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8000 PLAINFIELD, N. COURIER-NEWS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1933 PAGE TWENTY-THREE Telephone Plalnfleld 6- An attractive ad works wonders toward rally Describe yoer fmraished Answers Here Questions will be found oa today's editorial page. attractive results. To place pee, telephoee Plaiefield 68000 Bernardsville Houses For Sale 7-rTtCTIVE country estate, nve close Plainfield, seven rooms a i hath all improvements, wonderful trees shrubs, elevation, new rage: J7.500. Andrew Haye Jr, I3i North Ave.

3 leaving town, will sacrifice ndeni seven-room house. Hubbard hool district two tiled baths, maid Tomotl kitchen, two-car garage hot heat: lot 75x150: price $9,000. it and make us an offer. martin Mclaughlin. 1S5 North Ave.

TeL Plnfld -400. 'Business and Professional Locations For Rent nnrmR'S office, well established and rtpsirntale 923 Park Ave. D2S CORN ER store with two or three rooms and bath in apartment house: heat hot water supplied: no other stores near; suitable grocery and delicates sen: also fixtures, in. oiuoiu. Front St 29 Lots and Acreage For Sale IMPROVED LOTS for sale reasonable, inquire Oneida Place, comer Oneida Ave.

WILL sacrifice for cash, 50-ft lot in East End. S20O. ABRAMS ABRAMS. 233 West Front St. 27 Radio Repairs WE test tubes without charge, expert repairing by competent radiotrician.

Just Tel. Certified Radio Service Plnfld 6 2019-W or 6-3136. 29 RADIO Repairs at low cost. Tube3 tested free. LaPorta.

1852 W. Seventh Dunellen. Tel. Duneln 2-6774. 2 RADIO SERVICE, all makes repaired, estimates cheerfully given, tubes tested free.

Miron Furniture Co. Tel. Plnfld 6-1792. 29 Dogs Birds Pets Tropical Fish MONROE AQUARIUM. 731 Monroe ha3 secured many new and rare hardy tropicals, all size aquariums substantial savings.

4 BANIOS. Platies. Swordtaiis. 10c: Bet-tas. 20c; 10-gal.

aquarium and stand, 4: 26 gal. aquarium and stand. $12. Ascough, 18 Adams Cranford. 29 For Sale Miscellaneous SAFES for sale, repaired, opened, combination changed.

TeL Plnfld 6-3799. 29 LEATHER belting for transmission, manufactured by T. H. Hildick. Scotch Plains.

TeL Westfld 2-1S49. D12 BOLLS repaired, wigs refinished, new wigs, doll dressmaking. Work called for and delivered. Staats. TeL Plnfld 6-5319-W.

2 TYPEWRITER AND PIANO An unusual bargain. Underwood No. 5 rebuilt, guaranteed: upright piano. Keller Son, $10. 77 Bound Brook Road, above Dunellen car barns.

TWO used fur coats at $25 each, one broadtail, one raccoon; cloth coat, $10. Tel. WesUld 2-1514. 4 SEVEN Peerless radiators in 26-inch and 33-inch, height containing from 30 to 45 ft. each; one Unislow shallow well electric pump -with 42-gallon tank; reasonable: A-l condition.

Dunellen Plumbing Co. Tel. Duneln 2-6831. 2 ALL kinds of well made doors and mirrors for sale at low prices. Union Glass 134 Madison Plain- field.

TeL Plnfld 6-8844. K-Dll 13-1-OOT bar. complete cooler and sink included. $120; cash register, Levgar Dunellen. WILL sell reasonably, 17 squares of Earrett Shingles, also roof coatings and cements.

Conrad Jacobson, 75 Somerset St. Tel. Plnfld 6-1064. 29 EXCHANGE .12 gauge Hammerless shotgun for surf casting outfit, or will sell gun. TeL Westfld 2-2605.

2 OVERCOATS S2.50 UP Folding cameras, musical instruments, great values. Gold and silver bought Plainfield Loan 227 West Front St 29 FAT geese, ducks and turkeys for sale, aliv? or dressed: also cow beets. T. Hellebrand. TeL Plnfld 6-3177-J.

28 H. E. SMITH band saw and mortiser, large Electrolux refrigerator, washing machines. 8' showcase, studio upright and nlaver Dianos. miscellaneous fur mture.

Sisser Brothers, 16 GroveSt ANTIQUE CURIOS. Jewelry. Watches, very reasonab priced. Highest prices paid for old Gold and Silver. Curio F.xc-hanee.

201 East Second Opn. Office. 2 NO HUNTING. No trespassing and various other sierns for sale at The Courier-News Business Office. tf PURE sweet rider and cider vinegar.

