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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
MEMORIAL BRIDGE PLAN
is GIVEN new BOOST

A letter from the State Highway
Commission read at a meeting of the
Past Councillors Association held
with Royal Council, Junior Order
American Mechanics, at Monmouth
Junction last night, says that favora-
BILE action is being taken to make the
new bridge to span the Raritan river
from this city to South Amboy a
memorial to the soldiers and sailors
who fought and died in the World
War.
The meeting which was held in the
rooms of Royal Council was preced-
ed by a chicken supper which was
served to more than a hundred
members of the order. This was fol-
lowed by a sketch given by the Joel
Parker Council Dramatic Club, en-
titled Beyond the Wire"
County Councillor Harry Vail was
in the chair and welcomed the large
number of members out, eleven f
whom were from Middlesex Council
Nd. 60 of this city. In the awarding
of the two banners for the council
having the most number of members
and the largest percentage of mem
bers present, Joel Parker Council of
South Amboy again carried off the
honors. The meeting was known as
Ladies Night" to which a number
of wives and lady friends of the
members gathered for the occasion.
The next meeting of the associa-
ton will be with Puritan Council of
Carteret on November Is.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
new WOMEN'S ATHLETIC
FIELD DEDICATED TODAY

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 30
Threatening skies had not dampen-
ed the enthusiasm of four hundred
girl students of the New Jersey
College of Women in their dedica-
ton ceremonies this afternoon of
Antilles Field" the new athletic
campus of the college, although
word from the naval afr station at
Lakekurst informed them the giant
dirigible Shenandoah would not
leave her hangar today to partic-
ipate in the ceremonies. U~nfavorable
weather conditions excluded the She
nandoah from flying here to strew
flowers upon the field, it was said
at the air station.
Antilles Field" gift of James
Nelson and L. f. Loree, two of the
board of managers of the college.
will be so named in memory Of the
first U. S. transport to be torpedoed
during the World War. Rear Admi-
raj Charles B. Plunkett, comman-
der of the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
will make the presentation speech.
Augmenting the band of four
hundred college girls in the dedica-
ton ceremonies will be 500 Rutgers
college men, members of the college
military battalion. The ceremonies
open at 2 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Rosary Society
Card Party Held

Another delightful card party was
auspiced under the direction of the
Rosary Society of st. Mary's church
In st. Mary's new lyceum in Fay
cite street last night. Mrs. John
Kennedy was chairman of arrange
ments. Prizes were awarded to the
following:
Non-piayers-Mrs. M. j. O'Hara,
glasses; Miss Catherine O'Brien,
box of candy. Peanut iab-Mrs.
Charles Quinn, pillow cases.
Dominoes-John Scannell, table
cloth.
Euchre-M. ]. O'Hara, center
piece; Mrs. James Carr, towels; Mrs.
j. DAILY, towels.
Five hundred-Mrs. James Muir
ray, centerpiece; Miss Helen Nc
Laughlin, pillow cases: Mrs. Richard
White, cooking utensil; Mrs. George
Rivas, towels; Mrs. Peter Van
SICKLE, glasses; Mrs. JAMES White,
vase; Mrs. p. Howard, coffee; Mrs,
Thomas Ford, olive dish; Mrs. ],
WinandSscarf.
Pinochfe-Mrs. Herbert Eyerkuss,
silver ladle; Mrs. William Hawey
centerpiece; Joseph Kilmurray, silk
hose; Mrs. Reznichak, slippers; Mrs
Desserich, towels; NJ. Burke, towel
George Rivas, salt box; John Thorn.
~
The door prize was won by Mis-:
Margaret Bird, a fancy basket: John
II. Kennedy, basket of groceries and
cake; Miss Daisy Ashton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Card Parties Feature
City SOciaI Program
Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary
Names Delegates

