Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-23
BOOM MRS. E. H. BOYNTON
FOR DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT

WOODBRIDGE, Nov. 23-The
name of Mrs. L. H. Boynton was
placed in nomination for third dis
trict vice president at the meeting
OF the Woman's Club of Woodbridge
Township held at the home of the
president, Mrs. j. II. Thayer Mar
tin, yesterday afternoon. A brief
business session preceded a most eX-
cellent program. The repeating of
the Lords Prayer was followed by
the singing of the club song writ
ten by Mrs. Montgomery Balfour.
The treasurer's report gave
$S24.70 in the general fund. and
$125.57 in the benefit fund, making
a total of S960.27.
Reports were given by the various
chairmen of departments and Mrs.
Martin introduced the new chairman
of the legislative committee, Mrs.
Charlie Phillips of Carteret.
The secretary then read the rec
concentrations from the board of di-
rectors to the club.
First. That the Woman's Club CO.
operate with the various organiza-
lions in the town in establishing a
play ground with equipment in the
park, now in the making under the
direction of Park Commissioner Da-
vid A. Brown. The recommendation
was unanimously accepted.
Second. That the Woman's Club
of Woodbridge Township place in
nomination the name of its first
president, Mrs. l.. II. Boynton, for
third district vice president in the
third district. Upon motion of Mrs.
L. j. Acker, seconded by Mrs. Mont
gomery Balfour, this recommended
ton was accepted in a most enthusi-
astic Mrs. Boynton re-
sponded in a Few words expressing
her appreciation of the love and
loyalty of her fellow club members
and OF the vision in her heart of
what a club could and should be.
A further motion vas passed that
suitable cards bearing the nominal
ton and endorsement of the five
clubs which are waiting a~nxiously
to endorse Mrs. B~oynton's nomina-
ton, be printed and sent throughout
clubs in the state. A further rec
ommendation was to the effect that
a temporary Christmas tree be
placed on the high SCHOOL grounds
this year and lighted from Christ
mas eve to New Years. The boxes
OF candy, however. will not be dis
tributed this year and the money
formerly spent for candy will be
used where it will do the greatest
amount of good. The chairman of
civics and public health to be in
charge of this expenditure.
Mrs. w. II. Tombs, president of
the Sewaren History Club gave the
greetings OF her club and Mrs. Boyn-
ton spoke a few words as a state
chairman.
Mrs. Reginald Crowell of Metu-
chen, sang most beautifully THE
Kerry Dance" MI. Vause accom-
panied Mrs. Crowell. Mrs. Walter
Altman state chairman of institu-
tional cooperation was the next
speaker. Mrs. Altman spoke of the
many ways in which her department
not only carried cheer but aidCd
in many ways caring for the wards
of the state. She spoke of the re-
CEN cures, particularly among the
insane and of the asylums as places
to cure rather than keep these I'M
fortunate wards of the state. The
Railway reformatorv is a wonderful
institution, where by working the
boys receive an inspiration to re-
turn to the world and it's work,
better equipped for life, but their
cells for bedrooms are not in keep
ing with their work by day. For
this reason moving the states
prison to the refrrmatory is being
contemplated and building a new
cottage plan reformatory in Hun
terdon county. She said 1--WE are