Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-07-19
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY

A testimonial banquet will be ten
dered Past Exalted Ruler Edgar L.
Reed, the state secretary OF the New
Jersey State Elks, Association by
Perth AmbQy Lodge No. 7s4 Benev-
client and Protective Order OF Elks
some time in September. This was
announced at a meeting OF the lodge
last night at the club house in Mad
ison avenu The house committee,
of which Edward Adams is the
chairman, will have charge of the
arrangements. Mr.. Reed was re-
elected to the state office at the an
nual convention held at Atlantic
City last week. At the meeting last
night seven candidates were initial
ed into the order and three new ap-
plications for membership were re-
ceiyed. Exalted Ruler Andrew An
derson was in the chair and placed
the antlers on the new members
making them full fiedged Elks.
Past Exalted Ruler Charles Simmer
the representative to the convention,
was not present to give his report
and that was laid over until n
next meeting, the third Tuesday In
August. Plans for the annual clanr-
bake of the lodge were talked over.
This event will be held Sunday. Au-
gust Of. August Greiner Is at the
head of the committee to arrange
for the event.
Perth Amboy Camp, No. ~,
Woodmen of the World, is expected
to hear something of the coming
field of the Woodmen OF the Pertn
Amboy district at the meeting OF
the camp tonight at Woodmen nail.
A new traffic booth is now being
used at the Five Corners" 1t nelng
equipped with a specially designed
five-sided CO. and stop" signal
which controls the traffic in all di-
rections. Formerly a four-slded
booth was tried out there with a
four-sided sign. The New Bruins
wick avenue traffic then was gov
erned at the same time with the
State street traffic.
The one-story stores built by
John N. Wester for Adolph Metzen-
dorf at the northeast corner of
Market street and Madison avenue
are practically completed.
An important meeting OF n 4
M. G. A. excursion committee Will
be held in the association building
at 1880 o'clock tonight at which
time further arrangements will he
made for the outing UP the Hud-
son river a week from tomorrow on
the steamboat Sirius to West
Point.
Summer heat has little effect up
on the ardor of certain local bust
ness men for volley ball as a certain
group of enthusiasts + to be found
four afternoons a week playing this
game in the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium.
Strenuous exercises are not given
during the summer but the gymna-
SUM is open to members who desire
to exercise and play games. The
opening with regular classes will
not be until next fall.
Traffic through this city going
north last night was heavier thai
on any week day in a long time.
All of the cars that had gone to the
park during the afternoon apparent
ly had been prevented from start
ing for home early owing to the
terrific thunder showers and as a
result there vas a continuous line
of ears passing through here from
s o'clock until midnight.
Now that the city is making the
garbage collections here many arti-
cles which heretofore would X. be
taken away by the con
tractor will be removed by
the city wagons. This system will
leave less to be carted away at the
annual or semi-annual Cleanup
Week" and will also make it pos
sible to have more attractive look
ing homes and grounds as it is not
necessary to store up old rubbish
until a certain day to get rid OF it.
| War;, of the Y. NJ. c. A., who has
been spending the month of July
at Popolo Lake, New York state
with his family, is expected back
next Monday. Physical Director s
C. Pew and family will spend The
month of August at their bungalow
at the same lake.
II is with difficulty that traffic
can proceed along State street be.
tween Smith and Fayette street, ow'
ing to the road between the tracks
and for more than a foot on either
side Of the trolley tracks being tori
up. The trolley company is Iayinl
Belgian blocks along and between it
: tracks .