Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-11
.KEYPORT CLUB
FLOWER EVENT
Display Judged at Session of
the Literary Club Proves to
be Most Delightful Event.

KEYPORT. Oct. 1.-THE Feast
of Beauty held by the Keyport
Literary club at the home of Mrs.
IP. a. S~ondergaard, Friday afternoon
proved to be n of the most original
and delightful meetings yet held by
1.-THE club. The program vas directly
in charge of Mrs. j. earle Anderson
and Mrs. A. Stillwell Van Buskirk
and was most Interestingly carried
out. AT the brief business meeting
conducted prior to the program. II
was announced that the Literary
club had contributed S2S to the Mac
howell Memorial at Peterboro. VT.
The program of the afternoon
opened with a solo by Harry Brown
followed by Autumn poems by Miss
Evelyn Lufburrow. The Misses Alma
Dingwall, Frances Hyer and Georgia
Hyer gave several piano and man
dolin selections after which Miss
Catherine Bouton rendered a pleas
ing solo. The dance of the nymphs
was presented by Misses Martha An
derson and Myra Hardy after which
Miss Lufburrow again charmed with
her able reading of a number of
flower poems, one of which was
written by Miss Estelle Jennings a
former resident of the borough.
Miss Genevieve McGaghen rendered
a pleasing soprano solo after which
the flower display was viewed by
those present.
The Judges were Mrs. Sarah Dey,
of Newark and Mrs. +. 7. b. Reyn-
olds and the display was most arts
tically arranged and prizes of blue
and red ribbons were presented as
follows:
Potted plants-1st prize-Mrs. A.
s. Van Buskirk. Second prize-Mrs.
j. c. Anderson.
Most Artistic arrangement-Mrs.
Edwin II. Wharton and Mrs. l..
Brewer Walling.
Finest single speciman-Mrs. j. c.
Anderson-Mrs. Norman B. Lock-
wood.
Finest Dahlias-Mrs. +. +. Arm
strong, Mrs. Noman b. Lockwood.
Miscellaneous-Mrs. George w.
Stidfole, Mrs. l.. Brewer Walling.
Most artistic basket of flowers
Mrs. l.. Brewer Walling.
Most beautiful wild flowers-Mrs.
l.. Brewer Walling.
Pears-Mrs. William T. Var Mat
err.
Apples-Mrs. J. f. d. Silcox, Mrs.
William T. Van Mater.
Grapes-Mrs. j. earle Anderson.
diii' ''
ing-Mrs. William 7. Van Mater.
Mixed fruits-Mrs. Harvey Bron-
ner.
Prize bean-Mrs. r. O. Walling.
A very pleasant social hour follow
ed the display during which dainty
refreshments were served by the
hostess assisted by the members or
the social committee. Guests of the
day included Harry Brown. Mrs.
Harry Brown ST., Miss Catherine
Bouton, Miss Myra Hardy. Miss Mar
tina Anderson, Miss Hyer,
Miss Georgia Hyer, Miss Alma Dlns-
wall, Miss Myra Hardy, Miss Gene
We've McGaghen, Mrs. John curtis,
Mrs. Beatrice NJ. Stern. Mrs. f. 4. b.
REYNOLDS and Mrs Sarah Dey. -.
Club members responding to roll
call included Mrs. j. c. Anderson
Mrs. +. +. Armstrong, Miss Anna H.
Bedle, Miss Margaret Bedle, Mrs.
Harvey Bronner. Mrs. J.. p. Brewer.
Mrs. Phelps Cherry. Mrs. Charles y.
Crawford, Mrs. G. Leon Garrison,
Mrs. William s. Holmes. Mrs. Il. Il.
Hoose, Ms. G. S. Hyer, Mrs. John w.
Keough, Mrs. Norman b.
Miss Evelyn Lufburrow. Mrs. A. n.
Sands, Mrs. J. L. ID. Silcox, Mrs. w.
F.. Stanhope, Mrs. George w. SUD
IfOle, MISS Annie JSdulic iii'oi' 49,
r. j. Thornton, Mrs. A. Stilwell Van
Buskirk, Mrs. William 7. Van Mater
Mrs. w. S. Wallace, Mrs. James j.
WaIling, Mrs. l.. Brewer Walllng'
Mrs. Rufus o. Walling, Mrs. Edwin
II. Wharton and Mrs. r. Sender
gard.
The handicraft department, which
is the clubs newest department Will
hold it's first meeting the first Satur-
day afternoon in November at the
home Of the president Mrs. L.; Brow
err Walling, Mrs. William $. Holmes
to conduct the class. The first meet
ing will be devoted to the making Oh
bead chains. -,
The next meeting of the club VIII
he held on October 22nd with Mrs.
Norman B. Lockwood as hostess. Al
this meeting Mrs. Louis G. Peloubet'
chairman of the Legislative depart
ment of the State Federation Of Wo-
mans clubs, will be present and ad-
dress the club.