The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-26
SOCIAL AIMS.
Close of the Convention Of
Women'S Federated
Clubs in Newark Fl.
Yesterday.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Ladies' Sarcastic Discussion
About the State Librarian
Delegates Present.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Special to the .Jeyseu Cytu Neacs.

NE f<AItfAy Otl. q, lo0o.-lliC ooS 49,
sion of the first annual meeting of the
New Jersey State Federation of Wom-
ants Clubs was held in the Belleville
Avenue Congregational Church yester-
day afternoon. The early business of the
afternoon was the election of five direc-
tors, three for three years, In accordance
with the constitution, and two for one
year to fill the vacancies made by the
resignation of two directors.
The informal ballot resulted in the
nomination, for the term of three years,
of Mrs. Mccarthy, of Plain6eld, Miss
Mexican, of Camden: Miss Gone, of
Bound Brook: Mrs. Hunt, of Newark;
Mrs. Coursen. of Madison, and Mrs.
Dimock, of Elizabeth. The nominees for
the one year term were: Mrs. Angel,
of Passaic; Mrs. Riggs, of Rutherford;
Mrs. McClary, of Railway, and Mrs.
Lane, of Merchantville. For the three
year term. Miss Cone, Miss McKeen,
Mrs. Mccarthy; one year term, Mrs. Nc
Clary and Mrs. Lane were elected.
PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES.
Mrs. Cecilia Gaines, of Jersey City.
who is Second Vice President of the
State Federation. presented the charter
certificates to charter members.
f IL. 10 d S1Sot tAltA5g PtN f~f 49,
one of the first in something. Relics of
those first people are so treasured. We
charter members of the New Jersey State
Federation of Woman's Clubs have an
opportunity to attain distinction and
glory. Perhaps, some day, when all
these wonderful things which are to hap
pen, through the State Federation, have
come to pass, you will treasure this
+ or4o,. nc ~ ~ urora a rA1ia of the NAV
flower"
Miss Gaines then presented the certl-
icates to the following clubs, which are
charter members
Shrewsbury Reading Club, of Shrews-
bury; Isabella Club, Verona;
Reading Club, Rutherford; Over the Tea
Cups, Elizabeth; Odd Volumes, Jersey
City: Athenian Club, Railway; Womanfs
Literary Club, Railway; Current Topics,
Newark; Saturday Night, Newark; Ray
Palmer, Newark; Travellers Club, Rose
Vile: Wednesday Afternoon Club, Mont
clair; Social Literary Club, Montclair;
Three O'Clock Club, Montclair; Fort
nightly Club, East Orange; Woman's
Club, Salem; Fortnightly CLUB; Had gen
field; Fortnightly I Ja a It's ~ Manlsoh FRIDAY hatg
Cub, Bridgeton; Woman's Club, Jer-
sey City; .Woman's Club. Orange; c Giio
Club : ! Roselie; Literary e5np s ana a%on Soela Nin netp,
Elizabeth; Wednesday Morning Club,
ElIzabethh :n Current Eysnfs, Nor Plain rHeiti;
Rasores, Plainield; Filipa Club. Bay.
onne; Current News Club, MorristoWn;
Ramblers' Club, Jersey Six 1b R pot1Tleei
Home Reading Club, Railway.
The charter is printed on pun sne anS
the blue seal Of the New Jersey State
feoera A DEBATABLE POINT.
Mrs. Kate Brownie Horton read a
Thert thpa apeMs s 1a eaaHsstaas Maine Mich
jersey has not. The State Librarian,
Mr.. Morris R. Hamilton. is opposed to
them and will give no help in starting
them. A discussion as to whether Mr.;
Hamilton was or was not the State of
New Jersey resulted in the motion. which
was carried, that the President at an
which Mrs. Horton is Chairman, to find
out the facts Of the matter.
Orange Woman's Club. opened the dis
%espssionn Of %Wh 81 Aim Ain il in Club oo Life are re
her speech said that literature is not the
only aim. The aim is interest in current
togpMlSs s have left the past. she said.
culture can be very narrow, 1t is only
with current topics that culture becomes
be ignorant Of United States History. I
IS not, studied in our Women's Clubs?
Mrs. Knapp. Of Elizabeth: Mrs. Dim
ock, Of Elizabeth; Mrs. collard. of yer-
t tSssy o cosn;si der NTH the a aim Of se club w lifes
The opinions differed widely, some being
direct opposites,, But Mrs, Miller. of
convention and won the applause of
every. woman present when she said
What women most need to cultivate
After the spirited discussion the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
The list of the delegates to the con-
CLUBS REPRESENTED.
Mrs. Eugenia Il. seibers, Mrs. Jennie B.
Hankey and Mrs, Marie V. Exton.
Ftlipa Magazine, Bayonne-Mrs. w. M.
! The W0mag sao, Political and Social Aa-
christy, Mrs. e. r Reichelieu.
Woman's Literary and Musical Club.
DT BoanG BROOK literary Lii : wi A cIubwMrs. J. B.
Blearen, Miss Catharine T. Cone.
Friday Club, Bridgston-Mrs. oberlin
Smith, Mrs. Laura Elmer.
TIL "Wednesday Morning Club, of Gran
ford.Mrs. s. A. Sherman, Miss Lily r.
Ely. Mrs. E. Il. Thornton.
The Woman's Club, Camden-Mrs. Au-
%gustus Henry Reeve, Miss Mary M.
The Shrewsbury Reading Club, Eaton
town-Mrs. J.. W. Nafew, Mrs. A. v.
The Monday Club, Elizabeth-Mrs
George z mnb Ri Dimnock, Mrs BENJAMIN
aover the Tea Cups Club, Elizabeth
Miss D icy Mrs; Charles spaulding:
K inUirF- Miss Alice G Maplintoch
The Octagon Club. Elizabeth-Mrs.
Woodward. Mrs. Frank B. Kelly.
The Shakespeare Club, Elizabeth-Mrs.
c.. J.. Silvers, Mrs. H.. J. Miller.
The Woman's Literary and Social
Club. Ell Mora-Mrs Barker. Mrs. Childs.
The Charlotte Emerson Brown Club,
East Orange-Mrs. Mary Piercy.
The -Fortnightly Club, East Orange
Miss Jones, Miss. Doremus.
The Cosmos Club. Elizabeth-Miss Mary
Pierson, Mrs. r. II. Ball.
Haddon Fortnightly Club, HaddonfieId-
Mrs. A. E. Wiletts, Miss Schelkey.
Jersey City Woman's Club-Mrs, B.
Collard, Mrs. George w. Clerihew, Mrs.
Augustus Creveling, Mrs. Harold Roor-
back.
odd Volumes, Jersey city-Mrs. Lyle,
Mrs. Cayalli.
HANDLERS, Jersey City-Miss Florence
Fortnightly Jaunts, Madison-Mrs Col
ms Anderson, Mrs. Helen L. Davis
Half-Hour Reading Club, Merchants
ville-Miss Elizabeth Lane, Miss Daisy
Silver, Mrs. j.. K. Buckley.
Current News Club, Morristown-Mrs.
M~eddough, Mrs. p. G. White, Mrs. J. r.
Hoffman,