Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-07
CITY BRIEFS

$500
The Parker Runyon, a steam
.aunch which for the past few weeks
has beeh undergoing repairs at the
local dry docks, is nearing compile
ton.
The Roessler & H~asslacler Chem
ieal Company on the corner Of High
and Faye-te street, is having the
shrubbery about the maIn office
trimmed,
The Local dry dock company
seems 70 be rushed with business as
practically every berth on the va
terfront is occupied with ~s5hooners,
barges and steamers from different
ports about the country.
Sleds an6 toys of various designs,
being resolved by the local dealers,
reminds many of the old all slogan.
do your Christmas shopping
early"
Algonquin Lodge No. A. Knights
of Pythias, at its meeting last night
conferred the rank of page on four
candidates and received five applica-
tons for membership. Plans were
completed for going to Woodbridge !
on Friday night, November IT. for
the debate with Euclid Lodge of
that place. Chancellor Commander
i7eter Poulsop was in the chair and
the degree team of which Cortlandt
Sheath is the degree master was IN
charge of the work.
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Club was closed at a meeting of the
ctub last night at Odd Fellows hall.
The club has a charter list of sixty
nine and the membership is prom
Using for many more to be added
10 the roll. Mayor Wilson is an
honorary member of the club.
A noticeable feature at Schools
4 and 8 today is the presence
Of electric light for the illumination
of sections Of these buildings leading
sathe polling places. This improve
mefht is the result of the efforts of
Robert A. McSuire, alderman of the
fourth ward. For the older voters
particularly these improvements
We're made as the necessity of hav-
ing same vas evident on primary
day.
Harry A. Kaplowitz 1874 Broad
street, this city, has been appointed
10 represent the n%eutrals on the
Soiree Committee at Rensselaer,
Polytechnic Institute at Troy.
Preparations for the annual
memorial of Perth Amboy Lodge,
Mo- 1874, Benevolent and Protective
Order of EIks, which is held each
year the first Sunday in December
will probably be taken UP at a meet
Ing of the lodge tonight at the club
Eouse in Madison avenue.
"Curzyius." the twentieth century
mystery, which Will be on exhibit
item all this week at the Century
Rug Shop, 1914 Smith street, attract
Cd quite a large gathering at both
the afternoon ana evening perform
lnees yesterday.
Automobiles rushing here and
there in an effort to secure votes
for their favorite party gave a rus
lie and hustle sentiment to the city
today.
Due to the fact that a heavy
blanket OF fog encircled this section
Of the state today. trains coming in
to the city this morning were ten
md fifteen minutes late.
The visiting Of the local plants
and factories in an effort to secure
membership to the local chapter Of
the American Red Cross is being
done all this week. Plants who en-
roll a full membership viii be
awarded a 100 per cent pacard.
Supreme and state officers are ex-
rected to be at the meeting of Court
Standard No. Ill, ForesterS of Am
erica, tomorrow night at Eagles
hall. Preparations are being made
for the reception OF the distinguish
ed visitors on the occasion of their
visit here at that time. Grand Sec
rotary Jebes, of Hoboken, has sent
word that the grand chief ranger
together with other grand officors |
VIII be here for the meeting. Neigh
boring courts are expected 20 nave
delegations present to make the
event n of the largest for the re-
seption of the visitors.
A great deal of interest has been
taken in a ballot, the personal choice
column Of which was filed out and
left on the lieutenant's desk at po-
lice headquarters. The ballot was
left BY a visitor OF the station house
who succeeded in laying same on
the desk without his movement be-
ing noticed. Persons connected with
the department are voted for, from
Tinted States senator down. CHIEF
Nfels J. Tonnesen is voted for in the
u.4x~tariofe hafIof as the D~ersOnal