The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-20

NEWS presents has compliments to De
ladies Of Jersey CITY, and respectfully
d1cites their cooperation IN making
this column a feature Of general inter
est and utility. Information and sag
gestaoas ne earnestly solicited, and
assurance Is gaoen that all comnu1aS-
cations DiU receioe immediate and
careful attention, and aoiU be regarded
as strictly confidential If the aCriters so
desire.
The Guild, a prominent society of
the Wayne Street Reformed Church,
is doing much good in many ways.
The ways are SO numerous and
diversified hat I found it quite q
difficult thing to get at their plan of
action. The society has been formed
a number of years and has gradually
absorbed the Church Work Society,"
which used to attend to all the i'm
cidental expenses of the church.
The ladies find the many tasks
given them to do extremely pleasant,
and are always ready to accept in the
way of work whatever they can per-
form. They are cheerful workers and
never shrink from any task which can
either benefit their church or the poor
and needy who are the beneficiaries of
their bounty.
The officers of the Guild are:--Presi-
dent, Mrs. Rae, wife of DIR. Rae; secre-
tary, Miss lutkins; treasurer, Mrs. j.
T. Mclaughlin.
The members meet about once a
month, and generally in the lecture
room of the church. Then they al
range their plan of work for some time
ahead. The money, of which they
need a considerable amount, is raised
by fairs, concerts and other entertain
ments.
The current expenses of the church,
such as furnishing, are met by the
money procured in this manne
Most active in the work of the society
is Mrs. Van Cleef, wife of the pastor,
who is ever busy executing some plan
for the church's benefit. Mrs. Van
Cleef is gifted with a large amount Of
tact and seems to possess a natural
faculty for keeping this society, which
is composed entirely Of ladies, in har-
monious working order,
This is not always an easy thing to
do in societies of this kind, for where
there are SO many a diversity of
opinion is sure to exist unless there is
some presiding genius who kindly
smooths away the little wrinkles be-
fore they become in any respect
formidable. Although she does not
hold an executive position in the
Guild, much of the executive work is
done by Mrs. Van Cleef, and the ladies
readily recognizing her ability to act
in society matters, are very willing to
resign the management to her care.
Mrs. Rae is also an active member of
the society and does much in her
pleasant, clever manner to make its
undertakings successful. She is now
busy. together with some of the other
festival which viii be given as soon al
the fruit is cheap enough to make the
undertaking a safe one.
In fact, the entire work of the Guild
is in too good running order to have
unlocked for incidents occur that are
generally so interesting, and although
the ladies in no way regret it, the
meetings are quiet and one a fac
smile of another. Some of the other
ladies who are active in the Guild are
Mrs. D~odgshun, Mrs. Davey, Mrs.
Wortendyke, Mrs. Coleman, Misses
Lutkins, Miss Myrtle Griswold, Miss
Carrie Van Cleef, Miss Ella Van Cleef,
Miss May Dixon, Mrs. Greene, Miss
Wanser, Miss Dora Smith, Miss
Meschutt, Miss T~raphagen, Miss Suy-
dam. Mrs. Schofield, Miss Bailey,
Misses Blauvelt and Miss Caswell.
Kate Chase's Daughter.
The first time that l had ever had
the opportunity of seeing Ethel Chase
Sprague upon the boards was at the
Greek play. / had heard a great deal
about the talents and beauty of this
eldest daughter of Kate Chase
Sprague. She is a very handsome
girl, a little above the medium size,
well formed and with a face that de-
notes intellectually. She lacks some
thing of that magnificent neck and
head which made her mother such a
striking figure even in her childhood.
The magnificent Greek dress she wore
showed her form to perfection, and
she gave her lines in good voice, and
her movements were very graceful.
Naturally, in q singing piece, where all
the work is done practically in chorus,
there was no opportunity for her to
show the strength of her dramatic
powers, but l am told that she pos
sesses a good deal of ability in that
direction. She will finish her studies
this year and next season will prob
ably be q member of one of Mr.. Froh-
mans regular companies. -Phaladel-
phiG Times.
Almost Any Color Suited Her.
Ten years ago Miss Nettie Green, of
Orange, N. j., was married to Adolf
plus Black, a Jersey City preacher.
Her husband dying not long after, she
repeated the journey to the altar with
a DR.. Brown, of Chicago. He died