Fanwood Cider Co. TeL Fanwd 2-75R9. D6 Wanted to Buy S. licence No. lfifLY Wiirhoot nricn for old gold, platinum, silver.

Re il'bie jnruy, ioo west Front St 4 SJ0VS sold and exchanged. I4U Central Ave. TeL Plnfld D26 HIGHEST PRICES paid, old gold sil- etc- CURIO 'EXCHANGE. 201 East Second Opp. Office.

i COMPLETE set of carpenter's tools, reasonable. Write 0-166. Courier-News. 28 fumaoe. about Sd.

condition and piiiS' Wme B'J I So i-h Js? and books. 4i i Ka'ser Bk Shop. New Bninlwkk BS- to cash. Tel. Z3 Joel Baggs Sez NW THAT UOU0R i BtHlN WT SE7L fur 'Jobbers or itb Hp2 RVIHEP HIS room Manville Helen Homyak Is Church Bride Miss Helen Homyak daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Max Homyak of South Ninth Avenue became the bride of Adolph Canavezsio. son of and Mrs. John Canaveszio of New Brunswick, yesterday at 2 p. m.

in St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church. The Rev. Eugene Pet- ro3ewich officiated. The bride wore a white satin gown.

She wore a tulle veil a ranged with lilies of the valley and carried an arm bouquet of red ro.ies and lilies of the valley. Maid of honor was Miss Helen Dudinec. She wore a gown of blue taffeta and carried a bouquet of red roses. Bridesmaid was Mary Lutzko, gowned in peach taffeta and turban with accessories to match. She carried a bouquet of pink roses.

Emanuele Perettl of Jersey City was beat man and the usher was Peter Nepote of Middlebush. A reception was held in Slovak Hill in South Eighth Avenue, an orchestra from Jersey City playing. Guests were from New Brunswick, Passaic. New York City, White- house, Bayonne, Jersey City, Perth Amboy, Bound Brook and vicinity. The honeymoon trip will be to Washington, D.

C. Mrs. Canaveszio is an active member of the Younvj Girls Athletic Club. They will reside in New Brunswick. Miss Steffie Olesh Now Mrs.

J. Kato Miss Steffie Olesh, daughter of Mr. and Mra. John Olesh of Roosevelt Avenue was married yesterday at 2 p. m.

in Sacred Heart Church, i Joseph son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kato of New Brunswick. The Rev. Frank A.

Kasprowicz officiated. The bride was attired in a white satin gown. She wore a cap-shaped veil with a long train. She carried a bouquet of white rose3 and lilies of the valley. Mis Jessie Zalesky of Roosevelt Avenue was maid of honor, wearing a yellow taffeta gown with a turban and slippers to match and carrying a bouquet of yellow roses.

Bridesmaids wore pink taffeta gowns with blue turbans carrying bouquets of red roses. The maids were the Misses Viola Gazyk, Miss Anna Veroba, Miss Mary Revis, Miss Mary Romoho and Miss Jane Pankus. Adam B. Chase was best man. Ushers were Alexander Vasankowy, Anthony Olesh, John Browsky, Alexander Sudul and John Malloy.

A reception was held In the home of the bride's parents. Guests were from Bayonne, Jersey City, Perth Amboy, Newark, New Brunswick and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Kato will reside in the home of the bride's parents.

NEWS BRIEFS A dance held by directors of the Polish Home and the Sacred Heart School PTA for the benefit of the school, last night in the Polish Home was well attended. Anthony Kalinowski of Trenton and his orchestra played. Cars driven by Peter Gallion and Dele3k3' collided Saturday at 7 p. at Champlain Road and Main Street. Both were jiven a summons by Officer Andrew Shutack to appear before Recorder J.

J. Bulat tonight. Russian-American Citizens' Club held a ball last night in the basement of the St Mary's Greek Catholic Church, for the choir. Michael Wasylisin and Michael Semeniuk spoke. Watchung eph V.

McWad Correspondent. TeL Plnfld 6-8594-M. Road Work Started Twenty-three unemployed start ed today on the work of rebuilding Valley Road for eight-tenths of a mile, from Bonnie Burn Road east to the Union County line bridge. The work is being done under Federal Civic Works program, with Edward T. Canning supervising The project, it is estimated, will require 90 days to compete with a force of 40 men.

tl Is probable that 17 additional men to make up the required number will be taken from North Plainfield. The work will include, widening, scraping, grading and draining the road. The total cost will amount to about $10,000 with $2,000 to be ex pended for materials and $8,000 for labor. Elects Officers The following officers were elect ed at a meeting of the YMCA Fn day evening: President, Ernest Ghidella; vicepresident, Adrian Kromenacker: secretary, Arthur Marsh: treasurer. Salvatore Blu- metti.

