Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-15
Pretty Prizes for Parry Tonight

Pretty Prizes Tor Paffy Onisn
A number of very pretty prizes
will be awarded at the regular week
ly party of the Rosary Society TO-
night in the Knights of columbus
Home in High street. Cards will be-
gin promptly at S:iF o'clock. These
parties have attracted a large num-
Der of weekly followers who take
part in the pleasurable arrangements
each Tuesday night and it is hoped
that the crowd will be an even larg-
err one tonight.
Betty Marie Elmer was the win
her of the popularity contest held by
the Z. p. Club recently to deter
mine the most popular baby in this
city. The prize was a silver loving
cup Miss Betty also won the prize
given at the Halloween masquerade
dance held by the Junior Club on
Saturday night. November 5.
In view of the fact that counties
north of the Raritan river have
questioned the tax assessments in
Middlesex county, and the matter
has gone to the State Board of Tax
alton, 1t has been decided to hold a
~ III VI tiiC NlflC DOulcS VI tIlc
county. The conference has been
called for next Tuesday night at 8
o'clock in the rooms of the Board
of Trade in New Brunswick. John
+. Bergen, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce OF this city, will
attend.
The winners of the contests for the
silk pillow and fountain were an
nounced at the meeting of the Club
Enighed yesterday afternoon in
Washington Hall. r. Brunskill, Of
Market street, won the pillow, while
Mrs Miller, Of Port Reading, re-
ceived the pen.
Frank C. PRESS. of Orange, most
excellent grand king of the Royal
Arch Masons of the state of New
Jersey was the guest of honor at a
banquet following a c~onvocation OF
Amboy Chapter, Nc. Al, Royal Arch
Masons, last night at Masonic Hall in
the Elks Building. The banquet was
held at the Hotel Madison following
the comforting of the most excellent
degree on several candidates. High
Priest William IL. Mutt was in the
chair and the degree work was in
charge of Excellent King N. w.
Il ilOiIipcOis VI Outi <tiilDOls lIitl
were about 100 at the banquet and
meeting. This included several high
officers of the order some of which
were District Deputies Matthew
Armstrong and John Killian of Am
boy Chapter; Past High Priest Brow
er. of Lafayette Chapter. of Rah-
way. and Past High Priest Silver. of
Orange Chapter. of Orange.
The theft of a Paige touring a
was reported to the police this
morning by Nathan Morrison of LAT
State street. The missing machine
bears the license tag numbered H.
705-N. J. and was taken from Broad
and Division streets last night about
5 o'clock. Officers on post have been
notified of the theft and an alarm
has been spread through the county
for the machine.
In accordance with the order is
sued by Chief of Police Niels ]. Ton
nesen the members of the depart
ment today started to wear thelr
winter overcoats with the regular
winter uniform.
Herman Ellis of Brighton avenue
is recovering from injuries received
over a week g when an automobile
in which he was riding. plunged on
the state bridge at the draw. Mr..
Ellis is bitter in his complaint
against tho protection afforded on
| this structure. claiming that a wire
was the only fastening holding the
| gate which stretched across the
bridge when the draw was open. lie
claimed hat it was about twenty
minutes before any of the bridge
| tenders were aware of the fact thai
an accident had occurred. Sidney
Potthauser was driving the automo-
| bile, and he also was injured as a re-
| suit of the incident.
A meeting of the co-operators OF
the First Baptist church will be
| held Wednesday night.