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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
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CARD PARTY OCTOBER IS

SOUTH AMBOY, oct. 6.-On next
Thursday night. October 10. the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the South Amboy
City Hospital. will open their fall sea-
son with a card party in city hall.
In the late spring and early summer
of last year the auxiliary held several
delightful parties in the hall as well
as a garden party and at each m
raised a splendid amount for the
of the hospital. The arrange
ments for the party of next week are
much similar to those CO last year
with numerous pretty prizes to be
awarded il the games of bridge.
five hundred, pinoChle and euchre,
and ii as successful as those of last
year, it will be the beginning of a
series OF parties in the hall.
Tickets are now out and may be
procured at a nominal cost from the
committee of which Mrs. A. w.
Christiani is chairman. and includes
Mrs. w. L. Nichols, Mrs. 4. T. Kerr,
Mrs. George Mack. Mrs. d. c. Stew
enson, Mrs. John \. Coan, Mrs. Har-
riet Wilson. Miss Bertha Dfebert.
Mrs. J. A. Apologize. Mrs. II. p. Ma
son. Mrs. Charles Safran. Mrs. James
Mewmeyer and Miss Ruth Newton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
jAMESBUR6

A settlement was effected in the
action instituted by Robert Yetman,
Sr., to prove ownership of the chat
tells OF his sor, Robert, Jr., that were
10 De sold Toy a debt. claimed By
Tracv g NaraZoni, ~ borough hall
Tuesday afternoon. Lawyer Stokes.
of Freehold. represented the Yet
man interests in the action and the
hearing was to have been held be-
fore Justice William Paxton. The
following jury were drawn to hear
the case: Frank II. Pownall. Rich
ard Lewis, Clarence Bennett. Joseph
Pergola. One of the largest crowds
ever to attend a hearing in James
burg was present, the borough hall
being crowded to the doors.
The cranberry crop of the Buckle
lew cranberry Dogs of this place
has been harvested, the last being
gathered Tuesday of this week and
totals but 500 bushels against an
average crop of $500 bushels. The
loss of the entire crop is attributed
to the heavy floods in July when the
boys were inundated with water,
causing the berries to become soft
with the overflow of water. The
boys known as the Davidson boys on
the Englishtown road have been
GU Will MdItI dllu IO dIltIllDl
made to harvest them by John Voh-
man, owner of both bogs. Mr.. Voh-
man is optimistic for a bumper crop
in 1922, the first in nine years.
Mrs. Sadie Potter is having her
home newly painted.
Arthur Brown, employed by Ed
ward Clinton, while at work on a
ladder painting the home OF Charles
Breckwedel, Tuesday morning. fell
from the uppermost part of the lad
der to the ground and suffered IA
broken wrist and other bodily in
iuries that necessitated his removal
to a Trenton hospital after receiving
first aid treatment by DIR. j. c. Shinn.
Mrs. Charles Roberts and children
are spending some days at Denville.
a guest of her mother. Mrs. Frank
Thornton. Mr.. Roberts accompanied
his family as far as Newark in his
auto and spent the day sightseeing
accompanied by G.. j. Fillhower.
The Jamesburg firemen will have
enough entertainment over the week
end for any ordinary department.
Commencing Saturday they will go
to Hightstown to take part in the
bi-centennial parade to be held there
and Monday night will have their
first blowout" in five years. The
committee report that it will be a
very pleasing one, too. The affair
will be in the form of a supper and
card party.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Thompson
and children. of Plainfield. former
residents, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Flumerfelt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
SOUTH AMROY

