Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-22
MAY SOCIAL IS
PLEASING EVENT
Delightful Music and Pleasing
Speeches at Daughters OF
America Event
nu snrcinI Correspondent.

81 Special Correspondent,
TOTTENVILLE, May 22.-1he an
hual May Social of NAbraham Cole
Chapter of the Daughters of the AM
erican Revolution vas held In the
South Baptist church Tuesday after
noon. Following O short greeting by
the regent, iss Laura =. 1etman,
the program of the afternoon arrang
ed by Mrs. Frank r.. Valentine, who
was the accompanist throughout the
program, and Mrs. +. L.
was given.
Mrs. S. Csepke, q talented violin
Est. Of Woodbridge, rendered sever
al selections in an inspiring manner
and Miss Hausman, of South orange,
who by her sweet voice and gracious
charmed the audience when
she sang at the March meeting OF Inc
chapter, was in excellent voice ano
gave much pleasure when she sang
several numbers, two OF which were
patriotic selections.
The speaker of the afternoon was
the Rev. Wilbert Westcott pastor OF
Simpson NJ. E. church of Perth Am
boy, whose experience as pastor OF a
large church in a cosmopolitan city
and as a Minute Man throughout the
term of the world war fitted him up
handle his subject "Americanization'
as probably no one who has not had
DIS experience COulu ~ mat AAho "
thorough A~mericanism was appreciat-
ed by the audience was shown by the
enthusiastic applause which greeted
his reNarks frequently throughout ms
discoures. The church auditorium
was beautifully decorated by the COM
mittee on arrangements. Mrs. NJ. q
Quimby. chairman.
The guests representing other d. A.
r.. Chapters were, Mrs. Charles White
NyanA a4aA1 xvfna rn0an4 IF NQuy York
O member of Gansevoort Chapter OF
Albany, N. Y, which Chapter has
presented the name of Mrs. Nash as q
candidate for the Office Of state re-
gent at the state conference in the
fall.
Mrs. Samuel j. Kramer. regent OF
Washington Heights Chapter; Mrs
Jacob p. Marshall. regent of For
Washington Heights Chap. and state
chairman of the Old Trails Commit
tee; Mrs. Newton D.. Chapman, Re
gent and Mrs. Thos C. Brown, o
Staten Island Chapter; Mrs. +. ii
Baldwin, regent of Battle Pass Chap
ter, Brooklyn; Mrs. F. c. Hargrave
regent of Gen. Nathaniel Woodruff
Chapter; Miss H.. A. Babcock, regent
of Mary Murray Chapter; Mrs. White
regent of Ellen Hardin Wadswortf
Chapter of Brooklyn; Miss Louis Brit
ton, regent of Richmond County Chap
ter: Mrs. James A.. Dugan, regeni
of Rufus King Chapter. of Brooklyn'
Miss Anna c.. Van Name, regent Of
Mersereau Chapter: Mrs. Breckin-
ridge, of Railway Chapter, n Mis-
Charlotte Page of James Madison
Chapter of Hamilton, N. Y. The Wo-
mans Club of Port Richmond wal
represented by its President, Mrs
Stephens, and the Princes Bay Wo.
mans Club by its President, Mrs. f
J.. Parkhurst.
Another hoDored guest was Miss
Jngrid Petersen who with her sister
Miss Petra Petersen graduated from
Staten Island Hospital a few year
ago. These sisters enlisted for ser
vice soon after war was declared and
: were among the trained nurses VIII
invent over with the Harvard Unit. th'
first Hospital Unit sent abroad aftel
April the 9Th. 1917. The sisters re
turned recently after twenty-five mon
tbs of service.
The ushers were Mrs. Kenneth Mar
ain, Mrs. Ralph Cole, Mrs. David
Coleman. Miss Martha Pearce, Mis-
Marian Hillard and they assisted tn
Social Committee, Mrs. Royal f. Mey
ers, Mrs. H., G. Stiles and Mrs. w. j
Derickson in serving refreshments
Mrs. F. c. Hillard and Miss Anna G
Van Name poured tea.