Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-22
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CtII bnIEFS
The executive committee of Am.
erican Legion Post As will hold q
joint meeting with the Ladies Aux
iliary at the rooms tomorrow night
in the Maple building. Plans will be
discussed for the entertainment OF
delegates to the Fourth district hos
pitalization meeting which will be
held in this city Sunday, April 8.
This will be the final meeting before
the opening of the home, which ik
scheduled to take place during the
second week of April, On April Z
there will be a meeting of the post
commanders and adjutants at Tren.
ton.
The regular meeting of the officers
and men Of the Eagle IS will be
held tonight aboard the u. s. r. S.
Newton. at which time preparations
for the Memorial gay parade will be
discussed.
Owing to the accident that oc.
Cured on Smith street a few DAYS
ago, when a few high school boye
fell through the window of KEN.
eny's jewelry shop, Chief Tonnesen
gave orders to the local police yes
terday to break UP any groups OF
boys seen standing on that corner.
A social session followed the meet.
ing Of Violet Rebekah Lodge No. SIS,
Odd Fellows, last night at Odd Fell
lows hall. In the pinochle games
twelve prizes were awarded and
there was n non-N ayer's prize
given. After the cards refreshments
were served.
Two applications for membership
were received by Middlesex Council
No SO, Jr. O. U. A. M, at It's meet.
ing last night and announcement
was made for a class initiation 10
be held Wednesday night, April II.
Past County Councillor John e. Der.
nard, who represented the council
at a conference held Monday night
with Admiral Farragut Council in
Newark for the purpose of discuss
ing the ~advisability Of bringing the
and national council of the or
der back into the fold gave the re-
port. A committee OF both organi-
cations are now endeavorins 10
out a plan whereby the state
0- 1St+CAS1A OCAS NAlACa nave Oe9n
apar~ about fifteen years will come
together again. A report win be
given at the next state convention
to be held at Atlantic City in 90.
tober.
Officer j. F. Sullivan fired one shot
in an effort to stop a man who ran
out Of an empty lot and over to the
Lehigh Valley property on New
Brunswick venue about 1920
o'clock this morning. This occur
red While the officer was trying
doors in the vicinity of Oak street
and New Brunswick avenue. There
were no buildings entered in the VII
entity, according to the officers re-
port.
The police Investigated a. report
that a truck was unloading what
was believed to be liquor on Stead
man place last night. The call was
received from the hospital, but the
onhcers made no report OF finding
anyone at the scene.
John Malone, a bus driver OF
South Amboy, vas given a summons
for blocking the crossing at Smith
street and Madison avenue by Traf-
fic Officer John Durham yesterday.
Charles Balinski of 800 Stanford
street was summoned by Offcer
Frank Seiboth for blocking the side.
walk in front of 426 Park avenue.
Several boxes Of beer bottles fell
off a New York truck on Maple
street last night and the bottles
broke scattering glass over the
street. Lieutenant Andrew Jensen
received a report of the occurrence
and the truck driver and helper
were caught at the ferry and sent
back to clean up the street.
Twenty-four members of VaihalIa
Lodge No. IT'S, Odd Fellows. went
owe to Woodbridge last night where
they conferred the i~nitiatory degree
on two candidates for Hobart Lodge
OF that place. Tonight Valhaiia
Lodge will confer the third degree
on candidates at it's meeting.
The Ford car stolen from in front
OF the Ditmas theatre on Tuesday
night was recovered in South Amboy
by Officer Quinlan yesterday.