The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02
V0nAN|'S CLUB At HOME
Children and Husbands
Cause Much Fun at Yes
5 terday's Meeting.
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MRS. scHAILER cRITIcISES
Gently Scores Club Because it
Does Not Cook Miss
Gaines to the
Rescue.

Yesterday was Home Department Day
in the Woman's Club. Home Department
Day is the day when all things pertain
ing to the home, such as household eco
~nonEcs, ervants children, husbands and
art are discussed, at least those were the
subjects under discussion yesterday. The
aides met as usual in Hasbrouck hall,
1t was a large meeting, and the record
ing secretary was kept pretty busy mark
ing off names that had been called but
not responded to, perhaps half an hour
earlier.
Mrs. Scudler opened the meeting witt
a few explanatory remarks and said, as
the programme was somewhat lengthy,
and q New York club woman was te
/ speak, there should be no encores, which
remark in itself was encouraging to the
audience, as it assured a good pro-
gramme. Mrs. Newbury then moved that
in this ~instancesthe reading of the min-
utes be dispensed with in order to gain
time. The motion was carried. Four
teen new MEMBERSHIPS Marie c.
Liotara, Mrs. Emily Smith, Mrs. ]. Z.
Parson, Mrs. S.. Rowland, Miss Jennie
McISain, Mrs. Joseph L~imeburner, Mrs.
Detwiller, Mrs. George Judson, Mrs.
Charles Z. Carrick, Mrs. Georgine
Carey Bennett, Mrs. Grace Kennedy, Mrs.
M. l.. Decker, Mrs. NJ. H"igginbothain and
Miss I. A.. Higginbotham-were received
nto the club. which disposed of the busi-
mes for the day and the literary and mus
ical~ programme proceeded, under the SUI
pervision of Miss Louise Edge, chairman
of the Home Department.
First there was a selection by Mrs. Mar
ior. Leland. who is to have a voice ciIl-
t,,re class in the club. AUX ftaliens, =
with accompaniment from III Trovatore,"
nv Mrs. Theodore Arnheiter, voice and Me-
lin. and Mrs. Robert Lyle, pianist. Mrs.
Leland is a finished eloeutionist, and was
very pleasing In her selection. The ladies
encored. but to no avail. Mr.. Arrheiter
then sang two selections. bracSeting
.sPhiuis the Fair and the Wedding Song
from sChines of Normandy He, too,
aroused the audience to a sense OF re-
greet that the President had, vetoed re-
calls.
This brought the club to it's " part
in the programme, the reading OF papers
by its members, which fact usuaity
proves that there is Just as much run
to be had at a wornan's as at a man ;
tiahZ =
Mrs. Charles Calvin stimets mad the
first paper. 1t was on "fhe chiidren,
and kept the audience IN constant peats
OF laughter not unmixed with applause.
ct seems to me- said GMrs- stmels'
that there is not a better supleet ~
worGen's clubs than children in the nome.
To me it is fascinating Art IS not IA H.
tMrs. Stimets last paper was on alel
"In training children, the teaching tnat
grows the deepest is indirect and the
thoughts that take the strongest hold are
those overheard. Music has great power
over children. and they should early pc
made familiar with it. The modern KIN
dergarten is OF the greatest rep =
mothers. It is the vitality OF education
(Mr. Stimets suggested that Appiause9
I'm Furnishing children we all know
they need it sometimes, spare the rod
and spoil the child may be very good'
but somehow under present cifcum-
stances it does not seem to work. hnd
a dose of castor oil goes further and Is
much more effective, and Mrs Stlmess
sat down mid hearty kld-gloVed applause.
Miss Katharine Cr9WeA came ness
Her paper dealt with arr ~ the nome ana
she gave some practical ideas for Iuf-
nishing q room artlstieaily without q
great expenditure OF money An arSi-
fetal plant or flower" said she, @shPuid
never be used IN mouse decoratloh,
especially in the dining room Inc natural
is always good taste AVOID limitations.
Mrs Harry = Day thsn spoke on
Foreign Homes giving a vlvld ana en-
tertaiaing description OF a trip she has
recently taken to the west Indies, giving
an interesting account OF each city ana
the mode OF life therein as she went
along.
To Mrs. Henry Harrison's lot fell The
Club Husband, and that Individual gave
the club plenty of amusement.
.gThe value of the husband to the
club, If indeed he is Of any value to it
as a body, consists in his multitudinous
and helpful criticisms. A fortress is no
stronger than its weakest part, which is
equally true Of a club, and am sure
that the married portion of our body are
fully aware of it's deficiencies, and this
through the courtesy of the husband.