Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-26
SALMAGUND|
HAS JOURNAL
Meeting at Woodbridge
Proves to. be Most Delight
full 0ne-PIeaSing
Program

! yearly edition of the Salmagundi
Journal was read at the meeting OF
the society at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. +. Randolph Tuesday night,
with S. B. Demarest as editor.
Mr.. Demarest read a pertinent
editorial in which he paid a pleas
ing and we'll earned tribute to John
Fl. Love, president of Salmagundi
and to the various guests of the
society, Louis Mora, Judge Pickers-
gill, g. w. Barnekov, Jr., Miss Good
crild and Mrs. II. 3. Coombe. by
whom the society had been enter
tanned
Asher Fitz Randolph as head of
the Sporting News, then read an
article in which his imagination
reigned supreme. In it he descrit ed
a baseball game between the male
and female members of the society.
The females participating under
Captain Mrs. Sarah Krug, being
Miss Mittie Randolph, Mrs. Nina
Stryker, Mrs. Winnie Lockwood.
Miss Susie Freeman. Miss Grace
Huber. Mrs. Anna Spencer, Mrs.
Grcee Brown and Miss Lille Will
liams. The males were captainad
by Dave Brown and included w. p.
Krug, S. 3. Demarest, William
Strong, John Love. John Brecken-
ridge, Ernest Moffett. A. NJ. Muck
enfuss and Ephrairn Cutter.
Miss Anna Hart in charge of the
lemonade and hot dog tent and DR..
Spencer, the first aid. The whole
article being done in Mr.. Randolph's
best style which means a good deal.
A chorus composed of Mrs. Ran
dolph, Mrs. j. e. Breckenridge,
Mrs. A. G. Brown. Miss Helen Pfeit-
fer. Mrs. J. j. Livingood. Mrs. s.. B..
Demarest, Mrs. G. L. Wiswail, Mrs.
w. V. D. Strong. Mrs. T. II. stryker,
Mrs. H. A. Tappan and Mrs. I. s.
Spencer.
sang "Doan Ye Cry, Ma Honey" by
Albert w. Mole. and Elusive Love"
ny Robinson.
Mrs. j. II. Love arranged the Soc
.iety notes and personals. Every
member of Salmagundi was inclu-
ded among this interesting news and
great vas the surprise of sone Of
the staid members to find where
they had been and how they got
there.
A vocal solo by Mr.. Livingood
with Beauties Eyes came next
II. A. Tappan produced some Won
derful head line advertisements for
his department.
The "Woman's Page" consisted of
OAl5lAldl pOElI4 I'll L dSltlOllo
written by Mrs. j. II. Thayer Martin
and in her absence read by Mrs.
Randolph. The poem was most clev-
er.
Miss Helen Eusign's article on
Etiquette was excellent and her des-,
cription of a Society Wedding, a per-
feet scream. Mrs. T. II. Stryker coll
lected some ancient Epitaphs which
we're quite amusing. Rev. w. v. d.
Strong read Letters on Pertinent
Subjects" an article in a more SER
ious vein.
Mrs. L. B. Demarast, played a
piano solo-"Au Matin" by Cod
dard.
DIR. I. tt. spenoer's weather report
left nothing to be desired as he re-
ferred his hearers to the Farmers
Almanac for anything which he fail
DR.. A. NJ. Muckenfuss read
"Phophesies in which the develop
ment of the town through the port
and New Jersey ship canal
made Woodbridge far eclipse New
York.
The advice to the Lovelorn'' by
Mr.. Williams was greatly ~apprecia-
ted.
A vocal solo by j. j. Livingood
For The Sake of Somebody a
Scotch Song and ITO You" by Obey
Speaks.
Mrs. J. E. Breckenridge was assign
ed Needed Legislation" Mrs. Beck
enridge found a paper written by her
mother 80 years ago for the Salmag-
undi Journal on this am subject.
The need of better roads and iighst
was then stressed but at this time
more civic pride was stressed and
legislation which would improve
Hurd's Brook.
+. Ephriam Cutter read catastr ,phes
Of the Year and again Hurd's Brook
was mentioned.
The Women's Chorus sang "a
Birdland symphony" and Lullaby
and Goodnight"
A number of out OF town and
town guests were present, Refresh
ments were served and a social time
enjoyed.