Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-24
CIVIC EVENTS
At WOODBRIDGE
Newly Organized WOman'S Club
Plans Work
Bv Special Correspondent.

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WOODBRIDGE, Nov. 24.-The first
regular meeting of the Woman's Club
of Woodbridge Township vas held on
Friday afternoon, the president, Mrs.
+. II. Boynten, presiding. Mrs. ]. A.
Moorehead, corresponding secretary,
read a letter inviting the club to be-
come q member of the State Chamber
of Commerce. On motion this was e.
ferred to the directors.
The president addressed the club,
briefly outlining the plans of the diff
ferent departments. She made a spe-
cial appeal for friendliness and CO.
operation and closed by reading a
pledge written by her which embodies
very beautifully an ideal of service
for the club.
II want to ask each member Of
this, Jul club, to pledge herself to
work only for the uplift of this town.
ship, to forget herself and all small
petty likes and d~islikes," she said.
Before me l have a vision of women
%clasping hands, of loyal loving work
along all lines for the betterment of
Il community; of women who think
only of do unto others as they would
be done by, to be ready to say for
give
II can see each one of us grown
bigger, broader, more unselfsh, be-
cause of this club In our midst. 1 see
our organization becoming a great
power for good, and l ever dream Of
its becoming second to none In our
state federation. This can only be
accomplished along these lines. Make
vision come true-it must! You
too have dreams, maybe bigger and
more beautiful than mine. Think
them out, and live up to the best in
your dream. and our club will grow
and prosper and be a blessing to the
entire community"
Mrs. c. r. Brown, chairman of
general civics, reported on plans for
a community Christmas tree for
Woodbridge. The tree will be placed
In n prominent location and lighted
with appropriate ceremony. The
chairman of music, Mrs. Asher Ran
dolph, Will cooperate with the chair
man of Woodbridge Civic Committee,
Miss Grace Huber, and Christmas
songs will be rendered by the chill
dren Of the parochial school, the
public schools and st. Anthony's
of Port Reading, under the
leadership of Miss MCGOWAN, Miss
Fraser and Mrs. j. ". Murphy.
A request was made by Mrs. c, r.
Brown for gifts of clothes and toys
which will be distributed by the com
mittee In cooperation with the local
Kings Daughters branch, as the need
may arise through the winter.
me Community tree "A Sewarcn
Will be lighted as usual. Mrs. It.
j. Adams, chairman Of Sewaren Civic
Committee, will take charge.
The chairman of membership, Mrs.
Weiant, reported seventy-fve new
members, and these added to the roll
of the Sewaren Civic Association,
makes a total Of one hundred and
thirty-six members. The publicity
department under Mrs. John Ryan.
Mrs. chamberlain was appointed
chairman of program committee and
Mrs. Osborne chairman of hospitality.
The secretary was instructed to
send a letter to the First Baptist
church Of Woodbridge, extending an
invitation to membership in the club.
The Industrial and social. home
economics and conservation commit
tees are in process Of formation, and
the HopelaWn Civic Committee is in
charge of Miss Fee. 1t Is hoped that
before the next meeting arrangements
VIII be completed for Civic commit
tees in Keasbey and Fords. Colonia
and lselin will be organized by Mrs.
Albee, Avenel by Mrs. Baker and Port
Reading by Mrs. J. v. Murphy.
A story hour for children, con-
Quoted by Mrs. Vincent Shay, of the
department of literature and libra
ries, is proving very successful In Sc
warren library and arrangements are
being made for a similar hour in
Woodbridge.
A special committee consisting OF
Mrs. Leu. Mrs. Buschman, Mrs. En-
sign and Mrs. A. G. Brown was APP
pointed by the president to visit and
bring comfort to the inmates of the
DOR farm
The program OF the afternoon was
opened by a quartet sung by Mrs.
Gardiner, Mrs. Buschman, Mrs. Ran
dolph and Mrs. A. G. Brown, accom-
panied by Mrs. Seth Lockwood, after
which the speaker of the afternoon,
Miss Eta Leighton, of the National
Security League gave an address on
Americanization.
Announcement was made of an i'm
portant public lecture to be given by
Mr.. Hamilton in the High School on
Tuesday night, December 8. The
children from the ~parochial and pub
lie schools will furnish the music.
The subject of the lecture Is THE
Americanization of the American"
The secretary was instructed to
a letter to Mrs. C. A. deRussy,
expressing the sympathy of the club
on her illness and their wishes for her
recovery.
The singing of The Star Spangled
Banner" brought the meeting to a
close. The next meeting of the club
will be held in the Sunday school
Friday, December 10, at 2:30 p. m.