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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
MISS AUGUSTA ZEYEM
WEEDS RAY JENKINS

Mr.. and Mrs. William Zeyen, of
Smith street, announced the mar
riage of their daughter. Augusta to
Ray Jenkins. of Columbus, which
took place on Saturday. January s,
in this city, at a dinner at their
home Sunday.
The guests present at the dinner
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Masso-
pust, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Masso-
pust, Mr.. and Mrs. George Marsh,
Mr.. and Mrs. August Reimann, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Pfeil, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Roberts. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Krue-
ger. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Zeyen and
children, Dorothy. Wilhelm. Elsie,
Josephine and Carl Zeyen. Jr., Miss
Ida Pfeil, Miss Gertrude erode,
Mrs. A. Seiboth, Miss Antoinette
Seiboth, Mrs. r. Rabold. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Jenkins. Messrs. Emil
Meyer, Fredericks, Gloiner, o.
Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Mario Jaman.
Miss Augusta Rabold. William and
Carl Rabold. Louis Nesonof, Jo-
seph Dembinsky, Of this city: Miss
Agnes Fowser and Herman Heyne,
of Brooklyn and Thomas Regan, OF
Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
Home Auxiliary Meeis

The regular monthly meeting or
the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Home
for the Aged was held yesterday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. John l..
Ware OF Gordon street. The meet
ing was very well attended and sew
eral important plans for the future
were discussed. The home has been
greatly in need Of sheets and pillow
cases. and the following donations
and contributions were reported yes
terday: Sheets and pillow cases. Mrs.
Helen p. Aimes of Sewaren and Mrs.
Louis BRIGGS; sheets. Mrs. Martin
Newcomer and Mrs. Cyril Arrindell;
pillow cases. Mrs. ]. A. Fish.
Following the business session the
auxiliary presented Mrs. Adrian
johnson, one of the members. with
a fern as a remembrance for her
birthday, which she celebrated Yes
terday. and the hostess served re
! freshments.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Cyril Arrindell Of
235 Kearny n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
CITY MARKET
WILL APPEAL
Action Over Decision of Vice
Chancellor Will be Taken
by Local Corporation.

Joseph Z. Stricken. counsel for the
Perth Amboy City Market corpora
ton. announced today that the cor
porstion would file an appeal over
the decision of Vice Chancellor
Backes. who recently ruled that the
market must vacate the quarters II
now occupies at 103 Smith street.
The appeal follows action brought in
the court OF chancery by the City
Market corporation against the
Boynton Real Estate Company. Hy-
man Wedeen and DIR. Charles l. SILK,
10 compel specific performance of a
contract by the defendants. The
corporation was recently notified to
vacate the premises. but refused TO
move, and started the chancery
action.
The evidence in the case brought
out the fact that when DIR. Silk took
title TO the building from Wedeen.
shortly after Wedeen had taken title
to the building from Boynton broth
erS.~Dr. SILK gave the City Market
Corporation notice 20 vacate. This
the corporation refused to do. claim
ing that they had a verbal lease
with G. w. Boynton which extended
until 1928. Mr.. Boynton when on
the stand emphatically denied the
existence of such a lease.
The Boynton Real Estate Compa-
ny Is represented by Russell Il. Wat
son OF New Brunswick, DR.. SILK by
Assistant Attorney General William
Newcorn and Mr.. Wedeen by III. h.
Goienbock and George Miller.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
MUSICIANS UNION
PLAN FOR SMOKER

The Musicians Union. Local S73 is
planning for a smoker to be given
in the Auditorium, on Tuesday
night, February Is. William Sell
both, chairman of the committee in
charge OF this event. is being assist
ed by I. Nelson, l.. Waters. +. Palisi
and j.. Palceastro in making ar
rangements for this smoker.
Three events have already been
planned, a four round boxing bout
between Ray Handerhan and Joe
Balint. a six round bout featuring
Kid Potty of this city and Johnny
Carroll OF Chrome, and a wrestling
event bringing together John Lar
son and Reckless Hanson in a
twenty minute mat contest. The
committee in charge is endeavoring
TO arrange a program better than
any yer exhibited at a smoker in
this section.
High class vaudeville entertain
ers, boxers and wrestlers will fea-
ture the card.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
PERSONALS