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
7. NJ. C. A. held their regular meet
ing, Wednesday afternoon, in the Y.
M. c. A. building, with the president
Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver, presiding. In
| conjunction with the Y. M. G. A.
Bible class, suppers will be served
once a week by women of the differ
ent churches. The chairman of these
suppers are: Baptist: Mrs. Z. w.
Hope; Methodist: Mrs. V. V. Rose
boro; Presbyterian: Mrs. George
Sharp; Episcopal: Mrs. r. l.. Pres
ton. Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver and Mrs.
Arthur Stern, were appointed dele
gates to attend the Atlantic City
convention, on November l and 2.
Three girls from the Danish Chill
dren's home, have secured member
ships to the ny" through the auxil-
larry.
Arrangements were made to hold
a rummage sale, on October 20, 80
and 81, the place to be announced
later. Anyone having any articles
for the sale. will notify Mrs. r. l..
Preston, 165 State street, Tel. 1881
r. and transportation will be ar
ranged. A new committee was APP
pointed, the fellowship committee,
with Mrs. II. p. Ward, as chairman.
The purpose of this committee is to
help the dormitory men in the "Y"
who are i'll, and to take care CT
them. On November 81, it was
planned to give a reception to The
wives of the new secretaries. Mr..
Roseboro, the new general secretary
of the ~" addressed the women,
and told OF many plans he has in
store this season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
RAIN BRINGS
RELIEF TODAY
Will Not Be Sufficient to
Bring Water Supplies up to
Normal

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Enough
rain was falling in the North and
Middle Atlantic states today to bring
some relief from the drought in
parts of those sections but weather
bureau officials said indications
were that it would not be sufficient
to restore diminished water supplies
to normal.
Rain is falling throughout the
Atlantic States today and is expected
to continue tonight. Clear weather
beginning tomorrow, however, is ex-
pected to continue several days, no
southern air movements bearing
more rain being in immediate pros
pect.
The drought. which has just
reached its most acute stage,
amounts to an accumulation of de-
ficient rainfall, rather than to a lack
of precipitation, and is attributed to
unusual ~quiescence among the air
currents. Very few storm areas have
moved across the affected section in
recent months. Rain bearing cur
rents have been advancing eastward
to the Mississippi and then turning
northeastward to the Great Lakes
with the eastern part of the country
getting it's currents from the st.
Lawrence Valley and Newfoundland
territory, which produce dry
weather.
The droughty condition, however,
is not unreasonable, the bureaus
records show, and the usual return
to normal may be looked for soon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
REPUBLICAN WOMEN
MEET IN SIXTH WARD


A meeting of the Republican wo-
men of the sixth ward was held
yesterday afternoon in C~hristensen's
Hall, Brace avenue, several candi-
dates being on hand to speak. Shriev-
atty candidate Fred Gowen, Assemb-
ly candidates Thomas L. Hanson and
Harold G.. Hoffman, Freeholders
Fred Orpen and William Dey, who
seek reelection, and Ingvard Grei-
sen, candidate for alderman in that
ward, spoke. Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver,
in charge of organizing the women
of this district, urged the women to
vote a straight Republican ticket
and made a special plea for Greisen's
candidacy in the sixth ward. refer
ing to him as a successful business
man who was raised in Perth AM
boy.
Another sixth ward Republican
meeting will be held next Wednes-
day night, fourth district committee
man John Gallos being in charge of
the arrangements for this meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Nine new HOUSES BEING
BUILT IN SOUTH END

Construction work has been start
ed ON nine one family seven room
brick houses to be erected on the
northeast corner of Lewis and First
streets Ivy ;hs Sorenson Realty Com
pany, consisting Of Anton %Sorenson,
Herman Ellis, Samuel Tucker and
Alexander Kosene. The houses will
be the latest approved type, having
steam heat, electricity and gas. They
will also be equipped with tile bath
rooms. 1t is the intention of the
builders to sell the houses as soon
as they are completed and 1t is esti-
mated at this tine that they will cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000 each.
The land on which the houses are
situated is 100 IL $50 feet and was
purchased from Alice +. Kirk, the
price paid being in the neighborhood
of $4,000 it is said. The company,
according to Henry X. Golenbock, of
the law firm of Wight. Wight &
G~olenbock, the Acompany's attorney.
will carry on an extensive building
program and is now negotiating for
a large tract of land in the center
of the city upon which to erect sim
liar houses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Literary Day
Observed at MetuChen

