Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-16

! Men who are disabled to the exter
of 10 per cent, whether the injur
was received or merely ~aggravate'
in service, are entitled to compensa
ton and aFe~tIrged to see Mr.. WI
cox while he is here. The govern
ment man has been here sewers
times previously and this may b
the last chance for service men Il
/ have their claims investigated.
Seven candidates were initiated b.
Violet Rebekah Lodge Nc. So. Od'
Fellows. at its meeting last night
! Besides many members of the lodg'
there were visitors from Rahwa!
and Carteret present. A social tim
followed with refreshments.
A pCw-wSw Of Pc Ambo Tribe No
/ 65. Improved Orde. of Red Men. is
! scheduled IL be held tonight.
Chief Harry Tooker announced
this morning that a new fire ALARM
! box, No. SO, situated at the corner
| Of William and Division streets. VIII
be tested Saturday afternoon at :
O'Clock. A box at this corner has
long been in demand for there arr
no alarm stations for several blocks
from this point.
The second degree is expected Ia
be conferred by Valhalla Lodge No
| 275, odd Fellows. tonight.
The directors Of the Chamber OF
Commerce will meet on Monday at !
p. M.
John +. Bergen. secretary OF the
| Chamber of Commerce, requests all
| those having petitions containing
names of members of the Perth Am
boy branch Of the Middlesex Tax
| ayers Association to return the pc
| titions to the Chamber of Commerce
| without further delay. 1t Is neces-
| sary that these petitions be in the
hands of the secretary at once.
According to DR.. Charles s
Thompson, health officer, no cases
of influenza have been reported In
| this city. There seems to be many
| cases Of the old fashioned grip,
which lasts about three days and
then leaves the patient none the
! worse for the illness. With influenza
| however, the patients are weak and
unable to leave their homes for sew
eral days.
the annual dance of the Parish
House basketball team will be staged
In the Woodbridg , High School next
Tuesday night. Music for dancing
will be furnished oy Freddy Sleek
mans orchestra from Elizabeth.
Traffic officers CT the city are OF
the belief that if the much talked OF
houses for their respective corners.
are ever going TO be they should be
erected at this time. Yesterday was
n OF the worst days of the present
winter seacGn especially for an Off
Ger who has to stand at one place for
u period OF about eight hours.
A big crowd attended the dance
| Of the United Social Club which was
held in the Auditorium on New
brunswick avenu last night. Music
for dancing was furnished by Ernie
Krickett's orchestra of Newark
There were Il number or prizes
awarded for different events, also
several %novelt. numbers.
Officer Ne!s Lybeck is doing traf-
fc duty AT the corner of Prospec'
| anu ltlll o'tttiSs A'~
| Hanson who served in the capacity
| OF traffic officer at this corner for a
long period. has been confined &c
| his home by illness for some time
Members or st. Nary's Athletic
| Club viii stage an extensive adver'
Using program during the next ter
| days to insure the success of their
athletic and musica, show to be stag
ed IN the Auditorium on New Bruins
wick avenue Thursday night, March
9th.
The Mau.er baseball team is pre-
pared for It's big dance to be held
in tkranial hall on State street to-
night. Music fsr dancing Will be
furnished by the Sterling Six.
MAYOR Wilson ttis morning urged
CHIEF of Police Niels j. Tonnesen to
inst, uct all patroImen to see tha'
every sidewalk on their beats II
cles ned of snow. according to city
ordinance. Failure ON the part oil
residents to remove the snow makes
them liable to a tlne.
Three matches were played at thu
opening of the pool tournament a
the Raritan Yacht Club last night
The competition has started of will
q rush and considerable enthusiasm
has been aroused. Matches win b
of nightly occurrence, three games
being scheduled for each night
Franklin Buchanan won the hrs
match from Chester Peck last night
Tho score wos 100 for Buchanan, q
for Peck. Buchanan also had higl
lrun for the game securing a total .
eight buttons on II occasion. Dol
Kennedy defeated George Stillwel
by n score of 100 to IS. Kennel,
garnered the high run In this en-
counter. collecting seven counters /
one inning. The third match wa
between Horace Kiple and Nelso
Macan. Kiple walking off with tn
game to the tune OF 100 to 81. His
run In this match was seven buttons
secured by kiplc.
For the benefit OF the student
loan fund raised by the teachers ,
the city Miss Grace Sage Is readin
IA play at the high school tonigh
: Miss Sage's offering is to be Edwar
. Sheidon'S Romance, and will b
> presented in the auditorium at
: o'clock. Tickets will be available
, the door tonight, The affair is b.
: ing held under the auspices OF til
> Perth Amboy Teachers Association
At the meeting OF the Rotary Gu
heidi at the New Packer House ye'
terday noon il was decided TO tab
SNS worth of tickets of the TeQcl
ors students Loan Fund. The 10