The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-29
STATE FEDERATION
The Bergen Reform Church
Filled With Bright
Women.
REPORTS FROM NEW CLUBS
Jersey City Represented By Miss
Gaines and Miss Park.

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Gaines and Miss Park.
The second annual meeting of h New
Jersey State Federation of Woman's
Clubs was opened at 1880 this morning
in the Bergen Reformed Church of this
city. The colors of the Federation, blue
and buff. We're prominent in the decora-
tions. A buff silk banner hung from the
pulpit had upon It blue satin, the
blue badge of the Federation. Small
the names of the counties, so that dele
gates might easily find their friends. On
the platform were four bowls of flowers
One held ~violets, the flower of the Odd
Volumes; a second, yellow n white
chrysanthemums, the flowers of the
Rambler Club; the third, cerise carna-
tons, the flower Of the Woman's Club,
and the fourth, the Federation flower,
lilies of the valley. The ladies' who filled
the pews of the church were also gay
with badges and ribbons. All colors were
represented among the badges worm
The Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell,
First Vice President of the Federation,
opened the meeting by prayer. Miss
Cecilia Gaines, in behalf of the Odd
Volumes and the Woman's Club, and Miss
May Florence Park, in behalf of the
Rambler Club, welcomed the Federation.
Miss Gaines said she was happy to well
come the ladies to this city, and especially
to this historic old church. which is the
oldest in the State Miss Park said she
was glad she had the opportunity of
welcoming the LADIES' She has observed
during the last week tina Jersey City
has been doing her best to get in order
fer the Federation. New streets have
been laid and the old ones cleaned
Bunting has been hung In the streets
n in every way Mrs. Jersey City has
tried to get her house in order. Miss
Park closed by saying she thought
there would be many good results to the
State from the organization of the FEEDER
alton. One result would be the growth
Of love and loyalty to the State of New
Jersey.
Mrs. Yardley thanked the Jersey City
nual report. She said
two years allotted for
your Presidents term Of office
have passed very quickly and
feel that everything has WORKED together
for good. The Federation is becom-
ing understood, and in the main appre-
ciated. The papers hat have been pre-
sented at<the annual meetings and the
meeting at Trenton have been subjects
that the various clubs have been inter-
ested IN. The first meeting was COM
posed entirely of New Jersey women, and
the subjects were various. The State
Charities, the educational interests. school
suffrage, public schools and Evelyn Col
legel have each been spoken of. Travelling
libraries, forestry interest, with a word
on Health in the Home, women In law
and medicine, the rights of children, and
our First Vice President gave US her
beautiful talk on Immortality" Mrs.
Yardley suggested a Bureau of Reel
procity, such as many other Federations
ing given her support during her term.
She suggested that when the time is
ripe to ask the Legislature to provide
travelling libraries for the State, that ev-
signature and influence SO that the Fed
GRAFTON might feel it had been of use.
The State Federation will do many noble
things, but the travelling library is the
first call that came to her, and it is
only to be understood to be appreciated
and desired. Mrs. Jean Johnson Tabor.
Recording Secretary, read the int
of the last meeting and the minutes of
the Board meetings.
III report of the Corresponding Secre-
tary, Mrs. Frank Smith, was read by
Miss Emma Marie Som. She said last
year the Federation numbered f~orty-nine
clubs. This year there are sixty-six. The
clubs which have Joined since the last
meeting are the Pen and Point Circle of
Caldwell, the Tuesday Club of Bridge
ton, the Quiet Hour Club of M~etuchen,
the Englewood Woman's Club. the Wom-
Events Club of Railway. the Fortnightly
Literary Club and the w. A. s. Club
of Elizabeth. The Reading Club of Short
Hills, the Woman's Club of Westfield.
Club of Hightstown. the Roseville Half
Hour Reading Club, the Woman's Re
search Club of Atlantic City, the Boon
ton improvement Soclety.s the
Gtetna Woman's Club. Counting out the
Woman's Club Of Orange, which numbers
three hundred, the average membership
Of the clubs is thirty-six, The Federation
has but five department clubs and they
are the Woman's Club of Orange, the
Woman's Club of Jersey City, the Pas
nightly and the Charlotte Emerson Brown
club of East Orange. They number re-
spectively three hundred, one hun
fs,stv-os sishty Fonr e efaBs haays, p ana
lanthrophy in their club work.
They are the Wednesday Morning Club
of Crawford, the Haddon Fortnightly Club
of H~addonfeld. the Half-Hour Reading
Club of M~erchantville, and the Home
Reading Club of Railway After the re-
port of the Treasurer. Mrs. Miles, and
the auditor. Mrs. Isabelle Craven, the
clubs that nave entered the Federation
stree the meeing last year gave short re-
ports of the club organization and work
Nhe Treasurer reported receipts $2SS.92 ex-
pefSOIlQTSSs sIl9-t0, 0dlditS, S1f.4u-
the Half-Hour Reading Club of Rah-
way was admitted by the unanimous
vote of the Federation to the duties and
privileges of the Federation. The Presi-
dent is Mrs. r. Dunn.
Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake. Honorary
President of the New York Society for
Political Study was introduced and ex-
pressed in a few words her pleasure at
being present at the meeting.
Luncheon was served by Morrow and
Day, and the meeting adjourned till 1870.
Miss Agnes Repplier will deliver a lee
fure at the evening session. All inter-
ested are invited to attend. A reception
will follow at which cards of admission
are required.
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