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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
CITY CHILDREN
At CHAUTAUQUA
Event for Juniors Opens Big
Entertainment in Tent in
Maple Street

The annual C~hautauqua' for Perth
Amboy opened at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon with the Junior Chautau-
qua in the big tent at the corner of
Jefferson and Maple streets. Many
children were there to meet Miss
Dorothy Wilhelm and Miss Pauline
kissinger, the Chautauqua directors,
who definitely organized the jun
Tor town." and started preliminaries
for the Junior pageant which is to
conclude the afternoon performances
on Monday of next week.
Preliminaries for the Chautauqua
yesterday afternoon started with the
lucky number parade in which APP
proximately 500 children from the
schools throughout the city tool
part. Some were in costume and
some carried flags but all wore a
holiday war and marched in excel
lent fashion in spite of the fact that
there was no band to head the gay
procession.
Starting at 4 o'clock the line of
march continued from School No. /
down New Brunswick avenue to
Madison avenue, from Madison ave-
nue. to Smith street, thence to High
street and the Park and returning
from the Park to the Packer House
where it truly proved to be a lucky
number parade. Here the children
had the great honor of seeing the
greatest man of the present day,
Warren G. Harding, President of the
United States.
The big Chautauqua tent arrived
yesterday morning and it took h
greater part of the afternoon for its
erection, but everything was in
READINGS for the first performance
this afternoon. The fist senior
performance starts this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock with a lecture by the
Chautauqua superintendent follow
ed by a concert by the Four Artists.
The treat Of the evening perform
ance at s o'clock will be the lecture
by Elliott A. Boyl on THE Ad-
vantage of a Handicap" The Four
Artists will also entertain at this
time.
Tonight is the last opportunity to
buy a season ticket, as the chair
man, Joseph F. Walker, must have
a complete report of the advance
sale by tomorrow morning. The
Chautauqua is a big thing for the
city and many who have not pur-
chased tickets are expected to do
so tonight. Many who had not yet
heard or read Of the Chautauqua
were informed of its presence in the
city this afternoon by a crowd of
school children in Chautauqua cos
tune who toured the entire city in
a truck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
KEYPORT

Supervising Deputy Grand Regent
Louis Stultz. Jr., will begin ms OIL
fetal %visitations to the Royal Area
mum council under his jurisdiction
on Sept, IS, when he will visit
Jamesburg; Sept. 20, Long Branch;
Seu. %, Red Bank. He will be ac-
companied by A. A. Philo of the
Grand Council Other visitations
will he made in October. A cam
paign for new members is being con-
Quoted in Coronal Council.
On September 23 the film BLACK
BLACK Beauty will be shown at
the Surf theatre for the beneht OF
the visiting nurse fund.
A meeting of the cabinet of h
Epworth League of Calvary Nj. r.
church will be held in the church
tonight. On Thursday evening h
Epworth League choir will be en-
tertained in the parsonage.
AT the Monmouth County Bank
ers Association banquet held at tho
New Monterey hotel ,Asbury Park.
on Saturday. F. Palmer Armstrong,
cashier of the Keyport Banking
Company the retiring president,
was the postmaster. Those attend
ing from this borough were George
H. Conover. Lloyd f. Armstrong,
Kenneth Hoose, George Cherry, J..
Harold Hendrickson, Dallas u.
Young, John Matthews, Lloyd f..
Cokelet, Harry Brown, George w.
Brown, Horace S. Burrowes. Will
liam f. Warn, Louis Stultz, Jr,
Evart Silcox, Judge Henry F.. Ack-
erson, Joseph P Sprould, Miss Eve
lyn Walling and Miss Elizabeth
Young.
Miss Florence Huylar has return
ed from an extended vacation spent
i'll the mountains.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Plan Cantata and Dance

At their meeting in Odd Fellows
Hall in Smith street last night, the
Woman's Guild of the Cooperative
Association decided to hold a canta-
ia and dance combined, sometime in
the latter part of November. Many
of the people of the city remember
the cantata. THE Brownies Whis-
per-" which was presented under the
society's auspices last spring with
Miss Adele Williams as director, for
its pleasing chorus numbers and
floral costumes. The cantata of this
fall will be an wen more difficult
one and the educational committee
of which Mrs. N. p. Hansen is chair
a will meet tomorrow night with
Miss Williams to decide further de-
tails.
1t is expected hat rehearsals with
the children of the Cooperative AS
ISOLATION members. who are the only
one eligible for training, will begin
at once.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
PERSONALS

