New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
FEDERATION OF CLUBS.
THE sEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF TIL
NEw-JERSEY ORGANIZATION.
FIVE PLAINEIELp CLUBS WILL ENTERTAIN TIN
STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO-DAY

STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO-DAY.
The semi-annIal meeting OF the New-Jersey
State Federation OF Womans Clubs will be held to-
day Planfied by invitation OF the five clubs OF
that city. Every arrangement is being made to
make the occasion an enjoyable one. and II 10
anticipated that many women from all parts OF the
State will be present.
The morning session will be held in the Park
Avenue Baptist Church and will begin promptly
at 1880 o'clock The programme will open with
prayer by the Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell.
who is an honorary member of the Federation. A
short address OF welcome will he given by Mrs.
Florence Howe Hall. a prominent member OF the
Monday Afternoon Club. A response will be made
by the State president. Miss Gaines after which
there will be brief reports from the corresponding
secretary and the chairman of each Of the depart
The principal speakers for the morning meeting
to be Or. Mary Z. Green. the president Of the
National Association Of Domestic Economics, who
will give address the subject Of Domestic
Economics and Mrs Candace Wheeler. who will
speak the subject Of Farmhouse Industries"
describing novel plan she has devised for making
the work Of the in isolated communities
both profitable and artistic. There will also be q
good word said at this meeting for the birds Mrs.
Marian Leland will read paper by Henry NJ
Maxson. the chairman ~ the New-Jersey Audubon
Society giving salient facts regarding tho
wanton destruction Of birds. well reasons
why women especially should he Wiling 10 Work
against this practice being continued.
Al o'clock the meeting will adjourn for lunch
,on. which will be served in the Union County
Country Club Casino. the board IT officers and del
egates from each Of the clubs being the guests OF
the Painfeld clubs
The afternoon session will be informal In char
acter and will he held in the Casino Immediately
after luncheon. opening with music and few
words Of greeting from each Of the presidents Of
the five Painfeld clubs which will he followed by
two songs by Miss Florence A. Milford. The
Federation will then have the pleasure OF listening
TO authors readings by two OF their guests
for the day-Mrs Fannie Crosby. the blind poetess.
and Miss Tmogene Clark. Each Of these women
will read short extracts from her writings.
After little more music the president OF the New
Jersey Society OF Colonial Danes, Mrs J. D. Bedle.
OF Jersey City. will bring greetings from her So
ciety 10 the Federation and the New-Jersey WASH
.ngton Memorial Association. through It's chair
man. Mrs Washington Roeblng, will do the
same.
The women Of New-Jersey have been doing much
earnest work for the last and the reports OF
the chairmen will contain much Information. Each
department has during the last winter sent circu-
lars regarding rs special work; three Of them
! the Forestry. kindergarten and Educational-havs
plans for the establishment OF travelling Libraries.
! comprising the best books their topics. from
which clubs studying may derive much help. Tho
Forestry Library has been in circulation over one
year while the others are included In this years
work II through the untiring efforts OF the
| Department Of Libraries OF the State Federation
that the bill providing for State maintenance OF
a system Of travelling Libraries In New-Jersey was
passed by the last Legislature and signed by the
| Governor. The Reciprocity Bureau has also been
able to compile a comprehensive and weclassihed
list OF papers many subjects. which clubs may
obtain Of each other well lists OF many
! prominent lecturers. thus enabling each club De-
longing 70 the State organization 10 obtain speak.
/ ers and papera almost every subject with Dut
little expense or trouble.
The committee having charge OF the New-Jersey
| excursion to Denver in June expect 70 have mat
/ ters arranged 10 report to-day, ana circulars
/ giving rates etc will De distributed.
| Trains to Plainfed leave over tho New YORK
Central Railroad Lihertyst. at $40 and 10 O'Clock
| IN the morning reaching Plainield AT 10 and IL
| o'clock respectively and the programme has been
| so timed that visitors may enjoy II all and nave
ample time TO get the o'clock train In the evening
for New-York reaching home by o'clock; Mem
bers OF the Reception Committee OF the clubs en-,
tertaining the Federation will be at the railroad
station meet each train. ana everything Will %
done TO make the day pleasant.
These meetings OF the Womans CLUBS or New.
! Jersey are always popular and we'll attended ana
II anticipated that this Will be the most largely
! attended OF any yet held as the State Federa'on
| has a membership Of nearly four thousand women
| all OF whom are enthusiastic cub-workers.