Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-03

Mrs. Peter c. Olsen will begin her
second year as president of the Wo-
mans Club of Perth Amboy at then
meeting in the chapel this afternoon.
The club passed a most successful
season of achievements under her
direction last veal and even greater
achievements are expected this year.
Only one of the officers elected last
spring to the club has resigned, Mrs.
+. d. Mendenhall, who resigned the
office of treasurer. Mrs. Frances
Seaman has been appointed in her
place.
A meeting of the Perth Amboy
Industrial Association will be held
tonight for the purpose of going
over a volley ball schedule and maxi
ing final plans for the cage ball con-
tests to be held Saturday afternoon
on the Raritan Copper Works field.
The meeting will be held at s o'clock
In the Y. NJ. c. A.. Other business
will also come before the meeting.
A restaurant in the city, advertis-
es on its bill Of fare, Baked rice
pudding.
Aaron Kaufman has completed the
alterations to his building in Smith
street near the Central Railroad
tracks, known as Dana Hall. Mr..
kaufman is now having erected a
new store and apartment building
in New Brunswick venue
The north side of Smith street
near the Central railroad is flooded
with water that is bubbling up
through the street in many places
from a broken water main.
Considerable interest is being
taken in the repairs that are being
made to the state bridge over the
Raritan river between this city and
South Amboy. A large crowd of
men and boys were watching the
work as it progressed today.
The Board of Water Commission
| ers will hold their regular semi
monthly meeting Wednesday night
at 8 o'clock in City Hall. Bids will
be received at this time for the fur
nishing and laying of 4,720 feet OF
pipe to be used as water mains IN
varies parts of the city. OF this
| amount 500 feet will be eight-inch
| pipe, and the remainder about even
ly divided between six and four
Ailtil DiPts SNSAa ~ 49,
ter mains, received recently by the
board, resulted in the decision being
reached to lay the additional pipes.
An all day convention will be held
by the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union in Simpson NJ. E. church,
Tuesday. October IL.
Rally day exercises were held by
the Sunday school of Simpson M. f.
church yesterday. An appropriate
program was given.
A fence has been built around the
southeast corner of Smith street and
Madison avenue where a two-story
building is being erected by the
Maple Realty Company.
Repairs are being made to the
two-story double dwelling, the prop
erty of Frank Beatty, at 321-323
Market street. A cellar has been
excavated and a garage is being
built in the rear of the dwelling.
Extensive repairs are being made
to the two-family dwelling house
owned by Soren p. Mathiasen at 31S
Oak street.
Owing to the heavy showers last
Friday afternoon the captains of the
Tuesday-Friday afternoon business
mems gymnasium teams did not
choose their teams at the Y. NJ. G.
A. as scheduled. These captains will
select their players tomorrow after
Don and start at one with their
schedule. This afternoon the Mon
day-Thursday volley ball league will
start. teams having been picked last
Thursday.
An annual g~et-together session of
the members of the Washington
Club and parishioners of st. Mary's
church was held in st. Mary's hall
last night. Rev. Father Brady, of
Elizabeth, delivered an address on
the Irish question. There were "
eral musical entertainers in attend
ance at the meeting.