Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-22

A dow loren was LOT
a blaze in the two-story frame
structure of Harry Weiner in the
[ rear of 10S South First street his
morning. The firemen made quick
time in responding to an alarm from
box % at Madison avenue and Pat
erson street, and the blaze was ex-
tinguished with chemicals. Chief
Anderson estimated the damage at
s25.
erty Hook g. Ladder Company has
arrived on the Pennsylvania rail-
road. having been shipped by the
American La France Company. 1t
will not be unloaded until a repre-
sentative of the company arrives,
but will b. transferred to the Lehigh
Valley so as to make it's removal
to the Wayne street house more
convenient. 1t is an up-to-date ap-
paratus and has a chemical tank
attached.
Complete arrangements will be
made by Middlesex Council, No. 100
Royal Arcanum tonight for the an
nual outing ana shor dinner to be
held Saturday afternoon al Soldiers
Beach. The time for reservations to
be made will be up tonight when
the report of the ticket committee
will be checked up in order to find
out the number of dinners that will
be needed to be ordered of the man
agement of the beach resort. This
years menu is promised by the COM
committee and management to excel
anything that has ever been given
at that place. Those desiring tick
cts can procure them of Orator Will
liam Ii. Woglom or of n member
of the committee of arrangements.
The six masted schooner Ruth
Merrel of Maine, one of the largest
wooden vessels in this port is on dry
docks at the Perth Amboy Dry
Docks for repairs.
The weekly luncheon of the Ro-
tary Club will be held tomorrow at
1919 at the New Packer House.
Wilbur La Roe acted as city clerk
last week at the meeting of the
Board of Aldermen in place of Ar
thur Graham, who is now enjoying
his vacation.
Work of repaving the outer end
of State street is progressing satis-
~factorily. The excavation work is
practically completed.
Yesterdays motor travel through
the city broke all Monday records.
Last night the congestion was very
severe.
TnaoJ nav, 49, &c oro ~1onrS~- IN
attend the big county meeting at
Highland Park shortly Il. large num-
bers. Great interest is being shown
in the event here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay B. FRANKIE left
yesterday for New Bedford, Mass,
where he will be in attendance at
the annual convention Of the Ma
tional Municipality Electrical Engi-
neers Association in session there
this week. MI. FRANKIE is the city
electrician of Perth Amboy.
Algonquin Lodge, No. A, knights
of Pythias, at its meeting last night
conferred the degree OF knight on
three candidates, two of whom were
for the local lodge. and the other
for Good Samaritan Lodge of South
Amboy. A large delegation of MEM
bers Of Good Samaritan Lodge
came over the river for the oc:a-
sion. Chancellor Commander VIC
tor Poulsen was in the chair and De-
gree Master Cortland Sheath was in
charge of the work. He was assisted
Carl L. Walters. Past Chan
cellor Buckelew, Of Good Sa-
marian Lodge. made an address.
A report of the committee named
las. week to boom Past Grand
Chancellor Walters for supreme rep
resentative for the state of New Jer-
sey gave a report. The committee
told of sending out the communica-
tion to each lodge in the state asking
their support for the nomination
and election of Mr.. Walters and of
the work outlined for the campaign
to be pursued. The lodge has a
number of candidates on the waiting
list to be initiated and the work
of comforting the first degree on
several will take place at the next
meeting, according to the schedule.
Harold Hoffman, of South Amboy,
the recently avowed candidate for
the assembly, was in Perth Amboy
this morning.
Kenneth Lind, of 1853 Gordon
street, is confined to his homo as the
result Of injuries he received while
on one of the amusement devices at
Coney Island on Sunday afternoon.
The boy was caught in a crowd OF
people and injured because he was
unable to keep moving while on the
contrivance. He was badly bruised,
but is expected to recover rapidly.
DR.. Martin 8. Meinzer is in attend
ance.
The regular drill and meeting Of
the crew of the Eagle 4S will be
held aboard the ship tonight. The
two weeks cruises are over tor this
year and the fall program of week
end trips is being planned.
The regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the Board of Health will be
held tonight in the health depart
ment rooms at city hall.
Report on Officers Case
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Secre-
tary Weeks has received a voluEni-
nous report made by the army board
of investigation into the killing OF
Lieut.. Col. Paul w. Beck by former
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