Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-27
SEnAHEH CIVIC CLUB HAS
FEDERATION BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. Louis Ballard Hostess a. Splendid
Event-Hare Fine Reports.
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Event-Hare Fine Reports.
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sEWAREN, Sept. 27-The Ssweren
nniversary Of Its membership In the
State Federation pm Tuesday.
Mrs. L. +. Ballard. the president,
entertaining the club at luncheon In
honor OF the event.
The speaker, of the day was Mrs
w. II. Peters, of Jersey City, the
newly appointed vice president al
large Of the State Federation. Mrs
Peters congratulated the club upon it,
growth and wished the members
many happy returns of the day.
She spoke Of the work being done
by the federation as that Of @ big
army and of the true community
spirit being displayed. Other import
ant work being done included the
haversack, the work in the Pines, the
federation bulletin, the endowment
fund, and the new women's college;
also of the book teas being held for
the purpose of collecting new and
interesting books for the soldiers. In
this connection the civic voted to hold
a book tea on Thursday, Octoger 8.
demand.
at the home of Mrs. @. NJ. Cooper.
no admission being charged, but
OaOA OAC A1hGQ " OIAAk " AOW 0OQA
and up to date, not necessarily fiction
and French dictionaries are in great.
Miss Schirmer played several selec-
tons on the violin in a most artistic
manner and Miss Hoffner sang two
Shakespearian songs and other old
English songs in a most delightful
manner.
The report of the secretary. Mrs.
2. b. Ford, was most interesting.
The war bazaar which Melted 1882
and the ambulance funds now has a
total of ~$1,76s.64.
A needle work guild Of America
has been organized under the civic
with forty members and even direc-
tors
The Service League organized In
connection with the civic has Furnish
forts for the local boys also purchased
a service flag with our stars, which
flies with the American flag in the
Civic Park. There are twenty-four
subscribers from the civic to the bull
letin. The conservation department
made an excellent report, member
of the civic having 500 cans and jars
of fruits and Vegetables. The civic
donated $3.50 for bed in the u. s.
General Hospital at Colonia, and now
are working to help the hospital Sc
cure a herd of cows to furnish the
needed milk for the wounded men.
Mrs. w. w. Jackson, the treasurer,
read her report which showed $3.50
in the general treasury, of which IS
was sem to the endowment fund IS
to the Pines. $25 to the Haversack and
$50 to the Red Cross
OF the war bazaar fund $107swas sent
to Red Cross, $50 to Service League,
1880 to u. s. General Hospital. $40
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for smokes, $50 to the enlisted mems
club. $50 for a Liberty Bond and $340
toward the ambulance.
Mrs. Ballard read a letter from a
former Sewarenite now living in Eng
land. Mr.. Scott, in which he told of
purchasing as many Liberty Bonds as
he possibly could and also told of the
engagement of his daughter. Barbara,
to Lieutepant Baker, of the English
Flying Squadron. Mrs. Ballard also
read a note of congratulation from
Mrs. John F. Yaeger, of New York.
Mrs. Balfour made an excellent re-
port of the work of the Free Public
Library and also made an appeal for
books for here and over there libra
ries for the boys"
Mrs. Ballard served q most delicious
luncheon. The house was beautifully
decorated with flowers.
Those present included: Mrs. H..
Van Iderstine. ST., Mrs. E. ". Christie.
Mrs. T. F. Zettlemoyer. Mrs. Albert
Leu, Mrs. F. f. Grant, Mrs. F.. J..
Adams, Mrs. c. ID. Boynton. Mrs. w.
Weiant, Mrs. c. M. Cooper. Mrs. Irv-
ing Smith, Mrs. L. Neuberg. Mrs. j. G.
Brown. Mrs. N. Robins. Mrs. F. H.
Turner, Mrs. w. w. jackson. Mrs.
A. F. Soheld, Mrs. J. Fuller. Mrs. F.
T. Howell, Mrs. Baifour. Mrs w T.
Ames, Mrs. JIG. Fowler. Mrs. E. b.
Ford. Mrs. d. v Rush. Mrs C. A. de
Russy. Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Kendall,
OF Elizabeth, Mrs. Bemis of Washing
ton. d.. c.: Mrs. Peters and Mrs. H.
d. Coombs Of Plainield.