Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-26
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY

AI ga 1890
The December report of the pub
lie library showed an increase o.
755 books over the correspondents
month in 1920. The total circula
ton wa. 1904. Largest daily cir
culation was 52S or an increase oil
forty-five. Adult fiction circulation
i was 1876; non-fictlCn, 945; foreign,
1866: Juvenile, 5,28S. Daily readers
numbered 2.33S and reference ques-
lions were 2S4 of which ISL came
| from high schoo' students.
Eight members of Violet Rebekah
Lodge, No. Sc, Odd Fellows, accom-
panied District Deputy President
Mrs. Gertrude Wagner to Railway
last night for the installation of the
officers Of Railway Lodge. Three
members of Richmond Rebekah
Lodge Of Tottenville. also were with
the delegation. After the installa-
ton a supper was served.
valhalla Lodge No. 275. Odd Eel
lows, will met taonight.
At a meeting of-the Perth Anboy
Caledonian Club held last night
plans were made for the celebration
of the birthday anniversary of Rob-
ert Burns, the celebrated poet which
is to be held Saturday night at the
rooms OF the club.
The committees for the Father and
Son banquet to be held at the Y. M
C. A. February 16 at $3.50 p. m.
have just been announced. 1t is eX-
pected that the fourth annual af-
fair will see the largest representa-
ton thus far. The program COM
mittee is Huyler Romond, chair
man.; Peter Smith and John Mac
WiNiam; publicity, Roy Nielsen,
chairman, Ralph Peterson and
William Kahlben; decorating, Park
err Nielsen, chairman; Chester
Geske, Howard Jensen and Fred
Burbank; supper, Fred Ritter, Ralph
Sharpe and Everette WOrtcheck
tickets and promotion, George Mum.
John Jago and Abraham Goran.
The new officers elected at the
last meeting of the library board
are Louis Rossi, president; Frank
l.. Antisell, vice president, and Mrs
Frank Dorsey, secretary. The library
branch will be open at the Commu-
nifty House three days a week with
the following volunteer workers In
charge: Monday, Miss Frances
Henry; Wednesday, Mrs. John Sof-
field; Friday, Miss Claire Pfeiffer'
The books from the Brace avenue
branch are all being transferred to
the Community House Branch.
Louis p. Booz will speak on EN-.
%gineering as a Profession" at the Y
NJ. C. A. tomorrow night as part Of
the educational course being giver
the members of the boys depart.
ment. Lectures on various profes'
sions and business take place eacf
week.
Gifts of books at the public
library are always acceptable. Chill
dren's books especially are greatly
needed as the demand here is grow
ing greater steadily. The depart
ment is full of eager youthful read
ers from the close of school each
day until 6 o'clock when the library
closes to the children.
A regular meeting of the Hi-l
Club will take place tonight at
o'clock at the "Y."
Illness among the teachers which
caused many vacancies in the pub
| lie school system is greatly improved
and the majority are back at theil
posts. Superintendent Samuel +
Shull, however, has been confined
to his home for two days.
Secretary Fenby w. Scott will
accompany the Hi-Y Club to thu
sectional conference to be held d
New Brunswick Saturday after
| noon, The program contains man,
suggestions for the betterment O
spirit in high schools as well a
| within the organization.
Miss Pauline Stricken, who ha!
| been doing the child hygiene worl
| for the State Board of Health, ter
| inmates her services here at the enc
of the month. Miss Stricken will 81
to New York to do private nursing
The hearing in the cast of Michael
Zalutko of So Washington street
scheduled to take Place before Unit.
ed States Commissioner John A. De
laney today was laid owe for a per
iod CT two weeks. Zalutko was ar.
rested recently in raid carried or
the Federal Prohibition Enforcement
officer Sam H. Cone and held or
the charge of selling whiskey. HI
furnished bail.
D,oxI Wy IY.,1ytro hos npona6 @
public stenographer's Office in the
| American building.
| Leo S. Lowenkopf has been ap'
| pointed trustee by the attorneys
representing creditors of Harr.
rIeltzer, a voluntary bankrupt VIII
conducted a grocery store on New
Brunswick emu
The second annual entertainment
| of the employees of the plants of tn
Terra Gotta Company will be held il
| Washington hall, in Fayette street
tomorrow night at z O'Clock. TIL
employees of the three plants of tn
company will attend the affair
These plants are located in Rock.
Hill, Tottenville and this city. Georg'
II. Fox is chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the affair. Tn
Rocky Hill plant employees will com
to the city by motor bus. The affai
is strictly for the employees of tn
company and it is expected that a
least 700 will be present. The en-
tertainment of tho evening will cor
sist of vaudeville acts, motion pic
lures and dancing. Refreshment
will also be served.
The evangelistic meetings beinl
held in the Danish Methodist churcl