Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-16

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er," St. Mary's High School and Y.
M. H. A, yesterday.
The new Pargat dry goods
store, on Smith street. is nearing
completion.
The regular weekly trip Of the To-
cal Red Cross chapter to the clinic
at Newark, will be made tt<orroW.
So far there are four of Perth Am
boys children at the clinic and 1t
tomorrow. The party will leave by
automobile at 2 o'clock.
Pc Ambo Tribe No. So Improved
Order of Red Men will hold a pow
WOW tonight at the wigwam IN
Smith street. when plans will
be made for attending the fu-
neral of Andrew Anderson who died
in California last week. The body
is expected here today and the flu
neral will be held on Sunday.
The tug boats from the Brooklyn
| Navy Yard are expected to arrive
in this city in a few days for the
! purpose of towing the steamship
/ Newton to it's. permanent resting
! place, at the foot of Fayette street,
| where it will be used as a floating
| armory for the Perth Am5oy divl-
sion of Naval Reserve.
The Bakelite plant on Rector street
is having a new section added 70 the
building.
The police were informed yestec-
day by some real estate agents
about the city. that boys between the
ages of fifteen and seventeen, were
destroying advertising signs that
placed about the different streets.
There will be a meeting of the
Perth Amboy Caledonian Club in
| Odd Fellows Hall, in Smith street,
tonight at 5 o'clock, at which time
the installation of officers will take
place. Following the installation a
grab bag social will be held.
A short meeting of Middlesex
Council No. So, Jr. o. L. A. M, was
held last night at Odd Fellows hall.
One candidate was initiated and
six applications for membership
were received by Court Amboy No.
So, Foresters of America, at its
meeting last night at Eagle hall.
The committee in charge of the re-
cent smoker and entertainment
made a report of that affair at this
time. The membership campaign
is on in full blast and many appli-
cations are being received through
the plan which will run until June
80 of next year.
Valhalla Lodge No. 275, Odd Fell
lows, will meet tonight at Odd Fell
lows hall.
Grand Chief Tompkins and staff
of Asbury Park were given a recep-
ton by Halcyon Castle No. 81,
knights Of the Golden Eagle, on the
occasion of an official visit here
Tuesday night at Odd Fellows hall.
Deputy Grand Chief William P.
Bradley, a member of the local
castle, was present and took part in
the meeting. There was a large
turnout of members al this time
that included those from South AM
boy Castle which recently became
social time followed the meeting
and refreshments were served.
Perth Amboy Camp No. 10,
| Woodmen of the World, held a
short session at Woodmen hall last
night when routine business was
transacted.
The first nomination of officers
for Violet Rebekah Lodge No. Sc,
| Odd Fellows took place last night
at a meeting of the lodge at Odd
Fellows hall. There will be another
nomination the first meeting next
month, and the election will take
place Wednesday night, December
20.
The trial of Officer Frank Ton
ghini before the members of the al
dermanic police committee is sched-
uled to start at I o'clock in the
council chambers tonight.
On or about December 1 Louis
/ Bearman and Leo Peterson will
open a barber shop IN the premises
at 228 Smith street. Peterson Is at
nresent located on Elm street and
Bearman formerly owned the Elm
street establishment.
Frank Schantz reported to Lieu
tenant John Morris yesterday that
he put a turkey IN Ddck Oh tne stoIe
at the corner of Smith and Water
streets and that someone broke in
and stole same.
The street department has been
notified by Chief Nieis j. Tonnesen
to remove a large stone deposited
at the corner Of Laurie and Cornell
streets.
Joseph Massopust notified Lieu
tenant Morris yesterday that some
one had broken down signs belong
ing to him at Keene. Ashley. Ne
vile and Grove streets and Amboj
and Compton avenues.
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Funeral for George Wirtworth
The funeral for George e. Writ
! worth. a life long resident OF THU
!, city, who died at his home. ~ Broat
street, after a brief illness Tuesda.
: night will be held tomorrow after
!. noon at 2 o'clock from his late resi-
!, dence. Rev. ". Northey Jones. rec
tor of st. Pete~'s church, will Off
v ciate. The interment will be in Al
Az