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News Of The Women’s Club Palisade Porch Tea Party—In celebration of its twentieth aniversary the Woman’s club of Palisade, held a porch tea party on Friday afternoon, June 3, at the home of the retiring president Mrs. Hal T. Beans, assistant hostes ses, members of the executive board. A number of the guests were dress ed in costumes which were fashionable twenty years ago. These reminders of the past, coupled with the singing of popular old-time songs, the reading of minutes of the first meetings of the , club and news items from early issues of the “Falisadian,” provided a very delightful form of entertainment. Another feature of the afternoon was the reading of reports of dele gates to the spring convention in At lantic City. Mrs. Cochran’s report gave a complete resume of the entire proceedings and proved to be very in teresting. The delegates were pleased to be able to announce that the Woman’s club of Palisade received honorable mention for its dramatic work this season and that Mrs. Binncr won sec ond prize with her poem “Shadows,” in the literary contest. The poem follows: That so brief a joy should loose so long a memory; It lies across my heart Like the straight, still shadows Of slim trees Late in the afternoon. Helen Pratt Binner Cliffside Park Annual Meeting—The regular and the annual meeting of the Woman’s club of Cliffside Park was held on Thursday last at the home of Mrs. N. E. Stein with president Mrs. Dana in the chair. At the opening, Mrs. Washington, ... representing the Salvation Army made a brief plea for that work. Mrs. Bagley, legislative chairman gave a very full report of many bills passed. Three new members, Mrs. O’Toole, Mrs. Milner and Mrs. Flood, were then • introduced by the vice-president, Mrs. Conroy. Mrs. Ahearn gave a brief report from the State Federation of Women’s Clubs, as to the music studio fund to which the club, at the recent con vention, made an additional donation, besides its quota. The resignation of Mrs. Whitman, on account of distant residence, was accepted with regret. The invitation of Mrs. Blake, for a garden party to be given by the club, bn her grounds, was accepted for September. The club will hold its opening meeting in the fall, on Thurs day, September 15, instead of its us ' pal date which would be too early for some members to be home, and the meeting will take place in the Lawton avenue school. > By a large majority vote of mem bers present the annual dues were in creased. A splendid report of the high lights of the May convention of Women’s Clubs, was given by the delegate, Mrs. liana, who gave outlines of the ad dresses of the speakers, told of the dinner and jokes and bright sayings, of the song composed by Mrs. Hall, sung and applauded at the general convention meeting, the presence of the beloved first president of the Fed eration, Mrs. Yardley, now 85 years of age, of the Nfcw Jersey club wo man’s magazinp with all expenses and loan paid after its 10-months’ exis tence, and other items making an in teresting compact report. Mrs. Hall, the other delegate, add ed her report as to the beautiful . scene of the reception, the musical features, interspersed with bright an ecdotes and humorous quotations heard at the meetings. Mrs. Ahearn also spoke of the beautiful scene at the president’s re ception, the attractive gowns, the flowers carried by each president, etc The annual reports presented bj each chairman showed wonderful work accomplished during the season. The club monthly bulletin has paid all the expenses of its ten issues with $10 balance and much praise from tht Federation. Mrs. Hall is the editor. The Legislative chairman, Mrs Bagley, a new member, has uttended all the Federation Legislative meet ings, Trenton, Newark, Jersey City, and brought back full reports. The Home Economics department Mrs. Burns chairman, has had its prifitable monthly meetings instruct ing in home science, candy making egg dishes, lamp shade making, Pub lie Service demonstration, Travelling Luncheon, suggestions for school do mestic science course, and food sale raising money for the club house fund The members also provided afternoor tea for a club meeting when Mrs Wooster was guest of honor and speaker. The Fine Arts department, Mrs. llonaldson chairman, has had ten de lightful and educational meetings with programs of music, drama, book re views, poetry, current