METUCHEN, Oct. 19:-Literary
Day was observed by the Borough
Improvement League yesterday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Mary wilkins
Freeman, internationally known
novelist as guest of honor. Mrs. Will
liam Dinwiddie, chairman of the
session. gave a biographical sketch
of Mrs. Freeman's early achieve
ments and with considerable praise
told of the fame that the novelist
had gained through her books. Es-
says and reviews of Mrs. Freeman's
work were read by Mrs. Annie Nc
Cullough and Mrs. Charles p. Hull.
A splendid musical program was
also given. Mrs. Otto f. Seggel sang
a song for which words were written
by Mrs. Freeman in 1890. Miss Helen
Kramer played several piano selec-
lions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Robert loft
Is Given Party

Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas loft, Jr.,
entertained a number of little friends
at their home Tuesday in honor of
their son Robert. The rooms were
decorated in a pink and green color
scheme, and dolls dressed in old
fashioned costumes were given as
favors. Nina Christopherson and Eva
Mae Pease entertained with folk
dances and Julia Cahill gave many
popular songs. Many pretty and
useful gifts were received.
The guests included: Robert loft,
William and Minnie loft, Eva Mae,
William and George Pease, Nina
Christopherson, Helen Sheppard,
Walter and Aagot Merwin. Madeline
Merwin, Julia and Joseph Cahill,
Morton Stills, Richard Kelley, Flea
nor Jensen, Marie Wallace, Clara
and Florence Orzechowski, Elmer
Pease, Josephine Pico, Frank Pease,
Ellen Cahill, Mrs. N. loft. Sr., Mrs.
Andrew Jensen, Mrs. Edna Chris
MCPHERSON, Mrs. NJ. futile, Misses
Hilda and Grace Sheppard and Mrs.
Frank Pease of Keyport.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Y. M. C. A. CONSTITUTION is
CONSIDERED At CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND, ., Oct. ia pro-
posed constitution, which would
eliminate church membership as a
qualification for active membership
in the Y. NJ. c. A, was under con
s%ideration today by a committee APP
pointed at yesterdays session of the
constitutional convention. Action on
the report will be taken by the
convention as a whole.
At present only those who are in
good standing in Evangelical
churches are admitted to active
mem bership. A movement to mod
ify the basis of membership, led
by association liberals" is being
opposed by the conservative ele-
ments. said to be strongest in the
southern states.
Adrian Lyon, president of the
PERTH Amboy Y. M. c. A., is present
at the convention, being chairman
of toe committee which arranged
for the convention. The local man
was one of those asked to prepare
a constitution which will be con
sidered by the convention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
MILLION DOLLAR RUM
BRIBE PLOT CHARGED
(Continned from nnge hi


charge directly into New York City
yesterday when he filed injunction
suits to close alleged wet saloons and
cabarets. He said he had a locality
card of some LOO open saloons, es-
timating that there were probably
more than 1000 in Manhattan and
Bronx alone.
The anti-climax in the govern
ment's double-barreled volley fired
yesterday into the wet forces of New
Jersey and New York came last night
with the seizure of three truckloads
of beer entering New York from the
Jersey shore in charge of two pro-
hibition agents, thought by the alleg-
ed owners of the liquor to have been
successfully bribed.
The agents, after having accepted
money offered as a bride, accompan-
led the beer to ward off the police
and permitted the three trucks to get
we'll into the city before the seizure
was made and a%rresting six men.
Chief Enforcement officer Yellow
ley said this cargo was only the first
of several hundred the New Jersey
liquor men thought they were going
to get into New York under the pro-
lection or agents.
Among developments of the last
twenty-four hours recorded were:
Disclosure of a plot to swamp New
York with New Jersey beer to the
exclusion of the product of breweries
in other neighboring states.
Disclosure by III. ID. Esterbrook,
special customs agent, that 60 rum
boats, 100000 worth of liquor and
100 prisoners had been taken in a
series of raids on off-shore craft.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
ARMISTICE DAY EVENTS
TO Be PLANNED TONIGHT