The new home of George Gum
drum, Jr., Oh Fourth street. is near
ing completion. The home should
have been ready several weeks ago,
but due 70 SONS unforeseen hap
pening the work was delayed. Os-
car Mundy has charge of the con
struction.
Councilman Andrew NJ. Kvist
has accepted a position with the
Thompson Starrett Construction
Engineering Company of New York
city. Mr.. Kvist will continue with
night school two nights z week and
in addition will take a higher curse
With a correspondence school.
William Dooling, Thomas Ken
nedy and William Triggs motored
to the home of friends at Red Bank
yesterday.
Several checks from the State Be-
nus Commission at Trenton Were
received during the week by former
service men. There are still quite
a number of ex-soldiers who have
not received their compensation
from the state.
Gerald Hackett spent yesterday at
the home of friends at Elizabeth.
David Smith and James Keays
left yesterday for a visit to Mauch
Chunk. Pa.
The remodeling of the home of
DR.. j. +. Weber is fast being COM
pleted when finished will add great
ly to the present surroundings of
beautiful homes in Main steret.
The work is in charge of Mundy
Brothers.
Jacob Isenberg, proprietor of the
Broadway Bargain store lis busy
looking for a suitable residence. Mr..
lsenberg sold his property to the
American Legion of this city. Title
will be taken as soon as the house
Is vacated.
The funeral CT Mrs. Eva Parisen,
wife of Elmer Parisen, a truckman
of this city who took her w life
Tuesday afternoon by inhaling gas.
will be held from her late residence
at . o'clock tomorrow. The funeral
will be private. Burial will be made
in the family plot in Christ church
cemetery.
The Mechanicsville Hose Com
pany members have completed their
arrangements for the first of a Sc
ries of dances to be held in their
new home Saturday night. A piano
was installed during the week. The
hall is beautifully decorated and
numerous stands have been erected
during the past few days. The hust-
ling committee composed of both
members and women of the Me-
chanicsville section have distributed
many admission tickets. The out
look for a <rge gathering is very IA
vorable. The money realized by lhis
affair will go toward helping re-
move some of the mortgage on the
building.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
DEMOCRATIC M
TO MEET TONIGHT

TOTTENVILLE, oct. Ga meet
ing of the executive and entertain
ment committees of the Women'S
Democratic Club of the fifth ward of
the borough of Richmond has been
called for tonight at s o'clock at the
home of the chairman of the club,
Miss Laura B. Yetman. 1886 Arthur
Kill road, Tottenville. This was de-
cided upon at q meeting of the
women az the Tottenville school au-
Gitorium Monday night.
Mrs. Eileen MCGOWAN, a deputy
charity commissioner. was the
speaker at Monday nights meeting
and Madame Kate Moustaki, sopra-
no soloist of Concord. rendered two
selections. She was accompanied on
the piano by Miss Marion Sharrott,
of Pleasant Plains.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
SEWAREN HISTORY CLUB
At MRS. {. H. BOYMTON'S

SEWAREN, Oct. 6.-The Sewaren
History Club was entertained yester-
day afternoon at the home of the first
vice president. Mrs. f. II. Boynton.
The chairman of year books Mrs.
ohm r. Haywood, distributed the
year books which proved most sat-
isfactory.
The nex meeting of the club on
October 10. will be at the home OF
Mrs. Peter Van SICKLE when Miss
Mary L. Daniels of Ocean Grove will
give an illustrated lecture on The
Garden of Allah" Miss Daniels Is
an honorary member of the club.
On Friday. October %. a progress
sive luncheon will be held at the
home of Mrs. W. H. Tombs for the
purpose of raising money TO defray
the expenses of three sets of histories
4rchased for the Barron Library
Sewaren Free fublic Library and
History CluN Library.
Following the custom established
in former years, the meeting held
yesterday at Mrs. Boynton's home
was as a memorial to Mrs. s. B. Hins-
dale. Mrs. Hinsdale's birthday fall
ing upon October IS. Mrs. J.. H.
Love, chairman of program spoke
of Mrs. Hinsdale's first visit to her
home when she came TO Woodbridge
tWenty-seven years ago.
Mrs F. NJ. Schock read two of Mrs.
Hinsdale's favorite poems from Kip
ling. The Recessional" and LEN
vir,' and Miss Anna c.. Frazer ac-
companied by Miss Ethel A. Inslee,
played "Humoresque" most beauti-
fully. The remainder of the pro-
gram was devoted to Theodore
Roosevelt. Mrs. n. B. Pulsifer read
an article on Roosevelt by Elfhu
Root and Mrs. c. NJ. Cooper told a
delightful story of the attitude of
Roosevelt toward the American boy.
Delicious refreshments were serv-
ed. There were about thirty present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
TOTTENVlLLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Smith of Brook
TN, have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Brown.
Miss Josephine Pearce Of Port
Richmond. visited her sister. Mrs.
Andrew Matheson, Jr., over the
Weekend.
Richard Lewis is back at his stud
les at Princeton University again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Yetman en-
tertained Sunday. the latter's father,
captain Van Clieg, of Great Kills.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Temple have
us their guests, her parents. who re-
Gently came from the west.
Motorcycle Patrolman Arthur Ro-
.aer returned to duty again last night
:fter ten days leave for the police
firemen's baseball game.
Miss Sarah Van DuSen of Jersey
City, visited friends in town OIL Sum
day.
Mrs. A. r. Campbell of Metuchen,
is the guest of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Marshall.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
:Irs. Harold Meshrow of Perth Am
boy, Tuesday. Mrs. Meshrow was
formerly Miss Anna DUNCAN. of Tot
tSnville.
Beauvais Post, American Legion
Ladies' Auxiliary will hold a rum
mage sale in the vacant store at 81
Main street tomorrow and Saturday.
\ large assortment of wearing APP
,arel and other things will be offered
for sale.
Gus A. Vlasak. of Winfield. l.. l., a
second offender, was fined $50 in the
first district court yesterday by Mag
istrate Croak on a charge of speed-
ing in Amboy road. Three others
summoned to court we're fined s25
each.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
TRACKLESS CAR
. LINE TO OPEN
faayor Hylan to Operate First
Car at Opening on Sat-
urday Afternoon