topics, an art treasury exhibit, and two original t. plays, and some poems have been writ ten by members. , The department also provided a pro gram of drama and music for the Club’s birthday meeting and raised money for a “Treasure Hunt,” for the club house fund. Speakers for the year have been Mrs. B. C. Wooster, Mrs. A. R. B6 gcrt and Judge Preston. , The Trustees Board, Mrs. Banville, chairman, has held ten special meet ings besides its regular monthly meet ings, raised money for the club house, by a card party, and by strenuous ef forts has secured estimates and plan for building from builders, and is ne gotiating a loan. The secretary, Mrs. Josephson, re ported the many members for. the Parliamentary law class, the photo graph of the club in the Sunday Times at that paper’s request, the celebra tion of the club’s twenty-second birth day, the Christmas seal committee going “over the top,” in the borough subscriptions, eighty-seven packages as Christmas gfts to the disabled war veterans, Mrs. Leopold, chairman,'and other valuable work accomplished. The treasurer, Mrs. Mileham report ed among benevolent gifts, $10 to War veterans, and other sums to War or phans, Federation endowment fund, the club protegee in Old Folk’s Home, etc. A number of member^ have sub scribed to the New Jersey club woman, and Mrs. Hall has been appointed by the Sixth District Vice President, to be chairman of this district for that magazine. Please send subscriptions to her. After the annual reports, the new officers were welcomed, Mrs. Ahcarn, vice-president; Mrs. Yeager, treasur er; Mrs. Kuenstelr, aiyciliary member of executive committee and Mrs. Con roy, trustee. The pleasant meeting closed with re freshments served by the hostess, who was given a hearty vote of thanks. State and County News In Brief Bergen County residents will profit by having the ultra-violet rays of nat ural sunlight made more available to them as a curative agency through the action of the board of managers of Bergen Pines, the Bergen County hospital, authorizing the architects who are designing a new wing for the scarlet fever pavilion to specify the use pf vitaglass in glazing the solaria windows on both the first and second floors, according to an announcement made early this week by Dr. Joseph R. Morrow, superintendent. A total area of about 500 square feet will be used, through which will fldod the health portion of sunshine, those vital invis ible ultra-violet rays that are excluded from the interior when ordinary win dow glass is used. In celebration of the ninety-fifth an niversary of its organization, special services were held last Sunday in the First Presbyterian church in Hacken sack. The anniversary sermon was preached by the pastor, Rev. Dr. C. R. Kuebler. The anniversary services were continued in the evening, when another special service was held. A gift of $100,000 to the Yale school of Music by Irving W. Bonbright, of Englewood, N. J.| is announced by the Yale Endowment Fund Committee of which George Parmly Day is the ex ecutive chairman. Mr. Bonbright, who is not himself a graduate of Yale, wishes to establish a fund in the school of music in memory of his brother, James Howard Bonbright, who died in 1887 while a student at Yale College in the Class of 1890. He was a mem ber of the Yale Glee Club and had wide musical interests. Camp Columbus, the State Council Knights of Columbus camp for boys, will open on July 2. The camp is lo cated at Culver Lake, on the outskirts of Branchville, and is readily acces sible on the D. L. and W. Railroad, or by automobile. Irene Kuckowar, 6 years old, of 292 River road, Edgewater, had her right foot crushed by the rear wheel of a truck driven by Albert Peterson and owned by John J. McGarry, of Edge water, shortly after 4 o’clock on June 2. The accident happened on River road, Edgewater, as the little girl was crossing the street. The Bergen County association, from its office in Hackensack, sent the following cablegram on Monday to Clarence D. Chamberlin in Berlin: “Clarence D. Chamberlin: “Care of American Embassy, Ber lin, Germany: “The officres and members of Ber gen County Association congratulate you and Levine on your safe arrival in Berlin. Will tender you proper fel icitations at dinner when you return. J. W. BINDER, Secretary.” One of the smallest towns in the country, Teterboro, with 19 inhabi tants, the home of Clarence Chamber lin, is