The first meeting of the commit
tee on the Armistice Day celebra-
ton will be held tonight at the city
hall, at which time plans for the
parade will be made by the repre-
s~entatives of the various organiza-
lions.
Ronald Kleckner, county COM
mander of the American Legion, has
sent out notices to every civic and
fraternal organization in the city
urging that a representative be
present from their respective bodies,
in order to make the parade a big
success.
Last year the march on Armistlce
Day was said to be one of the larg-
est ever in the city, having in line
over twenty-five organizations, in adj
dition to several leading bands and
large groups of school children.
Committees will be appointed to-
night from the various organization
representatives and the first plans
made. 1t is hoped that a good at
tendance will turn out, as the chair
man is in need of plenty of coopera-
ton to surpass the C of last
years showing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
REPORT REALTY SALES

Two real estate transactions are
reported today. They follow:
Victor Main has sold to DR.. Martin
s. Meinzer the property situated
on the southwest corner of Market
street and Brighton avenue, now
OCCUPIED by Mr.. Main. Mr.. Main in
turn has purchased the Alfred FL.
Crowell property at 169 Rector
street. from the Crowell estate. Both
properties consist of n family
frame dwellings. The transaction
took place through Boynton Broth
ers G. Company. The consideration
is not given.
DR.. I. Siegel yesterday sold to a
local party whose name has been
withheld for the present, the prop
erty located on the southwest cor
ner of High and Smith streets, con-
sisting of five stores. The sale was
made through Max L. Scott. No
consideration is given.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
BROTHERHOOD
HAS BANQUET
Inspiring Talk Given by Rev.
Mr.. Niedermeyer to Wood
bridge Church Men

WOODBRIDGE, Oct. 10. - The
| Mems Brotherhood of the Wood
bridge Presbyterian church opened
it's activities for the 1923-24 season
last night at a well attended dinner
in the basement of the Sunday
School rooms. Prior to sitting down
to the elaborate supper which was
prepared and served by a committee
of church women, a short service
was held upstairs in honor of
the of Herbert Langhan,
the prime mover in the organization
of the brotherhood. Rev. L. V.
Buschman presided over this service
of sacred songs, prayer and tribute.
The men sat down to dinner at
1880, John McAuslan, president of
the brotherhood presiding. During
supper community singing was en-
joyed by the assemblage and musical
selections were rendered by Mrs.
Dietz and Rowland Formidoni on
the piano and violin. James Filler,
chairman of the clubs charity COM
mittee, reported that $40 had been
donated during the past month to
assist a sick man in Port Reading.
President McAuslan urged the men
to attend the morning Bible class af-
ter which he turned the meeting
over to John Short, chairman of the
committee in charge of last nights
meeting.
Rev. Frederick Niedermeyer, of
the Perth Amboy Presbyterian
church, was the speaker of the eve
ming. After telling a number of hui
morous stories, Rev. Mr.. Nieder-
meyer spoke in a serious vein on the
subject of Investments" He warn
ed the men not only against invest
ing their money in worthless or
questionable stock in the hopes of
reaping great profits but also against
investing their lives in activities
which will yield only sorrow, dis
grace and disillusionment. He en-
phasized the importance of character
and personality in a man if he Is to
be a success in life.
The interesting subject was
handled in such a by the
Perth Amboy pastor that all angles
were covered. His a~ppreciative au-
dience loudly applauded the address.
Rev. Mr.. Buschman was called upon
for a few remarks and urged the
men to keep in mind the facts laid
before them by Mr.. Niedermeyer.
In closing Chairman Short delivered
a short original poem dedicated to
Mr.. and Mrs. .Buschman and their
%"flivver," the chairman having re-
ceiyed his inspiration from the auto
mobile trip taken by the couple to
Missouri last summer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
RESIGNS AFTER KHAN DEBATE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-Judge
George Flemming Moore past SOW
ereign grand commander of the Su-
preme Council and In spector gen.
eral of Scottish~Rite Masons in Al
ALBANIA, resigned from the supreme
council today after n discussion over
the Ku Klux Khan.
During the debate Mr.. Moore was
charged by members of the council
of using his weekly publication,
1.-THE Fellowship Forum issued here
foH furthering the aims Of the Khan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Two Held Last Night and
More are PIanned-Ar-
range for Dances

