The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
CONGRATULATIONS ALL AROUND
Jersey City Keranic Club Holds q
Delightful Meeting.

The first meeting since the summer of
the Jersey City Keramlc Art Club was
held yesterday afternoon in the Has
brouck Institute studios. The meeting was
more of a sociable than IN which has
yet been held, and the members made it
largely one of congratulatiop to Mr.. b.
w. Priestman and Mrs. Fanny Rowell
Freshman, president of the club, who,
it will be remembered, were married dur
ing the past summer,
Miss Bertha Daggett read a letter of
welcome to the members of the club in
which she congratulated Mrs. Priestman
on having such a helper, and said that
the chairman of the June exhibition com
mittee, Mr.. Freshman, had indeed won
the prize.
Mr.. Priestman was unable to be pres
ent. but Mrs. Alice r. Bigelow read his
report of the June exhibition. He alluded
to the success of the exhibition, and said
hat one of the most remarkable features
of the exhibition was that nothing was
either broken or lost. He recommended
that the club send their him to both the
Trenton Fair and Paris Exposition. !
Mrs. Darling, who was one of the three
ladies who had charge of the clubs ex-
hibition at the Waverly Fair. told some
L iCASCS Wllil at tllS loil. OIG
said they had a nice table in a central
feet away, which kept the too admiring
crowd at a distance: The ladies were
very much pleased to have an awe struck
country girl say, when she reached their
table, "And this is the grand club from
Jersey City!' They realized then for the
first first tt time eyb hey truly ~ ws gysaf t aside W fTam
keramics, seemed to consist mainly of
postage stamp plates; A stuffed monkey
occupied q position of honor.
Mrs. Freshman announced that a spe-
cial premium of a silver medal had been
awarded the club, and that Mr.; Silas
department at the .Wayerly Fair, would
probably come to the November meeting
of the club and present the medal
garding the Trenton Interstate Fair.
None of the members seemed willing to
supeerintend the exhibit, and it was .a un;
their work to the fair or not.
Miss Hood, of New, York, who has been
Wyckof, told the club some Of the differ.
ences between the two painters. Bischoff
seldom does much for the first. firing,
first firing. He finishes his work for the
second firing. Wyckoff's work has a fin
ished appearance for the first firing.
Miss Christine S. Bredin, of New York,
formerly of Cincinnati. Miss Bredin is
interested in pottery and gaY p several
III LII Wins opOoS hAO
pottery which was originated by Mrs.
Storrs. She said they employ as decor
ators at the factory artists of ability
and design. Before the new factory was
lists of Cincinnati to decorate the pot
terry and have the clay baked at the Rock
wood place; but that permission IL no
longer given. Miss Bredin spoke in con
domination of the present craze of decor
Professor August NH, who exhibited K bssa his his
Exhibition was judge for the afternoon.
After a careful study of the plate submit
ted he awarded the September medal to
Miss Hilliard,- whose plate he considered
most pleasing, both in color and arrange
ment.
The subject, for the plate was chosen
from the folloWing:-Field flowers; Wig
netts; rustic figures: sunset. The sub
iects for October are Brambles and Nuts;
musical instruments; head in profile; har-
vest moon.
Miss Alice Scudder. one of the charter
members, was elected an honorary mem
Der. Miss Chapman and Mr.; EWh were
elected to membership and Mr.. Holcomb
was proposed for consideration. The club
members and their guests were served
- To- 1907