Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-16
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY

In the naming of a committee OF
three at its meeting Saturday after
noon at Odd Fellows hall. Major
James II. Dandy Post No. 43 Grand
Army of the Republic, began prep
arations for the observance of Men,
orial Day. which occurs this year
ION Tuesday, May 80. The committoe
includes Past Department Comman-
der SAMUEL G.. Garretson, William
Wilhelm and John f.. Wood. They
Sill get together shortly and out
line the plans along the same lines as
in previous years.
Invitations have been issued for
the sacred concert to be given by
the st. Cecilia Singing Society, at the
st. Stephens Polish church, in State
street, on Sunday, March 10, at s
o'clock.
The annual election of officers of
Court Amboy No. So, Foresters of
America, took place last night.
Preparations for the celebration of
the thirtieth anniversary of the
court to be held next month are be-
ing completed according to the com
mittee in charge of the arrange
ments. The installation will be
held at the first meeting in next
month. The officers as elected are:
Chief ranger. Charles Lampe; sub
chief ranger, Michael Hendricks.
treasurer, Louis Ludvigson; financial
secretary, Charles J., Warner; re-
cording secretary, p. F. Manton;
senior woodward, Daniel Dooley;
junior woodward, Curtis Brink: sem
ior beadle, James Harrington; jun
ior beadle, Hans p. Madsen; truss
tees, Joseph Fruewith, Edward G..
Smith and James Murray; lecturer,
Benjamin Stanski; court physician,
DIR. NJ. S. Meinzer. In the election
of the financial secretary Mr.. War
nerS was chosen for the seventeenth
consecutive time.
A unique St. Patrick's eve pro-
gram will be in order at the local
Y. NJ. G. A. tonight when the boys
hold a social in their department.
All of the numbers on the program
will be in keeping with tomorrow
being st. Patrick's day, several
prizes being offered. The boy bring
ing the biggest Irish potato will get
a prize, the boy telling the best
Irish joke will get another, etc.
Prizes will also be awarded in a
moving picture actor contest in
which the boys will endeavor to i'm
personate popular film stars.
Members of the Junior Employed
Boys Brotherhood of the Y. NJ. c. A.
are now preparing a short play en-
titled THE Tramps' Convention"
which will be presented by them
some time in April. The entertain
ment will likely be given in the gym
nasium.
The women's morning class volley
ball first team yesterday won two
out of three games from the Rah-
way women in a contest played on
the Y. NJ. C. A. gym court here. AM
lost the second Is to q, and won
the third 15sto 4.
A delegation composed of John
Griffen, Phillip Karl, Peter Smith,
Frank Baker, Chester Geske, Ralph
Peterson and Adam Rogler will go
to Newark at 1 o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon representing Perth Amboy
at the state Junior Employed Boys
Brotherhood conference.
The last Y. NJ. C. A. boys Bible
Club supper will be served Tuesday
night, April Fl, classes closing on
April IS. To those boys who at
tend all five remaining meetings of
the club and the supper "Y" card
cases and pocket-books will be given.
Tho Star Shop, a mems clothing
establishment which has laen con-
Quoted for the past six years by Is
aac !. Block at the corner of King
and Smith streets, yesterday moved
to its new quarters at 1913 Smith
street, opposite the Public Service.
Extensive alterations have been
made to the interior = of the new
store. new fixtures Installed and a
balcony erected. The formal open
ing will take place Saturday morn
ing. A complete line of Monroe
clothes will now be handled by this
store, the authorization having just
been received. Albert Leon will
build on the corner vacated by the
Star Shop.
The last meeting of the Y. NJ. G.
A. boys wireless club will be held
next Monday night. The members
of this club have received sufficient
instruction to make their own sets
They will get together at intervals In
the future but will not meet weekly