Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-01
Woodbridge Woman'S Club
Reports for Last Year Shows
Organization is Going Fast

ana members OF n woman Siuo
this report of the activities OF the
township organization was read by
the president. Mrs. E. Fl. Boynton.
at the meeting last week:
This report is given today by your
president. because of such questions
as these: What IS the Wonan's
\ Club anyway" What have they
! dcne?" what are they doing?"
What do they do with their
money!" etc.
u We are only a year and a half
old and have already lone much.
WfE as few words as possible l will
tell you of some of our work.
" First and most important ito my
mind, we have brought the town.
ship together. Women know each
other as never before. Work done
during "thc worlds war Brought
all people in close contact; there
was a common sympathy, common
interest. We must keep this FEELING
Of sisterhood alive in u neigh
borhood, and it can best be
done through such an organization
a. this. IA unit of women from all
Of life who, putting aside all
PERSONAL prejudice. will work for
he retirement of u township"
We have had community Christ
mas trees of which I will speak
later. 1--WE have planted a tree IN
each part Of our township in mem
cry of the boys who gave their lives
for us in the past war. These trees
have all been dedicated with appro-
pirate exercises. conducted under
\ the direction of the chairman OF
each district.
: Through Dur efforts a bridge in a
most dangerous condition was re-
paired by county officials; small
an1 n
had been left by all other commit
tees and organizations in the same
dangerous condition for months.
1Our art department has given
prizes. prizes worth while receiv-
ing for the best art work done by
the pupils of certain grades of the
entire township.
Our home economic department
and Woodbridge civic took charge
lof all refreshments for n of U
american Legion dances; also en-
tertained representatives from the
State Home for the Blind and
through the efforts of said commit
tee, conducted a sale of articles
made by the blind enabling these
people to take home the generous
amount of fifty dollars or a little
Diore.
Through our efforts all ~organiza-
IIOnS oil our lOMH WtIt 6ollCH ""
.gether and raised our quota for the
Salvation Army-up to the time We
took this in charge nothing had
been lone in our township Under
stnnd we did not do all the work to
make this dance h success it was
for every other Organization,
when we asked. put their hands
TO h wheel and made things go, We
were only the starter.
" -. s-I.of..I 49, ~ - at44 with
AubIic Health committee gave $50
the Railway hospital, and just
here J wish / might begin to tell all
that our industrial and social de-
partments have done and is doing.
Taken up a course of reading on
social conditions. Made clothes for
babies to be- sold at reasonable
prices-given clothes where needed
visits the sick, gives food, flowers
md kind words, and al, present are
planning to do something for our
cid men at "The Poor Farm" Wis
Ats baby clinics, encouraging our
town MUSES.. AS club We have given
two prizes Of five dollars each 10
the BABY attending most reguliriy
these clinics.
Our literature and library depart-
sment works quietly. but most eff
GENTLY, giving each month a new
oOOh " - 0io OAO ~
Sewaren Library, also have given
sixteen books to III own town IL
brary and fourteen to Sewaren. also
books to our high school and are
new sending reading matter to our
different district chairmen so that
all parts of our scattered township
feels and appreciates the work done
by this committee.
We helped our iremen at then
Fafr O nd Wara h1o tn Turn into fhair
treasury a very generous sum.
At the time of the Barber AS
phaft fire, we provided late Sunday
evening, at a moments NOTICE, re-
freshments for our men who had
worked hard and faithfully for
hours.
We are an organized body of wo-
men, ready and willing to give our
service, at an ytime, along any lines
needed in our township.
We have made our mistakes, we
realize that. and we want the help
III all. We are always open for
hggestions and any new idea from
the public will be received most
kindly.
One moment must be given to
Z our district work.
This year Fords mas a branch or
~ganization of fourteen women. all
workers. They have their presi-
dent. Mrs. w. Little. a secretary
and treasurer. They r wide
awake and much interested in all
tho clubs work. They have al
ready done much good in their part
Sof our town. and are planning to be
very busy this coming year.N They
are only a few months old-our
baby, so to speak. They had a
beautiful community Xmas tree. a
splendid gathering at their COM
munity sing and gave away over
eight hundred candy n and APP
aples: also eleven baskets heaped
full of goodies to needy families.
The spirit of Xmas was felt as never
before at Fords. Why? Because of
this Woman's Club.
Go to Avenel there you will find
oyer thirty women very busy work
ing happily for the welfare of their
part of township. They too had
"a wonderful Xmas tree, Their pres
-dent. Mrs. II. Baker, also on our
IoArd, has worked well n hard
Ind this year is getting results.
Their community sing on Xmas eve
around their tree was a great sue
cess. They gave boxes of candy to
all the children. Port Reading un-
der the direction of Mrs. Murphy.
had their tree and sing on Xmas
afternoon and over $50 children in
: that part of our town were made
happy by this true spirit OF Xmas
The first to have a tree IN our
township bears special mention,
.,ewareu Mrs. Ze~ftlen1oyer. chair