Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-04
GIRLS CLUB ENJOYS
DELIGHTFUL EVENT

"Amarilly of c~lothesline Alley"
was given by Miss Mabel Mullin, a
local entertainer in a most charm
ing before the Girls Club
at their meeting in the auditorium
of the public library last night.
Amarilly. a happy go lucky girl OF
the East Side had one aim in life
and that was to so on the stage.
Having heard people "a that you
must start at the bottom of the lad
der and work up, she got a job as
scrub woman in a theatre. A neigh
Dor of Amarilly's took her TO sun
day school and the teacher. Miss
King. who was so impressed with
the girls honesty and franknsss
asked her If there was anything that
she could do for her. Amarilly re-
piled olive my mother more wash
ms" Miss King suggested that he.
mother wash the SUPPLIES OF the
boys choir in st. Marks church.
Amarilly's mother had taken the
surphces to wash, but when they
were ready to return, her son Buddy,
became i'll with scarlet fever, so n
SUPPLIES had to remain.
After Buddy's recovery. the sur
plices were returned but the minis
ter would not accept them, and toio
Amarilly to cut them up into waists
for the boys. What happens to the
surplices from then on causes muc
amusement. Instead of cutting II up
for waists. Amarilly rented II, re-
ceiving 81 for it's use. Hally Flana-
gan was buried in 1t, 1t was used at
a wedding, in a store window, in a
pawn shop in having photographs"
taken and various other ways too
numerous to mention. Derry Philips,
n wealthy artist on the avenue. was
interested in Amariily and had her
com to his home, 10 clean, noticing
her features and hair which were
SO beautiful. he suggested having her
pose for a painting called 'The
Scrub Woman"
This pleased Amarilly who bur
ried home to tell her mother, VINO
was made very happy by the glad
news, because she had at last been
rewarded for her care and hard
work. Buddy, her son, would receive
n position in the boys choir of st.
Marks church and Amarilly wou
receive a large salary for posing.
Mrs. Thomas Christopher. accom-
panied by Miss Ruth Jacobson, sang
.'Greetings'' in her usual charming
in favoring with an encore.
A short business meeting preceded
the at which time Miss
Amy Riddlestorffer presented the
club with SIS, the proceeds from
the Phi Sigma Sorority card party,
held a few weeks ago. for the penent
OF the Y. w. C. A. fund. ii
Miss Claire Pfeiffer, chairman OF
the civic COMMITTEES, reported that
st. Andrassy would give a con-
cert in the latter part OF May Tor
the benefit of the Y. w. c. A. fund,
and would like very much to have
he Girls Club take charge OF the
business end OF the program. The
was left in the hands OF the
executive board to decide whether
the club should undertake 1t. An IN
was received from the Wo-
mans Club in East Orange asking
delegates to be present at n
.G be given by the Beetno-
ven Music Club of East Orange,
April 6. 49,.
Miss Muriel Haney reported that
were out for the annual guest
night TO be held in the Rar1tan
Yacht Club April IL. Mrs. Marga.1
ret Deland will be the speaker OF
evening. Each member of the
.lub is requested TO take a. east Two
tickets for this affair, and the same
nav be procured from any or the
following committee in charge:
Mrs. Arthur Johnson. chairman
william CARTS. Misses Barbara
Mcleod, Ruth Macan, Ruth Cnes-
lire and Muriel Haney.