Nitrous Cannon, of Madison ave
nue.. leaves today to u his
studies at the Y. NJ. c. A. College
in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Christian kerner, who has
been at st. Barnabas Hospital in
Newark for the past three weeks
recuperating from a serious opera
ton returns to her home in Madison
avenue today.
Mrs. II. G.. Lease, of Rector street,
has returned after spending some
time in New Hampshire.
Mr.. and and Mrs. Walter Van
Schoick, of High street. and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Ware, of Woodbridge,
motored to Princeton Sunday.
Miss Mary Ryan, of Maple street,
and Miss Margaret Keller, of Wash
ington street, have returned from a
two weeks vacation in New Paltz
N. Y.
Miss Hazel Brogger, of First street
has resumed her studies at the Nor
NAL School in Trenton.
Secretary Walter Fl. War;, Judge
Adrian Lyon and Paul Steel, attend
ed the State Y. NJ. c. A. Conference
at Camp Wawayanda over the past
weekend.
Miss Ida Sacarny, of Oak street. is
in Canada visiting Toronto, Montreal.
ottawa and other points of interest,
Charles Seel, Jr., formerly of Mar
ket street, this city, and now of Me-
tuchen, is in the City Hospital re-
covering from a recent operation for
appendicitis.
Miss. Hattie Millett. of Market
street, spent the past weekend with
her brother in Flatbush, Brooklyn,
Judge and Mrs. Adrian Lyon, of
Gordon street, have been entertain
ing the latter's sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Norman, of
Rhode Island.
Joseph Edelstein, of Kearny ave
nue., has entered the University of
Syracuse. Mr.. Edelstein was a mem
Der of last years graduating class.
Professor and Mrs. j.. ]. Bartlett,
and family have returned from their
summer home in Deposit, n. Y, and
are now residing temporarily on
Water street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Women Vote in New York

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Women
voters participating for the first time
in a mayorality campaign were con-
coded by political leaders to hold the
balance of power today in the prim-
aries that will decide which of the
four Republican candidates is to con-
test the mayoralty election with May
or Hylan. He has no Democratic
opponents. The polls are open from
3 to 8 p. NJ.
The four aspirants for the Repub-
lican nominations are Henry H. Cur
ran, president of the borough of Man
haitian; F. H. LaGuardia. president
of the board of aldermen; Judge
Reuben L. Haskell. of Brooklyn and
William NJ. Bennett. former state
senator from Brooklyn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
To Hold Formal Dance

The Y. T. G.. Club will hold a
formal dance on October 30, plans
for which were discussed at their
meeting last night at the home of
Miss Ada Schwartzstein in Madison
avenue. Last year the club held a
similar occasion in the Packer House
Grill room and the size of the room
necessitated a limited number of
guests. This year the dance will be
held in a larger place, to be an
nounced later, and a large number
of guests will be included in the in
vitation. The occasion of last year
was a great success and this years
event will no doubt be n of the
seasons most enjoyable formal
dances.
Two members were admitted at
the meeting. the Misses Edith Joroff
and Helen Hollander, and the club
adjourned until next Monday night
at the home of Miss Anna Gavron-
sky.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
ENJOYS PROGRAM

