The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-17
JERSEY WOMEN EXHIBIT.
Committees Hard at Work
on Preparations for the
Coming Fair.
MRS. GARRETSON in CHARGE
Miss NJ. L. Manners the Secretary
Prominent Names Upon the
Committees List.

1t is certain that they are now III Sasis~
factory working condition, with a pros
pect of speedy results. AS everyone
knows who mas had anything to do Win
committee work, 1t Is not the doing, but
the getting at it, that takes time, and
now that Jersey City has been since last
November in getting at it, there is a
prospect tina in a very few weeks The last
paper will he on its way to headquar-
tiers.
Mrs. Abram Q. Garretson of Mercer
street. is the President, appointed by
Mrs. A. Stevens of Castle Point. State
President. The Secretary is Miss Marie
l.. Manners OF Barrow street, an d
fatipable of the N~eedlework
Guild, identified with many such plans
for charity.
The plan adopted has been to assign to
a number of ladies one or more branches
of women's work for investigation and
report. This afternoon the members are
In session at No. 2S7 Barrow street, where
committees will be formed and 1nferma-
ton exchanged. The ladies OF the COM
mlttee. as they appear upon the printed
slip given by the Secretary to the writer.
are:-Mrs. Martha Dodd. Mrs. Joseph d.
Bedle, Mrs. Joseph D. Bedle, Jr., Mrs.
Doremus Wortendyke. Mrs. William
Lutkins, Mrs; Gilbert Collins. Mrs;
Allison. Miss NJ. L. Edge. Mrs. Frederic
Pangborn, Miss Georgia Welsh, Mrs. w.
p. Watson. Mrs. Etrie Henderson, Mrs.
Charles Winfield. Miss May Lamberton,
Miss Maud Brett, Mrs. Henry Niese.
QUESTIONS n ANSWERS.
In additlon to this is a set OF question
sheets containing space with queries as
runrk md tho mama nf fh0aa
who will answer them. They read as fol-
lows:-Whar hospitals, orphanages and
homes are managed by women, or in
which women act as ~assistautsf Over
this question, Mrs. j. Warren Harden
berg of Pacific avenue, has spent a vast
amount of time and LABOR. What
charitable organizations Of women are
country? This has employed the leisure
of Mrs. Spencer Weart. Number OF
women managing philanrhropic associa-
lions, Mrs. j.. d. Bedle. Number of women
managing philantbropic associations. Mrs.
Falkinburgh of York street. Number
of day nurseries. Miss NJ. l.. Edge. OF
Wayne street; Number. Of homes for
women, Miss Kiugsland; Number Of re-
formatories, Mrs. Martha Dodd; What
literary societies and what are their sta
tistics? Mrs. Horace c. Wait; What
books have been published by women.
what newspaper and magazine articles?
Mrs. NJ. e. Bowen; List of colonial and
revolutionary relics, and by whom owned.
Mrs. w. w. Varick and Miss Dora Smith:
List OF old laces, fans, embroideries. jew
els, silver, etc., that will be loaned to the
Woman's Building, Mrs. Alexander I.
McGill and Miss Olmsted; What women
graduates from colleges are residents of
the citys Miss May Lamberton; What art
schools fer women? What colleges
for women exist? Miss Mlnnie Nelson;
What kindergartensp Miss Maud Brett,
Number of women teaching In Sunday
schools, Mrs. James Forster; Number Of
women teaching IN private schools, Miss
Van C1eef: Number of women engaged
in press work, Miss Eva Williams; Num-
Der of women teaching in public schools,
Miss Gardner; Number of inventions
models where possible, Mrs. c. q. Black;
Amount of money collected for missions
by women, Mrs. P. d. Van Cleef; Num-
Der of schools, public aud private, Miss
Blanche Manners; How many women are
engaged in professions? Dr. Sarah e. De
Hart FernaId; How many women teach
ing in temperance and night SCHOOLS?
Mrs. Hannah Cairns.
C~LERGYMEN ENLISTED.
In addition to this, the com mittee have
prepared a list of questions to be pre-
scented to the various clergymen OF the
city, running as follows:-
1st. What charitable organizations are there
in your church that are managed by women, or
in which women nave a voice.? Also number of
women members, date of organization of So
city and work accomplished by 1t.
I'd. What Societies, literary or otherwise, exist
in your church in which women are interested?
Please state number of members. date of or
ganization and work accomplished
Sd. What charitable bequests have peer made
in your congregation; have any OF them con,
r;b,,fa ht,iidfppG narfC nf h1i l0iUOG mamnrIQl
windows or other important Improvements?
4th. Are there in your congregation any stu
dents, poets, authors, artists, puolic singers or
doctors who are women, actresses or profess
sional nurses? II 80, kindly give names and ad-
dresses.
5th. Can you give me the number of women
teaching In your Sunday school, amount Of
money dubbed by women for missions, orphan
ages or homes connected with your church,
managed by your church, or in which women Of
your church act as assistants?
9Th. What plumber of women of your church
engaged in hospital work as boards or auxiliary
board?
18th. What lumber of women in your church
engaged IN temperance work?
9Th. Have you any Kindergarten, kitchen
garden or creche connected with your church,
II there is any other information connected
with women which you can give, by doing so,
you will greatly oblige,
Very sincerely yours.
Miss M. L. MANNERS, Secretary.
Jersey City. N. j., February =, 1888.
1t Will not De an easy matter TO secure
colonial and revolutionary relics for ex-
hibition, as it has not yet been decided
how much space TO assign to this depart
ment, aud owners of valuable relics will
not be anxious to send them under such
circumstances. 1t is hoped that O list of
such antiquities, with the names and
addresses Of owners. can be prepared and
sent to the Fair. A beautiful specimen
of typographical art and historical value.
has been sent from Salem County.
Almost all our .'oId families possess a
number of such heirlooms. indeed it was
only last night that the writer was shown
a solid mahogany dresser, with worked
brass handles and rods, more than ITO
years old, the property Of Mrs. William
e. Mar win, of Communipaw avenue, and
upon it a bowl that has been In the family
more than 1855 years. Mrs. John Vat
Horne, has colonial relics that We're
were viewed by Washington Irving.
INFORMATION STILL WANTED.
Should any woman possess information
on any of the subjects assigned above, i5
will confer a favor upon the committee
Tor her to communicate with them. Mrs.
Garretson's address liz No. vs. Mercer
street; and Miss Manners, No. 2S7 Barrow
street, As. the time is now growing very
short information should be forwarded
immedia. ely.
MRS. TEETSEL RECEIVES.
Mrs. Alfred Teetsel Of Pacific venue
gave a large reception last night in honor
OF her daughter, Miss Susie Teetsel. The
drawing rooms. nails aud staircase were