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Stephen Sabel, Demetrius Sakellarides; Thorkeld, Chris and Martin Samsoe; Thomas Sarbowske, George Sandor, Domenico Savoia, Abram Sacarney, Louis Salesky, Louis Sandler, Floyd Scheurman, Philip Schneeberger, M. D., Nicholas Schulara, Herman Schwartz, Joseph Seino, Louis Schacht, Carl Schumann, Ernest G. Schumann, Harry H. Schultz, Archibald Scott, E. Schultz, Charles C. Schilling, Charles G. Scholz, Julius Seiebenski, John Seal, William A. Semple, Louis Seng, Anton Segnak, John F. Seaman, Charles K. Seaman, William F. Seiboth, Morris Seinwell, Joseph Shripecky, Charles W. Sheppard, Joseph Silvancy, Felix Sipitkowski, Wladislow Sietzputowski, Basil Simakis, Alfred Skirm, Nicholas J. Skalla, Stephen Skezenski, John Skeyinski, Paul Shubak, William P. Shumsky, Theodore C. Santoro, Quinn Scarchilli, Philip Schlesinger, Peter Schoepfer, William Scott, Joseph L. Seaman, George A. Seaman, William Seel, Leo Segar, Edward Segar, Joseph Sikerski, George Slaninka, John Smitkoski, Benjamin F. Slobodien, Earl Smith; Frank W., Frank B., Fred P., Harry, Thomas C. and William Smith; John H. Sorenson, Gustave Soraco, Michael Sopke, Stanley J. Seporowski, Joseph Sobirai, Louis Y. Sosin, Joseph Soyak; Harry and Jacob Spitzer ; Stephen Spack, Martin Sparmont, John Stankiewicz, George Stancievich, James Stathes, Joseph Stephens, Arthur H. Stephens, Perry Stanley, Anthony P. Stark, William Stern, Joseph Stillo, John Stoak, Ernest Strauss, William Stephano, Paul St. Marie, Massino Straffi, Stephen Strombach, Charles Sturm, John D. Stien; George O. and Joseph Steffen, John A. Strefkin, Charles Supo, Jacob Susman, Charles Shulbach, Elias Shiptenko; Stephen A. and Louis Smith; Harry Simpson, Robert Spiegel, Stephen G. Suydam, John Surico, Vito Surico, Frank Sweal, Stewart D. Swan, Jacob Swenko, Frank Swoboda; Frank and Edward Sullivan; Peter Szmania, Michael Slobodien; Joseph and Andrew Smith; Frank Sneath, Roman Salieciak, Alesandre Seasserin; Anthony W. and Robert Silkerski; Chester R. Smink, Raymond Sekelenski; Albert and Carl Sorenson ; Philip Setos, Rus- sell M. Sprague, Thomas Stamatelos, Walter Stamplak, Karapel Standoveski, Andrew Steed, Leo C. Steffener, Charles Stehlgens, Emil Stremlau, Jacob Sieczkowski, Michael Studua, John Suiangkowski, John Surma, Samuel S. Svizeny, Joseph A. Svizeny, Nicho- las Stello, Michael Santsak, Rudolph Schell, Jacob Svensko, Edward H. Simonson, Joseph J. Simo, Carl Smith, Jchn Solomon, Nicholas Saunicci, Samuel St. Lifer, and Adam Szerejka.
James and William Tanner, Louis Tanko, Vincent Telanco, Biagio Tenace, William Testa, Angelo Terrio, Max Terry, Taris Teleshuk, Carl Therkelson ; John J., David G. and William Thomas; Elmer, Harry G. and William Thompson; John E. Toolan, Harry
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W. Tooker, George M. Tooker, Nicholas Tellis; Frank and Ernest Tonghini; James Toth, John Tiedge, George Tilekey, William S. Tyrrell; Charles and Henry Tiedgen ; David Timidaski, Paul Trygar, Andrew Travis, Salvatore Tringle; Michael and Henry Tuzik, Michael Tkach, Michael Tolmeo, Andrew Tonneson, Joseph Tracy, Michael Truman, Andrew Torrolo, Alfred Thullison, Clarence Thorne, Edward Tangaard, Alfred T. Toft, James Tricititis, Charles Trout, Tony Tochia, John A. Thompson, Paul Tony- gar, and Howard R. Tappen.