rOTTENvILLE, Oct. 6:-With
the arrival of the city's trackless
trolley cars on Staten Island this
week the official opening of the
municipal lines that will operate
electric vehicles without rails will
ta-;e place Saturday afternoon.
The opening ceremonies will TAKE
Pace at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
"a the Sea View Hospital grounds,
New Springville, where Mayor John
J.. Hylan will deliver the principal
address. Commissioner Grover A..
\. halen, of the department of plants
and structures, under whose direc-
ton the cars will be operated, and
Borough President Calvin d. Van
lame will take part in the cere-
monies.
Following the exercises Mayor
1iylan, who operated the first city
trolley from the Concord barns last
December, will pilot the first track
less trolley in New York City from
Sca View to Meters Corners.
After the mayor has completed
Is trial trip the two lines will be
lcially declared opened and track
les trolleys will be in operation for
tie first time in the greater city of
J CIV York. There are but two ears
e the seven that have been ordered
~ Nthe city from the Atlas Truck
Company of York. Pa. to arrive for
the two routes. The first one arrived
, cnday on a fiat car of the Balti-
! ore & Ohio railroad and two more
are expected for the opening. The
trr have a seating capacity of thirty
sta1 there will be found standing &C.
Z smmodations for about fifteen
lore. A large twenty-two-foot body
Is mounted IN heavy automobile
chassis and axles.
Two lines with the combined dis
nee of seven miles will at first be
.aced in operation. One will he
TIN from Meters Corners by way of
Iradley emu and Brielle avenue
L Sea View Hospital, returning owe
the same route. This distance is
I n and six-tcnths miles. The other
ire also starts from Meters Corners
anil runs along Richmond turnpike
u Linoleumville. with the anne re-
RI route.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
PLANS
CLEAN Up DAY
Former Soldiers Claims at
South Amboy to be Ad-
justed Tomorrow

SOUTH AMBOY. Oct. 6:-The
Luke A. Lovely Post No. &c. Ameri-
can Legion, have arranged to hold
cleanup day" tomorrow and ar
rangements have been made to have
Raymond r. White. county com
mander of the American Legion and
field agent for the New Jersey Bonus
Commission. to adjust all outstand-
ing claims for bonus. compensation
and other matters that need adjust
ing with regard to ex-service men.
A score of local members of the
Legion will assist Mr.. White with
the clerical work involved. The
squad will be in the South Amboy
Trust Company building from 10
o'clock tomorrow until ) o'clock in
the afternoon and from Z o'clock
until 9 o'clock in the evening at the
city hall.
Although a corps of Legion mem
bers have been busy filing claims and
assisting ex-service men in making
application for the state bonus. many
have not as yet prepared their APP
plication for the bonus. There are
still! many local men who although
they have filed their application
have not received their money. 1t
is to secure relief in those cases that
the Legion have arranged to have
Commander White in this city to-
morrow.
Dependents of deceased soldiers
who have not filed claims or whose
claims have not been approved, ex-
service men who nave as yet neglect
ed to file their applications, those
who have claims against the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance, or who have
other matters in regard to compen-
sation and allotments are expected
to be present. This will be the last
opportunity to have all claims ad-
justed.
1t is necessary that when coming
before the squad tomorrow that all
papers and documents be intact, as
claims without evidence will only
hold up matters. These documents
include service record, notification
of death, letters pertaining to allot-
ments and insurance.
The local boys are DESTROYS of
bringing before the squad those peo-
pie who are dependents of deceased
soldiers and who have only a limit
ed knowledge of the English lam
guage and who have heretofor neg
lected to present claims through ig-
norance of notices. The post has
asked that neighbors familiar with
such cases Will advise them that to-
morrow is the last time for presen-
tation of claims.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
FARM EXHIBIT
NOVEMBER 8
Agricultural Show to be Held
at Cranbury to be
Big Event