The season of 1929 for the
Foreign Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian church, formally
opened last night with an enthusi-
astic meeting in the Presbyterian
chapel in Rector street Mrs. G. w.
Tyrrell. the president, presiding.
The program, with its musical num-
bers and enthusing speaker, was
most enjoyable, particularly SO be-
cause of the long vacation which
most people have had from societies
and clubs during the past two
months
The chapel presented a most at
tractive appearance for the meet
ing with huge baskets of autumn
flowers gracing the presidents table.
the piano and other conspicuous
places, adding a friendly note to the
chapel for the hour of sociability
which followed the program.
The committee could have picked
scarcely anyone more able than Rev.
l.. V. Bushman. pastor of the Pres
byterian church IN Woodbridge, to
lecture on Present Day Conditions
IN China" Association with several
Chinese boys at college and a broth
er az a missionary in China kept
AAAIil AZ NOlioIlhk JUL Win tihS
conditions there and these facts
together with his forceful manner
of speaking held an interested audi
ence for several minutes. Mr.. Bush
man emphasized the importance of
missionary work to tradesmen i'll
the fact that each missionary Gre
ates the demand for American arti-
cies on his entrance into a foreign
country. He pointed out that in
giving to Chinese missions the peo-
pie of the United States were giving
in the right place. The keynote
of his lecture, however, proved the
religious importance of Missions in
China.
Mrs. Bushman, soprano, sang two
delightful solos, accompanied by
Mrs. Asher Randolph. who upon re-
quest also played a piano solo. The
evening concluded with refresh
ments of fruit punch and cake
served by Mrs. c. NJ. Liddle and her
committee of Mrs. William Wood
ruff, Mrs Daniel Boehme. Mrs. Kur-
linger, Mrs. Fred Martin, Mrs.
Dickson and Mrs. Taylor.
The next meeting will be a union
N Getting with the Home Missionary
Society, the Westminster Guild, the
Christian Endeavor Society. the
Emma Morris Circle and the Light
Bearers in connection with the
church celebration of the one hun
bred and twentieth anniversary of
its birth.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Party for Margaret Miller

Margaret Miller was the guest of
honor at a party given recently at
her home in Market street to cele-
brate her tenth birthday. Pink and
blue was the color scheme of decora-
ton and this was carried out in the
basket favors filled with candy.
Dancing and games entertained the
guests until the early evening.
Among those invited were the
Misses Ruth and Alta Larsen. Violet
and Katherine Pet, Charlotte and
Lillian Whaker. Joyce Layden. Eliza
beth Wilson. Edith Nelson. Elizabeth
Jensen. Clara Eggers. Violet and
Stella Miller, Ruth Sheath, Helen
and Margaret Miller, Leon Miller.
Bernard Dunn and Jackie Golfer. Of
this city and Cecilia and Francis
Andreas, Of Carteret
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
WOODBRIDGE

Harry Tappan and Victor Drum
mond left on Saturday for Westmin-
ster College, Fulton, Missouri, where
they are entered in the freshmen
class.
Miss Carolyn Valentine is expec-
ted home from Kentucky this week
where she has been the guest of
Miss Catherine Cannon.
Mrs. Il. +. Dunnigan has been en-
t%ertaining her cousin, Mr.. Finn and
his bride from Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Hayes and
children Of Highland Park, were the
guests of Mrs. 7. +. Dunnigan yes
terday.
The first board meeting of the
Woman's Club of Woodbridge town
ship will be held at the home Of the
president, Mrs. E. II. Boynton. on
Thursday afternoon, September 10.
Mrs. r. H. Stryker entertained a
number Of guests recently in honor
of Miss Ivy Perriss and her ap-
preaching marriage. A kitchen
shower was arranged for the bride
to-be which proved a great surprise.
Miss Mary O'Neill has returned
from a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Abbott Salter Of Long Island.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
CANNING CLUB HAS
PRACTICE SESSIONS

JAMESBURG, Sept. 13-The
Girls Canning Club of Rhode Hall
are holding sessions almost daily in
practice for the demonstration to
be given of their work at a special
meeting to be held on the afternoon
of September %, at which time Carl
Bender, the Country Club leader,
will be present to pass on the work.
The girls on the demonstration
team are: Misses Elsie Perrine, Ha-
eel Duncan, Edith Mcdowell. Louine
Brown. the latter the leader, who
will! be unable to be present as h
leaves for Skidmore School of Arts
at Saratoga Springs. N. Y.
Talks will be given by the state
club leader, Mr.. Hubert and Mr.. Al
len. the poultry specialist, at this
session.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
CITY BRIEFS

-Middlesex Council No. 100,
Royal Arcanum, at its meeting to-
night will arrange for going over to
Metuchen on Friday night. Septem-
Der 80 for the big session to be held
there. Metuchen Council will observe
"Cosoto Night" atsthis time.
The yacht Vamp. Captain James
Burns. will make nightly trips from
this city to Coney Island this week
for the annual carnival and mardi-
gras that is being held there. The
yacht will leave each night this week
from Emmons and Merrill dock in
Front street, south of Smith street,
at 6 o'clock for the mardi gras and
will remain there so as to give each
one time to see all the sights.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Asks $4,000 Damages.