August Ulmer, John Urbanski, Stephen Unkerich, Louis Ungar and John E. Urdsik. George M. Vause, Ralph E. Vining, Walter Verncke, Yens Voetman, Anthanios Venglitias, John Vidsik and Frank Valato.
Earl H. Wade, Henry C. W. Walters, Israel J. Ward, Walter J. Weir, Jacob H. Weitzen, Earl M. endel, Charles S. Wiewirski, David J. Wilentz, John J. Wilk, How- ard S. Williams, Harold A. Williamson, Robert B. Wilson, Arthur Wissing, Alfred Wittnebert, Joseph J. Wegrzyn, Edward C. Wierzbicki, John Wrblewski, Fred Wuste- feld, Russel' Wallace, James H. Ward, John Wallgreen, Terachiock Washo, Michael Wawerczal :; than Wedeen, Morris Wenig, John K. Weyich, John K. White, Edward R. White, A mur Whitten, Arthur B. Wight; John and Anton Wooder ; John Wolsky, Frank Wachel, Lawrence Ward, Henry Wedeen, Stephen Weisto, Arthur C. Welker, George Weir, Arthur Wickberg, Frank Wilentz, William Wogensen, Leo Wolfe, Hans Whetherich, Har W. Warren, Emerson White, Luther Wilson, Edward Wolfe, George Worth, Austen b. Wolfe, Edward Waff, Peter Walaski, August Waldman, Paul Waliz- zowski, Thomas F. Wallace, Morris Weiss, Elmer Williams, William Wilson, John Winkler V. Woldsen, Joseph Wilkanowski, John Widzik, George S. Walker, John Witzel, Joseph Wojciechowski, Wallace J. Weir, Joseph J. Welton and Russell Woglom. Paul Yackowski, Nicholas Yanek, Stephen Yellen, Michael Yuro, Frank B. Young and Jesse P. Yepsen.
Edward Zuranshi, Alex. Zboyan, John Zanka, Nicholas Zececky, John A. Zoloos, A. B. Zooman, Julius Zwoutsky; fra and Paul Zwoyer; Isidor Zagorenn, Andrew Zambi, Stanislaw Zakolski, Benjamin Zamick, Michael Zetkulic, Basil Zidzupelon, Wil- liam Zlinsky, Theo. Zisk, Julius Zuretsky and Raymond Zolnick.
WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.
The following list of Woodbridge men, who belonged to the Militia and Colonial troops during the Revolutionary War is taken from the "New Jersey Archives," compiled by Adjutant-General Stryker, and from Dally's "History of Woodbridge." The probable residence of each man is also given, when it has been obtainable:
Archibald Alger ; Captains Ellis Barron, Thomas Hadden, Matthew Freeman, and Robert Ross; Richard Skinner, Benjamin Thornall and James Noe, all of the First Mid- dlesex Regiment. Skinner, afterward a captain, was killed in a skirmish at the Six Roads, July 1, 1779.
Shotwell Bishop, Short Hills. Dugald Campbell and Morris Frazee, Oak Tree. Morris De Camp, of Colonel Sheldon's Dragoons. Dr. Melanethon Freeman, surgeon, Metuchen. Charles Gilman, in Middlesex Militia. Crowell Evans, Joseph Crowell and Merrick Martin, Metuchen.
Captain Asher Fitz Randolph, of Major Hayes' Battalion, lived at the old Blazing Star Landing, now a part of borough of Roosevelt. The following all belonged to his company : James, Ezekiel, Jonathan and Nathan Bloomfield; Robert Burwell, Joseph Dunham, Samuel Willis, and the following: Malachi, Michael, Barzilla, Ezekiel, James, Joseph, Stelle, Phineas, Samuel, Thomas and Zedekiah-all Randolphs.
Benjamin Brown, grandfather of Judge A. D. Brown, Woodbridge Neck. Thomas Bloomfield, Senior and Junior ; Samuel, Stephen, Kelsey and Ford Cutter, near Cutter's dock; James Edgar, in Middlesex Militia; William Edgar, Ambrose Elston, a Middle- sex county judge ; David Freeman, Middlesex Militia ; Jonathan Freeman, Second Mid- dlesex Regiment ; Samuel Force, Middlesex Militia; and Hiram Frazee, Six Roads.
