Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-27

In a city with a population the
size of the city Of Perth AmDoy the
girls just past the age OF seventeen.
girls who have just graduated from
high school and who are attending
other local institutions OF learning,
working girls. girls who stay at
home-in TACT every girl who is a
real American girl, has the desire
at some time in her life to affiliate
herself with some club. The club
may have either social or civic OBJ
jectives but 1t must be a club par
ticularly appealing to the inner ma
ture Of the girl in its high ideals and
aims. II must be a club through
which thu girl may express her
ideas and desires and obtain other
wise impossible knowledge in many
sources. For all of these reasons
and for many more the Girls Club
has been most attractive to many Of
the girls Of Perth Amboy.
A little over a year and a half ago
the Girls Club. an organization pat
termed after the Woman's Club of
this city and with a charter much
similar. was formed for all girls of
the city over seventeen years of age
and not attending the local high
school. Unlike the Woman's Club,
however, the object of the club is to
further the social activities for the
young people Of the city in addition
to taking an active interest in all
civic problems, and although the
club is still very. young under the
leadership of two capable presidents
remarkable achievements have been
made along both lines.
At present the main objective of
the club is to bring a Y. W. c. A.
into this city, an institution which
is not only greatly desired by every
woman and girl in the city, but
which is really a necessary asset to
a city similar to which Perth Amboy
boasts. And with this as the goal
on which every department of the
club is conferred this institution
should not be an impossible achieve
ment but a really simple accom-
plishment as a worthy memorial to
the late president, Mrs. Ruth
Fletcher Burns, who was really the
instigator of the club. For that is
what the girls have decided TO do
make a lasting memorial of a Y. w.
/ C. A.-for the woman who meant so
much o only TO the club but to
numerous other girls in the city.
The Y. W. c. a. cafeteria depart
ment, a department added to The
club since the women and girls of
the city were given the privilege OF
one day a week at the "Y." has been
I one of the interesting and novel de-
partments. Every girl is given an
opportunity to help in this depart
ment either by soliciting or giving
donations for it or by giving their
personal time at the cafeteria each
week. Here all sorts of good things
| to eat are sold and the proceeds put
TO the ever growing fund for the
memorial. A new feature Of this
department is the business woman's
lunch served every Wednesday, held
for the first time yesterday. The
large number of interested and hun
cry patrons assured the girls of It's
future success.
Athletics should play an impor-
tant part in every girls life and
through this department the men,
bers have had the opportunity to
learn to play basketball. an excellent
sport for girls. Last year the pick
ed team played numerous games
losing some but winning many more
This year the team is as yet unde.
feated and games are being ar
ranged between the Newark Y. w
C. A. and the Savage Physical Cul-
ture School as well as several Other
teams. Any money made at any OF
the games played is to be used for
renting a tennis court for the girls
when the season opens this spring.
Tennis is a game which every girl
should play and which she will use
all her life. More girls of this city
should take an interest in it and
through this department they will
be given a splendid opportunity.
Last year the dramatic depart
ment presented a play. one OF the
best amateur plays ever enacted in
this city, besides planning several
programs of the year for the club
meetings. This year the department
are preparing a play for Daughters
Day of the Woman's Club and in the
spring a larger play will be attempt
ed to raise money for the Y W. c.
a. fund.
A Glee Club was organized by the
music department of the society
which is now the only choral society
in the city. Last year and this fall