Mrs. Louis Kemeny, Of High
street. has returned after spending
several weeks in Lakewood.
Mrs. Walter W. Blocker. of Mar
ket street, entertained Mrs. Francis
Mckee and Mrs. A. w. Levind, of
New York, at luncheon Monday.
Mrs. LeVind and daughter. Blanche.
left yesterday TO spend the remain
ing months OF the winter in Ber-
muda.
street. has resumed her duties at
the WIKI Company after being con-
fined to her home with illness for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. Walter Leighton. of Keyport,
spent Monday with her mother, Mrs.
William Miller, of Mcclellan street
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
FINISHED
ON CITY GARAGE
Bids on New Municipal Build
ing to be Received by Al
dermen at Next Meeting.

Plans and specifications for the
proposed municipal garage and
stables are now available at the Of
fee of City Clerk Arthur E.. Graham
and several bids for the work are
expected when the aldermen con-
vene on Monday night. Feb. z. the
time set for the receipt of bids. The
garage and stable will be built on
the property owned by the city
lying north of New BrunswiclsSave-
nue., bounded by Lee avenue on the
west and Brace avenue on the north.
1t is estimated by Benjamin Gold
berger the architect who drew the
plans for the city, that the work
will cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000.
The garage Will be 100 feet long
and fifty feet deep, on story high,
built of brick and hollow tile. The
street commissioner will have his
office in this building, the boiler
room will be located in 1t n a
room for the storage of coal will
also be provided for. Room for the
storage of at least thirty cars will
be available and two repair pits,
with specially constructed gondolas
will make it possible to have two
motor trucks ON the ways at one
time undergoing repairs.
The garage will face Brace ave-
nue.. The stable will be built to the
southeast of the garage and con-
nected with IL. forming an L shaped
building. The dimensions of the
stable are ninety-one feet long and
thirty feet wide. The construction
will be of brick and hollow tile also.
this building being two stories, how
ever, instead of one.
On the first floor of the stable will
be twenty-four single stalls and two
box stalls. the latter for the use OF
sick horses. Each stall will be sep
arated from the other by a wire
guard, the floor OF the stable will
be of concrete with removable slat
flooring for each stall. There will
be a window in each stall and ar
automatic hay and oat manger will
be supplied from shutes connected
with the floor above, which will
serve as a hayloft and grain storage
reservoir.
on the first floor there will be q
room for the caretaker and also, a
harness room. The second floor will
be devoted entirely. to the storage oil
hay, straw, oats, corn and feed,
Shutes will connect the food bins
with the managers on the floor below
Adjoining the stables will be a
yard space, ninety-one by seventy
feet, having two large sheds seventy
feet long and about thirty feet wide
and an open space the same size
All of the yard will be paved witt
concrete.
The bids for the general construc-
ton work will not include the
plumbing, heating and electrical
work, as separate bids will be re-
ceived for this part of the work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
METUCHEN JR. O. U. A. NJ.
PLANS FOR MEMORIAL

BY Special Correspondent
METUCHEN, Jan. 26:-The Jr.
o. U. A. NJ. at their meeting on
Monday night decided to proceed
with the erection of a memorial for
the men who fought in the world
war. A committee of three was ap-
pointed to try and find a suitable
site to be used for this purpose and
report back to the club. The place
most favorable Is the circle at sta
ton place, owned by the ,Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company. The matter
will be taken Zip with the railroad
company, and il the committee is
not successful they Will look for
another site. The committee is COM
posed of the following. w. b. Hutch
inson. A. ID. Morning and Walter
Schroeder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
HONOR MRS. GROUSE, JR.
AT AMITY CLUB AFFAIR

