Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-12
Keyport Literary
Club In Contest

KEYPORT, Nov. 12.-Members of
the Keyport Literary Club have been
invited to enter the literary contest
to be conducted by the General Fed
GRAFTON of Women's Clubs, also the
state contest conducted by the New
Jersey federation.
Prizes of $25 each for the best
poem not to exceed thirty lines and
best prose article not to exceed five
hundred words, the latter to be writ
ten on the topic "What do the g.
100000 federated club women of
America ask of the publishers"
will be awarded. These articles must
be in the hands of Mrs. w. II. Hop
per, chairman of literature, by De-
cember 18th.
State literature contest will be for
prizes of $40 and $5 for the best and
second best poem, and short story.
Prizes of SO will be awarded for
the best essay and best one act play.
These manuscripts must be in Mrs.
Hopper's possession not later than
April first. and the winners will be
announced at the spring convention
in Atlantic City.
M l.,
beth Duus of First street entertain
ed the Original bridge club at her
home on Friday afternoon. A pleas
ant session of cards was enjoyed the
highest scores being held by Mrs. E.
Francis Ehrlich and Mrs. William IL.
Hitchcock
Following the game social hour
was enjoyed and refreshments serv-
ed by the hostess.
Those present were Mrs. John G.
Osborne, Mrs. Henry e. Ackerson,
Jr., Mrs Albers M. Haigh, Mrs. Ar
thur S. Van Buskirl1, Mrs. William
Einstein, Mrs. II. Il. Hopkins, Mrs
Lloyd f. Armstrong, Mrs. N. Hodg-
son Rosevear, Miss Belle Rosevear,
Mrs. William II. Hitchcock, Mrs. E.
Francis Enrich, and Mrs. Horace S.
Burrowes.
The newly organized Junior de-
partment of the Keyport Improve
ment Association will hold a dance
in the high school auditorium on the
evening of Friday November 80.
Tickets are now being sold by the
members and an excellent orchestra
has been engaged for the occasion
which will be informal.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Calvary
M. E. church is now conducting a
private candy sale. The proceeds
will be donated to the general fund
of the society.
The postponed meeting of the W.
C. It. u. will be held this afternoon
at the home of Mrs. William L. Con-
over of Front street.
The annual sale of st. Mary's par
ish guild will take place on Saturday
Nov. "a. All the usual attractive
articles will be for sale also, clam
will be used by the guild for the
usual work.
A meeting of the committee in
charge of the chicken supper to be
held in the Reformed church house
the latter part of this month, was
held at the home of Mrs. John c..
Osborn of Main street on Friday eve
| ming.
A number of the ladies from CAL
very M. E. church paid a surprise
visit to Mrs. Charles p. Baker of
Church street recently in honor of
her birthday. A social evening was
enjoyed and refreshments served.
The ladies' aid society of the First
Presbyterian church will conduct a
food sale in the church on Saturday
afternoon Nov. II.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Key
port Hook and Ladder company will
! hold sale in the company's room
in the borough hall this evening fol-
lowing the parade and fire inspec-
ton. The proceeds will be used for
the defraying of the cost of the pur-
chase of the company's new truck.
The auxiliary recently presented the
| company with a check of 800 earn
ed during the past few months by
the active organization.
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