The Jersey City news., 1898-10-29

FEDERATION GOES HOME
Shook Dust Of Elizabeth From
It's Feet After a Tire
some Election.
MRS. WILLIAMSON PRESIDENT
Defeats Miss Mary McKeen
by Twenty votes.-Miss
Nelson Sings.

aTsnncheon.' announced Miss Gaines,
yesterday, at the conclusion OF the MORN
ing session, of the State Federation,
twill be served at half-past twelve. AT
this there was d general fumbllng, ana
pulling of chains, and out came tne
watches With a groan the ladies noted
the time 1t was just twenty minutes
past one, and the little president looked
tired, but had borne the long session with
a presidential fortitude not even noting
the time. This made the afternoon ses-
sion very late in convening, while the
ladies. between the reception Of the night
before, the tedious election of the morn
ing, ana hurried luncheon, were not as
bright as they had hoped to be.
An organ prelude opened the programme
followed by an open discussion on $50
ciology" led by Mrs Bird, of the New
York Gospel Settlement; Miss Cornelia
Bradford, Whittier House Jersey City;
Mrs Rose, New Century Guild of Phila-
delphia. and Mrs. Florence Howe Hall.
1t was after three before the returns
from the mornings election had all been
counted and there was great rejoicing
when Mrs. E. E. Williamson was an
nounced State President. The election
had run pretty close, of the hundred
votes cast, Mrs Williamson receiving
eighty and Miss Mary Mckeen sixty For
the other offices, Miss Elizabeth YER
anilye of Englewood was elected first,
Mrs Kate B. Horton, of Crawford. sec
ond Mrs. Fannie j. Taylor, of Newark,
third and Mrs Francis W. Kitchel. of
Perth Amboy, fourth vice president. Mrs
Minnie H. Magee of East Orange was
elected corresponding secretary; Mrs
Mary w. Butler, of Montclair having
merely served an unexplred term, was re-
elected recording secretary; Mrs Madge
Smith McClary, of Railway, who had aiso
served an unexpired term, was reelected
treasurer; Mrs. Joanna Hartshorn, OF
Short Hills. auditor, and for directors,
Mrs. E. W. Newbury of Jersey city,
Mrs. Frances Howe Hall of Plainfield,
and Miss Belle Snyder of Caldwell, were
chosen.
Just before the votes for this election
were cast Miss Gaines said that in order
to facilitate the work Of the officers II
might be well to elect some of the 9TH
GERS from neighboring vicinities. To this
some of the ladies present took exception
and a warm argument ensued, whieh
naturally delayed the election.
The musical was the feature of the af-
ternoon. and opened with a soprano solo
by Mrs Edward E. We@ns of Elizabeth,
accompanied by Mr.. Anton Gioechner
and Miss Kate S. chittenden gave an il
lustrated lecture on 1.-THE Unifying Infiu-
ence OF Music" Miss Chittenden is from
the Synthetic Piano School, of the Metro
politan College of Music, New York. Her
address was bright and entertaining, and
was illustrated in the following manner
by Misses Lucy Nelson, of Jersey City,
soprano and Wilhelmina Johnson, Of New
York. pianiste; prelude, Rachmaninoff,
Miss johnson; A. Before Daybreak, :"
Nevin, B. "A Gypsy Maiden" Parker,
Miss Nelson; A. From Foreign Parts"
B. Aria, From Sonata" Schumann, Miss
Johnson; A. could l." Tosti, A. my
Love is Like a Red, Red Rose" Brandeis,
Miss Nelson; A. 1.-The Nightingale" !"
Liszt, B. Fire Music Wagner -Brassin.
The installation of new officers took
place after the ladies were thoroughly
saturated with music. each officer in turn
thanking the Federation for putting her
in office, vowing allegiance to the Feder-
alton for the next two years. They were
all received with the chautauqua salute.
The chairman of correspondence was all
so introduced. The session adjourned
with the singing of the Federation song,
and six hundred tired women wended
their weary way homeward.