Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-14

a meeting OF hornet Encanlpnncflt
odd Fellows, will be held tonight at
Odd Fellows hall.
Algonquin Lodge No. A, knights
of Pythias, wa5 instituted fifty-eight
years ago on February 10 and to
fit.ingly celebrate the anniversary OF
the institution of the lodge a social
session and roll call will be held
next Monday night. The rank OF
page will be conferred on twoscan-
didates at that time and the roll
call and celebration will follow.
District Deputy Grand Chancellor
Floyd Huyck. of Woodbridge, has
been invited to come here and take
part in the gathering. 1t is expect
ed many of the older members VIII
be out at this time for the celebra-
ton.
The weekly drill of the local bat
talon of the naval reserve force will
be held tonight aboard the Eagle As
at the foot of Washington street. All
members of the crew are urged to
attend.
All of the flags on school build
ings and municipal buildings were
ordered flown at half-mast at noon
today by Mayor William G. Will
son out of respect to the memory
of Mayor Alexander Archibald, of
Newark, who died recently.
A meeting of the Waywayanda
Club was held at the Y. NJ. C. A.
last night for the purpose Of max
ing further arrangements for the
state reunion which will be held here
the latter part of next month.
John J.. Bergen, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, county and
Mrs. +. William Hilker and Street
Commissioner and Mrs. A. i. Munoz
were among the local residents who
offended the Lincoln dinner of the
Woodbridge Republican Club last
night
About thirty members of the Y.
NJ. c.. A. Wireless Club were the
guests of Henry and Howard Toft
at their nome in Oak street last
night and heard an entertaining
program over the wireless telphon.
A. musical entertainment will be
given in the auditorium of the Saliva
ton Army on Madison VEN to-
night at s O'Clock. This
event is being staged under the lead
ership of Captain G.. Goats Young
peoples secretary of Newark. Ev-
erybody is welcome.
Martin I. Kennedy, of the nation
publicity bureau of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, is in this city
making preliminary preparations
for the national advertising cam
paign to be conducted by the serv-
ice organization to raise $4,000, 900
70 continue its service bureau activ-
tiles. 1t is the plan to start the cam
paign by March Is. The service
division is not partisan in its work
but endeavors to aid service men
of their affiliations. 1t
operates primarily through labor
bureaus and has a three-fold plan
includes placing men in jobs.
financial assistance when
necessary Immediately, and putting
through adjusted compensation
The bureau also makes a
speciality of looking up at Washing
ton the records of whom were lost
in France or in this country. Pur-
ClidSGIo Vi ISlpcIty pOiiuS, pal
larry, come in for aid of this bureau,
representatives search the
war department archives and locate |
records SO that the men affect
ed may receive their bonds pur-
while in the army.
Extensive preparations for the
carnival dance to be staged
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars in
the Auditorium on New Brunswick
avenue next Thursday night, will be
made at the meeting of the organi-
to be held in Odd Fellows !
hall on Thursday night.
The meeting of the Holy Name
Society scheduled for last night, has
been postponed until the first ofnext
month. At this meeting the cleo
ton CT officers will take place.
Posters for the monster athletic
show to be given by st. Mary's Attn
letic Club in the Auditorium on New
Brunswick avenue March 9. will be
distributed about this section in a
few days.
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