The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-05
MRS. SCUDDHR CHOSEN
The Woman's Club Elects It's
oficers-Reward for
Miss Gaines.

The annual meeting of the Woman's
Club was held yesterday afternoon in
sHasbronck Hall. The excitement over the
election was INTENSE there was but one
candidate for the presidency. Mrs. John
L. Scudder. but there was a great deal
of Interest evinced In the election OF the
other officers. Mis-, Gaines presided for
the last time.
Mrs. Brice Collartl said for the Philan-
thropic Committee 'uhat the kindergarten
has nineteen children and needs money.
She said s132.5o had been already received
and much more Is necessary. The Work
ing Girls Club has twenty-five members
and is very successful. Mrs. George w.
Clerihew said for tho Membership Conn
mittee that six ladies has been proposed
for membership. Mrs. Ebert Rappelyea,
Miss Ince and Miss Howard Quincy were
elected to membership. The reports of
the other committees were unimportant,
Mrs. A. ]. Newbury read the report as
recording secretary. 1t was a most in
teresting account of the years work.
that little had been done, but entertain
ing the State Federation and talking
about a clubhouse. The records, however,
show that the committees have all done
6ob4 WIN 0ulA fLll1b NkO a AAAo 2iNda
Its own. The treasurers report, read by
Mrs. George w. Case, in the absence of
Mrs. Palmer, showed the club to be in
good financial condition.
The election of officers then took place.
Miss Gaines appointed Mrs, George w.
Case, Mrs. James B.. Throckmorton and
Miss Alice Scudder ~tellers. Mrs. M. +. De
Hart, chairman of the Nominating Conn
mittee, wrote the names of the candidates
on a black board on the platform. Each
club member was handed a ballot and in
structed to write her choice for all officers.
Mrs. Throckmorton and Miss Scudder sat
ket between them. This they guarded
as if fearful that some one would
steal it away. Then instructed by Miss
soiemnly past the basket deposited her
ballot In the basket, and returned to her
seat. the tellers counting each vote. The
sdrecs 81 TINS marre amp for after f had b msa
carried Through with strict attention to
discipline the tellerS carried the basket
Voted and receiving beSated ballots. The
tellers then retired to the kindergarten
room and counted the ballots.
Miss Gaines, immediately after the cleo
thanked the club for dts uniform kindness
in the three years h had been President,
and she eplog.zed in glowing terms her
Vice-Presidents Treasurer and Secre-
sented Miss Ada Fuller with a silver pen
tray and penholder. This, h explained,
was not for Miss Fuller's work as Cor
she did outside of her duties in editing
the Outlook AT the conclusion of
Miss Gaines address, Mrs. Henry Harri-
son made a witty speech in which she adj
luded to the two inaugurations then go
ing, on. She said the nation made the
incoming n n~o-attention to the out
going officers. The Woman's Cub did
not wish to make that mistake. She al
luded to the many things Miss Gaines
attention to every part of the club work.
Mrs. A. j. Newbury then handed Mss
Gaines a large basket of pink carnations.
the club flower, with a large bunch of
lilies Of the valley. the flower of the
To the basket was tiled a copy of the adj
dress made by Mrs. Harrison, Fld a New
Jersey spoon. After Miss Games and
Miss Fuller had expressed their thanks a
recess was taken until the election re-
Prior to the announcement of the re-
turns by Mrs. Case it was voted to have
no applause when the announcement was
made out Of consideration for the de-
Mrs. a. ]. Newbury, First viee-President;
President, Miss Mary Haight, Recording
Secretary: DIR. Florence DeHart, Cores
Treasurer; Mrs. Scion Palmer, Auditor;
Miss Ada Fuller. Federation Secretary;
Mrs. C. C. Stimets, Chairman Art De-
partment; Mrs. r. G. Lyle, Music De-
partment; Mrs. Elmer Neal, Educational
Department: Mrs; John A. Walker. Liter
Town Improvement Department, and Mrs
Brice Collard, Phila ntlhropy Department.