Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-26
Literary Club
Elects Officers

kEYPORT, March 26-Mrs. Fred
c. Ogden was hostess to the Key
port Literary Club Friday afternoon
when the topic was Miscellaneous
Writers under the supervision of
the chairman of literature, Mrs.
John w. Keough.
A communication was read from
Mrs. G. A. Prickette third district
chairman, commencing the club up
on its recent federation day pro-
gram. A communication was also
received from the Near East Relief
asking the clubs cooperation and
one asking the club to cooperate in
garden week.
An invitation was received for
the club and one member to attend
the meeting of the Point Pleasant
Club Monday, April 2. Mrs. j. Carle
| Anderson, chairman of legislation.
gave an interesting report on the
bills now in the assembly and SEN
| ate and those recently passed.
The program OF the day included
the following interesting numbers
Frances L. Willard" Mrs. John W.
Keough reading for Mrs. Harvey
S. Bedle.
Piano Solo-"Grand Polka de Con-
cert" by Bartlett; Mrs. w. +.
Stanhope.
Robert Green lngersoll," Mrs.
Keough reading for Mrs. Charles
X. Crawford.
Vocal Solo-"Love's Day."
Mrs. Paul G.. Zimmerman
Margaret j. Preston" Mrs. w. +.
Stanhope reading for Mrs. George
S. Hyer.
Piano Solo--"Thru the Woods" Hell
ler; Miss Annie l.. Tilton.
Margaret Fuller Ossoli,"
Mrs. Q. c. Bogardus
Vocal Solo-"Love Was Once Lit
tie Boy" Mrs. Zimmerman.
A pleasant social time followed,
during which dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Russell II. Stidfole. Mrs.
Frank Cottrell and Mrs. L. Francis
Ehrlich.
Guests of the afternoon were Mrs.
Fda X. Ohland. Mrs. Frank Cottrell,
| Mrs. Josie A. Hoft, Mrs. Russell H
Stidfole, Mrs. William Fl, Hitchcock
Mrs. Ira NJ. AnsorGo and Mrs. Paul
G.. Zimmerman.
Among the club members were
Mrs. j. Carle Anderson, Mrs. O. c.
Borgardus, Mrs. Z. Francis Ehriich,
Mrs. Edgar T. Hoose. Mrs. John w,
Keough, Mrs. Norman B. Lockwood
Mrs. Fred c. Ogden, Mrs. J. E. D.
SilcoX, Mrs. W. Frank Stanhope
Mrs. George W. Stidfole, Miss Annie
L. Tilton, Mrs. Roland J. Thornton
Mrs. James T. Waliing, Mrs. l..
Rrower Walling, Mrs. Rufus o.
Walling and Mrs. John T. Wyckoff.
The club will meet on Friday aft
iprnnnn q II Of w.
Norman B. Lockwood, when the
program will be in charge of the
chairman OF music, Miss Tilton, and
is entitled Songs of the Southland -
including the following attractive
numbers:
Paper-"Songs of the Great Civil
War" Mrs. Phelps Cherry.
Solor-"Maryland, My Maryland"
Miss Vera Conover
IChorus-"John Browns Body" Club
Songs OF the South
Mrs. y. StillWell Van Buskirk
Solo and Quartet--"Carry Me Back
to Ole Virginnny,' Mrs. j. Leon
Schanck, Mrs. Fred G. Ogden, Mrs.
w. F. Stanhope and Mrs. Phelps
Cherry.
Dixie" singing by the Club.
Mrs. Edwin H. Wharton is the ac-
companist OF the afternoon.
Mrs. Z. Francis Ehrlich, chairman
of the handicraft department. stated
that the usual monthly meeting
would not be held during April.
The important event of the busi-
ness program was the annual
election of officers and those who
served the past year were unan!-
mously elected to serve a second
term as follows;
President. Mrs. Edgar T. Hoose:
vice, president, Mrs. Fred f. Arm
strong; recording secretary, Mrs.
John T Wyckoff; corresponding Sec
retary. Mrs. o. c. Bogardus; treas
urer. Mrs. James r. Walling.
In turn the president has asked
the chairman of the various depart
ments to serve for another year as
follows:
Literary. Mrs. John W. Keough;
music. Miss Annie L. Tilton dra-
matte. Mrs. C. Leon arrison; social,
Mrs. L. Brewer Walling: home
economics, Mrs. w. S. Wallace.