A suit for $4,000 damages has
been instituted in the supreme court
by. Lille OHara of Matawan against
John Barton Payne, director general
of railroads as the agent of the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey and the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. a
body corporation. Senator. Thomas
Brown represents the plaintiff. The
plaintiff maintains that on October
5. 1919, sparks from a railroad en-
CINE belonging to the defendants set
fire to a two-story frame house sit
uated alongside the railroad tracks
in Cliffwood. destroying the building,
which was her property.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
BIRTHS

A son, George Kurtz. Jr., to Mr..
and Mrs. George kurtz. of Gordon
street. on September 6.
A son. Charles NJ. to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles McGettigan of Gordon street.
on September /.
A son. Michael, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Waversczk, of State street, on
September Z.
A daughter, Doris Eliza, TO Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Stewith. of Penn
street, on September 2.
A daughter. Margaret. to Mr.. and
Mrs. Julias Kovacs. of Amboy ave-
nue.. on September 5.
A daughter. Rose, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Mcguire. of Oak street. on
September 8.
A son. Theodore Frank, to Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Andrzejewski, OF
Paterson street, on September 3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
COUNTY NEWS

NEW BRUNSWICK Sept. 13-
The county detectives are invesu-
eating two robberies reported to
their office ,one by Johnson and Mil
Ter, contractors on the Clara Barton
school on Amboy avenue in Raritan
township. where four chestnut doors
and the ends of several chestnut
bookcases were stolen, and the
other by a Dunellen drug store pro-
prietor, where cameras. fountain
pens, etc, valued at $500 were
stolen.
The school located between Metu-
chen and Fords is nearing compile
ton, but at the present time. en-
trance can easily be gained. The
detectives are working on the prints
of a crude robber obtained at the
Dunellen pharmacy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Plan for Parade Here

Further preparations for the pa
rade and celebration of Columbus
Day, October ~, this year will be
made tonight by Christopher Column
bus Lodge No. 1913, Sons of Italy. at
a meeting t O be held at Washington
hall. Other italian societies through
out the city are being interested in
the celebration and to join the
parade that is to be held through
of the streets of the city in
the afternoon. The report of the
convention held recently at Long
Branch will also be given at this
time,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Discover Plot In Turkey

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 10 (By
The Associated Press):-Allied au-
thorities invited the Turkish govern
ment to surrender the men involved
in the revolutionary plot. discovery
of which was announced yesterday.
These persons must be turned over
to the allies within a week or the
government will be held responsible.
They will be tried by an allied court
martial. General headquarters is
under guard by the British troops,
while Gordon Highlanders have raid
ed premises of various nationalist
organizations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
PRESIDENT GREETED BY
MANY IN THIS STATE
CONTINUED from page ~

An example of the pride taken by
mothers whose children had the
privilege of meeting the President
was shown this morning when the
mother of four year old Bernice
Gregg, of Rector street. called the
Evening News and asked that 1t
publish the fact that her daughter
had shaken the Presidents hand and
asked him to come again.
Accompanying President and Mrs.
Harding on their trip from Atlantic
City yesterday were Henry P. Fletch-
err, under-secretary of state; Mrs.
Fletcher: Mr.. and Mrs. George Van
Fleet; George B. Christian, the
Presidents secretary; Herbert Hoov-
err and Brigadier General Charles e.
Sawyer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. IS
William Mahon, of Newark, and
Arthur O'Connel and James Multi
ner, of Elizabeth, are being held IN
the county Jail in default of $4,000
bail pending the investigation OF the
county detectives and insurance I'M
derwriters of the activities of these
men in connection with thefts and
attempted thefts of automobiles.
These men were arrested by the
Perth Amboy authorities yesterday
and a member of the prosecutors
office.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
John Jacob Kramer
VOIfT V"VO"
"TEN r. Sent. 49,

TOTTENVILLE, Sept. 13:-John
Jacob Kramer, se~venty-five years
old, died this morning at the home
of his son, Joseph Kramer, 465S
Arthur Kill road, Kreischerville. af-
ter a lingering illness. Besides his
son with whom he resided he is sur
vived by another son. Harper kra-
mer, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa, and a
daughter, Mrs. Lydia Zwick, of
Scranton, Pa. The body will be
shipped to Harrisburg, Pa. when ar
rangements for the funeral are COM
pleted by the family today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13

All arrangements are complete for
the dance to be given in celebration
of the Holiday fiesta Nasionale to-
night in Junior Hall in Smith street
under the auspices Of the Italian Wo-
mans Club. Tonghine's Sterling six
piece orchestra has been secured to
furnish the music and the committee
have arranged for refreshments tc
be served during the evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Catholic Daughters to Meet.

