Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-15

The weekly luncheon of the Lion!
Club will be held tomorrow At noon
in the Packer House. Steps will pro-
badly be taken at this meeting to
push the community chest move
ment started at last weeks meeting
Violet Rebekah Lodge No. So, Odd
Fellows, will convene tonight.
Several state officers were at the
meeting of Halcyon Castle No. 81,
knights of Golden Eagles, last night.
There were a number of members
out to welcome the visitors.
There will be a meeting of Court
Amboy No. So, F'oresters of America,
tonight.
Perth Amboy Camp No. 10. Wood
men of the World, will meet tonight
at Woodmen's Hall.
A meeting of Middiesex Council
No. IS, Jr. o. u. A. NJ, is sched-
uled to be held tonight.
The Third Battalion Of the Naval
Reserve will hold their regular
meeting on board the Eagle Boat
tonight at 8 o'clock. Everyone is
requested TO be there as some very
important business will be discuss
ed.
The work of the different plants
and factories to ecu the enroll
ment Of their employees, makes the
Red Cross drive appear like a con-
test. Each one trying to be first
to have the 100 percent. placard
placed in the window of their re-
spective office.
In response to an order from
Chief Niels j. Tonnesen, requesting
dealers who have gasoline stations
| to pay their fees due, brought many
of the dealers to the city clerks Of
flee. If this fee was not paid by
yesterday, the dealers would be pre-
vented from selling any gasoline.
The steel Orders for the new
Leon "skyscraper" having been re-
ceived and now being erected, is
| another step in the rapid progress
of the building.
Alterations are being made to
the Jacobsen's clothing store in
| State street. A new front is being
put into the structure.
Ritualistic exhibition among the
various lodges of Elks throughout
the state are the means of attract
ing many members of the order
wherever they are held. These ex--
hibitions are held at various times
and two out-of-town lodges go to
another place for the purpose of
putting on the degree work for an
other lodge. A stated exhibition or
contest will be held with Perth Am
boy Lodge No. 7S4, Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, next Tues
day night at the clubhouse in Madi-
son avenue, when Asbury Park
Lodge will be pitted against New
Brunswick Elks for the honors. This
is expected to bring together about
a hundred and fifty visitors from
out of town. Exalted Ruler Andrew
Anderson with the members of the
house committee are making prep
arations to serve refreshments after
the ceremonies. Perth Amboy Lodge
will be in the contest shortly with
one of the lodges in this section of
the state for the honors. There are
a number of prizes to be given in
the contest.
During the past few weeks many
additional radio receiving stations
have been installed in the city. Wires
stretched across the roofs of build
ings to catch the air messages are
proof of this statement.
Persons having occasion 20 ride
on the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey train since the first of the month
have notices that as the trains leave
a station, the trainmen and conduc-
tor call out, Next Station Stop" and
then give the name of the next sta
ton. 1t is said that the first of the
month orders were issued by the
railroad company for the men TO
make the announcement as so many
people were being carried beyond
their destination.
A pair of glasses were found by
Officer Ludwigson, who IS doing
traffic duty at the corner of Smith
and State streets. The glasses were
turned over to the lieutenant at
headquarters.
The danger of attempting TO cross
the Central railroad tracks where
skirts were recently placed at the
bottom of the gates to prevent per-
sons from crossing when the gates
are down, was shown at the Smith
street crossing last night when two
persons fell into the gully in at
tempting to go to the left of the
northwest gate. One woman slightly
injured her ankle when she fell.
The New York and Long Branch
railroad is preparing to lay new
rails from South Amboy TO Mata-
mo Tha :, {T- horA nI-o.J-- HOO
distributed along the track be-
tween these two points.
For the past few weeks work has
been under way on the lowering of
the tracks OF the New York ard
Long Branch railroad under the
Pennsylvania railroad bridge at
South Amboy junction. Although
nothing definite can be learned it
is the general opinion among rail-
road men that the tracks are be-
ing lowered in order that the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey may
run a new large type OF engine over
this division in connection with the
heavy winter and holiday traffic to
Lakewood and Atlantic City.
1t is evident that the store keepers
of the city expect the citizens of the
city and vicinity to do their Christ
mas shopping early. for already
Christmas tree decorations and toys
have been placed on display. Many
persons have been seer making pur-
chases of these articles during the
past few days also. The stock OF
toys in this city seems to be greater
than ever before.