= The card party held under the
direction of Raritan Chapter No. So,
Order of Eastern Star, in the Elks
building last night, was a huge sue
cess. Bridge, five hundred and pino-
chile were the games in play. The
non-player's prizes wer awarded to
Adolph Brogger and Mrs. August
Staudt; The door prize, a fern and
basket was awarded to Samuel
Borak, while six sherbet glasses
donated by George Meade were
awarded to Mrs. James Henderson.
High scores in the different games
were made as follows:
IBridge: Mrs. Louis Kreielsheimer,
YIiss Myrtle Warren, Miss Sadie
/sosin. Mrs. S. Sa1ter, Mrs. Samuel
zBorak, Mrs. Rose Boughton, Mrs.
Harry Medinets.
Pinoch1e: Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Helga
Thorne, Miss Blanche Warter, Miss
Edna Nilsson, Mrs. Alex Ferguson,
Miss Sadie Harrington, Albert Lar
sen. Mrs. A. Nilsson, Mrs. G.. William
son, Mrs. Alchin, Mrs. David Met
zendorf, Mrs. Heiselberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. John e. Hunt, Mrs. NJ. Hansen,
Mrs. Wogenson, Mrs. Gehret, Miss
Daisy Madsen.
tive HuHureu' MIS- w. hoy, MIS-
j.. Moore, Mrs. e. II. Romond, Miss
ELLA Muller, r. Killenberger, Mrs.
A. NJ. Hagan, William Mccullough,
Mrs. r. K~illenberger, Mrs. John Kill
liam, Mrs. Jennie Turk. Delicious
punch was served during the even
ing.
Much credit is due Mrs. Olin Brad
ford, chairman, and her committee
consistin. of Mrs. Richard Bechtel,
Mrs. j. F. Bedell, Mrs. e. Hunt,
Thomas G.. w. Fine, M. c.. Nielsen,
Emil Warter and Hans Krogh, for
the excellent manner In which they
managed the affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
KNOW LITTLE
Of THE BIBLE
Says Stokes in Letter to
G~eorge-KnoW Too Many
Other Things

TRENTON. Oct. 19:-Asserting
people nowadays have too little
knowledge of the Bible and too
much information on other things,
former Governor Edward G. Stokes
today supplemented his plea for pub
lie school instruction on the United
States Constitution and Bible by set
ting forth his views in a letter to
William George of Jersey City. a
critic of the former governors atti-
tude. Mr.. George is an assistant
prosecutor In Hudson county and
was leader of the Democratic minor
ity in the last assembly.
Terming the schools Goddess, be-
cause Of absence of religious train
ing, Mr.. Stokes instanced Germany's
neglect of the spiritual as hardening
the sou of the country and precipi-
tating the World War.
"If the government spent its
money for teaching and instruction
in Holy Writ, 1t would serve quite as
good a purpose as it does to spend
money in what is really a futile at
tempt to enforce the Volstead act.
1 am one of those who think that the
Holy Scripture is more important
than any man-made law" added the
governor,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
new ATTACKS MADE
IN DEMOCRATIC DRIVE
CONTINUED from Page u


