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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
1.-THE REAL SANTA CLAUS" TO
Be SUNG At SIMPSON N. E.

1.-THE Real Santa Claus" is the title
of the elaborate cantata that will be
sung at the Simpson Methodist
church on the Tuesday following
Christmas. Under the supervision
of Miss Mildred Westcott. the can
tata is in the hands of the Sunday
school this year. whose classes have
combined to make the affair a sue
cess. There will be much colorful
singing as well as ar interesting
theme and a week of concentrated
work WI be necessary to prepare
the cantata.
The main characters are Margaret
Pyster, Gladys Trotter, Edward Lam
b~ertsor, Harvey Banks. Harvey Dey
and William Yarnell. Besides the
principals there will be a chorus of
fifty children, divided at times into
groups of various natures as the
piece requires.
The music will be heard in the
lecture room of the church with
Mrs. Howard Brown as accompan-
list.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
JEWISH EVENT
DECEMBER %
Feast of Dedication Will be
Observed in Homes at
That Time

The Feast of Dedication, some
times called the Feast of Lights, or
Chanukah in Hebrew, falls due this
year on the evening of December 20
and will be observed in some cheer
full manner in all Jewish homes for
a period of eight days.
Chanukah commentaries the
eventful triumph of the Maccabees
over the hosts of Syria. This his
torical occurrence happened as a re-
suit of the victories of the Maccabees
in their warfare against Antiochus
w, called "Epiphanes," the mad
man, in the year 165 B. c. Z. The
Syrian tyrant had resolved on i'm
perialistic policies in which a unfit
cation of all his provinces and pos
sessions in respect to language and
religious observance was to be car
the established or state religion of
his realm was Greek polytheism,
with all it sensuous appeals and i'm
moral practices.
In promulgating this edict Antio-
chus " did not reckon with the
stern moralists of Palestine. The
idolatrous rites were treated as alb
ominations by the Jewish people who
instantly opposed their enforcement.
Coercive measures introduced by
the throne to compel an outward
compliance with the edict precipita-
ted a revolt on the part of Malta
thias, a priest of Modin. a suburb of
Jerusalem. Under the leadership
of the aged priest and his sons, of
whom Judah is the most famous, the
Palestinian Jews threw themselves
against the powerful armies of Syria.
These crude armies of embattled
farmers held the hosts of Syria at
bay during four terrific years of war
fare and finally succeeded in driving
the invaders out of the country.
The Temple at Jerusalem which
had been defiled by pagan practices
was rededicated on the 25th of ks
ley of the Hebrew Calendar, which
corresponds to the month of Decem-
Der. In commemoration of the VIC
tory the feast of Chanukah is cele-
brated even unto this day.
Among the old legends recounting
the miraculous intervention of Prov
idence in behalf of Israel is the story
of the preservation of a single cruise
of undefiled oil found in the temple
at the occasion of this rededication,
which burned for eight days. In re-
cognition of this, lights are kindled
in the home for that period, lighting
one on the first night, two on the
second and so on.
No special synagogal service Is
held during Chanukah week but a
prayer is introduced in the ritual
stressing the ultimate triumph of
righteousness owe the tyranny of
might, showing that God and the
right form a majority no armies of
men can overthrow.
In Jewish circles there are parties
given at this time and in religious
schools plays and pageants present
ed expressive of the glorious victory
of the few and feeble over the ag-
erosion of tyrants and despots.
The joyful character of the day is
always ~accentuated in home. syna-
cog and religious school and the
-valor of the Maccabees revered.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
B~REIDENBACH GOES TO
TELEGRAPH BUREAU

TOTTENvILLE. Dec. 17.-Patrol-
man George Breidenbach of the Goth
precinct station, ~Tottenville, who had
been laid ur since the early part of
April this year because OF a fractur-
ed knee that he received in a motor
cycle accident at that time is again
back to duty. He has been assigned
to duty in the police department
telegraph bureau AZ Borough Hall,
st. George, TO take the place made
vacant by the retirement at mid
night, Thursday night of Patrolman
Julius Scheffler.
Breiderbach was injured when he
was thrown from a department mo-
~torcycles when he ran into the curb
to save the life of a five year old boy
who darted in front of the machine
in Main street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
A Word From The Haunts
OF Paul
BY WILLIAM T.. l. l.