Samuel Jaquish, John Kinsey, artilleryman; also Shadrach, and James Kinsey, Senior and Junior ; John and Joseph Gilman, and Jedediah Freeman, in Captain David Edgar's Light Horse Troop; Abraham Lufberry, in Hazen's regiment, and Abram Laing, both of Lower Rahway; Captain Nathaniel Leonard, Metuchen; and Eliphalet Moore, Second Regiment Artillery, Continental Troops.
Oliver Martin, Second Middlesex Regiment, Lower Rahway; Captain Christopher Marsh, Essex Light Horse, Six Roads; Ralph Marsh, lieutenant First Middlesex Regi-
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ment, Six Roads; Captain Jeremiah Manning, First Regiment of Militia, a judge of the county court; James and Peter Noe, the former in Captain A. F. Randolph's company ; John Ross, Bonhamtown; Captain Nathaniel F. Randolph, captain in Middlesex Militia, and later made naval officer for the Eastern District of the State. He died June 23, 1780, from wounds received at the battle of Springfield, New Jersey.
Captain David Edgar, of Colonel Sheldon's Dragoons, and previously a lieutenant in General Heard's brigade; General Nathaniel Heard, commanding the brigade named in his honor ; Thompson Stelle, captain of militia and paymaster ; Lieutenant James Paton, of Sheldon's Dragoons; Isaac Sears, fifer in First Middlesex Regiment, Lower Rahway; David Stewart, Metuchen; Benjamin Thorp, Spencer's regiment of Continentals; Israel Thornall, Metuchen ; Samuel Dally and son Jeremiah, First Middlesex Militia. Samuel was with General Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware in midwinter to surprise the Hessians and English at Trenton. He also fought in the battle of Mon- mouth.
On Fame's eternal camping ground Their busy tents are spread; And Glory guards, with solemn round, . The bivouac of the dead.
There appear to be no records of those who served in the War of 1812, nor in the Mexican War.
The accompanying list of those who served in the army and navy, from this township, during the Civil War, is taken from the Memorial Record of William C. Berry Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Woodbridge, contained in a beautiful book presented to the Post by Elizabeth Berry Browning, James E., Albion R. and Arthur E. Berry, sister and brothers of Lieut. William C. Berry, in whose honor the Post was named, and who was killed at the battle of Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862:
Alfred Baldwin, William R. Baldwin, John Barton, Charles Bedman, William C. Berry, Augustus Barton, Charles W. Bergen, David Blair, Edwin A. Bloomfield, John W. Bogart, William Bonnell, Ulrich Brobell, Frederick Brill, William H. H. Bloodgood, David Brown, John Bonus, John Bunn, Christopher Burns.
Dennis Cahill, James Claus, William H. Claus, Asher M. Clayton, Charles Coates, John Colhepe, Arthur Collins, Edward Conolly, William R. Coddington, Samuel Cod- dington, Henry Cook, Patrick Connors, Patrick Cushing and Joseph Cutter.
Charles Clarence Dally, George C. Denning, John C. DeWitt, Charles Diebold, Peter Diebold, William Doty, John Dunigan, Michael Dunigan and James J. Dunn, William Farley, Augustine Flood, Dennis Foley, George E. Fouratt, Henry Frazee and John J. Freeman.
Frank Gardner, Albert Garretson, David S. and John H. Giles, Charles D. and J. Wilmer Gilman, Thomas Grace, Thomas K. P. Grace, John and Patrick Gregory, Richard Hatfield, William Haggerty, Richard F. Hawkshurst, Frederick Hone and David H. Harriot.
