The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-23

l VIII fc lESktl <iiE 6SO $C tidR Ato-
taken a stand in matters financial this
year which can but affect all subscribers
in one way or another. Which way the
majority of the subscribers will be affect
ed IS what the club is now very anxious
to find ont. Hitherto the people who have
signifed their desire to attend the con-
certs have had the course tickets sent
them accompanied by a little slip deslg-
mating the member Of the club to whom
the accustomed five dollars was to be
paid. This year the would-bs subscribers
were electrified by having postal cards
1.-THE tickets for the concerts of the
Schubert Glee Club are now ready for Gis-
tribution. On receipt of $500, the price of
each subscription, the tickets will be
promptly mailed 70 your address.
w. EUGENE HICKS, Secretary"
These postal cards, insignificant as they
seem, nave succeeded in raising a tenn
pest in a teapot. The club members
themselves seem divided in their opinion
as to the advisability of this method. Its
success, they all agree, depends on the
way the subscribers view it. If all SUBJ
scribers are Ike Mrs. A. and say. well,
now, that's business like. really don't
IAGiiC lAiElA4 y HdliLtllS litSiI llVit0S lISL-
So many people never pay at all, and it
really doesn't affect me at all, because I
always pay for them Immediately, any
way the club need not worry, the con-
oerfs win be attended. But if Mrs. B.
should, Instead of thinking of the de-
linquencies of her ~nesghbors, decide that
the rule was made with the avowed inten-
ton Of insulting her and that every mem
Der knew that she hadn't paid her five
dollars last year until she just had to-
and If there are many Mrs. Bs. the club
concerts will be poorly attended. And
this is the question in two forms that is
now troubling the club and the sub
scribers. VIII the subscribers view it
in the light of Mrs. A. and conclude that
the card was sent 10 everyone, whether
good or bad pay, on the principle that the
innocent must suffer for the guilty, or
VIII they say with Mrs. B.. that it is a
personal a~ffront? Tha is what is worry
ing the club. The subscribers look at the
question from a different light. They
say as they discuss it, did the club do
it merely because it is businesslike or was
It done to force the people into paying
immediately" That is the subject as it
now stands. The first concert, held NO
venber "a, win show how the matter
adjusts Itself.
The Willard reception, as it is familiar
" known, is causing a great deal Of
trouble 10 the members of the w. C. T..
u Three dates have already been set
for the reception, and now it is said that
a fourth is contemplated. October IS was
the date first set by Miss Frances Willard.
Arrangements were being made for that
night when word was received that Miss
Willard had been detained and was I'M
able TO arrive here before October q.
Tickets were printed giving that date.
Then just before any tickets had been
sold Miss Willard caDled that the date
would have to be changed to November
g. The ladies having charge Of the tickets
amused themselves writing November 3
on the ticket in place of October q. and
thought that at last the point had been
settled. Now It is said that because No
yemper 3 is election day it has again been
changed TO the second. 1t is to be hoped
that the ladies will not be thoroughly
sick and tired of the affair before it is
finally settled.
Inc time for the meeting of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs is drawing
near All arrangements are being per-
1ected- The work has been divided so
that an efficient committee has charge Of
every detail. Jersey City women viii
make three OF the addresses of the con-
~vention. Miss Gaines will, of course, wei
come the Federation. Miss Bradford.
head worker of Whittier House. will tell
Erf tho u-orlx re A. 49,.
and Miss Philbrook will tell the Fedora
ton what laws relative to women the last
Legislature passed. Next Friday the yexed
question will be settled and the whole
State will know whether Miss Gaines is
to be Federation President or whether Mrs.
Yardley's mantle will fall on less worthy
shoulders.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss
Katrina Green n Mr.. John Bradley
Tanner, November 5. Miss Green has long
been known In this city as a sweet singer.
and her many admirers are pleased to
hear that she does not intend giving IN
music after her marriage. The wedding
viii take place in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, and it will be followed by a re-
eeption at the residence of Miss Green's
mother, Mrs. 0 Green. Bramhall ave-
nue.
The wedding of Miss Margaret Tnrock-
morton and Mr.. Elias Sisson, Jr.. of Tena-
fly will AXE place October 81 in the Ber-
gen Reformed Church. A reception viii
follow AT the brides home, Boulevard and
Sip avenue. Miss Throckmorton is verv
well known in Heights society, and is a
member of several euchre and cooking
clubs
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Maud Williams. of Clinton ave-
nue., and Mr.. John T. Rowlands. of Mer-
Ger street. The young people graduated
from HAsbrouck Institute in the same
year, being members of the class of $50.
Miss Williams is a charter member Of
the Rambler Club. and is a favorite So
cially.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Young have
moved from Park street TO Howard place. 4
They have resided for years in Park
street, and the announcement of their in
tended change of residence caused some
little surprise.