The Amity Club gave a reception
last night in their clubrooms in
Smith street for Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Grouse. Jr. Mrs. Grouse was former
ly Miss Emma Greiner and the re-
ception was given in honor of her
recent marriage to MI. Grouse which
took place the first part of last week.
Both of the young couple are active
members in the club.
The rooms were PRETTY decorat-
ed in the color scheme Of red and
white Is were the tables around
which the light supper vas served.
After the supper Mr.. and Mrs.
Grouse were presented with an cleo
trio grill and toaster. and a jolly
social time was enjoyed.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Grouse, Jr., the Misses Jeanette
Garretson, Ethel David. Elizabeth
Kress, Frances Hance. Ruth Hughes.
Clara Hansen, Hannah Hughes,
Emma Sanford. Virginia and Esther
Widerstrom and Florence Lutz.
Messrs. Johannes Koyen. Edward
Carbon, Warren Hibbard. Fred
Miller, Horace Crowell, William
Lear. Harry Grouse, Walter and
Wilson Coe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
DAUGHTERS OF IL0NA
PLAN CELEBRATION

One new member was admitted
into the Daughters of Iona at their
meeting in the Community House in
tombstone street last night. Miss
Emma Kottage. Miss Mary Kondas
and Miss Stella Uveges were APP
pointed a committee to plan the in
itiation for the next meeting of the
club. Preparations for the celebra-
ton of the Hungarian legal holiday,
March Is, in celebration of the noted
Hungarian poet, Louis Kossuth,
were also begun. The celebration
will take place in the Community
House and the program of exercises
will include singing, several speech
es and a sketch in which Miss Julia
SZallSa. Miss Anna Singular and
Miss Elizabeth Seaman will take
part. Invitations will be issued 10
many of the people of the city to be
present at the celebration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
MISS SUSIE H. DIXON
HONORED AT RECEPTION

The chapel of the First Presby-
terrain Church was filled TO capacity
last night for the reception OF the
former orghnist of the church. Miss
Susie II. Dixon. now organist OF the
Trinity EpiScopal Church In wood.
bridge. The program of musical
numbers concluding with the Com
munity singing by the entire audi
ence under the direction OF Fred
BRIGGS was particularly delightful!
because of its varied humorous ana
serious selections. The male qGar-
tette composed Of William Gills.
Jesse Slaight. Fred Briggs and Will
liam Nelson Immediately put the au-
dience in "a good humor by singing
The Ioliycoddle." meeting with
such an applause that another num-
Der was requested. and they sang
There Were Two Flies CLIMBED In
\ Molasses Cup
The next number. a violin solo BY
Richard Hermsdorf. was especially
pretty and we'll received. Mr..
Hermsdorf bows quite skilfully and
he played exceptionally well last
night. Mr.. BRIGGS, singing several
humorous solos, was called back
again and again. and Miss Louise
Crowell delighted all with a soprano
solo which she rendered In her usual
charming manner.
The other instrumental selection
of the evening. a cello solo by Ste
phen f. Somogyi. was much appre-
ciated. and the two selections by h
mixed quartet, composed of Miss
Marguerite Boughton, Miss Edith
Crowell Jesse Slaight ana Fred
BRIGGS completed the pleasing pro-
- nh. - ssFs-al nahtgnE VIII
Get YOU" and as an encore Little
Willie Had a Monkey on a yellow
Stick"
Rev. Frederick ID. Niedermeyer.
pastor Of the church and master Of
the ceremonies OF the evening. then
made a presentation speech. in
which he presented Miss Dixon with
a beautiful basket of sweet peas,
lilacs and violets and 500 in gold
from the congregation and her
Friends. Mr.. Nieder-
never spoke of her much ~appreciat-
ed talent. her loyalty TO the church
and faithfulness in attendance. He
also put into words the feeling of
regret felt by the entire congrega-
ton when her resignation was &C
cepted. Miss Dixon who were more
chan surprised accepted the gifts
in a fitting speech giving the
entire credit to the church and
choir with which she worked for the
past ten years.
The Ladies Society then served re-
freshments of sandwiches and cof-
fee, under the direction of the chair
man. Mrs. Clarence Liddle, assist
ed by several Of the young girls OF
the Sunday school.
In the entire ten years in which
Miss Dixon was organist of the
church. only one Sunday and n
other service did she miss. Her SER
vices were much appreciated by the
entire congregation and they were
to see her so. Miss Dixon is
a member of the church in Wood
Of which she is now the or
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
RARlTAN SOCIAL CLUB
PLANS BARN DANCE

