night at the public hearing on the
vacation Of certain lands on Borden
town venue. The council adopted
on its first reading an ordinance
providing for the vacation and the
taking over Of other land in order
to straighten out the street.
First installment in payment Of
stock in the new Owners and In
vestors Building and Loan Asso-
citation are due on July IL. Stock
subscriptions will be kept open until
that time. Present indications are
that oyer two thousand shares win
be subscribed in this first issue. At
the meeting of the Board Of Direc-
tors over fifteen hundred shares
were reported. The new loan is
backed by some Of tn most inf1u-
entail and best business men of the
city. J. Arthur Apologize, a big
real estate owner of this city and
salesman of automobiles, is presi-
dent of the association. o. w.
Welsh, one of the leading members
of the lumber company of this city,
is vice president. Michael +. Ma
gle, superintendent Of the South
Amboy Terra Gotta Company. is
secretary, and Harold q. Hoffman
secretary and treasurer Of the South
Amboy Trust Company, is treasurer.
A band is being organized from
the membership of Joel Parker
Council No. So, Jr. o.. u. A NJ. for
the monster rally at E~ngiishtown
on July Is. Frank c. Hoffman. as
sistant band master of the Third
Battalion band. is the prime 10Y
of the project. He has as aid Her
bert r. Dix, n OF the most capa-
BILE musicians Of this city. Already
about ten men have been signed up
and Mr.. Hoffman is assured of sue
cess when the boys go to Monmouth
county. All members who have the
ability to play any instrument is
urged to get in touch with either Of
these men.
Another meeting OF the mer-
chants Of the city will be held to-
morrow night in the Office OF the
mayor at the city hall. This is not
a meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, but a meeting of the business
men of the city under the auspices
of the merchants committee of the
Chamber of Commerce. No line of
action has been outlined as yet. II
having been thought best to get
suggestions from as many mer-
chants as possible. 1t is thought.
however. that an advertising cam
paign will be conducted. extending
to Parlin. South River and Old
Bridge in order to attract new trade.
And a concentrated effort to educate
the people of this city in the advan-
tages of buying at home"
Rev. and Mrs Herbert ]. Allsup
entertained friends from out of town
yesterday afternoon at the manse
on Broadway.
Mrs d. C. Chase Is i'll at her home
on Broadway, this city.
Several students of the local high
school have found employment for
the summer in various plants of
this vicinity. The largest majority
of the boys are at Camp Morgan and
at the du Pont plant at Pariin-
A new fire hydrant was placed
at the corner of Broadway and Da-
vid street yesterday afternoon.
A new cement sidewalk is being
placed around the new bank build
ing on Broadway.
One year 6 the boys of Co.
F, of this city. were undergoing a
strenuous course of instruction at
Camp Runyon, Sea Girt.