planning a reception to that brilliant aviator which, although not .so elaborate as that of the larger cities in the East, will, however, express the j same warm feeling with perhaps a bit more of the hompeoming spirit. On Tuesday morning, a disastrous fire gutted the Manhattan building at Bergeniine avenue and Thirty-sixth street, Union City, causing damage to building and contents of more than $500,000. Two firemen, Chief Fred “Buck" Schicr and his driver, fireman Joseph Firenze, were injured, trolley and bus traffic was delayed for seven hours and telephone and electric light and power service in the immediate vicin ity arc out of commission. The blaze, which started shortly before 3 o’clock, was not, under control until after 7. The Monroe street Public School, Ridgewood, Bergen County, a three story brick building, is in ruins fol lowing a blaze which started in the cellar and swept the entire building before the arrival of firemen on Mon day last. The loss is estimated at about $250, 000. The building contained about eighteen class room3 and accommodat ed about four hundred school children. No one wa3 in the structure when the fire started. Jury Fail* To Reach A . £ Vejdict ln Zeigler C&*$ The jury which tried Sergeant C. Zeigler, of the Interstate Park policy on the charge of assault and battery by auto, failed to reach an agreement on Tuesday afternoon after deliberat ing for three hours and were dis charged. ' It is alleged that Zeigler struck lit tle Helen Rock, 7, of Edgewater, » number of months ago seriously in juring her and then fled the scene of the accident. He was arrested four and a half hours after the accident by Detective Walter Fraser. Zeigler’s chief defense was that he did not know he hit the child but the girls who were riding with him at the time testified that he did hit the child and that they told him ht did. How ever, the jury was unabl£ to agree on a verdict and were dismissed. Judge Abram Lebson represented the defendant and Assistant Prosecu tor Joseph Preston, of CUlfside Park, represented the state. Might *r Wrong Direction? There It ne nee tor ue te ask. in* fously if; bur power Is Increasing, ■there Is no doubt of that The only question la whether )t ie Increasingly good or lnereaslngly evil.—AmOs ft. Wells. Inc. PALISADE AVE. S& RIVERSIDE DRIVE RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND BROADWAY t *■ i f. ,1 ;.A .10 MINUTES ♦ MLIIADI gardens O.IVEH The accompanying map shows the location of thf Ben* ■ V-.:. nett and Montgomery estate auction sales held by'mf in ; ■ 1919 and 1922 respectively. These lots since have double^, ' ' ; trebled and quadrupled in value and big profits have been - , , ? *• ., ■ ■■ made by the purchasers. Buyers of Palisade Gardens lots ; . > v . .. at the Agnes K. Murphy Mulligan sale Tomorrow, Sat- , , • urady, for a few hundred or a few thousand dollars each, , . k..-1 .V / should not have to wait until the opening of the Vehicular •' t ;• : Tunnel and the completion of the Hudson River Bridge ~ <• -;■> \ ; for the same big profits of the future realized by thf ;; . <" ; *,-• t lucky buyers of the Washington Heights and West Broipir . • ( : lots sold by me at auction in the past. 7 ; « Let Manhattan and Bronx Be Your Guide PALISADE GARDENS , AGNES-K. MURPHY MULLIGAN, Secretary and Manager PALISADE Bm°'“h FORT LEE, £% N. PUBLIC AUCTION J. To-Morrow, Saturday, June 11th At 2:30 p. m., on the premises, under tent, corner Palisade avenue and Route 10 (State Highway), Rain or Shine - :i ' .'*» 477 BUSINESS APARTMENT AND RESIDENTIAL LOTS ‘ On PALISADE AVE., the “FIFTH AVENUE” Store Front of BERGEN t , ; 'county 1 ! •.: j, Oh ANDERSON AVE. the “BROADWAY” of BERGEN COUNTY On ABBOTT BOULEVARD, FOREST ROAD And Adjaeeht •' . > , i The Coytesville Trolley from 125th street, Fort 'Lee Ferry, runs along Abbott boulevard, through the heart of Palisade Gardens. Ridgefield bus, from 125th street, Fort Lee Ferry, passes the property, which is only five minutes from 125th street, Fort Lee ferry, via two all-night trolleys. Property is reasonably restricted and near churches, schools and stores—has 22,000 feet of business frontage, and is NOW within fifteen minutes from Manhattan at a 10-cent fare. ■ • : i i ' S ' . 5 ; ( ■ IS jt> 6U KidAfGAGE 67 Liberty Street New York Telephone Cortlandt 0744 TITli: POLICIES • *, ■ ' ' If ; a k 8 • * , : ; ‘ \ ■ , f /■. - ' f ' - *, * < -t <| • ■••• '• *.» 1 •