Palisadian., 1925-02-13
CEfside and
FQirUielU Notes
Regular Meeting

The February meeting of the
Woman's Club of Cliffside Park was
held on Thursday of last week at the
home of Mrs. C. B. Hearn with the
president, Mrs. Geo. Hail. in the
chair.
After the usual department reports
of varied activities, the club voted
to purchase the complimentary tick
cts sent by the Alan Mutt Post of the
American Legion for their dance.
To the Civics Department of the
club was referred the matter of Sc
curing information as to nurses. 1t
was stated that the borough has a
visiting prenatal nurse, who cares for
the poor.
A letter of thanks was read from
Madame Wheeler for the basket of
flowers presented her as a token of
appreciation for her work with the
Community Concert.
The Oradell Hospital sent thanks
for the money donated by the club
at Christmas time which was used for
an ice cream treat for the children.
Mrs. Benda, Mrs. Heaton and Mrs.
R. McC1ave had attended an art ex-
hibit under Federation auspices and
Mrs. Benda gave report on it. Mrs.
Heaton reported on the recent meet
ing of the Civic Forum in Hacken-
sack.
Mrs. Thayer, delegate to the Sixth
District Conference, gave report of
that interesting session with it's in
spring addresses, it's music by high
school pupils and poems by four
teen-year-old girl.
The clubhouse subject occupied
the remainder of the afternoon, with
active discussion and the reading of
the questionnaires with comments.
The consensus of opinion was in
favor of clubhouse but for a more
easily handled plan than that sub
mitted by the trustees.
The proposition presented to the
club by the board of clubhouse trus-
tees was voted down and it was later
voted to make concentrated effort
to raise one thousand dollars by No
vember l toward the clubhouse fund.
A plan for financing was suggested
by the Literature Department and
met with favor.
With more definite and concrete
proposition than ever before to work
for, many cherish the expectation that
the clubhouse will become reality
within a comparatively short time.
An amendment to raise the yearly
dues to five dollars was proposed and
will be decided at the next meeting.
Home Economics Department Meeting
The regular meeting of the Home
Economics Department of the Cliff
side Park Womans Club will be held
on Thursday, February 19, at half
past two o'clock, in the home of Mrs.
Metzler, 270 Lafayette avenue, Grant
wood.
The topic for information and dis
cussion will be "The Care of Furni-
ture" Mrs. Langston will act as
chairman.
The Marigold dance orchestra will
furnish the music at the grand annual
ball to be given by the Fairview Hook
and Ladder Co. No. 2, in st Johns
Hall on Saturday. February 21. Nor
man Hoffman is chairman of the COM
mittee and Ralph Bataglia fioorman
Harry Barber, we'll known real es-
tate man in Bergen and Hudson coun-
ties, will erect a handsome residence
for his personal occupancy, which will
be designed in the Georgian period by
Architect Harry Lucht, of Fulton Ter
race, Cliffside.
The Fairview Hose Company No. 8
held a meeting Monday night in the
Firehouse on Walker street.
A social evening was enjoyed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith
of Marion avenue on Saturday night.
A pleasant time was enjoyed with
music, singing and dancing as enter
tainment, and midnight supper was
served on a pretty table having a CEN
terpiece of cut flowers and favors at
each place card. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Ludwig of Grandview
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Schultz of Fairview
Mr.. and Mrs. A Miller of Grantwood
and Charles Smith, Jr
Mrs. John Johannas of $50 Roose-
welt street is confined to her home by
an attack of grip.