Places suggest memories: and this
lesson (Which / nave been holding
for W and a half years( is being
written on the heaying bosom Of the
Mediterranean, the glorious blue of
which must have satisfied the
beauty-loviLg soul of the Apostle
Paul as he sailed to and fro across
1t. IN storm and calm. This is Paul's
sea, the sea thai he travelled as a
missionary. and the sea that wreck
ed his little craft. Our course is
laid toward the city of Antioch,
whence he started or his journeys.
but. although out of sight of land
at the moment, We are nearer Eph-
esus than Antioch Most of the
passengers have been laid low by
the heavy sea: and as l think of the
tiny craft upon which the apostle
and his companions adventured
these great waters / wonder IL he
also. sensitive creature that he was.
had to roll up in his cloak under a
sheltering side of the ship and SIM
ply endure the voyage. 1t Is worthy
of note now little Paul tells us
about himself and his travel expe-
riences. lie had more important
things to say.
With thronging thoughts of the
author. a real man knowing real
life. a cosmopolitan man thinking in
general terms, we take up these
mighty words Of his concerning the
grace of God, addressed. to the
Christians at Ephesus. That is the
first Ioint to perceive. These ut
terances are not vague generalities.
spoken into space. They are per-
sonal, an; as direct and applicable
as the letter a traveller sends to his
fami' y. AS he wrote, Paul had in
mind the Christians at Ephesus. the
city where he had undergone tenn
pestuoUs experiences.
Tile City Of Diana
Even as l have paused here to look
upon the surging sea-wild white
horses g%alloping owe blue pastures
did Paul raise his pen occasional
ly to think of Ephesus; its great
marble theatre, where for hours the
silly mob yelled their threats sore
in praise of Diana, as a protest
against his preaching; its magnif-
cent highway leading down to the
quay, with statues and fountains
and fountains and temples and baths
lining it; is hugo stadium on the
hillside beyond the theatre; it's arti-
fetal harbor. shaped like a frying
pan. and crowded with traffic from
the Mediterranean? Scenes of its
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17

LONDONDERRY Irving, the Eng
lish actress, starred in a London
court with a dramatic critic as viii
lain.
The critic had written of Miss
Irving that "in the third act she be-
came a raging, frothy epileptic, roll
ing on the floor and biting her toe
nai.sl
SO Miss Irving brought suit for
libel.
AT no time did I froth at the
mouth" she declared in court.
Judge: Did you roll on the floor?
Miss Irving: Why, certainly not!
I just lay on the floor sobbing.
Judge: Did you bite your toe
nails"
Miss Irving: Not by any stretch
of the imagination could 1 be said to
have done that!
Judge: Were you wearing shoes
and stockings?
Miss Irving: Certainly.
Judge: Did you bite them?
Miss Irving: OF course not.
Whereupon Miss Irving was duly
indicated and the critic sharpened
his pencil to lampoon someone else.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
TROLLEY BUSES
ARE ASSURED
BID. of Estimate Votes $177,-
600 for TrackIess Line to
T0ttenvilIe

TOTTENvILLE, Dec. IL Acting
n the recommendation of the sink
Ing fund commission the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment at its
rieeting yesterday at City hall
Manhattan, passed the resolution
for the appropriation of $177,OOO
for the operation of a trackless troll
ley from Richmond to Tottenvjlle.
Mayor Hylan. who has been in
terested in the transportation on
Staten Island presided at the meet
ing of the board and Borough Pres
idcnt Calvin d. Van Name, who goes
out of office the first of the year,
was there acting for the people of
Richmond in the establishment of
the trackless system from the for
mer county seat to Tottenville. The
board passed the recommendation
which was made by the committee
of the whole Of the sinking fund
commission held at city hall on
Monday of this week without any
opposition.
Grover s. Whalen, commissioner
plants and structures o the city
of New York, who established the
lines from Meier's Corners to Limo
leumville some time ago a made
known that the work OF establishing
the new line along Arthur Kill
road on the new concrete pavement
would be started at once He ex-
poets to have the line open to traf-
fc,in the spring If the weather per-
mits. The power for running the
cars will be secured from the power
house at the Sea View hospital,
which will be enlarged to take care
of the increased service of the
---r~-- x.z1I1.v 80 G<otnn leland
With the trackless trolley in OPP
Grafton along the Arthur Kill road
this will open up a vast section of
the island which has been without
Transportation facilities other than
taxi services and hacks for years.
This will also be a saving of more
than fifty cents it is figured in 60
ing from Tottenville to Manhattan
in this manner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
40 YEARS AGO

