Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-05
HONOR TEAM
At So. AMB0Y
Bio Event is Held at Y. N. C.
A.--NeW Home for AsSo-
citation Discussed

SOUTH AMBOY, Maj 5.-The To-
cal p. r. r. Y. NJ. G. A.. last night
honored the Ir. q. ". A. NJ. repre-
sentative bowling team, that so sue
cessfully won the coveted position
in the Y. NJ. c. A. Bowling League
of thu season of 1921-1922, and in
addition set n pac that will he ex-
c~eptionally hard for other aggrega-
tons to follow by their remarkable
showing Of the season.
Despite the Indictment weather al
most n hundred members and
lends gathered to watch the hon.
Dred players receive the tokens
from the hands of Secretary Rev.
A. A. Nell. Rev. Nj. Nell address
ed the members of the victorious
team in glowing terms, wherein he
described the victors as superior in
strength and in courage TO any of
the teams that comprised the Y.
NJ. c. A. league.
The prizes awarded this season
were in the form of sweaters. with
the letter "Y" in a four inch cut,
with s. A. on either. Those that
comprise the team were Donald and
Fletcher Hoffman. IL. Anderson.
Eugene Thomas and Milton Fox.
The high scorer for the season. j.
Lorton Burlew also received a
sweater.
The secretary. during the presen-
tation speech, described the triangle
which Is emblamatic of the "Y",
stating that the three corners signi-
fed the teaching of the association:
The body. spirit and the mind.
A musical program previously ar
ranged. could not he carried out due
to the fact that the troupe engaged
from the Juniors was unable to at
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a lengthy program with the clever
team of Hoffman and Mason. who
succeeded in keeping their listeners
in an uproar during the best part
of twenty minutes.
Delightful refreshments were pre-
scented during h course of the eve
ming, in charge of a very active
committee especially selected for the
occasion.
Toward the close of the evenings
program, Mr.. Nell made a plea for
additional membership, in which he
enumerated the many assets the Y.
m. C. A. of this city boasts of. The
cretary, who is well known for his
Uyratorical ability, pictured the pos
sibilities of a very near future. in
which he limited at a T.. NJ. c. A.
on Broadway n expressed the hope
CT it being a Chase memorial. The
property which the secretary had in
mind Is the site nov occupied by
d. c. Chase, adjoining the Presby-
terrain manse. This is a coveted site
and has in the past attracted quite
a number of real estate men who
were anxious to annex this beautiful
site as a magnet for the establish
ment of a great theatre. The plan
it has since become known. has
tailed, and the hopes of the secre-
tary are frightened with the thought
that it some day will become a home
for the Y. NJ. G.. A.
The evenings program was con-
cluded with a quartet selection,
composed of Harry Macholl, Frank
Gomminger, Harold G. Hoffman and
J. Arthur lngraham. Several side
splitting recitations by Frank Com
minger. sen the audience home feel
ing that they had shared the honors
due the members Of the Junior
Bowling team.
The Y. NJ. c. A. at the present
time is conducting a man to man
campaign for additional member
ship. 1t has been reported that
membership to the "Y" of this city
could only come by being connected
with railroad activities. The Sec
rotary is anxious to right this i'm
preston and has extended an invi-
tation to all the men and boys of
the city to join the ranks of what
is hoped to be one of the largest
active bodies of the city.