Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-19

A meeting of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics will be held in
the Odd Fellows hall tonight at s
o'clock. A number of speakers will
be present to address the meeting at
the close of the business session, in
cluded among whom is Fred w. De-
Voc, Democratic candidate for cleo
ton to the senate. At the business
meeting the plans of the entertain
ment committee for the fall CAM
paign will be presented for consider
alton and the report of the dele
gates to the recent convention at At
lantic City is TO be heard.
Court Amboy No. So, Foresters of
America, will meet tonight.
A meeting of Perth Amboy Camp
No. 10, Woodmen of the World is
scheduled to be held tonight.
Reports of the delegates to the re-
cent convention of the Rebekah
State Assembly held at Atlantic City
will be presented tonight at a meet
ing of Violet Rebekah Lodge, Nc. Sc,
odd Fellows.
Middlesex Council No. 63, Jr. o. U.
A, NJ. will meet tonight.
A damage suit for $500 has been
instituted in the district court by
John Callahan of South Amboy,
against Samuel Eiener of New
Brunswick venue The suit is the
outcome of an automobile accident
which occurred in New Brunswick
avenue near East avenue on Febru-
airy 8. Counselor Jacob S. Karkus
represents the plaintiff.
Chief of Police Niels J. Tonnesen
starts his twentieth year as a men,
Der of the Perth Amboy police de-
partment today.
James P. Gerity, one of the Dem
ocratic candidates for the General
Assembly, spoke in favor of a death
benefit fund for the families of ex-
empt and volunteer firemen at the
meeting of the Sixth Ward Demo-
cratic Club on Monday night, the
money for this fund to come from
the state excess insurance taxes. In
the report of the meeting publish
ed yesterday it was said that he ia
vored giving each volunteer firemen
$1,000.
A number of Italian residents OF
this city left here this morning TO be
at the reception given General Ar
mando Diaz upon his arrival in this
country on the Giuseppe Verdi by
the city of New York. Thousands
of Italians from all sections are
gathered in New York today for the
welcome to the commander of the
Italian army who is to make an ex-
tended visit to this country at this
time. General Diaz will be taken off
the army boat Lexington, which
went down the bay to meet the
teamer and landed at Pier A, where
special ceremonies are being held.
Three hundred and fifty mounted
City Hall. Governor Miller and
Mayor Hylan will extend the greet
ings and the general is expected to
make an address.
Committees for various branches
of work being carried on by the To-
cal council of the knights of CO.
lumbus will be appointed in the fu-
ture by Grand knight William Nolan
who took office last Thursday night.
1t is possible that following the
naming of various committees an
nouncement will be made of the
date on which the annual minstrel
show will be held.
Inc CndmDer OF OOIlillSICe hds
a large number of bulletins giving
information concerning the Port of
New York authority. These bulle-
tins tell how the authority was con-
stituted; its members; its powers:
it's objects; what the plan intends
to accomplish; how the cost of
living is affected; aims and benefits
of proposed plans. and how the ci-
ties can help to bring about port
development. These bulletins may
be obtained by anyone by inquiring
at the Chamber of Commerce or
sending a postal to the organiza-
ton.