Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-19
MRS. OLSEN IS
AGAIN ELECTED
Few Changes in Officers of
Woman's Club at Annual
Meeting Held Yesterday.

meeting in the Presbyterian chapel
The club were unanimous in theil
choice as with but few exceptions II
the entire ballot presented by the
nominating committee was elected.
Mrs. Frank Dorsey was reelected
vice president; Mrs. NJ. f.. Stewart
was elected second vice president tc
fill the place of Mrs. Jean Dubois
Mrs. A. J. Perchard, reelected CORE.
spending secretary; Mrs. John j.
Quinn, elected corresponding secre-
tary in place of Mrs. Virgil Shull;
Mrs. w. w. Oliver. reelected fedora
ton secretary; Mrs. F. ID. Menden-
hall, elected treasurer in place oil
Mrs. Ralph Seaman, and Mrs. Lee
Goldberger, reelected to the office OF
auditor.
Four new directors were chosen
/ to serve for the e three years
Mrs. A. b. Mcdowell, Mrs. n. w,
Pierce, Mrs. c. A. Emmons and Mrs
Elmont Bedell, while Mrs. A. G,
Clarke, Mrs. Peter C. Olsen and Mrs
Frank Dorsey were appointed as the
trustees of the club. Mrs. Northey
Jones, Mrs. A. J. Perchard and Mrs.
Glenworth Sturgis acted as tellers.
Yesterdays meeting. presided
over by Mrs. Olsen, was crammed
full of important reports and Discus
sions. as is always this annual meet
ing of the club. Mrs. Dorsey. chair
man of the legislative department,
reported hat the closing conference
Of legislative department of the
Federation will be held Thursday,
April % in the Y. NJ. C. A. in New
ark. At this time the members will
have the opportunity of hearing
What ONE have done in Leg
| islation" and Mrs. Dorsey will at
| tend, accompanied by any other
member of the club who is inter-
ested.
The civic department of which
Mrs. Adrian Lyon is chairman, have
been interested in Child Welfare
| Week and have made some prepa-
rations for this event. However.
the Board of Health will take the
initiative in the undertaking for
which tentative plans were made at
a meeting in the City Hall Friday
afternoon. The women of the clue
will assist the board in many ways.
Tickets for the card party to be
| given this coming Saturday after
noon under The auspices of the club
in the assembly hall of the Raritan
Yacht Club, are being disposed OF
rapioly and these as well as others
for the May breakfast, which takes
place in the Packer House on Mon
day. May 7. may be procured from
Mrs. r. r Hopkins. chairman of the
tickets of the club. Mrs. w. w.
Oliver, chairman of the card party
made an earnest plea at yesterdays
meeting that the members SHOW
their interest in the club and Wo-
mans College for whose beneht II
is to be given by attending the
party Saturday afternoon.
Among other things worthy OF
note it was voted to give $40 TOWARD
the Day Nursery COLLECTION thlS
spring and award as usual the ST.
for the Mary Vaughan Memorial
Prize to the pupil excelling in Eng
lish in the, graduating class of the
high school. Mrs. Adrian Lyon was
appointed to represent the club in
the committee selecting the prize
essays on Cleanup Week. for
which many Of the children in the
public schools are working at pres
ent.
The state convention of Womans
Clubs is drawing near. This year
it will take place in Atlantic City
on May II, - 10 and IA and the
| club will be represented by Mrs. Oh
| sen ana MIS-. OllNtl 40 PiNoioSiie "''e
Federation secretary. r Mrs. Virgil
Shull and Mrs. Arthur Stern were
| chosen as alternates in case either
of these are unable to go. A large
part of Yesterdays meeting was
taken up in a discussion of the reso-
luton and recommendations which
are to come up at the convention
Mrs. Olsen was instructed by the
| club yesterday to approve the reso-
tons against fraternities sororitles
and other secret societies in the
schools. and the advocating hall
day holiday a week for those en-
endorsed the recommendation for the
State College.
Although the yearly report of the
president was the last report to be
offered for acceptance by the execu-
tive board of the club, it was by nc
means the least in interest and &C.
complishment. Mrs. Olsen's report
showed a year OF hard and earnest
work in which every other desire
was given up for the wish of the
club. During her term the club have
helped the sick by sending then
flowers. they have aided the starving
children of Europe, arranged to as.
sist the Woman's College in New
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other things that the club has stood
for since its establishment some
years ago. During her presidency
Mrs. Olsen has attended two fedora.
ton meetings, representing the clut
in a creditable AS a mem
Der of the Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Olsen attended all but foui
meetings OF the past year. all o.
which interfered with the hour Of
the club. She established a question
box through which the club have Sc
cured a standing invitation to al
home visited club daughters, an ex
PLANTATION concerning the hospita
and ambulance, the club silver, ane
two rows OF seats reserved at eacf
meeting for the teachers.
These are but a few things which
have been accomplished since tn,
first meeting of the club last fall
AS a presiding officer Mrs. Olsen il
charming and the club have beer
very wise in their selection of theil
guiding head and hand for the yea
of 1922. Mrs. Olsen will hav,
but the opportunity to reap some o
the fruits of the past years work.
and carry III some more of he,
ideas and wishes for the club.
Mrs. Olsen has been assisted am
supported py a most eflclent Sc
of officers during the past year a:
was quite evident in the reports o.
Mrs. Virgil Shull, recording secrt
tary: Mrs. A. j. Perchard, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. w. w
Oliver. federation secretary, ant
Mrs. Leo Goldberger. auditor, anC
other officers serving as deparmen.
tai chairmen. All of the depart
ments have contributed to the meet.
ings of the club. some with some
thing at each one.
Mrs. Frank Dorsey as Legislative