Forty years ago an old doctor was put
ting up a medicine that cured the worst
cases Of chronic blood poisoning, rheu-
matism, catarrh. s~ciatica. lumbago, con-
stipation. bloating and distress after eat
ing. liver. kidney and tomac disorders!
stopped itching and burning skin erup-
tons; caused boils. carbuncles, sores, ul-
GERS and glandular swellings TO disap-
pear. Being a druggist I secured this
prescription and TO commemorate my for
.tieth year in the drug business named the
medicine "Mendenhalrs Number 40." J.
'C. M~endenhall. Evansville, Ind. 40 years
a druggist. Sold by Barnekov & PETE. 335
State St. Perth Amboy.-Adv.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17

TOTTENVILLE, Dec. 17:-Mrs.
Phoebe Prior, eighty-two years old,
widow of the late Peter Prior, died
yesterday morning at her home III
Arthur Kill road, Tottenville. Mrs.
Prior is an old resident of Totem
Vile and is survived by a daughter,
Miss Melissa Prior. and a brother,
Abram Latourette. The funeral
services will be held from her late
residence tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock. Rev. j. F. Bindenberger, of
st. PauIs church. will officiate. The
interment will be in the Woodrow
cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
TOTTENVIlLE

Mr.. and Mrs. William HI. Schneider
of Yetman avenue, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Dorothy
to Kenneth S. Strayer.
John r. Drexel, a son of the fam
lily CT wealthy bankers of New York
and Philadelphia, who was injured
several weeks ago in Amboy road,
while riding a motorcycle, has been
removed from the Richmond Memo
rial Hospital to Roosevelt Hospital
Manhattan.
r. Cuny ard Mrs. Harry Drayton
were awarded the prizes at the Aft
ernoon Euchre yesterday at the
home of Mrs. Drayton. Refresh
ments werr served after the cards.
L. j. Hammer, w. b. Deems. j.
Dooiing, p Gallagher. p. Connery,
and H. L. Smith were among the
2+00 guests at the dinner of the New
York Railroad Club held at the Ho-
tel Commodore. Thursday.
The Mems Bible Glass of st. Paurs
church will have a treat for tomor-
rows session. Frank Goodwin will
address the elias, and he will be ac-
companied by Gene Woodruff, who
will sing. Mr.. Woodruff is an able
speaker anc deserves a full attend
ance. The class meets from IL to /.
The applications for the new 1922
license plates may be had at the
TotIenville garage in Amboy road.
The meeting of the w. C. T. u.
tomorrow afternoon will be held at
the home OF Mrs. Martha Van Name.
Paul Cont, of G~reenbridge. was
yesterday held in $1,000 bail on the
felonious assault charge for the
grand jury.
Thomas Decker. of Al William
street. Stapleton, summoned to court
for operating a truck in 'Amboy road
was given a suspended sentence by
Magistrate Croa-. yesterday.
Staten isis nd Court. Order of AM
aranth. met last right at the Maso-
mic temple.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
PRESBYTER|ANS
PLAN PROGRAM
Christmas Service With Spe-
cial Music to be Given To-
morrow Afternoon

