Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-02
LEGION BOOMS
! At SOUTH ANB0Y
Indications Are That Mem
bership Drive Will be Great
Success

SOUTH AMBOY, Feb. 2--The
'get together" number of the Hard
Tack Herald, published in the iu-
terest of Luke A. Lovely Post,
proved such a. great that
the members of the post have ask
ed that the committee in charge
of the paper to continue the pub
fishing of it. The next number
will be issued for the Washington
birth day dance and will be sold to
the L~egionaires and their friends.
The paper is a live wire affair deal
ing exclusively with happenings of
the post. The next edition viii
besides Astounding with wit and hui
NOR contain the program for the
dance. together with bits of songs
20 BIZ sung at the dance.
At the meeting last night the
question OF membership was dis
Lssed primarily by Commander
Mulraine. At the outset Of the year
this was considered a grave prof.
lem, but is now taking a different
aspect Tho commander reported
that almost every e~x-service man OF
the city will be enrolled before the
End Of the year. Many men who
have failed for various reasons, to
become active, are joining and have
expressed their Willingness to help
put over some of the big things th&t
The post members are planning.
Harry A. Leonard, the post enter
tainment officer, besides having q
repast ready for the members at
every meeting has a list of vents TO
be pulled off by the post this year
that would startle some of the old
gang" that have drifted out OF the
city, but who have left a deep lm-
preston as historical events OF the
days gone by are recorded.
The first affair will be the wash
ington Birthday dance to be held
at the High School auditorium on
February %. Johnnie Powers ana
his happy serenaders will contribute
to the success of this affair by nav,
ing an exceptionally fine musical
program. The members Of the post
and auxiliary will receive tickets Tor
the event within a short time.
Under Two Flags" a motion pic
ture, said to be a masterpiece, with
Priscilla Dean, in the titular role,
will be held at the Empire theatre
on March /. Harry Leonard has
completed plans for this event, and
will depend upon the people in gem
eral to put over the affair In Sood
style,
Assemblyman Hoffman will engi-
neer a straw ride to parts OF cheese
quake late in March where a dance
will be held for those who like this
sort Of fun.
The big event Of the year will be
the Legion Minstrel. Harold Hoff-
man has been put in charge of tins
event. The plans as detailed at last
nights meeting of the post, are OF
an elaborate nature and should pc
a Gee The cast will be com
posed of approximately n
and fifty persons. The minstrel Will
- produced on or about the
April. The John B. Rogers Fro
ducing Company, will send a produc-
er to this city on the first of April,
who will take entire charge of n
preliminary work in conjunction
with drilling the various characters.
The local post will undertake to
sell one hundred copies Of the Ar
mistice Day Forever" march, recent
ly approved as the American Legion
march, at the New Orleans
ton. The copies together with rec
ords and rolls, will be on sale at the
Allen store on Broadway. MI. AL
len, a member of the post, has con-
scented to take charge of the distri-
button of the music without cost to
the post.
Tonight the regular pinochle tour
nament will be played. Chairman
Harkins expects a large number OF
players on hand for the occasion
Prizes will be awarded, and the invi-
tation to join is extended to every
man Of the city.