Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-13

The meeting of the local board OF
international Institute was held IueS-
day at the home of Mrs. Adrian Lyon
in 81 Gordon street. The house com
mittee reported that the key for the
community house at 446 JohnStohe
street had been turned over to them
and that the work of ~renovating 1t was
now going on. The Daughters OF IL
mia and other clugs organized un-
der the auspices of the international
institute are donating their services
toward fixing the house.
A budget committee was appointed
to estimate the furnishing OF the
building. Mrs. Peter Z. olsen IS the
chairman and she is assisted by Mrs
Frank Dorsey, chairman of the house
committee; Mrs. Theodore Degenring,
secretary and treasurer of the board;
and Mrs. Edith Ramsay, chairman~o or
the furnishing committee. Mrs. Edith
Cruise will serve as ex-oftlclo or the
committee.
Mrs. Cruise turned in her report for
October which stated that Ito frlendly
visits had been made; nineteen Red
Cross visits; eight visits in the inter-
ests of schools; eleven visits to organ
izations; twenty visits to business
men; twenty-one visits to factories;
three visits to secure medical attan-
ton: three visits to secure legal ad;
ten visits of help In other ways. Ser
vices received from organizations
numbered tn re; services given or
CARNATIONS numbered nine; twenty
one office interviews were granted; 4
committee meetings were held; twenty
club meetings were held; four other
meetings were held. Interruptations
mainly on the baby clinic numbered
Iorty-nine; seven attendances of the
Industrial clinic We're held; six atten-
dances on the childrens clinic took
place; thirty-three classes were
taught and the average attendance or
clubs and classes "a 276.
Miss Helen GrannIs and Miss Helen
Roessler have volunteered to take
charge of athletic work at the factor
les at noon Mrs. Naulty, a trained
nurse will teach first aid at the Amerl-
can Cigar factory. Miss N. d. Maid
rum, has volunteered her service IN
teaching home classes.
The need Of teachers in the Gener-
al Cigar factory and the C~hesebrough
Vaseline factory AVE been filled.
There is still need of workers in all
branches especially community sing
Ing for factory work.
This Friday at s o'clock a farewell
reception will be held to Miss KimoskI
the Polish secretary who has accom-
plished so much among the Polish
speaking people in this city and whc
is leaving for New York work. The
reception will be held at the library
and invitations have been extended to
her co-workers which Included mem
bers of the Girls Club and other or
CARNATIONS.
A birthday party was rendered to
Mrs. Jesse ]. Jones. Tuesday night al
her home 4S7 State street. The eve
ming was spent in playing games and
the rendition of instrumental selec-
lions by Mrs. Alice Van Malta, and
Miss Ethel Fischer. Vocal solos were
rendered by Mrs. Augusta Baldwin
The house das decorated with ferns
carnations and chrysanthemums. Re
freshments were served.
Among those present were Mr., and
Mrs. Edward Fischer, Miss EtheI
Fischer and Master Edward Fischer
of Princes Bay; Mrs. Augusta Bald
win, of B~ellville, Mrs. George Var
Malta. of Paterson, and Miss Ellen Os-
frye, Mrs. J. Wesley Jones. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Acker, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
J. Jones, DIR. M, S. Coble. Masters Har-
rison C. Jones and Wesley C. Jones
Of this city.
The New England supper which
opened the second night of the fair
being held at the Simpson NJ. E.
church was a repetition of the sue
cess of the previous night. From
$50 o'clock, when the supper was
served until Its completion, the wo-
men waiting on the tables were kept
in constant motion. During the
evening a basket of fruit was pre-
scented to Mrs. e " r. Sofeld, pres
ident of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Rev.
Wilbert Westcott made the presenta-
ton address and expressed the appre-
citation for the wonderful work done
by the ladies of the auxiliary under
her capable leadership.
This evening marks the closing of
the fair, and entertainment will COM
mence at s o'clock tonight. The en-
tertainment is under the direction of
Mrs. Charles Seguine. assisted by Miss
Alice Hegstrom.
The stage and decorations are at
tributed to Mrs. Ralph Atkinson, Mrs.
Rufus HoSking and Miss Lucy Wog-
lom. The ushers for the evening are
Mrs. Cory Hubbard and the Misses
Harriet Meade and Eleanor Meade.
The accompanies are Mrs. William
Hesser and Miss Emma Greiner. The
program will consist of:
The Y. B. Quartet composed Of Mr..
and Mrs. Irwin Yarnall inc Mr.. and
Mrs. J.. A. Brimlow.
~ ~ lA8 1ASASAA
Selections by Professor McCul-
Tough.
Sketch-tSix Cups of Chocolate
Cast of characters:
Adiline Won Linudau, s~entimentallst
Miss Margaret Crowell.
Marion Lee, southern beauty-Miss
Irene Meyers.
Dorothy Green, a New Highlander
Miss Sophie Greiner.
Hester Beacon, a Bostonian-Miss
Frances Giles.
Beatrix Won Cortlandt, a true New
Yorker-Miss Esther Weiderstrom.
Jeanette DUFanda, a French girl
Miss Emily Jacobsen.
Daisy Won Landau, a singer-Mrs.
Angus Mclaughlin.
Susanna Dunort, a fancy French
mafd-Mrs. Ralph Atkinson.
Selections by Professor Mccullough
The furniture for the stage was
loaned by Albert Leon.
Miss Selma Peterson OF 159 Brigh-
ton avenue, who has been travling in
Norway, Sweden and Europe for the
past three months. has returned to
her home and has taken up her hair
dressing business in the Raritan build
ing again.