Paul W. Hedberg demon strated a short-wave radio. YPS MEETS Frank Terhune, boys' work secretary of the Plainfield YMCA last night addressed the YPS on "Youth and Thanksgiving." Announcement was made of a Thanksgiving breakfast to be served in the Municipal Building Thursday at 8 a.m. A short service with Casper Elackburn as speaker will follow. An offering will be taken, the surplus after expenses have been deducted will be given to some ben-evolt nt cause.

Those wishing to attend are asked to notify the Rev. B. 1L Marshall not later than tomorrow evening. NEWS BRIEFS Watchung" Chemical Engine Company will hold its annual Thar ksgiving stag party in head quarter stoday at 8 p.m. The near executive committee of the YMCA will meet tonight in the home of Melvin B.

Dahlia, director. Look and Learn 1. From the Latin NOVEM, meaning nine, formerly the ninth month of the old Roman year. 2. A trifle under six feet, 3.

15.698,340,000 gallons in 1932. 4. Peanut. 5. France, Feb.

6, 1778. The Polisher 1. This common but erroneous be-lief is due to an error on the part of a London clerk who, in 1826. when writing out an invoice inadvertently used, the word "tweeds" instead of "tweela," the Scottish for "twill. (The true type of "tweed" is, in general construction, on a twill weave basis).

Orders were placed for more "Scottish tweols novel description which immediately won popular favor and became firmly established in the clothing trade as a brand of quality. 2. Warrants issued by a presiding Judge or by a court against ev person guilty of some contempt, or indicted fox- some crime; so called in distinction from a Jus tice's warrant. 3. Webster and Oxford Dictionariet prescribe LEE-en (preferred) or lean (allowed); Century LEE-en (preferred), lean and LIE-en (allowed); Funk Wagnalls LYE-en (preferred LEE-en (allowed), lean (commercial).

4. If reference is made to two separate persons, say: "The typist and THE stenographer WERE out of the office." If only one person is referred to, say: "The typist and the stenographer WAS out of the office." 5. A verb always agrees with its subject, rather than with a noun placed between the verb and its subject; but with fractions, the verb agrees with the noun in the prepositional phrase. Therefore, say: "Half of the chairs were mahogany;" or "half of the chair was missing." 6. "Blind pig." also called a "blind tiger," is a United States colloquialism for a place where intoxicants are illegally sold on the sly.

Copyright 1933 Metuchen R. Stevens. Cor. TeL Metuchen 6-1373 In his Thanksgiving sermon yesterday morning, the Rev. Frederick Zimmerman declared there is no-future for America as long as every man believes he is a law unto himself.

Young people of the Rerormed Church will rehearse tonight for a minstrel show to be given in the chapel next Monday night, Clinton L. A. Kershaw. Corresjondent CHARGE IS WITHDRAWN George Johnson was released Saturday from charges of stealing a. shot gun from Daniel Hartrum of High Bridge, when arraigned before, Justice L.

W. Oliver. Hartrum withdrew his charges against Johnson who was repremanded. Est. 187 tl ma t-ssn P.

CASEY SON rmDEBT-lXEBS John 7. Prop. Chapel Office and Residence 325 PARK AVENUE H. T. Of lie: 595-599 Lexington Are.

TeL PUis 5300 DEATHS OBZTBALA On Friday. November 24, 1933. Joseph Grzybata. Funeral from the home of Joseph Bulara. 303 Oak Tree Avenue.

South Plainfield, N. on Tuesday. November 28. at 8:30 a. m.

and at Sacred Heart Church at 9 a. m. where a high Mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul. Interment in Holy Redeemer Cemetery. TAXE.PAX On Saturday.

November 25. 1933, Mary Brandon Fairfax, widow of John Fairfax. Funeral from her late home, 1158 West Front Street on Wednesday. November 29. at 9:30 a.

m. and at St. Mary's Church at 10 a. m. where a high Mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of her souL Interment in St Mary's Cemetery.

28 IN UTTHHKn CEW1ITE L.L. MANNING Monuments Esc 1861 405 VV. Front Sc. Phone PLAINFIELD 6 0706 'Booklet Sent On Request A.MJtUNYON SON xevhutu xl Exraroa ProprUto ooo famc Avxarirs Tat PUa -000' hew row 687 Lexington Arena TeL Plan 1-5300 JEWELS Dunellen Helen Boseker. Cor.

