The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-07
PRAISED The NEWS
Keramic Club Re-elects All It's
Officers for the Next Year
Prizes Awarded.

The Jersey City Keramic Art Club held
it's regular monthly and also annual meet
Ing yesterday afternoon in the club
rooms. Hasbrouck Institute. The club
elected to membership Miss Anna Ram
say and Miss Harriet vreeland. Mrs.
A. e. Ferry was proposed as an honor
airy member. These members are not
compelled to paint china regularly and do
not compete for prizes. The r~esigna-
lions Of Mrs. Alice R. Bigelow, who has
moved to Orange, ard Mrs. Anna p.
Dayton, were accepted.
Mrs. Priestman gave a humorous ae-
count of her efforts to find a judge of
the china offered for competition. 1t
seemed almost an impossibility but final
ly she prevailed upon Mrs. Candace
Wheeler. who was the judge of Art and
Decoration at the Worlds Fair, and is
now a lecturer upon art matters in the
University extension. Mrs. Wheeler
promised to get a carriage and be at the
club at five o'clock, but at that time
a telegram arrived stating that the sta
bleman would not allow his horses to
cross the river on such a cold day. Mrs.
Ferry, who was present, took the position
of judge.
Mrs. James Hoffman read two news
paper clippings in regard to Keramic
work in other clubs. The Secretary. Miss
White, read the bylaws as amended,
which will be presented for action next
month. The most important change is
that prize winners will regain their plates
at the expiration of a year.
The club then proceeded to the annual
meeting and election of officers. Miss
White, in her annual report. thanked
'sThe News for the accurate and pleas
ing accounts given of the club meetings
and exhibitions. The t~reasurer's report
was deferred until the mex meeting.
Mrs. Freshman said before the election
took place that it now seems to her that
she was audacious last year when she
called the club together. knowing so few
people, but know she thinks the club
will continue to grow and will have a long
Miss Bertha Daggett took the chair
as secretary pro tenn. Mrs. Florence
Dean White, chairman of the Nominat-
ing Committee, said the nominations,
members. had, except in two instances;
resulted in unanimous nominations, and
there was on that account but one name
cided to vote by reclamation in these
Instances and by ballot in the two cases
where there We're two nominations. The
election Of ait the %oficers. They are:-
Mrs. Fanny Rowell-Priestman. President;
Mrs. Adeline Negus Stimets; First Vice
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Vice President; Mrs. Louis r. DRESSER.
Third Vice President; Miss Florence Dean
Browne, Treasurer: Mrs. Priestman,
after thanking the club for the honor Of
reelection, appointed the following COM
mittees:-To buy china. Mrs. Browne;
eligibility, Mrs. Priestman, Mrs; Conklin
ing; auditing, Mrs: Held, Miss xDaggett:
Printing, Miss White and Mrs. Browne;
room. Miss Hnl:ard. Mrs. Price, Miss
Vreeland and Miss Ramsay; reception,
Mrs. Holcomb, Mrs. Chuck and Miss Edna
White.
Mrs. Ferry. after close inspection,
awarded the prize to Mrs. Dressler,
whose plate was decorated with a Vene-
tan landscape. Mrs. Browne won hon
orable mention. for her plate of wild
flowers and gold scrolls. Mrs. Ferry also
mentioned the plates of Miss Florence
White and Miss Anna Ramsay. Miss
Whites plate, she said, showed beautiful
work and Miss Ramsay's artistic skill.
She said the work of the entire club
showed remarkable skill and beautiful
taste. The subject for the competition
was a design "Enlblenatic of keramic
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