The annual afternoon Christmas
service at the First Presbyterian
church will be held tomorrow after
noon at AIS o'clock. The program
does not, as in other years include
a Christmas cantata, but a number
of delightful Christmas selections
will with the Christmas hymns and
carols, comprise the usual pleasur-
able Christmas service which peo-
pie of all congregations have at
tended in the church for the past
several years. The organ numbers
will begin at 4 o'clock and the reg
ular service will begin at AIS, so
that all people of the city, whether
members of the church or not, may
attend.
Morning Worship at II O'clock
Violin Song OF the Magi, Rim
sky-Korsaltow-Mrs. Lester NJ.
White.
Professional hymn No. 90.
Invocation and Lords prayer.
DOxology.
Psalter selection No. II.
Gloria.
Announcements.
Scripture lesson.
Soprano solo-The Glory of the
Lord George Vause-Mrs. Reginald
Crowell.
Violin obIigato by Mrs. White.
Prayer.
Anthem--The Angels Song. Dress
Ter; baritone solo by Mr.. William
Nelson; soprano solo by Mrs. Whit
ney Lesson: violin obligato by Mrs.
Lester White. .
Offertory. violin solo-Andante
ReliGioso from the L major Concer-
to-. TschaikOwsky-Mrs. White.
Hymn No. 147.
Sermon b. the pastor-The End of
the Quest.
Hymn No. PSI.
Benedicticn.
organ-Christmas March, Merkel.
Special Musical Service, AIS
(The pre.ude will begin at 4 o'clock)
Organ-Marcf OF the Magi, Du-
bois; variations on an old Christmas
carol, Dethier.
Hymn No. 74-"Hark. the Herald
Angels Sing" Mendelssohn.
Invocation.
Christmas carols by choir and con
gregation.
Responsive reading. selection No.
16.
Baritone solo.-It came upon the
Midnight Clear. Speaks-Fred A
BRIGGS.
Anthem-Like Silver Lamps
Barnby.
Scripture lesson.
Tenor Solo-"Night of Nights"
Van der Water
Stanley Potter
Announcements
Duet-"Emmanuel' ...Coomb.
Mrs. Reginald CrowelI and Mis-
Edith Crowell
Male Quartet with Soprano Obligatc
-"Old French Carol arranged
by Frank Damrosch, Stanley Pot,
ter, William ellis. William Mel
son. Fred BRIGGS and Mrs. Regi,
Maid Crowell.
Christmas Carol by Choir and Con.
gregation.
Offertory Anthem-"Behold I Bring
You Glad Tidings' -. Barne:
Hymn No. 7s-"As with Gladnes.
Men of Old" .......... Kochel
Benediction
Sevenfold Amen .......... Stainel
Organ-"Hallelujah Chorus" from
Announcements
Sunday
GAS A. NJ. The Various depart
ments of the Sunday school.
IL A NJ. Morning worship.
AIS Z. NJ. Vesper service.
Z p. NJ. Senior c. Z. Topic,
Conscience. Prov. 2O:27. Acts Al
Is. Leader Miss Bertha Brown.
please bring oranges for the Insti-
buttons of the city.
Monday. s p. m. The regular
meeting OF the Westminster Guild
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17

at the home of Mrs. Albert Han
sen, 90 Gordon street.
Wednesday 4 p. m. Primary
Light Bearers meet in the chapel,
and are asked TO bring fruit or
other gifts for the Day Nursery.
Wednesday, 7:45 p. m. Mid
week devotional service for all
people.
Thursday, 1880 p. m. Sunday
school Christmas exercises in the
church. For all people.
Friday December 25, Beginners
party in the chapel.
Hostess for Sunday, Mrs. Harry
Conard and Mrs. Leonard Grimley.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
WOODBRIDGE
Trinity Church

The services 1t the Trinity Epjs<
copal church Woodbridge and <Rah
way avenue, for tomorrow and next
week follow:
Holy Eucharist s a. m. Cooper
alive Communion for this ladies CT
the units. Sunday school 10 a M
holy Eucharist and sermon IL =.
m. Vesper services at 4 .. m.
Christmas eve.. Saturday night
11:30, midnight English carol SER
vice followed at II o'clock by the
Christmas Holy Eucharist The
choir will give the STORY OF Beth
lehem," cantata by John Z. West
The soloists will be Miss Alma Mi
nor, soprano; Mrs. W.. c. Lieson
mezzo soprano: Stanley Potter tenCi
and Asher Fitz Randolf, bass
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
CHURCHES REPRESENTED
IN HOUSES OF CONGRESS-

CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-That the
churches are well represented n
both houses of congress is evidenced
by a statement issued by the Board
of Temperance, Prohibition, and
Public Morals of the Methodist
Episcopal church which recently
made a survey and issued the follow
ing statement today:
Out of a total OF 435 members of
Congress twenty-four are non-mem-
bers, and church utilization of ninety
eight could not be ascertained. The
following the the church affiliations:
United Brethren, Mormon, Inde-
pendent. Mennonite, Dutch Reform
ed, Evangelical have one member
each. There are two Universalists.
There are three members of the
Quaker church and three of the
Jewish church. Five Unitarians, 10
Disciples; 10 Lutherans, IL Chris
tians, is Catholics. 23 Congregation
alists, 35 Episcopalians, 29 Baptists,
Sc Presbyterians and SO Methodists.
In the senate the survey showed
that out of a total of ninety-six
senators the church affiliations of
twenty-three was unknown and only
four were non-members. There was
one Protestant Episcopalian, one
Christian. The Lutherans, Dutch Re-
formed, Unitarians and Mormans all
have I'VE members each. There are
6 Catholics and 6 Baptists. Z Congre-
gationalists, IL Presbyterians, IL
Episcopalians and II M~ethodists.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
Local Churches ofAU Denominations
Church Services Tomorrow
And Coming EUents
Danish NJ. T..

