The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-09
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The topic of interest in social circles,
and especially among those people who
belong to women's clubs or have friends
belonging to such clubs, is the State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs in this city,
Thursday M Friday, October 20 and 80.
The three woman''s clubs in this city,
the Odd Volumes. the Ramble and the
| Woman's Club, invited the State Fed
Grafton to hold its third annual meeting
in this city, and the Federation imme-
diately accepted the Invitation. The last
annual meeting was held in Newark last
October, and the club women from all
over the State were royalty entertained
by the six women's clubs of Newark and
Orange. The members Of the Jersey City
clubs are anxious not to Guido the New
ark clubs but to create as pleasant an
impression of Jersey City his year as
visitors received of Newark last.
A meeting Of the various committees
| appointed by the three clubs was held
yesterday afternoon in the kindergarten
room of Hasbrouck Institute. Miss
Gaines. President of the Odd Volumes
and of the Woman's Club, presided and
explained to the ladies just what each
one is expected to do.
The Federation will meet Thursday
morning, October q. in the Bergen Re-
formed Church. A business session will
be held in the morning, when reports of
the societies will be heard. In the after
noon papers will be read by distinguished
people. Friday morning will be devoted
to business, and especially to the election
Of officers. The afternoon will again be
spent in listening to papers and talks on
various subjects. Thursday evening is
the only time when the Jersey City clubs
viii act as hostesses. That evening a
reception will be rendered the visiting
clubs by the three Jersey City clubs.
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There was a great deal of discussion
yesterday as TO the best way to hold the
reception. The matter of tickets or cards
of admission was also considered. 1t was
finally decided that Miss Agnes Repplier
of Philadelphia should read her paper in
the regular audience room of the church.
After that the reception will take place
in the lecture room in the rear. Two
sets of admission cards Will be sent all
club members. One card admits to Miss
Repplier's lecture, the other to the recep-
ton. All guests will be introduced to the
distinguished people present, a la White
Hous receptions. A committee Termed
| of members of the three clubs will act
| as ushers on that occasion.
The reception which is to be rendered
Miss Frances Willard on her return to the
United States has been indefinitely post
poned. It was thought that Miss Willard
would be here next Tuesday, and all ar
rangements had been made for the recep-
ton to be held that night in the Taber-
nacle. Word was received from Miss
| Willard that she intends leaving England
on a later steamer. Just when is un-
certain. Miss Willard will cable when
| she leaves England, and the arrangements
for the reception will then be completed.
1t is probable that Lady Henry Somerset
| will be with Miss Willard, though that is
as vet only whispered among the white
ribbons.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Stimets returned two
weeks ago from their summer home, near
High Gate, Vermont. After their return
| Mrs. Stimets, with her three little chill
dren, Bruce, Jean and Constance, visited
her mother, Mrs. ]. G.. Negus, at North
<aS0oly 4 al nj, WiCIC IL dlto III ltE6Q 10
have a cottage for the summer. Mrs.
Stimets is well known in this city and
New York as an artist of ability, she
is a member and Vice President of the
Jersey City Keramic Art Club. She is
also a member of the Jersey City Wom-
ans Club and is one Of the Reception
Committee for the reception which will
be given by the women's clubs Of this
city to the clubs of the State Federation.
Miss Carolyn Paddock has returned to
this city after a delightful summer spent
in camping OUT near her old home,
| Greenboro, Vermont. Miss Paddock is an
| excellent dramatic reader and has many
enthusiastic admirers in this city. She is
one of the residents of Whittier House.
and is active in the work there.
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Mrs. George w. Ease has spent the
| summer at her cottage at Wyckoff, N. ].
| She is now at her home, Kensington ave-
nue., and busy making arrangements for
| the entertainment of the guests of the
| State Federation.
DR.. and Mrs. P. J. Koonz and their
4 IaTnlly dTe HOW occupying tucN new
| home on clifford avenue. They lived for
several years in Lafayette but recently
bought the beautiful residence built on
| Clifford avenue by Mr.. Eye. Miss Anna
| Koonz is one of the most popular girls
In Jersey City society. She rides a
| bicycle n frequently a member of BIZ
cycle parties. Miss Koonz is a prom
inent member of the Rambler Club and
interested in all social affairs. She was
one of the prime movers in the organiza-
ton of the euchre club of seventy young
ladies last winter.
Mrs. Spencer Weart is still at her sum-
mer home near New Brunswick. Mrs.
Weart is a member of the Woman's
| Club Committee of Arrangements for the
meeting of the State Federation and has
| been obliged to spend a great part of her
| summer planning the details of this con-
vention. Mrs. Weart will return to her
home. yarick street, very soon.
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This winter will see a number of we'd
| dings solemnized in this city. Several
young society girls, it is rumored, will
be married in the late fall and early win
ter. AS yet these young ladies' refuse
to divuige their secrets and only look mys-
terious when s.the day" is mentioned. but
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