Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-19
SOCIETY
W0MAN'S CLUB HEARS
MRS. ATWElL'S LECTURE

At the Woman's Club meeting held
yesterday Afternoon in the Presbyter-
ian chapel. Mrs. Marion c.. Atwell
delivered in a most interesting man
ner h first of a series of current
event lectures which she has been
secured to give before the club this
year. Her talk was preceded by a
short business meeting assNhich time
the reports of the chairmen of the
various departments were heard.
Mrs. Frank Dorsey. chairman Of
the legislative department discussed
three very important questions which
are at present confronting the legis-
lature: whether the cost of the We
hicular tunnel between the states of
New Jersey and New York shall be
paid by bond issue or direct taxation:
the question of the soldiers bonus,
and that of the senate motor vehicle
bill, which will raise the fee for mo-
tor vehicles to V heavy trucks.
The literature department. of
which Miss Ella Kent is chairman,
then reported that very interesting
programs have been arranged for the
meetings which this department will
have charge of during the year.. The
community house has asked for
books for children and Miss Kent
lildut a. pea loI Ihpic bbphS anu
books better suited to children for
the child of the Woman's, Club" the
Community house. These books may
be sent to Mrs. Lester White in Wa
ter street.
The first meeting of the political
study class was held last Thursday
night at the home of Mrs. Jean Du-
Bots in High street and twenty mem
bers have joined. Mrs. Peter G. Olsen
announced that the next meeting will
be held Thursday evening at 1890
O'Clock at the same place and any
one wishing to join may come to the
meeting that night. The class is lin.
tied to twenty-five and this means
that five new members may be ad-
mitted.
The date set fol the kermis.. which
is being held to aid the community
house, was announced as Dec. 3rd
and 4th. by Mrs. w. w. Oliver. who
is in charge and she requested the
women to make aprons and fancy ar
ticles for the booth which they will
have in connection with it. The
Girls Club will also have a booth
and will sell candy. The committee
hopes that this kermis, which will
be held in the high school auditor
lium, will be one of the biggest events
of ITS kind ever held in this city.
The program for the year, which
covers a wide range of subjects both
interesting and entertaining, was
then read by Mrs. Jean Dubois. Mrs.
Peter G. Olsen, president of the
club, and Mrs. Adrian Lyon, chair
man of the civic department were
appointed to represent the club in
the Chamber of Commerce as the
club have two memberships i'm tina
organization.
This concluded the business for the
afternoon and Mrs. Marion c.. At
well, who needed no introduction TO
the club as she has appeared before
the club IN previous years. began her
lecture. After a few congratulatory
remarks concerning the newly ac-
quired right of women. the right to
vote, and after urging the women to
use this privilege and see that their
husbands and men of their acquaint-
ance use it too. Mrs. Atwell stated
her subject for the afternoon, Some
Of Americas Problems at Home and
Abroad" She began with the great
problem of Japan and the immigra-
ton of this race into California and
then continuing with the other coun-
tries, China and her money prob
lem, Poland and her ambitions,
France n her attitude toward Po-
land, Russia and her Bolshevism.
Then after discussing the problem of
Ireland and England and our posi-
ton in the matter, Mrs. Atwell be-
gan on some of the great questions
which are confronting America right
at home. She concluded her lee
ture with a review of the political
situation of today, dealing with the
paramount issues of the national
election and urging the women to
stick to the old parties and work for
the end that each considered in her
heart right. Her lecture was very
enlightening is well as interesting
and the women are looking forward
to the next lecture in the series.