Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-09
SALMAGUND| At
BIC RECEPTION
Annual Event of Woodbridge
Society is Most Delightful
Success; Program Enjoyed.
[By Evening News Correspondent

tDs ANNAiAhS EtNS oAAtcBphdthl.J
WOODBRIDGE, June 9:-The
forty-irst annual reception of the
Salmagundi Musical and Literary
Society was held in the high school
auditorium. For over two score
years this has been the all important
social event of the town. The audi
torium was beautifully decorated
T4esday night with roses and other
seasonaole flowers.
The guests were received by Mrs.
S. b. Demarest, Mrs. j. II. Love,
Mrs. j. M. Crowell and Mrs. \. +.
Randolph. The reception commit
tee consisted of Mrs. A. +. Randolph,
chairman: Mrs. l.. V. Buschman.
Mrs. j. II. Love, Mrs. w. A. Lock
wood, Miss Grace C. Huber, Miss
Louise Brewster, Mrs. W. b. Krug
Mrs. S. b. Demarest, A. f. Randolph,
7. H.. Stryker, H. A. Tappan, S. b.
Demarest.
Miss Grace C. Huber was coach
of the play and Mrs. Asher Fitz
Randolph prompter. Albert Leon
loaned the furniture.
The president, Sherman B. Dema-
rest, gave the address of welcome
which was interspersed with touches
of humor. An excellent orchestra
from Orange furnished the music.
A play, THE Red Lamp was
given. The characters follow: Ma
tilda Deering, a rich spinster, Mrs.
A. NJ. Muckenfuss; Harold Deering,
her nephew. Dan Demarest; Alice
Deering, Harold's sister, Mrs. l.. v.
Buschman; Archie Clarke, a young
a man of all trades, A. +. Randolph;
Annie O'Shane, maid 1t behring's,
Miss Helen M. Ryder.
Act Living room of the Deer
ing house. In a suburb of New York.
Time, an evening of the present.
Act 2-Place, the same as Act /.
Five minutes later.
The play was one of the best ever
given by the society, all of the parts
were well taken,
Mrs. Muckenfuss took the leading
part and proved most clever. Mrs.
Buschman scored her second success
this season and Miss Ryder was ex-
cellent. Honors were about even
with Messrs. Demarest, Randolph
and Livingood.
Miss Grace Huber, the coach, Is
to be congratulated upon the sue
cessful production of the play.
Refreshments were served and
dancing and a social time enjoyed.
Those present included Mr.. and
Mrs. Thayer Martin, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G.. Brown, ID. A. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. voorhees,, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Moffett, Miss Williams, Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Chase, Mrs. A. NJ.
Liddle, Miss Ethel Inslee, Mrs. John
Anness, Miss Helen Ensign. Mrs. T..
c. Ensign, Mrs. Hilda Bokias, Mr..
and Mrs. G. M. Valentine, Miss Dor
Ofhu Valentine Rarrnn NJnNr1tu
Miss Trembeth, Mrs. w. A. Osborn,
Miss Rae Osborn, Miss Marguerite
Browne, Rev. w. H.. Stowe, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Peck. Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving Butler, Rev. and Mrs. l.. ".
Buschman, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Gardner, Mrs. M. d. Valentine, Mr..
and Mrs c. A. Campbell. Mrs. c. B..
Craske. Miss Susie Dixon, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. l.. Harmed, Mrs. S. E. Pot
ter, Miss Helen Potter, Stanley Pot
ter, Miss Ryder, Mrs. Logan. Misses
Elaine and Natalie Logan, Maxwell
Logan, Misses Margaret and Marian
Lockwood, Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Brew
ster, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Brewster,
Miss Louise Brewster, Mrs. r. e.
Morris, Miss Betty de Russy, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Muckenfuss. Miss Eliza
beth Muckenfuss. Mr.. Penn. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. p. Edgar, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E.
Breckenridge, Mr.. and Mrs. E. II.
Boynton, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. de
Russy, MI. and Mrs. J.. Fl. Love, Miss
Susie Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs. j.. M.
Crowell, Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Ran
dolph, Mr.. and Mrs. S. 3. Demarest,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Weiant, Mrs. f.
l.. Gridley. Mrs. C. e. Wheeler. Mrs.
H. r. Valentine, Mrs. B. C. Dema-
rest, Mrs. William Jones, Mrs. r. X.
HpAa, pAr a@I NJrc lN
Strong, Miss Mittie Randolph, Mr..
and Mrs. T. H. Stryker, Miss Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Krug, William
Krug, Raymond Demarest, r. A. de
Russy, Richard Stewart, Howard
Shock, Ephriam Cutter, James J.
Livingood, Jr.. Mrs. Hart. Miss Anna
Hart, Miss Bloodgood, Misses Anna
and Sophie Johnson. Mrs. II. w. Won
Bremen, Mrs. B. B. Walling, Miss
Irene Walling. Miss Grace Huber,
Miss Harriet Breckenridge, Mrs. w.
A. Lockwood, Miss Helen Torch,
Miss George Beam, Daniel Dema-
rest, DR.. Joseph Mark, Mrs. Thomas
j. Moran and Miss Miner of Wood
bridge, DR.. Florence f. Voorhees,,
Miss Ella Gerhardt, Mrs. w. S.
Stewart and Miss Gertrude Stewart
of Newark, Miss r. Anna Miller of
Somerville. Miss Ivy PERKS. Miss
Hope Berry and Miss Woodruff OF
Railway, Miss Carrie Ensign of
Rochester, Mr.. and Mrs. Rolfe of
Metuchen, Mrs. Sarah Daily of
Orange, Mrs. G. F. Logansand Miss
Chadwick of Brooklyn, Mrs. Pear
son, Mr.. and Mrs. William Pearson,
Sidney Pearson and Miss Gladys
Pearson of Montclair.