Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-31
CITY BRIEFS

| White g. Hess, Inc, realtors, of IL
Green street, Woodbridge, as secre-
tary of this corporation and man
ager of the new Perth Amboy Office
at 3S1 Lawire street. MI. Peterson,
| who served at Trenton as assembly
man from MiddleseX county for the
past two years, is also vice presi-
dent of the local Republican club.
A meeting of the italian Civic
Club was held last night in the
rooms of the Republican Club in
Odd Fellows hall, when a report of
than 5000 was cleared. The cleo
ton of new officers will take place
at the next meeting to be held Feb
ruary II.
Morris Margaretten, who directs
the grammar school safety patrol, ie
planning to combine the patrol and
Eelf-government, a new school Or
~ganization, into one grammar school
safety patrol. This will double the
number of officers and also give the
patrol authority to rule the school
building.
The local police are kept busy
these days watching the various
sleigh riding hills about the city
where many hundreds of children as
we'll as grown-ups lives are in dan
ger.
The Red Cross of this city will
make the regular trip to Newark
Friday with the many crippled chill
dren under their care. This week
several of the children to make the
trip viii be taken to the eye and a
hospital at that place.
It is expected that a number of
the new legionalres will be present
| at Friday nights meeting at the Y.
| M. c. A, when q joint session of the
| American Legion and auxiliary will
be held.
Some very important business dis
| cussions will take place aboard the
, Newton tomorrow night at the regu-
lar drill of the officers and men of
Eagle As.
4 meeting and demonstration OF
the Life Saving Guards OF the Sal
walton Army will be held tonight at
s o'clock at the army headquarters
In Madison avenue. Captain Madsen
] Of the army corps will have charge.
Due to the lack Of coal at Bar
negat, the terminal point OF the
central railroad train due here each
morning for New York at S:lS
o'clock, this train today was more
than an hour late. The train ar
rived at Red Bank on time, but was
then placed on a side track while
the engine was recoaled. Passea-
gers using the s:1S train were pick
ed up by the East Long Branch ex-
press and carried to their destina-
ton.
At a meeting of the executive
board OF Hindustan, No. 9 Court OF
the Orient held Monday night at Ju'
nior hall in New Brunswick plans
were made for a. ceremonial to be
held in New Brunswick, March II.
A large class of candidates will be
initiated an this will be followed by
a collation.. The next meeting of the
court will be held in this city next
month. Runyon Giles, Arthur
Frantz and Harry Mathews, of this
city, members of the executive board
were at the Monday night meeting.
An army recruiting sergeant will
be stationed at City Hall from IL
o'clock in the morning until 3 o'clock
in the afternoon every Monday. II
was announced today. This plar
will go into effect next Monday and
during these hours applications fol-
enlistment will be received.
A large concrete mixer was left or
Gordon street near Water street last
night, without a light, according tc
the report OF Officer Frank Genesk'
at police headquarters.
About sixty-five boys, all members
OF various Y. NJ. c. A. Bible clubs
enjoyed a supper. moving picture ex'
hibition and talk by Rev. Frederick
d, Niedermeyer, pastor OF the Firsl
Presbyterian Church, in the associa'
ton building last night.
roast for members OF the Y. NJ. c. A
was held in the mems lobby last
night under the direction of Social
and membership Secretary Herman
A. Nielsen. Songs were also enjoy
cd.
Plans for the city voliey bal
league were discussed at a meetinE
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. physical com
mittee last night. The state cham,
pionship volley ball tourney to bt
held here February ~ was also talk
Led Eyes ~