Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-13
W0MAN'S CLUB
HAS RECEPTION
So. Amboy Women Honor
President and Outgoing
Executive at Big Event

SOUTH AMBOY. May 18th,
reception TO the newly elected pres.
dent and officers of the Woman
Club held in the high school audi.
torium Thursday night proved one
of the leading affairs of the seasons
socials. With but few exceptions the
entire membership of this civic body
was on hand to welcome the Off
GERS.
Mrs. Robert P. Mason. retiring
chairman. in a selection of choice
words. welcomed the guests and was
presented with a bouquet of roses
by Miss Martha X. Buchanan as a
token of appreciation for her work
OF the past two years.
Mrs. j. Arthur A~pplegate, the
newly elected president. was then
presented with the gavel. The new
president in her address to the
guests lauded the work of the for
mer executive and her staff OF work
ers.
The piaylet entitled Her Victory"
was then presented by the members
OF the club. 1t succeeded in winning
the approval of the entire assem-
blage, who were kept in a spirit CT
mirth for the duration of the COM
edy. The cast of characters, all
members of the club. follow: May
Parker. sculptor. Kathryn Gundrum:
Frances Morgan. illustrator. Miss
Ruth Newton; Mrs. Finnegan. from
fair Erin, Miss Helen Parker; Hazel
Read, dancer, Miss Helen Applegate;
Frederick Brent, mural artist, Mrs.
Hall: Betty Wilson, authoress. Miss
NJ. +. Allen; Peggy Lawrence. vio-
linist, Miss Tinkham: Ruth Wheel
err, ~cartoonist, Miss NJ. Oliver; Eloise
Taylor, pianist, Miss Dorothy Watts;
Vera Davenport. designer, Mrs.
Crane: Gene Webster. fashion artist,
Miss S. Deibert; Grace Foster. in
terror decorator, Miss F. Martin:
Laura jackson, maid from the
Sunny South, Mrs. Suits: Victory
Johnson, Laura's shadow. Miss
Helen Parker: Josie Murray. scenic
artist. Miss Marion Oliver; Nanette
Lyle, in the movies, Miss Mary
Tinkham; Elizabeth Woods. art
critic. Miss Dorothy Watts.
The scene presented a studio at
Greenwich Village and the time the
present.
The music for the affair was in
charge of the Metuchen jazz Four,
who played for dancing at the close
of the evenings entertainment. Mrs.
Anna X. Stults and her active COM
mittee were in charge Of refresh
ments which were served before the
dancing.
The Woman's Club of this city
have since their organization main
lained a program of civic doings
which has been declared equal 20
the efforts of the mightiest organi-
Of its kind anywhere in the
The beautifying of South Amboy
las for many years been their aim,
and at the present time the outlook
for their cherished hope seems TO
have been born. Everywhere in the
city activities in the civic line are
under way and the cooperation of
he individual property wner will
within a short time have the city in
the condition the women would have
1t. Starting at the Central railroad
station on Broadway, between Henry
and John streets, the deferred WORK
Of many years is now at its height,
is only an evidence of what
The ladies of the club have fostered.
Along Stevens avenue during the
early part of the week shade trees
planted at a distance of but a
few feet apart. The line of trees
from Main street south to
avenue. Where old
ltHCeS, u1slSHllN III lIltlI dpptdT-
anee, adorned the front of proper
les, a neat array of hedges have
found place to add beauty. Side and
back yards have been placed In
order and whitewash Eliminates the
-ear ends of many residences.
The women are bent on rushing
g program and it is likely that
hing will interfere with their
$ OF operation.