The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-04
THB WoMAN's CLUB.
Last Meeting of n Season Held
Yesterday at Hasbro uckss.

Meeting of the season hAei0
Yesterday at Hasbrouckss.
The last meeting of the Jersey City Wom-
ans Club for this season was held in Has
brouck Hall yesterday afternoon at half
past three. The platform. which had been
decorated with palms and bright rugs. was
occupied by the President, Miss Celie Gaines,
Mrs. George Clerihew, Mrs. A. j. Newbury,
Miss Cornelia Post. Miss Jennie Horsiey,
Mrs. John Palmer and Mrs. d. F. DeHart:
The meeting was called to order by the
President, who announced that Miss Emma
King would favor the club with q "Chanson'
On The violin. Mrs. Robert Lyle accom-
panied in her usual sympathetic manner:
Miss King played charmingly and delighted
everyone with her selection. She was fol-
loved by Miss Lucy Nelson, who sang, as
she only can sing. that pretty ballad Fiddle
and T." She was heartily elcored and kind
ly rendered another song. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Lyle on the piano and Miss
King on the violin.
After this delightful musical prelude, Miss
Gaines proceeded TO the regular business or
the day. The reading of the minutes was
followed by the reports Of the various com.
mittees. Mrs. G. w. Case, the Chairman OF
the Executive Committee, being absent, her
report was read by Miss Louise G. Farranu.
This report recommended that seven diff
ferent committees be appointed by the Presi-
dent. These included a permanent Hecep-
ton Committee of five an ENTERTAINMENT
Committee, another to investigate educa-
tional subjects, another to investigate the
treatment Of women and children in factor
les, another to report on the condition OF
women employed in stores and still another
TO form a health protective association.
Miss Coruelia Post. who had served as
secretary pro TEN for the Board Of Man,
ayers of the Womau's Exchange. then read
her report. She stated that at 9 meeting
recently held In the home OF Mrs y. d..
Perry, the committee appointed Mrs. Au-
gustus Creveling, Chairman; Miss Kinds,
Secretary, and Mrs Walter Hilton, Treas
urer. They had decided also to sell at two
dollars a piece c~onsigpors' tickets In order TO
start the exchange on q proper basis Ine
committee resolved further TO ask the CLUB
for a loan of fifty dollars.
The President then announced the various
committees which it had been voted to form
and added three members to the Board or
Managers of the Woman's Exchange. The
complete list is as foilows:-
Mrs. Augustus Creyeling, Mrs. DR.. Rae,
Miss Kinds, Mrs. Walter Hilton, Mrs. Ly-
man Fiske, Mrs. Willard Fiske, Miss Louise
Edge, Mrs. Thomas Williams, Mrs. Dr.. Dur
RE, Mrs. Frank Stevens, Miss Doremus, Miss
Clara Post, Mrs. Robert Lyle, Mrs. George
w. Case, Miss Cornelia Post, Mrs. 0. H..
Perry, Mrs. Brinkerhotf, Mrs. DR.. Koonz,
Mrs. George Wilson, Mrs. Spencer Weart,
Mrs. James Noe, Miss Minnie Noble. Miss
Katharine Spier, Mrs. S. Darling and Miss
Lucy Nelson.
The House Committee Of the Board OF
Managers has been instructed to find rooms
tor the Exchange, in order that 1t may be
started early in the fall.
In accordance with the Executive Com
mittee's recommendation, 1t was voted that
the club should join the Federation of Wom-
o-J, C1r,hc Mscc Goiroc opd Mrs DE Hart
were chosen delegates to the Biennial Con-
vention of this Federation, which is held in
Philadelphia next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The President then stated that all the
speakers who had been invited to address
the club had, except one, from some cause
or other, failed to appear, and that they
were consequently obliged to rely on home
talent. She herself proceeded to make a
few witty remarks or the fast disappearing
type, the "Hannah James, who believed In
a total effacement of self. Miss Gaines re-
marked that Ibsen, the mighty viking OF the
north had struck the death blow to these
allsacrifcing women by shooting the arrow.
i~ndividuaiism. Her address was received
with sympathetic applause.
Mrs. DeIIart was next introduced to talk
on Women In the club" She spoke tor
some time In her usual earnest manner, hold
ing the attention of her audience by the
clear ana logical SDaCemeu5 OF nef Viowo,
She reviewed woman's position from the
earliest time to the present, r~emarking that
the daughters of Eve were evoluting slowly,
but surely. Mrs. De Hart stated that higher
education was ueeded most by domestic
women, for they have the obles work to
perform-the training of the human mind,
She thought that high living and noble
thinking ought to be the motto of every
woman In the club, for then it would prove
a centre whence blessings would flow. She
concluded by saying that clubs" tended to
mako woman's minds hospitable TO new
truth since the statement of many differing
opinions led to a broadening of views.
Miss Jennie Horsley then read an article
describing the duties Of the Health Protec-
tive Association. At its conclusion it was
voted 70 extend g vote OF THANKS to Miss
Gaines and Mrs. De Hart for their excellent
addresses. The club then adjourned until
next October.
Among those present was Mrs. Moffatt,
the President Of a prominent New York
club. She he'd expected to speak on THE
Club Woman in the Home but. on account
Of a severe cold was unable to read her
Danef.