TeL Plnfld 6-3609 Reception Is Held For Locke Officer More than 250 guests attended the surprise reception In honor of Mrs. Sarah C. Webber, Saturday night in Patriotic Hall, held by Camp 67, PO of A in honor of her recent election to. the office of national vicepresident of the PO of and also of her silver wedding anniversary. Guests and national officers present were welcomed by Mrs.

Ethel Murray who had charge of the program. Special guests included: National President, Mrs. Blanche Roberts. Al- bany; national assistant vicepresi dent, Mrs. Iva Nahr, Trenton; national guard, Mrs.

Murray Kaufman, Brooklyn; national treasurer, Mrs. Rachael C. Power. Yonkers, N. national assistant secretary, Mrs.

Elizabeth B. Hemingway, Riv-erton; past national presidents. Mrs. Reba M. Saunders, Lambertville; Mrs, Harriet Watkins, Altoona, Mrs.

Alice Abbes, Brooklyn, and Mrs. Rebecca Shuster of Audubon; past national assistant president. Mrs. Grace Hogel, Yonkers, N. members of the national home and orphanage committee, Mrs.

Edna Ryan, Newark; Mrs. Alberta Lay-ten, Trenton, and Mrs. Adelaide Evans. Camps in North Plainfield, Plain-field, Bound Brook, New Brunswick, Springfield, Elizabeth, Passaic, An-nandale; Lambertville, Trenton, Newark, Frenchtown, Jersey City and Newburgh, N. were represented.

The program which followed under direction of Mrs. Caroline Van Arsdale included a mock marriage performed by the Rev. E. S. Jamison with Mr.

and Mrs. Webber as bride and bridegroom, Dorothy Hoagland as flower girl, Charles Kellaway, the bride's father, David Murray, the best man, and Mrs. Lydia Isbel as the bridesmaid. Mayor Adam J. Schellhorn was also a special guest.

The entertainment also included the "Three Old Maids," Mrs. Clare Williams, Mrs. Martha Richards and Mrs. Lina Smith; a trio, Kenneth Burton, John R. Hadley and Thomas Davis.

Mrs. Mabel Biirdette was pianist and A. Parabeck, violinist. Arthur L. Kirk also entertained with recitations.

Mrs. Catherine Valdez Mrs. Catherine Valdez died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank West, 320 South Washington Avenue, Saturday after a short illness. Mrs.

Valdez was a communicant of St. John's Church. Surviving are her daughter, Mra. West, and three grandchildren. Services will be tomorrow at 8:15 a.

m. from the, home of her daughter, with high requiem Mass at 9 a. m. in St. John's Church.

Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York. Somerville Chester F. Craigie, Cor. TeL Som. 811 TheodoreR.

SaumsDead Theodore R. Saums, 77. a lifelong local resident died in his home, 78 East High Street, Saturday nht following a long protracted illness. He was for many years a bookkeeper in the First National Bank, which later became the Somerville Trust Company. One son, Edgar Saums, Somerville, survives him.

Private funeral services are being conducted this afternoon with the Rev. Thomas P. Haig, pastor of the Second Reformed Church, officiating. Burial will be in the new cemetery. HUSBAND IS ARRESTED Mrs.

Mary M. Clark, Negro woman of 76 Second Street, complained to police Saturday night her husband Julius was threatening her, but police made peace between the pair. Last night, she complained that the husband had hit her with his fist at East Main and Hamilton Streets. Mayor Robert L. Adams issued a warrant charging assault and battery and Clark was locked up for the nSjht.

He will be arraigned today. NEWS BRIEFS C. Raymond Kraus of pnuaau-phia complained to police last night that while driving soutn on rtoixn Bridge Street, he collided with an unlighted barrier blocking off the street. The rear fender of his car was damaged and the body of the car dented. Part of North Street has been closed to traffic because of paving operations.

Miss Marion Cushman will lead the Jr. CES of the Second Reformed Church at its meeting tomorrow afternoon. Mi3s Eleanor Scott will lead the Intermediate Society meeting tomorrow night. Elwood T. Bailey, honorous philosopher, will be heard tonight in the Second Reformed Church chapel, this being the second in a series of entertainments arranged by the Far and Near Guild.

An alarm from Box 121 yesterday morning called the fire department to the home of Stanley F. Emmons, 44 Mechanic Street, where an over-blaze. The damage was slight. Dr. and Mrs.

Thomas Flynn of West High Street and Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Carolan of Mountain Avenue attended the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia Saturday. Assemblyman James I.