Isaac Inslee, John T. Jackson, Mortimer Jaques, James H. Johnson, James J. Kaine, Christopher Keller, George V. Kelly, John Kervin, Barnard Krouse, John F. Lee, Rich- ard Levi, Sampson A. Ling, Thomas Mannion, Seymour Marsh, Albert Martin, Augustus N. Martin, Charles W. Moffett; Franklin and Ellis F. Moore; George B. Morris, Samuel Mott, John Munn, William F. Mulligan, William McElheny, Thomas McElroy, Patrick McCabe, Hugh McDonald, Patrick McGrail, John S. McLaren, Thomas Oliver ; Bethune D. and Jeremiah F. Payne; William H. Patterson, Edward Presler, Benjamin A. Robins, Andrew J. Reed, Robert Ruddy, Williams Ross, Andrew J. Roxbury, Michael Sheridan, William F. Stroud, John M. Sutton, Alfred S. Temple, Crowell M. Toms and Thomas Trainor.
Mulford D. Valentine, Patrick Tucker, John H. Venette, John Webber, David Welsh, John Welsh, Michael Wilson, Henry R. Wilson, George N. Wright, Henry and Theodore Young.
In the Spanish-American War, J. C. Williams, Raymond R. R. Moore, Albert Wilson, Oscar Harald and Stephen Le Brue were in the army,
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and Michael Conlon in the navy. The two. last named are still in the service.
The appended list includes the names of those from this township who were in the United States service, in the army and navy, during the "War of Nations" in Europe, and was obtained through the courtesy of Sergeant Charles H. Kuhlman, of Company H, 311th Infantry, Amer- ican Expeditionary Forces :
Woodbridge-Charles Anness, Marion C. Anness, Roy Anderson, Thomas Bennett, Joseph Bernards, Percy G. Browne, Captain C. A. Campbell, Jr., Thomas A. Cody, David Coffey, Commander Michael J. Conlon, Charles Corey, John J. Coughlin, Henry Debennerdo, Angus A. Deter, John A. Dobermiller, Joseph Dorosch, Charles W. Drews, Henry and Wallace Drews, Stanley E. Drummond, Charles Dunham, George F. Duni- gan, Joseph J. Einhorn, John J. Einhorn, Lieutenant Ralph Ensign, Edward J. Everett, Joseph Everett, Joseph Farkus, Patrick H. Fenton, Joseph G. Ferraro, Corporal George F. Finn, Edward A. Finn, Joseph P. Flanagan, Joseph Flecshuk, Edgar Freeman, George Fromme, Kendal Fromme; Raymond J. and Andrew J. Gerity; Wilton Z. Gilman, Ser- geant-Major August F. Greiner, Corporal Peter P. Greiner, Charles J. Greiner, Captain B. W. Hoagland, Lewis P. Hoagland, William J. Holohan, Joseph Holzheimer, George Houser, Howard Huber, John Hnerster, Patrick J. Hughes, Martin F. Jaeger, Jr., Leo E. Jardot, Edward Kath; Henry L. and Thomas F. Kath; George F., James E. and Peter F. Keating ; Charles Kellerman, John Kenczal, John A. Kennedy, John F. Killeen, William P. Klein, Joseph Kolodish, Walter Koyen, Sergeant Charles H. Kuhlman, Michael J .Langan, Sergeant Alfred F. Larkin, Robert L. Larsen, J. Furman Lee, Arthur B. Levi, Stanley Lockwood, William Lorch, Gregory W. Love, Victor N. Love, Arthur H. Ludwigsen, Sherman W. Lusk, Alexander MacPhee, John Maczarski, Corporal Daniel Maider, Louis Maider, Guroy Makarchuk, Lester Martin, Frederick Mawbey, Matthew L. McCarter, Hugh McCloskey, Sergeant E. J. McDonald, John J. McDonald, Allen P. McDonnell, Leon A. McElroy, Russell McElroy, Edward J. McLeod, John S. McLeod, Major W. H. McNair, Sergeant Edwin W. Melick, Jose Menendez, Gilbert