Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-17

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sponded with our artist on the
violin, Mrs. Lester White. Long
Branch frantically bfoadcasted in
search of Captain Gross of the
steamer Home Economics" need
ing a speaker on lamp Shades"
Captain Gross hailed us, and Mrs.
J. V. Shull responded. Again the
Federation" radioed for your own
captain to call at Atlantic City. and
run the excursion crafr May Elec-
ton" on her special trip. but u
own duties forbade acceptance.
Nearly every port scheduled in our
itinerary. has been reached; once
we were not permitted to land IN
through no fault of the crew.
The behavior OF the ships COM
pany and the appreciation shown by
passengers have been most crafty
ing: every one has worked faithfully
and enthusiastically when given a
task. The accomplishments have
been many. Your captain has been
constantly strengthened and encour-
aged by written messages, kind
words and your hearty support, for
which she is inexpressibly grateful.
IL mas DNcll al CIV hciliAS NAPNlA
| ence to work with women who did
| their best, who sometimes made mis-
takes but were womanly and big
| enough to admit it, and who did
hard things cheerfully and prayer
fully. May we each be able to
weather the storms of life, bring our
crafts into the harbor, battered per-
haps, but still sound and trust
worthy.
Leaving the figure of speech in
which this report to this point has
been written, let us see how faith
fully we have complied with u pur-
pose, as stated in the constitution:
1.-The object OF this club shall be
to advance in all lines of general
culture and to further civic improve
ment."
General Culture: We have had
thoroughly good music, both import
ed and home talent: speakers and
entertainers along various cultural
lines; plays have been produced and
an art exhibit given revealing quaint
and beautiful things owned by resi-
dents; we have reproduced in the
flesh a number of famous paintings,
have studied interior decoration.
given prizes to art and English, en-
tered original work in the state
literary contest, read modern. drama,
had lectures on the Bible, received
reports from conferences on educa-
ton, public health, finance and legIs-
lation, where modern questions were
discussed by specialists.
Civic Improvement: Replacement
of injured trees in parks, planting
propaganda, plant protective league
instituted among all school children
in both parochial and public schools
local soil and atmospheric peculiar
tiles studies and advice given, garden
prizes offered, equipment added to
hospital and Home for the Aged,
funds given to Day Nursery. Com
munity House, Student Loan, Red
Cross, Salvation Army, Home for the
Aged and to the nutrition work. All
children weighed and measured in
two schools and a nutrition class
started in School 3, where milk and
crackers are given twice daily.
School savings system investigated
and school board petitioned for its
installation, but in vain. eve shall
continue along this line next year),
Children of tender years arrested for
theft, paroled in our care, home con
Gttions investigated, and parents
legally proceeded against where
necessary.
The faithful work of the doorkeep4
er and her assistants, the ushers, and
the rooms and flower committee,
those who gave us our "best yet"
year 'Aok, the hospitality committee
which has worked against difficult
ties because of l~ateness of the serv-
ing hour, the program planners who
have supplied such an array of tai
entail these have worked untiring-
ly to make our sessions comfortable
and enjoyable, and, with the several
departments and the officers have
brought to a climax splendid yea
of service to you.
So much for our club machinery.
Nov as to the club in general.
When we entered upon this year of
club work last May. our aim was
to maintain the high standard set
by this organization in the pasts,n
civic and cultural work and also
to draw more closely together our
membership in mutual respect, IN
cooperation and in real club friend
illness. This association of the
Worthwhile women of different let's
and sects seemed like a huge
bunch of grapes-many units. each
feeling complete in itself. hung on
the stem called the Woman's Club.
When you look at a bunch of grapes,
the individual fruit stands out bets
fore you and your impression is not,
of me-, but of many. 1t was our
hope that instead of the bunch of
grapes we might become a many
petaled flower, which one sees as a
lovely compact unit-many of us
and yet all merging one into the
other around the club center. This
IDEAL is SO far from realization that