Danish NJ. f.
Sunday morning service at 1896
o'clock with preaching by the pas
tor.
Theme: Gods Visiting Time.
Sunday schools: In church at IL,
in the Mission at 1880 o'clock.
Epworth League meeting at Z
O'Clock, led by Mr.. John Christ
offerson. Theme: The Ten Com
mandments in Today's Life.
Evening service in the English
language at 7:45. led by the pastor.
Theme: Separated For the Lord"
Official Board meeting Monday
evening at 1880.
Preaching service in the Mission,
Neville and Cornell street. Wednes-
day at s p. m
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
st. Peters Church

ST NtNE
The Fourth Sunday in Advent.
Sunday. Dec. is. The Rev. W..
Northey Jones. NJ. A., rector.
7:45 holy eucharist.
$3.50 church school.
1880 morning prayer and sermon.
1880 evening prayer.
Tuesday, 1880 rector's guild.
Wednesday, st. Thomas Day. 10
A. NJ. holy eucharist.
Thursday. 1880 Young Mems Club.
Friday, 1880 evening prayer.
Saturday christmas eve) mid
night eucharist begins at 1880.
Sunday Music
Professional hymn, Christ, Whose
Glory Fills Thee, S. Rico.
Benedictus Els. Steggall.
Benedictus, Anonymous.
Hymn, Saviour, When in Dust.
Litany.
Hymn, Toy Kingdom Come.
Anthem, Break for into JOY, Stall
ner.
Recessional hymn, o Word of God.
Evening service.
Professional hymn, Rejoice We
Pure in Heart.
Magnificent, Nunc Dimitus, chant
ed.
Hymn, Wake, Awake.
Anthem, I Was Glad, Elvey.
Recessional hymn, o Saviour, Pre-
cious Saviour.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
FORnS
Our Redeemer's Lutheran

Our IAcucculcT , IulkfcfAn
A L. Krsyling, minister.
Sunday school at 2 o'clock.
Christmas rehearsal.
Lecture and devotion for younz
people Sunday night at GAS: sub
ject, The Rev. II NJ. Muhlenberg-"
Church service at 1880 O'Clock
Theme OF sermon. Jesus Christ, the
Morning Star of Salvation"
This is a gospel sermon prepara-
tory to Christmas joys.
Sunday school teachers meeting
Monday night at 8 o'clock. Begin
ming a series of teacher training Leo
lures; /. THE Books; the Bible.
catechumen class Saturday morn
ing at $3.50.
The children's Christmas festival
is on TUESDAY night, December a.
at 1880 P. NJ.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
Christian

The Christian Science Society
holds services in the church build
ing, West avenue, corner of Marsh
street, Sewaren. every Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock and testimony
meeting every Wednesday evening
at s o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
Our Sayiour's lutheran

ouF SdNIOuE h1htiiSToh
State street near Market. V. Il.
Skov and A. L. Kreyling ministers.
Sunday school, Christmas rehear-
sal, Brace avenue, $3.50.
Danish service, State street 10 a.
m.
Sermon: John the Baptist's
Great Humility"
English service at IL a. m.
Sermon: Jesus Christ the Morn
ing Star of Salvation
Preparatory to Christmas.
Danish service, Brace avenue
Chapel at 1880.
Lecture on Galatians and Bible
class Wednesday night at 1880.
Choir rehearsal Friday night.
Conference at Jersey City Tues
day.
Executive Board of Walther
League Tuesday night in Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
Bethel Services

TOTTENVILLE. Dec, 17-"Be
of Good Courage" is the subject
of the Advent ermon tomorrow
morning at Bethel church at 1880
o'clock. Tennyson's I'm Memoriam"
will be the subject of the sermon
at the vesper service. This great
religious poem has a special mes
sage for the Christmas season. The
neighborhood prayer meeting We'd
nesday night will be held at the
home of Mrs. A. b. Miller. 1929
Ambcy road, in charge of the pastor
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
Grace English Lutheran

Jefferson street. opposite the Pub
lie Library. Pastor. Robert Schlot-
ter.
Morning service at 1890.
Sunday school at 1880.
Vesper service al 1880.
Choi.. practice Thursday evening
at Z and s o'clock.
Christmas service, next Sunday at
Sis A. NJ.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-17
First BAPTIST

Madison avenue and Market
street. Rev III. T.. Hatchman, pas
tor.
Preaching by the pastor at 1880
A. NJ. and 1880 p. NJ.
Sunday school at IL o'clock.
The morning subject will be Soul
Gardening and in the evening
Prayer and Not Painting"
Prayer meeting wednesday at 8
o'clock.
Christmas Sunday will be made
significant by the decorations, spe-
cial music and Christmas offering.