Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-18

Carteret, and STAFF will come to this
city tonight to install the officers OF
Violet Rebokah Ledge, NO. 90, Odd
Fellows. a reception will follow the
ceremonies and refreshments will be
served.
The first fire house in the city to
be equipped with wireless telephone
! service is the Lincoln Engine Com
| pany's headquarters in State street.
The installation OF the instrument
was completed yesterday n the
| 6rst Program that is being sent out
| through the air was heard last night
by members of the company VINO
! gathered ct the house to see the
demonstration.
The new officers of Thor Lodge,
| No. 46, Danish Brotherhood, were in
| their places last night for the first
| time since the installation two weeks
ago.
Court Amboy, No. Sc, Foresters of
America, is scheduled to meet to-
| night. A repor, of the past chief
| anger meetings Sunday at Carter
ct is expected to be made at this
time.
A meeting of Perth Amboy Camp
| No. 10, Woc Omen of the World, will
| take place tonight.
The Danish Brotherhood met last
| night in Washington hall and made
preparations for a pre-Lent social
| event to be held on February &c.
| Fred Christiansen was made chair
man of a committee appointed to
make all arrangements for the af-
fair.
E%vangelistic services are being
| held nightly at the Danish Metho-
| dist church at Madison avenue and
Jefferson street. The services Will
| be held all this week and not mere
" Tuesday night as was previously
reported.
Harry d. Wilcox, in the city for
the veterans bureau, terminates his
activity today. This opportunity to
| file claims against the government is
the last to be presented here. Mr..
Wilcox was at the headquarters of
the Red Cross in the Raritan Build
ing and his services are available
until 5 o'clock and veterans having
need for his services are asked to
! see him at once.
MILFORD tombstone of Rector
| street announced today that he has
| sew Fred his connection with Mel
bourn and Ritter and that he is now
| with Louis Compton of Metuchen.
During the month of December
this city showed no increase or de-
crease in the labor situation az
800 " L,11~+;- ,,r,,rl hxr fhn
department of labor. Under the ia
BILE given in the bulletin. this city,
remains in secand place the amount
of increase being 2,123 and the per
cent of increase being 16.f. Perth
Amboy is second in a list of sixty
five cities and which Peoria, III, is
first. with an increase of 526 and a
percentage of 22.5.
At a meeting today of the creditors
of Harry Corn, who recently enter
ed an invoiuntar. petition in bank
ruptcy, Jacob S. Karkus was APP
pointed trustee. The meeting was
held in the Office Of Adrian Lyons.
referee in bankruptcy. Mr.. Karkus
was appointed receiver for Mr.. Corn
by Judg, Lynch some days ago.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
Rotary Club was held at the New
Packer House at noon today. Ed
ward Force, Walter Fl. War; and
Fred BRIGGS were received as new
members. John +. Whalen. of the
Elizabeth Rotary Club, addressed
the meeting.
The regular meeting of the Gram
mar School Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation will be held tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock in the auditorium
of the school. DIR. Isaac Ward. who
is conducting the evangelistic serv-
ices at the Presbyterian church,
will be the principal speaker. A
large turnout of parents is expected
as it will also be the last meeting to
be attended by Principal Henry S.
Hulse. Jr., who leaves the city
shortly.
The first annual dinner of the
Second Ward Democratic Club will
be held in Columbia Hall on State
street tonight. 1t was originally
planned to hold this affair in the
clubrooms out the great demand for
tickets resulted in the necessity of
a larger hall. Leading Democrats
will be in attendance and address
the gathering.
A regular meeting of the Board Of
Water Commissioners will be held
tonight in city hall at 8 o'clock.