Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-11
W
The EVENTS
AT SEWAREN
Social Doings and Club
Meetings Occupy the lime.
sseesai to tn. EVENING NEWS.

Sewaren, Feb. 11:-Mrs. S. B.
Hinsdale entertained on Thursday
afternoon a small bridge party in
her attractive rooms at the Home
stead. Dainty refreshments were
served and each guest pronounced
the gathering most enjoyable.
Miss Anna Carpenter, supervisor
Of drawing in the public schools of
Brooklyn, will be a guest of Mrs.
Hinsdale over Sunday.
Mrs. e. w. Daniels. of George
town, Mass, a sister of Mrs. G. w.
Boynton, Is a visitor at the home of
the latter and will remain some
weeks. Miss Mary Daniels, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Daniels, Is visiting at the
home of e. H. Boynton.
Miss Dorothea Boynton returned
this week from her visit in Detroit.
Joins Family in Reading, Pa.
Mr.. Fred Turner went to Phila-
delphia Wednesday, spending the
night at the Bellevue-Stratford,
took in some OF the interesting
sights of the Quaker City On Thurs
day. leaving that night for Reading,
Pa, to join his wife, who for the
past month has been there a guest
Of her sisters. Mr.. Turner will re-
main over the Lincoln holiday, and
Mr.. Louis Dreyer. his brother-in-law,
will join the family party today for
over Sunday. returning to Sewaren
Tuesday next.
Mr.. Kriep. of the DEFINING
Works laboratory, will spend Sun
day and Monday with friends In
New York.
Woodbridge Whist Club.
The Woodbridge Whist Club met
yesterday afternoon at the rooms of
the w. A. A. instead OF at the home
of Mrs. Campbell, which was plan
ned. The prizes, which had been
prepared by Mrs. Campbell as the
hostess, were sen to the club house
for distribution and were won by
Mrs. Hinsdale taking first prize, a
handsome c%retonne sofa pillow;
Mrs. Dunn, a picture beautifully
framed. and Mrs. Lippincott. an
other picture. The fourth prize was
the guest prize, won by Miss Chase,
who Is a visitor at Mrs. Perry's.
History Club Meeting.
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Hutchinson
attended the History Club Wednes-
day afternoon which met In Railway
at the beautiful home of Mrs. Wen
dell in Church street. The ladies
had arranged for an afternoon with
Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Grant read
a paper by Whiteiaw Reid, on
what Lincoln Hod Done for His
Country" which was pronounced
most interesting. A memorial book.
by Mary Shifpen Gardner, entitled
"A Tribute to Abraham Lincoln"
was also read, which vas unusually
entertaining. Mrs. Wendell showed
her guests two copies OF the New
York Tribune, under date of April
IS, 1865, giving an account Of Lin
coins assassination. The papers
were yellow with age, but were
viewed with deepest interest, recall
ing one of the most momentous. as
we'll as saddest, events in the his
tory of our country. Mrs. Wendell
served an unusually delightful menu
and had prepared for a much larger
number Of guests than were present.
Mrs. Fowler Surprised.
A few of the friends and neigh
bors of Mrs. J. c. Fowler rendered
her a surprise party Tuesday night
in honor Of her birthday. Bridge
vas played and the evening passed
In a most enjoyable manner.
Mrs. Blair to Entertain.
Mrs. Blair, of Cliff road, will en-
terrain the Sewaren Bridge Club
next week and is inviting many
guests to meet the regular members,
hoping to make the occasion unsual-
Iy interesting.