Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-05
DR.. WISE HAS
FINE MESSAGE
Storm Fails to Spoil Girls Club
Guest Night Here
SPEAKS TO YOUNGER SET
Dance Is Enjoyed by Club
Members and Friends, Fol-
lowing Guest Night Address
SPEAKS TO YOUNGER SCI

1t is long since Perth -Amboyans
have seen such an attractive picture
as was portrayed last night by the
lads and lassies who danced In the
high school uditorium following a
lecture delivered by DIR. stephen S.
Wise, of New York. The Guest
Night and Reception which was held
by the Girls Club of Perth Amboy
being strictly formal brought back to
many tho days of the old assembly
dances and those who can remember
still further back thought of the times
when such dances were being held
each week and society was in full
swing.
Snow, sleet and even an inadequacy
in the obtainment of any kind of a
vehicle did not make a slim attend
ance at the affair The. combination
of the colorings of the brilliant eve
ming gowns and the black contrast
ing gowns was 30 vivid that DIR. Wise
digressed from his subject in order to
remark upon it.
Owing to the fact that Mrs. J. Scott
Burns, president of the club has been
taken with an attack of influenza the
first vice president, Miss Edna Oliver
presided. She made a short welcom-
ing address and introduced the speak
er of the evening DR.. Stephen s. Wise.
The doctor started his address by ex-
pressing surprise at the good attend
ance for such q terrible night But
he asked how many of those young
ladies and young gentlemen would
have ventured forth upon such night
without the lure of the dance which
was to follow?
This was the keynote of his address
which he shortened to a great degree
owing to the fact that he feared that
he, was trespassing upon the time of
the dance artists. Those who have
heard DR.. Wise previously wondered
at the vein that marked the major
part of his address. 1t was primarily
and without any doubt addressed to
the younger set. He did not attempt to
take these with him into the realms
of higher Intellectual spheres, but in
stead came down to the every day life
and interest level.
DR.. Wise touched upon happiness.
In this subject for few precious
moments he took his audience far
away from the every day world of
petty quarrels and money rush into
the realm OF love and life and happi-
ness. But all too soon he returned
to ordinary walks, always with the
plea that he was talking too long
and taking too much time. One thing
was always present, the great per-
sonality of the speaker that carried
his audience with him through his
light veins, during one of which he
spoke upon his sojourn in London
during the arrival of the President
and the novel sight of seeing statue
of old George the Third. AS DR..
Wise expressed it, "Old fat Hanover
ian Georges statue with an Ameri-
can flag in its hand"
Happiness, how to gain it. by CIV
I,n% to 1,n rnt
IS not to be pursued. as many have
the idea it is the faction that does
the pursuing after those who are
giving it. How to lose it: The simp-
lest thing in the world, simply by
self love. Love oneself to the ex-
cluson of others. The idea of 1 as
the fundamental unit in the universe,
the idea that what do is right, what
he does might be right also but my
about the different factors in life
that are the inroads on the highway
of happincsS-parental love, friend
ship. the divine love of one woman
by one man and one man by one
woman, and the supreme service of
the Infinite One. In conclusion he
said, "One way for me to lose hap
piness is to talk any more"
In view of the illness of the presi-
dent all the management of the af-
fair was in the hands <of Miss La
Verne de Hamm and her committee.
The ushers were under the direction
of Miss Leisa Henry while Miss Rose
Sacarny assisted by Miss Ruth Ches-
hire were at the door. On the receiv.
ing line were the Misses Edna Oliver,
Ruth-Dorothy Block. Doris Willsey,
Helen Bechtel and Sally Michaels
Followin" the lecture Miss Oliver
| announced that refreshments wo,ld
be served In the gymnasium. Here
refreshments were served by the
ushers and the receiving line. Among
the ushers We're the Misses Leisa
Henry. Ruth Macan and Jetta Stacey
Dancing then held sway in the audi
torium with Westervelt's six-piece
orchestra furnishing the music.