Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-20

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: Councillor Charles Van Deusen, the
representatives to the recent state
convention held at Atlantic City
gave their report. Councillor John
Monroe. presided and received the
report of the delegates and intro
duced the speaker of the evening.
Plans are being made for a class
initiation to be held at the next
meeting. 1t is expected that the
class will include twelve candi-
dates.
Past Grands Mrs. Caroline Their
ikelsen and Mrs. Semina loft, who
represented Violet Rebekah Lodge
No. Sc, odd Fellows. at the recent
Rebekah State Assembly held at
Atlantic City, gave their report of
the convention at a meeting of the
lodge last night. Mrs. loft, who
was the district deputy president
for the past year.. has been succeed
ed by Mrs. Wagner. a past grand
Of Deborah Lodge of Roosevelt.
The report of both delegates was
After the meeting a social time was
held with refreshments served.
Rajah Raboid, the hynotic expert
exhibiting his powers at the Grand
theatre this week, claims to be able
to reduce the physical power of any
man to that OF a mere child and in
support of his contention is offering
a reward of IS to any man who can
lift his 9S pound assistant from the
floor while Rajah looks him in the
eye. Last night the feature of the
entertainment was the calling of
names and the answering OF ques-
tons while the names and questions
were still in the hands Of the audi
ence.
A game of Gag ball will be play
ed tomorrow noon at the Roessler
4, Hasslacher Chemical Company's
field between a team representing
that company and a team from h
Perth Amboy Dry Docks. There
will be more than twenty-five men
on a side and one period of fourteen
minutes will constitute the game. A.
+. Rankin and George Hooper Will
be the umpires and S. c. Pew the
referee. The game will start at 1910
and may of the employees will wit
ness II.
Regular quarterly meeting of the
vestry of ST.. Peters Episcopal
church was held at the rectory last
night. Reports were heard and busi-
ness of the parish considered. An
effort will be made to re-organize
the Mems Club in order to partici-
pate in a series of winter games with
the Mems Clubs of the Episcopal
and Metuchen.
The Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea will form a gymnasium class to-
night in the Knights of Columbus
Home in High street. under the lead
ership of Miss Ethel Lewis. The Sc
curing of a competent gym instruc-
tor will be discussed at this time.
The meeting will begin at 5 o'clock.
Forty-six girls took part in the
gymnasium class held for the first
time yesterday in the Y. NJ. II. A.
under the direction of Coach Rufus
Allen. The women and girls now
have the use of the Y. NJ. H.. A. pool
rooms. shower and gymnasium. on
Wednesday of every week.
Ballots for the annual election of
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce are in the hands of the mem
bers today, who are requested TO vote
tor six candidates. The twelve can
didates receiving the highest votes
will have their names placed on the
regular ballot and the six highest in
the general election will be ANNOUNCE
ed as directors for the coming term.
The election commissioners will be
Louis P. Booz, Jr., John j. Quinn,
Irving Kreielsheimer and William
Fraser.
Benjamin Winski, thirty-one years
old, of Harrison, was admitted to
the City Hospital yesterday after
noon suffering from bruises received
as a result of an accident occurring
On Smith street near the Tottenville
ferry. His injuries consist of abra-
Ions about the chest and back. Win
ski is being attended by DR.. G.. w.
Tyrrell. According to his story he
a engaged in repairing his motor
truck when he was struck by an
other machine and crushed between
the two.
The work of repairing the interior
of the Danish NJ. Z. church at JEFF
ferson street and Madison venue is
rapidly nearing completion. 0
William Floersch, of Plainfield,
formerly one of the owners and
managers of the Packer House here,
was in this city yesterday afternoon.
He stated that the new seven-story
building which Peter Floersch and
son are building in Plainheld is
now progressing rapidly after con-
siderable delay waiting for marble
to arrive. The new structure will
contain many apartments.
The regular meeting of the Perth
Amboy Republican Club will be held
at s o'clock tonight in the Republic
can headquarters, odd Fellows
building.
A lecture for women only will be
held at Slovak hall Monday, Octo-
Der 81, in connection with the
movement for the control of can
Ger. A specialist on this sub
ject has been procured under the
auspices of the new organization
that was formed here as part of
the Cancer Week activities.
Re-deoorating of the Packer
House interior has been going on
for over a week. Corridors and
rooms are being painted and minor
improvements installed.
Mrs. Il. Rawson of Rector street
has donated an interesting collec-
ton of minerals of various kinds
to the public library. which are now
on exhibition there.
The American Legion Office at
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