Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-21

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ton work. addresses by prominent
speakers, awarding of merit badges
and musical entertainment will be
included on the program. This
group of boys whit make up the
Jewish trocp will attend special SER
vices at the synagogues during the
week. The Scouts have offered their
services to the Zionist organization
for their activities on Flag Day. De-
cember "a and 25. The standing or
the patrols are. Elack Bear. 247:
Fox, 23S, Wolf, 222 and Tiger. 132.
There will be a firesi6e meeting in
the boys department of the "" to-
morrow night of which George Mum
will be chairman. The meeting Is
open to everyone and an interesting
report of the state conference just
past will be heard.
The schools will reopen after the
holidays on January 4 instead OF
January 5 as was formerly an
nounced.
With rehearsals being held three
times a week, preparations for the
minstrel show to be presented at the
Majestic theatre Tuesday night. jan
nary 10, under the direction of the
Junior Order Mechanics and the
Junior Club are now well under way.
The rehearsals are held at Junior
hall. The coach is Charles B. Car
ter assisted by Arthur Frantz, a
member of the club. The entire cast
will be composed of local talent,
with Robert jackson and Arnold
Olson as the leads. There will De
eight vaudeville acts in connection
with the show that will include Will
liam Mccullough in q musical act.
Tho next rehearsal will be held to-
morrow night at Junior hall when
it is expected that every one taking
part will be in their places at that
time. The tickets will not be placed
on sale until after New Years.
Elks numbering more than three
hundred that insluded large dele
cations from Elizabeth, Railway, AS
bury Park and Red Bank gathered
at the club house of Perth Amboy
Lodge NJ. 7S4, b. 7. O.. E., last
night. TIE occasion was the ritual
contest between Railway and Eliza
beth lodges, which contest is being
held under the direction of the New
Jersey State Elks Association. Each
had two candidates and a past ex-
allied ruler cf Asbury Park and Red
Bank lodges acting as judges of the
contest. State President Goes, of
Plainfield, State Vice President
Crawford Of Kearny and State Sec
rotary Reet. of this city, attended.
Exalted Ruler Hoops, of Railway
Lodge, was N charge of the work for
his lodge ard Exalted Ruler Barry,
of Elizabeth Lodge, directed the rit-
ual of his lodge. Perth Amboy
Lodge and New Brunswick Lodge
will contest in the state ritual work
at Plainfiel1 on January %. Exalt-
ed Ruler Charles Simmer presided
at the opening of tire session and
then turned the meeting over ia the
visiting lodges. After the work re-
marks were made by State President
Goes and tie other members of his
staff and several of the visitors in
which they complimented the work
Of the two lodges.
A regular senli-monthly meeting
of the Board of Water Commission
ers will be held tonight at city hall.
Doctors of Middlesex county,
members of the County Medical
Society, are holding their annual
meeting this afternoon at the East
Jersey Club.
A large audience is expected to
turn out tomorrow night to hear
Senator William II. Parry, of Essex
county, who will speak at the thrift
meeting at the high school audi
torium. Prizes for the best written
essays will be awarded.
"
Letters of administration were is
sued by the surrogate at New
Brunswick this morning to Edward
NJ. Ten Eyck, of Raritan township,
on the estate of Luke Barton, who
died on November %, leaving his
wife and two minor children. The
value of the personal estate is $500.
Letters have also been granted TO
Mary Cathcart. of New Brunswick.
on the estate Of her brother, Elmer
Dawson, who died March 20. 1920.
The deceased is survived by six sis
ers and two brothers. The estate is
valued at $500.
Charles Green, advance agent
Jean Bedini's Fairy Tale Follies."
has arrived in town and is making
his headquarters at the Majestic the
atre. Every theatre goer in the
city knows of Bedini through his
wonderful show. "Peek-aBoo" and
"Chuckles Of 1921" which had
their first showing here~-In his new
show, Fairy Tale Follies," Mr..
Bedini has outdone his previous eff
forts, in both the selection of the
show and the cast, which includes
Fred Walton. Phil Dwyer, John
Morris, Mary Wayn and Dorothy
Byrnes. An added feature in con-
nection with this show is that four
teen or sixteen local children will be
employed to take the parts of fall
ries. This show, without doubt.
is the biggest attraction ever staged
in this city. and will play the thea
tire three days commencing Decem-
Ter 20.
Members of the Perth Amboy As
ISOLATION of Insurance Agents will
meet shortly with fire wardens of
this city for the purpose of adopt
ing a fire code. The willingness of
the agents TO cooperate in this work
was expressed in a communication
recently sent to the city council.
The Y. NJ. G.. A. will be c.osel IN
all departments Monday.
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