A barn dance in the Western I'm
provement Association hall in Brace
avenue, will take the place of the
regular meeting of the Raritan So
ciaI Club in Frem hall this coming
Saturday night. Each member is
entitled to bring a guest. Excellent
music has been secured for the
dancing ard the committee in
charge have planned a particularly
nice time. Garrett Poulsen is chair
man of the committee in charge and
he will be assisted by Miss Anna
Kaisen, Miss Wayne Thompson,
Miss Emma Thullesen, Peter OLE
sen, Christian Ostergaard and Law
renee Sorensen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
PLAN /
To Be HEARD
FreehoIders to Have Public
Hearing Tomorrow on the
Erection of Institution.
BY siar cnrrs.pondent.

b stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Jan. IS. -
The freeholders will be in session
tomorrow afternoon at the County
Record Building at which time
there will be a public hearing upon
the ~advisability of erecting a county
tuberculosis hospital. The facts are
told that plans for such institution
are on hand as having been made
several, years ago, and that the
land is available. However, It Is
to be decided whether or not IL will
be cheaper to pay out the money
for the treatment Of the patients in
other institutions.
In the morning, the freeholders
will make a tour of the county to
lock over the condition of the roads
and TO determine and list just where
permanent Improvements should be
made. 81
The public hearing will take
place at Q o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
ROOSEVELT BOY IS
INJURED BY AUTO
Ry specIal corre.pondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
ROOSEVELT, Jan. &c. - Jarvis
Harirgan. IL years old. was
Injured when he was run down
by the automobile owned and driven
by Or. j. j. Reason yesterday after
noon. The boy was roller skating
on Woodbridge avenue when DR..
Reasons car made a sharp turn
around the corner, hitting the boy.
DR.. Reason picked the boy up and
rushed him to his home where an
examination was made OF the boys
condition. It was thought he was
not badly injured. As it cannot be
determined to what extent the boy
was injured internally, young Harri-
gan will be removed to the hospital
today for a thorough examination.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
DINNER AND DANCE AT
THE Y. M. n. A. TONIGHT

Everything is in readiness for the
formal entertainment. dinner and
dance of the Y. NJ. II. A., which will
be held in the auditorium of that
building tonight. For the past two
months the entertainment commit.
tee of the association have been
making elaborate preparations for
an especially nice menu for the din
ner. Several Broadway entertainers
have been engaged and the Raga-
more Five from New York have
been ecure TO furnish the music
for the dancing. All reservations
and seating arrangements have been
made and in short the combined af-
fair promises TO surpass all previous
formal occasions of the Association
in elaboration and success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
FINALLY OPEN SAFES
IN BRlNDELL CASE

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-Experts
finally succeeded today in opening
the two safes ordered brought from
the office of the Building Trades
Council to the district attorneys
quarters in connection with the trial
of Robert p. Brindell, council head,
on a charge of extortion growing
out of the legislative building trades
investigation.
The contents were taken for ex-
animation by a member of the dis
trict attorneys office who announced
one safe contained what appeared to
be missing records and the other
letter files.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
PHI SlGMAS PLAN
FOR CARD PARTY

