The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-29
VOTERS SCORED.
Miss Sterling Calls the
Loss of the School Suf-
frage Amendment a
Disgrace.
VOMEES CLUB MEETS IN CAMDEN
Jersey City People Well Represents
ed on the Programme Of the
State Federation Meeting.
WOMENS CLUB MEETS IN CAMDEN
Especial to ..rhe Jersey city ssews."1

Especial to .The Jersey City News."1
CAMDEN. Oct. 20. 1ss7.-The third an
nual meeting of the New Jersey Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs began in the
First Presbyterian Church. Fifth and
Penn streets, this morning with the edi-
flee comfortably filled With prominent
club women from all parts of the state.
Over the platform was hung a stream
er Of light blue. with the letters J. >.
F. in gold upon it. Scattered about the
church were tiny blue flags bearing upon
them the names of the twenty-one u
ties of | he State,
The meeting is held in Camden by in
~vitalion Of the six South Jersey clubs, the
Haddonheld F~ortnightly Club. the Mer-
chantyllle Half Hour Club. Salem Wom-
ans Club, Atlantic City Research Club.
the Camden Woman's clu and the River
ton Porch Club. An informal reception
South Jersey clubs at the clubhouse OF
the Camden Club last night.
The morning session did not begin un-
Ill eleven O'Clock owing to the late ar
rival Of the special train from South DER
sey. Rev. DR.. w. Dayton Roberts. pas
tor of the First Presbyterian Church.
opened the meeting with prayer ana Mrs.
G.. X, Binder, President OF the WoThanls
Club of Camden, welcomed The delegates.
1--WE have assembled here" said Mrs.
Binder, ito discuss matters Of interest TO
us all. On behalf of the South Jersey
clubs | welcome YOU and ! assure yoG OF
the hearty cooperation Of our clubs in
the matters that will come up today. A
single person can do little in a ornmun
ity where many are to be affected, SYM
patty and joint endeayor are the means
by which results are achieved. Il is
said that woman's work IS never cone.
This is true. for woman's work IS always
beginning. Broad philanthropy mas at
ways been thought to belong to man, but
it has been found that woman may 90
il toe. Let us all cooperate Y make a
grand result"
Miss Cecilia Gaines. State President; in
responding. said that it was untrue that
sey to do missionary work, for it was a
notable fact that the South Jersey clubs
a been doing good work for years.
ha aft seea 5hs gea min bv MRS 81 q 5ne va sa SBu megs'a q
Montclair, Mrs. e. G., Miles, the CORE
spending secretary, read her annual re-
port, in which she said:-
"Of the Seventy-five clubs with a menu
bership of about 2, 800. which make up our
united strength, each has furnished some
fruitful d or suggested some praetlcal
purpose, out of which there Is sure 70 pc
the survival of the fittest, to be held
aloft by the federation as the ideal stand
ard of the year. Three new clubs have
come into the federation during the past
year-the Fortnightly Club of Railway,
the Open Hand of Jersey City and the
Kalmia of Lambertville. Five more cups
are hanging about the open door of the
federation. The literary work OF the
clubs has considerably broadened. cover
ing a fair range of subjects, embracing
such as forestry, sociology. political sci
ence, civics, etc. Many OF the club calen-
OARS show lectures on special supJscss,
literary and otherwise, while some indi-
cate as part of the years work, musical
afternoons and evenings with the great
composers. One of The South Jersey clubs
has sent out a travelling library among
the l~ife-saVing stations of the Jersey
coast. Free kindergartens have in sew
eral instances been established. Ihe good
received considerable attention. The En-
glewood Club has been doing noble work
in devising plans whereby the preserva-
ton of the Palisades may be insured
The secretary also told of a visit on May
1S to the E~nglewood Club, when the mat
ter of the Palisades was discussed, and
also of a trip up the Hudson on Sept. rs
ON the Yacht of H. B.. Moore. when the
members Of the federation viewed the de-
of the cliffs from the river.
This famous Hudson River scenery
the report concludes, (which the citizens
of New Jersey hold in trust for all the
world, will eventually become a thing of
the past, to their lasting shame and dis
grace. As it is, the glorious heritage of
the people of the State is being trampled
under the foot of man and beasts in the
streets of Gotham. Will the State FEEDER
alton realize its fervor for good IN this
matter?"
erick Buckley, showed that the federation
had a comfortable balance in the treas
ury. and after the auditor, Mrs. Alex.
Lane. reported that she found the treas
urer's accounts correct, the roll OF dele
gates was called.
Five new clubs were reported, and by
vote the Current Topic Club of Merchant
vile was accepted as a member of the
federation.
An invitation was extended by the Eliz-
abeth clubs for the meeting of the fed
Grafton in Elizabeth in october, 1898.
An informal ballot for two secretaries
and three directors was taken. These
names were presented and votes given
Directors, Mrs. Richard Gnade, "a; Mrs.
William Hamlin, 50; Mrs. David Miller, 90;
IS; Miss Elsie Peddie and Mrs. Thomas,
Is. Corresponding secretary, Miss Ida
Fuller, So; Miss Carrie Penney. IL Re
SO: Miss Carrie Penney, SO. The formal
ballot will be taken later in the day.
A vote Of thanks was given to Mrs. Mar
garet Yardley, Of Orange, for a handsome
gavel presented to the federation some
time ago, and a vote of thanks was ten
dered to the Jersey City club women who
presented the federation banner.
The afternoon session was given over to
the discussion of educational affairs.
Among the papers read was one written
by Miss Alkaline w. Sterling. a member of
the Board of Education at Englewood.
Miss Sterling's paper referred in sar-
castle language to the defeat of the wom-
ans suffrage constitutional amendment at
the recent special election. and then con-
tinued:-
sThe majority of voters decided, not
only for themselves but for us women,
that we cannot be of the slightest use
in public education as voters for school
trustees. while all the while on the statute
books one may read. Women who are
residents in the district and are over the
age Of twenty-one years, shall also be
eligible to the Office of school trustee. and
may hold such office. and perform the
duties of the same. when duly elected by
the legal voters of the district The IN
ference to be drawn is that while women
have the necessary intelligence to admin
lister the school affairs of a district. their
intellect will not bear the strain of cast
a vote to help elect some him or her
to this very office. though perhaps our
hrothers intend this little discrepancy
merely as a kindly division of labor.
.aThis brings me to the point where
can speak from the inside, as 1t were. and
can make my suggestion as to woman,s
usefulness In public school affairs. Wom-
en- have the privilege of serving as school
trustees. and it is in his very particular
that they can be of inestimable service
ia the coming men and women of the
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