Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-29
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY

Perth Amboy Review, No. 81, the
woman's Benefit Association of the
Maccabees will hold the meeting
postponed from Monday night. to-
night at Sis o'clock in Red Mems
Hall. The members r particular
|ly requested to come as plans will
be made for h installation meeting
in January. A social hour will fol-
low.
Thrift in the schools has been the
outcome OF the methods hat were
Instituted during the war and at the
present time. although in most cases
the war savings activities have been
eliminated the spirit a remained
and there Is an almost incredible
amount of money being saved in the
local schools today. An incomplete
total made a short time ago shows
that the public school children here
at the present time have $79,534 in
banking institutions. The Grammar
school tops the list Boosting $751;
500 in liberty bonds and savings
stamps and ~S22,703.76 in savings
institutions. No. 1 has over $4,000
to its credit.
llONt AlAA
breathe more freely today as h re-
suit of having their claims against
the government for compensation
and vocational training placed in
the proper hands for action, n
II any other problems including fed
eral insurance taken to an author
ity. Harry ID. Wilcox of the Vete-
rams Bureau. spent Tuesday and
Wednesday at the Red Cross Office:
.cr the purpose of helping out the
boys and will return to Perth Am
boy January 0 and 10.
Z Chairman stephen +. Somogyi, OF
the entertainment. committee of the
Raritan Yacht Club, announces nat
the plans have been completed for
the dance to be given for club mem
bers on Saturday night. The affair
will take place in the assembly room
at the club house, and elaborate
preparations have been made. n
novel feature will be the arrange
ment of tables around the dance
floor and a number of first class en-
t~erta.ners have been secured to pre-
sent a program of amusement during
the intermission when the club
steward will serve q buffet supper.
The dance is an invitation affair for
members of the club and their
friends.
John II. Poulsen. president of the
Board of Assessors has issued a
statement to the effect that the as
sessment in this city fort the coming
year has been made and the books
are now open for inspection.
Stolen >Fords are common, balky
Fords are frequent, and cantanker-
Gus Fords are practically universal,
but who ever heard of a runaway
Ford? Usually the case is that the
fivvers refuse to start but Harry
Rooms has one hat will require
bitching after this morning. Harry
parked his car in front OF Burt
Moore's news stand on State street
this morning. leaving the motor
RAINING. He was busily engaged in
the store when he happened to turn
around in time to see his hitherto
trusty fiivver start of its w volition
and slowly meander ~ State street
in the direction of the Ditmas thea
tire. Before the a could do n
damage in the course of its wander
ings, a passerby jumped on h run
ming board and stalled the motor,
bringing the car to a stop.
The Sunday School Athletic
League basketball and volley ball
Games will be resumed tomorrow
right at the Y. NJ. C. A. There were
no games last Friday night owing
To the pantimime given by the girls
of the association. There will he
five basketball games and one volley
ball match tomorrow night.
An exhibit of books, medals. em-
blems, pennants and "Y" buttons,
Cuff links and stick pins in the lob
by of the local Y. NJ. c. A., is draw
ing considerable attention. All of
the articles are put our by the as
ISOLATION press and are for sale.
The 1922 assessments have been
made and the Board of Assessors
hes announced hat the books are.
open for inspection by thise desiri
ing to examine them at h city
hall.
An adjourned and special meeting
Of the RoaId of Aldermen will be
neld tomorrow night at s O'Clock
in the city hall. This will be the
iocf 1,eat'Tr nf the nFpSqOt hoard.