Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-28
CITY BRIEFS

William Cunningham, of Passaic,
grand guide of the Royal Arcanunl
OF the state of New Jersey. officially
visited Middiesex Council No. HOO,
| Royal Arcanum. last night. M.
| Cunningham brought the greetings
of the grand regent Regent James
| +. Ryder presided. A challenge
from Woodbridge Council for a Sc
ries of games Of pinochle was ac-
| cepted and the first round in the
contest will be played at Wood
| bridge next Monday nisht. The sec
ond round will be played in Perth
! Amboy on Tuesday. March l3.
! Prizes will be Offered in the seriCs
of five rounds. Preparations for the
| reception to the members of the A.
canum Big Seven that will meet
with the local council on Tuesday
| night, March 81, were discussed at
| this time. Orator Earl Nj Wendell
and his committee will have charge
| of the arrangements both for the
reception to the Big Seven and also
| for the pinochle series to start next
week. The committee will arrange
| a program for the reception and
| plans will be made for a collation.
! to be served following the meet
| ing.
There will be a meeting of the Of
! fieFs and men of the Eagle 4S aboard
! the U. S. S. Newton tomorrow night
at o'clock. AT this time appli-
cants to the naval militia will be re-
ceived and the regular course of lee
| lures given by the officers.
The American Legion Post 10 will
| hold big meeting in the auditorium
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. on Friday night.
| The purpose of this meeting Is to
discuss plans for the meeting of the
disqualification committee of the
fourth district, which is to be held
in Perth Amboy some time in the
near future. The Ladies' Auxiliary
will also meet with the Legion Fri
| day night.
Owing to the fact that many OF
| the local school teachers are Ill,
| practice teachers from the Newark
| Normal School have been secured.
| Goodwill Camp No. 81, Woodmen
| of the World, held a short meeting
! last night at Woodmen hall when a
| report of the committee named for
! the 1000 class initiation was given.
| The members of the camp have be-
( come deeply interested in the cam
! paign that is being waged by the
! twelve camps in the district for an
! increase during this year.
At meeting of Middlesex Council
| No. SO, Jr, q. u, A, NJ, TO be held
| tonight plans will be made for going
over to South Amboy Friday night to
the meeting of the Past Councillors
! Association that is to be held with
| Joel Parker Council of that place
Joel Parker Council has announced
| that a surprise is in store for all
members who will attend this
months session with them across the
river.
A chimney Are at the Palace res
taurant on Madison avenue caused
| the calling out of the Protection
! Hook & Ladder, and Lincoln Engine
| companies about 1870 o'clock last
! night in response to a still alarm.
Little damage was done by the fire.
! Officer William Peterson made re-
port of the fire at headquarters.
The st. Martins italian Social
| Club held a regular meeting in
! Washington hall on Fayette street
last night. Ralph Notaro, president
OF the club, presided.
Silver Fernandez of Carteret, ar
| rested for driving an automobile
without a drivers license by Motor
! cycle Officer Paul Layden, was fined
$26 by Recorder Pickersgill this
morning. He was given a summons
following his arrest and his car held
Due to the breaking down OF the
engine at Lakehurst, the Central
railroad train due here at e:1S
o'clock each morning was twenty
five minutes late today. The trou'
BILE occurred Just as the train reach
ed Lakehurst. The shops at tha
place soon made the necessary re-
pairs and the train continued 1t:
run to Jersey City.
A meeting of the Perth Amboy
Real Estate Board was held in the
New Packer House at noon yesterday
at which Raymond Connolly, OF
South Orange, past president OF the
New Jersey Real Estate League
spoke upon the multiple listing sys'
tenn. There was good sized turnout
= Of local real estate men at the meet
. ing.
? The conditions OF the grounds al
the Central station have been much
l cause for complaint during the pas
9 few days. AS soon as thaw come;
= the crushed stone becomes almos
e impossible to walk on and the sue
$ ton caused by the mud often tlme'
r causes rubbers to come loose from
the shoeA
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