Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-11
Matawan Woman S
Club Gets Ready
For Year S Program

MATAWAN, Oct. 11:-The new
year book of the Matawan Woman's
Club has just been issued and be-
sides containing a list of officers and
committees, also has an outline oil
the programs of the various divisions
activities and q list of members.
Some of the most important and in
teresting features of the book are
the following:
List of officers: Mrs. Justine e. Egg
gleston, president; Mrs. c. A. Cess
vein, first vice president; Mrs. Jacob
r. V. M. Lefferts, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. George Dawson, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Floyd L. Taylor,
corresponding secretary; treasurer,
Mrs. Carrie C%onover; Mrs. Frank
Howard Lloyd, chairman of the civic
department; Mrs. Frank IL. Bliss,
chairman of the Home department
and Mrs. Arris B. Henderson, chair
nan of the Fine Arts department.
Building fund committees: Mrs.
Asbury Fountain, Mrs. John Terhlne
Mrs. b. X. Eskesen, Mrs. Patrick j.
Devlin.
Legislative committees: Mrs. Dan
iel e. Van Wickle, Mrs. Lawrence
Stocker and Mrs. William oliver
Diggin.
Hospitality committees: Mrs. John
Terhune, chairman; Mrs. William A.
Close, Mrs. A. j. Jackson, Miss G..
M. Fairy, Mrs, William II. Sutphin,
Mrs. j. w. Lyle, Mrs. S. Gordon, Mrs.
c. E. Barker, Mrs. G. S. Barrett and
Mrs. James Marshall.
Membership committees: Mrs. Tu-
mis- r. Schenck, chairman; Mrs. w.
L. Zugalla, Mrs. Minnie E. Bergen.
Year book and program: Mrs. C.
A. Gesswein. chairman; Mrs. Frank
Howard Lloyd, Mrs. Frank Bliss,
Mrs. o. C. Bogardus, Mrs. Frank
S. Cottrell and Mrs. Arris B.. Hen
derson.
Publicity committee: Mrs. Albert
b. Smith, chairman; Mrs. w. 7. Zu-
gala and Miss G. NJ. Fairy.
Festival committees: Mrs. John p.
Lloyd, chairman; Mrs. C. w. Huls-
art, Mrs. T. r. Sickles. Mrs. James
Van Brackle. Mrs. S. C. Thompson,
Mrs. Wesley Hall, Mrs. II. A. Eigard,
Mrs. Asher p. Woolley.
The following program has been
arranged for the seasons sessions
which will be held in the high school
parlors:
October %. World Peace" Miss
Florence IIalsey of Atlantic High
lands;
November -. ut is Well With
Our Country" Mrs. Lillian Rushing
of Asbury Park;
November 26, Fine Arts depart
ment entertainment;
December 10, Take No Chances"
Mr.. j. c. Montgomery, field secre-
tary, Monmouth County Organiza-
ton for Social Service;
December "a, festival;
January IA. New Jersey History"
J.. S. McCurdy, superintendent of
Matawan Township Public Schools;
January IS, What Home Econom-
les Means Today" Mrs. w. L. Hatch,
state chairman;
February 5, art, music literature;
February II, institutional Coop
eration." Mrs. w. NJ. Altman, Jr.,
state chairman;
February %, Social Welfare"
Mrs. Josiah 7. libby, Jr., Westfeld;
March 10, "Some of the Difficulties
of Boards of Health in Small Com
munities," William II. Macdonald If
Freehold;
March IL, Institutions and agon-
cies, civics, health;
March "a a one act play;
April IA, appoint delegates to state
convention;
April s2S federation day. annual
reception to state officers;
May IL, annual business, election
of officers, report of delegates from
state federation convention; May 70
exhibition of years work. auspices of
Home Department.
The following presidents have ser
we'd the club from 1915 to the pres
ent time:
Mrs. d. f. Van Wickle. Mrs. AS
bury Fountain, Mrs. Edwin S. Lup-
ton, Mrs. C. A. Gesswein and Mrs.
Justine C. Eggleston.
The Matawan Woman's Club is
n of the most active in the stare
and has as it's honorary members,
Mrs. Beatrice Stern and Mrs. Cleve-
land Watrous.
Thirteen members have died since
the club was organized.