Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-16
Society

auditorium of the local Ugh ScnOOl
the proceeds of which are going to-
wards the purchase of a new piano in
the gymnasium was well attended by
both the pupils of the school and
their friends.
The artists who participated in the
concert were individually worthy of
much credit. The program opened
with a bass solo, Honor and Arms
by Handel which was sung by J. Ellis
worth Sliker. He was followed by a
short piano repertoire by Earle ID.
Laros which consisted of "Aleeste" by
Gluck-Saint Saenss The Hunt" by
Schumann; Clique" by Loeilly-God-
owsky and Chorus of Dervishes' by
-Beethoven-St. Saens. n
The third number of the evening
was a soprano solo by Mrs. Harlan r..
Woehrle and Aria, Robert, o tn che
Adore" by Meyerbeer. She was fol-
lowed by selections consisting of
The Ringers" by Lohr, All, Love
But a Day by Beach, Didn't 1t Rain"
by Burleigh and Hard Trials by
Burleigh which were all bass solos by
J. Ellsworth Sliker.
Mr.. Laros returned once more and
rendered three piano solos: "Sere-
made by Rachmaninoff, Novelette,"
q personal composition and "Arabes-
que on Blue Danube Waltzes" by
Strauss-Schultz and Eveler. Mrs.
woerhle returned with first a Cay
Butterfly" by Hawley then Her
Shadow" by Cadman, followed by
bon Jour, Ma Belle" by Behrend
and concluded with Christ in F1an-
ders" by Ward-Stephens.
The last number of the program
was a duet by the two vocal artists,
FIRST still as the Night" by Carl Goe-
TIE and then Gray Days" by Noel
johnson. Harlan Woehrle was the
accompanist.
The meeting of the Baptist Mission
airy Society held yesterday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. Joseph F. Walk
er, was one of the most interesting as
well as largely attended meetings of
the Mrs. William H.. Bawden
gave a reading of the Crusade of Conn
passion and Miss Addie Emmons gave
an interesting sketch of the second
chapter of Christian AmericaniZation.
Mrs. Harvey Wilson made that varia-
ton In a program which made the
afternoon so interesting by rendering
several piano selections. Refresh
nents served by the hostess conclud-
ed the afternoon.
Plans were made for lecture held
under h auspices of this society in
the chapel on Wednesday night, jan
uary 28. A missionary speaker from
the City Missions in New York will
be the speaker OF the evening.
Programs made by the members
showing the program of each meeting
of the year were distributed at yes
terday's meeting. The very artistic
hand-painted cover design was done
by Mrs. c. A. Emmons.
Plans are now being made by the
Y. w. H. A. for q leap year dance
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February 20, in the Y. NJ. II. A. hall.
1t will be a formal affair and strictly
in%vitational. The music will 30 fur
nished by Jack Berger's orchestra OF
the Savoy Hotel in New York City.
At a business meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Simpson M. e. church
held Wednesday afternoon 1t was de-
cfded to serve a Roast Beef supper on
Lincoln's birthday from $3.50 o'clock
until 1880 o'clock.
Owing to the Illness of the presi-
dent, Mrs. e. ". r. Sofield, the vice
president, Mrs. Wilbert Westcott, will
be In charge. Mrs. L. Rankin has
been appointed chairman of the kit
chen committee and Mrs. william Van
Pelt, chairman OF the dining room
committee. An entertainment will
also be offered following the supper
and will be under the direction of
Mrs. William Hesser. An address by
Rev. Wilbert Westcott will be in
Guided on this program. He will
speak on abraham Lincoln"
AT the meeting yesterday Of the
z. M. G. A. It was planned to hold
a dinner In the Y. NJ. G. A. gymna-
sium on March 9. The dinner will
be held to help defray expenses for
Tho payment OF the pledge made by
The auxiliary for the boys camp,
Wawayanda.
A special meeting will be held Feb
ruary 20, at which time final com
mittees will % appointed and final
arrangements made
A Poverty Social will be held Fri
day night, January %. In the base
ment of the First Baptist church by
the Philathea Society.
The poorly clad are especially in
vited and the well dressed and those
wearing jewelry are armed to be
sure and have pennies in order to
pay the fine. Refreshments may also
be purchased for pennies. The chair
man of the committee in charge Is
Miss Hattie Emmons assisted by the
Misses Margaret Ling, Gladys Sell
lers, Elsie Cline and Thelma EN-
o n Mrs. Mabel Wright.
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The Department of Legislature of
h New Jersey State Federation held
a joint conference with the Contem-
porary Club of Newark yesterday at
the Newark Y. w. G. A.
The new chairman OF legislation.
Mrs. Louis G.. Peloubet, presiding.
The morning session included reports
on Proposed Federation Legislation
and the Women's Legislative Bureau.
The president, Mrs. j. r. Schermer-
horn, also spoke on the support need
ed for the various bills The Vital
Statistics Bill. Senate No. 6. which
requires the registration, of births,
deaths and MARI ages. with a local
registrar, as well as at Trenton, was
endorsed by the department.; also the
appropriation needed for the excel
lent work being done in the state by
DIR. Levy and his department..
The advisabi'ity of the daylight
saving law was jointed out. as New
York and Pennsylvania both have
adopted this law and the geographi-
ca post on OF New Jersey makes it
desirable if for no other reason par
ticularly in regard to train service.
Miss Hocum of Essex county, spoke
for Feeble Minded Children in the
northern psrt of the state.
AT the afternoon session Mrs.
mems Welfare Bills were then DIS
cussed by Miss Amy Wren for the
Equal Opportunity League and Mrs.
Murray, for-eighteen years employed
by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit as