Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-04-20
kEYpORT IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATIONS REPORT
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Keyport, April 2o.-The recording
secretary OF the Keyport Improvement
Association has submitted the following
report for the work done during the
past season of 1e16-17.
During the past year the Keyport
Improvement Association has held
eleven regular and nine executive
meetings. It's several committees have
been active in movements for civic bet
terment and have given much evidence
of the community spirit.
The public health committee has
held one meeting and investigated
numerous complaints of insanitary
conditions in the borough and has
called the attention of the board OF
heauth to many of them; also fur
nished an instructive program in Feb
ruary on Safeguarding the Public
Health"
Our public schools committee in its
program in October gave us advice on
the schools need of the parent and
helpful suggestions on the relation of
the school to the parent. The civic
committee in connection with the Jun
ior Civic League which had been or
ganized in May had planned to do
much good work during the summer,
but was handicapped through illness
in the family of the chairman and sew
y
packets of seeds. both flower and vege-
table, were distributed among chill
dren and much good work was done by
squads in Beach park and q start was
made the continuation of which will
show results this summer.
We also had O spring clean up week
in May. The Child Welfare Committee
as usual has been particularly active
having held many meetings; a candy
Il .rrr aI1 Oh, o
lized, welfare sale which netted the
sum of $50, aided several needy famil-
les, conducted and maintained rec
reation and rest park for the children
and public during the summer, direct
ed a Red Cross seal sale, distributed
dinners, clothing, shoes. rubbers and
toys to many families at Christmas and
with the assistance of the association
and a few public spirited citizens fl
nanced the municipal Christmas tree,
Is paying the board OF little girl
whose mother Is In tuberculosis sani-
/ tarium and at present is shaping plans
for a baby week campaign. The COM
mittee has also been responsible for
many other worthy movements.
The Women's exchange committee
believe In combining pleasure with
profit and In consequence gave us an
enjoyable Afternoon in connection with
their sale in November from which a
substantial addition was made to the
treasury
Our press committee has given no.
tice Of our place and time of meetings
and has many times called attention to
the benefits to be derived from keep
ing back yards and vacant lots clean
and sanitary. The association has
made contributions to many worthy
objects, viz: to the Department of In
dustrial and Social Conditions of the
New Jersey State Federation, State
Endowment Fund, Permanent Blind
Relief War Fund. to the Civic Beauty
Committee for use in beautifying our
town, fund for the Relief Of Lepers In
Japan, American Shut In Society and
the Monmouth County Field Day COM
mittee. The association has been rep
resented at the state federation meet
ings in Asbury Park, May, Ridgewood
in October and at the Biennial in New
York city In May. Delegates have
also been present at the federation day
exercises of many of the clubs in the
third district.
Our membership committee has been
very active and has added nineteen
new members to our list. In April,
1915, our membership was sixty-three.
With the nineteen new members added
cur membership was eighty-two. We
|knave lost three members during tho
year, two by death and one by resig
patiau-T yipssas= t2tal m menlDeLs eall -
IS ,zs1 Z sqelfstyrsffiffie qlf to date.
Respectfully, submitted,
NELLIE d. CAMPBELL,
Recording Secretary