A meeting of the Phi Sigma Sor-
GRITTY will be held tomorrow night At
the home of Miss Dorothy Haddon
to complete arrangements for the
card party which they are planning
TO hold this Saturday night in the
assembly hall of the Raritan Yacht
Club for the benefit of the ch.ldren's
ward of the City Hospital. Several
pretty prizes will be awarded in the
various games of five hundred. PIN
ochle and bridge, and from the
number of tickets sold to date a
record crowd will be in attendance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
SIBERIAN REPORT
AGAIN ALARMING

LONDON, Jan. 26-Reports that
disturbances recently in Siberia are
assuming an alarming condition are
contained in reports today. The
peasants are besieging several towns
held and fortified by soviets, thus
cutting off the supply of food stuffs.
In eastern Siberia Bolsheviki haev
begun a great onslaught on the
peasant communes. and terrorism is
reigning over a large area, the adj
vices add.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
RESTRAINING ORDER
IN LOCAL COURT CASE

By stan Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. ga
restraining order has been served
on Sheriff Elmer Wyckoff, the Perth
Amboy Beef Company and Paul
Kahn, of Elizabeth, preventing these
parties from disposing of any of the
proceeds from sale of the butcher
shop of George Govaletz of Roose-
welt on Monday. The order has
been issued through thes U. 8. dis
trict court of New Jersey. the appli-
cation being made to James F.
Lynch by the Maybaum Packing
Company. The latter company de-
clared Govaletz to be bankrupt and
Thomas Brown of Perth Amboy was
appointed as receiver .
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
NIAGARA'S W Is
NATIONAL ASSET

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. - The
power possibilities of Niagara falls
are regarded by the Federal water
power commission as a national as
set and will be so treated, Secretary
Baker, chairman of the commission
declared today at hearings on pro-
posed sewer projects in the Nj
agara river.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
Many at sewaren Dance.

BY speelal correspondent.
SEWAREN, Jan. 26.-The sub
scription dance for the benefit OF
the Sewaren Free Public Library
last night was most enjoyable al
though the attendance was not
large. Many. however. purchased
their tickets but were unable to be
present. II is hoped that the dance
on February s will draw a large
crowd.
Two of the prominent resident:
OF Sewaren missed their trolley and
walked in order to reach the dance
in time. This spirit of cooperation
has added greatly 20 the success sc
far of the library In Sewaren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
~CAlED0NIANS TO ELECT
OFFICERS TONIGHT

The regular meeting Of the Perth
Amboy Caledonian Club will be
held tonight at which time the cleo
ton of officers for the year will take
place.
On Saturday night the club cele-
brated the birth of Robert Burns.
About sixty were served supper. The
principal speaker of the evening
was Harold 4. Pickersgill. who in
speaking of Burns. was at his best.
The affair closed with the singing
of AUD Lang Syne."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
Women 20 sew Tomorrow

Mrs. J. Virgil Shull. chairman or
the production committee of the To-
cal chapter Of the Red Cross, will
be glad to see a large group of la
dies from the city in the library au-
ditorium tomorrow afternoon at
ESQ o'clock TO sew for the destitute
children of Europe. Last Thurs
day there was a very encouraging
turnout and Mrs. Shull hopes that
an even larger representation will
be present tomorrow. All women
are invited and are asked to bring
their own needles, scissors and
thimbles.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
SHERIFF P0STPONES
SALE AT ROOSEVELT

BY staff Corrcsp9pdent.
NEW BRUNSWICK. Jan. 60
Sheriff Elmer Wyckoff raj prepared
to sell the goods in the store Of
Dukum Bros, on Third street,
Roosevelt, yesterday on a Judgment
for ss09.6S obtained by David Uhl-
man. The sale was postponed on
account of the Dukum concern be-
ing declared in bankruptcy. Appit-
cation has been made 10 the district
court to appoint a receiver.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
WOMAN LAUNCHES
ANTI GAG" DRIVE

