Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-28
SOUTH AMBOY

The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the common council will be held
in the city hall Tuesday night. 1t
is expected that at this time the
ferry proposition will be entirely
dealt with. Another important
| proposition will be the matter IF
completing the David street improve
ment recently held up. 1t is expect
ed at this time that the council will
settle the dispute among property
owners west OF Pine avenue on this
street.
At the First Baptist church tomor-
row night Miss Ballard will lecture
on India, The Mighty Empire"
Miss Ballard has spent years in re-
siding in that strange land, and
speaks of the things she has seen.
She is rated as a very able and elo-
quent speaker. The lecture begins
at 1880 and a general invitation is
extended to the public by the Rev.
George w. McCombe, the pastor.
Navy Day celebrated yesterday in
this city as well as all over the coun-
try gave the people of this city u
chance to pry into the workings of
Uncle Sans navy. The torpedo boat
destroyer, the U. s. S. Childs, at an
Choir off the end of the third slip, was
visited by approximately $500 peo-
pie, many of whom were school chill
dren. The officers and members of
the crew yesterday as well as on
Thursday were continually kept busy
handling and i~nstructing the huge
crowds. Mayor Michael ]. Stanton
and the members of the common
council with other figures in civic
circles were prominent among those
of the visitors. The members of
Luke A. Lovely Post, American Le-
gion, entertained the officers and
men of the boat at their headquar-
ters on David street during their
stay here. The Childs will leave
South Asnboy sometime today.
The weekly pinochle party held
last night in the rooms of the Le-
gion proved to be another of the sue
cesses that has been the lot of the
parties this year. The affairs IN Fri
day nights are strictly stag, and
many men from this vicinity are
found numbering among the guests.
The committee in charge of the
affair is anxious to impart to out
siders that an invitation is extended
to all players on Friday nights.
Prizes are awarded for highest scores
UuTlHS the evening.
Work on the new convent Of st.
Mary's church at the orner of Stew
ems avenue and Augusta street, has
within the past few days been pro-
crossing very rapidly. The work is
being rushed to completion. 1t is
expected to be completed about the
first of the yea
A regular weekly card party of
the Catholic Daughters of America
will be held on Monday night in the
rooms of the Knights of Columbus.
The committee follows: Mrs. Agnes
Cleary, Miss Mary Coughlin, Mrs.
Mary Cheseman, Mrs. Margaret De-
laney, Misses Mary Donovan, Ger
trude Dwyer, Catherine Gundrum,
Mrs. Mary Grimley, Mrs. Esther
Grace, Mrs. Louisa Duggan and
Mrs. Catherine Gelsinon. The week.
ly gatherings are meeting with great
success this season. Tables are ar
ranged for bridge, pinochle, five
hundred, and euchre.
Leo. j. Copley spent yesterday
with friends at Trenton.
Commander John A. Conlogue of
the local American Legion Post will
attend the conference of all COM
manders of the state who will meet
at Trenton today.
Arrangements for the masquerade
dance to be held in the hall over the
fire house at the Mechanicsville Hose
Company, under the auspices of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the fire COM
pany have been completed. The af-
fair will be held tonight, common
cling at 8 o'clock. One of the most
up to date musical accommodations
in this vicinity will be in charge of
the musical arrangements. The la
dies are charging a nominal fee for
admittance and anticipate a large
gathering of their friends in South
Amboy and vicinity.
The members of st. Martha's
Guild of Christ church will meet on
Wednesday in the Parish House.
William Boyce of Highland street
is spending several weeks in Chica-
go, on business for the Western
Electric Company.
James Douckaz, local bus man and
garage owner, has completed very
extensive improvements to his place
on Stevens avenue.