Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-18
Daughters Prove
Delightful HOSteSSes
For WOmdn'S Club

Daughters Day will be put down
in the annals of the Woman's Club of
1919 as n of the most successful
days of the club year. Coming as il
did on st. Patrick's Day. gave the wo-
men who were in charge of the ar
rangement of the program ample ma
terial to work upon.
The--business meeting opened with
Mrs. A. Clayton Clark presiding. Dur
ing the meeting it was announced by
the chairman of the music committee.
Mrs. J.. Logan Clevenger. hat the
musicale under the auspices of the
club. will be held Tuesday. April s,
in n Presbyterian chapel. The chair
man of the civics committee, Mrs.
Adrian Lyon, announced that not
enough women had volunteered to
speak before the factory girls as yet.
Bruster and Mrs. Haywood. 1t was
further announced that the nomina
ton blanks were out and schould be
returned on time.
Following an address by the presi-
dent on club matters, the program
for the afternoon was opened by a
piano solo by Miss Dorothy Clark.
Her selection was played wholly with
her left hand and was executed in
such a manner as to delight her audi
ence. Following her Miss Sylvia Leon.
accompanied by Mrs. Harvey Wilson,
sang, My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice.
from Samson me Dalila, and sun
beams" by Ronald for an encore. Her
rendition was clear n very pleasing.
having a quantity and quality worthy
of note. The Misses Mildred and
Clara Gill then played a piano duet en-
titled Hungarian Dance Ne. 6" by
Brahms. Romance" by Tours was
their cor The Misses Gill showed
excellent technique and their selec-
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The next number on the program
was a one act comedy entitled,
"Matchmakers." 1t was an Irish
sketch and well in keeping with the
day. Miss Florence Donegan as Donal
Corcoran, provoked a great amount of
merriment as the stubborn father OF
n wild Irish lassie. Miss Margaret
Wight as Mary Ellen Corcoran, Donara
wife, and mother of Kitty, was OK
c%ellent, n by some conceded the hit
or the play. Her rich Irish brogue
rolled off her tongue as if for centu-
ries back her ancestors had come from
the county Cork. Corcon was taken
by Miss Sally Michaels, the wilful
Irish lassie, who will not have her
man picked out for her and who in
the long run choose her own mate.
Miss Dorothy Haddeu in Ne char
acter Denis Delahunty, an Irishman
who is baronted by the king suppos-
edlN, but which later is found that
this honor had never been conferred.
Ills wife. Anastasia Delahunty. taken
by Miss Dorothy Clark, set the audi
cncc into peals of laughter by her
costume. Kitty's lover. Constable
Dunled, portrayed by Miss Ellen Han
sen. in which party she showed all
the conccit of an Irish lad with the
lassie Of his choice.
The last number was a piano duet
by Mrs. William Hessers and Mrs. Will
son, Overture to Semiramide," which
was a treat in itself.
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were then served by the daughters.
The hostesses of the afternoon were
Miss Clara HaEs-. chairlady. assist
ed by the Misses Ruth Runyon, Emily
Greene. Dorothy Greenbaum, Martha
Greenbaum. Jetty Stacey. Marguerite
Boughton. Marie Robbins and Marion
Floersch. The ushers were Miss
Ruth Stacey. chairlady, assisted by
the Misses Edna Oliver, Helen Solt,
Mary Fraser. Katherine Henry and
Marguerite Van Dusen. The members
of the club who were responsible for
the entertainment. were MIA. Clarence
NJ. Liddle, Mrs. Sidney Riddlestorf.
fer, Mrs. Adrian Lyon. Mrs. William
III. Chamberlain. Mrs. Marshall Stew
art, Mrs. J. Logan Clevenger and Mrs.
W. W. Oliver.