Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-30
Sewaren History
Clubs Activities

SEWAREN, Nov. 30-Interesting
programs will feature the winter
and spring sessions of the Sewaren
History Club during their 1923-l924
season. Mrs. w. II. Gardner is hos
tess at the mex meeting which Is
scheduled for Wednesday,, December
5. The second session in December
will be held on the 10Th with Mrs.
w. II. Tombs as hostess. The meet
ings in 1924 follow: January 2,
Mrs. +. I. Perry: January 16, Mrs.
A. c. Walker: February 6, Mrs. b.
II. Combe: February 20, Mrs. f. II.
Howell: March Is, Mrs. Peter Van
SICKLE; March 10, Mrs. I. f. Zet-
tlemoyer: April ?, Mrs. w. II.
Tombs: May Z, Mrs. w. w. Conner;
May 81. Mrs. Il. II. Turner; June d.
pilgrimage, Mrs. NJ. 1. Demarest, and
closing session June IS, will be a
luncheon.
The various committees of the
club have been unusually active this
season. Much has been accom-
plished by Mrs. Zettlemoyer, who is
chairman of the art committee. CIV
les have received considerable at
tention because of the fact that Mrs.
A.. c. Walker, chairman of the
civic committee. Interest in current
CNtlltN dlt bIOd6il opbuh " ~
presentation through the chairman
ship Of Mrs. w. II. Tombs.
The drama is altogether not for
gotten. Mrs. John Ferguson, chair
man of that committee, Is keeping
her department very much alive.
The members of the club cannot
complain this year in their enter
tainment program because Mrs. c.
T.. Lewis, Mrs. A. Sofield. Mrs. Fer
guson and Mrs. J.. +. Hardiman have
been on the alert to furnish In best
available features for the clubs
meetings. Thanks should be extend
ed to Mrs. w. V. ID. Strong, chair
man of the education committee,
who with her committee is promot-
ing the best there is in the educa-
tional department. Home economics
are looked after properly by a COM
mittec headed by Mrs. j.. A. Comp
ton. Mrs. Walter w. Jackson Is ig-
hitting the proper spirit among the
women in literature being the chair
man OF that committee.
Legislative measures will not fail
for the club with Mrs. j. A, Lahey
chairman looking after these inter-
ests. 1t will be also freely admit
ted that the musical department is
receiving due recognition in the
club while Mrs. Charles r. Wis
wall chairman of the music COM
mittee is in charge of. Mrs. WiswalPs
love for the art of music is too well
known to the women, because they
have enjoyed the singing OF many
artists who appeared before the club
Mrs. i. T. Howell, chairman of
place committee: Mrs. l.. H.. Brown,
chairman of poets corner; Mrs. T.. |.
Perry chairman of scholarship
committee. and John +. Ryan, chair
man of yea book committee, are
also working actively in their re-
spectiye departments.
The club since it's organization
in 1908 by Mrs. William II. Tombs
has progressed splendidly. The
organizer is still holding the chair OF
president of the club and under her
direction the progress was accom-
plished. Unlike in other clubs there
is apparently much harmony and CO.
operation in the Sewaren History
Club. Because of that cooperation
the women believe they were able to
accomplish what they did In the
short space of time.
The list of officers this year in
cludes Mrs. Arthur Brown, vice
president; Mrs. Walker, correspond
ing secretary: Mrs. Ryan, recording
secretary; Mrs. Sofleld, treasurer;
Mrs. Harold u. Pickersgill, histo-
rian; Mrs. Tombs, librarian, and
Mrs. c. A. De Russy, perliamenta-
rian.
The club boasts of a membership
Of seventy. Some of the members
live in Elizabeth. Woodbridge, Mill
stone, Roselle, Carteret and West
field. Perth Ambov Is also repre-
scented by one member.