The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-04
SERIOUS SOCIETY.
The Woman's Club Maps
Out Intellectual Work
for the Coming
Season.
WILL TACKLE THE WATER QUESTION
The Ramblers Will Send Delegates
to the Convention Of Women's
Clubs-Social News

Jersey City Woman's Club was held yes
lterday in the Club House, Belmont ave-
nue.. Although the club has not held
meetings during the summer 1t mas not
beenI idle as the various committees
have kept up their good work. The ex-
Change has been open all summer ana
has had a large patronage.
The. f.'Clubs Outlook was issued the
llast4week in September and sent to the
members. The "Outlook" contained the
reports of the various committees lot
the summer, and also the announce
ments of the change which is to be
made in the monthly meetings.
The meeting of the club yesterday was
opened by the roll call of the members.
1.-The roll showed that a large percentage
of themembers was present. AS 1t was
the first meeting of the season there
! was a great deal of time consumed IN
talk and the Presidents gavel had to
b. used repeatedly before unruly mem
bers would consent to enter the meeting
room. The members are more enthusl-
astic thar ever. if that could be posi-
BILE, and are ready and eager Tor the
work of the coming year.
The first report read was that of the
Executive Committee. The Chairman,
1 L 6GOISS W.. SdSCy iOt w
| present and the report was read by
Mrs. Henry Harrison. She said it had
been decided that the club would re-
main in the club house till the spring if
| the landlord would complete the terms
of his contract. The Executive Com
mittee has also decided that four of the
| eight meetings of the year will be re-
stricted to club members. At these
| y,araharc ppaotipeC tho ~ orro =, :, iS m
be an open discussion of a previously
announced subject and the reports of
the various committees will be read at
these meetings. The Executive Commit
tee requested that the press would alb
stain from giving reports of these meet
ings as it is thought that the timid
members will be more willing to speak
if no report is made. 1t was also de-
cided that hereafter the roll will be
called at each meeting in order that an
idea of the interest and attendance of
the member can be obtained.
The club members were asked to give
their opinions as to this report and all
seemed in favor of these restricted
meetings for discussion.
Mrs. George w. Clerihew, for the
Membership Committee reported that
five names had been proposed for adj
mission.
Mrs. Augustus Creveling, for the Ex-
change Committee, read the report of its
Secretary, Miss Kinds. She said the Elk
change had lone we'll during the year,
thanked the club for it's past patron
age, and asked for its continuance She
said the first anniversary of the opening
of the Exchange would be held Tuesday,
| October 20. :.
Mrs. Roorbach, Chairman of the Edu-
cational Committee, promised for the
committee that the study of parliament
tary law would be resumed this year.
She invited the club to the next meeting
of the committee to be held in the club
house, October II, at three o'clock.
DR.. M. f. De Hart, in her report of the
work of the Health Protective Commit
tee, said that the committee intend to
study physiology, hygiene and kindred
subjects, trusting that an earnest de-
termination to follow the truth when
known will be awakened in all.
Miss Gaines said a Swedish chemist
| had called upon her and shown her a
chemical which he claimed would purify
the Passaic water. Miss Gaines said he
poured a little of this chemical into the
dirty water and it actually did purify it.
The chemist asked permission to explain
it to the Woman's Club and the evening
of next Thursday, under the auspices of
| the Health Protective Committee, the
members and their friends will have an
| opportunity of hearing how to purify
the water Until We get our temporary
supply. THE chemist Will also tell the
methods of fltrstion used abroad.
B sMrsa Brice Conard said the Phi1an-
t9eHfbpioECommittee during the summer
had GS5l an outing to the Girls Fort
! nishtly9 Club, a free excursion to famil-
les ofo3 working people, and sent fifty
children to Chapel Hill for a two weeks
vacation This year they intend to do
| even more work than last year.
Miss Gaines said the petition for the
new High School was presented to the
Board of Education in June. TIL Board
was kind in its reception of the ornrmit
tee, and thanked the club for its interest
in their work. They said they hoped
they would at least be able to start a
new building while they were in power.
Miss Gaines thanked the press and the
Rev. Mr.. Scudder for their aid in~sec-
onding the efforts of the club in this di-
rection.
The club is entitled to four delegates
to the State Federation Convention
of Womens' Clubs. The following la
dies elected as delegates were:-Mrs.
George w. Clerihew, Mrs. Augustus
Creveling. Mrs. Howard Roorbach
and Mrs. Brice Collard, Two mem
bers of the club, Miss. Bradford of the
Whittier House ard Miss Philbrook. the
first New Jersey woman lawyer have
been invited to speak at the Federation
meeting.
An Invitation from the Universalist
Church to the man Club was read
and accepted with thanks. The invita-
tation was to the club to be present at
the meeting next Thursday afternoon,
October 10, when the convention will
be in the hands of the women. 1t will
known as "Woman's Day and all the
speakers will be women
A letter was read from the manager of
the Woman's Exposition at Atlanta ask
ing Miss Gaines to speak there on the
subject of sThe Department Club The
invitation was declined.
AT an early date the Educational Com
mittee will nave Professor Russell, Of the
| University of the City of New York tell
| them WHY Women Should Study Law
The subject under discussion yesterday
was Society and Our Relation to It,
The discussion was most interesting and
many phases were brought onward.
Several bright speeches were made. but
at the request Of the club they will not
The schedule Of committee meetings for
the month Is as follows:~Health Pro-
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