M. Mere- dith, Jr., William C. Mesick, Frank Miller, Captain Raymond R. Moore, Arthur J. Mor- rissey, Joseph Muka, George Mundy, Benjamin Nathan, Henry Neder, Albert E. Nelson, Sidney and Raymond Noe, Peter J. North, John and Henry O'Brien, George L. and John Olbrick, Derk J. Oldenbloom, Sergeant Leo Ostraw, Earl E. Overholt, William E. Paine (colored), Harold C. Peck; Roy, Arthur T., Abel C. and Seth Peterson; Peter Peterson, Lieutenant J. Berry Potter, Corporal L. Runyon Potter, Stanley Potter, Trofin Racok, Steven Remais, Henry Ryder ; Martin and Winfield Ryder ; Charles Roder, Jules A. Romond, George Rudovic, Paul Saho, Stephen Sabo, John Sagady, Angelo Scalzo, Louis Schack, Sergeant-Major Barron W. Schoder, Stewart A. Schoder, John Sedlack, Louis Silksay, Joseph Silas, Anthony Silkoskie, Michael Slobodien, Frank Stongeski, Robert Sullivan, T. J. Sullivan, Herbert Taylor (colored), William D. Taylor, Michael J. Trainor, Charles A. and William Treen, Mariona Trobenillo, Homer Vagelos, Lieu- tenant Earl Valentine, Louis R. Valentine, Sergeant R. G. Valentine, Joseph Varanai, Benjamin W. Vogel, John O. Vollonuth, Cesore Vornali, Walter Walsh, William Walsh, Thomas and Alexander Wand, Edward C. and Herman Weber, Major J. C. Williams, Charles Woglom, Corporal Henry J. Yusko and Louis Zehrer.
Port Reading-James E. Anzorino, Thomas Anzisine, Raffaelle Benzullo, Biogio Antonelli, Ernest Burrows, Enoch G. Bylecki, Ellis Chapman, David W. Carpenter, Pat- rick Cassidy, Pietro Cappolini, Pasquale Casale, Nicholas Cerbus, Matti Cotrigno, Mat- teo Ciufiredo, Antonio De Andrea, Sabato Defazio, Carmen De Luca, Biogio De Luca, Saverio De Marino, Angelo Dettessio, Angelo Doppolito, Cornelius Doody, Jr., Michael and Michele Eonato, Valentine Felice, Michael Fitzpatrick, Martin J. Greisheimer, John Hadam, George H. Hoer, John C. Herman, William Hilton, Carl F. and Peter M. Jen- sen, Christian P. Larsen, Joseph Maklinsky, Frederick W. Mezier, Jr., Biogio Minicci, Natali and Sabatino Minucci, Rocco Minichillo, Frederick and Henry Neibank, Raymond Neville, Peter R. Peterson, Clarence O. Redd, Rafak Renzullo, Salvatore Ricci, George Richardson, Guiseppe Rogucci, Anaungio Rosso, Dominae Russo, Luigi and Nicholas Russo, Andrea Sasso, Joseph Saposa, Michael Sasso, Charles H. Schaffer, John Sciarpe- letti, Barardino Scutti, William Seel, Antonio Siano, Giovanni Siano, Guiseppe Simeone, Corporal Gorman N. Steel, Joseph P. Steiner, Francesco Teta, Christopher Thompson, Peter M. Thompson, Matteo Totarro, Felix Travostino.
Fords-Edward J. C. Balderston, Jacob Boelhouwer, Andrew H. Clausen; Cyrus, Leroy I., and Russell H. Dunham; John R. and Thomas R. Egan; E. S. Genge; Cor-
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porals Alfred Geiling and Eugene J. Geiling; Corporal Carl W. Hansen, Rasmus E. Hansen, Genge Jakub, Eli Jensen, Dennis Klomsky, Sol. Klomoseky, Arthur R. Lind, Corporal Charles A. Lipka, Carl Marchese, Myers Marchese, Lind R. Osear, Boginskie Staduik, William Suart, Jr., Carl Sundquist, John Sundquist, Carl L. Marchere, Salva- tore Marino, Harry J. Mundy, Sergeant Raymond W. Mundy, Harry Murdock, Samuel J. Olsen, Harry Petersou, Guido S. Pians, Rudolph Rasmussen, Gerald Reynolds, Joseph Ward, Harry Wenigar and Edward Zich.
