Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-31
Keyport Literary
Club has Annual
Holiday Program

Christmas program of the Keyport
Literary Club was presented at the
meeting held on Friday afternoon
when the hostess was Mrs. John w.
Keough of Church street. Prior to
the program a business session was
conducted when several invitations
were extended to the club. The
County Y meeting to be held at the
courthouse in Freehold on Friday,
January 4, was announced and the
entire club invited to be present.
Through the courtesy of the Enter
prise the membership was invited
TO participate in a theatre party TO
attend a performance of Miss Jane
Cowl in Peleas and Melisande at
some future date when members of
| the club could secure tickets at half
price. Mrs. X. o. Walllng was
named a committee by the president
to ascertain how many would care to
go and when.
The club was asked to appoint a
captain and two lieutenants TO assist
in the raising OF funds which the
club has pledged for the music room
Of the Woman's College at New
Brunswick. Mrs. Edgar T. Hoose
was appointed the captain and Mrs.
i. Il. Armstrong and Mrs, o. c.
Bogardus were appointed lieuten-
ants.
Announcement was made OF the
benefit card party to be held at the
home of Mrs. Harvey s. Bedle of
Broad street on January .. the pro-
ceeds to be for the benefit of the
music room of the Woman's College
| at, New Brunswick. As the tickets
are limited the club members will
have the first choice.
Mrs. Rufus o. Mailing gave a de-
lightful account of the recent meet
ing of the Quiet Hour Club at Me-
tuchen which she attended with the
president, Mrs. T.. T. Hoose, and
which was received with much
pleasure.
The program of the afternoon was
in charge of Mrs. II. I. Hopkins,
chairman of music, and included a
| story cantata, THE Word that Came
True" by !. II. Meredith and Edith
Sanford Tillotson. The reader was
Mrs. Earl II. Cherry, who road the
story of the virgin birth and the
seeking OF the infant Jesus by the
Three Wise Men who followed the
Christmas Star. The carols were well
rendered by the music department,
including Mrs. j.. A. Smith, Mrs.
Fred c. Ogden, Mrs. i. +. Arm
strong, Mrs. Harold @. Smith, Mrs.
Edith V. Wyckoff. Mrs. w. f. Stan
hope, Mrs. J. Arch MacEwan, Mrs.
Phelps Cherry, Mrs. Edwin II.
Wharton and Mrs. Edgar 4. Hoose.
Solos were rendered by Mrs. Har-
old G. Smith and Mrs. L. A. Smith,
and a r~ecitative by Mrs. w. f. Stan
hope, while duets were rendered by
Mrs. ~Stanhope and Mrs. Cherry, Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Cherry.
Following the program Mrs.
Keough paid a glowing tribute to the
chairman and the department and a
rising vote of thanks and apprecia-
ton was rendered the department by
those present. During the social
hour the hostess assisted by Mrs.
David G. Walling, Jr., and Mrs. II.
ID. Petteys served dainty refresh
ments.
Guests of the afternoon were Mrs
William Ackerson. Mrs. J.. Harvey
BOVINE. Mrs Willard Marks of e
Paso, Texas, Mrs. Harold G. Smith
1 M - u - a ~ - Nv -
IC. Walling, Jr.. Mrs. Henry C. Wye
koff, Mrs. James II. Bedle. Miss MIL
dred Bedle and Mrs. John G. Os-
borne.
Among the club members present
were Mrs. j. c. Anderson, Mrs. f. i.
Armstrong, Mrs. Harvey S. Bedle,
Miss Anna H.. Bedle, Mrs o. c.
Bogardus, Mrs. Phelps Cherry, Mrs.
Charles X, Crawford, Mrs, T.. Fran
els Ehrlich, Mrs. Edgar T. Hoose,
Mrs. John w. Keough, Mrs. Norman
b. Lockwood, Mrs. II. T. Hopkins,
Mrs. Roland J. Thornton, Mrs. w. f.
Stanhope, Mrs. Fred C. Ogden, Mrs.
James 7. Walling, Mrs. Edith V,
| Wyckoff, Mrs. Edwin II. Wharton,
Mrs. Rufus O. Walling, Mrs. A. II.
Sands.
The club will hold the next meet
ing on Friday afternoon, January IL,
when Mrs. Edgar T. Hoose will be
the hostess. The program will be
the reading of the book, THE Ro-
nance of the Last Crusade by
Major Vivian Gilbert. Mrs. Earl III,
Cherry will read part one and Miss
Evelyn Lufburrow will read the Sec
ond part.
In addition to this Mrs. Mary T.
Stevenson, who recently returned
from an extended trip to Alaska, will
give the club notes on her trip and
music will also be rendered.
The first of a series OF five lectures
on current events under the direc-
tion of the Keyport Literary Club
and the Keyport improvement Asso-
citation will be held in the Reformed
church house on Wednesday after
noon, January 2. The speaker is
Mrs. Marion G.. Atwell who was
heard here last season and who al
ways delighted her audience.
Other lectures viii be given by
Mrs. Atwell on February 6. March s,
April 2, and May Z.