Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29

Fletcher's enthusiasm was not entirely
transmitted though, to most of her
friends They had a tendency to ridi-
Guile the idea as too socialistic, too
far fetched, and entirely too idealistic.
These few women each invited
friends who In turn invited friends an
til a large club was ready to start to
work. Composed, 1t is true, mostly Of
SIX eptical women, who were only too
ready to accept its failure, the club
grew and expanded both in size and
in a broader knowledge of human
character. Women in the elite circle
realized that there were some women
outside of their ard circle who had
brains. suggestions and capabilities, to
do good and even great work. So
started the club with its coiOrs of law
ender and white.
AT the first luncheon Mrs. Fletcher
spoke about her dreams of having
Water street paved cit Isl; of having a
park space near the bluff There isl;
Of a Y. M. c. A: (none can miss that
building IN Jefferson street,; a Day
Nursery (this was directly obtained
through the i%nstigation OF tAe civic
committee Of the Woman's club);
cooking and sewing taught in the
school (this is a great study in our
schools here today)i community sing
ing, better housekeeping and public
gardens. This in itself proves that the
little club fostered by Mrs. Fletcher
through all the trials Of its infancy
is today a factor In this city. The
very women who at first were inclined
to view the project as a little too
idealistic, today are among the main
factors in realizing Mrs. Fletcher's
dreams n making the club the won
derful organization that 1t is.
The first president of the organiza-
ffOn Uyaa MrG Tho r1ne A E1afahnr nha
has since moved to Hamburg, N. Y,
but who is a life member of the club.
Her executive board was composed of
Mrs. William H. Bawden as first vice.
president; Mrs. Fred j. Cox, as Sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. A. Clayton
Clark, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
r.. Rufus Hoskings, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Mary Z. Buffum, federation
secretary; Miss Mary e. Vaughan,
treasurer; Miss Emma Macmillan,
auditor. The directors were Mrs. Will
bur LaRoe, Mrs. j.. Woodley Gosling;
Mrs. George W. Tyrrell, Mrs. Edward
A. Tunis, Mrs. William II. Bawden,
Mrs. Edward J. Mccormick, Mrs.
Clarence M. Liddle, Mrs. W. Parker
Runyon, Mrs. George j. Haney. Mrs.
J.. Logan Clevenger, Mrs. Carrot Brod-
head and Mrs. Charles II. Seguine.
With these women on the board it Is
little need to wonder that the club has
reached it's present height.
The meeting of the club which was
omitted last October, owing to the ex-
plosion, was the only meeting omitted
in the club for eight years.
The second president was Mrs. Will
liam II. Bawden. Mrs. Bawden as first
vice-president filed out Mrs. Fletch-
er's upcompleted term when she left
the city. The third president was
Mrs. Stuart Audsley, who has been re-
Gently beer made q life member. She
is now residing In Railway. She was
followed by Mrs. Adrian Lyon and
the Mrs. A. Clayton Clark, who is
now serving as president of the club
for her second term similarly to her
predecessors.
The club has been divided into de-
partment committees, the first and
major one is the civics department.
The first chairman of this depart
ment was Mrs. William II. Bawden.
She held this position for three years
and was followed by Mrs. Adrian
Lyon. Mrs. Peter G. Olsen vas the
next chairman of this department and
she was followed by Mrs. George l..
Mrs. Adrian Lyon has been the
chairman of that committee for the
two years and to her go the lau-
reIs for highest achievements.
In the Woman's Club, the civic COM
is perhaps the mos important
its work affecting a much larger num-
Der than the work of other depart