Sewaren-Herman J. Bauman, Captain Albert Boynton, John Breining, Ensign Rob- ert L. and William B. Clarkson, Corporal Joseph Coley, Wallace Christie, Jerome Cup- pia, John C. Fowler, Roger Gimbernat, Wesley Hall, Herbert D. Hammett, Oswald Higgins, Edward Hunter, Lieutenant Alphonse LaFon, O. W. Marks, Alfred T. Mason, Lieutenant J. C. Neff ; Edward G., Harry W. and Robert M. Pender; Yeppe Peterson, Charles Peterson, James R. Quackenbush, Nobel Wyman Sheldon; Andrew, Edward and Henry Simonsen, Maurice Smith, Lieutenant Herman Switzer, Howard R. Tappen, Harold Whitaker and Walter F. Zettlemoyer.
Keasbey-Charles J. Blum, Julius Copernacke, Joseph F. Fafrovitch, Francis and Michael Fee, George Fullerton, Julius Gloff, William Gloff, John Kimas, Sergeant Dewey H. Klein, Jacob Lowenkopf, Andrew P. Lutreas, Michael J. Parsler, George Perhaski, John Peterson, Charles Pfeiffer; Charles and James A. Romer; Harry Schilcocks, Michael Stark, Joseph Toth, Joseph Vilosky and Joseph J. Wilkanowski.
Avenel-Harry J. and William F. Baker, John and Philip Denbleyker, John Fox. Michael Hopta, Sidney Levi, Robert McCracken, J. Lloyd Schiller, Oscar L. Schiller and Thomas Thompson, Jr.
Ellendale Terrace-John Jaucisko, Michael Kochick, John Malnosky, August and Paul Matthews, Stephen Novak, Andrew Samo and Stephen Sutch.
Iselin-Charles Bonhardt, Frank E. Cooper and Michael Tomaso.
The following is a list of the deceased :
Woodbridge-Godfrey Bjork, Ira C. Dunn, Charles S. Farrell, Jr., Hartley Wilbert, Edward M. Kelly, Charles Marty and Thomas Terp.
Port Reading-William Senson and Antonio Cappola.
Keasbey-Joseph Resh.
Sewaren-Lawrence Ballard and Captain J. G. Hendrie.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, WOODBRIDGE .- In the year 1904, there being councils of the Knights of Columbus in New Brunswick, Perth Amboy and South Amboy, New Jersey, a desire to establish a council in the growing town of Wood- bridge was thus inspired. Since that time the following members of Council No. 857 have filled the chair as Grand Knight: J. F. Ryan, J. P. Gerity, R. P. Grace, M. R. Holohan, Jacob Grauson, M. F. Conole, Thomas J. Cody. Middlesex Council, No. 857, was instituted March 13, 1904, with twenty-nine charter members, as follows: Rev. J. J. Griffin, James F. Dunn, Michael R. Holohan, Michael F. Leahey, M. P. Dunni- gan, Richard P. Grace, H. F. McCarthy, James P. Hughes, William A. Grace, E. L. Romond, John F. Campion, J. H. Concannon, P. J. Kenna, B. A. Dunnigan, B. J. Dunnigan, Joseph A. Howell, Patrick Murtagh, Michael P. Conole, John F. Ryan, Louis C. Jelicks, Patrick J. Ryan, Arthur J. Delaney, William A. Ryan, Paul P. Olbrick, John A. Dunn, Lawrence C. Ryan, James P. Gerity, Edward J. Mooney, and D. F. Pender. The original officers, who were members of the committee of organiza- tion, were: John F. Ryan, Grand Knight; J. P. Gerity, Deputy Grand Knight; Rich- ard P. Grace, Financial Secretary; D. F. Pender, Recording Secretary; John F. Cam- pion, Treasurer; E. L. Romond, Chancellor; Rev. J. J. Griffin, Chaplain. From its inception this council began to take a deep interest in social and civic affairs, and its members were always in the forefront of any movement that was for the betterment and welfare of the community. This organization has increased its membership yearly, until at the present time it has a total of about 250, and is increasing rapidly.
During the World War forty-five members of the council were in the uniform of Uncle Sam, thirty of whom saw active service overseas, and one of our brothers, Cor- poral Edward M. Kelly, made the supreme sacrifice for his country. The council was always active in the Liberty Loan drives and other war work, and during the Morgan explosion organized a local Relief Station in their clubroom on Amboy avenue, and served 2,500 refugees with sandwiches, coffee and milk. The council also assisted materially in the great epidemic of influenza in volunteering their services to the com- mittee in charge of the Emergency Hospital, and served nightly in the hospital for several weeks until the danger of the epidemic had subsided.
