Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-09

Eight JOYS anu TWO eaQcfS AedNt
this afternoon to attend the New
Jersey State Older Boys Conference
to be held at Plainfield as repre-
s~entatives of the local Y. M. c. A.
The conference will continue through
Sunday and the three days will be
taken up in discussing the plans for
the coming year and promoting the
general welfare of the boys through
out the state. Fenby w. Scott, boys
work secretary here who will go as
one of the leaders will take charge
of the world outlook sectional con-
ference, one of the important phases
of the assembly. The representatives
are Frel Ritter, Huyler Romond,
Roy Nielsen, John Griffin, George
Forman, Edward Cheshire, George
Mum, John MacWilliams and Her
man Nielsen as n of the leaders.
They boys will take with them sixty
five dollars to present to the state
treasurer as Perth Amboy's portion
in the Observation-Disclosures effort
which has just been completed here
in the local institution.
The fifteenth anniversary of the
institution of the Goodwill Associa-
ton. one of the oldest organizations
of its kind in the city, will be cele-
brated with an entertainment and
banquet al its rooms in Jefferson
street tomorrow night. In 1904 a
number of young men started the
Goodwill Fife. Drum and Bugle
Corps and so many of their friends
wanted 10 join for the social times
that the boys were having that in
1906 it was decided to form the as
ISOLATION with the drum corps as
part of the organization. The fol-
lowing committee has been at work
making the preparations for the az
fair: William Dockwell. chairman;
Theodore Lund, secretary: Earl
Barnes. treasurer; Willis Hull, John
Sullivan, Nels Mathiasen, Harry
Durrua, Leroy Kemmerer. Joseph
Plass, Charles Scholz, Max Elmer
and Wilson Osman.
The ninth annual banquet of the
Western Improvement Association
that is to be held at their hall to-
morrow night promises to eclipse all
former events of this kind. The
dinner will be served promptly at
1880 O'Clock. Prominent speakers
that will include Mayor William C.
Wilson. Recorder II. L. Pickersgill
and Assistant Prosecutor John l..
Toolan are down on the program.
>Iorgen Jorgensen, president of the
association, will act as the toastmas-
ter. There will be music during the
dinner and everything is being done
to make the affair a success. The
committee in charge of the arrange
ments includes Jens Anderson,
chairman: Matthias Mathiason and
Nels p. Hanson.
The first nomination of officers of
Lawrence Lodge No. 81, Odd Eel
lows. is scheduled TO take place to-
night at Odd Fellows hall.
Perth Amboy Nest No. 1927,
Order of Owls, will meet tonight at
Eagles hall.
AS soon as some more dynamite
a be obtained Gust Wickberg
will continue the clearing of the
water frGnt of the hulls of old ves-
sells from the site formerly used as
a grave yard for boats of all de-
scriptions that had outlived their
usefulness. Mr.. Wickberg, who has
the contract for this work from the
harbor board says that it will only
take "a couple of hours to do the
work.
The hearing for Joseph Seaman,
of 40 0Smith street, scheduled to
take place today before Judge Peter
+. DAILY in New Brunswick, was
postponed until next week, Sea-
mans cafe at the above address
was recently raided by county de-
tectives accompanied by the local
police and a quantity of stuff said
to be liquor taken. Seaman was
held under $1,000 bail by Judge
DAILY for a hearing today.
After being closed for some time
because of the fire which wrecked
the adjoining building and did con-
siderable damage to stock, the Bos-
ton Confectionery store in Smith
street will open for business again
tomorrow.
A communication was received at
local headquarters by Lieutenant
John Morris this morning from the
Plainf,eld police, requesting that To-
cal merchants be notified to be on the
lookout for a person claiming to be
a grocery salesman for the j. j.
Company. 1t is said he takes
orders and a deposit on same. and
the goods are never delivered.
A collision between a South
Amboy bus and a touring car occur
red at the orner OF Jefferson street
and Msdison avenue this morning.
The bus was travelling east on JEFF
ferson street with only the driver
in it. while the touring car was 60
ing south on Madison n A
lamp on the front of the touring car
was broken but no other damage
was lone to either a and no one
was injured.