Bowers accompanied Gov. A. Harry Moore to East Orange Wednesday night to attend "past masters night" of Hope Lodge, and AM, Mrs. Louise Durham of South Street visited over the weekend with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Voorhees of Morrlstown. CoL J. H. M. Dudley of Elizabeth, recently elected to the Union County Board of Freeholders, addressed the Rotary Club Thursday.

Miss Margaret Wemple of Mountain Avenue attended the Yale-Harvard game In Cambridge Bound Brook Mrs. Mary A. Sunderland. Cor. TeL Bour ind Brook William Zepp Dead William Zepp, master plumber, and local merchant in hi3 lin for sevei-al years, died yesterday afternoon in his home, 537 Watchung Road.

Mr. Zepp was born in Germany, Apr. 16, 1870. Mr. Zepp is survived by his widow, Mrs.

Emily Theis Zepp; a son, William P. Zepp" of Winsor Street; two daughters. Mrs. Emily Sorensen of Princeton, and Miss Minnie L. Zepp at home; by four brothers, two in Germany and Peter of Greentown, Ohio, and George of Plainfield; two cisters, Mrs.

Helen Papke of New York and Mrs. Henry. Heidroth oT Hartford, Conn. Mr. Zepp was a member of Eastern Ltar Lodge, 105, F.

and AM of Bound Brook, a member of the IOOF; and of Royal -Arcaaum. Masonic services will be held from the late home tomorrow at 8 p. m. Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. C.

Miller, pastor of the Conrregational Church of which Mr. Zepp was a msmber, will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. Burial will be in Bound Brook Cemetery. Engagement Announced Cards attached to a minature autumn leaf bearing the news "We'd just as leaf tell you Frances and Jimmie are engaged," apprised those gathered, at a dinner of immediate families, of the engagement of Miss Frances Caroline Eganey of Middlesex Borough and James Michael Doyle of Piscataway Township.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Eganey of Harris Avenue, Middlesex Borough, in this way announced' the engagement, The dinner was held in the Eganey home Saturday night. Miss Eganey is a graduate of St.

Joseph's Grammar and Commercial High School. She is a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Girls Club and viceregent of the Court Gloria, CD of A. She is active in the affairs of Our Lady of Mt Virgin Church, Lincoln. Mr.

Doyle Is a graduate of the New Market grammar school and Plainfield High School. He is engaged with his father in contracting business. Culley-Collins Nuptials Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. John J.

Collins of West High Street to the weddirvj of their daughter; Mists Catherine Colling and Francis J. Culley, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Culley of West Franklin Street.

The ceremony will be "performed Thanksgiving Day at 10 a. m. in St Joseph's Church. The Rev. James A.

Harding, pastor, will perform the ceremony at a nuptial mass. Miss Collins, graduate of Phillips-burg Catholic High School, and a graduate nurse from St Peter's Hospital, New Brunswick, is a nurse in the offices of Dr. P. M. Clarke of New Brunswick.

Mr. Culley, graduate of St. Joseph's Hijh School, attended college in Baltimore and is employed by the New York Telephone Company in New York. Following the ceremony a reception will be held in the home of the Dride's parents In High Street. JUTLAND DRIVER HELD While making rounds in a police car early this morning, Officers Charles Bahler and Angelo Colaccl noticed a car which had stopped north of Route 29 on Mountain Avenue.

While officers were turning their car about, the driver of the other car pulled on to Route 29 highway headed west. Officers giving chase found Leon Facinette of Jutland was the driver. The driver wa3 taken to Dr. A. F.

W. Sferra, who pronounced the man unfit to drive a car safely on the highway due, in his opinion, to intoxication. Hearing 'will be later today. Mrs. Matilda Lang Mrs.

Matilda Larj, sister of Mrs. Renville Leake of East High Street, died Saturday in her home in Lake-wood, Ohio. Funeral services will' be held from the New York Bay Chapel in Jersey City Wednesday at 9:30 aon. Mrs. Lang is survived by her mother; Mrs.

Augusta Kropke who lives with Mrs. Leake; two other sisters, Mrs. Frank Murphy of Jersey City and Mrs. Leo Hauser of Brooklyn; her husband and three daughters. Edward Gray Dead Edward Gray of Elizabeth, former local resident died Friday in his home.

Funeral services will be held today and burial will be in Bound Brook Cemetery. He is survived by his eon, three daughters and his widow. Mr. Gray was the so of Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Gray former residents of Bound Brook. NEWS BRIEFS Robert Klotzbeck of 201 East Main Street i3 a patient in the Bound Brook Hospital, where he underwent an operation Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hauber and baby of Newport News, visited Mr.