JAMESBURG, Oct. 6.-Arrange-
ments have been completed by the
committee in charge of the Middle
sex County Agriculture Society for
the holding of an exhibit to be held
at Cranbury on November 3. 1t was
also decided to hold the annual
meeting of the Middlesex County So
ciety at Cranbury on that date.
The agricultural exhibit will be
chiefly a corn and potato show and
will be open to every farmer in Mid
dlesex county. The classes decided
on for the contest will be giants,
green mountains. cobblers and mis-
cellaneous. The classes for the corn
contest will be white dent, yellow
dent. white capped. yellow dent and
miscellaneous.
Another feature decided on by the
committee will be exhibited under
the auspices of the Home Economic
Clubs of canned goods, dresses, cakes.
pies. etc. Featuring this exhibit will
be hat of cakes made by men and
a substantial prize will be given in
this contest.
Good speakers are being obtained
for the evening meeting which will
be in connection with the exhibit. OF
interest to potato growers will be a
talk by DIR. w. IL. Martin, of the
New Jersey Experimental Station.
who will speak On Results from Use
of Sulphur Up-to-Date." One of the
best speakers that can be obtained
in the state will be secured for the
principal address Of the evening.
Full details will be announced to
all farmers in the county by the COM
mittee who follow:
A. +. Perrine, John Bennett. Lee
Roy Scott, Leon Hyland, Everitt
Erickson. Frank Denton, Henry Cor
telyou. l.. ID. Walker. Mrs. John Ben
nett. Mrs. Howard Butcher, Mrs.
AMI Duncan, Mrs. William Sox, Mrs.
George Banks. Mrs. George Warns
dorfer. Mrs. l.. j.. Cosgrove. Mrs. II.
Q. Brown. Mrs. II. W. J~effers. Mrs. II.
Dey, Mrs. Frank Smalley. Mrs. f. c.
Pierson. Mrs. +. Boye, Mrs. II. Will
son. Mrs. H HoXie
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
WOODBRIDGE

Mrs. l.. f. Potter has returned
from Cambridge. Mass, where Miss
Ruth Potter has enrolled in DIR. Sar-
gents Professional School of Physi-
cal Education.
Miss Mildred Valentine left yes
terday for Burlington, where she
will attend St. Mary's school.
The Auction Bridge Club will be
entertained at a bridge luncheon to-
morrow afternoon by Mrs. John G.
Walker at her home i'll Bellemeade.
The trip from here will be made by
autos, seven of the members form
ing parties.
Mrs. John Schoonover "a an out
of town visitor today.
The literature and libraries COM
mittee of the Woman's Club of
Woodbridge township will hold a
food sale at the home of Mrs. i. IL.
Boypton tomorrow afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
KEYPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ID. Hyrne are
the parents of a son born Wednes-
day.
Thomas L. Smith has returned
from a short trip to Virginia where
he visited his mother and other rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Campbell are
the parents of a son born Monday.
Miss Josie y. Brown has been en-
t%ertaining Mrs. Elizabeth b. Herbert,
of New Brunswick.
Mrs. Andrew Hyer and daughters,
of New York, have been spending
several days with the formers father
NJ. Levine. Harry and Louis Levine
of New York + also the guests of
their father.
At the meeting OF the official board
of Calvary NJ. T.. church held Tues
day night. plans for a series of evan
gelistic services to be held in No
vember. were completed.
Caeserea Lodge. +. and A. NJ. will
occupy new quarters after the first
of the new year, at a recent meeting
having voted to purchase the Keough
building on First street. now occu-
pied by the Jersey Central Traction
Company. The Masonic lodge has
for many years occupied rooms in
the building at the corner of Front
and Broad streets. recently sold by
Mrs. Anna Mckinney to Nicholas
Asgelakos and will continue to meet
in these rooms until it takes over the
new building. The newly purchased
building is of brick and was built by
Mr.. Keough several years ago. The
present plans call for extensive re-
modelling, and the present occupants
will take a ten year lease on the first
floor, which they now occupy with
offices and the trolley waiting o
Albro NJ. Tilton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Tilton of Warren street.
died suddenly at his home at 1874
Clinton avenue Brooklyn. on We'd
nesday. death being due to heart
trouble. Funeral arrangements are
pending. The deceased is survived
by his wife. formerly Miss Nellie
Lambertson. two daughters. Mrs.
William w. Gaul and Miss Catherine
Tilton. his parents and two sisters
who live here. Miss Iva Tilton and
Mrs. William Fl. Tilton of Elizabeth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
JESSE R. SLAIGHT LAID
TO REST At TOTTENVILLE

