Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-08
MRS. ATWELl AGAIN
Is WELL RECEIVED

"
In an intensely interesting name
Mrs. Marion G.. Atwell delivered the
third of this years series of four
current event lectures before the
Woman's Club yesterday afternoon
in the Presbyterian chapel, condens-
ing into remarkable form the many
important happenings in the time
elapsed between this and her last
lecture. Beginning with a current
event of vital interest to both this
and many foreign countries, the
Irish question, Mrs. Atwell covered
the entire foreign situation. speak
ing of the cable question. the impor-
tant communication conferences now
pending, Germany's war settlement.
little unhappy Austria. then coming
nearer home, questioning the wis
dom of President Harding's cabinet
appointments and concluding with a
summary of the interesting bills and
the seemingly foolish act of congress
in renewing the free seed bill, a war
measure and unnecessary expense.
All through her talk Mrs. Atwell
emphasized the great influence
which America as a country has in
all of the great events and foreign
happenings of today and her last
thought, so Characteristic of her
personality. was a hope that at least
THE eternal things go on"
Contrary to previous current event
meetings of the year, the lecture
preceded the business. necessarily
shortening the session which follow
ed. Quite apropos to Mrs. Atwell's
lectures were the reports of Mrs.
Adrian Lyon, chairman of the civic
department, and Mrs. Frank Dorsey.
chairman of the legislation depart
manf of fha n1Ih AIRS unn road
the schedule of work at the Commu-
nifty House with only woman in
charge and a splendid report of the
numerous foreign women daily in
structed in the English language and
of the many girls cared for who mi
CRATE to this country and arrive in
Perth Amboy without a relative or
friend. The clubs of foreign girls
meeting regularly at the house were
also a conclusive fact emphasizing
the importance and value of the
work of the civic committee.
Mrs. Lyon and Mrs. w. W. Oliver
presented the petition for a police
woman to the mayor last Thursday
morning and the committee are now
awaiting results. Six prizes are due
children whose mothers kept them
in regular attendance at the baby
clinic each week at the public library
and. carried out the instructions of
the nurse in charge. Any of the
members who would like to give a
prize r asked to notify members
of the committee within the next
two or three days.
Mrs. Dorsey's report was particu-
larly interesting of the bills now
pending which the club were re-
quested to push at the recent con-
ference which she attended in New
ark, pointing out the recognition
hat women are receiving in the
bodies since the grant,
ing of the right to vote. The bill
which the women were especially
urged to influence by endorsing ii
through Edward ]. Petersen, of this
city. chairman of the Labor and In
dustry Committee of the assembly,
to which it has been referred, was
the bill preventing the employment
of females for more than nine out
of ten consecutive hours in any day
or for more than six days or forty
eight hours in each week. A public
hearing of the bill will be heard next
Monday afternoon at 4 O'Clock in
Trenton and the women are urged
to endorse the passage before that
time. Mrs. Dorsey also spoke of
several national bills. the Rogers bill
piONidihS lndl no NOfiidtl olidil lpSt
or acquire citizenship by marriage;
the McLane bill, a library measure;
the Shepherd Towner bill and the
Fess bill, all of special interest to
the women of the club.
Two new directors have been APP
pointed to the club. Mrs. A. b. Me-
Dowell and Mrs. Leo Goldberger.
and the members were requested to
present a list of candidates for Off
GERS for the coming year at the next
meeting.
Yesterdays interesting and edu-
cational meeting left the members
who attended with feelings of great
regret that Mrs. Atwell's lecture on
March "a will be the last current
event lecture of the aso Through
a misunderstanding it was an
nounced that yesterday was her last
appearance here, but the members
are most fortunate in that she Will
appear once more before the club on
the aforementioned date. The next
meeting of the club will be an even
ing meeting and will be known as
Daughters Day. The Girls Club
will have charge of the program for
that night.