Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-18
CITY BRIEFS

Representatives of the various
courts of Foresters of America of
the county of Middlesex were in
conference with Supreme Secretary
II. M. Donnelly, of Jersey City, and
Grand Court Secretary Warren l.. j.
Jobes, of Hoboken. at Jacobson's
hall yesterday afternoon with regard
to the new officers of the grand
court to be chosen at the next state
convention to be held at Jersey City
on May 10. In the selection of Off
GERS for 1921 to be placed before
the convention those from Middlesex
were decided upon. Past Chief
Ranger Edward c. Smith, of Court
Amboy No. SIS, the president of the
Middlesex County Past Chief Rang
ers Association, was named for the
supreme representative. Martin +.
Ryan, also a past chief ranger of
Court Amboy. was selected as grand
court lecturer: w. H.. Walling, of
Court Carteret, of Roosevelt. the
grand senior woodward, and u. G.
Gebney, of Court New Brunswick.
for grand court trustee. The repre-
~sentatives to the convention from
Court Amboy named at a recent
meeting includes Edward c. Smith,
Charles j.. Warner. Michael O'Meara
and George Murray. Those from
Court Standard are John Beatty and
Thomas Layden. Nearly three hun
dred delegates Will gather at the
convention representing the various
courts throughout the state.
County Councillor John Il. Ber-
nard, will head a large delegation of
Junior Order American Mechanics to
the Past Councillors Association to be
held tonight with Charles l.. Wal
tara Council No 1TS nj Midtown
They will go over from here by au-
tomobile leaving shortly after 7
o'clock. w. S. Lesh, principal of
South River public school, will be
the speaker of the evening. There
VIII be special music.
John Andres, of P~assaic, state
president of the New Jersey Exempt
Firemen's Association with Horace
Adams, of Plainfield, a former state
secretary, were at the quarterly
meeting of the Third Congressional
District League Exempt Firemen's
Association held yesterday after
Chief Patrick Rocks of the Perth
Amboy Fire Department. president
of the district league, was in the
chair and received the visitors and
many members of the league. The
association went on record against
a soldier bill that passed the assem-
bly, last week and is now up to the
senate for action. The secretary
of the league was empowered to
communicate with the state senator
to vote against the bill. Several
other matters were taken up by the
association of interest to the
members. Two automobiles con-
veyed the delegations from here to
the seashore. After the business the
members of the association were
entertained by the Asoury Park
firemen to a collation..
-GUSTAVE Jost, a contractor.
residing at 164 Chauncey street,
through his attorney, John A. De-
laney. has filed lein claim against
a two story hollow brick stucco
house in Catherine street, the prop
erty of Andrew Kondas. Jost sub
contracted the carpenter work from
John n. Vereb, the builder. Jost
alleges that $25S is due him for ar
pcnter work done on the building,
Peter Begor. captain of a
barge at the Lehigh Valley stakes,
reported to Lieutenant Morris last
night @het a man name. John Hand
broke in the cabin of his barge, and
stole a gold watch and 81 in money.
A warrant has been sworn out for
the arrest of Hand.