The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-23
THE SEEMY SEX.
Miss Fielde Objects to the
Uncertain Condition of
New Womeh's Minds.
WEAK IN THEIR CONSTITUTIONS
Ladies' Glass Finds Many snags
in the ROad to Parliamentary
Practice.

The class in Parliamentary Law met
yesterday afternoon in the First Uni
versalist Church. Ivy place and Summit
avenue. Miss Fielde. the instructor, ap-
pointed Mrs. Elmer Neal temporary
chairman and Miss Clerihew recording
secretary. AT the last meeting the class
was formed into committees of i've, each
committee to prepare n constitution for
the supposed society to carry on an In
dustrial University for women. Mrs. Neal
called the meeting to order and asked
for the report of the first committee,
Miss Fieide said the report should be read
by the chairman of the committee and
then passed to the secretary. Mrs. Camp
bell read the proposed constitution. Miss
Fielde said: win some one move that
the reDort be considered seriatim?" and
she explained what ''seriatim'' was.
Mrs. Forman rose and said:-sI move
that this report be considered seriatim.v
You should first address the chair, .
said Miss Fielde.
"Oh, yes" said Mrs. Forman, and she
repeated her motion.
When the motion had been carried and
the secretary had read the first article
OF the constitution, that this society be
called the Woman's Industrial League of
otAo0J lily s ~ SlldIlc v ill IOSe ftIiu
moved to amend by inserting Eureka
as the name.
Have you your second2" asked Miss
Fielde.
Mrs. Vail whispered to the lady next
her and Mrs; John Hilton said: & second
the notion
The SECOND should always RISE said
Miss Fielde.
Mrs. Hilton rose and repeated IT second
the notion"
Now. the committee must defend its
choice" said Miss Fielde.
Madame Chairman, So
Mrs. Campbell" responded Mrs. Neal.
1T seems to me -
Don't say it seems to me-" i~nterposed
Miss Fielde.
"Eureka,' continued Mrs. Campbell,
us unsuitable for a name. 1t is more
like a motto, it seems to me-"
I move to amend the amendment by
Weart.
The lady did not address the chair,
said Mrs. Neal.
Excuse me-" murmured Mrs. Weart.
Madame Chairman
Mrs. Weart."
Il move and Mrs. Weart repeated her
amendment. 1t was put and was lost.
Madame Chairman"
Mrs. Fisk"
II move to strike out Eureka and insert
The Uplifters."
1t was seconded by Mrs. Fairchild and
when put it was lost.
Miss Fielde said the matter was mis-
placed and it should be In Article 2.
Mrs. Weart moved to insert in place of
the proposed motto .Semper Ffdelis,,
Opportunity is Responsibility Miss
iFielde asked for remarks.
Miss Jennie ", Horsley rose and said:
7 would like to sAy-no, I won't say
that-it seems to me-
h worse" said Miss Fielde-"'say
1 see no reason why
Miss Horsley continued: TT seems
pedantic-wil1 that dor,
Yes" said Miss Fielde.
1T seems .Dedantics to use Latin when
Mrs Manning Stires, Miss Barber n
Miss Frost made short speeches for and
against the Latin motto.
Miss Gaines moved to amend the amend
ment by making the motto "Concordia
Vincit,n Miss Fielde proposed another
amendment. At this some. of the ladies
looked doubtful and Mrs. Spencer Weart
promptly said
7 rise to a point Of order. l thought
Don't say I thought you couldn't. /"
Very well, then" said Mrs. weart.
"you can't rave an amendment to the
amendment to the amendment
Quite right" said Miss Fielde, 81 sub
It was then late and the other articles,
with the exception oil the one on officers,
were hurried through. Miss Fielde then
asked that Mrs. Forman move the adop-
ton of the constitution as amended.
This Mrs. Forman did after carefully adj
dressing the chair. Miss Fielde said the
article on officers and the duties of of
ficers she would take up at the next
meeting. The ladies then adjourned with
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