Jesse r. Slaight, an assistant
cashier at the First National bank
in this city, was laid to rest in
Bethel cemetery. Tottenville. this
morning following the funeral SER
vice held last night at the home of
his mother, Mrs. John Il. Potter.
"a Brighton avenue. Rev. Freder-
lex Neidermeyer. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of this city,
where Mr. .Slaight had been a sofoist
for some time. officiated at the SER
vice last night and he was assisted
by Rev. Oscar L. Joseph, pastor of
Bethel Methodist Episcopal church,
Tottenville, of which the deceased
was a member. There was a large
turnout of friends and relatives
both from this city and various
places on the lower part of Staten
Island. A number of the bank en-
pioyes and officials together with
members of the Presbyterian
church and the Y. NJ. c. A., were
at the service.
The Bethel church choir sang
Perfect Day." and quartet compos-
ed of Miss Edith Crowell, Miss
Marguerite Boughton, Fred BRIGGS
and William ellis, members of the
Presbyterian choir. sang Zone
Sweetly Solemn Thought" during
the service. Many floral tributes
we're received that included those
from the First National bank, Pres
byterian choir. Bethel choir. Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
and United Council No. IT. Jr. o. U.
a. NJ.
The bearers today were Fred
BRIGGS, Harry Comings and Vincent
Costello of this city. and Stuart L.
Ritz, William H. David and Samuel
Halstead, of T~ottenville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
LORRAINE TO TELL BOYS
OF FORMER WORLD SERIES

Joe Lorraine. the worlds series
baseball umpire in 1911. will be the
main attraction at the Saturday
night entertainment TO be given by
the boys department Of the Y. NJ. G..
a. as the beginning Of its regular
program. Lorraine was an enter
tsiner in the army for two years
and will use some Of his same i'm
presentations. ana other features Of
entertainment before the local boys.
The big Bible class rally at the
~" Will be held tomorrow night
with a supper 10 start things going.
Rev. L. v. Yarnell OF Woodbridge
will be the main speaker and Mrs.
Yarnell the soloist. All the teachers
who were picked from among the
older boys will be present and set
forth their plans to the prospective
pupils.
The first meeting of the Hi-Y Club
will take place tonight at 7:45. Roy
Nielsen will speak on "Hi-Y Ideals"
and Huyler Romond on school
Spirit in Perth Amboy High SCHOOL,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
PAGEANT AT ST.. PAUL'S
Is TOMORROW NIGHT

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 6:-The
pageant. Cycle of Months" by the
children of st. Paul's Methodist Sun
day school will be presented tomor-
row night in the lecture room of the
church commencing at s o'clock.
The proceeds of the affair will be
turned over to the Ladies Aid Society
of the church. The pageant has
been prepared by the September
committee of the society of which
Mrs. Arthur f. Decker is the chair
man. There are fifty children taking
part and they have been drilled
thoroughly for the event.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mansfield, of
the Bronx, visited at Prince Bay
Little Farms this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Park Woodward
have been visiting at Philadelphia
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer Vogel, of
Great Kills, will shortly move TO
their new home in Oyster Bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gibson have
returned from a visit at Haines
Falls.
have opened a lunch room in the
Forester building in Amboy road.
Preparations are being made for
the annual Chautauqua that is to be
held + Amicitia hall the first week
in November.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-06
MANY CASES TODAY
IN NATURALIZATION C0vR!

NEW BRUNSWICK. Oct. Ga
busy session of the naturalization
court starts today and will continue
until Saturday noon. over three
hundred cases are listed for appear
ance during the session. one hun
dred and fifty being put down for
today. ninety-eight for tomorrow
and one hundred ard four for Satur-
day. AS each applicant brings two
witnesses with him it means hat
ove 900 people must be interviewed
by the examiners in the three days
Of the sitting. Saturdays session viii
last from Q until ~ O'Clock neon