Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-28
KEYP0RT CLUB
ENJOYS EVENT
Program Given Under Direc-
ton of Home Dept. PIeases
Literary Society Members

IBy Evening News Correspondent
KEYPORT. Feb. 2S:-Mrs. Rufus
o. Walling was hostess to the Key
port Literary Club Friday afternoon
when the program was in charge of
the home department and was pre-
scented by Mrs. A. Stilwell Van Bus
kirk, chairman. of the department.
A short business session preceded
the program of the day at which it
was announced that Mrs. l.. Brewer
Walling, president of the club. will
attend a presidents tea TO be held
by the Woman's Club of Perth Am
boy on April A.. A note of thanks
from Mrs. Edwin Il. Murdoch, state
chairman of music of the Federated
Clubs of New Jersey, was received
thanking the club for a donation
given for the Mcdowell Memorial.
1t was announced that the club
would be represented at the reading
to be given in the Battin high school,
Elizabeth, by Joseph c. Lincoln
Thursday, March g.. The president
announced that she would appoint
a committee at the next meeting TO
consider plans on how the club
might best help the Woman's Con-
lege at New Brunswick. Mrs. Har-
yey Bronner, chairman of the social
department. reported the annual re-
ception and extended thanks to all
who assisted.
The club voted unanimously to
assist in the coming Salvation Army
drive and the chairman announced
that Mrs. j. C. Anderson would en-
terrain the handicraft department
on the second Saturday in March,
the department at this time working
in reed. The name of Mrs. Earl
Cherry was placed on the waiting
list of the club. Nomination of off,
GERS being in order the club unani-
mously voted the denomination of
all present officers, the secretary be-
ing instructed to cast the ballot.
The program of the afternoon
opened with piano solos by Miss
Annie l.. Tilton. By request Miss
Tilton played MacDowell's Scotch
Poem" and Scarf Dance by Cham
made. The paper of the afternoon,
THE Making of a Trained Nurse"
by Mrs. A. Stilwell Van Buskirk was
one of the most instructive and in
teresting to which the club has lis
tened this season. Mrs. Van Buskirk
recorded her own experiences from
the time she left her Sunshine
Home" in Keyport until she was
handed her diploma from Bellevue
a reward for faithful work. Her
paper was divided into two sections.
the first being read by Mrs. f. T. Il.
Mrs. Van Buskirk her.
self presented the second part which
included anecdotes and accounts of
her experiences told in a most orig
manner. many times moving her
hearers to tears by the heart touch
ing scenes which she depicted, while
other times the club was in gales
of laughter as the speaker portrayed
some droll happening. A roll call
of the department was responded
to by anecdotes.
The program concluded with a
piano solo by Miss Tilton ITO a De-
Farm" by Mcdowell. after
which a social time followed and
cakes and ices were served
by the hostess assisted by Mrs.
Charles ". Crawford, Mrs. Norman
Itch and Mrs. Harvey Bronner.
Guests of the day included Mrs. +,
T. B. Reynolds, Mrs. Burgess Davis.
Mrs. H.. Seabrooke Schanck, Mrs. J..
c. Osborn. Mrs. L. Francis Ehrlich.
Mrs. j. A. MacEwan, Mrs. George
NJ. Collins. Miss Mildred Lackey.
Mrs. Mary Stevenson and Miss Ella
Rose.
Club members responding to roll
call included Mrs. j.. c. Anderson,
Anna H. Bedle. Mrs. Harvey
Bedle, Mrs. w. E. Bilderback.
Mrs. o. C. Bogardus, Mrs. Harvey
Bronner, Mrs. J.. P. Brewer, Mrs.
Phelps Cherry, Mrs. Charles X.
Mrs. c. Leon Garrison.
Mrs. William S. Holmes, Mrs. Edgar
T. Hoose. Mrs. John w. Keough,
Mrs. Norman B. Lockwood, Mrs.
Fred C. Ogden, Mrs. A. H. Sands.
Mrs. j. Leon Schanck. Mrs. J. Esd.
Mrs. Frank Stiles, Miss Annie
Tilton. Mrs. Roland j.
Mrs. A. Stilwell Van Bus
kirk, Mrs. James IT. Walling. Mrs.
l.. Brewer Walling, Mrs. r. o. Wal
ling, Mrs. Edwin H. Wharton, Mrs.
P. A. Sondergaard and Mrs. William
l.. Conover.
Mrs. w. Stephen Wallace will en-
terrain the club Friday afternoon.
March IL. when the book 1.-THE
Young Visitors will be read by Mrs.
]. P. Brewer and Miss Evelyn Luf-
burrow.