Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-08-07
Comedy Clubs
Lawn Party

A brilliant social gathering was
that of the Comedy Club of the Pail
sadeS held on Saturday evening as the
midsummer reunion and lawn party
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
LeCato in Brentwood.
A large proportion of the members
were present although the season was
so late and many were away for the
summer or the weekend, but some
cially for the occasion.
The spacious lawns looked most at
tractive decorated with gay paper
lanterns which, as darkness came on
were lighted, and with the moon,
served to light the grounds and piazzas
most attractively.
The delicious picnic supper con-
tributed to by all was served between
and s o'clock on the piazzas overlook
ing the Hudson and the city and the
wonderful view added further pleasure
to the scene.
The affair was real reunion of
young and older friends and the sup
per was efficiently served under the
auspices of the committee of which
Mrs. John G. Vosburgh was chairman
assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Num-
son, the hostess, and several of the
young ladies of the club.
A business meeting was called by
the president, Mrs. John Koch after
the supper and Mrs. G. r. Thayer,
chairman of membership committee,
presented the names of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peedee, Miss Estelle Kenworthy, Miss
Lillian LeClerq, Mr.. George LeClerq
and Miss Florence FRANKIE as new
members all of whom were elected.
Mr.. J. G. Vosburgh presented the
plans of the Plays Committee and the
Staging Committee which include
varied program for the coming season,
of One-act plays and comedies with UP
to date setting.
Excellent music was furnished by the
"Unique Four" young but accomplished
musicians, Edwin LeCato, Earle Prem
tiss, Parker Heidelberg and Albert
; TfisSe COMEDY ciuB mas reen ere &c
the most effective factors in the social
and dramatic life of Palisade and
Cliffside Park for a number of years
but suspended its activities as such
during the war when many of it's men
left for the service abroad or were
active in the Home Defense Guard, and
its women members were busy in the
Red Cross.
The club invested its funds in Liber-
ty bonds and also aided Camp Merritt
in various ways by contributions and
by entertainments, and this lawn party
was the revival of its new life which
bids fair to be even better than former
ly after its season of rest.
The members who were present were
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin LeCatO. Mr. and
Mrs. John Fl. Koch, Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Vosburgh, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Munson, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald r. Thay-
err Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Cohen, Miss
Janet Cohn, Mr. r. H. Mutt, Miss
Rachel Mutt, Professor and Mrs.
George Venables, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Everett, Doctor and Mrs. John
White, Mrs. George Donaldson, Miss
Marjorie Sammis, Miss Dorothy Don
aldson, Miss Estelle KenwOrthy, Mr..
Clifford Hendel, Miss Emily Scott and
Mr.. Edwin LeCato, Jr., all of Cliffsdale
Park Mr.. and Mrs D. A. Carson, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Lane and Miss Stella
Kisch of Palisade :; Miss Lindenberg of
WoOdcliff.
The guests were: Mrs. Sammis of
Huntington, Miss Emily Scott of New
York, Mr.. Stern of New York, Mrs
Hill of Georgia., Miss Stewart of Pail
sadie, Mr.. Harold Tobey of Edgewater
Heights Park, Mr.. Parker Heidelberg
and Mr.. Earle Prentiss.