In 1918 the present club house on Amboy avenue near Main street was purchased and fitted up as a modern club. It soon developed that these quarters were inadequate for the housing of the club, and a committee was appointed in 1920 to look up larger quarters with the result that the spacious home of Frank Elias, at the corner of Main street and St. George avenue, was purchased, and the council expects to move into its new quarters about October 1, 1921. In connection with the purchase of this home it is an interesting historical fact to note that the new site was the location of Washington's Headquarters during Revolutionary times and was known as the Cross Keys Inn.
The present officers of the council are as follows: M. J. Coll, Grand Knight; Joseph J. Grace, Deputy Grand Knight; Paul P. Olbrick, Financial Secretary; Henry A. Romond, Treasurer; Michael R. Holohan, Warden; Albert J. Thompson, Chancel- lor; Rev. R. J. O'Farrell, Chaplain.
Besides the councils above mentioned, there are now (1921) councils in Roosevelt and Sayreville, in Middlesex county.
SEWAREN HISTORY CLUB .- In the year 1908, at Sewaren, Middlesex county, New Jersey, a number of women met at the home of Mrs. Frederic Firman Grant (now Mrs. William H. Tombs) and formed the Sewaren History Club. These women, about thirty in number, elected Miss Mary C. Stoddart their first president. Mrs. Grant (now Mrs. Tombs) being previously inspired with an idea of having a Memorial Library in memory of the eminent James H. Stoddart, once noted actor and scholar, and a resident for many years at Sewaren, this idea was incorporated in the organiza- tion and her fondest hopes were realized. The object of the club is mental and social improvement along historical and philanthropic lines, and the general culture of its members.
In these early days, Mrs. Hutchinson as treasurer, Mrs. Grant as secretary, and Mrs. Hufcut as historian, gave loyal support to Miss Stoddart, who presided about three years, when Mrs. Grant was elected president. In 1913 the Club joined the State Fed- eration, and in 1915 became a member of the National Federation.
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In 1918 the members of the Club honored Mrs. Grant by placing her name on the "Honor Roll" of the Founders' Book of the New Jersey State Federation; and the following year planted a tree in her honor on the "Lincoln Highway." During this regime the members of the Club made many pilgrimages to historical points of inter- est, visiting many of Washington's Headquarters in New Jersey and New York State, and Valley Forge, and the battlefield in Gettysburg.
Mrs. Grant held office from 1913 to January, 1919, when she resigned, and Miss Daisy A. Rush, first vice-president, became acting president. In May, 1919, Miss Rush was elected president and held that office until 1921. During the World War under this regime the membership increased fifty per cent., and great credit should be given to the officers and members for their activities in the Club which enabled it to support the various campaigns and drives.
In 1914 a committee was formed for a permanent scholarship at the New Jersey College for Women, at New Brunswick, which institution is now fully established.
The History Club has other affiliations, namely-its unit membership in the Women's Branch of the New Jersey Historical Society, also membership in the National Security League and the Roosevelt Memorial Association. The Club has a stone in the Washington Memorial at Valley Forge and in the National Cathedral at Washing- ton. Its Memorial Library possesses a three-inch bronze medallion of Theodore Roosevelt.
The Club has a department of literature, art, music, civics, scholarship, legislature. library, drama, and others.
In May, 1921, Mrs. William H. Tombs again became president.
The Club's activities have had a general influence on the welfare of the community, and have gone hand in hand with every movement since its inception by its moral and monetary support whenever a worthy cause presented itself. It has sustained itself in all these fields of activity, and it is ranked among the leading women's organizations of the State of New Jersey. The social part of its work has meant much for the pro- motion of culture in this section.
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Academies, Private Schools, 200. Amboy, site of, 53. Andros, Sir Edmund, 17.
Assembly, first, 16; acts of, 35.
Bench and Bar, 233; first county court, 233; early day lawyers, 234; present court house, 236; leading lawyers to present time, 237.
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