Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-19
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY


The Mutual Aid Society of the
Chesebrough Manufacturing Com
pany, which has always maintained
a sick fund is now arranging to in
clude a funeral benefit to it's MEM
bers. The sick fund has been IS per
week for a certain number of weeks
to a member sick and it is proposed
to have a funeral benefit OF 500 on
the death of a member to his bene-
ficiary. The society has thirty MEM
bers at the present time. In its
fifteen years existence it has paid
out more than $4,000 in sick bene-
fits.
Perth Amboy Lodge No. 7S4, Ben
evolent and Protective Order of
Elks, at its meeting last night mi
tiated five candidates and received
five applications for membership.
Exalted Ruler Charles Simmer pre-
sided. Plans for the Halloween
dance to be held Monday night, Oc-
tober 81, were started. Esteemed
Leading Knight Andrew Anderson,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee. will have charge of the ar
rangements.
IAe HltSlIlS VI the ITOleSSlOnd
Guild of Middlesex County an
nounced for Friday night in the local
Y. NJ. c. A. will not be held in the
local Y. NJ. c. A. but in the Y. NJ. c.
A. in New Brunswick. Several edu-
cational films relative to tuberculosis
will be shown at that time and the
evening will include an address by
Raymond Greenman, secretary of
the state association. The meeting
is called for $50 o'clock and the in
vitation is extended to all people
throughout the county to attend.
Recorder H. Z. Pickersgill Off
ciated at a marriage ceremony yes
terday afternoon at 1880 O'Clock in
the City Hall. The couple were
Morris Weinberg, of 65 Avenue ID,
New York City, and Miss Jennie
Schwartz, of SO Columbus avenue,
New York City. and William Seiboth
of this city was a witness.
Perth Amboy Review No. 27, the
Woman's Benefit Association of the
Maccabees, will hold their regular
meeting tonight in Red Mems hall.
The meeting will begin promptly at
8 O'Clock and at it's close the mem
bers will be entertained with a So
cial.
The Solomon Schechter Society
will observe the Feast of the Tab
ernacle "Succath" in the Succath
built for that purpose in the rear
of the Beth Mordecai in Hobart
street. tomorrow evening, the mem
bers and their friends will gather
under the straw-bedecked roof of
the ancient tabernacle to comment
crate the old days when their an
cestors lived in such dwellings.
A very appropriate program suit
able for the occasion has been ar
ranged by the committee of which
Lewis Jacobson. is chairman and
Rabbi Eugene Kohen, advisor. At
the next regular meeting of the So
ciety on October 81, DIR. Elias l..
Solomon, president of the United
Synagogue of America and formerly
Rabbi of the local temple in Hobart
street, will address the members.
The society has extended an invita-
ton to all people of the city to at
tend his lecture.
The Past Pocahontas Association
will meet at the home of Mrs. Eliza
beth Thomas in Market street, Fri
day night at s O'Clock.
Work in placing the new concrete
vault door in the City National
Bank on Smith street is attracting
a great deal Of attention. Traffic
Officer John Durham stationed at
the corner of Smith street and Mad
tson avenue is buster than ever
handling the traffic and taking are
of pedestrians passing hat corner,
as a result of the work being car
ried on in front of the bank build
ing.
A meeting of the Hungarian-Am-
erican Social Club has been called
by President Eugene Boros for to-
morrow night and will be held in, the
club rooms at 224 Broad street.
Many candidates for Office on both
sides of the political fence have been
invited TO address the voters and all
others who have not been invited are
cordially asked to come and present
their views to the association. The
club now has more than 100 mem
bers and non-members are invited to
attend the meeting to be held to-
morrow night. One of the higher
officers of the county will be the
principal speaker of the evening. ac-
} cording to the present plan.