Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-21
WOmdn,S Club Guest
Night Was Delightful
Function Last Night


The first formal function OF the
peace season was held asst night by
the woman's club in the Presbyterian
chapel. Society was out in their new
evening gowns and suits were re-
splendent. Mrs. A. Clayton Clark
president of the Woman's Club, made
a very charming picture in @ stunning
evening gown as she stood on the re-
ceiving line next to Judge Robert
Carey. MIR. Clark, assisted by several
young ladies, presented the guests and
members as they entered to Mrs.
Clark and Judge Carey.
The chapel was decorated in such
q manner as to resemble a garden fete.
The chairs were arranged in "a semi
circle and at the left vas a raised
platform decorated with ferns. Shields
of lavender and white. the club colors,
were strung across the room ~ the
allied and American flags were great
ly in evidence.
After Mrs. Clark's suggestion that
routine business be suspended, Mrs.
Chaplin Ely. who the club was great
ly delighted to present. sang several
selections which included IT'S Morn
Ing" Dawning," "In the Land of
the Sky Blue Waters" and as an en-
core, ''Ain't 1t Hot" Mrs. Ely has a
remarkable fine voice and after eac
selection the applause VAS tremend-
Gus. After her the speaker OF tho
evening. Judge Robert Carey. OF Jer-
sey City, was introduced.
Judge Carey's address was deliver
ed with unusual force and vigor. 1t
dealt upon all the subjects uppermost
in the minds of the nation at the pres
ent time. He spoke about war, what
the war had nea to this nation,
what the boys that we had sen across
meant to all of us and how the war
uTao rOtno 30 hAnnAt thfS nnttntFN He
touched upon ''our wonderful army"
and what a wonderful army il really
was, how it had been called and drill
ed, how il a gone forth to battle
and brought back victory.
He dwelt for q short time upon Il
navy. and what u navy is going to
be, about what ii meant for the boys
who were a part OF that great blue
uniformed faction.
He talked upon prohibition in gen.
erai and what this recent
would mean In the course of time to
this country. What men who a
been allowed the Exercise of person
homes and families. Then lie touched
upon Roosevelt,-"the man about
whom no euloJy need be written. He
Is the man whom the American flag
viii act as agent for and sing MS
praises from generation to generation.
- he is the nan after WiiOIn Ihe AtHd-
ma Canal will be named"
After this he touched upon science
in general. The las forty year" he
said, have been the greatest that
science has ever witnessed. Litera-
ture too has taken rapid strides in
that time. The finest newspapers
have been printed. Statesmen are at
their apex in this era. Why. you have
more statesmen in Perth Amboy to-
Iax tkan fhnra NrGrn in the WnOla
United States at the time Of Alexan-
der hamilton. You know wha l
mean"
His final discourse was upon sery-
Ice "fHe profits most who served
best is the motto that everyone
everyone should ask himself is Am l
an asset or & liability to Perth Am
how If YOU are an asset Perth
Amboy; if you are a liability get our
and let someone else take your place
There was pathos in his voice when
nc told of an old Polish woman VINO
came to the Red Gross rooms to get
her box to sen to her boy in France
and was asked for q coupon whicn
she could not produce. She returned
n week later and one of the young
women in charge said, Il knew you
would come back. Have you your
eoupo ?" Yes" the old woman an
Swereu ana Udhueu htA q 'NhSNAi
letter that said that this wohan's boy
would sleep forever on the fields or
France. What this woman was there
that night for was not sympathy. On,
no. lust to know If she could not send
the box she had prepared for my
boy" to some lonesome lad over there.
That is inst one OF the things thai the
war has done for this country.
MIR. Carey concluded with the dec
Jaration that n was up to the Wom-
ans Club to be up and doing to make
democracy the keynote of the organ
ization and to see that they mace
this city q place in which they DID
things. Get a Juvenile court here.
Get ali the things that the city needs,
clean politics. more parks and every.
thing II is up to h Wonian's Cihb.
He then sat down amidst q storm
of applause. Mrs Ely the sang TWO
selections n Garry Afe Back TO Old
Virginy' as an encore.
Refreshments of ice cream, CAKE
and coffee were served by the COM
mIttee and the affair came TO n close
with everyone resolving to boost
Perth Amboy.