Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-17
CLUB
GIVES BANQUET
Annual Event of SeWaren Or
uanization is Held in New
ark Hotel

sEWAREN. May 1.-THE annual
luncheon OF the Sewaren History
Club was held at the Robert Treat
hotel in Newark yesterday. The
luncheon was sarved in the Meal
lister gallery. The committee in
charge of arrangements being Mrs.
A. L. Sofield. Mrs. c. f. Lewis. Mrs.
A G. Walker and Mrs. James Ha.-
diman. The members and guests
were seated at eight tables. The
deco 'ations were composed of cen
terpieces in the club colors. blue AMI
gold, so arranged that each one
received a small bouquet. The guests
OF homer each received a small cor
saga bouquet from the c~enterpiece at
the officers tables. After the singing
of America and all repeating the
Lords prayer, the guests were
seated.
Mrs. ]. H. Love was the toast
gracious manner introducing each
speaker most appropriately.
Mrs w. w. Jackson was first call
ed upon for greeting to u guets
of the Federation, D. A. r. an |
Daughters of 1912. Mrs. Jackson S
toast was in rhyme and she spoke
of them all as daughters. this theme
bein taken up by the speakers
which followed.
Mrs. H. B. Coombe rave the toast
ITO Our President Mrs. Tomhs
responded in her accustomed
charming
Mrs. c. A. de Russy gave the
toast. ITO Our Club Members" il
a more or less humorous vein.
Mrs. Lester White and Mrs. F. r.
Valentine then played on violin and
piano in their always delightful way.
Miss Mary L. Daniels, of Ocean
Grove, newly elected vice president
of the Federation from the Southern
district and an honorary member of
the club, spoke. Mrs. c. r. Banks,
of North Plainfeld, regent of the d.
A. r., also an honorary member,
spoke next. Mrs. Banks told of the
national congress of the D.. A. r., and
other interesting matters.
Regrets were then read from Mrs.
J. II. Thayer Martin, president Of
the Woman's Club of Woodbridge
Township, who was unable to at
tend.
Mrs. C. A. Prickett, third district
vice president gave greetings. Mrs.
White and Mrs. Valentine played two
more selections.
Mrs. Walter NJ. Aikmen, chair
man Of Institutional Cooperation
spoke in a most interesting way OF
the work accomplished by the de-
partment in the past year. Mrs. Oak
lev Cooke, state chairman of music,
spoke very pleasingly and then sang
Annie Laurie" Mrs. A. G. Brown
read a beautiful modern poem en-
titled, God Dances on the Hills"
Mrs. Tombs then proposed a toast
to Mrs. Dorsey president OF the
Perth Amboy Woman's Club who was
unable to be present, but sent a lit
tie poem of greeting which was read
her club and also an honorary mem
Der Of the History Club. Regrets were
also given for Mrs. Aylin Pierson,
| Of the Metuchen Club.
A toast by Mrs. c. NJ. Cooper for
Mother Turner" was most fitting
Mrs. Tombs proposed a toast to
Mrs, Nafew, Mrs. Won Emburg,
Miss Peer and Mrs. Cooke.
The last toast was ITO our alb
sent ones" and was given by Mrs.
Love. The singing of a verse of the
Star Spangled Banner" completed
the program.
Those present included: Mrs. c.
r. Banks, North Plainfield; Mrs. Ada
Nafew, EatontoWn; Mrs. ii. T.. PICK
ersgill, Mrs. Lester White, Perth
Amboy: Mrs. w. NJ. Altman, Glen
Ridge; Mrs. Oakley Cooke, Caldwell;
Miss Mary L. Daniels, Ocean Grove;
Mrs. c. A. Prickett, M%etuchen: Mrs.
Curtiss, Mrs. Green, Mrs. r. Glidden
and Mrs. II. B. Coombe, of Brooklyn;
Mrs. Won Emburg, Mrs. A. Stevens,
Mrs. Albert Leu and Miss Peer, of
Newark; Mrs. Walter Higgins, Mrs.
W. NJ. Weiant, Mrs. G. T. Lewis, Mrs.
NJ. 1. Demarest, Mrs. A. +. Rankin,
| Mrs. f. NJ. Shock, Mrs. A. A. Quinn,
Mrs. c. NJ. Cooper, Mrs. ]. A. Lahey,
| Mrs. A. c. Walker, of Sewaren; Mrs.
A. G. Brown, Mrs. j. H. Love, Mrs,
| NJ. D. Valentine, Mrs. F. r. Valen-
tine, Mrs. G. NJ. Valentine, Mrs. G,
B. Craske, Mrs. F. l. Perry, Mrs. w
w. jackson, Mrs. James Hardiman,
! Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Riley, of Ro-
selle; Mrs. j. G. Walker and Miss
Martha Burroughs, of Bellemeadi
Mrs. E. Fiigan and Mrs. +. w. Bob
len, Of Elizabeth: Mrs. w. H. Tombs
Mrs. L. II. Brown, Mrs. F. T. Howell
| Mrs. Louis Neuberg, Mrs. Irving
Smith, Mrs. W. H. Turner. Mrs. t
| II. Turner, Mrs. T. f. Zettlemoyer
! Mrs. A. F. Sofeld, Mrs. Joseph Mark
Mrs. John Lockwood, Mrs. Olir
| Bradford, Mrs. G. A. deRussy and
AE;ez Aaria,, 7 ove of Woodbridpe.