Hauber's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hauber, of High Street, Miss Genevieve Tirrell of St Elizabeth's College, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.

L. Tirrell of High Street over the weekend. Green Brook Mrs. EL E. Run.

Cor. TeL Dun. 3-7097- About 100 persons attended the barn dance held in the firehouse Saturday night by the Democratic Club. Miss Lenenia Murphy of Green Brook Road was awarded a 15-pound turkey and Miss Stella Abramski of Bound Brook the honors in the cake walk. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Woods and children of Brooklyn, Mr. and Mrs. M. Woods of New York were guests yesterday of Mrs.

Fred Meyer of Green Brook Road. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Waldron of Jersey City spent the weekend with the latter's mother, Mrs. Peter Ruh, of Green Brook Road.

Poultry And Supplies 35 WHITE LEGHORN pullets, starting to lay. Wikoff. Waxrenville, opposite Hoffheimer's Golf Course. 27 Insurance JOHN LEE, Reliable Insurance of alt Kinds Aetna, Casualty Surety Co's. Agency 201 East Fifth St TeL Plnfld 6-8771.

29 SAFE INVESTMENT New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. Mrs. Royle T. Phillips, TeL PL 6-2039-J D19 Westfield William F. White Cor.

TeL 2-0407. Elks Play Bridge Nine tabled were in play Friday night at the session of the national contract bridge tournament sponsored by the BPOE in the home of Westfieid Lodge. 1585. High scores in North-South wtre as follows; W. Mourer and D.

D. Amato. olus 4.550: Mr3. Scott and Howard Van Bwskirk. plus 150; Miss Caroline Bradfield and Mrs.

R. B. Morgan, minus 410; George Reith Jr. and R. M.

LaClair, minus 670. East-West, H. G. Johnstone and Starbock, plus 3.G40; V. D.

Barker and J. W. Andrews, plus Mr. and Mr-3. R.

E. Darby, plus John Crowe and J. Mudge, plus 1,250. MUSICAL. SERVICE A special musical program in which 27 young people participated featured the service of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church, last night fh the chapel.

The program included solos in French and Spanish, by Gaston Gesner and James Kirn of the Senior High School faculty; piano eelections by Miss Virginia Ackerman; violin solos by Michael De Prisco and a group of girls sang several num-b-rs. DR. CARVER TO SPEAK Thomas Nixon Carver, professor emeritus of political economy at Harvard University, will speak tonight at the annual guest night- meeting of the College Women's Club in the Masonic Club. The club will present "Let Us Be Gay." a three-act play, Dec. 8 and 9, in Roosevelt Auditorium.

NEWS BRIEFS The Rev. Melvin E. Best, assistant minister 6f the First Presbyterian Church of South Orange for several years, occupied the pulpit last night in the local Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Mr.

Best also spoke at the meeting of the Sr. CE. Senior Fellowship of the Congregational Church School met last night in the parish house. Junior Fellowship alio met last night with John Patch leading in the discus sion on "Gambling." Allen Mathiasen' "of St. Paul's Street, will entertain at a bridge party and dance for Mr.

and Mrs. Charles H. Wood Wednesday evening in his home. James P. Rilley's class of the church school will hold a social to day at 8:30 p.

rn. in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Williams of 65 Marlboro Street. The Jane Morrow Guild of the Presbyterian Church will meet to day at 8 p.

m. in the new parish house. Middlesex Borough Irving Welnrich. Correspondent TeL Bound Brook 104L A card party for the benefit of the local Democratic Club was held Saturday night in the home of Mrs. F.

H. Moran, on Avenue East Bound Brook. Thirteen tables were in play, with a number of guests playing other games. Honors were awarded Miss Lillian Weulfing, Mrs. Wallenstein, Elmer Purvis, Miss Virgi-Ua Schultz, John Patrick, A.

Poignant, Peter Schultz, Michael Connelly. Miss Ethel Whalen, James Fennessey. A public card party for the bene fit of Progress Council, S. ana v. of will be held in the home cf Mrs.

Elizabeth McLean at 305 Madi son Avenue. Dunellen. tomorrow night. Also Miss Matilda Maloy, Mrs. J.

Ouelet. Miss Florence DiSalvO, Miss Mildred Cassely, Mrs. DiSalvo, Miss Ann Leavv. J. Leavy.

Miss Cather ine Cassely. Firemen were kept busy half and hour yesterday afternoon fighting a grass fire in Lincoln Boulevard. The next in the series of parties will be held Saturday ia the home of Mrs. J. Quelet.

