Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-11-16
W0MAN'S CLUB HAS
DELIGHTFUL OCCASION

SE6i0itt u ~
The members Of the woman's
Club were most delightfully."- enter
tanned yesterday afternoon at their
meeting in the Presbyterian chapel
by the music department of the club
under ;he leadership of Mrs. Irwin
X. Iarnall, the chairman of this
department. The attendance at the
meeting was larger than at any of
the previous meetings of the sea-
son, and this "a due perhaps to
the excellent program which had
Deen prepared by the musical COM
mittee of the club.
Among the interesting reports of
the various departments of the club
was the report of the year book
committee, of which Mrs. Martin
Meinzer is chairman. Each member
OF the club was presented with the
year book, complete in every detail.
Mrs. Frank Dorsey, chairman of
the legislative department invited
the members TO attend the combined
conference of legislative and health
departments being held In the New
ark y. w. c. a. Thursday of this
week. Mrs. Adrian Lyon, chairman
or the civic department., gave a re-
port of the clinic work which is be-
ing accomplished by Miss Ethel Rob-
erts at the public library on We'd
nesdays. The children as well as
the mothers are being taught how
TO take care of the babies and a
Tiarty is being held for the little
mothers next Tuesday.
The next meeting of the literature
department will be held Friday af-
ternoon of this week at he hcnIe of
Miss Ella Kent, 1O2 Gordon street.
The subject will be Artists and
Sculptors of New Jersey" and will
deal principally with those in this
city. An interesting program has
been prepared and all members of
the club are invited to attend.
The art and drama department of
which Mrs. Frederick Niedermeyer is
chairman have chosen the play to
be given by the talented members of
the club at a future meeting, as in
previous years. The play is entitled
The Playgoers" and is a comedy.
Rehearsals will start in a short time.
Mrs. Joseph f. Walker, the Wom-
ans Club representative. at the ma
tional fancy and variety booth which
Is TO be a big feature of the kermis
made an appeal to the members for
articles for the booth. Each mem
" 4 . dShtu W contribute one fancy
article for the sale.
The president of the club, Mrs.
Peter c. Olsen has been elected a
director of the local Chamber TO fill
the vacancy caused by the r~esigna-
ton of Jean Dubois. Mrs. Olsen
urged the women to attend the open
meeting which is being held in city
hall Thursday night.
Mrs. O.. w. Ramsay asked for vol
unteers to help in Red Cross drive
n among other things voted upon
by the club it was voted that the club
become a sustaining membership of
this organization.
Mrs. w. w. Oliver urged the mem
bers of the club to take advantage of
the children's book week which is
being held all this week at the pub
lie library. This concluded the bust
ness session of the meeting, and the
afternoon was turned over to Mrs.
Yarnall and her musical committee.
There are few organizations any
where with so many talented women
as members and the program OF
"Echos from the Opera" given by
the members of the club who have
that rare musical talent was most
pleasing. The first number on the
program was u piano duet. Corona
ton March" (from lie Prophete")
played by Mrs. Harvey Wilson and
Mrs. William Hesser and the His
tory of the Opera" which was very
cleverly written by Mrs. Harvey Will
son and which took the audience
back to the opera of three hundred
years ago, was read by Mrs. John
Kelly. The chorus of women's
voices. made up entirely of members
of the club, sang The Barcarolle"
from THE Tales of Hoffman" in
splendid style.
Mrs. Joseph A. Brimlow sang
The Flower Song" from Faust" in
a charming manner, made. most
pleasing because of the clarity of
her tones and her easy tone pro-
duction. An arrangement of the
familiar "knowest Thou the Land"
from "Mignon" was SUM by a trio
of voices composed of Mrs. Joseph
Brimlow, Mrs. Irwin r. Yarnall and
Miss Medora Dayton producing a
pretty and harmonious effect.
Mrs. Lester NJ. White delighted
the audience with a violin solo,
Meditation" from 'Thais,' which
was most effective. Mrs. White is
very skillful with her bow and pro-
duces lovely deep tones.
Another feature of the program
was the innovation of the operate
text from "Cavalleria Rusticana."
the arrangement of the intermezzo
as a duet, sung by Mrs. S. +. Rost-
kowski and Mrs. Auguste Rossi in
excellent style. arc the rendition of
the familiar Sextette from Lucia
Di Lammermoor" by the chorus of
women's voices completed the pro-
gram of the afternoon.
The club enjoyed the program
immensely and the meeting adj
journed with a rising vote of thanks
for the musical committee and the
splendid work accomplished by