Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-17

Traffic on land and water was
again held up this morning Tor some
time during the dense fog that huns
over this section. All shipping during
the early hours was at a standstllI
with the exception Of the ferry be-
tween this cftyfand Tottenville. The
schedule of the ferry was somewhat
thrown out when at times 1t was diff
icult for the ferryboat Tottenvtlle
to make the slim or either side or
the sound. Some of the early trips
had to be cut out because of the
heavy fog. The trolley cars were
running cautiously and all motor
vehicles had to proceed slowly.
The annual Thanksgiving service
for the Junior order United Ameri-
can Mechanics will be held Sunday
night, November p. at Simpson Me-
thodist Episcopal church. Rev. Will
bert Westcott. pastor of the church,
will preach a special sermon and
Middlesex Council No. 63, Jr., o. u.
A. NJ, Liberty Council. Sons and
Daughters Of Liberty. and Loyal
Council Daughters of America have
been invited TO attend in a body. The
members of the three patriotic or
ders will meet at odd Fellows hall
at Z O'Clock on that night and from
there go to the church for the SER
vice.. At a meeting of Middlesex
council last night plans were made
for attending the church. -Four ap-
plications for membership were re-
ceived and arrangements were made
for the initiation on November 80.
Past Councillor Fred Arner announc-
ed at this time that a social session
,rsfln ~1Erach r1n pfa xrnrIl6 he hold AT
the first meeting in December.
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In the high school history classes
today and tomorrow. a conference
on disarmament is being held. The
pupils of the classes take the parts
of the various representatives and
present their stands on the situa-
ton in words gathered from the
newspaper reports of the conference
in Washington.
The Dottas. at a meeting at the
home of Miss Elizabeth Dolan, IN
Madison avenue, announced MISS
Jessie Bimstein as the winner of the
gold piece contest which they have
been selling tickets for during h
last several weeks.
General Secretary Walter H.. War;
of the local Y. NJ. G. 4. leaves to-
morrow for Atlantic City where he
will attend a three days conference
of city general secretaries.
Alderman Benjamin A. Reidy, of
the sixth ward. was sworn in as al
derman for the next two years by
City Clerk Arthur T.. Graham yes
terday afternoon. Alderman Albert
- -. - Al. f-a rar-1xr a1nafaH
excise commissioners must be sworn
in today, as it is the last day allowed
by law.
Mayor William c. Wilson was
back in his office at city hail this
morning after three days spent IN
cunning in nearby country. He was
successful on each occasion, never
returning without some birds, squir-
rels or rabbits.
Herbert Spencer, formerly boys
work secretary at the local Y. M.
C. A., will be the main speaker at
the monthly supper of the Hi-H
Club to be held in the "Y" audito-
rum tonight at 6 o'clock.
superintendent Samuel f. Shull
will attend the December meeting
pr the county superintendent and
supervising principals to be held
IN the third of the month at Sayre-
lille.
The regular gymnasium class VIII
not be held in the auditorium of the
knights of Columbus home in High
street tonight because of the card
party which the Rosary Society are
helding there.
The day before yesterday saw the
largest Juvenile circulation in the
public library since It's institution.
Between $3.50 and 8 O'Clock 4O7
books left the department with the
youthful subscribers.