Woman's Republican Club will hold a public' card party In Lincoln Hotel tonight. Wliitehouse John W. Field of Whitehouse Station, secretary of the Hunterdon County Coal Dealers' Association, ws in Asbury Park triaay to at tend a convention of the State Fuel Merchants' Association. Mr. Field was a memoer.

or me recepnuu committee. The Rev. Henry F. Senne, pastor of the Reformed Church in White- house Station, preached at the union Thanksgiving services in the Methodist Church yesterday morning. Charles S.

Eick will give a travel motion picture entertainment in the fi rehouse in East Whitehouse to morrow night for the joint benefit of the local fire companies. A social will be held tonight at the Methodist Church by the senior choir, proceeds will be. used to purchase new choir gowns. Howard Ten Eyck, who has been very ill for about three weeks at his home In East Whitehouse, Is improving. Frederick A.

Dempsey is able to b- about again, after an illness of five days from grippe. Finderne L. O. Fisher. Cor.

TeL SomervlIU 487-J Green Knoll PTA will meet Dec. 4. Mrs. Meisowitz Sr. of Jersey City is visiting her son and daughter- in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. John Mekso- witz of Woodlawn Avenue, Green Knoll. Fanwood tVitlianJ Austin. Cor. TeL ran.

2-764 Turkey Supper Served The first affair in the new Presbyterian Church, a turkey supper, Saturday nigh twas a success. It was held in the basement where four long tables were stretched the entire length of the room which had been completed, kitchen and all, for the occasion. Fully 274 persons were served. They included guests from West-field, Rahway, Irvington and Scotch Plains. Charles D.

Merz headed the com- nittPA nsslstofl hv DftWitt -Kin- singer. J. Lind, Mathew R. Purvis, Herbert C. Leach.

Freder.c Sims, C. D. King, John Russell, Elwood Jennings, S. Cawthon, L. A.

Barton, Stephen T. Hiatt, A. E. McKee, J. I.

Yarnall, L. J. Dalrymple and Holt Farley. Included among the women active were Mes dames C. D.

Merz, L. A. Burton, Frederic Sims, S. T. Hiatt and Holt Farley.

Boys and girls helping with serving were Stephen G. Van Hoe3en, Robert Layman. Arthur Doff, Warren Sims and Evelyn Merz. The Church Society held a sale of aprons in the rear of the hall. It was conducted by Mrs.

George Higgs and Mrs. C. D. King. Report Is Denied Mrs.

Edith D. Wycoff of Mountain Boulevard. Watchung, former local postmaster before Horace G. Young, last night repudiated a recent statement that she was a Democrat while in her official capacity here. Mrs.

Wycoff stated that upon her appointment in 1918 by Wood-row Wilson, women had not yet been accorded suffrage but upon their being allowed to vote, she registered as a Republican and continued as postmaster until her resignation. The intimation that Mrs. Wycoff was a Democrat was given out by the Borough Council at its last meeting as a part of its official protest concerning the re cent change, which was to be sent to the Postmaster General. Mrs. Wycoff further stated that she was brought here by special request from Cranford as there was no one here at that time who de sired the job.

Tax Appeal Issued The borough was circularized Sat urday with a statement from Charles Sheelen and Joseph Albert, tax collectors of Fanwood and Scotch Plains respectively, urging immediate payment of taxes. The missive was headed, "Let's Go, Scotch Plains and Fanwood." It stated that everything in civic and municipal life, for betterment, de pends on payment of taxes. CARD PARTY HELD Nine tables were in play at a bridge party by All Saint's Guild, Friday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Jaynes, Forest Road, a substantial sum being realized for the organization pledge.

Guests were from Plainfield, West-field, Fanwood and Scotch Plains. Mrs. Harry Hover was chairman of the committee, assisted by Mrs. Jaynes, Mrs. Lester Allen, Mrs.

Harvey Batten and Mrs. Frank Kavanaugh. NEWS BRIEF The Bumble Bee 4-H Club Friday afternoon completed sewing boxes with pin cushions and colonial bonnet needle cases. The group will meet next Friday at 2 p. m.

Scotch Plains Clement Curtis. Cor. TeL 2-7541-J. Lodges at Service Almost 50 members of Somerset, Plainfield, and Twilight Councils, Jr. OUAM, attended a special Thanksgiving service, last night in the Methodist Church, the Rev.

Charles S. Kemble, pastor, a member of Somerset Council, speaking on, "Every Wise Man His Own Millionaire." Attendance totaled more than 100 Vocal duets were by Mrs. Sylvester Ward and Harold Steffens and Mrs. L. C.

Webb and Mrs. Steffens, accompanied at the piano by Miss Marjorie Mooney. Club Checks Mailed Checks totalling about $7,000 were mailed Saturday by the First State Bank to 223 Christmas Club members. A new club is to be started Dec. 4.