TOPEKA, Kans., Jan. 26:-Miss
Lucy Page CASTOR. of Chicago. rep
resentative of the International
Anti-Cigarette League. announced
she would leave Kansas February l
to begin next on Missouri and Ok
lahoma." Miss CASTOR said she
would visit every state capital where
the legislature is in session after her
campaign is launched in Missouri
and Oklahoma.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
TO Hear Chndren,s Cases

BI 0IaW OVTTtsVOnUeNL.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 26:-
There will be a hearing before
Judge Daily at 2 o'clock Friday af-
ternoon in regard to financial aid for
dependent children. and not depend
ent soldiers as announced in the
EVENING NEWS yesterday. Four
teen new cases will come up at this
time. in addition to six cases previ-
ously laid over. and twenty-three put
off for modification.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
PETIT JURYMEN
NOTIFIED BY SHERIFF

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan 90
Notices are being sen out today by
Sheriff Elmer Wyckoff to members
of the petit fury, authorizing them
to be present on February 1. to at
tend the criminal trials in the coun-
ty court. Notices are also being
sem out to the grand jury members
to attend the session next Friday.
when forty cases are scheduled to
cone before them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
OBITUARY
Mrs. EstelIe Prentis McCartb,

WITS. G4sttllG IEtutiS lutCdftnN
Mrs. Estelle Prentis Mccarthy,
seventy-two years old, widow of the
late William A. Mccarthy. died yes
terday at the home of her sonen-
law, Otto Will, near Metuchen. Mrs.
Mccarthy is survived by four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Joseph Afflerbach, Mrs.
Otto Will and Mrs. Agassiz, matron
at the City Hospital, and Mrs. Fred
Galway, of Jersey City. Funeral
services will be held Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the home of
her son-in-law. Rev. Frederick
Neidermeyer, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. will officiate.
Interment will be in Alpine ceme-
terry.
Rasmus Nielsen.
Rasmus Nielsen, eighty years old,
a resident of this city for the past
forty or fifty years, died yesterday
at his home 531 Smith street after
a brief illness. Survived by his wild
ow and two sons. Anton and Peter
Nielsen. Funeral services will be
held Friday afternoon 2 o'clock
from his late residence. Rev. S.
Kjear, pastor of st. Stephens Dan
ish Lutheran church will officiate.
Interment will be in Alpine ceme-
terry.
Louis Stahle
Louis Stable, brother of Mrs.
John T.. Bernard, of Rector street,
died Saturday at his home, 1892
Fifty-fourth street. Brooklyn. Mr..
Stable was born in Brooklyn fifty
two years ago. He was for twenty
three years a member of the New
York fire department and drove the
truck attached to 1913 engine. He
retired three years ago from service.
His funeral was held today from his
late residence.
Carl j. Nelson
Carl j. Nelson, eighty years old, a
former resident of this city. died
this morning at the Elizabeth hospi-
tai. Survived by his wife and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harold Esting, of Eliza
beth. Funeral services will be held
from the home of his daughter, All
Maple avenue. Elizabeth. when ar
rangements are completed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
SO Drown In Shin Wreck

MANILA. P. l.. Jan. 26-Thirty-
ak PHILIPPINES. bfost ~ women and
children. were drowned in the
wreckiug Of the coastwise steamer
Pilieibad, blown ashore and help
1essly pounded to pieces In a furious
storm at the mouth of the Agno
river. province of A~ngasinan. ac-
cording to advices received here to-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-26
To Give Theatre Party

Louis Kemeny. Of High street,
will entertain his employees at a
theatre party in New York City to-
night. The following will be his
guests at dinner and later at one of
the popular musical comedies: Miss
Marie Nielsen. Herman Liebermann,
Edward w. Roberts. Mrs. Kemeny,
Miss Mitzie Kemeny and George
Kemeny.