Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-06
W0MAN'S CLUB
SCORES AGAIN
Second Breakfast Saturday
0utrivaIs Last Years Event

The second breakfast held by the
members of the Woman's Club Sat,
urday afternoon was even a greater
success than the first breakfast hello
one year ago. 1t was served in the
chapel of the First Presbyterian
church and about one hundred won.
en- sat at the daintily appointed
tables. Club colors, lavender ant
white, prevailed and the club flower
wistaria, festooned the walls of the
room and draped the tables. Every
possible niche of the room was
banked with palms and ferns, af
fordlng a most beautiful back.
ground. Great credit is due Mrs. c
M. Liddle and her splendid commit.
tee for the success of the breakfast
Vandenberg, of Elizabeth, was the
caterer.
The guests of honor were Mrs
Frank NJ. Pattison, of Colonia, and
Mrs. Edward w. Barnes, of Brook
Ign. Miss Mary E. Vaughan presid-
ed as toastmistress and in a most
charming fashion introduced each
speaker.
Mrs. Pattison, who. In a way, is
sponsor for the club, spoke most
happily on THE Power Of Organ
lied Effort" Mrs. Barnes followed
Mrs. Pattison with words of greeting
and cheer to the club women. The
club always considers 1t a great
pleasure to welcome its honorary
members, and Saturday was no eX-
ceptioD. Mrs. Wilbur LaRoe was
announced as the member who fill
ed so many responsible positions
and she was asked to tell how she
managed to fulfill them all. This
she did in a most delightful manner
acknowledging her debt to the
"fteless cooker and the many up
to-Gate household devices of which
she Is complete mistress. After all
Mrs LaRoe pointed out hat home
dutius came first, and other things
were duties only as we made them
contrlbutary to home making.
Perhaps no toast was more clever
or more cleverly given than the one
presented by Mrs. j. Bruce Smith.
H0r subject was "Our Girls" As
she said, her subject was best. "the
daintiest, fastest toast of all" She
paid high tribute to the youth and
inspiration of the girls who make uE
so important a part of the Woman'f
oluDs Miss NldtN vi idlt1 lCopOhhVN
for the girls, in meter, and made
the club members glad all over
again hat "The Girls" belonged tC
them. Mrs. Parker Runyon, In
rhyme, toasted THE Club Study
Classes This department of the
club has especially interested Mrs
Runyon and she showed so spirited.
ly the value of this work that any
.-LAJtorA- ,,,- hoo 1~@. aa.
WINGED. and applause greeted hel
proposition that the club have class
es thrown wide to the public and
covering many mor subjects than
are covered at present.
"Our Friends were praised by
Mrs. A. c. Clark, who took this OPP
p%ortunity to publicly express the
thanks of the club to all who have
aided In the work of the club-the
newspapers, the business interests
who have subscribed to the Tuber-
culosis Fund and the Day Nursery
and the city officials who have made
Fairgrounds, cooking classes ant
censorship possible; the lecturers
who come, even g~ratuitously some
times, and always with a gracious
reduction In price; to the various
club members who serve, seen and
unseen, for the ake Of the work the
club is doing; and to the generous
public for its continuous helpful
ness.
The president was most humor-
ously introduced by Miss Vaughan
and spoke on The Aims of the
Club" The work of the club was
reviewed, the hopes of the club put
into words, In such an inspiring
helpful way, that failure with Its
future work is impossible.
A double trio from the Chora
Glass sang twice during the after
noon. renewing the praise they have
20 thoroughly won by their worl
during the winter.