Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-05
REPORT ON KEYPORT CLUB
WORK FOR PAST SEASON

KEYPORT, July 5-The Key
port Literary Club has completed
all meetings for the year. the final
meeting being held at the home OF
Mrs. Edwin II. Wharton when all
reports. of officers were submitted.
The presidents report follows:
This is the last meeting OF our
club year and I can report that our
| progress in every way has been
very gratifying. As a culture club
| our programs arranged by the oe-
partments hive been OF unusual
merit and interest and each mem
Der has given her very best effort
to the part assigned her. 1t is I'm.
possible to give a detailed
of all the programs OF h year. put
each n has excelled in its own
individual way.
1--WE have been privileged to hear
several speakers from out OF town,
Mrs. Louis Peloubet, state chair
man of legislation came to us In
| October, while Mrs. Howard Cros-
by Warren, former president of the
State Federation. gave a lecture on
"Emile Zola," in November. Mrs.
Joseph H. Middleton, president OF
the Trenton Contemporary Club
brought us a message. e walter
b. Stowe in May lectured to us Oh
The Bible from a Literary Stand
point and Mrs. Beatrice NJ. Stern
delivered an address on Citizenship
this month.
mrs. John r Schermerhorn. past
president Of the State Federation.
and our Third District Vice Presi-
dent Mrs. Mary s. Daniels, brought
their messages from the Federation
which were most inspiring to us, on
our Federation day meeting April
Sth.
Our club held two meetings in
honor of the Ter Centenary. In
November near Thanksgiving day.
Miss ]. A. Brown read a splendid
paper, relating the experiences OF
to repeat it at our annual recep-
ton on February %. The Literary
Club members yer the guests Of
the .Woman's Club Of Matawan In
November and the Freehold Wo.
mans Club in December.
your president represented the
club at the Freehold Woman's
| Club Federation Day. and the pres
ident's council at Woodbridge. the
South Amboy Woman's Club Fed
Grafton Day, the presidents tea at
| Perth Amboy, the Farmingdale
F%ortnightly, the Third District Con-
vention at Lakewood, the Celebra-
ton Of the Ter Centenary at New
ark, the Federation meeting at At
lantic City and attended the recep-
ton given by the Freehold Club in
their new club house.
1.-THE club subscribed for the
| Wednesday Evening Post that we
might keep in touch with the work
| Of the State Federation of Woman's
Clubs.
The following contributions have
been made by the club this year: IS
to the legislative department of the
State Federation. 81 to the Mary
Fisher Home, $11 to the Near East
Relief Fund, $1.92 as our share to-
ward placing the name Of Miss Mary
S. Daniels on the honor roll, IS to
the Memorial Day celebration of
Keyport, 5000 to the Salvation
Army and through u efforts $243.-
&C collected for this fund; IS to the
Endowment Fund of the State Fed
Grafton and we have pledged $40 to
the building of Federation Hall OF
the State College for Women. MAX
ing a grand total of $343.S8 contri-
buted and collected by the club for
worthy objects. Several baskets OF
fruits and vegetables from the Fall
Garden exhibit were sent to the
Monmouth Memorial Hospital and to
the sick in the town.
1--WE have added severn names to
our waiting list and had one resig.
nation this year. Our new depart