three men could take care of, thus
saving money for the taxpayers.
"Why is 1t that SO many men arc
employed around the county build
ings? Simply for the purpose of
keeping more men Interested in the
freeholders' personal, private and
political machine" said Mr.. Kali
teissen in closing.
Richard Calvin, candidate for al
derman at large told of the work
done by the present board, of the
railroad grade crossing elimination,
of the contemplated water front de-
velopment, of the taxes the present
board had to raise to meet eXpendi-
lures of previous boards, of the work
the board has done to give this city
the least expensive government in
the State and that if it had not been
for expenditures of past boards, the
tax rate this year would have been
lower than any municipality in the
state.
Anthony ]. Gcbhardt. candidate
for sheriff, urged the support of the
entire ticket.
Alfred l.. Ellis, candidate for the
assembly made a plea that the n
tire ticket be supported and re-
quested that he be elected to aid
Governor Silzer and to represent
tn medical profession.
Frank Dorsey spoke along the
lines of city development pointing
out that if the city had a cheap tax
rate and aided industries it will
mean that more industries will come
here and hat in the future Perth
Amboy's people VIII be able to find
employment here and not have to go
out of town. He urged the people
to see that men are elected who will
see that taxes are kept down and
said the present board is working
along these lines.
John Bird, candidate for free
holder, promised an honest and eff
cient administration If elected.
James Kelly, candidate for alder
man in the second ward, and John
A. Kozusko, candidate for alderman
in the sixth ward spoke of the work
needed in their wards If they are to
be successful.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
SeWaren
Personal Mention

Mrs. A. C. Walker has been en-
Pertaining her sister. Mrs. Curtis,
who has just returned from a So
Journ in California.
Mrs. W. II. Tombs and Mrs. Alfred
Compton represented the Sewaren
History Club at the MARY wilkins
Freeman Day" at the Borough I'm
provement League meeting in Me-
tuchen yesterday.
Mrs. w. H. Tombs is today at
tending a meeting of the regents and
members of the various d. A. r.
chapters of the state at Jersey City
A dance will be held at the Land
and Water Club here on the night Of
October 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Henry Smith leave
tomorrow for a weeks visit tC
Queens, T.. l., at the home of theil
grandmother, Mrs. Grace MetcalfC
Inlay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Shower is Given
Newly Welded Couple

A miscellaneous shower was given
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gallagher, at
their home, in Market street, last
night in honor of their recent mar
riage. Music and dancing were en-
joyed throughout the evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Gallagher received many
beautiful gifts.
The guests included: Miss Mildred
Gallagher, Miss Julia McCreery, Jen-
ME, Julia, Martha and Theresa Her
bert, Stasia Urbanski, Mrs. G. Knud-
sen. Mrs. Howard Richards. Mrs.
John Sullivan. Mrs. C. Lovedahl,
Mrs. j. Martinussen, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Martinussen. Jr., of this
city, Miss Alice Gallagher, and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Klause, of Metu-
chen and Mr.. and Mrs. N. Martin
ussen, of South Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
Perth Amboy
Personal Mention

Mr.. and Mrs. James O'Neill, of
Gordon street, will spend the week
end in Plainfield.
Mrs. FRANKLIN Brehme of Gordon
street, will spend the weekend in
Newark. :
Miss Florence Hughes, of High
street, motored to Newark, yester-
day.
Miss Lola Melbourne and Miss
Alma Rasmussen, Of this city, are
spending the day in Brooklyn.
Miss Helena Van Cleaf, of New
Brunswick, is visiting friends in this
city, today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-19
LEGION TO PLAN EVENTS

A meeting of Post As, American
Legion is scheduled to take place at
the auditorium of the Y. NJ. c. A. at
8 o'clock tonight at which time Ray
mond P. White, who was recently
elected senior vice commander at the
state convention. will be the guest.
At this time plans will also be made
for the dance to be held sometime
in November. the movie benefit to
take place the three last days of
this month and the first three days of
November, and the parade on Armsi-
tice Day. The date of the dance was
set at November IL, but it is to be
changed at tonight's meeting.