Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-10
Society

A meeting of the Ladies' Aid and
the Board of Trustees was held last
night in the Home for the Aged. The,
following donations were slated from
the following lodges:
Eastern Star, So P;. A. Loft Hay
makers, So; Sons and Daughters of
Liberty, So; Eagles, So; DaughtersI
of Pocahontas, So; Woodmen of the
World, $40; Thor Lodge No 36, IS N.
j. State Militia Reserve, $295; j..
Lawrence Kearny, So Donations at
the union service in the Simpson M.
q. church Thanksgiving day, $SO;l
donat ons the same day at st Peter'sl
church s35; Mayor Dorsey from mar
riage fees, 81
Schools No. 1, 4, 7, 10 and high
school, for Thanksgiving donations;
Raritan Yacht Club, sandwiches;
Rose Shop, flowers; Mrs. Walter
Luckhurst, potatoes, apples and
sugar; Elks, hrcad and milk; Mrs.
Nels Hansen, pickles and jelly; Mrs.
Frank Hilsdorf, six cans of fruit and
vegetables; Methodist church, bread
and potatoes; Mrs. George Long
street, books; Miss Matte Foster.
aluminium kettle. wood and pickles;
Mrs. Ole N. Olesen, drugs; Mrs.
Clarence Liddle, four Jars Of fruit
and oatmeal, and jelly; Miss Laura
Steele, foul jars of fruit: Woman's
Club, jam and jelly Mrs. Alex
Thompson, two pies; Mrs. Edith
Ramsay, two pies; Mrs. Drukenmil-
Ter, six cans of fruit; Mrs. Bernard,
two cans of fruit.
Mrs. Mcdowell, four cans of fruit;
Mrs. Fritz Huyler, q basket Of pota-
toes; Mrs. Joseph Walker, a jar of
Jelly and a can of fruit; Mrs. Green
leaf, two cans of fruit; Mrs. Carlson,
a basket of potatoes and a car of
fruit and two jars of jelly: East Jer-
soy club complete Thanksgiving din
ner cooked; Mrs. T. J. Brister, ono
turkey; Mrs. George Haney, one tur-
key: Mrs. Rippen, one ham; Y. NJ. Fl.
A, sandwiches; Intermediate depart
ment of the Presbyterian Sunday
School, sandwiches; Browntown Sum
day School through Asbury Fountain
a barrel of fruit; Mrs. Edward f.
| Spofford canned fruit and carnations
for the table Harry Sarber fish.
The mex meeting of the Ladies Aux
Hilary will be held Tuesday afternoon
lat the home of Mrs. Welker, in 176
Paterson street.
The play which was to have been
| given by the Dramatic Department OF
| the Women's Club on December IL,
has been postponed until next month.
The exact date will be announced
later.
Surprise shouted a number OF
| voices and Miss Anna Peck started
back in establishment upon seeing
twelve young ladies pop out at her.
| The surprise was in the form of a
shower in honor of her approaching
marriage given in Woodbridge last
| night.
Upon entering the house the gifts
were literally thrown into her lap and
| they overlooked upon the table and
floor They included china. decorative
| pieces, kitchen utensils, towels, bou-
doir accessories and in fact useful
and ornamental articles of almost ev-
cry description
An impromptu sketch concerning
! the methods of performing modern
dance steps was given by the Misses
DORIS Willsey, Ruth Macan. Edna Oil
Yer, Ruth-Dorothy Block. A tableau
entitled cleopatra" was rendered by
the Misses Hughes and Sally Mich
aels
A snake dance in and out of the
rooins with the chorus rendition of
| sentimental-songs in honor of Miss
Peck, was another feature Refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served by Mrs Peck. assisted by the
Misses Marion Love and Doris Will
sey
Among those present were the
Misses Ruth Macan, Elizabeth Ma
can, Edna Oliver, Doris Willsey, Sally
Michaels. Helene Hughes and Ruth
Dorothy Block of this city, and the
Misses Marion Love, Kate Earle, Sa-
die Martin, Grace Brown and Natalie
Berry of Woodbridge Gifts for the
shower were also sent by the Misses
Muriel ,Haney and Elizabeth Dolan OF
this city, and Cecilia Safran Of Tot
tenvilIe, who were unable to be pres
ent