Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-16

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The Perth Amboy Circle No. 1.086
&c. o. F.) met Wednesday nlght
for the installation of officers. but
owing to the fact that the Supreme
Chief Companion was unable 10 De
present the installation was postpon-
ed until January 2S. A social tlIne
followed the meeting II reIresh-
ments were served by Mrs. Anna Mar
tin and Mrs. Mary Martin.
The feature of the Raritan Social
Club social held in their club rooms
in Frem hall last night was the
burial in state of John Barleycorn.
A crowd of mourners gathered around
as the last rites were read by Garret
| Poulsen. Old John looked quite nat
ural laid out in great sty,e In an elab-
crate casket draped In black. with
sighs and tears he was reverently car
ried to his last resting place by the
pallbearers. who were George ryder.
Andrew Sindet, Ray Richards, Meyer
Sindet. as Chopin's funeral march
echoed through the rooms as played
by Albert B. Cleaver.
Just at midnight the club orchestra
struck up a fox trot and put an n
to all mourning. A leap year dance
and tag dance were features OF this
party of the evening. Refreshments
of coffee and cake were served by the
social committee to the forty guests
The Board OF Directors Of the
.Woman's Club held a regular meeting
this week at the new home or MRS.
Otto E. Hansen in Woodbridge. Thos
who attended were Mrs. A. Clayton
Mrs. William H. Chamberlain
Mrs J. Virgil Shull, Miss Martha
rroarhat~n 1Tra parChQTd. Mrs,
Clarence M. Liddle. Mrs. John E. So
field, Mrs. Whitney w. oliver, Mrs.
Glenworth sturgis, Mrs. ". Northey
Jones, Mrs. Frank Dorsey and MRS.
Otto f. Hansen.
Final arrangements were made for
Guest Night" which will be obser-
we'd Monday night in the Presbyterian
chapel. Jefferson L. Harbour. who
entertained the club on a similar &C
casion three years g will be the
speaker of the evening. There Will
b special music and refreshments.
The usual guest fee will prevail.
Members will be admitted on presen-
of annual caro- and will be per-
mitted to bring more than one guest
gentleman's night at the club, yet
guests win be welcome.
The Dramatic Department reports
that tickets are going fast for the
farce to be presented by the Art
and Dramatic Department in the
Presbyterian chapel at $50 o'clock,
Friday afternoon. January rs: The
fourteen club women who Will pre-
sent the three-scene farce, "How the
Club Wa Formed" are as follows:
Mrs. Glenworth sturgis. chairman,
assisted by Mrs. N. w. Pierce. Mrs.
Sterling Temple. Mrs. Frank Dorsey,
Mrs. Daniel Weber, Mrs. F. w. Nieder-
meyer, Mrs. J. A. Brfmlow. Mrs. j. ".
Shull. MRS. John Kelly, Miss Florence
Donegan. Mrs. A. J. Rossi. Mrs. W.
w. Oliver, Mrs. Theo. Degenring, and
Miss Florence V. Stauffer, coach. Part
of the proceeds will go to the furnish
ing fund in the Community House
and part to the program committee
budget.
Ehe Elks celebrated prohibition eve
las might with a cabaret and dance
in the club rooms in the Elks build
ing. The cabaret was furnished by
talent developed among the members
and proved of such remarkable mate
rial that they could easily rival some
professionals. Among the artists who
participated were Frank Seiboth. A.
Greiner, Albert Schaffer. P. z. Ari-
iona, John Bullwinkle. Jr.. Mrs.
Chester Darling, Mrs. Joseph Gedney
and Miss Seiboth.-
A little after midnight the follow
ing telegram was received addressed
to Edgar T. Reid. secretary Of the
Perth Amboy Lodge. and was as fol-
lows:
with great pain we beg to an
nounce the, death Of u dear old
friend and brother, John Barleycorn.
He was what might be called an adj
venturer and had many trends and
enemies. The c~onspirator's bullet
struck him n year & today during
his protracted illness. We had hopes
that his physique together with his
cheerful form of mind would pull him
through, but on January 5 DIR. Wash
ington told US to be prepared for the
worst and held no hope for his recoV-
cry.
He gre wrapidly weaker. but was
conscious to the last. The end came
peacefully at 11:59 O'Clock.
'Fraternaliy yours,
THE MOURNER."
The telegram was sent from Rye
N. Y. Following It's reading the
guests, which numbered about two
hundred and fifty, swung into a grand
march C carrying as many old Dot
t.es, jugs annd kegs as he or she could
handle Inc singing songs and shout
ing speeches to the effect that al
though they were empty the contents
was not forgotten The music for the
dancing was furn. shed by B~ollschwei-
ler's orchestra.
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The January meeting of the litera-
|ture department will be held at the
home of the chairman, Mrs. Fritz
|Abegg, 1872 High street on Friday af-
ternoon, January 80 at $50 O'Clock.
Switzerland will be the topic of the
afternoon and musical numbers Will
be furnished by the clubs music de-
partment.
The Woman's Club today presented
the Community House on the corner
of tombstone and Barclay streets
with a Weber piano with player at
tachments n sixty-one roles. Part
of the Liberty bonds held by the club
were used in the purchase of the in
strument which was selected by the
music department., composed OF Mrs.
j. Logan Clevenger. chairman. and
Mrs. Thee. Degenring, Mrs. William II.
Hesser, Mrs. Lester M White, Miss
Grace Hawk and Mrs. irwin 8. Var
nall.
The committee was very painstak-
ing in its Investigations of fnstru-
lments and visited New Brunswick and
New York besides answering numer-
Gus advertisements in their search for
a good second hand piano at a price
within the club each.
Numerous groups OF girls of for
eign lineage use the Community
House as a club. although as yet 1t is
only narfiaIu ynrptuhaJ St--;a-