YPS AT SUPPER About 2 persons met at a supper Given for the YPS, last night in the chapel of the Methodist Episcopal Church by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar C. Markham. The Rev.

Charles S. Kemble, pastor, conducted a dis-cusion on "What Have I to be Thankful For." Miss Edna Lewis led the meeting. The Rev. Mr. Peterson pastor of the Baptist Church, is to speak at a meeting of the 60ciety to be held Dec.

4 in the chapel. Miss Harriet Lewi3 will lead the service next week. Monday sessions will start at 9 p. m. because of play rehearsals to be held.

REPORTS ARE FILED Report of Roy Kurre, dogwarden, for November, presented to the Township Committee Friday' night, was: Dogs impounded, 14; redeemed. destroyed, 12; on hand, destroyed upon authorization of owner, two dogs and one oat removed from roads and buried. Building report by Anthony Albert, inspector, was: One garage, $150; one ssn, $125; one chicken house, $32; total valuation, $307. NEWS BRIEFS A past commanders dinner will be held by Scotch Plains Post, 209, American Legion, tonight in Legion Hall, Benjamin Korb ia ia charge of arrangements. Every member convass committee of All Saints' Episcopal Church will meet tonight in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. John Kyte of Martlne Avenue, Fanwood. Firemen will meet tonight In the Municipal Building, FASHION SHOW PLANNED The Junior Woman's "dub win hold a fashion show tomorrow night in St. Bernards Parish House in Claremont Road. The committee includes Miss Millicent Krenrlch, Mrs.

Herbert Dennerleln and the Misses Mary H. Shaw, Alice Penrose, Helen Haight, Margaret Wun-der and Mary Hicks. NEWS BRIEFS Mrs. George F. Kutz returned yesterday to the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Harry T. Miller in Anderson Road, after having spent several weeks with her sor-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. P.

R. Van Arsdale of New Haven, Conn. Garden duo will meet tomorrow afternoon in the home of Mrs. Maurice J. Neilf in Prospect Street.

Anthony Sailer of the W. Redmond Cross estate in the Mountain Colony, will give Instructions in wreath making. Mrs. Joseph Hoye of Morristown, former resident on the Dryderi estate, is recovering after an appendix operation in Dr. Clifford Mills Hospital, Morris town.

Lady Bernard Rebekah Lodge will hold a card party- tomorrow night in Essex HalL following the meeting of the Odd Fellows Lodge. Mrs. Clyde L. Wolfe will be hostess this afternoon in. her home in Olcott Avenue to the Monday Afternoon Bridge Club.

Mrs. Louisa Scheuler, who has been ill two months, i3 confined in her home in Dobbs Street. The public schools will close Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Mrs. Mary Gartz is recovering from illness in her home in Anderson Road.

Oak Tree TeL Plti-ld 6-0926-M-2. Mra Agnes Vroum. Correspondent. Miss Alice Freeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

C. O. Freeman of Oak Tree Avenue with Addison Needham of Cranford visited Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pannell of Springfield, Thursday.

Mt. Zion Chapter OES of Me-tuchen, of which Mrs. Ernest Anderson of Plainfield Road is a member, will hold a card party in Masonic Temple, tomorrow night. Miss Velma Van Court, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

W. E. Van Court, of Oak Tree Avenue attended the coal dealers' convention, in Asbury Park, Friday. New Market Helen Boseker. Cor.

TeL Plnfld 8-350 Blaze Damages House The Fire Department was called out yesterday at 11 p. m. to extinguish a fire at Alpaugh's house in Randolph Road, Randolphville. Ths fire started ln the cellar going up into the kitchen of the two-story building and through some of the partitions to the attic. It was necessary for the firemen to remove-some of 'the clapboards to extinguish the blaze and save the house.

No one was living in the SEND FLOWERS FROM M. E. WILLOUGHBY 401 WATCHUNG AVENUE Wear East Fifth Street TeL Plainfield 6-4263 Flowers Delivered By Wire Anywhere. riendlyyhouaht RAYMOND J. SHEENAN WML Patience builds rugged character that can remain unspoiled by success.

Patier.ee is one of life's worthwhile possessions. Careful attention to details, to tatisfy your every uUh, and a moderate price, kept within your meant, will be appreciated in a service eon' ducted by Raymond J. Shee-nan. Complete equipment skilled direction. RAYMOND J.SHEHIAH uneral Director PHONE DAY NIGHT' DUN ELLEN 2 6199 KW N.WASHINGTON AV.

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