Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-01
LITERARY CLUB HAS
COMPLETED ITS 18TH YEAR

IuIHf LEIEu 10 LUlH lLhn
Interesting Report Rendered by the
Secretary on the Work Accom-
rlIshed During the Past Year..
~ Epee3ol Co-Trssp0naenf.
KEYPoRT. July 1.-The Keyport
literary Club has just completed its
Ewonty-sixth year as a club. having
been organized in February. 1892 and
federated il May, 1909. In looking
pack over the work lone by the club
he past year. gratifying results are
,o*iced owing entirely to the hearty
.operatiun of the club members and
RS. Owing to the o q shortage
ete aeetlnzs of the past eason were
fneed and 1t was necessary to
- 1ne, u nineteen instructive
-at4nes have been held. all well at
e1raea NThe average attendance this
Of &irb members alone averaged
Sunty-eight while with visitors in
cluded the attendance has averaged
fhfrfy-dve.
The club has worked in six depart
ments the past year and has held five
literary meetings., six meetings IN
charge of the music department, two
dome economics meetings. two dra-
matte meetings. two current events
meetings., q musical lecture and a
demonstration on cake making.
Owing to the coal shortage the reg
ular Federation day meeting was
Iomitted the past season, but will be
held the coming year at which time
fhe members of the Keyport I'm
provsment Association will be invited
enjoy h day. DELEGATES have
cen to the convention at Trenton, TO
The Third District convention held at
Red Bank, to the annual reception of
the Matawan Women's Club and to
the Newark convention.
h club is intensely patriotic. This
fact has been proven by the manner
"A which the members have met all
appeals for aid both to the country
i nd to our soldiers and sailors. The
/ Hub has purchased $500 worth OF
liberty Bonds this year and with the
<40e bond which was bought last sea-
son. $500 are now invested in the
bonds. The club has contributed as
generously as possible to all worthy
charities including the Haversack
Club to which it donated $15 and lao
pounds of goodies, to the New Jersey
Shut-fn Society, to the work in the
Pines. and the Mary Fisher Home.
also TO the local branch of the Red
Cross, the Endowment fund and to
the books for soldiers fund.
The Keyport Literary Club always
stands ready 20 lend a helping hand
- those ABOUT her and all worthy
charities will never be overlooked as
ong as there Is a balance in the treas
There have been three designations
fbaring the past year, two owing to
femoyal from the borough and one
wing 10 i'll health of a charter mem
/ per. Four new members have Joined
= Turing the year and with one admitted
the last meeting the membership
IfsI 81 forty is complete. The club
has en- active membership and an as
sociated membership of four with an
honorary president, Mrs. William l..
Conover.
Mrs Harvey Bronner. Mrs. Norman
b. lockwood. Mrs. A. H.. Sands and
Mrs. n, D. Walling n Mrs. John
w. Keough have been present at
every H3eeting this year Miss Annie
L. Tilion has missed one meeting and
+. Miss Anna II. Bedle. Mrs. Charles X.
Crawford, Mrs. William. s.. Holmes
have missed two meetings. Several
have missed but three and four. Con-
kiderins The severe weather of the
past season thAs attendance record is
w1n1ost gratifying. The largest attend
lance this year has been twenty-nine
8members. 1s
The musical lecture given before
the club by Rev. II. B. Satcher was
much enjoyed, as was also the demon
etration on cake making given d
the direction OF Miss Eupice Straw.
These programs were slightly diner
emit from any before enjoyed by the
club and proved most popular.
In reviewing the work of the past
year the executive committee reels
well repaid for every effort put forth
as the meetings have been well at
tended. interesting and helpful. Every
committee has worked with untirtng
zeal to accomplish the success with
which its efforts a been rewarded.
The success-of the past year bespeaks
greater success for the club this COM
Ing year.
The old officers are now retiring
and will in several Instances be re-
placed with new members. For this
reason the club members are urged
to assist In every way to make the
coming years work more successful
and more interesting than eve before.
TO stand ready and willing to assist in
every possible to make the
coming years work the greatest In
the history OF h club.
The president, Mrs. John W. Ke-
ough. Is serving in this capacity for a
second term and in order TO show ap-
preciation OF her efforts h members
are urged to assist her In every pos
siDle
In closing her report the secretary
caIied the clubs attention to the
fact that the coming year will prob
ably be the most difficult year OF the
clubs e~xistance. The great war which
8 waging "over there" claims much
=of the members time and attention
And they will probably be called upon
10 assist in war work and more than
ever at the Red Cross rooms. All are
urged to respond to all appeals with
d smile. realizing hat the members
BIZ the Keyport Literary Club can ac-
Leomplish the greatest things x they
IA
The past years success denotes the
kutrre success which awaits the Lit
srary Club. It Is only by helping
others tina we are made happy our
selves and for this reason let the club
assist whenever and wherever IL can
90 that the club will never be only a
social club but a club to help and as
nisf others.