Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-20
PERTH AMBOY WOMEN
REPORT ON CONVENTION

The New Jersey Federation of wo-
mans Clubs held the 26th annual con-
vention in Asbury Park last week.
The delegates from the local club were
the president. Mrs. Peter c. Olsen; re-
firing president, Mrs. A. c. Clark: sec
ond vice-president, Mrs. Jean Dubois;
and Mrs. John w. Kelly, alternate for
Mrs. w. w. Oliver who was detained
at home by Illness in her family. Be
sides the above accredited delegates, q
number of members of the club at
TENDED various sessions. Among them
were Mrs. Arthur Stern, Mrs. n. w.
pierce, Mrs. Sidney Riddlestorffer.
Mrs. Fred Hilton. Mrs. Fritz Abegg.
Miss Helen Grannis. Mrs. w. w.
Hodges and Mrs. Bruce Smith who re-
tain their affiliations with the Perth
Amboy club since their removal TO
Elizabeth. were also present.
The importance of this federation,
and its influence upon various COM
munities will be recognized when it is
mans Clubs of New Jersey represent
! 81 900 members. OF this number 159
clubs mi delegates TO Asbury Park.
For the first time in its history, the
local club was able to SEN It's full
quota of four official representatives.
This club vas honored by appoint
ment of Mrs. A. Clayton Clark. its for
mer president as chairman of the pro-
gram committee in charge of the AS
bury Park convention.
Representatives of the local club
found the program so pleasing and
valuable that at the conclusion of the
delegates reports last Monday, a
unanimous rising vote of apprecia-
ton was given Mrs. Clark. for her ar
iduous and successful work.
h prevailing theme of the con-
vention was service and good citizen
lship-making good Americans of the
foreign born and real Americans of
the native residents.
Mrs. John w. Kelly and Mrs. Peter
&c. Olsen made the reports to the Wo-
mans Club here at their meeting last
Monday. Both reports were most in
teresting n showed careful atten-
ton to the convention proceedings,
some of the points emphasized follow:
Among the interesting and helpful
things reported by club representa-
tives from all over New Jersey were:
More extensive use of school buildings
by the clubs; exchange of club pro-
grams: district lard parties for bet
ter acquaintance: prize for best essay
in English on "What Constitutes q
Good American Citizen" and for the
best school song composed by a high
school student; house wives league to
combat the III. c. l.. and gain valuable
iHlOTildllOD, QueSllOnnulIeS 10 CluD
members for suggested lines of work;
reservations of guest fees for some
special object boarding places secured
for new teachers; roll call each men,
Der present responding with Fact
and Fancies by the Woman Who
Saw" maintenance Of bed in chill
dren's Yard in hospital; window box
for hospital.
The officers for the coming year
are: President, Mrs. Proal; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Wooster; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Sterling; state chair
man of departments are: Art, Mrs.
Payne; legislative. Mrs. Pelabt; ciyics,
Mrs. Randolph: education, Mrs. Bar
wiss; home economies. Mrs. Gross.
The New Jersey Federation has
pledged 1925 to the Mcdowell Me-
mortal is disguised as a haven to
mortal is disguised at a haven to
which artists, musicians. writer's and
other creators may retire to work in
the quiet and without distracting in
terruptions.
Professor Isaacson urged the I'M
portance of music as a factor in ed
ucation. Referring to his address,
Mrs. Kelly said. He made an earn
est plea for good music for children
so thai they will not develop a shim-
mic mind, but q Chopin mind"