Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-05
SOUTH AMBOY,

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the auspices of the Women's Auxil-
larry Pride of $50, B. of r. T., held
in the Trust Company building Sat-
urday afternoon, was a great success.
The ladies composing this lodge
were very busy for the several days
before the sale baking sweets for
the occasion and those that patron
lied them felt that they had not
gone wrong by doing so. A tidy sum
reimbursed the treasury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Fitzgerald,
of Perth Amboy, visited Mrs. Rich
ard at her home on Pine avenue on
the Fourth.
A truck belonging to w. II. Fox.
of Belmar, was ditched on upper
Main street on Sunday while trying
to avoid a collision with a touring
car on the detour near the Raritan
River railroad bridge. The truck
was in charge of of the firms
drivers and the party were on their
way to New York State where they
are to spend the summer. Four
women and three men composed the
party, none of the occupants were
injured, a telegraph pole saving the
truck from a thirty-foot drop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Salmon mo-
tored through the state of Pennsyl-
vania over the holiday.
Patrick Crotty, of New York City,
spent the holiday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Cornelius Ryan.
Nelson beats and family, who for
the past four years have made their
home at Elberon. Pa, have returned
and will reside on lower David street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Farrell and
sons. Frank and Ted, are spending
the summer at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Minnink.
Improvements to the newly ac-
| quired property, of Benjamin Strauss
| ser on Main street and Stevens ave-
nue. are well under way. 1t will
take several weeks before the place
will be ready for occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Grimley and
family, together with Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Lucitt. motored to Riverside,
N. j., to spend the day with Rev.
John Lucitt of that place.
Kathryn Hart, of Woodstown, N.
| j., is spending the week at the home
of John Canton on Main street. She
will shortly leave for Arlington
where she will remain at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas CANTON for
the rest of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Saunders and
Theodore Stolte, ST., are spending a
few days at their summer cottage at
Point Pleasant.
Joseph Longcor, of Easton, Pa,
is spending several days at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Carrie Little.
of Raritan street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Rankin, who are
spending their honeymoon at Allan
tic City, are remembering their
many friends with greetings from
the famous seaside resort. Mrs.
Rankin was formerly Miss Agnes
Jerome. On their return they will
take up housekeeping on Amboy
avenue, Perth Amboy, in a newly
brides father, Joseph Jerome.
South Amboy was well represent
ed at the ringside on Saturday when
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpen-
tier had their little fistic encounter.
1t seems that few of them were will
ing to boast loudly of their deter
mination to witness the big battle.
At any ate the f1ashlight revealed
the faces of Harold Hoffman, James
Tedesco, Thomas Kennedy and
Jack Mcclure.
Miss Dorothy Bergen is home for
the summer after finishing her
teaching term at the Trenton public
schools.
Thomas Chapman has returned
after spending the winter at the
home of Edward Gallagher in Flor
ida.
Mrs. William Weaver, Of Detroit.
Mich, is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Connell.
Tonight there will be an important
meeting of the Past Councillors AS
ISOLATION, Degree of Pocahontas, at
the home of Mrs. Edith Newman.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the
American Legion will meet tomor-
row night in the clubrooms on
Broadway, a large number of the
members are expected as business
of importance is to be transacted
and plans for the summer viii be
talked yer. .
Many ladies were among the
throngs that visited the various base
ball games held in the city over the
weekend and holiday.
Miss Pauline Watts has returned
to her home on Second street after
completing the term at n of the
high schools in New York City.
Miss Mary Bolton. Miss Ethel 5.
Coats and William Black, of Sussex
street, Newark, spent the holidays at
| the home of friends on David street.
Among the many that spent the
| holiday at Asbury Park were Mr..
and Mrs. James Lenahan, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sullivan, Misses May
| Bennett, Margaret Cusick and Anne
O'Leary.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gundrum,
Cr Spent the holiday with their