Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-08
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
W0MAN'S CLUB HAS
DELIGHTFUL SESSION

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Scarcely a member left the meet
ing Of the Woman's Club yesterday
afternoon in the Presbyterian chapel
without some new and enthusiastic
ideas of Interior Decoration" after
the inspiring and valuable lecture
on this subject by Louis G.. Monte.
of New York. As head of the ae-
partment of interior decoration of
W. & J. Sloane Company. one of the
largest decorating concerns in the
East and with his European exper-
fence Mr.. Monte has had ample OPP
p%ortunity to collect the valuable in
formation which he SO Interestingly
presented yesterday afternoon.
Throughout his lecture he favored
the Old English type of furniture.
particularly that of the Queen Anne
and Queen Elizabethian periods,
which in his estimation seem to be
more adapted to the American home
than hat of the Italian. Spanish or
French people. Mingling his talk
with interesting and detailed bits OF
furniture history, Mr.. Monte en-
phasized the consideration of envi-
ronment Inc the necessity of the
decision of a general color scheme
throughout the room or home. He
condemned oriental rugs" and
ul lle pidClltdl view OIL COIn-
bined usefulness and beauty. The
dominating theme Of his lecture was
the importance of diversified indi-
viduality in choice and the nom
popularity of syndicated furniture,
and in conclusion he displayed sew
eral pictures in illustration Of his
points. Mr.. Monte. whose services
were secured through the courtesy
of Mrs. Virgil Shull, was highly
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for his educating and inspiring lee
ture.
Previous TO the lecture, as the
musical part of the program, Mrs.
William Hesser and Miss Medora
Dayton played a duet, "Ungarischer
TAM by Csardas, a difficult num-
Der, executed with technique in per-
feet unison.
Although the business session was
necessarily broken up SO that part
preceded the lecture and part con-
cluded the meeting. the time was
filled with numerous important re-
ports of the various departmental
chairmen. of particular interest
was the report OF the civic meeting
of the federation which Mrs. Adrian
Lyon, as chairman of the civic de-
partment of the club, attended re-
Gently in the Newark Y. w. c. A.
and at which the judge of the juve>
nile court of Newark and the wom-
an lawyer of the legal department
were speakers. Books for the small
er children are greatly needed. at
the Community House and Mrs.
Lyon also made a plea for these be-
sides announcing that eight prizes
Will be awarded at the baby clinic
in the library instead of six as orig
inally announced. All of these have
been donated.
Mrs. Frank Dorsey. chairman of
the legislative department, an
nounced the interesting fact that the
local Woman's Club is the only club
to contribute to the support of the
Woman's Legislative Bureau in
Trenton. Miss Ella Kent, of the
literature department, made a pre-
liminary announcement of the next
literature meeting scheduled for
this coming Friday afternoon at
$40 o'clock in the auditorium of
the library. The program will be
definitely arranged before the meet
ing.
The household and economies de-
partment. of which Mrs. John
Sofield is chairman. will hold their
annual sale for the blind Thursday
afternoon, March II. in the Pres
byterian chapel. The sale will in
| clude numerous pretty articles suit
able for Easter gifts m the women
are urged to remember the date and
be patrons of the sale.
Mrs. Peter C. Olsen. presiding Off
GER and president of the club, also
made several announcements, the
first concerning the plea of the
Woman's College in New Brunswick
that ten of the women endorse an
appropriation for 100000 instead of
$4,000 which has already been
granted them. Letters to this effect
will be written to the senator and
assemblyman. h urged the wom-
en- members to attend the art exhibit
in the Fine Arts Building in New
York to which all members of fed
Grated clubs in the State of New Jer-
sey are invited on March Q and II.
The club membership card is neces-
sary for admittance. The members
| were requested to support the bene-
fit entertainment of the Girls Club
for the Home for the Aged Thursday
night in the auditorium of the high
school for which tickets are now on
sale.
Mrs. John Kelly reported hat the
club silver has been purchased and
will be ready for use at the presi-
dents tea Monday. April 4. This
purchase was made as a result of
the question box and another ques-
ton found in the box which the
women are asked to consider quite
carefully before the e meeting
asked if the women would like a
lard party some time in April for
the benefit of the Community louise
This will be decided at the next
meeting of the club Monday. March
81, at which time Mrs. Marion G.
Atwell will give the last of this
years series of current event lee
lures.