The Catholic Daughters of Ameri-
Ca will resume their ,semi-monthly
meetings in the Knights of Columbus
Home in High street at s o'clock
tonight. After a most inactive sum-
mer, plans will, no doubt, be made
for a busy fall and it sshighly i'm
portant that all of the members at
tend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
SPAIN STARTS DRIVE

MADRID. Sept. IL (By The Assoc
ciated Press)-The New Spanish Of
fcnsive against the rebellious Moor
ish tribesmen in the Melilla area
was begun early today, it was Off
cially announced here this after
noon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Session is

PARIS, Sept. 13-England has
proposed to France and Italy tina a
meeting of the supreme allied coun-
Gil for discussion of questions per-
tanning to the Far East be held early
in October, says L'Homme Libre.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
Ladies' Aid 70 Meet

The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Aid of the Danish Children's Home
will be held at the home in Compton
avenue, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-13
OBITUARY
Funeral For william Egan

FNNeTdI tut WIIIIdIH IIS"H
The funeral of William Egan, the
months old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Egan, of $40 Charles street,
who died this morning. will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Interment will be in st. Mary's GEM
etery.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-09-14
MYSTERY is WOMAN'S
CHEZ CHARM, SAYS
PROFESSOR WERNTZ

Most women merely fool the men.
for 90 per cent of them are homely. and
achieve the Illusion of beauty by skill
in combining and harmonizing them.
selves and their garments" is the charge
of Professor Carl N. Werntz, of the Chi
cago Academy of Fine Arts.
Professor Werntz says that mystery is
one of woman's chief charms, and she
knows it. Therein lies her principal OBJ
lection to sensible knickerbockcrs, for
they reveal too much. On the other
hand, if a woman has an unattrac,iye
face. she has an excuse for wearing
short skirts. a woman is just like a
house 10 be shingled. according to this
authority. Something mus, be found to
harmonize with the whole structure and
an artistic effect must be gained by fair
means OF foul.
Every woman can create a pleasing
impression if she uses skill. 1t is worth
while for woman 10 exert skill, for ii
is more important that she should be
beautiful than make great achievement:
in business, literature or science
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1921-09-14
East Meets West at NJ. u. and
the Two Fuse for Good of Botf

The East and Wes, shall meet-sOme
day or other
This seems TO be a fiat negation to
Kipling's famous lines. Despite their
popularity, however. no person at pres
cnt, not even a poet. would dare TO
draw Line OF Demarkation some
where on the globe. and to declare pub
licity that difference in race and cul-
ture is an insurmouniable difficulty.
Perhaps Kipling h,d never conceived
the idea tha, Asiastic s,udenls-in groups
Of tens and hundreds.-should come across
the ocean in quest of the so-called
Western" learning and democratic train
ing. And perhaps ii would have even
been more inconceivable to that great
poet that. some of these students, be-
sides trying TO get as much as they
could within the brief period of their
stay in this country, should Try to in
troduce Eastern" ideas and valuations
into civilization here should freely give
whatever they know to the American
public, and should devote their time
chiefly Snd primarily to teaching and
lecturing in American institutions of
learning.
| Yet the instance is not far off. In
the University of Missouri is one who
is capable of answering all the fore,
going descriptions, however inconceivable
and improbable they may seem TO be.
He is Chu Hsiao. Chinese, who has
recently been appointed instructor in
the economics department of the Uni
versity- He claims 10 be the first oi
his kind in this section of the country.
Mr.. Hsiao was born in Kiangsi. ar
interior province of China. He studiec
English in Shanghai, and got his frs
degree of B. A. in 1917 from St. Johns
University. Later he entered Using Hu;
College, Peking; won a government
/ scholarship TO America: and came owe
20 this country in the fall of 1918.
The University of Missouri was hi
frst destination. He was student her
from 1918 to 1920, when he receive,
another degree of B. A. from this Uni
/ vcrsity. He was preparing to continu
his work here, when he found that
scholarship was awaiting for him i
Cornell University. He started eastward