The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-28

there were about SIX hundred. by Mis-
Cecilia Gaines. Supper was served b,
Day. of Newark, and music was furn'
ished by the Glaeckner orchestra.
Among those present from Jersey City
were Miss Cecilia Gaines, Mrs. r. +
Scudder. Mrs. G.. ". Clerihew. Mrs. NJ
f. DeHart, M. D.; DR.. Florence DeHart,
Miss A. B. Meyers, Miss Margaret Page,
Miss Foster, Miss Katharine Grower,
Miss Ada d. Fuller, Mrs. w. D.. Condlct,
Mrs. George w. Case, Mrs. Mackay, Miss
Mary Philbrook, Miss Per Lee, MISS i:
M. Christie, Miss Lillian Pitcher, Mrs.
John Headden, third, Mrs. c. Wright,
Mrs. Van Houten and Miss A Frost.
MORNING SESSION.
At ten o'clock his morning the execu-
tive session. After the invocation BY the
Rev. Phebe Hanaford, the delegates were
asked to AXE the front seats and were
served with nomination tickets. Miss
Ada d. Fuller of Jersey City. as State
Secretary, called the roll, and the election
of officers for the ensuing year was pro-
ceeded with, and Miss jenkins Of Boonton
Mrs. Van Houten of Jersey City and Mrs.
Endicott of Atlantic City were appointed
~tellers.
The voting was lone by blanket ballot,
after much valuable time had been used
in making speeches for candidates, The
ballot box used for the purpose was that
used in the Elizabeth political elections
and was brought from the City Hall OF
thu city. Each delegate, as her name
was called, came forward and deposited
her ballot, the tellers standing near, as
a safeguard against stuffing. The box had
three keys, one of which was put In the
hands of each teller, simply to silence
malign tongues from accusing them of
dishonesty three or four weeks hence.
Mrs. Thomas Craven, First Vice-Presi-
dent. gave a short report from the Dem
yer convention. Mrs. Margaret t. Yard
ley of Orange also gave a short report on
the Denver meeting, as did Mrs. David
Miller of Elizabeth and Miss Cecelia
Gaines of Jersey City, who said thai New
Jersey took precedence in practical work,
of any work in the union. And 1 want to
say said she, THAT the General Fedora
ton want to know if New Jersey will en-
tertain them in 1900." This fairly took
the breath away from those present so
that they almost forgot TO applaud.
1HTS6 IlillutG IHpOItS WSlG
the following clubs:-Seven Oaks Club,
'Bridgeton; Women's Civic Federation of
Elizabeth, School Teachers Guild of New
ark, Town Improvement Association of
Montclair, the Allegro Club of Bayonne,
City Improvement Society of New Bruns-
wick, Primary Teachers Association of
Jersey City, Philomathean Clubiof New
ark, Qui Vive Gu of Elizabeth.
OF these the last three were admitted to
the Federation only yesterday
Miss Ada d. Fuller read the report for
the Primary Principals Association, a
new club of Jersey City, just admitted
to the Federation.
At the last election Of officers, two
years ago., it took from ten in the morn
ing to six at night to get returns from
the votes cast, and although in this in
stance every precaution hadsbeen taken
to prevent such another catastrophe, it
was not until afternoon that the votes
were all counted.
A resolution was passed that a bill to
be presented to the Governor in the in
terests of the preservation of the Pali-
sades, after which the session adjourned
for lunch.