Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-04-30
DELIGHTFUL EVENT
OF KEYPORT CLUB
Literary Club Has Annual Re-
ception-Pleasing Program
is Given Before Large Audi
ence-SoCial Success of the
Year.
s,eosoi 20 the EVENING NEWS.


Keyport, April S0.-The Keyport
Literary Club held their annual re-
ception at the public library Friday
night when about seventy-five guests
were present, The affair was In charge
Of the social department tof the club,
Mrs. J. Edward Chamberlain being
chairman Of the department. AT
o'clock a program of excellence was
rendered after which a social hour fol-
lowed, delicious refreshments being
served by the committee In charge,
later dancing was the feature, music
being furnished by the Young Men
orchestra. Altogether the affair was
most charming and all present enjoy
ed the evening to the fullest extent.
The program opened with q selec-
ton by the orchestra following which
Mrs. r. o. Walling, president OF the
club, gave en- address OF welcome In
her own original way. gallantly pro-
claiming that the evening was for the
benefit of the men. She also gave an
tmusing account of the work done by
The club all In original verse.
A quartet composed OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Stanhope, Miss Mary McFar-
land and George S. Hyer rendered my
Country IT'S of Thee" following which
Mrs. Dorothy Ogden Garrison gave an
amusing monologue, graciously re-
eponding to an encore. Miss Mary
Mcfarland rendered Poor Butterfly
after which Mrs. Mabel Percival Col
Tins rendered two delightful solos fol
lowing which farce Just Little
Miss Take was given by members OF
the club, the cast being as follows:
Mrs, Ball-Mrs. l.. Brewer Wall1ng.
Elsie-Miss Eloise H. Odell.
Helen-Miss Mary Mcfarland.
Aay-Mrs. ]. Edward Chamberlain.
Jerry-Miss Ethel Clarendon.
The cook--Mrs. r. o. Walling.
The farce was well acted and reoelv-
Cd much applause by those present
4 quartet gave the "Star Spangled
Banner and selections by the orches-
ira concluded the program.
The library was beautifully deco.
rated with out flowers, palms, ferns and
many Am merican flags. Those presen,
Included Mrs. Joseph D. Bedle
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman B. Lockwood
Mr.. and Mrs. William Emmons. Mr.
and Mrs. George M. Collins, Mrs. John
q. schanck, Miss Mary Mcfarland
Leon Schanck, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Edward
Chamberlain, Miss Edith v. Walling
Miss Clara Chamberlain, Miss Agusta
Wyckoff, Miss Lois Sproul, Miss Anna
II. Bedle, Mr.. and Mrs. William f
6tanhope, Former Mayor and Mrs
hu1uB ". Wdhlu6, MI - oShNS.
gard, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey s. Bed
ie, Mrs A. H. Sands. Mayor and Mrs
O. C. Bogardus, Miss Susan Brown
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 8. Van Buskirk. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred B. Van Brake, Dr. and
Mrs. ]. q. D. Silcox, Mrs. F. F. Arm
strong, Mrs. F. Palmer Armstrong, DR.
and Mrs. Fred c. Ogden, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles x. Crawford, Miss Mary Still,
we'll. Mr.. and Mrs. John w, Mr..
Si11r. ai,I NIB. Raymond L.NycKso.- and
and Mrs. Harvey Bronne- MaMrs.
Mrs. Herbert F. Brown. MI 49, 4f191s
Edrcr II. EIccre f1-ss. n. Odell, MISS
sse II. Odell, Mrs. James T. Wall
Mrs. William T. Walling, Mr.. and
4rs. George 8. Hyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
William g. Holiness Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Brewer Walling, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Carle
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin H.
Wharton. Miss Ethel Clarendon, Mrs.
Gordon Sickles Mrs. g. Leon Gar
rison, Miss Evelyn Bedle, Miss Kath-
crime Lufburrow, Miss Ethel Simon
son, Mrs. Petersen, Mrs. Elizabeth Og-
den, Miss Annie L. Tilton, DR.. H. T.
Hopkins, Mrs. Gordon Sickles, Chester
b. Adams, Kenneth Hoose, Hewitt
Wharton, William Helies. Benjamin
Lufburrow.